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I am contemplating a night in Chichester Marina next week. It's been sometime since I visited and I recall that the marina restaurant was considered pretty poor and the recommendation was to eat in the Yacht Club; is this still the case?
 
It doesn't look too encouraging; are any of the other marinas in Chichester Harbour better placed in terms of getting a decent meal?
 
The food in the yacht club isn't what it was, but as others have said the restaurant in the marina will deliver a passable curry to your boat. I've had a couple of meals there and enjoyed both of them.
 
I'd go for Emsworth Marina, it's a short very pleasant walk beside the mill pond into town where there are loads of pubs - The Bluebell is the best but pricey and you may have to book - a good Indian sit-in place, a Chinese take-away, excellent fish & chip takeaway or rather good expensive English restaurant at the end of the quay road.

There are also 2 good upmarket cafes for breakfast.

Northney Marina is more convenient tide wise and as said there are 2 nice old pubs if one walks over the bridge, the slightly further Royal Oak is said to have better food.
 
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richardbrennan said:
I am contemplating a night in Chichester Marina next week. It's been sometime since I visited and I recall that the marina restaurant was considered pretty poor and the recommendation was to eat in the Yacht Club; is this still the case?
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Not sure why the recommendation would be to have the curry delivered to the boat, the restaurant is pleasant enough and the currys are very good. I haven't eaten from the "English" menu in the evening for a while, but when I've had lunch there it's been pretty good.

If I've got a gripe about the place, it's that they've stopped doing Courage Best and no longer serve a bitter, it's either one of several lagers, Guinness or Caffrey's Red.
 
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Yes, Northney, two good pubs in walking distance.

Or if you are feeling more adventurous, use the pontoon in the emsworth channel and use your dinghy to get ashore.
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:confused:The pontoon, does it accomodate many boats and what sort of distance is it from the quay. Is it possible to dry out near the quay or is there any other way to 'park ' the boat overnight, apart of course from the yacht harbour?
 
The last time I saw the visitors' pontoon in the Emsworth Channel it was busy and more to the point dried out; Chichester Conservancy are at 01243 512301, it would be well worth asking them; also on VHF channel 14.
 
Stemar said:
Dell Quay is one to miss - I was distinctly underwhelmed the last time I ate there & won't be in a hurry to return.
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Run by seasonal staff this time of year and rammed with riffraff :D

Moonshining said:
Not sure why the recommendation would be to have the curry delivered to the boat, the restaurant is pleasant enough and the currys are very good. I haven't eaten from the "English" menu in the evening for a while, but when I've had lunch there it's been pretty good.

If I've got a gripe about the place, it's that they've stopped doing Courage Best and no longer serve a bitter, it's either one of several lagers, Guinness or Caffrey's Red.
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My boat is more pleasant than the restaurant and overflow have to eat in the lobby - which is why I always get it delivered to the boat.... Something nice about the sound of the cork being pulled across the water & the neighbours are nice too - especially on S Pontoon...

You could always get the bus into East Wittering and eat at Samphire, which is lovely and then get a taxi back. Or a bus to Chi - they have a Cote there now, which is very good.

Shame the Marina eateries are a bit rubbish - but I think this will be addressed as the development progresses.

Di
 
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I have not got to Dell Quay this year and it certainly can be a busy pub. But as a location to get a pint and something to eat I think it is great. Yes if you are a foodie you might want to go elsewhere maybe but mid-week nice weather I think it is a top spot. The place has character, even if the pub decor is a bit bogus.... I hope I will get there soon. (Bilge keels, dryout, use the tender etc....). All depends what you like about a place.
 
The pontoon doesn't dry (any more at any rate). We draw 5 and half foot and put the bottom six inches in mud on springs. Mind you the dried out banks are very close and the channel small. The problem is you probably will not be able to get up to Emsworth in the dinghy a couple of hours each side of low water. The rest of the time its fine. Otherwise the pontoon is fine.

We stayed at Emsworth marina earlier this year. Never been there before - it is lovely and they looked after us really well. Of course you must check you can get over the bar and work your coming and going accordingly. They publish heights over the bar on the web. As others have said it is an easy walk into "town".

For a treat the restaurant on the quay is really good - with a Michelin rosette last time I checked.
 
We stayed on the mid channel visitors pontoon near Emsworth over the weekend last month.

Didn't seem close to drying out and we were on the inside and draw 1.2m. Never touched.

Dinghied up to Emsworth about an hour before half tide but on reflection it was too early. Probably fine 3 hours either side of hw. Ate lunch at Emsworth Slipper Sailing club. The clubhouse is beautiful and the food was really good.

The landing pontoon at Emsworth does dry out.

We also took a dinghy trip to Northney Marina from there. It was further than we thought and a bit wet with wind over tide in the main channel. However, with a decent dinghy with an outboard it's a doable journey to visit there.

The pontoon was a nice spot for the weekend. On the outside of the pontoon boats were rafted.

Emsworth had a few other restaurants but obviously the tides need to be right to suit your trip.

Cheers

Garold
 
Garold said:
We stayed on the mid channel visitors pontoon near Emsworth over the weekend last month.

Didn't seem close to drying out and we were on the inside and draw 1.2m. Never touched.

Dinghied up to Emsworth about an hour before half tide but on reflection it was too early. Probably fine 3 hours either side of hw. Ate lunch at Emsworth Slipper Sailing club. The clubhouse is beautiful and the food was really good.

The landing pontoon at Emsworth does dry out.

We also took a dinghy trip to Northney Marina from there. It was further than we thought and a bit wet with wind over tide in the main channel. However, with a decent dinghy with an outboard it's a doable journey to visit there.

The pontoon was a nice spot for the weekend. On the outside of the pontoon boats were rafted.

Emsworth had a few other restaurants but obviously the tides need to be right to suit your trip.

Cheers

Garold
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For real time wind and sea conditions at Chichester Entrance - also Camber Dock in Portsmouth, Bramble bank in mid Solent & Southampton Water, try ' www.Chimet.co.uk '.
 
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Dear All

Thanks for all the information; it now looks more likely that we will end up in Cowes and will probably go to China China. It's not the best Chinese restaurant I've been to and it's a bit pricey but the view is good and it's very handy after a beer in the ISC!

Rick
 
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