RockfishForecast

Issue 2What’s going on at Rockfish

Tomorrow’s fish are still in the sea www.therockfish.co.uk@therockfishuk

Exeter Quay opening soon

we’re recruiting! For opening offers email befirst@therockfish.co.uk

Rockfish at home& for GiftsROCKFISH SEAFooD KETCHUP £4.50Made to our own recipe its the perfect seafood sauce

ROCKFISH TARTARE SAUCE £4.50Crunchy, thick and full of flavour, brings your fish to life

‘FISH’ BooK £25A signed copy of Mitch Tonks’ book

‘FISH EASY’ BooK £19.99A signed copy of Mitch Tonks’ book

OCEAN PROTECTOR PACK £2.95Packed with fish facts take home an extra children’s pack

CHILDREN’S TEE £7.99Or get 5 stamps from children’s meals and you could get yourself a free children’s t-shirt!

ROCKFISH SEAFooD COAST GIN £35Our own blend gin made with local brewers, Devon Distillery. 75ml

EASTERTOWN - NEW ALBUM! - UTOPIAN £9.99From our Wednesday Night Rockfish Sessions songwriter, Mark Ely, & his band

Restaurant Vouchers to buy – Christmas, Birthday, anytime It’s always difficult thinking of presents for some people, but most of us enjoy a meal out that we didn’t pay for! A voucher could be just the right gift for your foodie friend. So go online and buy your vouchers with just a couple of clicks. Vouchers can be emailed to you or straight to the lucky recipient and are valid in any of the Rockfish restaurants.

WWW.THEROCKFISH.CO.UK/GIFT-VOUCHERS

CarEErsWe’ve got some exciting career opportunities for enthusiastic chefs & service team members.

JOIN OUR TEAM AND EXPERIENCE EXCITING STAFF BENEFITS INCLUDING:Great pay rates

Excellent training via our Seafood Academy

Progression - we promote from within

All the tips from our customers are shared with all staff

Work life balance - we aim for no more than 48 hours per week for full time

Paid overtime if more than 48 hours are worked in a week

Use our paddle boards whenever you like

50% off discount in all our restaurants

28 days paid holiday a year (pro rata for part-time employees)

Company Pension Scheme

Party hard at our “Rockfest” our annual company party!

in the restaurantin the takeawaySEAFooD COAST CHOWDERBoston, Manhattan and New England all have their own versions of seafood chowder. We wanted to create a chowder made here in Devon on the Seafood Coast, something full of great seafood and a joy to eat on a crisp cold day.

Kirk our executive chef worked on a recipe packed with local squid and mussels along with MSC cod

and smoked haddock, sweetcorn, peas, leeks & potatoes; it’s thick, chunky and creamy and finished with a good grind of black pepper. Now on our menus, we thing our Seafood Coast Chowder is going to be this winter’s Big Thing, come and give it a try!

BEER & CIDER ON TAP IN BRIXHAM OUR FLAGSHIP TAKEAWAYHow’s this for a takeaway? In Brixham we’ve added more local fish and more Rockfish specialities such as Lemon Sole, Pollack, Ling & Mackerel amongst others. We’ve added lower lighting & new table tops, we’ve put in seating by the long window (which completely opens up too) and of course have our log burner. We’ve got a host to greet you during the busier times

and explain the great local fish of the day, and if you’re eating inside the takeaway you can now enjoy a beer, cider or glass of wine!

Hope to see you in the Brixham takeaway soon!

We’ll be adding these changes to Dartmouth & Plymouth takeaways during 2019

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Bloody Marys

Seafood Coast BEErThe best seafood in the world is caught off England’s Seafood Coast. That’s why, along with the skills of local experts ‘Salcombe Brewery’, we have we have created this light, clean tasting hoppy ale, which is the perfect thirst quencher and drinks superbly with Seafood.

Available in all of our restaurants

Wines for seafoodMitch’s picks“I like to drink wine with my seafood and there’s nothing better than getting a perfect match, the experience of eating seafood can be so much enhanced - here’s a few of my favourites at the moment.”

Xarel lo - a wonderful crisp wine, really fresh and like a squeeze of lemon on the tongue. Perfect with grilled hake and anything cooked on the plancha, the lovely caramelised fish works so well with its zingy freshness. Extra special this year because some of the Rockfish team helped to blend it.

Albariño - I call this the perfect fish wine. Its grown by the sea in Northern Spain and has an affinity with all fish like no other, its fresh taste and rounded taste will bring out the best in any fish.

Bourgogne Blanc - its hard to imagine a wine list for seafood without something from Burgundy listed. The richness and minerality from that area adds something special. This wine is perfect with oysters, even better try it when we have large thick cuts of plaice or look out for fresh turbot, it was made for eating with Burgundy!

Made with fresh tomato juice, premium vodka, sherry & spices.

Choose the mild Magnificent or the spicy Marvellous which has plenty of heat.

SUNDAY 12-2PM ENJOY A HALF PRICE BLOODY MARY!

SustainabilityAt the very heart of fishing here is the fish market at Brixham, where buyers from all over the world are each day looking to secure some of the catch. We buy a selection of the best of the landings each day for our restaurants, from gurnard, Dover sole, lemon sole & lobster, we have over 30 species to choose from. If we don’t have your favourite today try tomorrow as it’s probably still in the sea. Brixham is a highly regarded and well managed local fishery, the hake is MSC certified for instance. Our cod and haddock is fished in the ice cold waters of the Barents Sea in Norway, where the stocks are really healthy, growing in numbers and certified sustainable by the MSC.

Find out more at www.therockfish.co.uk/sustainability

who buys our fish?Lee, who has worked with us for over 5 years as head chef in Dartmouth, is now our Fish Room Chief! Lee buys our local fish from the Brixham fish market every morning choosing the best of the local catch for all of our restaurants, The Seahorse and Rockfish. “Every day is different on the market”, says Lee, there is a great buzz, lots of competition for the best of the landings and lots of fun amongst the buyers, many of whom will come round to Rockfish and enjoy breakfast when the market is finished”. The fish is prepared by Lee and his team, weighed, filleted, pin-boned, cut to size, whatever is required. Consistency is really important so that customers know what they are getting when they eat with us. “Getting the cut just right is harder than you think as fish is not a uniform size and shape! There is the fat end of the fish and the thinner end, then there is how it will look on the plate, it’s not rocket science, more of an art form!” Our fish cutting room is located next to our takeaway in Brixham, right by the fish market.

Who we’re helpingCleaning our seasTill the Coast is Clear is a Social Enterprise working with caring businesses, organisations and charities to help tackle the issue of marine plastic pollution on our stretch of the coastline. They have a specialist rib called Coast Clear One capable of accessing the remote and difficult to reach locations that general beach cleans can’t get to. We love their “zero to landfill policy” where they aim to get all waste either recycled or used for energy generation.

These are the kinds of organisations our customers help us to help locally – so thank you.

www.tillthecoastisclear.co.uk

£3 Fish Fridayevery third friday

from the takeaway

The third Friday every month in Dartmouth and Brixham and every Friday in Plymouth you can try a different LOCAL species with chips for just £3 from our takeaways, from 5pm.

A great opportunity to find your new favourite fish.

Helping our communities with your helpAt Rockfish we believe in being a part of our neighbourhood. Supporting local organisations and charities is part of that belief. We work hard to make a positive contribution where we can and have an optional £1 table donation on the bill, and the money from this goes to a neighbourhood organisation that’s doing really good things locally. In Brixham we support Till the Coast is Clear (see more info ->) & Pride in Brixham. Pride does what it says on the tin and takes great pride in keeping the town looking tip-top, decorating, planting and tidying all the public areas, run by a team of volunteers headed by local Mary Thompson. We love what they do and how much they care about our town.

Find out more about all the organisations our restaurants support online.

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Rockfish SessionsGreat friend & singer-songwriter Mark Ely is known for his distinctive voice and style, and has supported many major acts and packed South West venues over the years - join us at our Wednesday night Rockfish Sessions and listen to some great

acoustic music & songs you’ll love, and of course with the very best seafood.

Dates online at www.therockfish.co.uk/features/rockfish-sessions

Eastertown albumIf you’ve been to one of our Crab Festivals or in Dartmouth & Plymouth you would have probably come across a band called Eastertown, headed by our very own Mark Ely who runs our sessions on a Wednesday evening.

We have recently supported them

to record a new album which is now available to buy from i-tunes and cd’s are also available from the restaurant.

Please ask your server if you would like to purchase one or search for them on i-tunes. Eastertown - Utopian

Heron ValleyA JUICY STORYHeron Valley is a family business in Devon, and they have been making award winning organic juices, ciders and soft drinks for nearly 30 years. Their business has grown organically (excuse the pun!) over the past two decades, and is run and owned by Tasha & Barney Green. They come in and train all of our staff regularly and for our new restaurant openings.

Heron Valley has a very clear plan; they make the best possible drinks, by hand, using only the best ingredients. Their drinks have won a raft of national awards including Gold and Double Gold at the Great Taste Awards, and winners of The Soil Association Organic Food Awards.

ABOUT THE INGREDIENTSTheir apples are sourced from their own orchards, and similar growers. They have planted over 2000 apple and pear trees in the past year, and work closely with local bee keepers and the wildlife trust to help create a bee and pollinator friendly environment in all of the orchards. They also farm organically, and only use whole, honest ingredients in their drinks.

ON OUR MENU WE HAVE:Pink Lemonade

Cranberry Fizz

Pure Valencia Orange Juice

Pure Devon Apple Juice

Elderflower Fizz

ACROSS1. ‘Done & …’ – housework completed (6)4. Monosyllabic Finn - The Ice Man? (9)6. Home of five rings in 1964 & 2020 (5)8. Sounds like a ‘green flash’ finished pruning (6)9. Falls in Venezuela? (5)10. Cornish beer found in a break or evening meal (5)13. (Sand Dollar) Thoroughbred of the 1940’s (10)14. Motorcycling Steve jumped the wire in ‘60’s escape (7)15. Pilgrim colony of 1620 named after departure point (8)16. Is the German world scarred? (4)17. Korean tech giant or what Mr Smith did in concert (7)19. Patriarch worth eight bottles! (10)21. Used to catch fish in French capital (5)22. Amphibian found in the kitchen? (10)23. Nuts about traditional Devonian building material (3)24. Place to begin a race in South Devon? (5,5)25. Are fluorine, iodine, sulphur and hydrogen symbolically good? (4)26. Mathematical fisherman (6) gets a degree?

DOWN2. Important instruction from the Hitchhiker’s Guide (9)3. Sicilian wine found in Mars a layer under the surface (7)5. Are you comfortable sitting in ‘his frock’? (8)7. A Tuscan fruit & nut? That take the biscuit! (10)11. Keep your head warm outside at location of huge theft? (6,6)12. Shellfish source of B12 and magnesium and a ‘war’ in 2018 (8)18. Somerset salix – or Warwick Davis (6)20. Southern shipping forecast area (9)24. Percy Bysshe sounds like Rockfish waste (7)

Rockfish crossword

FINDING IT HARD?These clues might be a little cryptic for you so if you would like to see some easier questions please see our website. www.therockfish.co.uk/crossword

We also have a full list of answers online so please check them outtherockfish.co.uk/crossword

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At Rockfish we love the sea; many of us are sailors or paddle-boarders and we like to support ambitious young sailors locally. These guys are part of the current Team Rockfish. They follow in the footsteps of Henry Bomby, a sailor from Devon who we supported through local sailing and later in the prestigious offshore Figaro series. We are proud that he took part in the round the world Volvo Ocean Race where he crewed with Dee Cafri on the Turn the Tide on Plastic vessel - an initiative close to our hearts.

Morgan Peach & Rhos HawesTwo of sailors who we sponsor locally are Morgan Peach and Rhos Hawes who teamed up a couple of years ago and are now racing in 49ers with their sites firmly set on Tokyo 2020. The under 23 rowers have both just graduated from university and are now training full time with some big challenges on their way to Tokyo 2020. Find out more and read our interview with these guys at www.therockfish.co.uk/features/rockfish-and-sailing

Tomorrow’s fish are still in the sea www.therockfish.co.uk@therockfishuk

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Tomato SauceMitch and executive chef Kirk have made a tomato sauce to rival all tomato sauces. Focusing on natural ingredients and flavours a great partner for fish and chips. This sauce is crammed full of tomatoes, not sugar! You can really taste them!. It’s free from all allergens (although is made for us on a premises that does contain nuts.)

Be the first!Our restaurant in Exeter opens early 2019, if you want to hear more and about our opening offer please email us at befirst@therockfish.co.uk or sign up to our newsletter on our exeter page onthe website www.therockfish/restaurants/exeter

WHAT’S MORE, YOU CAN BUY A BOTTLE FROM OUR SHOP TO ENJOY AT HOME

£4.50

Christmas Parties & Group Bookings

MENU - £25 PER PERSON

FAMILY STYLE SHARING STARTERSCrisp Fried Salt & Pepper Squid

Spider Crab Croquettes Local Mussels Marinière

Leigh-On-Sea Cockles & Malt Vinegar Half Pint of Prawns

CHOICE OF MAINS served with spinach gratin, chips, salad, jalapeño slaw, mushy peas curry sauce

Crisp Fried Prime Cod Fillet Grilled Local Fish

Chargrilled Calamari Steak Crisp Fried Chicken Burger

“CheeseVurger”

Available at all of our restaurants. Call us to book.

PRIVATE DINING RooMS AVAILABLE AT:

THE BRIDGE - BRIXHAMSituated above the fish market the bridge, as we call it, feels like your on the bridge of a large vessel, hence it’s name. We can seat up to 20 people with your own private view of the boats landing their daily catch. We’ve got a log burner for colder days to make a cozy atmosphere to watch the wind and the waves. Call 01803 850872 to book.

THE CHART RooM - DARTMOUTHWith 40 covers, a bar and a small South facing terrace the Chart Room is the perfect space for a celebration. It is decorated with maritime charts and has a very relaxed feel with its own log burner and bi - fold doors that open one side of the restaurant on to the terrace. The room is available for family celebrations for up to 40 people. We don’t charge for the usage and we love celebrations going on at our restaurant. Call 01803 832800 to book.

Sketch It!Ask a member of staff for a pen, pencil or set of crayons and draw us a masterpiece on your table cloth. If we like it we will snap it and add it to our website gallery for the world to enjoy.

We can’t wait to see what our customers will draw next. Why not share your creation on instagram and don’t forget to tag us in the photo @therockfishuk

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Have something new from the menu that you may not have had before in the restaurant or the takeaway. Take a pic and post to Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. Make sure you tag @therockfishuk in the comment or pic. #RockfishWIN

A winner will be chosen at random on 31/1/19. Make sure you like/follow our pages so we can get in touch with you if a winner. Prize is not transferable and can be used at any of our restaurants. Good luck!