Atlantic Gate is a seafood and cocktails restaurant on Herbert Walker Avenue in Southampton. Located beside the city’s historic Gate 8, it uses the glamour of classic cruise travel as the inspiration for an elegant but approachable dining space.
The open kitchen presents seafood and classic grill dishes with bold flavours and polished presentation. Light bites support a shorter visit, while fish, shellfish and substantial grilled mains give diners the structure for a full lunch or dinner.
Breakfast service begins the day before the restaurant moves into its main menu. Carefully chosen wines and a cocktail list spanning familiar classics and house creations are designed to complement the food rather than function as a separate bar offer.
A lounge and terrace give guests different ways to enjoy the waterfront setting. Atlantic Gate works for travellers before or after a voyage, a celebratory meal, or local diners seeking seafood and drinks with a clear sense of occasion.
Address: Herbert Walker Avenue, Southampton SO15 1AG, England
Atlantic Gate Seafood And Cocktails Menu
Small Plates
Warm focaccia bread, olive oil, aged balsamic vinegar
V
Sri Lankan grilled chicken, toasted coconut, chilli, coriander
Salt and pepper fritto misto, lemon, aioli
Prawn and crayfish cocktail, Marie Rose sauce, brown bread and butter
Seared scallops, crisp pancetta, pea purée, garlic and parsley butter
Tempura vegetables, soy, sweet chilli, lime and coriander dipping sauce
VE
Cioppino soup, tomato, prawns, mussels, salmon, rouille
Pan fried king prawns, white wine, garlic and parsley butter
Smoked salmon, pickled cucumber, crème fraîche, dill
Beef carpaccio, shaved Parmesan, Dijon mustard dressing, rocket
Burrata, heirloom tomatoes, focaccia croutons, rocket and basil dressing
V
Large Plates
Fish pie, smoked haddock, salmon, hake, king prawns, Coastal Cheddar mash topping, steamed tenderstem broccoli
Classic burger, beef patty, sourdough bun, melted Coastal Cheddar, burger sauce, crispy fried string onions, chips
Aubergine parmigiana, mozzarella, tomato and basil sauce, Parmesan crumb
Seafood pancake thermidor, smoked haddock, salmon, scallops, prawns, spinach and leek pancake, thermidor sauce, cheese glaze, steamed tenderstem broccoli
Monkfish, prawn, tomato and coconut curry, coriander, chilli, basmati rice
Monkfish scampi, lightly breaded in spiced breadcrumbs, chips, sriracha and lime mayonnaise
Chicken schnitzel, Parmesan and herb crumb, garlic and parsley butter, rocket, Austrian potatoes
Prawn, crab and chilli linguine, white wine, garlic, cream, fresh herbs
Fish and chips, lightly battered fish, peas, chips, tartare sauce
Sri Lankan cauliflower, lentil, tomato and coconut dahl, coriander, chilli, basmati rice
VE
Moules marinière, white wine, garlic, parsley and cream, chips
Caesar Salad, baby gem lettuce, white anchovies, soft boiled egg, focaccia croutons, shaved Parmesan, Caesar dressing
Add grilled chicken – 5.00
The Grill
All grilled items are served with your choice of butters and sauces. Butters: garlic and parsley, blue cheese and rosemary, sun blush tomato and basil pesto, lemon and coriander – all 3.00. Sauces: peppercorn, béarnaise, hollandaise, white wine and lemon, salsa verde – all 4.00.
8oz Black Angus 50 day aged sirloin steak
Salmon fillet
7oz Black Angus 50 day aged fillet steak
Monkfish fillet
Chicken fillet, lemon and garlic
Whole lemon sole
Sandwiches
Pastrami and Provolone
pastrami, provolone, Dijon mustard, pickled gherkins
Grilled Mediterranean Vegetables and Burrata
V – grilled Mediterranean vegetables, burrata, pesto, rocket
Smoked Salmon and Prawns
smoked salmon, prawns, cream cheese, dill
Sides
Chips, Maldon sea salt
VE
Roasted field mushrooms, garlic, herbs
V
Creamed spinach
V
Crispy fried string onions
V
Tunworth cheese mash
V
Mixed leaf, soft herb, house dressing
VE
Tenderstem broccoli, toasted almonds, lemon oil
VE
Heirloom tomato, red onion, sherry vinegar dressing
VE
Desserts
Sticky toffee pudding, toffee sauce, clotted cream, honeycomb ice cream
V
Trifle, Italian sponge, spiced Devon rum, vanilla custard, berries, Chantilly cream
V
Lime and pepper marinated carpaccio of pineapple, coconut ice cream, coconut crisps, pomegranate molasses
VE
Coastal Cheddar, Tunworth soft cheese, plum and apple chutney, crackers, grapes
Crème brûlée, homemade butter shortbread
V
Baked Madagascan vanilla cheesecake, black cherry relish
Ice creams – Your choice of three
chocolate and sea salt – chocolate flake V; strawberry – strawberry sauce, fresh strawberry slices V; honeycomb and clotted cream – honeycomb pieces V; Sicilian lemon – crushed meringue V; coconut – toasted coconut shavings VE