insideKENT Magazine Issue 55 - October 2016 | Page 116

TOWNSPOTLIGHT
Broadstairs cont.
Broadstairs Food Festival © Thanet Tourism

Dickens House Museum © Thanet Tourism

Wyatt & Jones © 'We Are Hector 2014

Dickens House Museum
Within Dickens House you will find a number of
items that belonged to the famous author himself
as well as letters and a description of how
Broadstairs used to be.

DINING OUT

Restaurant 54
Restaurant 54 is all about great food using fresh,
local ingredients. Chef and owner Joe Silk will
make you feel at home here as he and his
experienced team conjure up some of the most
impressive food around. There is an extensive
and varied wine list, a warm welcome every time,
relaxed surroundings, and exciting food. Dishes
include home smoked chicken and chorizo salad
with baby gem lettuce, rustic croutons, Caesar
dressing and shaved parmesan; roasted fillet of
monkfish with a lemon and herb crust on pesto
crushed potatoes, Provençal style courgettes
and red pepper purée; and chocolate truffle cake

Albarino Tapas Restaurant & Bar
A tapas restaurant in Broadstairs may sound
slightly out of place, but once you step inside
this inviting restaurant and sample the hospitality
of the staff and the freshness of the food, you’ll
realise that this is exactly where it – and you –
are meant to be. Food includes a variety of
different treats such as local crab on toast with
grilled pancetta and apple; octopus with new
potatoes and red onion; ox cheek with liquorice,
sweet potato and sage; and rump of beef with
potatas bravas and onions.

drinks from around the county and around the
world. You will find delights such as beer from
Britain’s smallest brewhouse, plenty of hot and
cold food to sample, and the extremely popular
chef’s kitchen where you can watch the experts
at work.

TOP SPOT
© Thanet Tourism

Wyatt & Jones
This independent, family-run restaurant can be
found under the famous York Gate, and its views
down to Viking Bay are beautiful. All the produce
used within the restaurant is sourced locally, and
the menu changes with the seasons to reflect
the wonderful produce available. Even the bread
in this restaurant is baked on the day it is served.
Fish is smoked and meat is butchered by the
staff. This is the ideal place to take the family
thanks to its child-friendly menu – but it is equally
as suitable for a romantic meal for two. The food
includes dishes such as red cabbage and orange
cured salmon; warm crab tart with sour cream;
beef loin with beef fat fondants, breaded brisket,
green beans, roasted onion and sauce béarnaise;
and warm blackcurrant and almond bake with
goat’s milk ice cream.

topped with raspberry ripple ice cream and coated
with glazed chocolate Italian meringue, served
with hot white chocolate sauce.

ANNUAL EVENTS
Broadstairs Dickens Festival // June
Held annually since 1937 (with the exception of
the WWII years), this lovely event celebrates
Charles Dickens’ love of Broadstairs. There are
always many events taking place including
readings and dramatisations of some of Dickens’
best-known works. Don’t be surprised to see
plenty of Victorian costumes being worn in the
third week of June in Broadstairs!
Broadstairs Folk Week // Aug
Held at various venues across Broadstairs during
one week each August, Broadstairs Folk Week
is the chance for visitors and locals alike to enjoy
traditional music as it was meant to be heard.
The first Folk Week was held in 1965, and the
event has grown every year since. There is music,
dancing and dramatic performances as well.
Broadstairs Food Festival // Sep-Oct
Broadstairs Food Festival is a free event that
allows visitors to explore different cuisines and

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Viking Bay is a gorgeous horseshoe-shaped bay
in Broadstairs where visitors flock throughout the
year. This is where Charles Dickens liked to spend
his holidays, and he wrote Our English Watering
Place about this very stretch of Kentish coast.
Tidal pools, children’s rides, watersports,
restaurants, deckchairs and a long swathe of
sand make this the ideal destination for young
and old.

DID YOU KNOW?

Although built in the 1920s,
Broadstairs Station was illuminated
by gaslight for decades. Electricity
wasn’t installed until the 1970s.