40 B4 40-The Beach House

No. 20: The Beach House, Milford on Sea

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As we reach the halfway point in this momentous challenge we have conquered 20 restaurant of our 40, and still have plently of time to go. The challenge is going well, can't say the same for the waistline. 

Our dining partners on this latest venture, were my son Matthew & his girlfriend Kayleigh, they had also been with us for dinner at The Raft on Saturday night.

 

Having eaten with pleasure in The Raft several times, it has already featured in this challenge and did not qualify for another entry, however that does not stop me reporting that the food in this funky Milford on Sea village dining spot was again excellent. Baked camembert, potted prawns, stoned baked pizza’s, brownies and home-made meringues, were just a few of the things we shared, along with a few pints of Estrella Damm beer, some smooth Pinot Noir wine.  The meal finished with a complimentary ‘Flaming Zambooka’, which ensured red and smiley faces all of the way home.

 

Sunday morning, and big decisions needed to be made, - ‘Where to go for breakfast?’.  First decision was that we were walking.  Our first choice was The Marine, as we already knew that they did a really tasty and varied all day breakfast menu, and the ‘full English’ has a generous 2 local pork sausages, 2 rashers of bacon, grilled tomato, field mushroom, 2 Flambard’s free range fried eggs and toast, at only £7.50.  This is fantastic value, not just for the price, but also for the quantity and quality. The Needles Eye Cafe also offer their tried and tested breakfast specials.  However, we wanted to try somewhere we hadn’t been to before in Milford on Sea.

 

In the village, Bon Appetit, Polly’s Pantry and Inger-Lise’s do nice fresh breakfasts, all of which we have tried and have never been disappointed.  However, none of these were open until 10am, and hunger pains could not survive this long.

We had noticed the previous evening that The Raft now served cooked breakfasts. As always, the food selection has a twist and looked tempting, however, the 10am starvation barrier was yet again in our way.

 

Having never tried the breakfast at The Beach House, we decided this was to be our destination. The ‘old’ Westover Hall Hotel was sadly no more, and still holds many happy memories for us.  Not least, that they had always served an excellent and coupious breakfast in a relaxed, yet formal manner.  Whilst pricey, the 'Westover style' had always made it well worth the money.

 

When we arrived much inside was as before, but the dining room had changed.  The room was now an eclectic mixed on odd wooden table and chairs, reflecting that change from boutique hotel, to a pub restaurant with rooms.  The spectacular sea views from the dining room were as delightful as ever.

 

Breakfasts were now cheaper and the menu had plenty of choice.  We went for a mixture of ‘Full English’ with pork & herb sausage, crisp streaky bacon, grilled tomato, flat mushroom, hash brown, tin loaf toast and poached egg (£7.00), Fresh fruit salad with low fat natural yoghurt (£3.50), and Bubble & squeak with flat mushroom (£6).  Beans and other additional bits were also on offer for an extra 50p per portion, so naturally these were added to our plates.

 

All of the ingredients were fine, although we could not work out whether the mushrooms had vinegar included somewhere. My wife particularly enjoyed her bubble & squeak, and it was nice that the butter for the toast was fresh and came in triangular knobs.

Also, the various sauces came in individual pots, and not those irritating plastic packets, most of which that take ages to work out how open, and then split, before exploding across the front of my shirt.

So, if you are looking for breakfast in Milford on Sea village you can’t really go wrong, everywhere will offer a breakfast worth having.  Probably best to try them all!

*On the Beach House website you will find their daily menu, however the breakfast menu does not appear to feature at the moment.

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The Beach House Pub Restaurant
Park Lane, Milford on Sea, SO41 0PT | 01590 643044
www.beachhousemilfordonsea.co.uk

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