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Samphire

57 Shore Road, East Wittering, PO20 8DY, England
+44 1243 672754
Ranked #9 of 95 restaurants in Chichester
4.5 of 5 stars 30 Reviews
Cuisines: British
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Restaurant details
Good for: Child-friendly, Romantic, Local cuisine, Special Occasion Dining
Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations
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30 reviews from our community

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Selseysilver
Chichester, United Kingdom
Senior Contributor
21 reviews
4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2012 NEW

This small restaurant specialises in seafood. The tables were all different sizes, the chairs, chinaware and silverware did not match, it worked though, even though quirtky.Food and service excellent. More

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Sammiethekat10
Chichester, United Kingdom
Reviewer
3 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 January 2012

Excellent food, wonderful service but the food did seemed a little priccy and I totally froze which ended up making the whloe evening very uncomfortable. More

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petersuff0lk
Ipswich
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 December 2011

Staying with friends in Chichester we were taken down to East Wittering where, on this unprepossessing road to the shore they took us into this delight. Its simple rustic charm chimed well with the coastal environment and reminded us, in its smaller way, of the original famous Bathers Pavilion in Sydney. The food was expertly cooked and efficiently and knowledgeably... More

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HolliesChichester
chichester
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 October 2011
1
person found this review helpful

We booked by phone and had a lunch. Inside we were shown the very limited choices on the blackboard f the fixed price lunch [ 1 fish 1 meat and 1 veggie] We were first shown the wine menu. Place was barely half full. Portions were tasty generally but meagre. Starter was half the size of R Blancs [ham hock... More

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Stanley E
Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom
1 review
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 August 2011
1
person found this review helpful

We arrived for lunch just before the kitchen closed at 14.00 but were never rushed to finish a delicious meal accompanied by excellent, reasonably priced, wine.Very friendly and attentive service in a charming atmosphere. After spending the previous 2 months in France I can say that our meal was as good as anything we had eaten there and, for the... More

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Souffer99
Southampton, United Kingdom
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 August 2011
1
person found this review helpful

We may well have simply eaten on a bad day for the restaurant but the service was appalling. We waited over an hour for our food when the restaurant was only half full. Again we may have been unlucky with the food we ordered as it was passable but nothing to rave about. They were fully booked tonight so as... More

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Spanishmode
London, United Kingdom
1 review
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 August 2011
1
person found this review helpful

We decided to visit Chichester during the day and then spontaneously took a tour to the Witterings, ending up at Eastside thinking there would be more restaurants there. We found the usual family oriented fare from other local pubs and then came across Samphire. We were attracted to the name (if anyone knows what samphire is and names a restaurant... More

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slikyskills
Newbury, United Kingdom
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews
2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 July 2011

Fantastic, great food and service, one of our favourite places to eat and relax, so much so we had our wedding reception here for 30 people x More

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NBOTJ
London, United Kingdom
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4 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 July 2011

Do not be put off by outside appearances this is a real hidden gem. It has a rustic appearance and the restaurant is small but the food is excellent. The seafood choice here is very good. The atmosphere is excellent and was constantly busy all night but you were not made to feel as if you were being rushed along.... More

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janhoward
Chichester, United Kingdom
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 July 2011

Have eaten here a number of times and the food is great. Would eat there more often if we could get in. More

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