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The Sportsman - Bars and Pubs in Whitstable, United Kingdom
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Faversham Road
Seasalter
Whitstable, CT5 4BP
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The Sportsman is a Michelin starred pub located in an unlikely location, a couple of miles from Whitstable in Kent.
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  • 4
    The Sportsman
    Faversham Road Seasalter Whitstable CT5 4BP uk
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    anonyimouse
    3rd September 2008
    Blessed with First Class Food
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    What do you do with a pub that has the disadvantage of being islolated in a windy corner on the Thames Estuary.
    Serve fantastic food!!
    The ingredients are top quality local and the chefs work in a glass enclosed kitchen so you can see what is going on from outside the pub.There is nothing fancy about the pub itself but there is about the food.
    The menu is small but the chefs know what they are doing with the food.The choices of wine,cheeses,meats and seafood are truly quality based.I could wax lyrical about any of the dishes we had,suffice to say that I cannot criticise any of them,truly amazing.
    The leg of lamb came as two cuts,shank and prime leg the prime leg was good the shank was epic deep flavours of what lamb should taste like ....homemade strawberry ice cream with cream and shortbread biscuit and more cream truly EPIC.
    Cheese board ...skate...homemade bread...even the butter was exceptional.
    Put yourself out a little and go,please go it is the best pub food in the country
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  • 5
    The Sportsman
    Faversham Road Seasalter Whitstable CT5 4BP uk
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    sue
    1st May 2008
    Worth the trek
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    If you find yourself down Whitstable way, and you want to have a fantastic meal (Michelin starred no less) in a very relaxed environment (run-down looking pub) off the beaten track (in the middle of nowhere), then I can highly recommend The Sportsman.

    This pub is located in Seasalter, a couple of miles from Whitstable in Kent. We trekked down from London one Friday specifically for lunch at The Sportsman, as the reviews were good, and the menu sounded even better. Make sure you pre-book. When we arrived, several groups of people were being turned away as they were fully booked.

    We were given a very warm welcome and allocated a huge table for the four of us, in the main bar area. The menu was blackboard style, and the emphasis was on seafood. Service was relaxed and incredibly friendly - just place your order at the counter and your meals will be delivered when ready.

    The meal started with the appearance of a large bread board with some warm foccacia and sour dough, and some tasty little olives, all complimentary. For our first course we chose the Mussel & Bacon Chowder; the Lobster Raviolo with Lobster Bisque; and the Smoked Mackerel, Bramley Apple jelly & Soda bread. The chowder was good, but the Lobster dish was amazing - so rich, creamy, delicious. Wow.

    Main courses chosen were the Poached Duck Egg, new season asparagus & Seasalter ham salad (actually a starter); the Seared Thornback Ray with brown butter, split peas & sherry wine vinegar; and the Roast Monkshill Farm Pork Belly & apple sauce. The standout was the Pork Belly - the pork really melted in your mouth, and although the other dishes were excellent we all had pork-envy.

    Pretty full by now, but wanting to enjoy all that The Sportsman had to offer, we shared a couple of desserts - the Warm Chocolate Mousse with salted caramel, and milk sorbet; and the Blood Orange Ice Lolly, cake-milk & Moscow Mule. The mousse was like a very thick hot chocolate and the salted caramel worked so well.

    Absolutely loved our lunch at The Sportsman and have already put it back on the to-do list!
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  • 5
    The Sportsman
    Faversham Road Seasalter Whitstable CT5 4BP uk
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    094459
    8th February 2008
    Excellent
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    Top notch. Great vibe and location, relaxed and not too formal.

    Pork Belly and the Walnut/pear salad are to die for, as are the puddings. Really good.

    Only downer is that its not really child friendly, and even though we have brought our children here, they can be a bit strict...

    ps if you love chess you will love the chess sets!
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