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CHICHESTER: The Royal Oak ££ WARTLING: The Lamb Inn ££
Traditional British Road Map C2 Gastro-pub Road Map D2
Pook Lane, East Lavant, West Sussex, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 1RY
PO18 0AX Tel 01323 832116 Closed Sun dinner
Tel 01243 527434 A lovely, intimate inn that’s filled
Fresh fish is delivered daily to this with quirky antiques. The monthly
restaurant set in an attractive changing menus use local,
Georgian brick-and-flint inn. seasonal and organic produce.
There’s a romantic beamed dining
room and an extensive wine list.
DK Choice
CUCKFIELD: WHITSTABLE: Wheelers
Ockenden Manor £££ Oyster Bar ££
French Road Map D2 Seafood Road Map F1
Ockenden Lane, RH17 5LD 8 High St, Kent, CT5 1BQ
Tel 01444 416111 Tel 01227 273311 Closed Wed
This restaurant is located in an The oldest restaurant in the
Elizabethan manor with scenic seaside town of Whitstable,
views of Cuckfield Park. Michelin- Wheelers has a short menu that
starred chef Stephen Crane Scrumptious roast chicken cassoulet at changes seasonally: there are
creates classic French dishes with the Royal Oak in Chichester, Sussex just six starters, six main courses
fresh, locally sourced ingredients. and six desserts. Dine in the
MIDHURST: The Spread Eagle ££ Oyster Parlour, at the Seafood
DOVER: The Marquis Gastro-pub Road Map C2 Bar or buy food to take away.
at Alkham ££ South St, GU29 9NH Bring your own wine.
Modern British Road Map F2 Tel 01730 816911
Alkham Valley Rd, Alkham, Kent, Flavours of Sussex are the focus
CT15 7DF at this 15th-century coaching WHITSTABLE: The Sportsman £££
Tel 01304 873410 Closed Mon lunch inn. There’s a cozy beamed Gastro-pub Road Map F1
This place is perfectly located for dining room and a cool gin bar. Faversham Rd, Seasalter, Kent, CT5 4BP
the cross-Channel ferry. An airy, Tel 01227 273370 Closed Sun
stylish restaurant with first-rate PETWORTH: The Halfway dinner; Mon
food and attentive service. Treat Bridge ££ Try the Whitstable oysters,
yourself to afternoon tea or the Gastro-pub Road Map C2 served on a bed of sea shells,
splendid six-course tasting menu. Lodsworth, West Sussex, GU28 9BP or the daily tasting menu at this
Tel 01798 861281 Michelin-starred gastro-pub. It’s
EASTBOURNE: La Locanda Superbly executed pub classics pricey but full of happy surprises.
del Duca £ and more sophisticated dishes
Italian Road Map D2 are served in an impeccably
26 Cornfield Terrace, East Sussex, restored pub. Try the open
BN21 4NS sandwiches at lunchtime. Hampshire and
Tel 01323 737177 Closed 25 & Salisbury Plain
26 Dec ROCHESTER: Topes ££
Sample a variety of classic Italian Modern British Road Map E1 AVEBURY: Circles Café £
dishes, including grilled fegato 60 High St, Kent, ME1 1JY Café Road Map A1
(calves’ liver), risotto and tiramisu, Tel 01634 845270 Closed Tue High St, Wiltshire, SN8 1RF
and a great selection of wines. The Order first-rate food, made Tel 01672 539250
relaxed atmosphere makes this a with fresh seasonal produce, A National Trust café, ideal for a
brilliant choice for family outings. from a variety of menus at this warming cup of tea and some
charming restaurant housed in home-made cake after a trip to
HASTINGS: Café Maroc £ a 15th-century building. Don’t the stones. Freshly prepared hot
Moroccan Road Map E2 miss the Sunday roasts. dishes are also available. The café
37 High St, East Sussex, TN34 3ER also provides alfresco dining.
Tel 07500 774017 Closed lunch; ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS:
Mon & Tue dinner Thackeray’s £££ BEMBRIDGE: The Pilot
Bring your own wine to this French Road Map D2 Boat Inn £
small eatery offering authentic 85 London Rd, Kent, TN1 1EA Pub Road Map B3
Moroccan cuisine. From the short Tel 01892 511921 Closed Sun dinner Station Rd, Isle of Wight, PO35 5NN
menu, the melt-in-the-mouth A Michelin-starred restaurant Tel 01983 872077
tagines and lemon-infused with an intelligent menu featuring Situated on the harbour’s edge,
chicken are the real standouts. modern dishes that explode with this inn resembles a boat, and
flavour. There are tables outside serves well-executed classic pub
MARGATE: The Ambrette ££ on a pretty, canopied terrace. fare. There’s a log fire in winter
Indian Road Map F1 and two summer dining terraces.
44 King St, Kent, CT9 1QE RYE: The George Grill ££
Tel 01843 231504 Grill Road Map E2 BRADFORD-ON-AVON:
This place serves adventurous 98 High St, East Sussex, TN31 7JT Fat Fowl and the Roost ££
dishes, bursting with flavours Tel 01797 222114 Mediterranean Road Map F3
inspired by cuisines from France, This lively split-level restaurant Silver St, Wiltshire, BA15 1JX
India and the rest of Asia. Local has an open kitchen with a Tel 01225 863111 Closed Sun dinner
ingredients include foraged sea- wood-charcoal grill. The seafood A friendly café by day and an
weed, Kentish lamb and game. is fresh from Rye Harbour, and upmarket restaurant by night,
The service is excellent. the local meat is expertly grilled. with pared-down neutral decor.
Key to Price Guide see page 184; Road Map see inside back cover
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