Granville, The

Barry Wooding (17 September 2009)

My wife and I had an excellent lunch at the Granville yesterday. We both had fish dishes which were top notch. They have very good quality food, good wine list and an attentive and knowledgeable waiting staff. Overall it was a very enjoyable and reasonably priced meal. We hope to return again soon.

John N L Morrison (10 March 2009)

And why no more reviews since, eh? My wife and I lunched at the Granville today on spec and had one of the best meals we've eaten since we moved to Kent two years ago. Ambience as already described is cheerful and knowledgeable service and excellent food. Ah, the food - my wife had pea and mint soup to start, with the flavours clear and vibrant; I had Granville's own bresaola, the best I've ever eaten - perfectly prepared, robustly marinated, and served with shavings of parmesan: you'd better enjoy strong flavours. She had coq au vin as a main course; I had smoked haddock in a mustard grain sauce with crispy, floury potatoes, boiled and briefly deep fried? Both dishes came with cabbage strips, which were crunchy and tasty in their own right - both triumphs in their separate ways. We have some good Gaggia espresso afterwards, too. Oh, forgot to mention the onion bread and fried pumpkin seeds served as an amuse-bouche before the meal - both perfectly done. It's a Shepherd Neame pub, which is no bad thing in my view, as they're the best brewers around - I had early bird hop ale and my wife a glass of Chilean merlot, which she thought was fully up to standard. The Granville has an open, airy and down-to-earth pub ambience with log fires, games for the kiddies and newspapers for the grown-ups, and on a Tuesday - they don't serve food on Mondays - the clientele was of a certain age, as indeed we are. It's in both the Good Food Guide and the AA Good Pub Guide, with comments on it not being that inexpensive. Quite correctly, the Granville doesn't aim at ‘fine dining’, but judging by the food, it's worth every penny. It’s highly recommended.

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