RestaurantsKentMargateCT9

Harden's says

In The Centre shopping precinct, a restaurant, bar and bottle shop from former Jamie Oliver Group boss Ryan Jacovides. Chef Tony Rodd, a former MasterChef finalist whose Copper & Ink in Blackheath attracted rave reviews, is focusing on local Kent produce.

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Summary

£39
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Hospitality veteran Ryan Jacovides opened this well-received restaurant and wine bar in May 2024 in the renovated The Centre, and – though it’s yet to generate much in the way of survey feedback – has made some PR waves with the Daily Mail’s Tom Parker-Bowles in his October 2024 review hailing its “splendidly laid-back” style and “a kitchen that roams the globe with easy aplomb” with funky sharing plates such as “a skewer of chicken hearts, plump, pert and well spiced” and “a mighty lemon sole on the bone, exquisitely fresh and exquisitely cooked”. He must be doing something right, as he’s straight onto opening a sibling in Folkestone and ‘Pom on The Pier’, in Margate’s harbour.

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9 The Centre, Margate, CT9 1JG

What the Newspaper Critics are saying

Daily Mail

Tom Parker Bowles, in Margate to catch “two giants of dance music, Leftfield and Orbital, playing later at Dreamland”, was more than impressed by this newcomer – despite its site in a shopping centre with views of Poundland, Peacocks and Subway.

He enjoyed some “elegant offal” to start with – “a skewer of chicken hearts, plump, pert and well spiced” and “rounds of tongue, softly robust” – followed by coal-roasted sweet potatoes, hispi cabbage draped in lardo and chicken karaage, all from “a kitchen that roams the globe with easy aplomb”. 

The fish of the day’ is “a mighty lemon sole on the bone, exquisitely fresh and exquisitely cooked”, while pudding is rum-poached apricots. “Service is as warm as the early afternoon sun, the whole place splendidly laid-back.”

Tom Parker-Bowles - 2024-10-27

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£6.50 £18.50 £10.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £0.00
Filter Coffee £0.00
Extras  
Bread £0.00
Service 10.00%
9 The Centre, Margate, CT9 1JG
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
TuesdayCLOSED
Wednesday5 pm‑10 pm
Thursday5 pm‑10 pm
Friday12 pm‑11 pm
Saturday12 pm‑11 pm
Sunday12 pm‑8 pm

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