“You would have to be a miserable, thin-lipped, scumbag with a diploma in misanthropy and a good humour bypass not to like The Allotment in Dover”, says the critic, where the basic proposition is “a simple urban bistro, in a town short of them, serving a changing menu of solid, honest dishes”. “These often use ingredients fresh off either the owner's allotment or those belonging to other locals” too. “Don't talk about food miles; use food yards.”