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FOOD REVIEW<br />
Rights of Man<br />
Truly excellent<br />
What a fine lunch we enjoyed, the first Friday<br />
of the Rights of Man new Spring and Summer<br />
menu. We were seated in the front window, on<br />
high padded comfortable chairs. I like the way<br />
the pub’s front bar is all nooks and crannies:<br />
each table enjoying its own booth. There’s also<br />
a roof terrace, I noted, when I popped upstairs.<br />
The food was exceptional. We shared each<br />
plate: to start, ‘Seared Sussex Scallops, Kohlrabi<br />
Chorizo, Spring Onions, Chilli & Confit Tomato’<br />
£8.50. The scallops, said my husband, were<br />
“melt-in-the-mouth perfect”; and the chorizo<br />
“stunning, flavourful, lingeringly spicy”. It was<br />
a beautifully judged dish, three scallops, three<br />
slices of chorizo, a great combination and really<br />
nice sauce.<br />
We also tried the ‘South Brockwell Farm<br />
Asparagus, Iberico Ham, Toasted Sour Dough,<br />
Poached Egg, Parmesan Crisp’ £7: also excellent.<br />
“Subtle, filling, rather more rustic”, Pete<br />
said, comparing it with our other starter. This<br />
was one of the things we relished about the<br />
whole meal: every dish seemed to have its own<br />
quite distinct character.<br />
The same went for our main courses. The<br />
‘Pan Fried Black Bream, Cherry Tomato,<br />
Black Olive & Green Bean Salsa, Sauteéd New<br />
Potatoes’ £14 had a “sharp” edge (in a good<br />
way): Pete spoke of the “beautiful medley of<br />
vegetables”, and how “succulent and sweet” the<br />
tomatoes were; that the bream was “perfectly<br />
cooked: tender”.<br />
The ‘Seared Salmon Fillet, Wilted Chard,<br />
Broad Bean & Pea Gnocchi, Chive Cream<br />
Sauce’ £13, meanwhile, struck us as a creamier,<br />
more comforting dish, overall. I loved it. The<br />
salmon was meltingly tender, and I especially<br />
loved the mix of peas, broad beans and gnocchi<br />
that made an inspired combination, both visually<br />
and taste-wise. ‘Hand-on-heart delicious’, I<br />
wrote in my notes.<br />
We were too full, really, after that to want<br />
puddings. But had been so impressed so far we<br />
couldn’t resist.<br />
Pete tried the ‘Apple & Frangipane Tart’ with<br />
‘Chantilly Cream & Almond Crumble’ £6, and<br />
I could not – can never! – resist ‘Sticky Toffee<br />
Pudding’, with ‘Rich Toffee Sauce, Crumb &<br />
Ice Cream’ £6. Rich doesn’t really cover it – but<br />
the pudding was also beautifully spongy, almost<br />
bouncy(!), crunchy and delicious. Pete said his<br />
frangipane was “unusual, lovely, moist, apricoty,<br />
nutty…” The pudding servings were generous,<br />
and we were replete.<br />
All very lovely: a really positive experience.<br />
Washed down with Harvey’s. Charlotte Gann<br />
179 High St, rightsofmanlewes.com<br />
Photos by Charlotte Gann<br />
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