New Zealand venison with lingonberries was lightly battered and pan-fried - perfectly acceptable, but not very exciting.

Six whole sweet shrimp, ever so lightly battered and deep fried, were served crunchy crisp, to be nibbled shell and all.

Fried full-belly clams, lightly battered, would have been a creditable choice, but the platterful was served at room temperature, not piping hot.

The lightly battered, deep-fried vegetables, though, were clean and crisp.

The fried chicken alone is worth a visit: lightly battered, perfectly blistered and uncommonly moist.

Ale batter shrimp were also lightly battered and sparked with a mandarin orange-ginger dipping sauce.

The main ingredients can be lightly battered with egg and wheat flour.

The first bite of the shrimp tempura was positive: lightly battered, crunchy seafood placed on a spicy carrot-curry sauce.

The squid were lightly battered, deep-fried, crisp and greaseless - an example of the cook's expertise.

Fried calamari, lightly battered, are enlivened by soft cheese grits and Cape gooseberries.