Working with Chef Robert Thompson MBE
Food has a way of bringing a brand’s story to life. Robert and the team work with a small number of companies each year — cooking, filming, and putting good products in front of people who care about them.
Discuss a collaboration
A short list, properly done.
Robert takes on a handful of collaborations a year rather than a long list of them. The test is simple: would the team use it in their own kitchen, and is there something honest to say about it? If the answer to either is no, it isn’t worth a guest’s attention or a brand’s money.
What comes out of it is usually a mix — cooking on location, short films, photography, an evening at Royal Maritime House, or a product Robert has actually had a hand in. The work is made on the Isle of Wight, with the sea in shot more often than not.
Who a collaboration actually gets in front of.
covers a year
People who sat down and ate, in the twelve months to August 2026. Just under three thousand a month.
website visits
Across robertthompson.co.uk so far in 2026, around 60% of them on a phone.
social following
Robert’s and the restaurant’s accounts combined — a chef people follow, not just a place they book.
guest profiles
Guests on the restaurant’s books — people who have already sat at Robert’s table.
outlets covering us
Including National Geographic Traveller, The Good Food Guide, and a listing in the MICHELIN Guide.
Covers are the restaurant’s own booking records for September 2025 to August 2026. Website figures are Squarespace analytics for 2026 to date. Social following is the combined audience of Robert’s and RT Café Grill’s accounts as of September 2026, rounded. Guest profiles are the restaurant’s booking records. Robert holds no current Michelin star; RT Café Grill is listed in the Guide.
Vlaze
Outside with Robert
An outdoor kitchen on the Isle of Wight coast, and a summer of cooking in the open air. Two short films, a shoot, and a season of gatherings around the grill.
See the collaboration
Three ways it usually works.
Product and kitchen
Robert cooks on it, with it, or from it — and says what he actually thinks. Equipment, produce and drink brands that stand up to daily use in a working kitchen.
Film and photography
Short-form film and stills made on the Island, shot for the way people watch now. Vertical, unhurried, and usable across a brand’s own channels as well as ours.
Hosting and events
An evening at Royal Maritime House or a table somewhere else entirely. Launches, press dinners and guest cooking, built around the food rather than the logo.
Something good starts here.
For conversations about cooking, content and experiences with Robert and the team, write to us and tell us what you have in mind.
Discuss a collaboration