The Marram Grass Cafe is just outside Newborough and is adjacent to the White Lodge Caravan Park…read more The car park is quite compact, but on both occasions we visited there was enough space. The Marram Grass has a fair amount of outside seating and the entrance to the cafe has a well established grape vine growing over the top of it. Inside there are a variety of tables, from round social tables, to booth type seating, and also larger conventional tables for groups. We booked via the Internet, which was seamless, but on both occasions we visited the cafe was packed, so its probably best to book. The cafe has a great ambiance, lively, with an open kitchen and staff that are not only enthusiastic about their food, but knowledgeable enough about the ingredients, to make suggestions on what best accompanies various dishes.
On the first night we visited, I had a main course of fillet of hake, with dill, capers and wilted spinach, tasty, if a little salty, whilst my wife had a starter as a main of mackerel on a bed of roasted vegetables. We ordered a portion of new potatoes and chips to accompany them, both were huge portions, so my advice is just to choose one. Other main courses include a seafood platter, lamb cutlets and a very popular fish and chips, which we had on second visit. Coming in two portion sizes, small and large, the crisp batter complimented the fresh fish perfectly, as did the homemade tartar sauce, chips and garden peas, not difficult to see why it proved so popular!
Of course you have to have a dessert, lots of interesting choices but we chose the deconstructed cream tea (see picture) and the gooseberry and elderflower Eton Mess, the tea infused sultanas and raisins at the centre of the cream tea, were so full of incredible flavour and the Eton Mess, had cream infused with gooseberry and elderflower, and generous portions of meringue - fantastic! The second night we shared a chocolate fondant, which came with pistachio ice cream, popping candy and avocado, rich and sumptuous, but very filling.
Great food, a cracking atmosphere, and a constantly changing menu to match the season, a real winner!