• 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
  • 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 […]

  • West Sussex
  • The Old Greenhouse Restaurant, Fishbourne

    Nik Westacott, The Old Greenhouse, Old Greenhouse, Chichester, West Sussex, Fishbourne, 82 Fishbourne, B&B, B&B Fishbourne, Funghi, Platters Restaurant, Turkey, Marsala sauce,Shropshire Blue, Grana padano, Vintage Gloucester, Sauvignon blanc,

    I fell asleep last night after my visit to The Old Greenhouse in Fishbourne, West Sussex with a blog post being written inside my head, I was that happy with the evening I’d just had. Of course I should have turned the light back on and written it down as I can’t remember any of it, […]

  • West Sussex
  • The Earl of March, Lavant, West Sussex

    Tartin, roast red onion, beetroot, goats cheese, ice cream, goats cheese ice cream, carrot jelly, autumn nut salad, slow roast, shoulder of lamb, sweetbread, Anna potatoes, Port wine jus, sirloin steak, hand cut chips, triple chocolate brownie, toffee & honeycomb ice cream, Tempranillo Rioja, red wine, Rioja, The Earl of March, Earl of March, West Sussex, Lavant, Lavant West Sussex, country pub, country restaurant, Lavant pub, Giles Thompson, Ritz Hotel chef, Midhurst Road, onion soup, Helen Newman, food blogger, mother & daughter bloggers,

    We’d been invited to The Earl of March, country pub and restaurant in Lavant, West Sussex and as it was on our ‘must do’ list, how could we refuse? It is owned and run by Giles Thompson the former Executive Head Chef of The Ritz in London. It specialises in game and seafood, as it […]