The Deck in Chichester

It's a beautiful location, but be warned if you've never been before that it's very dark at night and you will need to trust your sat nav to drive here. I go running around here but it was the first time I've stopped to eat. The staff are very friendly and the food is very good. I tried the slow-cooked pork belly with crackling skin and it did not disappoint. Being located next to a fishmonger and the water, it's a seafood experience. I should really have tried the seafood but that'll be next time. I thoroughly recommend this place if you want to relax away from the hustle and bustle of the urban eateries.

It was lovely to visit this place! Very welcoming staff and the seafood was amazing! Thank you for having us and for being so lovely & patient with our 2 y.o. 😇

First time i have been. Staff were lovely and food was very tasty.will come again.

Wr went to the Deck for Sunday lunch with high expectations. Unfortunately we were extremely disappointed with the quality of the food. Everything was tough and leathery - and some vegetables were black and burnt. Both meals looked and tasted as if they had been ready to serve a few hours previously and had been put aside to keep warm since then. Neither was it cheap at £50+ for two main courses and one glass of wine. The staff were lovely and the venue is attractive, but overall a big disappointment and we won't go there again.

Stumbled across The Deck whilst wandering around Emsworth .Enjoyed a fantastic vegetarian breakfast coupled with nice views of the boats & water. Katie & Sam ( the friendly staff ) made for a very pleasant experience.

This weekend I went for my 4th bottomless brunch. They are very generous with the prosecco, the food is nice and the ladies are lovely. Once again a lovely afternoon with my friends and Daughters. We were even able to sit outside in the Sun.

From the moment we called to book our table, we felt like stepping into an ocean delight, we were enveloped in a warm and inviting atmosphere that set the stage for an unforgettable dining experience. The decor is elegant yet unpretentious, perfectly reflecting the coastal charm that defines this gem. The service here is nothing short of exceptional. Our waiter was attentive and knowledgeable, guiding us through the menu with expert recommendations and a genuine enthusiasm for the dishes. It was clear that the staff takes great pride in their work, creating a welcoming environment that made us feel like valued guests rather than just another table. Overall, The Deck offers not only a stellar seafood experience but also a level of service that is truly remarkable. Every member of the staff (including the chef who walked the extra mile to meet our taste) contributed to our enjoyable evening, making us eager to return. Highly recommended for anyone seeking a fantastic seafood dining experience!

Really fresh tasty seafood, good location, we walked from Emsworth town in about 20 minutes, the lobster especially was well worth getting!

Good breakfast with a good view

Met for coffee and cake , very quiet as was a Tue afternoon Great service , nice coffee and good choice of cakes Tip.. don’t pay for parking via ringo as get 3 hours free when enter reg number. Interesting location for viewing boats and can walk into town.

Really friendly and welcoming with excellent location and great coffee and cakes Will return again for sure!

Menu for lunch limited, and apparently does not chang for several weeks. I was with a friend and asked for separate bills but were each charged for service! the service charge should have been for the table not each of us. The food was good and service okay.

Arrived here on our tour to further South England. Great location harbour scenery, very friendly staff & service and good food! We had starters only as mussels, +great "sauce" , bread and warm goat cheese, fish soup, mackerel paté! Very good, Best lunch! We'll be back when we can (from Holland). 😀 Eduard

What an amazing place, the fish and chips were the best I've ever had, so fresh and perfectly cooked, great decking area in the sunshine helped make it a memorable meal...well done staff all really happy and friendly

Great food and service. Will definitely be back 😁

Was here today Sunday ordered full English breakfast £15 drinks not included? I have to say it was very disappointing! Size and quality poor! More like child’s portions? Poor quality ingredients! Toilets not very clean? Won’t be retuning soon!

Lovely little venue at Emsworth Yacht harbour for brekkie, lunch and now some evening meals too. Cakes and hot drinks on this occasion sat outside on the deck looking out to the harbour. Super brownie and tasty vegan carrot cake. Staff are very friendly and the place has a nice vibe.

Lovely little venue at Emsworth Yacht harbour for brekkie, lunch and now some evening meals too. Cakes and hot drinks on this occasion sat outside on the deck looking out to the harbour. Super brownie and tasty vegan carrot cake. Staff are very friendly and the place has a nice vibe. Previously had a cracking bacon bap there too! Highly recommended.

Beautiful food, fairly priced. A blend of traditional and creative. Loved it!

The Deck is such a lovely place and with the great weather we had a terrace table. The food options were very limited and with 2 courses not available we were not impressed. Service was hit and miss, when we got attention the staff were lovely, but once we got our main meal no one approached us to offer more drinks or even desserts which we saw other people getting. If you are going to add a service charge make sure your service is worth it.

Bright welcoming atmosphere.. the staff are friendly.. the ambiance exactly what you expect from a yacht harbour. The service was attentive. Our fish and chips exactly what we expected and more. We relaxed over looking the harbour and enjoyed our experience here

Brilliant big breakfast. Free 3 hour car park Southampton ideal walk after breakfast. Great service Great food. Well done to all the team.

Staff is kind and friendly but food is just ok.

Very nice food, really friendly staff. Sat inside by choice but could see outside looked nice place to sit. We will be back. Xx

I think the picture with this post speaks volumes about the presentation of our breakfast and we can certainly vouch for the quality. However, this review is more about the service we received. We had a booking at 0930 but arrived very early at 0900 to a very warm welcome from Georgie. Karen delivered our menus and took our drinks order. Karen was a joy, smiley, happy and professional. We placed our breakfast order and not long after the food arrived. One thing we noticed was even though there were only a handful of covers, the staff were busy, clearing, cleaning, squaring away, prepping, and checking on diners. It was very obvious that the staff were a well-trained team, quite rare in the client facing service industry these days. The food was brilliant but paled into insignificance as the customer focus and attention to detail was so exceptional. After I settled my bill, I gave a cash tip which Karen at first refused as she felt it was too generous. I respectfully suggested that the level of tip was equal to the service received and was well deserved by all. As we left all the staff said thank you and wished as a great rest of our day, a perfect goodbye. Downstairs I had a brief chat with Georgie who was a little overwhelmed, but I reassured her that great service should be recognised and that's all I did and that we will be back again and again. Georgie, I found out was the manager! I wouldn't call her a manager but a Leader, managers work with goals, objectives and resources. Leaders, inspire, develop, hone share a vision and most importantly lead the way. The cohesive team I saw today have been shown the way and I think that is down to Georgie. Thank you, Georgie, Karen and all the team you made our day by going above and beyond. One grumble for the owners! You have a premium venue, a premium product, which attracts a certain level of clientele. I guess that some of us would like to pay using American Express. I understand card fees may be higher etc but just a thought for the future.

We had a really lovely family lunch at The Deck. Staff were friendly and attentive and the food was great. The little kids fish and chips was fresh and super crispy batter. The tartare sauce was great. Chicken burger and Caesar salad for adults also very tasty. We will definitely be back.

We were ignored while a large group that arrived after us had their food served in front of us and were treated like VIPs. We finally got our mains after 1 1/2 hours!

So we went to the deck yet another try as the last time was not good ( see review) Ordered orange juice which we could put money on it was concentrated ! They forgot one of our drinks so had to remind the waitress and the sausages on the fry up were ok ! If you are the owner reading this …. Come on ! It doesn’t take Einstein to work out you need to up your game ! It you’ll be out of business very shortly

Had a lovely meal here last night prawns starter lovely and steak cooked to perfection keep up the great work!!!

Extremely unwelcoming, this not only experienced by myself but also a neighbour on the same day. It has recently changed hands and they have clearly made some changes. My opinion it has come rather pretentious and are clearly looking for a certain clientele which is fine if that is the direction the new owners are going. As a local I will not be returning due to the unwelcoming nature of my visit.

The new chef clearly needs to retrain, the food was awful. Prawns in cooking oil, salty caramel sauce that was inedible. After we complained the atmosphere changed and the staff were rude. Used to be a great place to eat, restaurant was empty which says alot

My partner and I went to the newly owned restaurant in Emsworth, The Deck, last night. It was only the 2nd night it had opened in the evening, under the new management, and it did not disappoint. The staff were exceptional, making a special fuss of my partner who was celebrating her birthday. We shared a delicious starter of hummus and flat bread, and I had the rib eye steak whilst my partner had the pork chop. The quality of the food was incredible. I had not had such a good steak in years, and the pork chop was delicious. Our whole evening was so enjoyable and relaxing, and I can strongly recommend The Deck for a lovely evening.

Our obvious go-to when we go to our boat as it’s so convenient, but the food is always great and the service is impeccable. A nice spot in the yacht harbour, especially on a sunny day when there’s room on the balcony.

Breakfast was lovely,bit pricey

It was a shame…. Lovely staff great vibe … but bad luck with the food as what we got was not the same as other customers ordering the same dish 🥴. My £26 green curry was a sloppy mess just dolloped over rice … with a sauce that was split …. My guests got over cooked fish. I think we just unlucky🤔

Great location on a sunny day unfortunately it wasn't for us - can't change the weather! The staff were welcoming and attentive. The menu choices were excellent. Me and my brother both chose fish and chips. The service was very slow and when they eventually arrived they ok! The battery was crisp but the fish unfortunately slightly over cooked. The few crushed peas were dry and not worth putting on the plate. The skin on fries and tartar sauce were the best bit!!

My young daughter and her friend have just visited the Deck and spent over an hour awaiting their order. What should have been a pleasurable experience was in fact not so nice. They left having witnessed the adjacent table being reimbursed for their wait. Yet they waited longer to be served. They paid the bill without saying a word as embarrassed youngsters do (15 & 17 year olds) As teenagers I’m sure that you’ll agree that money is hard to earn and precious to them. But the service is also a key factor irrespective of age. Really disappointed that what was to have been a special treat, which they had saved up for, ended up being a long wait and more expensive than planned as they ended up buying extra drinks to fill in the time. No response from the deck when I emailed them to advise them our dissatisfaction!

Lovely place, so don't go there and leave it free for me 🤣

Delightful restaurant in the yacht harbour. Excellent breakfast using local, quality, ingredients. Service was first class, welcoming and efficient.

Lovely breakfast ! Great price, choice between small and full English breakfast, nice view and very kind staff, parking on site!

Sadly, the Deck has downgraded from a fine restaurant, almost always full, to a café under the new management. The food choice has been severely reduced. The fish and chips, whilst good, was a very small portion. I had this because their famous burger is no longer on the menu. The wine choice has also been much reduced to 2 whites, 2 reds, a rose and Prosecco. If you go, its a fine café and location and you will probably enjoy it. If you remember it as it was , you won't. The fact that on the hottest day of the year it wasn't even half full speaks to me that the regular clientele have left.

It's always a pleasure to go to the deck... The food is excellent and the staff are always very friendly and helpful I just wish they would open more in the evenings for dinner as they used to do

Very accommodating staff, busy father's day lunch session, we wanted for nothing. My father lived in France for many years and was seriously impressed with the mussels. Reasonably priced good lunch menu. Shame they don't serve dinner.

Nice little cafe on marina service a bit slow but no need to hurry anyway as long as sunshine's

Went for interview they never got back to me, food was pricey not much of a view coffee slitly bitter

Loved it. Nice cake and coffee and good service despite being relatively busy. Will definitely return soon.

Had a very nice lunch with great service and atmosphere. Tip, don’t pay for parking as you can register your car in the cafe and get 3 hrs for free.

Although I gave food 1 star i don't actually know as we waited so long for someone to even offer a drink let alone food we left in the end and went elsewhere, ps they weren't even busy

Upon completing a job in the marina where the Deck is situated we decided to go for breakfast on the final day before we left. In all honesty I think the price is a little steep for what I received. £50 for 3 small breakfasts with 2 teas and an orange juice is just outrageous especially when the black pudding was barely cooked. A little disappointed as I live local and heard a lot of good things so maybe will give it a go another time.

Great service. Super friendly staff. Very tasty food with great ingredients. Would highly recommend.

We were staying nearby in the fisherman’s cottages on a break from London, this place was recommended to us. Info about the menu was limited on their website that I could find, but we booked it on recommendation. It’s located above the boat club, and is elevated with some lovely views over the boat area, with some seats on the decking outside also. It’s super lovely inside, simple but very bright. The menu was small but had something for everyone, the specials board looked delicious. The lady that took our order made us immediately feel at ease when she explained how they could chop and change everything for the kids orders, and helpfully suggested a smaller order than planned for one of the children which was great advice and the portion was still large. We got there in time to order the muscles off the specials board, and they were genuinely some of the best I’ve ever had. Drinks were lovely with some fantastic mimosa’s. What a lovely, friendly tasty find! We’d love to return one day. We would absolutely recommend as well!

Delicious ! I always go there for their mussels ! Love the freshness and sweetness. I will be going again.

Lovely food. Good value too. Service is great - friendly, helpful and accommodating. Car parking can be limited and the visitor car park can be busy. Well worth a trip out and I just wish they opened in the evenings!

March 16th. Another enjoyable visit to this deservedly popular venue. As always, warmly greeted & offered a choice of tables. 2 ' bubble & squeak' breakfasts later & we left feeling replete 👍👍. So why not 5*?..well ( & I understand the cost saving rationale), the move away from a commercial booking system to an email booking system has it's pitfalls if you are booking a table less than 24 hours before your intended visit, which in our case, was an email sent at 21:00 the night before requesting a table at 11:00. It should be noted that I made 2 attempts via the phone number too... These are just thoughts.. We will of course return 😊👍

Cracking spot, with a view of the boats. Very decent coffee, humongous plate of very tasty and fresh mussels. Fish and chips was spot on. Friendly efficient service. Will be back.

Staff were super-helpful in arranging details for a family gathering of 11 people (6 adults, 2 young people, and 3 children). Great variety of lovely food, friendly service and smart setting. Can't wait for next family meal out at The Deck - many thanks to all involved!

We had my fathers wake at the deck today, it was absolutely perfect, delicious food looking out on the boats and the water and the sun came out too…thankyou to Georgie and your team for looking after us all impeccably

Pancakes! Took my 3 grandchildren for a half term treat and we were delighted! A choice of three different types of pancakes ( savoury and sweet) which we all wholeheartedly enjoyed. Great setting and attentive staff. Lovely area to walk Throughly recommend for all

Fantastic venue for a private function. Delicious canapes and drinks for 50 guests in a wonderful setting. We and all our guests were made to feel extremely welcome and the service was outstanding (noted by several of our friends). Well done to the fabulous Kate and her team!

Nice ambience, friendly service, amazing food (Avo and eggs on sour dough was delicious) we were all made to feel very welcome, even the dog 🐕

Really good fish n chips for £16.50. Lovely location and good service.

Pre booked lunch for January 13th & I'm glad I did as the Deck was busy & buzzing 👍👍. Warmly greeted & offered a table with views across the marina & beyond, which was a 👍 for my guests. All our food choices hit the spot ( 2x fish and chips, a burger & a pork bubble & squeak)..😋😋. Service was friendly & timely without being intrusive 👍. I had to finish with the yummaliscious pecan pie.. Until next time, which hopefully won't be so long as I've always enjoyed visiting the Deck..😊..

Went for my mother's birthday brunch and the staff were lovely. Range of food selected from big breakfast to salads and Fish and Chips, all were superb so cannot fault anything. A real South Coast gem.

I brought my family here on Christmas Eve and we had a lovely brunch. So I came back today with my dog, and we were asked to sit outside in the wind, even though there were other dogs inside?! I've even seen dogs inside sat on the seats on other occasions. My dog is very well behaved and after a long walk, he would have happily napped under my seat while we enjoyed brunch but unfortunately we had to leave. The lady who seemed to be in charge pulled an unprofessional face to her colleagues as we left feeling unfairly treated and unhappy.

Have used this place before and the food and service is always excellent. Good atmosphere in a really nice setting. the brunch menu is very comprehensive and in particular the smashed Avocado really tasty. A good place for informal business meetings - I will return.

The view is incredible. Food tasty too, and best to book. Can be expensive, but the view may be worth it.

What a fabulous bottomless Birthday brunch we had today. We felt so welcomed by Kate and the rest of the team. The food and drink were first class, we definitely felt very happy by the end of our time at The Deck.Thank you to everyone especially Kate. I know the birthday girl had a wonderful time.

Brilliant food, excellent staff, fab location. Able to easily accommodate access for my Nan in her wheelchair. We really enjoyed our first time experience there and will for sure be back.

Loved it and the breaky was yummy

A special brunch at the end of a great weekend away

Visited for the first time based on a recommendation and the reviews on here, it’s clearly popular. Service was excellent, food very good, tasty and piping hot. My only observation, is I deleted some of the breakfast options. I wasn’t asked or offered a replacement. So I ultimately ended up paying more for less. It’s been a very long time since I wasn’t offered a replacement when deleting an item or 2.

Walked past lots of times but never ventured in but the rain clouds were a gathering up above so we dived in for drinks. Glad we did as the heavens opened and we found a lovely friendly place for drinks. Just a tea and an oat milk hot choc which was the best oat milk one in some time. We sat outside but sheltered from the rain. Will return.

We were staying in Chichester and decided to drop in here after my wife saw it mentioned in "The Peoples Friend " magazine. Dropped in for a coffee and decided to stay for lunch. My wife uses a wheelchair and was pleasantly surprised that there was a lift to the first floor. Sat outside with lovely views of the marina. Staff were friendly but professional. Will definitely come back in the New Year. Thank you.

I visit the Deck couple times per month, never been disappointed. Great atmosphere, delicious food and always different specialities with amazing service.

It was booked for a private 30th birthday party. We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and the paella was superb. Highly recommended.

We are lucky to have such a lovely restaurant and bar in the marina. Service is personal, friendly and flexible. custom menu and does cater for vegan dining. Has both inside and outside dining with great views of the marina.

Nice place. Would visit again but nothing special

Lovely location, not been for years seen to and served drinks right away but disappointed with long wait to take order food fairly quick to come out though. A prawn and salmon salad which was overwhelmed with lettuce and only one slither of cucumber which I would have expected more of as it was stated on the menu. Overall disappointing for a main meal cost.

Excellent food and staff are so welcoming a pleasure to vist second time there really enjoyed the atmosphere being to leisurely have a drink no rush to order so enjoyable.

The Deck was the place to go for a delicious and extra special breakfast. They had the usual breakfast plus extras such as eggs Benedict or Royal. Delicious. Turned up this week - all I can say is - if I wanted a greasy spoon breakfast I would have gone to a road side cafe!! Super setting and the staff are just wonderful. Such a shame but I can’t in all honesty recommend The Deck as a place to go to anymore.

Great fish and chips (gluten free). Small portion and mine was a bit overdone but beautifully presented on fab mushy peas (fresh garden peas lightly crushed). A little pricey.

Très bien servi, bon repas. Sympathique.

Great views, dog friendly. Staff were very nice and talkative.

Great lunch today yes slow but hey worth the wait like everything in life! This is not a fast food eatery & bestows a lovely charm we will return, service with a smile 😊

This was my fourth visit to The Deck and I enjoyed the ambience outside and the lovely views (shame about the wasp attacks, but that's not the fault of the restaurant!). Wine was good, waitresses were cheerful. Service was a bit on the slow side due to the kitchen being very small, but it was holiday so didn't matter. My husband really enjoyed the vegetarian aubergine dish and I had the fish and chips which was pretty good, although surprisingly the fish wasn't quite as fresh as you'd expect by the sea. Chips were nice enough but you don't get many of them. We shared a warm chocolate brownie with some rather melted ice-cream - it was good but perhaps a tad expensive for what it was. Overall a very pleasant experience with one or two small niggles, but will definitely return.

Great place with good food and staff. Felt most relaxed and welcome, thank you.

We visited The Deck for bottomless brunch as a group of 10 for a hen do. We had a lovely welcome with a glass of bubbles waiting for the bride. The food was lovely and definitely helped lined the stomachs for the 2hours of unlimited Prosecco!! Kate was really attentive, nothing was too much trouble, and she checked on us/topped us up frequently. I’m sure we will all be visiting The Deck again soon!

Been a while since we visited the Deck but it is as good as ever. We weren't disappointed. Friendly welcome and service throughout, excellent menu and delicious food. A definite must visit if you're in the area and will be back in the future.

We had our wedding reception here and Kate and her team were exceptional. Nothing was too much trouble. The setting, the food (thanks Luke for a great menu) and the attentive service made for a perfect evening. 👏🥰

Lovely food! Service was slow but we were advised about that as soon as we sat down by the lovely person who showed us to our seats. We struggled to attract attention to pay the bill .

Service was pretty slow, but overall the food and service was good

We feel lucky to have found "The Deck" as only recently living in this locality. Dined here several times in the last couple of weeks for Brunch, Lunch and also Thai Evening last Friday. We love the seafood + generous portions. Our recent fabulous sunny weather may have influenced our perception but it was a pleasure dining at The Deck for Italy based friends visiting the area and also local friends/ residents in Emsworth area. Not The Ritz but neither are the prices and the young Staff try so hard to make your visit an enjoyable experience. Nice Wine List also. Well done 'new' Team Deck 👏♥️👏

We came from Brighton to meet our friends from Salisbury. We were looked after by Kate. Looking after people in restaurants and retail outlets is a skill set not many people have. Kate has those skills in spades. The food was excellent, well cooked and well presented. Our friends are hoteliers and restaurant owners and they were very pleased. It's a great location and I would thoroughly recommend. We will be going again.

Kind ,friendly staff..nothing to much effort..chatted to me too..❤️

We were served all 7 Thai dinner courses at the same time and it was going cold as we ate. We were only there for an hour duee to this. We expected to have a nice relaxed dinner. Should serve the starters first and then the mains. Food was good but could have done with more sauce in the dishes as a bit dry. If the food was spread out more we would have had more drinks. 10% service charge should be optional as we normally leave cash.

Been here on Sunday 28/05/23 . We had a fantastic breakfast and lovely service,my wife and kids loved the food,I can honestly recommend this cafe to anyone and they wouldn’t be disappointed. Thank you for your great service.

Visited and eaten at the Deck cafe maybe a dozen times during 2022 everytime the food and service was fantastic. However having returned for my first time this year on 28/5/23 I was totally disappointed at the quality of the food and the level of...

My wife & I visited for lunch, not realising it overlooks a working marina that is in no way picturesque. The deck itself is set above a gravel road used by forklifts, so expect dust if it's dry weather, and the crunch & growl of their engines. Our starters (oysters) arrived more than 20minutes after we took our seats. Our mains arrived over a hour after we'd sat... I had a burger & my wife had a bowl of prawns. You decide if those meals should take that long. At least the staff were friendly and professional.

Just disappointed to be charged a 10%service charge on two coffees. I would have thought £3.40 per coffee is enough but a total of £7.70 for two incl service charge is a bit naughty! Something we have yet to experience but that may just the...

Lovely cafe/restaurant. Easy to book and great brunch menu. It was pouring with rain on our visit so we didn’t get the chance to enjoy the balcony but we will definitely be back in the summer!