pomUS at Fort Road Hotel

Walk into Fort Road and you're stepping into something that feels properly settled, not trying too hard. pomUS occupies the ground floor of the old Fort Road Hotel, and there's a real sense that this place knows what it's doing—the kind of kitchen that doesn't need to shout about itself. You'll find yourself eating proper Mediterranean dishes that lean on good ingredients and technique rather than fussiness. It's the sort of spot where locals actually book in, where the staff know their stuff, and where you can tell the chef genuinely cares about what lands on your plate. The setting's intimate without being precious, and it sits right in that sweet spot between relaxed and refined that makes Margate restaurants worth the trip.