A small bar with a roaring fire at one end and a traditional dining room with modern touches at the other makes The Ivyhouse Dining Room and Bar in High Street the picture of cosiness and warm hospitality. A modern English menu put together with individual flair gives guests ample choices for lunch and dinner.

A seasonally changing menu offers patrons meat from Kent, fish from Ramsgate, vegetables and fruit from local growers and a selection of the county's finest cheeses. Flag off the meal with dishes such as corned beef hash and duck fat toast, potted leg of confit duck with tomato chutney and mixed seafood chowder with toasted ciabatta. Then, continue with Goan king prawn and haddock curry with sticky rice, slow braised belly of pork, mustard mash and red cabbage, garlic and lemon supreme of chicken with pepper risotto, and ribeye steak with roast field mushroom and fries. Round off with chocolate pot, raspberries and homemade shortbread or a cheese board with chutney and biscuits. The carefully compiled wine list includes a number of fine and rare wines.