In our entranceway, immediately as you step through either of the doors, there is a whopping great blackboard. On said completely unmissable blackboard was information about our Burn’s Night Supper last night; whisky fried haggis, neeps and tatties, Cranachan and a dram complete with a virtual trip round the Scottish Isles and associated distilleries all for £12.00 (bookings already being taken Read full article »
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Drying times
One of our more green fingered regulars popped in the other night with mega carrier bag full of herbs from his garden. Wild fennel, mint, marjoram, garlic – you name it and if it’s possible to grow in a seaside garden on the Kent Coast it was there. There was nothing for it but to set to work making flavoured Read full article »
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Let them eat brunch
It’s only taken 9 years and the best part of 9 months but finally, today at 10am, we started our 1st ever breakfast/brunch service. It’s been months in the planning to the extent I’ve a sneaking suspicion that not only the staff, but our loyal regulars were running a book on whether it would actually happen at all. Well, I’ve no Read full article »
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Fat Menus
Block you ears, I can feel a rant coming on. Apparently, a group of 20 so called ‘industry specialists’ have gotten their heads together and believe the idea to enforce all restaurants to put the exact calorific and nutritional value of each dish on every menu is a jolly good one. As you might expect, I beg to differ.... Mandatory nutritional labelling Read full article »
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Ether across the ether…
Every now and then we have tastings here at The Coastguard, however, it occurred to me in these days of political correctness we weren’t being particularly inclusive to our virtual regulars. Whilst the ‘in body’ type locals are happily sipping away, those stuck at the end of a computer a million miles away from being stuck to the end of Read full article »
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Johnny came later…
In my never ending search for the perfect menu, I’ve reached a bit of an epiphany, which is fairly apt considering the time of year. Guess it is partly the New Year cold light of morning feeling plus that peculiar stage of having just got over having a baby and reality kicking back that I’ve gone a bit nostalgic. Glancing over Read full article »
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Glob (blog reconstructed)
Don’t know about you, but I’ve long been the antichrist to the godlike creationary chefs with their squeezie bottles, foam accelerators and aerosol cans – hey if I wanted foam with my meal I’d have ordered a cappuccino and life is way too short for peach dust and apple caviar. In any case I’ve always thought of myself as a Read full article »
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Menus
Chef Sam Wydymus takes the finest local ingredients and crafts her menu according to the tides, the weather and the seasons. The menu changes twice daily depending upon the availability of local produce but our sample menu should give you an idea of some of the things that may appear on your visit.
Our Drink
The best artisanal cask ale, beer from across the world, wine to complement your food, and Scotland's finest whisky. The Coastguard's bar has a deservedly high reputation. Check out our regularly changing range of cask ale or browse through our extensive wine list. There's something there to wet every whistle.
Find us
Through the village, down the hill, follow the sound of the sea and you'll find yourself right outside The Coastguard. With the high speed train we're only a short hop from London, or follow James Bond's drive through Kent to his striking destination on the White Cliffs.