Sunday, June 08, 2008

Restaurants

Mark Hix, ex chef director of Caprice Holdings, the owner of London restaurants the Ivy, Le Caprice and Scott’s is opening a restaurant in Lyme Regis.

Gary Rhodes, he of the hair, is opening 2 in newly refurbed hotels in Christchurch.

I'm going to the Tratt next Fri!

Will I be missing anything!



Posted by Anonymous to swanageview at 6:40 PM
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7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Didn't Mark Hix have the The Riverside restaurant in West Bay?

8/6/08 10:35 am
Anonymous said...

He certainly tried to buy it, but according to their webite it's been owned by the same people since 1964.

8/6/08 10:55 am
Anonymous said...

How cum Swanage never attracts a top chef? Could it be they are attracted to Christchurch and Lyme Regis because they have working harbours? As we know, Swanage folk in their wisdom turned down a harbour because they knew the yachties would bring nothing to the Town...

8/6/08 11:41 am
Anonymous said...

There are some people who react with horror at the notion of trying to attract visitors who have a decent amount of money to spend as part of a strategy of moving Swanage upmarket. Lyme Regis has a lot less of the seaside tat we have and the social demographic of its tourists reflects this. A top quality restaurant in isolation is like having a diamond in a piece of custume jewellery.

8/6/08 11:52 am
Anonymous said...

Ah, yeah, but where you find one diamond there may be more.

8/6/08 1:15 pm
Anonymous said...

I wonder if the fleet up by Sheps Hollow would've stayed their evening meal if .....

8/6/08 4:20 pm
Anonymous said...

The Tratt was good.

Reasonably comfortable, brilliant service, one OK course, one bloody good, and one, hmmmmm.

I wasn't paying, but from the prices I saw, it was pricey.

But it was a good night, and nice to catch up with Louise.

Ms Forte as we used to call her!

14/6/08 6:47 pm

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