| Michael Crowe 2006-05-31, 5:21 am |
| >snip<
> The place I can recommend is Sharpham Valley vineyard. There's a small
> eating area outdoors, under one of those temporary marquee things and the
> food is very good, though not big, elaborate restaurant food. The girl
who
> cooks is Tante Marie trained IIRC and she produces delicious things from a
> tiny van like a hot dog stand. They're hoping to get permission to build
a
> proper kitchen and small restaurant there and with that lovely view down
to
> the River Dart, I hope they get it. It's possible to do a guided tour of
the
> place (they also make delicious cheese) but you're equally at liberty to
> wander through the vines and down to the river, on your own. If you're
down
> this way again, I suggest you try it. And for two good evenings out with
> delicious food, try two entirely different places - The First and Last at
> Ermington with its wonderful "built after lunch" crooked spire church and
> Bickley Mill at Bickley, near Ipplepen. And for that matter our own very
> local is excellent and always busy and popular, The Live and Let Live.
>
> --
> Sacha
and as we have diverted to recommending eating establishments in our areas,
may I recommend The Chequers at Rookley on the Isle of Wight? Superb
Plougman's and their cheeses are not to be sniffed at.
I see that the Fighting Cocks on Hale Common between Apse Heath and Arreton
is having a major refurbishment and is due to re - open in June. If it is
run on the style that Jim ran it a few years back, they will need to extend
the car park!!
Just though I would add a couple :-))
Michael Crowe
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