Deadwood Smokehouse

Deadwood Smokehouse is a small independent British restaurant and cocktail bar brand specialising in smoked meats. It operates two sites in the United Kingdom: one at 16 Beam Street in Nantwich, Cheshire, and one at 18 Wrexham Street in Mold, Flintshire, Wales. The brand combines a smokehouse-style food menu with a cocktail bar programme, reflecting the hospitality background of its current owner-operator, who writes under the name Rich. The business is privately owned and has no parent company or listed status. According to the official website, the current owner began his hospitality career around two decades ago as a cocktail bartender at a well-known Mexican restaurant, later becoming a bar supervisor and then an area bar manager responsible for training teams across twelve restaurants in the North West of England. He was trained by World Champion bartender Andy Pearson and cites a visit to "The Big Easy" in Leicester Square as the moment he discovered a love of smoked meats. He joined Deadwood Smokehouse as General Manager after the COVID-19 lockdown in the summer of 2021, and the venue went on to win several awards, most notably Restaurant of the Year for 2022 for the whole of Wales. When the previous owners put the business up for sale in summer 2023, he took over ownership himself. The brand's public identity is built around a smokehouse menu and a cocktail bar, with the website presenting both the food and drink sides of the offer. Opening hours differ by site: the Nantwich restaurant opens Sunday to Thursday from 12:00 to 21:00 and Friday to Saturday from 12:00 to 22:00, while the Mold restaurant is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays and opens Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday from 12:00 to 21:00 and Friday and Saturday from 12:00 to 22:00. Each site has its own telephone number and email address, indicating a locally managed, two-location operation rather than a large chain. As a small independent operator, Deadwood Smokehouse does not publish detailed corporate information such as a founding year, company registration details or a formal executive team. Its story is told largely through the owner's personal account on the official website, which frames the brand as a labour of love built on two decades of hospitality experience. The Mold location is also recorded as a pub in Wikidata, confirming its presence in Wales alongside the English site in Nantwich.

Deadwood Smokehouse is a small independent British restaurant and cocktail bar brand focused on smoked meats. Its public history is told mainly through the personal account of its current owner-operator, who writes under the name Rich on the official website. According to that account, he began his hospitality career around twenty years ago as a cocktail bartender at a well-known Mexican restaurant. He expanded his skills and became a bar supervisor at one of the busiest venues in that company, and was then trained by World Champion bartender Andy Pearson. He went on to become an Area Bar Manager, managing and training teams for twelve restaurants across the North West of England. During this period he held a cocktail competition at Leicester Square, after which he visited "The Big Easy" and discovered a love for smoked meats. He subsequently worked in various restaurants and hotels, developing broad hospitality knowledge, and became a General Manager for Deadwood Smokehouse after the COVID-19 lockdown in the summer of 2021. Under his management the business won several awards, most notably Restaurant of the Year for 2022 for the entirety of Wales. When the previous owners of Deadwood decided to sell in summer 2023, he took over ownership himself, describing the decision as brave and framing it as a continuation of the existing Deadwood legacy. The brand operates two UK sites. The Nantwich restaurant is at 16 Beam Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 5LL, and opens Sunday to Thursday 12:00–21:00 and Friday to Saturday 12:00–22:00, with telephone 01270 914787 and email nantwich@deadwoodsmokehouse.com. The Mold restaurant is at 18 Wrexham Street, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 1ES, and is closed Monday and Tuesday, opening Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday 12:00–21:00 and Friday and Saturday 12:00–22:00, with telephone 01352 754187 and email mold@deadwoodsmokehouse.com. Wikidata records the Mold site as a pub in Wales, confirming the brand's presence in both England and Wales. No founding year, corporate registration details or formal executive team are published in the available evidence. The brand remains a privately owned, locally managed two-location operation.

• Current owner begins hospitality career as a cocktail bartender at a well-known Mexican restaurant (approximately 20 years before the account was written).

• Owner becomes Area Bar Manager, managing and training teams for 12 restaurants across the North West of England.

• Owner joins Deadwood Smokehouse as General Manager after the COVID-19 lockdown in summer 2021.

• Deadwood Smokehouse wins Restaurant of the Year for 2022 for the entirety of Wales.

• Previous owners sell the business in summer 2023; the current owner-operator takes over.

Independent local smokehouse restaurant and cocktail bar, positioned around smoked meats and an award-winning dining experience.

• Smoked meats

  Smokehouse-style smoked meat dishes, the brand's core food offering.

• Cocktails

  Cocktail bar programme reflecting the owner's bartending background.

1. 1Deadwood Smokehouse | Restaurant & Cocktail Bardeadwoodsmokehouse.com
2. 2Deadwood Smokehousewikidata.org