Quick info
About pomUS at Fort Road Hotel
pomUS at Fort Road Hotel is a bistro and lounge bar in Margate, at 18 Fort Rd, that also works as a cafe. The Sunday roast comes with roast beef, pork or chicken, and roast potatoes and cauliflower cheese as sides. A vegetarian squash wellington gives non-meat eaters a roast of their own. Fish appears on the menu too, including pollock with lobster bisque, and the dessert list includes a chocolate mousse. The wine list features local English wines, with red wines available to try. Dogs are welcome.
Good to know
- ReservationsAccepts reservations
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, restroom, seating
- Good for kidsGood for kids · High chairs
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention sunday roast, bavette steak, monkfish and local english wines.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention sunday roast, bavette steak, monkfish and local english wines.
Customer Review Summary
Sunday roast is what most reviewers return for, with the roast beef, the vegetarian squash wellington, cauliflower cheese and roast potatoes singled out, and one calling it the best roast in Margate. Close behind are the fish dishes, where the monkfish and the pollock with lobster bisque get repeat praise, along with the bavette steak, chicken terrine starter and a pork main followed by chocolate mousse. Several highlight the wine list, which includes local English wines, and the weekday fixed price menu is described as a bargain for a group of four. Servers are repeatedly called attentive and friendly, and one let a table sample red wines and held it while the party photographed the sunset. The one sharply negative visit came from a roast dinner with dry chicken, hard roast potatoes and undercooked carrots and cauliflower, plus a cramped corner table so rickety the drinks nearly toppled, though the cabbage and Yorkshire puddings were liked. That reviewer took the leftover chicken home for the dog.
Customer Review Summary
Sunday roast is what most reviewers return for, with the roast beef, the vegetarian squash wellington, cauliflower cheese and roast potatoes singled out, and one calling it the best roast in Margate. Close behind are the fish dishes, where the monkfish and the pollock with lobster bisque get repeat praise, along with the bavette steak, chicken terrine starter and a pork main followed by chocolate mousse. Several highlight the wine list, which includes local English wines, and the weekday fixed price menu is described as a bargain for a group of four. Servers are repeatedly called attentive and friendly, and one let a table sample red wines and held it while the party photographed the sunset. The one sharply negative visit came from a roast dinner with dry chicken, hard roast potatoes and undercooked carrots and cauliflower, plus a cramped corner table so rickety the drinks nearly toppled, though the cabbage and Yorkshire puddings were liked. That reviewer took the leftover chicken home for the dog.
Featured reviews
- Jonathan Cole
“PomUS at the Fort Road hotel was exceptionally good. We’ve been a few times and they have a great wine list - always some local English wines, which have been great - and their fish has consistently been wonderful. The monkfish is a must, and our recent visit the pollock with lobster bisque was 10/10!”
- PICKLED MARGATE
“Good absolutely amazing, beautifully cooked steak and best chips I have ever had! Going again this week!”
- David Williams
“Really excellent Roast, roast beef was amazing”
- Rosemary Fallows
“This was really disappointing. We came here for a roast dinner. I was crammed in a corner where I could barely fit, with a table that was so rickety we nearly lost our drinks a few times. The food was just bad: dry chicken, potatoes you could get a shrapnel injury from, undercooked carrots and cauliflower. If you’re going to roast veg then they should at least be cooked through, there was none of the delicious browning you’d hope for on the carrots or the cauliflower . The cabbage and Yorkshire puddings were nice. But overall quite expensive and extremely disappointing. I could definitely cook better myself, as could many other places in Margate. I took the rest of the chicken home for my dog, who will probably enjoy it as she won’t mind that it’s dry.”
- Nicole Shinnick
“A group of four of us had an absolutely delightful Thursday night meal here!! We had the weekday fixed price menu and honestly it was an absolute bargain for really high quality food (and fab wines to accompany) The service was also amazing. I highly recommend.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Closed
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Highlights
- Great cocktails
- Great coffee
- Great dessert
- Great wine list
- Popular for lunch
- Popular for dinner
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Accepts reservations
- Dogs allowed
- Dine-in
- Good for kids
- Bar onsite
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- Cozy
- Beer
- Coffee
- Healthy options
- Small plates
- Dessert
- Dining options· 5
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Seating
- Table service
- Family-friendly· 1
- High chairs
- Pet-friendly· 2
- Dogs allowed inside
- Dogs allowed outside
- Offerings· 4
- Alcohol
- Cocktails
- Hard liquor
- Wine
- Popular for· 1
- Solo dining
- Crowd· 2
- Groups
- Tourists
- Planning· 1
- Dinner reservations recommended
- Highlights· 2
- Great cocktails
- Great wine list
- Facilities· 1
- Restroom
- Atmosphere· 2
- Romantic
- Trendy
- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
Location
Restaurants near pomUS at Fort Road Hotel
- Tindos4.91000.1 mi£10–20Wheelchair accessibleGood for kids
burgers, poutine, gluten free burgers
- Mullins Brasserie4.55060.1 mi£20–30Outdoor seatingVegan optionsVegetarian options
jerk chicken, mahimahi, curried goat
- Aspendos Margate4.53380.2 mi£20–30Vegetarian optionsWheelchair accessibleGood for kids
generous portions, free baklava, chicken salad
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pomUS at Fort Road HotelWheelchair accessible · Good for kids · Reservations | 4.8110 | — | £20–60 | sunday roast, bavette steak, monkfish |
| TindosWheelchair accessible · Good for kids | 4.9100 | 0.1 mi | £10–20 | burgers, poutine, gluten free burgers |
| Mullins BrasserieOutdoor seating · Vegan options · Vegetarian options | 4.5506 | 0.1 mi | £20–30 | jerk chicken, mahimahi, curried goat |
| Aspendos MargateVegetarian options · Wheelchair accessible · Good for kids | 4.5338 | 0.2 mi | £20–30 | generous portions, free baklava, chicken salad |
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