Sample Menu

  • Roast Garlic Focaccia

    whipped honey & harissa butter

    £5.95
  • 1/2 Dozen Oysters

    juniper mignonette

    £22 / £4 Each
  • Cured Trout

    creme fraiche, pickled radish, rye crackers

    £11.95
  • Radiccio

    hazelnut, parmesan, parsley

    £8.95
  • Aged Beef Tartare

    crispy shallots, burnt onion purée

    £13.95
  • Smoked Cod's Roe

    pickled radish, fennel crackers

    £11.95
  • Chargrilled sardines

    olive oil, lemon

    £12.95 / £16.95
  • Smoked Cod & Ashmore Croquettes

    pickled cucumber, confit garlic mayonnaise

    £13.95

  • Samphire's Fish Pie

    buttered hispi

    £25.95
  • Roast aubergine

    tomato ragu, chickpeas, feta

    £18.95
  • Bacon Chop

    burnt apple butter, creamed leeks

    £26.95
  • Creole Mussels

    Holy Trinity sauce, smoked prawn butter

    £21.95
  • Roasted Butternut Squash & Ashmore Suet Pudding

    kale, mustard sauce

    £19.95
  • 10oz Sirloin

    bone marrow crumb, beef jus

    £28.95
  • 1kg 28-Day Aged Ribeye

    xo sauce

    £79.95
  • Dayboat

    market price
  • Plus daily specials

Sample Set Lunch Menu 12-3:30pm (Mon-Fri)

  • Seasonal soup, sourdough

  • 2 x Oysters, forced rhubarb

  • Pork & pistachio terrine, cornichons, toast


  • Roast aubergine, tomato ragu, roasted spiced chickpeas, mint & feta

  • Creole mussels, Holy Trinity sauce, smoked prawn butter

  • Ox cheek, champ mash, kale


  • Sticky toffee pudding & vanilla ice cream

  • Miso & sea salt brownie, chantilly


2 Courses – £25
3 Courses – £30

not available on bank holidays or in school holidays.

Regular lunch menu also available.

Sample Weekend Brunch Menu 9-11:30am

  • House Granola

    set yoghurt, compote (coconut yoghurt available)

    £7
  • Sourdough Toast

    £3.95
  • Samphire Mc Muffin

    sausage patty, fried egg, cheese

    £10.95
  • Samphire's Veggie Mc Muffin

    mushroom, fried egg, cheese

    £9.95
  • Buttermilk pancakes

    maple syrup

    £8.95
  • Samphire's full English

    Sausage, bacon, black pudding, fried egg, hash brown, homemade beans, tomato, mushroom, toast

    £14.95
  • Samphire's vegetarian breakfast

    Fried eggs, mushroom, hash browns, homemade beans, tomato, spinach, toast

    £13.95
  • Eggs Forrester

    spinach & mushrooms

    £13.95
  • Eggs Benedict

    smoked ham

    £13.95
  • Eggs Royale

    smoked salmon

    £13.95
  • Bacon chop

    fried eggs, hash browns

    £25.95

Sample Saturday Lunch Menu 12:30-3:30pm

  • Seasonal Soup

    sourdough

    £8.95
  • 3 x Oysters

    forced rhubarb

    £12.95
  • Smoked Cod's Roe

    pickled radish, rye crackers

    £10.95
  • Pork & Pistachio Terrine

    celeriac remoulade, toast

    £10.95
  • Chargrilled Sardines

    lemon, olive oil

    £12.95
  • Rye Bay Scallop

    black pudding, pancetta, cauliflower puree

    £11.95

  • Samphire's Fish Pie

    £19.95
  • Roast Aubergine

    tomato ragu, chickpeas, feta

    £18.95
  • Bacon Chop

    burnt apple butter, creamed leeks

    £26.95
  • Creole Mussels

    Holy Trinity sauce, smoked prawn butter

    £21.95
  • 10oz Sirloin

    bone marrow crumb, beef jus

    £28.95
  • Dayboat

    market price
  • Plus daily specials


  • Sticky Toffee Pudding

    ginger ice cream

    £9.95
  • Apple & Rhubard Crumble

    vanilla ice cream

    £9.95
  • Miso & Sea Salt Brownie

    chantilly ice cream

    £9.95

Sample Sunday Lunch Menu 12:30-3:30pm

  • Seasonal Soup

    sourdough

    £8.95
  • Smoked Cod's Roe

    pickled radish, rye crackers

    £10.95
  • Pork & Black Pudding Terrine

    celeriac remoulade

    £10.95
  • Cured Trout

    pickled cucumber, creme fraiche, toast

    £11.95
  • Chargrilled Sardines

    olive oil, lemon

    £12.95

  • Roasted Butternut Squash & Ashmore Suet Pudding

    mustard sauce

    £19.95
  • Chicken Supreme

    sage & rosemary stuffing, bread sauce

    £22.95
  • Roast Beef Rump

    Yorkshire pudding

    £24.95
  • Romney Marsh Lamb Shoulder

    mint salsa verde

    £25.95
  • All roasts served with honey glazed carrots, parsnips, kale & roast potatoes

  • Roast Aubergine

    tomato ragu, chickpeas, feta

    £18.95
  • Butterflied Mackerel

    lemon caper butter

    £26.95

  • Sticky Toffee Pudding

    ginger ice cream

    £9.95
  • Chocolate Brownie

    miso ice cream

    £9.95
  • Apple & Rhubarb Crumble

    vanilla ice cream

    £9.95

Children's Menu

  • Fish goujons with sauté potatoes & peas

    £8.95
  • Samphire's fish pie

    £8.95
  • Sausages with mash & beans

    £8.95
  • Mussels with bread

    £8.95
  • Gnocchi with tomato sauce

    £8.95

WhiteGlass / Bottle

  • Hutton Ridge Chenin Blanc, South Africa

    £8.50 / £30
  • Les Genêts Sauvignon Blanc, France

    £8.95 / £32
  • Indesio Pino Grigio, Italy

    £9.25 / £34
  • Chin Chin Vinho Verde, Portugal

    £9.50 / £35
  • La Viste Picpoul de Pinet, France

    £9.95 / £37
  • Chapel Down Flint Dry, Kent

    £12.50 / £48
  • Chapel Down Bacchus, Kent

    £12.50 / £48
  • Tadpole Bacchus, Canterbury

    £12.75 / £50
  • Chapel Down Chardonnay, Kent

    £12.95 / £52
  • Cuvee Caroline Muscadet Sur Lie, France

    £40
  • Stoneburn Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, NZ

    £42
  • Caparrone Pecorino, IGT Pescaresi, Italy

    £43
  • Ortega Ezquerro, White Rioja, Spain

    £43
  • La Poda Albariño, Spain

    £47
  • Moron-Garcia Aligote Burgundy, France

    £64

Red

  • Les Genêts Grenache-Syrah, France

    £8.50 / £30
  • Vin du Marche Merlot, France

    £8.95 / £32
  • Il Faggio Montepulciano, Italy

    £9.25 / £37
  • Raza Reserva Malbec, Argentina

    £11.50 / £42
  • Fram Shiraz, South Africa

    £11.50 / £42
  • Ortega Ezquerro Crianza, Rioja, Spain

    £43
  • Garzon, Cabernet Franc, Uruguay

    £45
  • Organic Chateau de Montfrin, Rhone, France

    £46
  • Fog Mountain Merlot, USA

    £48
  • Chateau Morillon, St Emillion Grand Cru, Bordeaux

    £54
  • Casa Ferreirinha, Callabriga Douro, Portugal

    £56
  • LAN Bodegas, Rioja Gran Reserva, Spain

    £60
  • Moron-Garcia Brouilly Beaujolais, France

    £64
  • Ladoix Rouge, Pinot Noir, Burgundy, 2022

    £68
  • Kelly Washington Pinot Noir, New Zealand

    £88

Rose

  • Les Bêtes Rousses, France

    £8.50 / £30
  • Piquepoul Rosé Foncalieu, France

    £10.25 / £39
  • Villa Wolf Pinot Noir, Germany

    £10.95 / £42
  • MIP, Côtes de Provence, France

    £11.75 / £47
  • Tadpole Pinot Noir

    £50 / £12.50
  • Folc, English

    £55
  • Domaine Tempier, Bandol, France

    £65

Dessert Wine

  • Sauternes, France

    £9.50 / £41
  • Elysium Black Muscat, California

    £11 / £48

Sparkling & Champagne

  • Valento Prosecco, Italy

    £9 / £39
  • Silver Reign Charmat, Luddesdown, Kent

    £11 / £54
  • Sliver Reign Organic Rose Brut, Luddesdown, Kent

    £12 / £58
  • Chapel Down Brut, Kent

    £60
  • Westwell Pelegrim, North Downs, Kent

    £65
  • Gusbourne Brut Reserve, Kent

    £75
  • Gusbourne Blanc de Blanc, Kent

    £80

Cocktails

  • Samphire's Bloody Mary

    £10.50
  • Margarita

    £12
  • Spicy Margarita

    £12
  • Paloma

    £11
  • Dirty Martini

    £12
  • French Martini

    £11
  • Espresso Martini

    £12
  • Negroni

    £12
  • Kir Royale

    £11
  • Aperol Spritz

    £11
  • Elderflower fizz

    £11.50
  • Italicus Spritz

    £11
  • Bucks Fizz

    £9.50

Beers

  • Peroni

    £4.95
  • Chapel Down Curious Lager

    £5.95
  • Chapel Down Curious IPA

    £5.95
  • Gadds' Black Pearl Oyster Stout

    £6.95
  • Whitstable Bay Organic Ale

    £6.95
  • Kentish Pip Skylark Cider

    £6.95
  • Krombacher 0% Alcohol Free Lager

    £3.95

Spirits (35ml)

  • Courvoisier VS

    £4.95
  • Tanqueray Gin

    £4.95
  • Havana Club Rum

    £4.95
  • Russian Standard Vodka

    £4.95
  • Jameson's

    £4.95
  • Mixers

    £1.95
  • Laphroaig Whiskey

    £6.95
  • Whitstable Gin

    £6.25

Port & Sherry

  • Vintage Port, Warre's Warrier

    £7.00
  • Sherry, Manzanilla La Gitana

    £4.50

Liquors (35ml)

  • Disaronno Amaretto

    £4.95
  • Frangelico

    £4.95
  • Baileys

    £4.95
  • Cointreau

    £4.95
  • Kahlua

    £4.95
  • Sambuca

    £4.95
  • Limoncello

    £4.95
  • Liqueur Coffee

    £7.50

Soft Drinks

  • Fresh Orange Juice

    £3.50
  • Cranberry, Apple, Pineapple, Tomato Juice

    £2.95
  • Owlet Apple/Pear Juice

    £3.95
  • Coke / Diet Coke

    £3.95
  • Karma

    Lemony Lemonade, Raspberry Lemonade, Gingerella Ginger Ale

    £5.50
  • Kingsdown Still / Sparkling water

    Glass / Bottle

    £1.95 / £3.95
  • Zak's Kombucha

    £6.50

Teas & Coffees

  • Americano

    £2.60
  • Cappuccino

    £3.00
  • Latte

    £3.00
  • Espresso

    £2.20
  • Flat White

    £3.00
  • Macchiato

    £2.20
  • Mocha

    £3.40
  • Extra Shot

    £1.00
  • Hot Chocolate

    £3.20
  • Pot of Tea

    £3.00
  • Pot of Herbal

    £3.25

“Samphire is a bistro whose black and gold Art Deco exterior twinkles like a gem at the intersection of the High Street and Harbour Street. As everywhere in the town, it keeps things local with day-boat specials and the likes of Kentish lamb with rosehip harissa. The chunky haddock fillet in our chowder was perfectly cooked, perched on a bed of sea-fresh mussels and steamed chard in a pool of delicate, boozy cream sauce.”

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