• Chichester
  • Crouchers Hotel & Restaurant, Chichester

    Crouchers Hotel & Restaurant, Crouchers, Crouchers Hotel, Crouchers Restaurant, Crouchers Chichester, West Sussex, Crouchers Zomato, Crouchers Squaremeal, Stilton, set meal, a la carte, white chocolate fondant, calves liver, liver, corn fed chicken, orange rice pudding, rice pudding, petit fours,

    Crouchers Hotel & Restaurant is in Chichester, West Sussex, but not in the centre, they are on the road to the yacht basin and eventually West Wittering. Years ago I remember going past ‘Crouchers Bottom’ – as it was named back then – with big plaster casts of bare bottoms on the wall. I appear […]

  • Chichester
  • The Victoria Inn, West Marden, West Sussex

    The South Downs, West Marden Fest, Adsdean, Adsdean farm shop, West Sussex, The Victoria Inn, West Marden, burger, beef burger, home-made, Langham Brewery, Sundowner, ale, country walk, country pub, chocolate brownie, Eton mess

    UPDATE: We revisited the Victoria Inn at the beginning of September 2016 and had a really nice meal in the dining room. Although their Eton mess dessert was nice, it wasn’t a patch on the one I’d had earlier in the day at the Bat & Ball in Hambledon. Service was very good and very […]

  • Chichester
  • Cassons Restaurant, Chichester

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    We visited Cassons in Tangmere near Chichester in West Sussex one Friday lunch time recently. When we arrived there were several diners but as we had booked it for a rather late time of 1.30pm (which was the last booking for lunch, plus we were a few minutes late) it wasn’t long before it was […]

  • Chichester
  • Brookfield Hotel, Emsworth

    The Brookfield Hotel, Brookfield, Brookfield Emsworth, presentation lunch, cycling, cycling club, Tour of Britain, inuagural Prudential Ride London, Ride London, afternoon tea, canapes, smoked salmon, coronation chicken, sandwiches, Branston pickle, miniature cakes, gluten-free, Siete Soles, cabernet sauvignon, chile

    UPDATE: January 2017.  For the last few years our cycling club has had their annual award presentation and lunch at the Brookfield Hotel. This year there were around 60 of us and the three course menu with coffee and a chocolate brownie with it was priced at £19 each, pretty reasonable. For that kind of […]