Brighton's AA Rosette-awarded Due South - named Best Seaside Restaurant in Britain by the Observer Food Monthly – will serve their award winning cuisine at a ‘pop up’ fully-licensed 200-seater rinkside restaurant in a beautiful glass orangiere overlooking the twinkly Royal Pavilion Real Ice Rink for the next two months.
Known for its commitment to locally-sourced ingredients and exquisite cooking, the Due South team will serve passing skaters with warming, seasonal dishes including Castle Farm steak & real ale pie, South Downs venison curry with rice and poppadom, seasonal fruit crumbles, cakes baked daily and luxurious ice creams. Pies and snacks will start from £5.00.
The menu will also offer a range of scrumptious party menus and Christmas dinners - for work and private parties - with menus to suit a range of pockets, from extravagant four-course menus with possible options such as pan-seared Brighton scallops, roasted Brill fillet, three bird roast and pear panna cotta at £35 per head, or wholesome and hearty three-course menus with options such as game or farmhouse terrines, honey roasted ham hock and Sussex apple pie with custard, or, of course, Christmas pudding, for £17 per head. Christmas options start from £7.50 a head for mulled wine and canapés.
Drinks will include a huge range of stylish cocktails, local wines and ales and warming mulled wine, hot chocolate and a range of quality coffee options. Parties & groups can pre-book by calling 01273 821 218. The ice rink restaurant will be open daily, except Christmas Day, from the 13th November to 14th January, 9am to 10.45pm.
Royal Pavilion Ice Rink tickets cost from £9.50-£11 for adults and from £6.50-£7.50 for children under 12 and the one-hour skate times run from 10am to 10.15pm daily, on sale online at www.ticketmaster.co.uk or by calling 0844 847 2352.
