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Modern British WI
£25 to
£30 Justin Brown at Farringford
Location Bedbury Lane, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, PO40 9PE t: 0844 683 1921 w:
www.farringford.co.uk e:
justinbrown@farringford.co.uk
This signature restaurant aims to provide a unique dining experience for local residents and those visiting the Isle of Wight. Professional chef Justin Brown heads up the kitchen, drawing on his time with celebrity and Michelin-starred chefs and his experiences running his own successful restaurants. A culmination of Justin’s creations, perfected techniques and ideas over the last 14 years, the restaurant offers a superb à la carte menu, eight-course tasting menus and a set-price lunch menu.
Open: Tues-Sat noon-2.30pm, 6pm-9pm; Sun noon-3pm
Based around the finest local and sustainable ingredients, much of which is grown around the Farringford grounds, dishes include the likes of confit organic salmon, dill, cucumber, rye and horseradish to start, with mains of rare-breed fillet of beef, braised short rib, fondant and Béarnaise or a risotto of locally roasted Island tomatoes, aged Parmesan and coriander shoots. Thrilled to be working with local produce he can only
describe as ‘amazing’, Justin puts quality first and certainly makes use of the contemporary and traditional techniques he’s learned. This is the first Island restaurant to offer a chef’s table experience where up to six guests can dine in the kitchen, served by the chefs themselves, and gain an insight into the workings of a professional kitchen. Sights here are set high, with the bold yet clearly achievable aim of accruing a Michelin star and three AA rosettes within the next couple of years. Watch this space.
Modern British EI
£18 to
£25 Aqua Hotel
Location 17 Esplanade, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, PO37 6BN t: 0844 683 6507 w:
www.aquahotel.co.uk e:
info@aquahotel.co.uk
Aqua is a traditional English Hotel situated in a most favourable position on Shanklin seafront, directly opposite the beach. The front patio, complete with decking elevated above pavement level, affords visitors truly wonderful views of the coast and is a unique location much favoured by tourists who flock to the Island during the holiday season.
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...truly wonderful views of the coast...’ Open: Please call for details
The hotel has a great public bar-lounge offering free evening entertainment and a super selection of beers, wines and spirits. Here, visitors can also enjoy their daily cappuccino, a scrumptious lunch or, of course, the celebrated Isle of Wight cream tea – scones, clotted cream, strawberry jam, the works. The hotel’s contemporary Boaters Restaurant has been recently re-designed to a very high standard and offers a great daily changing table d’hote menu.
‘...celebrated Isle of Wight cream tea...’
Once holidaymakers discover Aqua they return time after time to enjoy the first-class service, quality cuisine and accommodation proffered by James and Annette, who have been at Aqua for over 30 years now. Nothing is quite as relaxing as sitting in the sun and surveying the stunning vista of Shanklin Bay before you.
76 Isle of Wight Guide 2012 News • Reviews • Latest Offers
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