After a brief stint as a Cambodian restaurant by popular demand previous staff and new back at Oldest pub in town est 1680 lovely sea breeze near clock tower. Fantastic crowd excellent ambiance and music. Best bar by far, recommend without hesitation. Regular live singers and cool outdoor breakout area. A few cuddly snooks also
Davey boy
Great to see open again friendly staff clean and tidy and not over
richard dorey
Only recently reopened after a spell as a Kymer restaurant. Is thought to be the oldest pub in Margate. The new owners seem to be trying to build on this heritage. It is still a work in progress but they have made a good start. There are two craft ales from Northdown brewery plus lager and cider. They hope to have real ales I'm future
Roger Thomas
The question is after two failed landlords the last of which ripped this lovely old pub to bits (with no action for the council's listed building woman - who I called). What are they going to do next? (Shepheard Neame). They have destroyed so many nice pubs / hotels and turned them into a 'MacDonald's' type outlet....Fayreness now Botany bay and The Royal Albion to mention just two.I am watching this space
Hope Lowe
We keeped saying that we would try this place for a meal . So pleased we did . What a great meal .lovely friendly hosts . Nice and relaxing atmosphere . Thank you again for a warm welcome a brilliant meal .
Andrew P M Yiallouros Tutoring - The Good Greek
A great pub with lots of history (Margate's oldest pub from 1680) and the Khmer kitchen restaurant is superb!
april HERBERT
Lovely old pub, now a Cambodian restaurant. Not big, so not noisy- a nice atmosphere. Never had Cambodian food before and really enjoyed it- great to have some different flavours. The lamb curry was great and the tamarind chicken wings were delicious. Partner loved the chicken dumplings, which are deep fried, not like gyoza. Service was v good and the staff chatty and helpful. My only criticism is that it wasn't clear how big the portion sizes are- we werent sure what were big or small plates/ starters on the supper menu.
Portlands Supplier
Stumbled on this restaurant last night and was quite excited to discover Cambodian food in Margate. We are both pescatarian & was pleased to see they had a whole menu for vegan /vegetarian dishes. After ordering some fish & vegetable dumpling starters we went on to order the tofu sate & yellow curry with black sticky rice for our mains. Alarmingly after ordering our food we had these small children going around the tables chatting to strangers which made us feel very uncomfortable, it was the owners children who were obviously encouraged to chat to everyone.The dumplings arrived and were deep fried in old oil & couldn't tell which was fish & which was veggie, so heavy & greasy. Don't how they can even call them dumplings when they were like potato cakes.Curry arrived & was soooo sweet & tasteless, really awful.The tofu satey was probably the most unhealthy vegan dish I have ever tasted, deep fried in rice flour batter was disgusting & couldn't even taste the tofu.The menu sounds clean, aromatic, fragrant & healthy but instead is a mish mash of deep fried heavy oily unhealthy stodge.Such a shame when you have the beautiful flavours of the Pan Asian around the corner that is 1st class half the price.£77.00 for 2 and awful ??
Adam Hart Dyke
Great re-boot for the much loved Northern Belle in Margate. Really nice food and a great vibe after a refresh to the interior in general. Always busy so worth booking. We were fortunate enough to be squeezed in at the bar (due to no reservation!) and which meant we got to chat at length to the new owner (turns out we had a bunch of mutual friends) although his attention to everything else in the bar never wavered! A true pro. Highly recommended for the food as well as the chat!
Chris Sendall
Really pleased to find to this pub/restaurant in Margate. We were looking at the menu outside when the manager came out and explained that the small plates with a side make a good meal. The double portions looked enormous. This is the first Cambodian meal I have had and the lamb curry was excellent
An incredible family run restaurant. The food was perfect. The vibe's great. The owner and his family are awesome. Could not recommend this restaurant highly enough. I'm already looking forward to going back.
Chris Pleass
Honestly blown away by the food here, some of the best Asian cooking I've had outside of Asia. The owner and his amazing chef wife are absolutely amazing as well, I dont know what to recommend more, the food or the company!
Pippa Hunt
Khmer Kitchen:SO BLOODY DELICIOUS!!!! Lovely atmosphere and really friendly, kind staff. They were all super knowledgable about the food and happy to help. The food was TOP. NOTCH.Cannot recommend Kmer Kitchen enough!!!!!! Without a doubt one of the best Asian meals I have had in the UK. There is so much heart and love in the food, and everything Kmer do.I had the whole sea bass which was cooked to perfection, served with lettuce wraps and a delicious sweet tamarind sauce. The bok choi with ginger soy sauce was simple but ridiculously delicious.Thank you thank you thank you to everyone at Khmer!!!
Gerry Aitken
Great little Cambodian restaurant. friendly service. Out of this world slow cooked lamb and noodles.
Soraya Viloria Montes de Oca (Iggy)
I am glad we went to eat out, overall was an interesting eve and also showed we are not missing out too much. The service and the banter were good, and they accommodated us despite arriving without reservation and late in the evening. For that we were grateful and happy to pay the 12.5% service charge.Food however left something to be desired.Our expectations were high as we love food. The mains lacked the freshness or the complexity of flavours typically present in South East Asian food.The sweet pork was relentless sweet and as it was in a sauce, the fat was too much. Even for me who never says no to a piece of belly or a pork scratching.The “Lab salat” was flat and chewy as the pieces of salmon were not prepped right. The curry may have been the best of the three in flavour, but at £20 not inc rice I’ll say “pass”The saving grace was the small portion of pickle veg that accompanied one of the starters. It was fresh and crunchy and with a great balance of sacude and sweeten. Also the black sticky rice & the pickled garlic both of which can be order as sides. Do try those.
After a brief stint as a Cambodian restaurant by popular demand previous staff and new back at Oldest pub in town est 1680 lovely sea breeze near clock tower. Fantastic crowd excellent ambiance and music. Best bar by far, recommend without hesitation. Regular live singers and cool outdoor breakout area. A few cuddly snooks also
Great to see open again friendly staff clean and tidy and not over
Only recently reopened after a spell as a Kymer restaurant. Is thought to be the oldest pub in Margate. The new owners seem to be trying to build on this heritage. It is still a work in progress but they have made a good start. There are two craft ales from Northdown brewery plus lager and cider. They hope to have real ales I'm future
The question is after two failed landlords the last of which ripped this lovely old pub to bits (with no action for the council's listed building woman - who I called). What are they going to do next? (Shepheard Neame). They have destroyed so many nice pubs / hotels and turned them into a 'MacDonald's' type outlet....Fayreness now Botany bay and The Royal Albion to mention just two.I am watching this space
We keeped saying that we would try this place for a meal . So pleased we did . What a great meal .lovely friendly hosts . Nice and relaxing atmosphere . Thank you again for a warm welcome a brilliant meal .
A great pub with lots of history (Margate's oldest pub from 1680) and the Khmer kitchen restaurant is superb!
Lovely old pub, now a Cambodian restaurant. Not big, so not noisy- a nice atmosphere. Never had Cambodian food before and really enjoyed it- great to have some different flavours. The lamb curry was great and the tamarind chicken wings were delicious. Partner loved the chicken dumplings, which are deep fried, not like gyoza. Service was v good and the staff chatty and helpful. My only criticism is that it wasn't clear how big the portion sizes are- we werent sure what were big or small plates/ starters on the supper menu.
Stumbled on this restaurant last night and was quite excited to discover Cambodian food in Margate. We are both pescatarian & was pleased to see they had a whole menu for vegan /vegetarian dishes. After ordering some fish & vegetable dumpling starters we went on to order the tofu sate & yellow curry with black sticky rice for our mains. Alarmingly after ordering our food we had these small children going around the tables chatting to strangers which made us feel very uncomfortable, it was the owners children who were obviously encouraged to chat to everyone.The dumplings arrived and were deep fried in old oil & couldn't tell which was fish & which was veggie, so heavy & greasy. Don't how they can even call them dumplings when they were like potato cakes.Curry arrived & was soooo sweet & tasteless, really awful.The tofu satey was probably the most unhealthy vegan dish I have ever tasted, deep fried in rice flour batter was disgusting & couldn't even taste the tofu.The menu sounds clean, aromatic, fragrant & healthy but instead is a mish mash of deep fried heavy oily unhealthy stodge.Such a shame when you have the beautiful flavours of the Pan Asian around the corner that is 1st class half the price.£77.00 for 2 and awful ??
Great re-boot for the much loved Northern Belle in Margate. Really nice food and a great vibe after a refresh to the interior in general. Always busy so worth booking. We were fortunate enough to be squeezed in at the bar (due to no reservation!) and which meant we got to chat at length to the new owner (turns out we had a bunch of mutual friends) although his attention to everything else in the bar never wavered! A true pro. Highly recommended for the food as well as the chat!
Really pleased to find to this pub/restaurant in Margate. We were looking at the menu outside when the manager came out and explained that the small plates with a side make a good meal. The double portions looked enormous. This is the first Cambodian meal I have had and the lamb curry was excellent
Restaurantji Recommends
An incredible family run restaurant. The food was perfect. The vibe's great. The owner and his family are awesome. Could not recommend this restaurant highly enough. I'm already looking forward to going back.
Honestly blown away by the food here, some of the best Asian cooking I've had outside of Asia. The owner and his amazing chef wife are absolutely amazing as well, I dont know what to recommend more, the food or the company!
Khmer Kitchen:SO BLOODY DELICIOUS!!!! Lovely atmosphere and really friendly, kind staff. They were all super knowledgable about the food and happy to help. The food was TOP. NOTCH.Cannot recommend Kmer Kitchen enough!!!!!! Without a doubt one of the best Asian meals I have had in the UK. There is so much heart and love in the food, and everything Kmer do.I had the whole sea bass which was cooked to perfection, served with lettuce wraps and a delicious sweet tamarind sauce. The bok choi with ginger soy sauce was simple but ridiculously delicious.Thank you thank you thank you to everyone at Khmer!!!
Great little Cambodian restaurant. friendly service. Out of this world slow cooked lamb and noodles.
I am glad we went to eat out, overall was an interesting eve and also showed we are not missing out too much. The service and the banter were good, and they accommodated us despite arriving without reservation and late in the evening. For that we were grateful and happy to pay the 12.5% service charge.Food however left something to be desired.Our expectations were high as we love food. The mains lacked the freshness or the complexity of flavours typically present in South East Asian food.The sweet pork was relentless sweet and as it was in a sauce, the fat was too much. Even for me who never says no to a piece of belly or a pork scratching.The “Lab salat” was flat and chewy as the pieces of salmon were not prepped right. The curry may have been the best of the three in flavour, but at £20 not inc rice I’ll say “pass”The saving grace was the small portion of pickle veg that accompanied one of the starters. It was fresh and crunchy and with a great balance of sacude and sweeten. Also the black sticky rice & the pickled garlic both of which can be order as sides. Do try those.