We have lived in Broadstairs for 2 years but only visited this restaurant last week for the first time. Partly the delay has been down to the fact that it doesn’t always look open, (entrance not well lit) and the menu display outside is uninspiring....We also didn’t know anyone who had been. Better marketing is definitely needed. The decor inside is Art Deco and stylish. Some of the staff dress smartly. A Rat Pack style night would work really well.
We went for Sunday lunch and tried salt and pepper chilli squid, roast guinea fowl and rhubarb rumble. It was all absolutely delicious. Guinea fowl isn’t easy to get right but both that and the squid were amazingly tender and flavoursome.
As a result we went back last night for the special menu with magic night. The guy doing card tricks was both amusing and very clever. Could have done with a bit more of home.
The menus was very simple and advertised as fine dining. However, the menu was poorly written and certainly wouldn’t have encouraged us to book, had we not enjoyed the Sunday lunch so much.
One example is Fish and Chips was an option. Hardly fine dining. No description of the seasoning or flavouring in the batter and no vegetables mentioned. However, it was well cooked, very crispy light batter and really tasty mushy peas with a kick was included.
The chicken main course was described as chicken, salad and chips. Again not inspiring. The waitress did not know how the chicken was to be seasoned and said it was plain ( boring). We were offered a mustard cream sauce. The chicken had been extremely well seasoned, had a lot of flavour, was very tender and the mustard sauce was delicious.
We’re the chips double,triple cooked?
The cocktails were fantastic. It is also a cocktail bar and there are tables set out for those coming in for a drink. Try it.
We will definitely be back but if this restaurant really wants to attract more customers to enjoy its lovely food, in my humble opinion, it needs to make a few small changes to stand out from the crowd:-
1. All the staff need to be smart (no jeans)
2. All staff need to know what’s in the food and how it’s cooked.
3. The menu needs to be more descriptive.
4. Better menu display outside.
5. Promote the cocktail bar side.More