insideKENT Magazine Issue 42 - September 2015 | Page 53

FOOD+DRINK
Kent’s Top Lunch Spots cont.
The Corner House

Deeson’s British Restaurant

www.thecornerhouseminster.co.uk // Minster

www.deesonsrestaurant.co.uk // Canterbury

At the Corner House, it’s all about serving quality British food in relaxed
surroundings. The menu changes frequently, depending on the seasonal
availability of ingredients and all dishes are made from scratch including the
pasta, bread and ice creams. And all ingredients are sourced locally where
possible. Braised venison and mushroom pudding with savoy cabbage,
pulled pork sandwich, triple-cooked chips and tomato salad, wild mushroom
and leek tart with butternut squash purée and salad, and Biddenden mussels
with triple-cooked chips are just some of the delicacies on offer at lunchtime.
Deeson's is a privately owned
restaurant situated in the heart
of the historic cathedral city of
Canterbury that prides itself on
using the best produce that Kent
– the allotment of England – has
to offer. The passion-led team
uses these wonderful ingredients
to create new and innovative
British dishes. Deeson’s even
grows and rears its own produce
too, and The Bunker is a fiveacre smallholding that the talented staff members use to grow a selection
of seasonal vegetables and breed livestock and poultry. There are even
beehives here!

Royal Harbour Brasserie
www.royalharbourbrasserie.co.uk // Ramsgate
With an unrivalled
position on the harbour
arm in Ramsgate, the
Royal Harbour Brasserie
recreates the relaxed
style of the original
Parisienne brasseries.
The menu concentrates
on simple dishes
beautifully prepared with
the freshest of local Kent
ingredients. The
brassiere's unique
position offers panoramic views of Ramsgate marina, the jetty and out to
sea. Even France can be seen on a clear day! Dine al fresco on the extensive
terrace, and enjoy a lunch with a real cosmopolitan air to it. The food here
is fresh and tasty, and includes some truly exceptional dishes such as fried
duck egg with brown shrimps in shrimp butter on granary bread; Swedish
hash (chorizo, sausage, bacon, onions covered in Worcester sauce and
topped with an egg; and smoked Brogdale bacon or sausage sandwich.

Turner Contemporary Café
www.turnercontemporary.org/visit/turner-contemporary-cafe
// Margate

Eastwell Manor
www.eastwellmanor.co.uk // Ashford
The Manor Restaurant at
Eastwell Manor is inventive and
creative when it comes to the
food on offer. Choose from an
extensive range of French and
modern English cuisine in the
award-winning restaurant where
quality is the hallmark. Formal
but intimate, this is the setting
within the wood-panelled dining
room where you dine in the
company of the hotel’s resident pianist. A specially designed lunch menu
is available here, and it includes venison pâté with chutney and toast; cornfed chicken breast with chorizo, wild mushrooms and game faggot; and
fillet of salmon with crab gnocchi, smoked salmon hollandaise, and baby
beetroot.

The café at Turner Contemporary is a great place to relax, drink, eat and
meet family and friends. With stunning views across Margate bay and an
outdoor terrace, you can enjoy modern seasonal cuisine, whatever the
weather. The aim here is to prepare food with ingredients sourced from
independent suppliers within 40 kilometres of Margate. Dishes include a
variety of interesting and tasty salads, free-range chicken fricassee with
Nash Farm vegetables, and the local ploughman’s – a true treat!
There is a children’s menu too so the little ones can enjoy their lunch as
much as you.

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