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Quayside Restaurant & Fish Bar, Gourdon

Fish and chips with a view over the harbour at Gourdon, from a fish bar on the West Quay, open Wednesday to Sunday from four until eight.

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Welcome

Gourdon is a small fishing village on the Mearns coast, and on its West Quay the Quayside serves fish and chips with a view: across the harbour, the boats and the North Sea beyond.

The menu keeps to the classics of a good chip shop, battered fish, chips, lemon and tartare sauce, alongside a specials board that follows whatever has come ashore and the season.

Orders are taken at the van on the quay. Eat in the restaurant, which has a full drinks service, or take your supper to a bench by the water. It opens from Wednesday to Sunday, from four until eight in the evening, with no need to book. The cliffs and dunes of St Cyrus and the Lewis Grassic Gibbon Centre at Arbuthnott are short drives away.

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Before you go

Open Wednesday to Sunday, 4pm to 8pm.

Order at the van and eat in the restaurant, with drinks, or take it to the harbour. No booking needed.

Where
West Quay, Gourdon, DD10 0JZ.
Telephone
01561 360111.

Opening hours

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Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
4pm–8pm
Thursday
4pm–8pm
Friday
4pm–8pm
Saturday
4pm–8pm
Sunday
4pm–8pm

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Where it is

On the West Quay at Gourdon harbour, south of Inverbervie.

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  2. Sillyflatt Farm ShopA family farm shop above the North Sea between Inverbervie and Gourdon, selling its own lamb and food from within a hundred miles.Under a mile 2 min by road
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  5. Rowing boat "The Gray Starling" sits among wildflowers overlooking a rocky sea stackCatterline BayA tiny bay under a row of cottages.7 miles 14 min by road
  6. St Cyrus National Nature ReserveSt Cyrus National Nature ReserveDunes, cliffs and wild flowers to the south.8 miles 12 min by road
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