HAAR at Home Start Up Fund

by HAAR at Home in St. Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom

HAAR at Home Start Up Fund

Total raised £42,555

raised so far

238

supporters

We are fundraising in order to continue our 'Haar at Home' offering within its own dedicated space.

by HAAR at Home in St. Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom

We're still collecting donations

On the 18th July 2020 we'd raised £40,940 with 230 supporters in 14 days. But as every pound matters, we're continuing to collect donations from supporters.

 New stretch target

Our stretch target will be going towards:

1) Investing in a refrigerated van which we will allow us to deliver in our local area at a reduced cost for the customer. It will also allow us to buy directly from local fishermen, supporting our local community and producers.

2) Research and development costs for sustainable packaging for our national deliveries.

3) Further increasing our weekly output capacity and expanding our range of products.


Given the circumstances brought on by COVID-19 we closed our doors at Haar Restaurant on 20th March. In order to protect the future of the business, the staff and our families we had to think of something 'out of the box'. Ironically the box was the solution.

We wanted to bring normality back into people's lives at a time whereby they may not have been able to visit loved ones. Therefore we tried to do want we do best by delivering a fine-dining experience to those at home with simple instructions and steps to prepare the food regardless of the recipients cooking ability was our goal.

Our initial offering of a 'LUXURY LOBSTER & CRAB BOX' created with local produce allowed us to give customers the chance to enjoy one of our signature dishes at home.

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Orders have grown at an incredible rate with hard work, effort and time being put in by the team. We have gradually been able to bring nearly all of our kitchen team off the government furlough scheme.

During this, we have witnessed some incredibly creative and heartwarming messages from our customers. Many of whom have gifted boxes, celebrated special occasions, enjoyed their meals over video calls together or simply had date nights at home with tables set up to a standard that some restaurants could only dream of! This has been an incredible motivator and source of happiness for the team in these uncertain times.

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Customer feedback has been outstanding with over 100 5* Tripadvisor reviews since we started this project with inundated requests to continue this service following the re-opening of the restaurant.

At present we are at capacity in our restaurant space. With restrictions lifting our restaurant will also be re-opening on 31st July. In re-opening, we have had to make a significant investment to simply re-open but to also keep our customers and staff safe.

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We are progressing with plans to open our very own dedicated unit, with a commercial kitchen, that will assist in the growth of the business and help it flourish. Creating new jobs locally and helping to continue to support our hard-working suppliers.

All of our donations will be going towards equipping a commercial kitchen space and the operation for our 'Haar at Home' fine dining delivery experience.

Donations and support would be muchly appreciated. We hope that our story can be a silver lining in these unprecedented times and you can be part of our story going forward.

Dean Banks & the team at Haar

Rewards

This project offered rewards

£15 or more

Name included on our box design and supporter wall

Pledge £15 today and we will include your name (or a name of your choice) to be included on our home delivery box design & our supporter wall within our 'HAAR at Home' unit

£40 or more

'HAAR at Home' apron & name included on box

Pledge £40 today and we will reward you with a 'HAAR at Home' apron as well as including your name (or a name of your choice) on our home delivery box design & our supporter wall within our 'HAAR at Home' unit PLEDGE NOW> CLAIM LATER

£75 or more

Luxury Lobster & Crab Box (pre-order)

Pledge £75 and we'll reward you with a 'LUXURY LOBSTER & CRAB BOX' which can be delivered throughout mainland UK* once we are set up and ready for operations within our dedicated unit. As a thank you for your pre-order we will include your name (or a name of your choice) to be included on our home delivery box design & our supporter wall within our 'HAAR at Home' unit *For postcode exclusions please see our website.

£105 or more

Best of Land & Sea Box (Pre-order)

Pledge £105 and we'll reward you with a 'BEST OF LAND & SEA BOX' which can be delivered throughout mainland UK* once we are set up and ready for operations within our dedicated unit. As a thank you for your pre-order we will include your name (or a name of your choice) to be included on our home delivery box design & our supporter wall within our 'HAAR at Home' unit. *For postcode exclusions please see our website.

£120 or more

2 x Luxury Lobster & Crab Boxes

Pledge £120 and we'll reward you with a 2 x 'LUXURY LOBSTER & CRAB BOXES' delivered throughout mainland UK* once we are set up and ready for operations within our dedicated unit. As a thank you for your pre-order we will include your name (or a name of your choice) to be included on our home delivery box design & our supporter wall within our 'HAAR at Home' unit. *For postcode exclusions see our website

£180 or more

2 x Best of Land & Sea Boxes

Pledge £180 and we'll reward you with a 2 x 'BEST OF LAND & SEA BOXES' delivered throughout mainland UK* once we are set up and ready for operations within our dedicated unit. As a thank you for your pre-order we will include your name (or a name of your choice) to be included on our home delivery box design & our supporter wall within our 'HAAR at Home' unit. *For postcode exclusions see our website

£250 or more

Deluxe Box

Pledge £250 and we'll reward you with our DELUXE BOX which includes: 1.5kg Lobster, 20g Shaved Truffle, 250g Highland Wagyu (along with our seasonal sides & Asian salad) & a 'HAAR at Home' apron. Your name will also be included on our new box design & our supporter wall within our 'HAAR at Home' unit. *For postcode exclusions see our website

£450 or more

Deluxe Box & Tasting Menu for 2

Pledge £450 and we'll reward you with everything included in our DELUXE BOX delivered as well as a 6-course tasting menu for 2 at Haar Restaurant in St Andrews. *For postcode exclusions see our website

£700 or more

A Box A Month For A Year (Luxury Lobster & Crab)

Have our 'Luxury Lobster & Crab' delivered to an address of your choice each month for a year (12 Boxes) on the dates of your choice to any address in the mainland UK that we can deliver to (see our website) this can be changed any month if you wish to gift for a special occasion

£850 or more

2 x Deluxe Box & Tasting Menu for 4

Pledge £850 and we'll reward you with 2 DELUXE BOX delivered to your door as well as a 6-course tasting menu for 4 at Haar Restaurant in St Andrews. *For postcode exclusions see our website

£1,000 or more

A Box A Month For A Year (Best of Land & Sea)

Have our 'Best of Land & Sea Box' delivered to an address of your choice each month for a year (12 Boxes) on the dates of your choice to any address in the mainland UK that we can deliver to (see our website) this can be changed any month if you wish to gift for a special occasion

£1,200 or more

Deluxe Box & Private Dining for 10 People

Pledge £1200 and we'll reward you with a DELUXE BOX (for 2 people) delivered to your door as well as a 7-course tasting menu for up to 10 people in the private dining area at Haar Restaurant in St Andrews.

£1,500 or more

Name Our Van & Box A Month For A Year

You get to choose the name of our delivery van! You will also get a 'BEST OF LAND & SEA BOX' delivered to an address of your choice each month for a year (12 Boxes) on the dates of your choice to any address in the mainland UK that we can deliver to (see our website) this can be changed any month if you wish to gift for a special occasion

£5,000 or more

Be Our Official Food Tester For 12 Months

Be our official food tester for 12 months. All new boxes & products will be sent to you for your feedback. Also included with this pledge is a 7-course tasting menu for up to 14 people

£10,000 or more

Full Private Use Of Restaurant // Carbon Offset

Bespoke 7 course tasting menu for 25 people (co-ordinated with Dean). This can be used for special occasions & corporate events. For every box sold, we will also donate £1 to offset our carbon footprint. These will be planted in the name of your choice.

£2,000 or more

Deluxe Box, Private Dining & Lobster Fishing Trip

Pledge £2000 and we'll reward you with everything in our £1200 pledge as well as a lobster fishing trip (for 2) with Dean on the day of your dining experience. Everyone in your group will also get signed aprons and a signed lobster print.

£5,000 or more

Build Your Own Box & Private Dining for 14

We will curate a box based on your taste and favourite produce, which we will ask you to name and be available on our website to purchase. For each sale of that box, we will also donate a % of the profits to your chosen charity. You will spend the day with Dean selecting ingredients and creating the recipes. On completion, the first box will also be delivered to you. Also included with this pledge is a 7-course tasting menu for up to 14 people.

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