Island Life Magazine Ltd December 2015 / January 2016 | Page 101

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FOOD

FOOD

Have you got taste?
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ince winning
a Michelin Bib
Gourmand in September,
the Seaview Hotel has
once again put good
food back at the heart of
this iconic hotel. The Bib
Gourmand award is not
as well known as the Michelin star and is
basically awarded for menus that are both
creative and affordable coming in at a
price of three courses for £28.
“We found out in a really exciting way as
Michelin revealed the awards on twitter,”
says Marketing Manager Tracy Mikich. “I
ran into the kitchen and told Head Chef
Bruce and he swept me off my feet! You
could see, and hear, how elated all the

chefs were!”
The award is for the
restaurant which features
a Focus on Fish menu that
is centred around fish with
meat and veggie options.
“We are always trying
to improve our offering
and recently Dillon, our sous chef went
to Vanilla Black for a stage placement.
Vanilla Black is quite simply an exceptional
vegetarian restaurant located in Holborn
and specialises in fine dining.
“It was a brilliant experience and has
definitely inspired me to push our
vegetarian offering,” says Dillon.
The hotel also likes to look after
Islanders and has a Seaview Taste Club

which offers discounts throughout the
year. This winter enjoy 15 per cent off
of bar main courses and selected drinks
including Carlsberg, house wine and
Island ales. If you dine in the restaurant
you can also get £5 off a bottle of wine
per booking.
“The Seaview Hotel is so unique. The
atmosphere is unfussy, welcoming and
something of a home from home. For
many of our regulars it’s rather like being
a member of a club - the Seaview Taste
Club!” says Tracy.
So, next time you visit be sure to sign up
and get your Seaview Taste Club card.
For more information call 01983
612711, visit www.seaviewhotel.co.uk or
find them on twitter @seaviewhotel.

Award winning ales
By Claire Bennett, Island Brewery

W

ow, December, we finish one ‘silly
season’ here at Island Ales and Island
Brewery and we then start another one.
We have had an eventful year in 2015,
winning awards from Beer of the Year
from CAMRA for our Earls RDA, and Silver
for Yachtsman’s, SIBA Silver for Earls RDA
and Bronze for Yachtsman’s and Wight
Knight and not forgetting our Gold World
Beer Award for our Wight Christmas. No
pressure for next year then!
We are gradually expanding our spirit and
wine range, with some beautiful examples

of fine distilling and fermenting. It’s a tough
job, but someone has to taste them.
The Brewery is growing from strength
to strength, we are starting our exciting
journey to export so watch this space as to
where the Isle of Wight will be found. We
are already found on the wonderful cruise
ship Britannia as well as some Carnival
Cruise liners, well travelled we think they
say!
So, what will the New Year bring? We
like to think that our customers will tell
us that, growing with their needs and
requirements in mind. Happy New Year to
you all, cheers or is it bottoms up!
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