8 to 16 guests
The 1982.
The chef’s table. One long table with a window onto the central kitchen, so you watch the team work while you eat.
- Seats
- 8 to 16 guests
- The menu
- Festive, à la carte, or built with Robert and the team
RT Café Grill, Ryde, Isle of Wight
Christmas, by the Solent.
Three courses for £49, from 26 November to 20 December. Lunch and dinner Thursday to Saturday, and Sunday lunch. Turkey done properly, fillet of hake, or a butternut squash pithivier. Crackers on the table and the Solent through the window.
The festive weeks26 November to 20 December
Pick a day.
Lunch and dinner Thursday to Saturday, and Sunday lunch with last orders at 3.30pm. Choose a day to book and pay in one go. Tables of six or more then choose their menu on the pre-order form.
Closed 21 to 29 December: the kitchen and the team get Christmas off. We reopen on Wednesday 30 December. New Year’s Eve: breakfast, lunch tables from noon to 5pm, and dinner tables from 8pm. New Year’s Day: breakfast and lunch, no dinner.
The festive menuThree courses, £49. Three choices at every course
On the menu.
The festive menu, cooked by the same kitchen that cooks everything else here. Three choices at every course. Bread and crackers for the table.
Gravy comes up in jugs, for the table to pour. Something from the bar first.
Tables of six or moreOne form, seven days before
One form, then relax.
Tables of six or more choose in advance, at least seven days before. It is the part that usually involves eleven replies on a group chat, so we have made it as painless as we can.
Book the table.
One booking on SevenRooms, paid in full. No deposit to chase later, and nothing to settle on the night but the drinks.
Send the form round.
Fill it in online, or download it and email it to everyone. Colleagues, family, the one who never replies.
Send it back.
One form for the whole table, seven days before. Add allergies, and tell us there if anyone would rather eat from the à la carte. We can mix the two.
The CellarTwo rooms, one party at a time
Or a room of your own.
Two rooms beneath the restaurant, each with one long table and a window onto the wine cellar. One party at a time: never shared, never a second sitting, and nobody moving you on. Menus are built with Robert and the team for the occasion, so nothing about the evening has to be off the shelf.
12 to 20 guests
The 1945.
The larger room, with its own bar and double sliding doors. Room for a few words at the end without shouting.
- Seats
- 12 to 20 guests
- The menu
- Festive, à la carte, or built with Robert and the team
December, and after.
The shape of the season, so you can plan around it.
- The festive menu
- 26 November to 20 DecemberLunch and dinner Thursday to Saturday, and Sunday lunch with last orders at 3.30pm. Three courses, £49.
- Christmas week
- Closed 21 to 29 DecemberThe kitchen and the team get Christmas off.
- Wednesday 30 December
- Open again, all dayBreakfast, lunch and dinner.
- New Year’s Eve
- Thursday 31 DecemberBreakfast 9am to 11am. Lunch tables from noon to 5pm. Dinner tables from 8pm to 10pm: evening tables are not ready before 8pm, while we turn the room round.
- New Year’s Day
- Friday 1 JanuaryBreakfast 10am to 11am. Lunch from noon, with the last table at 3.30pm. No dinner. Normal hours from Saturday 2 January.
Who it’s for.
The room and the kitchen are the same whoever is sitting down. What changes is how we run the evening around you.
- The company dinnerSomewhere people can hear each other, organised properly so you aren’t managing it on the night. Menu and drinks agreed in advance, invoiced to the company
- The gatheringExtended family, old friends, or the birthday that falls in the one month when nowhere decent has a table. Children welcome and fed properly
- Something to giveA gift card for dinner by the Solent, the tasting menu downstairs, or afternoon tea. Better than another candle
The practical bits.
Worth reading before you book, so none of it is a surprise. Anything else, call the team on 01983 526118.
How do I book?
Book online, or call us on 01983 526118 for more information. Festive bookings are paid in full when you book, through SevenRooms. No deposit.
Can I pay with a gift voucher?
Yes. Call 01983 526118 to book rather than booking online, and we’ll take the voucher in place of payment.
What does it cost?
£49 per head for three courses. Service charge not included.
Can I get a refund?
A full refund 14 days or more before the reservation, 50% from 7 to 14 days, and no refund within seven days.
Do we need to pre-order?
Tables of six or more choose in advance, at least seven days before, on the pre-order form. Mixing with the à la carte is perfectly possible: tell us on the form and we will sort it.
What about allergies?
Say so on the form. The kitchen handles all fourteen major allergens, so nothing can be guaranteed free of them.
And the private rooms?
The 1982 seats 8 to 16, The 1945 12 to 20. Festive bookings in The Cellar are paid in full when the booking is confirmed. The rooms are on the lower ground floor and there is no step-free access; tell us before you book and the team will plan for it.
26 November to 20 December
Christmas, then.
Book and pay in one go, send the form round, and turn up. For a room of your own, tell us what you’re planning and the team will do the rest.