Hampshire &amp; Isle of Wight

<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="900" src="https://hants.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2021/11/Montagu-Arms-Hotel-Terrace-Restaurant.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-24528" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/hants/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2021/11/Montagu-Arms-Hotel-Terrace-Restaurant.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/hants/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2021/11/Montagu-Arms-Hotel-Terrace-Restaurant-300x270.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/hants/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2021/11/Montagu-Arms-Hotel-Terrace-Restaurant-556x500.jpg 556w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/hants/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2021/11/Montagu-Arms-Hotel-Terrace-Restaurant-768x691.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/hants/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2021/11/Montagu-Arms-Hotel-Terrace-Restaurant-583x525.jpg 583w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><figcaption>Top-notch dining: The Terrace Restaurant at the Montagu Arms Hotel, Beaulieu </figcaption></figure>



Hot off the press, The AA have just published their coveted AA Rosette awards, ranking restaurants all around Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Want to know how your local did? Here&#8217;s the verdict!



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Four restaurants in Hampshire achieved a three rosette rating, 27 received two rosettes and 12 snagged one rosette &#8211; a brilliant 43 awards in all around the county. 



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The Terrace Restaurant at the Montagu Arms Hotel in Beaulieu has retained it&#8217;s three AA rosette ranking under head chef Matthew Whitfield. They say: &#8220;You’ll find the best available local produce on the menu, whether south coast hake or wild garlic from the Forest.&#8221;



Emsworth&#8217;s 36 on the Quay also got a three AA rosette rating. The guide highlights the restaurant&#8217;s &#8220;gently contemporary interpretations of classic dishes&#8221; and &#8220;wonderful setting, in a 17th-century building.&#8221; 



Featured on TV earlier this year after <a href="https://hants.muddystilettos.co.uk/things-to-do/latest-news/hot-gossip/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="celebrity maître d' Fred Sirieix paid a visit (opens in a new tab)">celebrity maître d&#8217; Fred Sirieix paid a visit</a>,&nbsp;the AA inspectors are also big fans of Lymington&#8217;s three AA rosette Elderflower Restaurant. &#8220;Whether it’s the à la carte or tasting menus, expect well-balanced dishes with a real depth of flavour.&#8221; 



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The final Three AA Rosette ranking in Hampshire went to The Limewood Hotel&#8217;s brilliant <a href="https://hants.muddystilettos.co.uk/little-black-book/directory/lime-wood-hotel-lyndhurst/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="The Limewood Hotel's brilliant Hartnett Holder &amp; Co restaurant (opens in a new tab)">Hartnett Holder &amp; Co restaurant</a>, headed-up by Luke Holder and celeb chef Angela Hartnett (above). 



TWO ROSETTES 



Esseborne Manor, Hurstbourne Tarrant 



Audleys Wood Hotel, Basingstoke



Glasshouse Restaurant, Oakley Hall Hotel, Oakley



The Wellington Arms, Baughurst 



The Balmer Lawn Hotel, Brockenhurst



<a href="https://hants.muddystilettos.co.uk/little-black-book/directory/careys-manor-hotel-brockenhurst/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Cambium, Careys Manor Hotel &amp; SenSpa (opens in a new tab)">Cambium, Careys Manor Hotel &amp; SenSpa</a>, Brockenhurst



Rhinefield House Hotel, Brockenhurst



<a href="https://hants.muddystilettos.co.uk/little-black-book/directory/pig-hotel-brockenhurst/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="THE PIG (opens in a new tab)">THE PIG</a>, Brockenhurst



Burley Manor, Burley, Ringwood



Wild Carrot at The Four Seasons Hotel, Hook



Fat Olives, Emsworth



Brasserie at Aviator, Farnborough 



1820 Grill &amp; Brasserie, Forest Lodge Hotel, Lyndhurst



The Crown Manor House Hotel, Lyndhurst



Verveine Fishmarket Restaurant, Milford on Sea



Pulpo Negro, Alresford



<a href="https://hants.muddystilettos.co.uk/little-black-book/directory/chewtonglen-hotel/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="The Dining Room, Chewton Glen (opens in a new tab)">The Dining Room, Chewton Glen</a>, New Milton



Restaurant 27, Southsea



<a href="https://hants.muddystilettos.co.uk/eat-out/pubs-inns/purefoy-arms-preston-candover-review/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="The Purefoy Arms (opens in a new tab)">The Purefoy Arms</a>,&nbsp;Preston Candover



The Oak Room Restaurant, Tylney Hall Hotel, Hook



Blue Jasmine, Southampton



The Jetty, Southampton Harbour Hotel &amp; Spa, Southampton



<a href="https://hants.muddystilettos.co.uk/little-black-book/directory/the-greyhound-on-the-test-stockbridge/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="The Greyhound on the Test (opens in a new tab)">The Greyhound on the Test</a>, Stockbridge



The Black Rat, Winchester



The Chesil Rectory, Winchester



Marwell Hotel, Colden Common, Winchester



The Wykeham Arms, Winchester



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="720" height="480" src="https://hants.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2018/07/THE-PIG-exterior-2-720x480.jpg" alt="THE PIG restaurant with rooms Brockenhurst. Exterior of ivy clad former stately home." class="wp-image-7605" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/hants/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2018/07/THE-PIG-exterior-2-720x480.jpg 720w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/hants/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2018/07/THE-PIG-exterior-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/hants/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2018/07/THE-PIG-exterior-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/hants/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2018/07/THE-PIG-exterior-2.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /><figcaption>THE PIG, Brockenhurst, is one of 27 Hampshire restaurants with a Two Rosette rating in the 2022 AA Guide</figcaption></figure>



ONE ROSETTE



Pebble Beach, Barton on Sea, New Milton



The Drift Inn, Beaulieu Hotel, Lyndhurst



The Master Builder&#8217;s at Buckler&#8217;s Hard, Buckler&#8217;s Hard



Monty&#8217;s Inn, The Montagu Arms Hotel, Beaulieu



The Three Tuns, Bransgore



Solent Hotel &amp; Spa, Whiteley



The Old Mill, Gordleton



The Kitchen, Chewton Glen, New Milton



The White Horse, Otterbourne, Winchester



<a href="https://hants.muddystilettos.co.uk/travel/hotels-inns/muddy-review-peat-spade-inn-stockbridge/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="The Peat Spade Inn (opens in a new tab)">The Peat Spade Inn</a>, Longstock



The Three Cups Inn, Stockbridge



<a href="https://hants.muddystilettos.co.uk/eat-out/pubs-inns/the-running-horse-inn/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Running Horse Inn (opens in a new tab)">Running Horse Inn</a>, Littleton



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<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="960" height="725" src="https://hants.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2021/11/The-Royal-Hotel-AA-Rosette-food.jpg" alt="The Royal Hotel Ventnor Isle of Wight AA Rosette food dish plate" class="wp-image-24529" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/hants/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2021/11/The-Royal-Hotel-AA-Rosette-food.jpg 960w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/hants/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2021/11/The-Royal-Hotel-AA-Rosette-food-300x227.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/hants/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2021/11/The-Royal-Hotel-AA-Rosette-food-662x500.jpg 662w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/hants/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2021/11/The-Royal-Hotel-AA-Rosette-food-768x580.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/hants/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2021/11/The-Royal-Hotel-AA-Rosette-food-695x525.jpg 695w" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" /><figcaption>Above: Fine dining at The Royal Hotel, Ventnor</figcaption></figure>



This year, four Isle of Wight restaurants were awarded Two or One Rosette in the 2022 AA Guide.



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Thompsons, Newport: The AA Guide describes Robert Thompson as &#8220;an ambassador for the island&#8221; and praises his &#8220;eloquently executed dishes&#8221; and &#8220;serious commitment to island produce&#8221;. 



The Seaview Hotel, Seaview. They say: “The cooking is refined with classic techniques letting tip-top ingredients speak for themselves.&#8221; 



The Royal Hotel, Ventnor is described as &#8220;a handsome slice of Regency grandeur on the Isle of Wight&#8217;s south-east coast.&#8221; 



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Smoking Lobster, Ventnor. They say: &#8220;Fish and seafood are king, and the pocket-sized galley kitchen sends out a nice line in Asian-accented dishes to go with the glorious sea views.”

AA Guide 2022 – local restaurants ranked

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