Newhaven-Dieppe Ferries Catering

[Thames99]

We will be travelling in September and are weighing up whether to take sandwiches etc. with us or to eat somewhere on the ferry. What are the options like and are they outrageously priced for the captive audience on board?

 

[Speed Whiskers]

political_animal is currently doing another of his train-based Twitter travelogues* and this one included travelling from Newhaven to Dieppe. He commented "A surprise on this route - which may or may not be related to it being contracted by a French regional government - is that they actually serve food that is tasty and interesting on the ships. Although I am having to forgive putting grated Emmental on ravioli."

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(Hopefully the link which includes a photo of said tasty food will work without requiring a Twitter account.)

*I know it it no longer called Twitter, but train-based X travelogues sounds odd.

 

[Flying Snail]

 

[stuu]

I went on it last year, there was a reasonable buffet-type restaurant, as well as snacks/croissants etc in the bar. My son had fish and chips which was a decent portion and cost around £10. I didn't notice anything being over the top prices

 

[Thames99]

Thanks all. I'll report back after I've travelled in a month or so.

 

[JB_B]

We will be travelling in September and are weighing up whether to take sandwiches etc. with us or to eat somewhere on the ferry. What are the options like and are they outrageously priced for the captive audience on board?

This is what the menu looked when I came back via Newhaven early this July ( I needed to take pictures to show to a traveller with restricted mobility.)

 

[eastwestdivide]

Like the sound of Ancient Vegetables Quiche! (3rd pic bottom left)

 

[Thames99]

Thanks! Another question - as I am travelling by train via London to Newhaven I want to allow a fair bit of extra time to avoid missing the boat in case of delays. The portacabin terminal building shown in the youtube video does not look too appealing to be in any length of time. Are there cafes near the station to stop off for a coffee if I get there early?

 

[stuu]

It's only a few minutes walk across the river to the town centre which has a few options, although it's a bit bleak, not what you might expect in Sussex

 

[JB_B]

A couple of potential options opened fairly recently as part of the redevelopment of the quayside area - both are very close to the passenger terminal ( turn left just before the swing bridge into town.)

Mamoosh deli and cafe - https://mamooshbakery.co.uk/pages/mamoosh-riverside

and also - possibly - the Siding Bistro ( I'm not clear if that one is open / will reopen )

I only spotted them last month when passing through at 4.30am so haven't tried either.

 

[Thames99]

Just back and I was very impressed by the food on the ferry and the journey in general. There was a choice of good quality meals and reasonable prices. Both ways the ferry seemed fairly empty and pleasant to travel on.

The one issue that is a negative is the getting off and on the boat at Newhaven which involves several flights of stairs. There is a lift but it can't handle the numbers of people and their luggage. At Dieppe where you get on and off at the stern there are escalators to get you down to the level of the ramp to walk off.

According to this poster the crossing was much faster 100 years ago! It takes around four hours now.