Angmering, British, Modern Restaurant Guide

In a “great situation on the beach” and in an even greater, Heatherwick Studio-designed building – comprising long, undulating ribbons of raw steel that are akin to driftwood – this is “more of a hybrid” than your standard seaside caff: whether you want a snack or a three-course meal, “the menu always has something for everyone, with delicious fish dishes” a feature.

2021 Review: “Utterly consistent and fabulous” – chef Lee Williams “never lets you down” at his restaurant-with-rooms in a Regency house looking out over Arundel Castle. Its talking-point is the “beautiful gold-leaf ceiling” in the dining room, which was made in Florence in the sixteenth century. Local seafood is the star on a “delicious” menu (“especially when fresh lobster is in season”).

“Slightly hidden away from the main shopping drag in Arundel”, this “calming, understated yet stylish” indie (est. 2015) inspires a large amount of highly positive feedback in our annual diners’ poll. Chef Lee Parsons is behind the “enjoyable, original and delectable” bistro-style cooking (noted for particularly “exceptional fish cookery” and a “great-value set lunch”), while “lovely” FOH wife Liz – whom he met while the duo were working at Claridge’s decades back – “really looks after you” too.

This seemingly medieval venue actually first saw the light in 1927, when it was designed by antiquarian and architect Amyas Phillips for a member of the Guinness brewing clan. Feedback on the tapestry-hung dining room was limited and slightly up-and-down this year (mostly about the fact that they are “sadly no longer doing £15 weekday lunches”), but all agree on the “impressive” setting – a 30-acre plot hosting a hotel, spa and 39 bedrooms set in cottages and houses leading down to the Climping coast.