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Formerly head chef at West House in Biddenden, Ben Crittenden and his wife Sophie opened this diminutive (12 cover), modern European, prix-fixe restaurant in Broadstairs just before Christmas 2016.

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£94
 ££££
5
Exceptional
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Ben & Sophie Crittenden’s tiny 12-seater “is a unique example of how a small, focused team can delight the diner”, with “superb cooking” and “terrific” six-course tasting menus that “never disappoint”. The couple opened the restaurant eight years ago so they could spend more family time with their three children; they closed their nearby tapas bar Dos at Christmas 2022 in the face of escalating costs.

Summary

£89
 ££££
5
Exceptional
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Not your usual restaurant but a labour of love” – Ben & Sophie Crittenden opened their minuscule 10-seater venue in a former sandwich shop in 2016, achieving rave reviews for Ben’s seasonal 6-course tasting menus of “truly wonderful food, cooked in a tiny open-plan kitchen”.

Summary

£89
 ££££
5
Exceptional
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Ben (Chatterton) is an unassuming genius”, say fans of his and wife Sophie’s minuscule ex-sandwich shop, which revolves around a seasonal six-course tasting menu (£65); “to get such awesome food out of such a small kitchen is truly amazing”.

Summary

£85
 ££££
5
Exceptional
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Utterly triumphant” food “which surprises and delights” again inspires only adulation for Ben & Sophie Crittenden’s tiny converted sandwich shop. “It’s a privilege to see a chef working on the pass on his own – a real feat!” – and with “one person front of house and ten covers”, the overall impression given by this “small, stylish and sexy venue”, which only serves a no-choice tasting menu, is “phenomenal”. Now three years old, it was blessed with a star by the Michelin man in October 2019.

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Stark Restaurant Diner Reviews

Reviews of Stark Restaurant in CT10, Broadstairs by users of Hardens.com. Also see the editors review of Stark restaurant.
Darren F
Tiny restaurant. Great food. Interior won...
Reviewed 7 months, 14 days ago

"Tiny restaurant. Great food. Interior won’t be for everyone, but didn’t put me off in the slightest"

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Paul F
Reached even greater heights! Last visited ...
Reviewed 9 months, 23 days ago

"Reached even greater heights! Last visited in its earlier days of December 2018. On that occasion the food was superb, Ben had an extraordinary skill in creating the most fascinating dishes. Its inability to cater to fussy picky diners was constrained by Ben’s apparently magical ability to create brilliant food from a micro kitchen. This visit they have now moved to a marginally larger venue. Sophie works the front of house superbly. It’s hard to come to terms with the fact that on this visit the food has indeed improved! Not only has refined the presentation but the flavours and textures are even better. It’s not easy to think of new superlatives to describe this experience. Ben creates a fascinating selection of tastes/flavours and textures to excite the palate. Both my dining companion and I were amazed by the amuse bouche and were very clear that each course following was an improvement, if that’s possible until the second dessert matched the best we recently had at 3* Sketch, with its famous multi dessert. I would strongly recommend people come to experience this quite exceptional place. Thank you Ben and Sophie, we loved the experience and everything about it was so memorable."

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Prices

  Cost Availability Courses
Menu1 85.00 Dinner only 6
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £0.00
Filter Coffee £0.00
Extras  
Bread £0.00
Service 10.00%
15 Oscar Road, Broadstairs, CT10 1QJ
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
TuesdayCLOSED
Wednesday6 pm‑11 pm
Thursday6 pm‑11 pm
Friday6 pm‑11 pm
Saturday6 pm‑11 pm
SundayCLOSED

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