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Restaurant review: The Swan, West Malling | Food & Drink | Kent Life
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The ever-popular Swan in West Malling continues to draw the crowds with its imaginative all-day dining seven days a week – and a great line in cocktails Where: The Swan, 35 Swan Street, West Malling ME19 6JU, 01732 521910 or brunch Mon-Fri 9am-11.45am, Sat and Sun 10am-11.45am; lunch Mon-Sat 12 noon-5.30pm, Sun 12:30pm-last orders for the kitchen, 5.45pm; dinner Mon-Sat 5.30pm-10pm How much: Cornish crab £9.80, short rib of beef with truffle mash £19, baked lemon tart £7 As we squeezed into the last space in West Malling’s large, central car park really quite early on a Friday evening, My Blonde Mate and I anticipated teeming streets, but all was eerily quiet in this pretty market town.
Opening the door to the buzzing front bar of The Swan restaurant, anyone who was anyone was in there, enjoying a drink or, in the restaurant beyond, already tucking into dinner.
Open all day, The Swan offers imaginative dining seven days a week, from its renowned brunches (a local weekend favourite) to the great-value midweek set menus and an imaginative à la carte menu that includes grills and seasonal favourites too.
From the sensibly short à la carte we both went for seafood starters and MBM, being on a bit of health kick, was delighted with her slow-cooked salmon with beetroot relish and seaweed mayonnaise, each element of the dish (served on a fabulous swirling red and black-patterned plate) a fresh and zingy contrast to the other.
Tell us a bit about you I have worked at The Swan for 3.5 years, before that I was at five-star The Landmark Hotel in central London.
Restaurant review: The Swan Inn, Esher | Recipes, restaurant ...
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Matthew Williams settles into Esher’s The Swan Inn, hot on the heels of their Tom Kerridge supper club Heavy hitting chefs Daniel Clifford (Midsummer House), Dominic Chapman (The Beehive), Tom Kerridge (The Hand & Flowers) and Claude Bosi (Bibendum) walk into a bar… much sensible foodie chatter and ridiculously delicious cooking ensues, obviously.
Okay, so I’ve condensed the timeline a little here, but in-the-know residents of Esher must have been thinking they were dreaming as some of the country’s top chefs walked through the doors of The Swan, in Hare Lane, in recent months.
Despite such exalted dining companions, The Swan has set its stall out from the start as a cosy pub to enjoy really good food, rather than reaching for the stars.
My wife Sylviane and I are met by manager Joseph Hendriks, who worked with Claude at his two Michelin-starred restaurant, Hibiscus, in Mayfair and then at The Fox & Grapes pub in Wimbledon.
So much for that light lunch then, but then The Swan turns out to be one of those hypnotic places that you could happily while away a day with good company and grand food.
The Swan West Malling – British Restaurant in Kent, Michelin Listed ...
Swan, Shakespeare's Globe: Swan London Bar & Restaurant
We’re open all day serving modern British food and are available for morning breakfast to evening cocktails and everything in between.
We are also available for private dining and events, parties and weddings.
Swan at Shakespeare's Globe, London SE1: 'What's British about ...
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There are exceptions, of course – London’s Rules springs to mind – but mostly a view or oodles of history give the operators carte blanche to continue on their merry way of being just a bit shit.
So it’s rare to stumble across a place such as Bankside’s Swan, with its history-plus-view double whammy, a side-order of charitable intent (a portion of its takings go towards supporting Shakespeare’s Globe next door) and a credible chef running the show.
In his new role, Pickett has shifted from a traditional French culinary background to, we’re told, “classic British dishes”.
I rather like stout pasta, but this is no light, spring-like dish, despite its broad bean puree and “pearls” of lightly grilled onion.
With Pickett in charge (if not there all the time), Swan is a graceful phoenix, way too good for just tourists.
The Swan Inn | Boutique Hotel, Bar and Restaurant | Chiddingfold ...
Set on the edge of the stunning Surrey countryside, The Swan Inn at Chiddingfold is the perfect Home Counties retreat.
Manager Zach brings passion to create a home-from-home experience with a focus on serving superb food and quality drinks in the warm, welcoming atmosphere that you expect from an English country pub.
As an AA four star inn with a two rosette restaurant you can also be assured of a quality visit.
Within easy reach of London, The Swan Inn is perfectly located for business travellers as well as guests looking to celebrate a special occasion, a weekend away or simply to unwind with a swift half after work.
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