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A vineyard with restaurant and rooms from ex-Gusbourne CEO Ben Walgate; the chef Tom Ryalls has both Moro and St John on his CV. The restaurant is open Wed-Sat for dinner, and wood-fired pizzas are available Fri-Sun at lunch.
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Summary
Former Gusbourne CEO Ben Walgate’s impressive farmhouse winery sits on a sweeping 70-acre estate, incorporating casual wood-fired pizza joint the ‘Dutch Barn’ and this “delightful dining room with views back to Rye”, where you pick between a two- or three-course lunch on Friday and Saturday, or tackle a five-course tasting menu by night. Zero-waste pioneer Brendan Eades of Silo fame oversees the Green Michelin Star field-to-fork cooking, which is “not fussy but simply super-tasty” (“wow…eaten with them three times in the last few months” and “every time it’s different”). They also have “very comfortable rooms” on site and you can do a “very enjoyable” wine tour and tasting too.
Summary
On a 70-acre estate with views to Rye and the Romney salt marshes, Gusbourne CEO Ben Walgate’s farmhouse winery-with-rooms (and tents in the grounds if preferred) enjoys a “superb setting” and “the space itself is fabulous”. New chef Brendan Eades worked at zero-waste pioneer Silo, so a field-to-fork ethos prevails (already winning them a Green Michelin star); despite limited opening hours (lunch Fri-Sun, a 6-course tasting menu by night) it garners a large volume of positive reports – as does the “perfectly good” sourdough pizzeria in the barn opposite.
Summary
“Excellent food” and staff who ensure you’re “well looked after” justify a visit to former Gusbourne CEO Ben Walgate’s farmhouse vineyard with “lovely views to the sea”: it’s “not easy to find, but well worth the effort”. The project is “still in development”, but “is a beautiful location with all the right intentions”.
Summary
“The location is stunning in this still relatively new vineyard cum eatery” – a restaurant and rooms from ex-Gusbourne CEO Ben Walgate, whose chef Tom Ryalls has both Moro and St John on his CV. The restaurant serves an affordable two-course or three-course menu, and there’s also a casual wine bar and bottle shop serving “good pizzas” from the wood-fired oven.
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Dew Farm, Dew Lane, Peasmarsh, TN31 6XD
Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Dinner | £28.00 | £35.00 |  |
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| Cost | Availability | Courses | |
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| Menu1 | 60.00 | Dinner only | 5 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £30.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
| Extras |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 12.50% |
Dew Farm, Dew Lane, Peasmarsh, TN31 6XD
Opening hours
| Monday | 6 pm‑8 pm |
| Tuesday | 6 pm‑8 pm |
| Wednesday | 6 pm‑8 pm |
| Thursday | 6 pm‑8 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
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