RestaurantsHampshireEmsworthPO10

survey result

Summary

£87
 ££££
3
Good
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

In 2019, locally born chef Gary Pearce and his wife Martyna took over this well-established restaurant-with-rooms right on Emsworth harbour from Ramon & Karen Farthing, who had developed it into one of the South Coast’s better-known dining options over two decades. Gary’s “complex and innovative cooking” – honed in top kitchens including Le Champignon Sauvage in Cheltenham and Belgium’s De Wulf – scored consistently well this year, if on somewhat limited feedback.

Summary

£78
 ££££
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This “reliably good restaurant” with “excellent seafood” overlooking Emsworth harbour has undergone something of a renaissance in recent years. Long one of the top spots on the South Coast, it is now owned and run by chef Gary Pearce and his wife Martyna. Gary trained here under former owners Ramon & Karen Farthing, and took over 20 years later in 2019 when the Farthings retired, having honed his skills at Cheltenham’s Le Champignon Sauvage and at Belgium’s famous De Wulf.

Summary

£78
 ££££
3
Good
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Nowadays helmed by Gary & Martyna Pearce (he an alum of Cheltenham's Le Champignon Sauvage, but also acclaimed European spots Noma and In De Wulf), an “excellent” restaurant-with-rooms overlooking Emsworth harbour which built up quite a name during its days under former owners Ramon & Karen Farthing. While some may “prefer a more modern ambience without white tablecloths, that’s a minor quibble compared to the good food and service” (whether you go à la carte or opt for the £75, 8-course tasting menu).

Summary

£89
 ££££
3
Good
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

With “boats bobbing outside”, this “lovely small restaurant with rooms on Emsworth harbour” (complete “with a gorgeous sheltered courtyard”) “feels like being welcomed into someone’s home”. A fixture for more than 20 years, it is now run by chef Gary Pearce (who joined the kitchen as a teenager before working at Le Champignon Sauvage) and his wife Martina – under whom ratings have risen for a second successive year.

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Have you eaten at 36 on the Quay?

47 South St, Emsworth, PO10 7EG

Restaurant details

Highchair,Portions
Yes
13
No dress code
50
Yes

Prices

Availability 2 courses 3 courses coffee included service included
Always £31.95 £36.95
SundayLunch £31.95 £36.95
  Cost Availability Courses
Menu1 85.00 Always available 8

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£18.90 £28.90 £12.95
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £40.00
Filter Coffee £5.00
Extras  
Bread £7.00
Service 15.00%
47 South St, Emsworth, PO10 7EG
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
Tuesday12 pm‑4:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑12 am
Wednesday12 pm‑4:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑12 am
Thursday12 pm‑4:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑12 am
Friday12 pm‑4:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑12 am
Saturday12 pm‑4:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑12 am
SundayCLOSED

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