It's heating up at Solent Hotel & Spa as FYR restaurant reopens for the season

Solent Hotel & Spa has reopened its FYR (pronounced fire) restaurant reopens for the season.

The restaurant, which reopened on the 16th May, features an open plan, theatre style grill kitchen on the outdoor terrace. complete with nearby fire pits.

Diners can watch teams of chefs transform regionally-sourced ingredients into dishes in the heart of the restaurant, creating a culinary visual experience.

The available selection includes locally sourced grilled meats, seafood, British classics and tasty fine-dining dishes in an open-plan setting for both residents and non-hotel guests alike.

Hero dishes include the grilled lobster in garlic butter as well as the FYR surf and turf platter for two which boasts 8oz sirloin and 7oz fillet steaks, Atlantic king tiger prawns and dressed Cornish brown crab served with Hampshire watercress, smoked tomatoes, skin on fries and Solent Marie rose sauce.

In addition, a choice of steaks – sirloin, rib eye, fillet or the FYR signature steak, aged for a minimum of 28 days and cooked to the diners’ exact specifications – are served alongside a drinks menu curated with the new seafood and grill menu in mind.

With the hotel situated adjacent to the South Coast, between Southampton and Portsmouth, the menu is heavily influenced by local seafood, with an extensive selection of fresh fish courtesy of local and diverse suppliers from Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

Alongside the FYR restaurant at the hotel is The Meadow Bar, situated next to the al fresco terrace and nestled within mature woodland, where guests can sit back, relax and enjoy refreshing cocktails.

Summer events at the Solent Hotel and Spa include:

May

• Thursday 16^th May – re-opening of FYR Restaurant and Grill and The Meadow Bar

June

• Meadow Bar & FYR Restaurant and Grill – Alfresco dining
• Every Saturday – Saturday Night Live Music at FYR Restaurant and Grill
• 16^th June – Father’s Day BBQ
• FYR Pits – available to book every evening

July

• Meadow Bar & FYR Restaurant and Grill – Alfresco dining
• 14^th July – Jazz Sunday Lunch
• 30^th & 31^st July – Aspalls Open Air Cinema
• Every Saturday – Saturday Night Live Music at FYR Restaurant and Grill
• FYR Pits – available to book every evening

August

• Meadow Bar & FYR Restaurant and Grill – Alfresco dining
• 1^st August – Aspalls Open Air Cinema
• 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th August – Magic on the Meadow
• 11^th August – Jazz Sunday Lunch
• Every Saturday – Saturday Night Live Music at FYR Restaurant and Grill
• FYR Pits – available to book every evening

Open daily: 11am – 10pm

• https://www.solenthotel.co.uk/
• https://www.thwaites.co.uk/

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