Cassons Restaurant & Bar

Viv Casson may hail from New Zealand but her heart is in deepest France, with her repertoire delivering favourites such as moules mariniere, boeuf bourguignon & duck confit. Husband Cass presides over the smart, beamed, white table-clothed restaurant, while Viv sends out well-executed dishes such as pan-fried foie gras, a trilogy of vegetable soups, a trio of duck & a ‘symphony of the sea’ – scallops, prawns & other fish in a lemon beurre blanc. Barry Phillips, one of the South Coast’s leading wine merchants, deals admirably with the global wine list, which naturally leans heavily towards France.