Category: Margate

Pizza, Pizza, Pizza and more Pizza

Ramsgate Pizza

Ramsgate boasts a vibrant pizza scene with options to suit every vibe.

For dedicated pizza lovers, CUBO Pizzeria is a standout crowd favourite, with scenic views overlooking the Ramsgate Royal Harbour.

Excellent pizzas can also be found on the menus of established local Italian restaurants, most notably Il Tricolore, Marechiaro, and Porto Reale.

If you are looking for something a bit different, a few unexpected venues serve up highly rated pizza. The Mariners Bar features its own dedicated pizza oven, Spitz Bar & Lounge has Olivia’s Pizza & Kitchen serving Neopolitan style pizza while Noa Rooftop Bar at the Granville Theatre pairs its menu with spectacular elevated views and delicious cocktails.

However, if I had to pick just one, my personal favourite is Dough Eyes Pizza located at the Ramsgate Boating Pool.

CUBO Pizzeria, The Mariners Bar and Dough Eyes at the Ramsgate Boating Pool also do takeaway.

Most of the restaurants provide ‘leftover boxes’, so you can eat your pizza hot or cold the next day.

Margate Pizza

My recommendation for Pizza in Margate would be GB Pizza.

 

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Angela’s : Margate

(August 2026)

Return visit for a late lunch. Full restaurant for a mid week 2:15 sitting, so booking essential.

We enjoyed a starter and main course each, with the wonderfully refreshing Mackerel Tomato Salad stealing the show. The service is relaxed and accommodating; they happily encourage sharing and provide extra plates. It is a premium lunch experience, but an absolute treat.

(1st visit July 2026)

Finally managed to visit Angela’s, the acclaimed seafood restaurant in Margate, and it’s certainly worth the trip. It is a casual, laid-back spot featuring two dining areas, an open kitchen, and – much to our surprise – an outside toilet!

The daily menu is displayed on a chalkboard.

We ordered the sea bass alongside a rather lovely bottle of Ark Pinot Gris.

It is definitely worth a return visit to try more of their dishes.

 

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Rooftop Bars : Margate & Ramsgate

(July 2026) 

We  visited two of Thanets rooftop bars, one in Margate and one in Ramsgate – both very different but lovely in their own ways.

The Rooftop Bar @Guest House No 42 : Margate 

With it’s stunning views of Margate Beach and the hotels highly professional service, indulging at The Rooftop Bar is a real treat. To get to the bar you speak to the receptionist at the Guest House No 42 Hotel (High Street entrance), they check if there is space. They don’t operate a booking diary for the roof, so it’s first come, first served. Be warned you do have a bit of a climb (six flights of steps). Our visit wasn’t at sunset (which is the peak time), we simply had some pre dinner drinks. They serve cocktails, local beers, and a small, quality-driven wine list where bottles generally run over £60.

Noa Rooftop Bar @The Granville : Ramsgate

There’s only one flight of (external) steps to get to Noa, the rooftop bar at the Granville Theatre. It’s not a large venue, you can do a walk in for drinks but it’s essential to book a table if you want to eat there. They serve handcrafted cocktails (highly recommend The Pain Killer), delicious sourdough pizzas and roasts in the autumn and winter.

The staff are efficient and friendly and the place has stunning sea views. There’s indoor and outdoor seating.

It’s a popular pre theatre venue.

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MEAT American BBQ pop up in Margate

In case you missed it, the people from Margate Smokehouse have opened a pop up restaurant inside The Glass Jar on Marine Drive in Margate. It’s called MEAT American BBQ and they invited us to check it out. It’s hidden away at the back of the bar and easy to miss.

The menu covers lots of classic BBQ dishes like Chicken wings with blue cheese dip and Pork Babyback Ribs served with a lovely sticky BBQ sauce. Highlights for us included Beef Brisket served in a brioche bun and their Mac n Cheese Lollipop with BBQ sauce. We had excellent service from John the Chef and the friendly bar staff at The Glass Jar.

If you time it right you can also catch one of the free live music events hosted by The Glass Jar.

 

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The Ambrette – Margate (Closed)

I have never been much of a fan of Margate, but I have to say it is starting to grow on me, helped very much by its burgeoning food scene. We decided to explore Margate before lunch, there was actually quite a lot to see, we managed to fit in a visit to the monthly Cliftonville farmers market, a brief trip to the Turner Contemporary Gallery and wandered around the old town which has lots of interesting shops, cafes and architecture. Margate has really embraced the art scene and there are retro shops everywhere.

The Ambrette is in the old town, just round the corner from the stunning Tudor House. The Ambrette has quite the reputation. Dev Biswal is famous for his spicing and is planning to open 4 more restaurants in Kent, which is very good news indeed. The hype is definitely justified, this is somewhere you feel you could order anything from the menu and not be disappointed. I have been to quite a few high end Indian restaurants and when it comes to food and service The Ambrette can hold its own. The room and ambience is less inviting, OK there is no flock wallpaper but instead the tables and decor would not be out of place in a bland Italian restaurant. This place is special however and it really would not take much to elevate it.

We had a delicious amuse bouche where my only complaint was that it was served on a cocktail stick rather than having a small spoon which would have ensured that I got every drop of the beautiful sauce off the plate.

We started with the Crab and beetroot cake, locally grown sea purslane  and Crab riata and the Dosai with gently spiced potatoes, mustard and onions and Coconut chutney. The flavour of the crab and potatoes were both enhanced by the accompaniments and spicing. We were then presented with tiny tasting cups containing a delicious broccoli and pepper soup.

For main course we ordered the Kentish Mutton and pearl barley biryani, served with Masala potatoes, Kashmiri style sauce of cinnamon and saffron and the Claresse (fresh water catfish) with locally grown sea beet, served with kedgeree, sauce of coconut, ginger and mustard, again beautifully judged.

Dessert was also a triumph. Chocolate Samosas are a match made in heaven, and the delicate rose flavoured vanilla crème brulee was perfect.

Matching wines with Indian food can be difficult but not so here as the spicing does not kill your taste buds. Our bottle of Chablis was not lost, its fruity flavour complimented all the dishes.

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GB Pizza – UFK

GB Pizza in Margate is a trendy Pizza parlour that focuses on producing quality thin based pizza. It is only a few doors down from Domino Pizza and the contrast could not be more marked. The tables are refectory style but if your lucky you can also grab a window seat with a sea view. We shared a chorizo and chilli pizza which was super hot and absolutely delicious. They also import Gelupo Ice Cream from London, which again reflects their approach to quality. The staff were efficient with a friendly laid back manner. Food is ordered at the counter and delivered to the table.

GB Pizza are going places, more specifically they are opening a pop up in Exmouth Market in foodie Clerkenwell in London, where they will fit right in. So they are reversing the ‘DFL – Down from London’ trend to be ‘UFK – Up from Kent’. I really hope they expand within Kent though, I would love to have a local branch – please come to Ramsgate.

UPDATE : No longer at Exmouth Market.

 

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