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The Good Food Guide 2009
Editor's Award
"Best Pub Newcomer"
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The Times, Saturday 31st January, 2009
Chow down at...
The Yew Tree in Barfrestone. The food here is exceptional, made with locally sourced ingredients to a standard that would challenge any big-city chef. They are able to cater for large groups - we once went there for lunch as a party of 20, including several small children - and romantic tête-à-têtes alike. The service is warm and efficient, the beer excellent, and the atmosphere convivial. Long may they prosper.
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Harden's Guide 2009
“A welcome and exciting addition to the Kent dining scene”; with its “subtle” and “exceptional” cuisine and its “absolutely extraordinary” wine list, this is most definitely “not just another gastropub”; it’s the fruits of a partnership between two Bens: Bevan a local wine merchant (the “ebullient host”) and Williams, an ex-Square chef."
the kent on sunday
16/02/2009
East Kent named a foodie heaven by Good Food Guide
High quality farmers’ markets, independent food shops, cheesemakers and fishmongers have led to a hub of acclaimed restaurants and pubs in Kent.
A foodie phenomenon has recently been described by industry experts, which has seen the Garden of England compared to Ludlow the Shropshire town that has become renowned for its gastronomic delights and myriad of Michelin stars.
Elizabeth Carter, the editor of The Good Food Guide, said: “A rough triangle encompassing Canterbury, Whitstable and Faversham in east Kent has lured quality chefs, who appear to be drawn to the high quality Kentish meat, fish, vegetables and fruits.
“Is this east Kent triangle the new Ludlow?
“Reporters to The Good Food Guide have identified a whole area, not a town, as the new gastronomic hot-spot.”
The Good Food Guide 2009 includes three new Kent entries including the rural Yew Tree Inn at Barfreston near Dover, which won the pub newcomer of the year award for its top quality ingredients in the kitchen and great local real ales at the bar.
The guide is published by Which?, the consumer watchdog, and it contains more than 1,000 reviews.
Craig Mather, the head chef at the Yew Tree Inn, said: “We are so out of the way but we are really building up a name for ourselves because of using all of local produce.”
He said chefs were moving down from London drawn by the great quality produce on offer and the prospect of setting up small restaurants away from the hustle and bustle of the Capital.
“Some of the food we can get here is brilliant and it is so close to the sea that we get fresh local fish daily and the local farmers bring stuff round all the time,” he added.
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