Last night we had dinner with friends at The Ginger Fox. Having been to The Ginger Pig and The Gingerman, we were excited to try another "Ginger" restaurant. It's a bit in the middle of nowhere but just a few minutes from Hurstpierpoint and about 15 minutes from Brighton.
Alas, I was having such a great time that I completely forgot to take pics of the food. But we all loved our dishes and I had:
Free range chicken and chorizo terrine with tomato and cucumber salsa and toast - quite a firm terrine but delicious. My only quibble is that the toast was cut into very narrow, long triangles--way too small to really hold up the terrine slices. It was a balancing act, especially when trying to add some salsa on the top!
Grilled mackerel with a warm Vietnamese noodle salad and gooseberry compote - mackerel was cooked perfectly! The compote was so good with the gooseberries adding a yummy tang--could have used more of it. And the Vietnamese salad was nice but I expected stronger flavors of lime and nam pla..
Raspberry and cream cheese tart with elderflower ice cream - the tart was very good but the ice cream was my favorite part. Just a very light elderflower flavor and SO creamy.
As with the other Ginger restaurants, the service was very friendly and efficient, and the whole place had a very relaxed, casual feel. Would definitely go back! I guess it's on to The Ginger Dog in Kemptown next....
Speaking of gingers, there's an (unrelated) Ginger that I've yet to try--The Ginger Pig in Marylebone and other locations in London. Meat, meat and meat? I can't wait to check it out!
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