A newly opened restaurant is hoping to shake up the chain-dominated West End.
The White Anchovie opened May 6 at the Lauderdale Square shopping center, with a high end menu largely sourced from local farms and markets.
When deciding to come to the Far West End, owners Todd and Tina Manley, along with business partner Greg Smiley, say they saw a need for more locally-owned establishments in Short Pump and that they wanted to create an atmosphere where everyone felt at home but where they could still be served a high quality meal with fresh ingredients.
As head chef, they have recruited Matthew Tlusty, who previously owned Limani restaurant in Carytown.
The menu is largely sourced from local farms and markets, a practice Smiley and Manley say they’ve taken part in before it became a trend, not necessarily for sustainability practices, but because they’ve found their quality to be higher.
“We don’t buy from local farms or farmers markets because it’s the in thing to do now– we’ve been working with local farmers since the ’90s and we feel some of them just have a better product,” Manley said. “That’s what generates our passion and philosophy.”
And while fresh fish and other seafood are featured, the restaurant is far from limited to just one cuisine.
“West Enders have an elevated palate and a sense of what good food is, and I think they’re having to travel to the city for it because of all the chains around here,” Manley said. “We’re banking on bringing the upscale local experience they drive downtown for, to their neighborhood.”
A newly opened restaurant is hoping to shake up the chain-dominated West End.
The White Anchovie opened May 6 at the Lauderdale Square shopping center, with a high end menu largely sourced from local farms and markets.
When deciding to come to the Far West End, owners Todd and Tina Manley, along with business partner Greg Smiley, say they saw a need for more locally-owned establishments in Short Pump and that they wanted to create an atmosphere where everyone felt at home but where they could still be served a high quality meal with fresh ingredients.
As head chef, they have recruited Matthew Tlusty, who previously owned Limani restaurant in Carytown.
The menu is largely sourced from local farms and markets, a practice Smiley and Manley say they’ve taken part in before it became a trend, not necessarily for sustainability practices, but because they’ve found their quality to be higher.
“We don’t buy from local farms or farmers markets because it’s the in thing to do now– we’ve been working with local farmers since the ’90s and we feel some of them just have a better product,” Manley said. “That’s what generates our passion and philosophy.”
And while fresh fish and other seafood are featured, the restaurant is far from limited to just one cuisine.
“West Enders have an elevated palate and a sense of what good food is, and I think they’re having to travel to the city for it because of all the chains around here,” Manley said. “We’re banking on bringing the upscale local experience they drive downtown for, to their neighborhood.”
I can’t wait to try them! They are right that Short Pump needs something other than another chain restaurant!
Awesome! I love Todd’s other restaraunt Piscato’s…Great food so I know this will be great as well.
Heard that Phils is also moving to west end (short pump area) after losing their lease on Grove Ave. A second Phils may be opening near the old one, too!