Martin Hadden is a British chef, who won a Michelin star at both Ockenden Manor and The Priory House.

He was the winner of the Roux Scholarship in 1989, and after leaving the kitchen at the Priory House in 2003 he went on to become Executive Chef for the Historic Sussex Hotels group.

[1] In 1994, he became head chef at the restaurant Room at the Halcyon at the age of 24, aiming to win Michelin stars.

After failing to win a star in his first year, he reduced the size of the menu to one which the kitchen could produce on a consistent basis.

[4] He won a Michelin star at the Priory House within the first year of it opening, but by November 2002 he had listed it for sale, saying that he was tired of having to do all the mundane jobs which working in such a small restaurant required but which could be delegated in larger establishments, and that he wanted his wife to be able to spend more time with their children.