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Tue Oct 16 2012
From being one of the most popular gastropubs around a few years ago, the Anglesea Arms has become a bit so-what. We couldn’t fault the staff the night we ate in the light-filled dining room (off the cosy, very pubby bar, where food is also served). Everyone, from barman to waitress, was charm itself, and a jug of tap water arrived on the table before we’d even asked.
But the view of the open kitchen is not a glamorous one, and what came out of it was workaday too. Fish soup with all the trimmings seemed bland, through the rouille helped lift it; to follow, sea bream with courgette, artichoke, aubergine and sauce vierge was an excellent piece of fish held back by oily accompaniments. A flavoursome bavette steak, with decent chips and a nicely dressed watercress salad, proved the safer option. Own-made ice-creams (honeycomb, strawberry) and sorbets (passionfruit, blueberry) are a feature of the short dessert list.
The choice of drinks is good, with bitters such as Harveys Sussex Best, and Otter from the Otter brewery; Weston’s Old Rosie scrumpy from Herefordshire; and ten or so wines by the glass. So – a not-bad local, but in no way a destination gastropub.
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