Sample Menu

  • Roast Garlic Focaccia

    whipped butter

    £5.95
  • 1/2 Dozen Oysters

    juniper mignonette

    £22 / £4 Each
  • Citrus Cured Trout

    beetroot chutney, dill crème fraîche

    £13.95
  • Chicory

    apple, coriander & green harissa salad

    £12.95
  • Smoked Prawns

    aioli

    £12.95
  • Aged Beef Tartare

    crispy shallots, burnt onion purée

    £13.95
  • Smoked Ham & Cheddar Croquettes

    confit garlic mayonnaise, parmesan

    £13.95
  • Burrata

    tomato, red onion & basil pangrattato

    £13.95
  • Grilled Sardines

    garlic, lemon & olive oil

    £12.95

  • Samphire's Fish Pie

    buttered greens

    £26.95
  • Tarragon Gnocchi

    braised courgette, peas, parmesan, hazelnut

    £21.95
  • Bacon Chop

    burnt apple butter, creamed leeks

    £27.95
  • Creole Mussels

    Holy Trinity sauce, smoked prawn butter

    £22.95
  • Chargrilled Beetroot

    whipped goat's cheese, pumpkin seed, leek oil

    £21.95
  • 10oz Sirloin

    chimichurri

    £28.95
  • Dayboat

    market price
  • Plus daily specials

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

  • Seasonal soup, sourdough

  • 2 x Oysters, blood orange & sumac granita

  • Pork, black pudding & pistachio terrine, cornichons, toast


  • Chargrilled beetroot, whipped goat's curd, pumpkin seed, chive oil

  • Creole mussels, Holy Trinity sauce, smoked prawn butter

  • Pork loin, pomme frites, eggs


  • Lemon posset, Kentish strawberries & shortbread

  • Apple bread & butter pudding, custard


2 Courses – £25
3 Courses – £30

not available on bank holidays or in school holidays.

Regular lunch menu also available until 5pm.

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 Weekend Lunch Menu 12:30-3:30pm

  • Seasonal Soup

    sourdough

    £8.95
  • 3 x Oysters

    blood orange & sumac granita

    £12.95
  • Smoked Cod's Roe

    pickled radish, sourdough

    £12.95
  • Pork, Black Pudding & Pistachio Terrine

    cornichons, toast

    £12.95
  • Smoked Prawns

    aioli

    £12.95

  • Samphire's Fish Pie

    £21.95
  • Chargrilled Beetroot

    whipped feta, pumpkin seed, chive oil

    £21.95
  • Bacon Chop

    burnt apple butter, creamed leeks

    £27.95
  • Creole Mussels

    Holy Trinity sauce, smoked prawn butter

    £22.95
  • 10oz Sirloin

    chimichurri

    £28.95
  • Dayboat

    market price
  • Plus daily specials


  • Chocolate Mousse

    sour cherry, honeycomb

    £9.95
  • Poached Plums

    chantilly cream, crumble

    £9.95
  • Lemon Posset

    Kentish strawberries, shortbread

    £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

    £6.50 / £30
  • Les Genêts Sauvignon Blanc, France

    £6.95 / £32
  • Indesio Pino Grigio, Italy

    £7.25 / £34
  • Chin Chin Vinho Verde, Portugal

    £7.50 / £35
  • La Viste Picpoul de Pinet, France

    £7.95 / £37
  • Chapel Down Flint Dry, Kent

    £10.25 / £48
  • Chapel Down Bacchus, Kent

    £10.25 / £48
  • Tadpole Bacchus, Canterbury

    £10.75 / £50
  • Chapel Down Chardonnay, Kent

    £10.95 / £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
  • Maison Roche de Bellene, Meusault Chevaliers

    £68
  • Moron-Garcia Aligote Burgundy, France

    £80

Red

  • Les Genêts Grenache-Syrah, France

    £6.50 / £30
  • Vin du Marche Merlot, France

    £6.95 / £32
  • Il Faggio Montepulciano, Italy

    £7.25 / £37
  • Raza Reserva Malbec, Argentina

    £9.50 / £42
  • Fram Shiraz, South Africa

    £9.50 / £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

    £78
  • Yalumba, Hand Picked Eden Valley Shiraz-Vignier, 2015

    £95

Rose

  • Les Bêtes Rousses, France

    £6.50 / £30
  • Piquepoul Rosé Foncalieu, France

    £8.25 / £39
  • MIP, Côtes de Provence, France

    £9.75 / £47
  • Tadpole Pinot Noir

    £10.75 / £50
  • Folc, English

    £11.95 / £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 / Maria

    £10.50
  • Margarita

    £12
  • Spicy Margarita

    £12
  • Paloma

    £12
  • Dirty Martini

    £12
  • French Martini

    £11
  • Espresso Martini

    £12
  • Negroni

    £12
  • Rum Old Fashioned

    £13
  • Kir Royale

    £11
  • Mojito Spritz

    £12
  • Aperol Spritz

    £11
  • Elderflower fizz

    £12
  • Italicus Spritz

    £12
  • 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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To avoid any confusion following the recent Kent Online article, Samphire is on the market but we are very much still open for business and the team look forward to seeing you all this summer and beyond