Field & Fork

This restaurant is within the excellent Pallant House art gallery, in the heart of Chichester. A great opportunity to combine the painterly and culinary arts. A recent lunch there from the set menu revealed a sure hand in the kitchen, though front of house was a bit scatty. I had pan fried hake, with Indian spiced potatoes, spinach, and cockles. The superb creamy sauce had just a hint of curry flavour, and the whole thing worked wonderfully. My partner had roast neck fillet of lamb, with sauté potatoes, pancetta, and Calvero Nero. This was a bit salty, and the lamb a bit chewy (although flavour was good). Puds were better still. I had cinnamon macaroon, maple roasted banana, pistachios, and chocolate mousse. It was a sort of deconstructed banoffee pie, and a marvel especially the creamy mousse. My other half had the vanilla poached Cox apple, lavender marshmallow, and blackberries. The marshmallow was stupendously tasty and soft. The set menu was 2 courses for £17.95, three for £21.95. A glass of house wine was an extra three quid. So, great tastes, imagination, and good value. Wait for an exhibition at the gallery that catches your fancy, and go.

This is a wonderful little place serving critically acclaimed and thoughtfully sourced food from the local area. It really does shine out from a lot of other places as the food is presented with so much flair and creativity,
There’s a really varied and ambitious menu on offer and all of it looks like it works. I had the spiced fillets of John Dory last time I ate there and they were absolutely exceptional. There’s a really nice light lunch menu on offer too if you just fancy something easy.
Great wine list to and the staff are always happy to pair a decent wine with your dish.