
Sportsman Restaurant
Sportsman Restaurant
Faversham Road, Seasalter, Whitstable
Tel: 01227 273370 – Website
Welcome to The Sportsman
For the moment we are only offering one menu. This is a five course Tasting Menu comprised of small, seasonal dishes which showcase the local environment. This menu is put together day to day and includes recipes from the past twenty years along with new ideas. You will have a choice on the day between two or three options for each course. Please see our Website for full Information

Snacks:
Bread and Home-churned Butter with Seasalter Sea salt
Chilled Courgette Soup
or
Salt Baked Beetroot with Goat’s Curd & Raspberries
or
Salmagundi
Crab, Carrot & Hollandaise
or
Slip Sole Grilled in Seaweed Butter
or
Turbot Fillet Braised in Vin Jaune
Roast Saddle of Lamb & Mint Sauce
or
Pork Belly, Crackling & Apple Sauce
or
Roast Chicken with Truffle Cream Sauce
Rhubarb Soufflé with Rhubarb Ripple Ice Cream
or
Summer Fruit Salad with Lemon Verbena Ice Cream
or
Chilled Chocolate Mousse Cake with Raspberries and Raw Cream
£60 per person
A discretionary 10% service charge will be added to your bill.

The first evidence of an inn at the site dates back to 1642 but the surrounding area of Seasalter was entered in the Domesday Book as belonging to the kitchens of Canterbury Cathedral. Even then it was an area of food production, farmed by the monks, supplying produce for the influx of religious tourists after the murder of Thomas Beckett in 1170.
We took over The Sportsman in November 1999 with the intention of serving good food in relaxed and informal surroundings. We have held a Michelin star since 2008.

Following the monks’ example we let the area around the pub dictate what we cook. Behind us, the Thames Estuary, leading out to the North Sea, provides oysters and fish, and in front, marshland, woods and fertile soils give us meat, vegetables and game. We also grow some ingredients ourselves. A small kitchen garden and now polytunnel, mean we can cook with fruit and vegetables that benefit from being picked only moments before use.
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The Sportsman
For the moment we are only offering one menu. This is a five course Tasting Menu comprised of small, seasonal dishes which showcase the local environment. This menu is put together day to day and includes recipes from the past twenty years along with new ideas. You will have a choice on the day between two or three options for each course. Please see our Website for full Information
Our Story
Welcome to The Sportsman
The first evidence of an inn at the site dates back to 1642 but the surrounding area of Seasalter was entered in the Domesday Book as belonging to the kitchens of Canterbury Cathedral. Even then it was an area of food production, farmed by the monks, supplying produce for the influx of religious tourists after the murder of Thomas Beckett in 1170.

Only the Best
Fresh Ingredient, Tasty Meals
We took over The Sportsman in November 1999 with the intention of serving good food in relaxed and informal surroundings. We have held a Michelin star since 2008.
Grilled Fillet
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Chicken Breast
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King Crab
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Sea Trout
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Roasted Bakra
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Roasted Bakra
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Testimonials
What People are Saying

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Hours of Operation
MON – FRI
10:00am – 1:00pm
4:00pm – 10:30pm
SAT
3:00pm – 10:30pm
SUN
We are closed
Drop Us a Line
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