Island Life Magazine Ltd October/November 2008 | Page 98

life FOOD & DRINK The Leconfield achieves new heights SHHHH! Keep it to yourselves! The Leconfield, that nicely-positioned little hotel which overlooks the sea in Bonchurch, has been transformed. What once was a pedestrian place with quite nice food has now been awarded five AA stars – and it has achieved the ultimate accolade, a rosette for its restaurant. Once word gets out, it might be tricky booking a table or a bed for the night. Of course you don’t achieve such recognition without putting in a lot of hard work, and Paul 98 and Cheryl Judge, owners of the hotel, have cleverly balanced using their own experience www.wightfrog.com/islandlife