Atlantic Gate Seafood and Cocktails — Restaurant in Southampton

Five-Star Experience Before Setting Sail!

If you're heading out on a cruise, make sure your first stop is the Atlantic Gate Bar and Grill at the voco Southampton, it’s the perfect send-off! This spot absolutely nails the pre-cruise vibe with an incredible mix of fresh seafood, top-tier cocktails, and a lively atmosphere that gets you in vacation mode instantly.

The cocktails are phenomenal, expertly crafted, refreshingly unique, and exactly what you need to kickstart your getaway. The real highlight is the live grill cooking station. Watching the chef in action adds excitement to the experience and guarantees that everything on your plate is hot, fresh, and made to order.

The staff is friendly, the vibe is upbeat, and the whole place just feels like the beginning of a great adventure. I couldn’t recommend Atlantic Gate more, it’s a must-visit before boarding...

Nicely refurbished restaurant. Prices were OK and pretty standard for a hotel restaurant in the area. Service was OK but the food took a while to arrive despite the restaurant being 95% empty.

The fish pie was delicious. The crab and prawn pasta disappointing as there was too much cream and we could not taste the crab at all. Portions were OK - not massive and not too tiny.

Be warned there is a mandatory 12.5% service charge buried in the middle of the very fine fine print at the very bottom of the menu - would have been better for them to recommend an optional gratuity instead.

Overall we would be prepared to try eating here again - especially as there is a dearth of good dining options in the area (avoid the restaurants in West Quay mall - mostly chain restaurants and awful versions of the chains at that - must be under paid under trained...

It's very rare for me to a negative review, but this restaurant is possibly the worst I have ever experienced. Menu looks great, but the reality is very different. The grilled king prawns had the added extra of a hair, the smoked salmon with creme fresh, had no creme fresh. The 'medium' fillet steak was more well done than a well done thing at a well done event. Want wine? Great. Don't expect the bottle to be open or a glass poured. Want cutlery to eat your meal? Ask twice for that too. Avoid...