We were warmly greeted by a friendly, young waiter who opened the door for us and showed us where we could sit. The atmosphere of the restaurant was light and sunny just as was the room itself. It seemed it was almost fully booked. It is unformal, unpretentious almost a little rustic yet modern inside. The meals are cooked by a chef working quietly away in a kitchen situated on one side of the room.
Once we had ordered I almost wished I'd gone for the dressed crab. Four grown adults in bibs in one corner of the room seemed to be having a 'whale' of a time (sorry) smashing the bejaysus out of these huge crabs and their claws. We liked the real crab buckets (used for crabbing) for the debris.
Hors D'ouvre of seafood antipasti and fresh warm crusty bread
While we waited for our order we enjoyed a complimentary hors d'ouvre.
Gurnard with Tomato Pesto and Olives
I wasn't disappointed with my choice after all. I now have a new favourite fish - Gurnard. It might not have a pretty face fresh out of the sea but it is a beautiful fish. Very light yet with quite meaty, moist juicy flesh. I still fantasise about this meal from time to time. This was around £16.
Sardines
My dining partner had sardines. Three whole juicy sardines served with a couple of wedges of lemon. Around £10.
Meringue with Rolled Oats, Fresh Cream and Berry Sauce
The dessert rounded off this light lunch perfectly. Around £5.
We came out feeling satisfied that we had been given value for our money. On top of this we were pleased that we were supporting the local economy as all the fish and seafood are supplied by local fishermen.
We almost could have imagined that it wasn't a cold February day and that it would be dark in only a couple of hours.
Ferrymans Way
Portland Road,
Wyke Regis,
Dorset
DT4 9YU
01305 788 867
