Matt Penfold and Natalie Steer of Aroma Café and Kitchen at Keymer Parade are offering a Valentine’s treat. A special five-course menu will be available in the evenings of Friday 11th to Monday 14th February.

Matt explains: ‘We’ve put together the Valentine’s menu with fresh, uncomplicated food in mind. We are serving four nights of home-cooked classics, from Beef Bourgogne to Sticky Toffee Pudding.” Other offerings include pulled pork croquettes with apple sauce as a starter, strawberries dipped in chocolate as a petits four, and vegetarian main course options such as sweet potato, spinach and peanut lattice with roasted vegetables.

There’s a nod to romance too with passion fruit macarons. Matt adds: “We truly believe there is a choice for everyone. Of course, good food should always be complimented with great wine, so we’ve partnered with South Down Cellars to provide accompanying fizz and some special Rosé for you to choose from too.’ The evenings are by pre-bookings only and to avoid waste, Aroma ask you to make menu choices in advance.

Visit the website to book a table or call 07871 932754 to speak to the team.

For those of you who haven’t popped in there yet, Aroma Café and Kitchen, is situated on Keymer Parade. Since mid-October, they have opened for evening meals on certain days. “We’d just like to take this opportunity to thank those of you who have already dined with us from our new Friday and Saturday night menu,” says manager, Natalie Steer. “We’re already working on the next one and are very excited to share it with you soon.”

Her business partner, Matt Penfold, says: “We are waiting for confirmation that our alcohol license has been granted so fingers crossed!” Matt and Nat originally worked together at the locally renowned Café Elvira and Jeremy’s Restaurant at Borde Hill.

Aroma will also be offering a seasonal menu. Matt says: “Our Christmas themed menu is very much in the works, and we will serve this on Friday and Saturday nights as well as offering exclusive dining on a Wednesday and Thursday evening, so if you haven’t organised your office party yet or are planning a pre-Christmas family gathering then we can host up to 16 guests.”
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To celebrate their evening opening, here’s a recipe from Aroma

Ingredients

125g margarine
250g caster sugar
2 medium free range eggs (preferably Macs Farm ;-) )
1 tsp Danish vanilla sugar (you can use a few drops of vanilla essence as a replacement)
250g gluten free plain flour
2 tsp gluten free baking powder
4 very ripe Bananas
175g chocolate chips or chunks (I prefer chunks)

Method

Cream the margarine and sugar
Lightly beat in the eggs
Mix in bananas (use a fork to squish them a bit!), vanilla sugar and chocolate
Slowly sifting, add the flour and baking powder, stirring all the time
Line a bread tin with grease-proof paper, transfer mix, then bake low and slow for roughly 1 hour at 160°C
Check it’s cooked all the way through with a knife. If it’s clean when you remove it, it’s cooked!
Serve as a slice by itself or warm and add a scoop of vanilla ice cream, custard or cream for a delicious dessert.

Aroma Café offers special Valentine's day menu on Keymer Parade

Aroma Café on Keymer Parade shares news and treats!