Kent Restaurant Awards Finalists announced

13th January 2010, 10:11am

The finalists of the Kent Restaurant Awards 2009 in association with restaurant reservation and takeaway ordering website OrderOnlineNow.co.uk, has been announced.

The 12 category winners will be unveiled at a gala dinner being held at Ashford International Hotel on Thursday 28th January.

Over 6500 members of the public nominated and voted for more than 300 establishments across the county. A panel of expert judges visited a shortlist of more than 70 venues, assessing the quality of the cooking, service and ambience, awarding additional marks for the use of local produce of sound provenance using sustainable farming practices.

The finalists are:

Best Bar/Café/Tea Rooms
Old Wine Vaults - Faversham
Fortify Cafe - Maidstone
Age & Sons Cafe-Bar - Ramsgate
Oscar Road - Broadstairs
Lemon Tree - Tenterden
Woods – Tunbridge Wells
Twig and Spoon – Ash

Best Takeaway
China Palace - Rochester
Dominos Pizza - Maidstone
Yummy Chinese Takeaway - Bearsted
Marino's Fish Bar - Ashford
Wok U Like - Maidstone
The Spice Indian Restaurant - Tunbridge Wells
Rajver - Biddenden
Zarin - Ashford
Prince of India - Faversham

Best Oriental
Blue Rays - Rochester
China Palace - Rochester
Surin - Ramsgate
Royal Dragon - Birchington
Honeymoon Chinese - Tenterden
Thai Square - Sevenoaks

Best International
Kits Coty Brasserie - Aylesford
Hoodener's Horse - Great Chart
Dog Inn - Wingham
Buenos Aires- Maidstone
Özgür Turkish - Tenterden
Marlowes - Canterbury

Best Indian
Raja Indian - Maidstone
India Royal - Faversham
Spice Lounge - Faversham
Prince of India - Faversham
Raja of Kent - Tenterden
Jalsha Indian - Canterbury

Best Italian
Osteria Posillipo - Broadstairs
Portobello - Ramsgate
Il Vesuvio - Tunbridge Wells
La Magnolia - Ramsgate
Terracotta - Cranbrook
Palio - Tunbridge Wells

Best French
Bon Appetit - Ramsgate
Elizabeth's of Eastgate - Rochester
Froggies At The Timber Batts - Bodsham
Chez JJ - Tunbridge Wells
Hermitage - Folkestone
Le Restaurant Fabrice - Teynham

Best English
Number 75 - Tenterden
Age & Sons - Ramsgate
Richard Phillips at Chapel Down - Tenterden
Minnis Bar & Restaurant - Birchington
No 6 Brasserie - Margate

Best Gastro Pub
World's Wonder Free House - Warehorne
Tiger Inn - Stowting
Yew Tree Inn - Sandling
George and Dragon - Ightham
Ivy House Dining Room & Bar – Tonbridge
The Harrow - Hadlow
Bull Inn – Benenden

Best Hotel Restaurant
Marquis at Alkham - Near Dover
Elvey Farm - Pluckley
Little Silver Country Hotel - Tenterden
Bull Hotel - Wrotham
Eastwell Manor - Ashford
Garden Restaurant, Best Western Russell Hotel - Maidstone
Samphire Restaurant, Blazing Donkey - Ham

Best Seafood
Le Petit Poisson - Herne Bay
Hythe Bay Seafood Restaurant - Hythe
Wheeler's Oyster Bar - Whitstable
Harvey's Fish Market & Oyster Bar - Ramsgate
Dering Arms - Pluckley
JoJo's Restaurant - Whitstable
Whitstable Oyster Fishery - Whitstable

Best Gourmet
Mulberry Tree - Boughton Monchelsea
Hengist Restaurant - Aylesford
Thackeray's - Tunbridge Wells
Montrose - Tunbridge Wells
The Swan - West Malling
The Sportsman – Seasalter

OrderOnlineNow.co.uk founder Andrew Frisbee said: "We are fortunate enough to live in one of the most affluent areas of the country, surrounded by some of the finest farm produce, wild game and seafood available. The local restaurant scene has enjoyed a number of high profile openings this year, as existing venues continue to improve their performance."

Related Articles:

• 29 Jan 2010 - Champions of Kent Restaurant Awards announced
• 11 Dec 2009 - Kent Restaurant Awards reveals Best Indian eateries
• 30 Jul 2009 - Kent Restaurant Awards announced by OrderOnlineNow

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11 February 2010 at 3:54am

Being nominated in this event is such a great achievement and a fulfillment as well..

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