Chichester

I got it all wrong.

Not dressed for what became a bitterly cold day. But that made an early breakfast at the Swan Inn in Midhurst all the more welcoming.

I understand that in this country breakfast is taken very seriously and I was fortunate to bump into the perfect breakfast sausage, quite by accident. Arriving in Midhurst a bit before time, I stopped outside the Swan Inn. It didn’t take long to decide to take them up on their offer of a full English breakfast and a bottomless pot of tea.

I didn’t have that many options. It was my only option.

The perfect sausage, the perfect breakfast in an English country hotel in the South Downs.

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I was late and missed a chicken satay wrap on my way back from what I was doing.

Hu Bay Satay is  literally “powered” electric food bike serving street food in Chichester and the surrounding area.

Offering passers by irresistible freshly prepared chicken in an Indonesian  peanut satay sauce with lettuce wrapped in a warmed tortilla. Find them in the centre of town from mid-morning or make a booking for the bike to visit.

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The taxi rank is at the station is on the northern side of the railway lines opposite the Foundry.

There are a number of local companies offering both metered taxis as well as Private Hire services.

Local Companies

Starline

Premier Cars Chichester

Chichester Taxis

Station Taxis – Chichester Taxi Association

Chichester Mini Bus

Fly Taxi Chichester (email bounced)

Toms Taxis

 

Booking Services

Minicabit

If you are looking for a newsagent in Chichester, they are around the corner, down a small lane and they open promptly at five in the morning.

Breakfast on a Saturday morning is incomplete without an early morning paper. Although I am not saying that eight o’clock counts as an early breakfast. It’s the earliest I can find.  But I was stuck without a newspaper.  That was until I found one in St Martins Street. Its a lane that runs off East Road next to M&S past the Hole in the Wall and St Martins Coffee Shop.

The newsagents are on the next corner on the left.

Good News are also billed as Confectioners but I don’t think I saw any evidence of confectionery in the shop besides ice creams. If I did I would buy purely on principle.

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Tesco Petrol Station
Fishbourne Rd
Open 24 hours

ESSO Rontec Stockbridge
A27 Westbound
Open 24 hours

Sainsbury’s Petrol Station
Westhampnett Rd
07h00 to 22h00

ESSO Rontec Kingsham
A27 Eastbound
05h00 to 24h00

Texaco ??? Co op
Roman Fields, Lavant Rd
Co op Food
Lavant Rd
07h00 to 11h00

ESSO EG Tangmere
27 Arundel Rd
Open 24 hours

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Harry’s Fish & Chips – Adrian and Helen are ‘hands on’ proprietors that take pride in all the food that is cooked and the services they provide. A well established family owned business with an excellent reputation for quality fish and chips in Chichester. Located on Victoria road and specialising in fresh crinkle cut spuds in their tasty, traditional fish and chips. They are located on Victoria Road in Chichester a short distance from Goodwood, the perfect “pit stop” when you want some tasty, traditional fish and chips.

 

La Fish – Established in 1981 by Adamos and Liza, La Fish is a small family-run business on the Hornet.

 

Andy’s Fish Bar – Long established business situated on St.Pancras using  the freshest produce which is all prepared on the premises.

 

The Lighthouse Fish & Chips – The Ridgeway off St Pauls

 

The Loft Fish & Chips – Only use MSC certified sustainable fish and recyclable takeaway boxes and offer a full gluten free menu daily. Located between Chichester and Lavant on the A286, at the Co – Op and Texaco Petrol Garage with ample parking.

 

New Kingsham Fish & Chips –  Hardham Rd

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No, it is not homemade. Nor was it cooked the way Mum would have done it.

But it is definitely a rice pudding one wants to go back to, for more of.  It can be found it at the Minerva Bar & Grill served chilled, with fresh raspberries as well as a coulis and polenta tuile.

The restaurant is on the first floor above the Brasserie at the Minerva Theatre which opens for pre-show dining. So it calls for an early start and a reservation is advisable.

I ordered the sirloin steak and a side salad chop with dressed tarragon and white Sussex crab as a starter.

The food was unpretentious, the restaurant relaxed and informal and I thoroughly enjoyed one of the best prepared and tastiest meals I have had in the UK