Fordwich Arms
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"High-level cooking with precise execution."
Overview
Overlooking the River Stour, this stylish 1930s country boozer with terrace and garden remains a foodie hotspot. Parquet floors, bare wood tables and an open log fire sit comfortably alongside the period charm of the oak-panelled dining room. Chef-patron Dan Smith has been at the helm since 2018 and his cooking combines first-rate technique with inventive flavour combinations. Start with smoked chalk-stream trout, jalapeño and smoked butter, followed by roast saddle of Blackface lamb, confit breast, squash and hen of the woods.
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Ratings & awards
3 Rosette Award for Culinary Excellence
AA Notable Wine List
Features
- Facilities
- Seats: 60
- Private dining available
- On-site parking available
- Food and Drink
- Wines under £30: 4
About the area
Kent is home to the White Cliffs of Dover, an English icon that marks the point where the Kent Downs AONB stretches from the Surrey Hills down to the sea. Visitors can explore historic parklands, including Knole Park and Sir Winston Churchill’s former home at Chartwell, or beautiful nature reserves, such as the coppiced woodlands of Denge Wood and Earley Wood and the ancient fine chalk woodland of Yockletts Bank
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