Sunday 5th April
Herne Bay
After being indoors all morning ironing, we decided to get ready and take the girls to the beach for a few hours and a bite to eat. So off we went to Herne Bay, Thanet.
Althou it was a little windy, it wasn’t cold out, which made a change. First stop (traditionally) was the beach itself, so we could throw stones in to the sea, seeing who’s go’s the furthest. Leaving both the girls to have fun on the shore, the hubster and I took a seat and watched them. The sun was bright making it a really lovely evening, it was a little busy but nothing too much.
We walked along the front, before turning back and going in to the arcades for the ‘good ole 2p machines’. All four kids love these 2p machines, mind you they are a hit with Dave and I too.
We decided on our way back to the car to find the Beefeater, just outside of Herne bay for a bite to eat, but in fact ended up at The Oyster Bed (A Marston’s). This was obviously a new establishment due to all its fresh garden area and overall look of the place. Inside was rather impressive too. Plenty of staff available also which was nice, as usually you always have to hang around waiting for someone to come over to seat you, not this time! We were told that we could have a seat, but within the last 10 minutes they had seated quite a few people so there may be a longer than usual wait for our food.. I found this to be very useful and considerate of the deputy manager who was showing us to our seats.
Once seated, we were informed that it was total table service (always a added bonus when you have kids with you!). We placed our drinks order with the once again very friendly waitress (Louise), who then asked if we had been before and because we hadn't she explained it all to us, and they left both the girls with colouring.
Our orders were placed and we were expecting this longer wait, however within 20 mins our food which was all freshly cooked was served to us pipping hot! Dave had Yee-ha Burger with chunky chips and homemade coleslaw, both Maisie and I had the Classic burger also served with Chunky chips and homemade coleslaw and onion rings and Amelia had the kids menu of Birds Eye Chicken Dippers, Mini waffles and sweet corn. These portions were very generous indeed and each and everyone of us cleared our plates!
The food was amazing. The burgers were made of pure steak, and tasted amazing. The staff and deputy manager were always popping over for a chat, making sure everything was ok and generally being friendly!
After our mains, we decided to try the dessert menu... Ooh lala, they were out of this world! Maisie and I had the Melt in the Middle Chocolate Cake with ice cream, whilst Dave had Sticky Toffee Doughnut cake with custard, Amelia decided she couldn’t eat anymore and didn’t have a dessert.
Well my eyes were certainly bigger than my belly, as I could only eat half of my dessert, however Dave had no problem polishing it off hehe!
So 4 soft drinks, 1 alcohol drink, 4 main courses (all containing steak) and 3 desserts all came in at £60... Impressed?
We certainly were, especially with the added fantastic service, which in todays day and age is alway a added bonus!
Definitely worth going along during the day too, as they have a small inside area for under 5s whilst they also have an outside area for under 12s. the seating areas out side also look good, obviously we didn’t use these as it was heading towards 6.30pm when we arrived, but on our departure all the outside area was lit up with fairy lights making it look rather special!
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The Oyster Bed by night
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Have you ever found yourself in a restaurant that gave you a service that woo'd you?
