RestaurantsKentMargateCT9

Harden's says

Italian family-run shop, kitchen and supper club in the heart of Margate’s Old Town.

survey result

Summary

£58
   ££
3
Good
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Herald of the new, cool, foodie-friendly Margate scene, this Old Town venue (Grace Dent is a fan) showcases the produce of Foglianise, where co-owner Simona Di Dio’s family runs a farm; the food (meatballs, caponata, gnocchi, etc.) is “delicious as are the wines” – and if you want to learn to pimp your pasta, they also run the next-door Margate Cookery School.

Summary

£55
   ££
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.

“Authentic Italian grub” – much of it imported from co-owner Simona Di Dio’s family farm in Campania, or hand-made on-site – is the draw at the “cosy but rather basic” operation she runs with partner Harry Ryder, with a cookery school next door. Set in the Old Town, close to Turner Contemporary, it is very much a part of Margate’s booming gastronomic scene.

Summary

£51
   ££
5
Exceptional
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

With just a handful of tables, Harry Ryder & Simona Di Dio's “unique Italian family-run shop, kitchen and supper club in the heart of Margate’s Old Town” has won real raves since opening in 2017. “Ingredients are sourced from Simona's family and their neighbours” back in Foglianise, near Naples, and parlayed into some “amazing food” (including their one-off regional Italian menu nights during quieter months).

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Broad Street, Margate, CT9 1EW

Restaurant details

Yes
8
No dress code

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£12.90 £19.80 £8.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £25.00
Filter Coffee £3.00
Extras  
Bread £0.00
Service 12.50%
Broad Street, Margate, CT9 1EW
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
TuesdayCLOSED
Wednesday12 pm‑3 pm
Thursday12 pm‑3 pm
Friday12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm
Saturday12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm
SundayCLOSED

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