Built by Geo Studio

Wed–Sun · From 5pm

Natural wine.
Small plates.
Margate.

A short menu, an honest list, and a view over the old town. The kitchen leans Mediterranean. The cellar leans low intervention. Booking opens fourteen days out — walk-ins welcome at the bar.

Tonight's menu · 26 Jun

The plates.

  • Anchovies on toast, fennel butter

    £9
  • Burrata, peach, pink peppercorn

    £12
  • Cuttlefish, ink, charred lemon

    £14
  • Lamb belly, harissa, mint yogurt

    £16
  • Beef tartare, sourdough, smoked oil

    £15
  • Trottole, brown crab, chilli

    £18

The menu changes Tuesdays. We're a small kitchen — please tell us about allergies on booking.

On the list this week

A short pour.

Full list (220 bottles) →
WineRegionGlassBottle
Domaine de la Tournelle 'Trousseau'Jura£12£58
Frank Cornelissen 'Susucaru' RosatoSicily£11£52
Christian Tschida 'Birdscape'Burgenland£13£62
Marto 'Müller-Thurgau'Rheinhessen£10£48

We list a handful by the glass and around 220 by the bottle. If you want to drink something special, tell us when you book — we'll have it open for you.

Coming up

Suppliers, growers, and the odd late one.

Once a month we close the room to do something better. A grower flies in, a chef takes over, or we just open the cellar. Limited covers, longer menus.

  • Thu 26 Jun

    Suppliers' supper · Tillingham

    5 courses, 5 wines, 1 night only

    Reserve →
  • Wed 09 Jul

    Slovenian orange wine tasting

    With Mlečnik in the room

    Reserve →
  • Thu 24 Jul

    Pét-nat & oysters

    Whitstable rocks, half a dozen ways

    Reserve →

The room

An old fishmonger's shop, looking out at the harbour.

We took over the lease in early 2024. Most of the original tiling is still there, and the fish counter — which was too good to take out — is now the bar. The room seats 28, with another six at the counter.

The kitchen is run by Ines, who came over from Brawn after eight years. The cellar is mine. We met at a tasting in 2019 and worked out the idea over the next four winters.

— Tomás, May 2024

Visit

Open Wed through Sunday,
from five.

Book online (most nights are full a fortnight ahead) or walk in for the bar. The kitchen closes at 22:00, the bar at 23:30.

Book a table →

Address

14 Marine Drive
Margate, CT9 1BS

Hours

Wed–Sat · 17:00–23:30
Sun · 13:00–21:00
Closed Mon & Tue

Reservations

+44 1843 220 711

Train

Margate station
8 mins walk