insideKENT Magazine Issue 39 - June 2015 | Page 52

FOOD+DRINK THE FABULOUS Café Nucleus Café Nucleus offers an oasis on the High Street, where you will be welcomed with a warm smile, a great atmosphere, and good service. Its cafés are a haven to sit back, relax and unwind – whether you choose to sip on Champagne or enjoy a delicious coffee amid the delightful works of art. Not only does every Café Nucleus branch serve delicious coffee, they each help to promote the arts in Kent and the South East. A coffee is not just a coffee… At Café Nucleus, it’s an experience! From field, boat, herd or flock, Café Nucleus works with its suppliers and supply chain to ensure it delivers the very best produce from traceable origins. Working with local suppliers, it sources some fantastic products including vegan cakes from Peck & Strong in rural Devon, fantastic local salad from Laurence J Petts in West Malling, scrumptious Nutbourne Nursery heritage tomatoes grown in West Sussex, and much more. Its licensed cafés are currently championing a selection of local wines from Kentbased Biddenden Vineyards and Chapel Down Winery too. Café Nucleus now serves Peroni Nastro Azzuro on draught at both cafés in Chatham and in Maidstone. Each of Nucleus' continental cafés has is unique personality and is tailored to its local community and Nucleus’ artists. The flagship café (at the Nucleus Arts Centre, 272 High Street, Chatham) is fully licensed and has a truly European feel with its large courtyard, Mediterranean-esque gardens, relaxing, yet upbeat background music, and comfortable rattan sofas. It also has two further terraces with tables and chairs, which allows plenty of room for the summer months. • Café Nucleus, Nucleus Arts Rochester Gallery, 75 High Street, Rochester ME1 1LX 52 You can find Café Nucleus at four unique locations in Chatham, Maidstone and Rochester: • Café Nucleus, Nucleus Arts Centre, 272 High Street, Chatham ME4 4BP • Café Nucleus at the Nucleus Arts Creative Riverside Hub, 13 Military Road, Chatham ME4 4JG • Café Nucleus at the Nucleus Arts Maidstone Hub, 7-8 Granada House, Gabriels Hill, Maidstone ME15 6JR 01634 406971 www.cafenucleus.co.uk