Aqua 43 - Table reservation

We came here for lunch a few days ago. The meals were generally ok and certainly fresh, but the chips were just awful there was a strange smell coming off them and when I tried them, they tasted of old, rancid frying oil. I couldn’t eat them at all, neither could my daughter. Such a shame, as the fish we had was very fresh (even if the batter was rather orange! , but without good chips, what’s the point? I appreciate they were home cut chips, and that the cost of cooking oil has rocketed, but you can’t fry in old oil that leaves this kind of a taste, without spoiling the rest of the meal. Really wanted to love this place given all the reviews and its history, but sadly won’t be going back.

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We were looking for somewhere to have Sunday lunch after our walk. We’ve been to Aqua 43 before for great fish chips so were delighted to see they served roasts. We were starving so had chilli mango prawns to start with which were excellent. I had beef and hub had chicken. Both came on large plates with generous portions of meat, a great selection of veg, Yorkshire, stuffing and delicious gravy. Excellent value too (half the price of some venues) so thank you for feeding us so well on a cold day

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A beautiful tea shop in the main towny bit of Broadstairs. We only went for desserts but these were very good and served in an efficient and friendly way so we ended up staying for wine etc. Decor is aqua, as might be expected.

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I have eaten in and mostly have take-away. Food is very good quality, staff are all friendly. The chicken and mushroom pie as a roast dinner is fabulous.

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Really lovely lunch, cooked fresh all served together on a table of four. Very nice stylish decor, really friendly staff, good value with lots of choice.

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