Address: Ferrymans Way, Portland Rd, Weymouth, DT4 9YU, United Kingdom
Phone: +441305788867
Rating: 4.7
based on 219 reviews.
Service
Pros:
"The service here was fantastic, with staff looking to our every needs."
"Staff are welcoming and polite."
"Staff were very polite and friendly with nothing too much trouble."
"The staff were charming, they didn't mind the children from various families playing near the oyster tanks."
"The staff were super friendly and guided us on how to properly handle the crabs."
"The staff are friendly and inviting."
"Staff were friendly, food was good."
Cons:
"The first major issue I encountered was with the kid's dish: fish & chips. It was shockingly salty, making it completely unsuitable for children."
"Service, whilst polite, was very slow and deserts /coffee / drink were non existent after having sat with the menus for 1/2 hour."
"It was really busy so took a while to get drinks and get hold of staff."
"Staff were friendly but didn't come to the table often, I had to get up and ask for more drink and dessert."
"Waited a long time between dishes."
"Was then made to wait outside for 25 mins, without any attention or consideration."
"The staff could do with a little bit of training."
Food Quality
Pros:
"The chef and his team went out of their way making sure there was something for her on every course and every one was delicious."
"The food here is fabulous and the atmosphere is friendly and relaxed."
"The scallops delicious, perfectly cooked and had a lovely sauce."
"Food was beautiful, well presented and delicious!"
"The food was superb!"
"The food was fresh and tasty."
"The gigantic crab we ordered was to die for."
Cons:
"Megrum soles very small and bony."
"But our experience with the food was mehhh."
"All were all perfectly cooked but very salty. Really salty."
"The veg wasn't perfectly cooked."
"The sauce wasn't very good - they had used cheap dried herbs."
"The crab itself was firm & sweet but the sauce it was cooked in was a waste of time - crab was still cold."
"The scallops starter were okay but the paella with the sea bass was very poor."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"A real family friendly atmosphere made this the perfect lunch stop."
"Afterwards we watched the sunset on Chesil beach."
"Fantastic location next to the beach."
"A wonderful find right in the harbour. Gorgeous decor for a restaurant, very aptly maritime themed."
"The restaurant has a lovely atmosphere."
"The atmosphere was really nice and the staff super attentive and sweet."
"Excellent atmosphere and service."
Cons:
"It was also overpriced compared to other seafood restaurants."
"We sat in one of the covered areas outside of the restaurant which does not create the same atmosphere as the big tent they have also outside."
"It was closed. At 3.30pm."
"This place is well overpriced and the portions are tiny."
"The restaurant itself is an old wooden shack in a rather odd location on the waters edge."
"Outside tables might suffer a bit from lack of shade at times."
"Overall a really nice restaurant, but in my opinion quite overpriced for what you get."
Value
Pros:
"Don't go if you are on a budget but in our view the price reflected the quality."
"Probably the best ever, washed down with a bottle of wine and puds in the sun."
"Prices reflect the cost of fish nowadays but the quality is well worth the cost."
"The wine list was also very well chosen and reasonable on the wallet."
"Decent price for the quality."
"If you are shellfish and expecting a cheap meal this isn't for you, however it is worth every single penny."
"The price meet the quality and service expectations."
Cons:
"Unfortunately we did not make it due to illness and the restaurant charged us an extraordinary £120 (£20 each)."
"For the actual work the chef does the cost was a bit much."
"It was also overpriced compared to other seafood restaurants."
"This place is well overpriced and the portions are tiny."
"The whole crab was quite small especially £36 for 1 crab!"
"They're not bad but not amazing. Quite small for 'king sized' scallops. Not sure it's value for money."
"Kids meal is a bit too expensive."
Booking & Accessibility
Pros:
"You must book in advance as they do get booked up pretty quickly."
"Best to book as for a Friday lunchtime in February it was deservedly busy."
"Managed to secure a seat for 1 without booking but would strongly advise you book in advance as it seems really busy and popular."
"You must book not to be disappointed."
"Make sure you book well in advance."
"Booking essential."
"All the staff were friendly and seemed more than capable of coping with the hoards."
Cons:
"Unfortunately we did not make it due to illness and the restaurant charged us an extraordinary £120 (£20 each)."
"It was closed. At 3.30pm."
"We understood that they had turned lots away earlier today who had not booked being so busy due to the fab weather."
"We inquired if they had a booking, but they informed us they were booked 8 days ahead, so asked if they ever got cancellations and they did and took my number."
"Sorry I should not ideally review it because it couldn't get a table here because I didn't book in advance."
"Table arrangements was ridiculous considering it was booked for over 2 weeks and extremely time limited that was not explained only when we arrived."
"We wanted to sit outside whenever five empty tables, but we were told they were people waiting to go in??"