{"id":1463,"date":"2009-07-14T22:10:56","date_gmt":"2009-07-14T21:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/noexpert.co.uk\/?p=1463"},"modified":"2021-10-31T18:53:14","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T18:53:14","slug":"harveys-fish-market-oyster-bar-restaurant-not-the-plaice-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noexpert.co.uk\/food\/?p=1463","title":{"rendered":"Harveys Fish Market, Oyster Bar &#038; Restaurant &#8211; not the plaice to go!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Harveys\" href=\"http:\/\/www.harveysoframsgate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harveys of Ramsgate<\/a>, part of Kent Inns of Distinction, is\u00a0marketed as\u00a0a dedicated seafood restaurant\u00a0 using locally landed fish. A fabulous idea, in theory.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrity TV chef John Burton-Race of the Michelin-starred New Angel in Dartmouth is connected with\u00a0it, loosely I hope, based on the standards achieved here, both in terms off food and service.<\/p>\n<p>I can not see this place,\u00a0surviving \u00a0the winter. I certainly will not be returning or recommending this unjustifiably overpriced venue. Neither the food quality or the level of service matched the look of the venue. Bland Fish, and one of the worst deserts I have ever had (hard meringue!). Plates passed across my companion at the table, come on &#8211; anywhere that typically charges \u00a320 for mains, needs to deliver something a bit special. Then there is the ambience issue,\u00a0 sitting next to a large noisy table of 10 in a half empty restaurant is far from ideal. This is most definitely not my idea of &#8220;fine dining&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Its pretension without the quality, delivering\u00a0expensive badly cooked\u00a0food. Just another &#8220;Faux Gourmet&#8221; experience.<\/p>\n<p>They could have done so much more in this prime location overlooking <a title=\"Ramsgate Royal Harbour\" href=\"http:\/\/www.panoramio.com\/photo\/432154\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ramsgate Royal Harbour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.noexpert.co.uk\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/IMGP1162.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1479\" title=\"IMGP1162\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noexpert.co.uk\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/IMGP1162.JPG\" alt=\"IMGP1162\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.noexpert.co.uk\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/IMGP1162.JPG 1024w, https:\/\/www.noexpert.co.uk\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/IMGP1162-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UPDATE October 2009\u00a0: Made a return visit to Harveys after all, in light of comments and the award of an AA Rosette. For details see <a title=\"Harveys - still not the plaice to go\" href=\"..\/..\/?p=5056\" target=\"_self\">Harveys Fish Market, Oyster Bar &amp; Restaurant &#8211; still not the plaice to go!<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>UPDATE\u00a0April 2010 &#8211; Back in Ramsgate, this time to try Eddie Gilberts. For details see <a title=\"Eddie Gilberts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noexpert.co.uk\/food\/?p=8447\" target=\"_self\">Eddie Gilberts &#8211; reasons to leave London?<\/a> (Eddie Gilberts 7, Harveys 2)<\/p>\n<p>UPDATE October 2010 &#8211; About time!\u00a0 Harveys is finally closed &#8211; RIP please! For more information see post from <a title=\"Isle One\" href=\"http:\/\/isleone.co.uk\/gone-for-a-burton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Isle One<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Top page - Noexpert.co.uk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noexpert.co.uk\/food\">Return to top page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harveys of Ramsgate, part of Kent Inns of Distinction, is\u00a0marketed as\u00a0a dedicated seafood restaurant\u00a0 using locally landed fish. A fabulous idea, in theory. Celebrity TV chef John Burton-Race of the Michelin-starred New Angel in Dartmouth is connected with\u00a0it, loosely I hope, based on the standards achieved here, both in terms off food and service. 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