Having visited Hastings on a few day-
trips from London I soon realised its potential for a restaurant, particularly a Fish Restaurant.
The local fleet's catch was very appealing; Dover Sole, Skate, Gunard and Sea Bass just for starters. All straight off the boat and on the table by lunchtime - I couldn't stop myself.
We opened ST. CLEMENT'S with the intention of a relaxed atmosphere serving well-sourced fish, meat and vegetables, all local and seasonal as
possible. This allows our menus and our style of food to flow naturally.
We don't need to over embellish anything, just let the key ingredient strut its stuff. St. Leonards and the surrounding areas are very rich in produce, smokeries, rare breed farms, non-intensive dairies - the list goes on.
It soon became apparent a restaurant seemed like a very good idea - all very exciting stuff.
Nick Hales