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Ockenden Manor

Address:	Ockenden Lane, Cuckfield RH17 5LD
Tel	01444 416 111
Email:	ockenden@hshotels.co.uk
Price: £40.00	Wine: £17.50	Champagne: £36.00
Opening Hours:	Mon-Sun 12N-2pm 7-9.30pm

Square Meal review of Ockenden Manor:

With the appointment of Martin Haddon (ex-Chez Nico) as executive chef, things have moved up a notch or two at this delightfully romantic Elizabethan hotel dining room. In a re-working of a Ladenis classic, a foie gras "bon bon" is formed from a nugget of the liver wrapped in shredded potato, deep fried and served with maderia sauce and an orange salad. An assiette of free range roast loin of pork, melting braised belly and a "spring roll" is a master class in how to treat first rate ingredients simply and to best effect. Desserts, including a classic tarte tatin with vanilla ice cream, are well executed. Service is headed up by the urbane William Spalla who also compiled the impressive wine list. .