About Us...
Pullens is a friendly, family-run restaurant that is many things to many people. From morning coffee & internet to celebration dinners. Everything is homemade & sourced from responsible suppliers. Our style is a bit old-fashioned like me (Alan) the chefs have a passion for food & each brings something different to our cuisine from their various backgrounds.
Pullens has had many incarnations. First in the Victorian era as Pullens Dinning Room, & then between the wars as a gents outfitter (see the 30 shilling suits in the middle window). At some time in the early 1950s the 2 shops were turned into The Dania - a Danish restaurant. In the 1970s, Au Provencal appeared under the rule of Cyril & Dermot who now live happily on the Isle of Sark where they run a very popular small hotel & restaurant.
Alan and Debi, along with Debi's sister Joanne and her husband Colin, bought Restaurant Au Provencal in 1989. In 1996 the name was changed back to Pullens Dining Room, following the successful application for a full licence and a much needed re-decoration. During the re-decoration the beautiful windows were revealed, having been partially obscured by the old sign, and also the old tailors suit advertisements in the middle window (and a rather large wasps nest!). Jo and Colin parted company with Pullens (& eachother) but are both frequent visitors.
Alan has had a long & successful career as a chef - having been head chef in noted country house hotels in the West Country & Oxfordshire. He was head chef at Wiltons, in Jermyn Street, before going on to run two successful wine bars - prior to owning Pullens.
Debi met Alan at a Cornish hotel where they both worked & they married in Falmouth at the end of the 70s. She has spent many years working in the restaurant & bar side of the catering business but has recently branched out as an artist & musician. She likes to encourage local artists by displaying their artworks in the restaurant.