Closure
Steve Drake closes Michelin-starred Sorrel in Dorking
· Written up · The Starred Bill
Sorrel, Steve Drake’s MICHELIN-starred restaurant in Dorking, Surrey, closed with immediate effect on 28 July 2026, nine years after it opened in a Grade II-listed 18th-century building. Drake said the figures no longer worked; the restaurant had been up for sale since May.
Why Sorrel closed
Drake told The Staff Canteen that higher employer’s National Insurance, April’s minimum wage rise and reduced business rates relief had piled up, and that covers had fallen to about 80 a week against the 150 to 200 it needed. About ten full-time and six part-time staff lost their jobs.
Where to find a starred meal in Surrey now
Our Surrey Michelin star restaurants page lists the county’s starred restaurants with their prices, and keeps Sorrel under “No longer starred”. The year’s other closures are in our guide to UK Michelin star restaurants that closed.
Sources
- 'The financials simply don't work': Steve Drake's Dorking restaurant Sorrel closes, Restaurant Online, 28 July 2026.
- 'Death by 1,000 cuts' – Steve Drake suddenly closes Michelin-starred Sorrel, The Staff Canteen, 28 July 2026.