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Worthing Thunder visit The Fish Factory!

Monday, May 13th, 2013

Worthing Thunder Basketball Team.

We had the pleasure of welcoming our very own Worthing Thunder recently at The Fish Factory in Worthing. We have had a great season supporting Worthing Thunder and we hope to be able to support them again next year. Proto Restaurant Group especially likes to be involved and support our local teams and community where we can.

What a fitting climax to the 2012/2013 season, Worthing Thunder have also secured their place in the England Basketball League for next season 2013/2014. Worthing Thunder’s Kadiri Richard and Hank Rivers (pictured) ended the EBL Division 1 season amongst the leaders in player ratings and rebounds. Player rating is a stat that affects everything a player does. You score highly for a made field goal, an assist, a rebound, a blocked shot and also you can score points if you go to the free throw line, how many times and points from the foul line.

If you are a keen basketball fan and want to be kept informed of how to get tickets etc. for next season or you are interested in supporting Worthing Thunder in some way visit their website by clicking on the above link for more information.

Worthing Thunder in action!

Pop in and see us soon at The Fish Factory and you just might bump into someone famous…

Call 01903 207123 to book for The Fish Factory Worthing or 01903 715000 for The Fish Factory Littlehampton.

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Food abandons menu…biggest change to menu in 7 years!

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

New Food menu...

We have been working hard at Food restaurant for the last 6 months to re-design many of our unique dishes. Don’t panic as most of your favourites will still be there in some format, but at least 50% of the dishes are now new and yes, you guessed it, brand new stories too.

Eat your heart out, like Fifty Shades of Grey with dishes like new starters such as Boutique Ribs, Crab Cheesecake and Goats Cheese Tartlet to tempt you… and new mains Confit Lamb Shoulder which is Food’s interpretation of a famous Greek dish called Kleftiko, or how about Blackened Prawn and Pork Tenderloin if you are a lover of BBQ. Another exciting dish we are looking forward to launching is the Venison Chermoula Tagine. If you did not know already a tagine is cone-shaped to allow heat to build up at the top of the cone, which then builds up moisture. The moisture drips back down onto the foods, allowing for very moist and tender venison.

Listen out for our new advert on Splash FM. We did try to get Kate Moss to read out our advert and Morgan Freeman so listen out to hear who we finally did get…

Our new menu at Food restaurant is now live after months of waiting so pop in or call us to book on 01903 227780 to give our fantastic new dishes a try and let us know what you think by emailing us at info@protorestaurantgroup.com.

Also, just to really tempt you…a new mouth watering dessert has launched at Food restaurant, Quattro Profiteroles Giganti which consists of fresh baked pastry filled with whipped flavoured creams of orange and cointreau, toffee and baileys, chili strawberry and tiramisu for only £7.

Is your mouth watering yet…

Our promo girls at the Splash Awards.

Just to say the Splash FM Awards on 21 March was a great success and was thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended. We would like to congratulate everyone who received their well deserved award on the night. There was not a dry eye in the house by the end of the ceremony!

There are many great individuals in our area and they need to be recognised. Another reason why we sponsor these awards every year is because they are community and charity based awards. Proto Restaurant Group are strong supporters of the Worthing community and we are always looking to help local heroes.

Well lots going on as you can see so pop in and see us soon at Food (01903 227780) or The Fish Factory (01903 207123) Worthing or Littlehampton (01903 715000).

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The Fish Factory is proud to sponsor “Worthing Thunder”…Can you hear the ROAR!

Tuesday, March 19th, 2013

Worthing Thunder Basketball team with The Fish Factory PR team.

Worthing Thunder Basketball team, The Fish Factory PR team and some young fans...

The Fish Factory is proud to sponsor the Worthing Thunder basketball team, a Sussex-based professional sports club. Worthing currently play in the England Basketball League, Division 1 – the top tier of English Basketball. All home games are played at the Worthing Leisure Centre. From its debut season back in 1999 to now, Worthing Thunder has enjoyed its fair share of success and The Fish Factory is proud to sponsor Worthing Thunder we are strong supporters of the Worthing community.

We thought we would pay the Worthing Thunder team a visit and go and see what all the fuss is about for ourselves so we were honoured to go the match on Sunday 17th March at Worthing Leisure Centre and Worthing Thunder made it a memorable weekend as they beat Leicester Warriors 103-101 in double overtime to stay in the hunt for the EBL Division 1. After the game Worthing Thunder coach Daniel Hildreth reflected on what has been a successful weekend with two vital wins…

“I am very proud of the guys this weekend. We knew that two wins would keep our playoff dreams alive, anything else and we would be fighting for relegation“.

If you are a basketball fan and would like to know how to get tickets, they are available on the door at all home matches and look out for some great discounts and deals on tickets on the Worthing Thunder facebook page.

Well hopefully we will see you soon at one of Worthing Thunder’s home matches or if you cannot wait until the next game, pop in and see us at The Fish Factory (01903 207123) Worthing or (01903 715000) Littlehampton.

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Proto Restaurant Group sponsors the Splash FM Awards 2013 for the fifth year in a row!

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013

splash awards

Proto Restaurant Group is proud to be sponsoring the Splash FM Awards 2013 for the fifth year in a row on Thursday 21 March at The Dome Cinema. These awards (to include 14 categories) celebrate the best that Worthing and the surrounding area has to offer, recognising everything from a successful business through to individuals with a heart of gold.

Proto Restaurant Group is especially proud to be sponsoring an event with awards such as mum and dad of the year award, courage award and best friend award to name a few as it rewards those that really deserve it, especially mum’s and dad’s who quite often don’t get the recognition they deserve. We feel that it is right to honour and celebrate those people who go the extra mile in our community. There are many great individuals in our area and they need to be recognised. Another reason why we are sponsoring these awards is because they are community and charity based awards. Proto Restaurant Group are strong supporters of the Worthing community and we are always looking to help local heroes.

There are always many emotional tear jerking stories through the night so be prepared and bring your hanki! Also, look out for our promo girls from Food and The Fish Factory who will be there mingling throughout the evening and ensuring that your glass is always replenished with delicious sparkling wine and you must try our sample specialist chocolates which will also be on sale during the evening.

Look out for our promo girls on the night!

Call The Fish Factory (01903 207123 Worthing or 01903 715000 Littlehampton) and Food (01903 227780) now to reserve your table at our group of restaurants who care about you and the community. And the food is pretty good too!

See you soon…

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Proto Restaurant Group judges Rotary Young Chef Competition 2012

Wednesday, November 7th, 2012

Harry James - one of the entrants of the competition

For the fourth year running Proto Restaurant Group was asked to judge the Worthing Rotary Young Chef competition and we sent one of our Executive Chefs Stuart Slevin to do the honours. This competition is open to all secondary schools in Great Britain and Ireland (ages 11 to 17) in search of the Rotary Young Chef for 2012.

The contestants had to prepare and present their three course meals for judging by an expert panel. This year it was Rebekah Cheeseman who took the top chef title and she wins an amazing trip to Tuscany to sample the fantastic Italian cuisine there. Her three course menu excited the judges with a rich blend of flavours and excellent use of ingredients. As well as her amazing trip to Tuscany to look forward to, Rebekah also has the opportunity to spend a day at Food restaurant working alongside one of our Executive Chefs and creating her own dessert which we can’t wait to try!

One of the fantastic dishes that was created by the entrants

Proto Restaurant Group is proud to be involved with the competition for another year as we believe it is highly important to encourage young people to be creative and this includes developing creativity in the kitchen. Cooking amongst young people is a growing interest and something that we at Proto Restaurant Group highly encourage.

So if you would like to know what else we have been up to at Proto Restaurant Group why not pop into one of our restaurants and find out…..Call us at Food on 01903 227780 or The Fish Factory restaurants in Worthing on 01903 207123 or Littlehampton 01903 715000. See you soon!

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Proto sponsors Splash FM Party in the Park

Monday, June 18th, 2012

Proto Restaurant Group sponsors Splash FM Party in the Park

The Fish Factory and Food are sponsoring Splash FM’s Party in the Park for the ninth year running. VIP hospitality will once again be provided by Proto Restaurant Group so you can be sure of a luxurious night of fine wine, beer and delicious meat, fish and vegetables fresh from our grill.

This year, the party is on Saturday 21st July and you buy tickets from the Splash FM website by clicking here.

There is an excellent line up as usual. Back by popular demand is Navi, the World’s Number One tribute to ‘The king of Pop’ – Michael Jackson. Also performing is The Los Palmas Six – performing ‘The Nutty Sound’ of Madness – if you didn’t get enough of the fabulous Madness act at the Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace, you can catch them here. Aren’t we good to you – It must be love!

Plus… support from Worthing’s very own JAG. These boys have been rocking it since 2002 and after being uber-active on the local gigging scene, they now have their sights set on the wider horizon.

Click here to see the movie trailer for this amazing event. You can’t afford to miss!

Food and The Fish Factory are pleased to be involved with such a success for another year and all the staff are really looking forward to it again for another year.

Proto Restaurant Group are always happy to host your party or event at any of their restaurants. To get more information or to book a table, contact Food on 01903 227780 and The Fish Factory in Worthing on 01903 207123 and The Fish Factory in Littlehampton on 01903 715000.

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WE’RE CLEARLY ON THE MAP WITH THESE TOURIST GUIDES

Monday, April 16th, 2012

The Fish Factory and Food Tourist Maps

Look at our brand new new tourist maps!
The Proto Restaurant Team has been busy developing new tourist maps both for Worthing and Littlehampton. The maps feature funky little illustrations and also include the website and contact information for the local tourist office and other useful places of interest.

If you are lucky enough there are flyers going around the town offering free desserts and these will be in most local bed and breakfast establishments and hotels, so keep an eye out for them. This promotion is part of a new initiative to increase tourism in Worthing and Littlehampton.

You can also download these maps from our website. For the Worthing map, click here, and for the Littlehampton map, click here.

DON’T FORGET …

Food and The Fish Factory are working closely with the Council to produce Worthing’s first ever Food & Drink Festival. The Food & Drink Festival runs from 7th to 15th July.

Events in South Street include:

Free kids cookery classes throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday
Wine tasting with the famous world renowned John Radford
The biggest cook-off ever: Many West Sussex restaurants going head-to-head with their best dishes and best chefs including the-multi award winning Food restaurant, The Fish Factory, the Chilcha, Indigo and Northbrook College
The Fish Factory will be holding a fish skills speciality master class demonstrating how to fillet fish, such as opening shell fish etc.
Northbrook College will be holding a free game and meat master class.

Check out the festival brochure for full listings of all your local favourite restaurants that have entered the cook-off/demonstrations

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Food and The Fish Factory ‘GO RED IN FEB’

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

The Fish Factory Littlehampton

On the 14th February, the members of staff at all three of Proto Restaurant Group’s restaurants supported the ‘GO RED IN FEB’ campaign by wearing red clothes to work. The campaign, part of the ‘Love Your Hospital’ charity of which Proto owner Andy Sparsis is a patron, was aimed at local businesses and organisations to raise money for the proposed new Cardiac Cath Lab at Worthing Hospital.

With each staff member donning red for the day paying £1 to the charity, Proto Restaurant Group quickly raised a lot of money, and with the addition of diners in the restaurant’s adding to the donations, we were able to raise over £200 for the campaign.

Food Restaurant Staff

You can still donate to the campaign, by visiting the ‘Love Your Hospitals’ Just Giving page at http://www.justgiving.com/strichardshospital/Donate and selecting the amount you wish to donate. Remember, every single penny makes a difference to the campaign, and with heart disease one of the more common causes of serious illness in Worthing, the new Cardiac Cath Lab can save and change so many lives, so please donate whatever you can.

If you were involved in the ‘GO RED IN FEB’ campaign, why not email us some details of what you did and some pictures and we may even feature them in our next blog or newsletter! Email us at goredinfeb@protorestaurantgroup.com.

The Fish Factory Worthing

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Proto supports ‘Go Red Campaign’

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Go Red In Feb

Proto Restaurant Group is proud to be a part of the ‘Go Red Campaign’ for the Love Your Hospitals charity which Proto Restaurant Group owner Andy Sparsis is a patron of.

All of our restaurants have been fully supportive of the charity in the past with Food Restaurant hosting the launch of the Cath Lab Appeal back in June 2011 and The Fish Factory sponsoring the Superhero Fun Walk for the same cause in September 2011.

The latest fundraiser in support of the new £1million cardiac cath lab is ‘Go Red in Feb’ and Proto Restaurant Group are doing exactly that on Valentines Day. All members of staff at all three of our restaurants have been invited to wear anything red and donate a minimum of £1 to the charity. Why not book a table on the 14th February and come along dressed in red and support the cause yourself. Call 01903 227780 (Food), 01903 207123 (The Fish Factory, Worthing) or 01903 715000 (The Fish Factory, Littlehampton) to check availability and book a table.

Proto Restaurant Group is calling everybody else to support the Cardiac Cath Lab Appeal and join in with ‘Wear Red in Feb’, even if it’s just a red tie, red socks or red lipstick, it can be absolutely anything red, the important thing is you take part and donate a minimum of £1 per person to the appeal. Proto’s aim is to get as many businesses in Worthing to ‘Wear Red’ to raise as much money as possible for a worthy cause.

There will be a ‘Go Red in Feb’ Wall of Fame at Worthing Hospital, so everybody that get’s involved with be placed on the wall and receive FREE promotion at the same time so please get involved and support your local community.

To get involved please contact Lesley-Anne or Tina at Worthing Hospital at hello@loveyourhospital.org or phone: 0800 028 4890. Check out the website www.loveyourhopsitals.org for more info.

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The Fish Factory, Littlehampton supports RNLI

Friday, November 18th, 2011

Malcolm Somner, Lady Mary Mumford and Andrew Sparsis

The Fish Factory in Littlehampton hosted a Champagne and Fish Supper on Monday 14th November, in aid of RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution). The night was excellently attended with Malcolm Somner – the Littlehampton RNLI Fundraising Branch Chairman – and Lady Mary Mumford present.

Having been around since 1824, RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea, more than 139,000 to date! They provide a 24-hour lifeboat search and rescue service around the coasts of the UK and RoI, as well as a seasonal lifeguard service on many of the busiest beaches in England and Wales.

The Fish Factory Team

The RNLI also works to promote sea and beach safety. They rely on more than 40,000 volunteers – on lifeboats, at stations, on beaches, and in fundraising.

The evening, with live entertainment in the form of a Jazz band and Charity auction was a huge success with over £3500 being raised for the RNLI. Everyone at The Fish Factory, Littlehampton and Proto Restaurant Group is extremely proud to be a part of such a successful event.

If you would like to hear more about our RNLI evening, or simply fancy a great night out with excellent food, call The Fish Factory, Littlehampton on 01903 715000 to book a table. Alternatively come in and visit us in Worthing by calling 01903 207123 or visit us in our fantastic Food Restaurant by calling 01903 227780.

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