Island Life Magazine Ltd June/July 2011 | Page 125

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Garlic & Opera
Al Fresco Island
Drink in the views!

Summer is here and enjoying sunshine, good
food and great company is high on the agenda.
Soak up those summer rays and delicious al
fresco dining at The Royal Hotel's Riviera
Terrace.
The Riviera Terrace is undoubtedly one of the
best al fresco eating destinations on the island.
Perched high on the cliff top, overlooking
Ventnor Bay, the Terrace boasts stunning views
across the unspoilt English Channel. And the
island's unique micro-climate allows sub-tropical
plants to flourish in abundance imparting a
distinctly Mediterranean flavour.
There are many eating options including picnic
hampers, tiffin boxes and mezze sharing platters
- guests will be able to pick and choose from a
variety of dishes. The menu, created by Chef
Alan Staley, features seafood landed directly from
the beach below – making it the perfect setting
for a lobster lunch. Picnics start from just £10
per person and require only two hours notice
- which is fantastic as you can see what the
weather is doing before booking your picnic.
The Riviera Terrace will be open throughout
the summer for picnics, lunch and evening
mezze. For booking and reservations please call
01983 852186 or visit www.royalhoteliow.co.uk

Two nights of opera are to be staged at the Garlic Farm,
Newchurch next month.
The Pop Up Opera Company will be performing their own
version of Gaetano Donizetti’s Don Pasquale in the superb
setting of the Garlic Farm courtyard on Thursday, July 7
and Friday, July 8.
The classic operatic comedy will be performed by soprano
Clementine Lovell, her five singers and their pianoforte.
There are two options for anyone who wants to attend
the opera. Tom Honeyman Brown, general manager of the
Garlic Farm explained: “People can come along just for the
opera, and then if they want a picnic they can have it on the
lawn afterwards. The cost for that is £20 per person.
“Alternatively we are offering a champagne reception and
dinner at The Farm afterwards for up to 50 people. It will
fall in line with our recent Supper Club events which have
been held monthly and proved very popular. The cost for
that is £50 per person.”
Tom continued: “The idea of the Pop Up Opera Company
is to take opera to where it hasn’t been before, such as barns,
boats, bars, churches, and now the Garlic Farm. We have
such a lovely setting here that we hope this will be the first
of several events we will be holding in future.”
The opera will start at 6.0pm on each evening, and tickets
can be purchased by calling 01983-865378 or at the Garlic
Farm Shop and Cafe.

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