AA Guide 2022 – local restaurants ranked
Planning a posh meal? Hot off the press, the AA Rosettes have been dished out to 47 brilliant local restaurants around Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
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’s the verdict!
HAMPSHIRE
Four restaurants in Hampshire achieved a three rosette rating, 27 received two rosettes and 12 snagged one rosette – a brilliant 43 awards in all around the county.
THREE ROSETTES
The Terrace Restaurant at the Montagu Arms Hotel in Beaulieu has retained it’s three AA rosette ranking under head chef Matthew Whitfield. They say: “You’ll find the best available local produce on the menu, whether south coast hake or wild garlic from the Forest.”
Emsworth’s 36 on the Quay also got a three AA rosette rating. The guide highlights the restaurant’s “gently contemporary interpretations of classic dishes” and “wonderful setting, in a 17th-century building.”
Featured on TV earlier this year after celebrity maître d’ Fred Sirieix paid a visit, the AA inspectors are also big fans of Lymington’s three AA rosette Elderflower Restaurant. “Whether it’s the à la carte or tasting menus, expect well-balanced dishes with a real depth of flavour.”
The final Three AA Rosette ranking in Hampshire went to The Limewood Hotel’s brilliant Hartnett Holder & Co restaurant, 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
Cambium, Careys Manor Hotel & SenSpa, Brockenhurst
Rhinefield House Hotel, Brockenhurst
THE PIG, Brockenhurst
Burley Manor, Burley, Ringwood
Wild Carrot at The Four Seasons Hotel, Hook
Fat Olives, Emsworth
Brasserie at Aviator, Farnborough
1820 Grill & Brasserie, Forest Lodge Hotel, Lyndhurst
The Crown Manor House Hotel, Lyndhurst
Verveine Fishmarket Restaurant, Milford on Sea
Pulpo Negro, Alresford
The Dining Room, Chewton Glen, New Milton
Restaurant 27, Southsea
The Purefoy Arms, Preston Candover
The Oak Room Restaurant, Tylney Hall Hotel, Hook
Blue Jasmine, Southampton
The Jetty, Southampton Harbour Hotel & Spa, Southampton
The Greyhound on the Test, Stockbridge
The Black Rat, Winchester
The Chesil Rectory, Winchester
Marwell Hotel, Colden Common, Winchester
The Wykeham Arms, Winchester
ONE ROSETTE
Pebble Beach, Barton on Sea, New Milton
The Drift Inn, Beaulieu Hotel, Lyndhurst
The Master Builder’s at Buckler’s Hard, Buckler’s Hard
Monty’s Inn, The Montagu Arms Hotel, Beaulieu
The Three Tuns, Bransgore
Solent Hotel & Spa, Whiteley
The Old Mill, Gordleton
The Kitchen, Chewton Glen, New Milton
The White Horse, Otterbourne, Winchester
The Peat Spade Inn, Longstock
The Three Cups Inn, Stockbridge
Running Horse Inn, Littleton
ISLE OF WIGHT
This year, four Isle of Wight restaurants were awarded Two or One Rosette in the 2022 AA Guide.
TWO ROSETTES
Thompsons, Newport: The AA Guide describes Robert Thompson as “an ambassador for the island” and praises his “eloquently executed dishes” and “serious commitment to island produce”.
The Seaview Hotel, Seaview. They say: “The cooking is refined with classic techniques letting tip-top ingredients speak for themselves.”
The Royal Hotel, Ventnor is described as “a handsome slice of Regency grandeur on the Isle of Wight’s south-east coast.”
ONE ROSETTE
Smoking Lobster, Ventnor. They say: “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.”
