insideKENT Magazine Issue 69 - December 2017 | Page 82

TOWNSPOTLIGHT
Spotlight on MARGATE cont.
GEEK
DINING OUT
The Ambrette
This is not your usual Indian cuisine –
delicately spiced and contemporary, there are
no curries on the menu. The motto at The
Ambrette is fresh, sustainable and local, and
the chef, Dev Biswal, sticks closely to his beliefs,
offering a range of exceptional Indian food
that you will probably never have tasted before.
Examples of the modern food include tender
breast of poussin marinated in fresh turmeric
and cumin and served with chicken roulade,
foraged salad, chicken and lemon raita and
coriander chutney.
Roost Restaurant
At Roost the food is simple and it’s meant to
be. There is nothing fancy here; no twists and
turns, just exceptionally good food cooked
well. It’s the perfect place to relax in an unfussy
situation. Roost began as a chicken restaurant,
but now serves a range of food including
seaweed salt and pepper squid, the Vegan
Buddha bowl, tempura soft shell crab burger
and caramelised banana and pecan split.
Buoy And Oyster
A seafood restaurant in a coastal town has a
lot of expectation to live up to, and the Buoy
and Oyster does it confidently. With fresh
ingredients and a cosy cocktail lounge, this is
an intimate spot that serves delicious food.
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Examples include black water wild oysters,
whiskey and treacle cured trout, monkfish
cheek roll and traditional fish and chips.
Mullins Brasserie
Once upon a time, the building that houses
Mullins Brasseries was a butcher’s shop. It was
transformed into one of Margate’s best loved
and most popular restaurants, a warm and
inviting place to eat. A mix of European and
Caribbean cuisine, the menu is full of gorgeous
delicacies such as rustic Bajan fishcakes served
with peppered mayonnaise and mixed salad;
baked parmesan and herb-crusted fillet of
mahi mahi served with sauté potatoes, bok
choi and lemon thyme beurre blanc; and jerk
king prawns, paw paw, mango and coconut
salad drizzled with a coconut and lime
vinaigrette.
ANNUAL EVENTS
Margate Soul Festival // July
The summer time in Margate is always
something special and with the Margate Soul
Festival everything is pushed up a notch. Live
acts, DJs and street parties form the South
East’s biggest soul festival.
Margate Carnival // August
The Margate Carnival is one of the biggest and
best attended events in the town’s social
calendar. Marching bands, stunning floats,
music, entertainment, street performers… It’s
all free and it’s sure to be an unforgettable
event.
GEEK // Feb
GEEK is a three-day festival of gaming at the
home of entertainment, Dreamland Margate.
Bringing people together to meet, make and
play, the event focuses on multiplayer
interactive games and encourages visitors to
participate in all genres of gaming. Guests will
discover all the creative magic that goes into
the games and experience the festival
throughout the unique Dreamland site.
TOP SPOT
As a place to learn more about Margate, there
aren’t many better than Margate Museum.
Discover how Margate came to be, where it is
now, and – excitingly – where it is heading.
There is a tiny entrance fee which goes
towards the upkeep of the museum, and the
experience is well worth the money.
DID YOU KNOW?
Margate was the first seaside resort to ever
offer donkey rides way back in the 1800s. It
soon caught on!