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Ribchic's Street Food Buffet

Gloucester's Premier Floating Dining Experience!

Join the feeding frenzy aboard Ribchic's unique floating restaurant. Book ahead to guarantee your spot above or below deck and to maximise the choice when you dine. We have 50 seats available. 

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Globally Inspired, Locally Anchored

Forget traditional restaurants and tiny, fussy portions.

 

We take our culinary inspiration directly from the world’s most vibrant food markets—bringing you the intense, bold flavours of authentic Indian, Asian, Pan-European, South African, and Caribbean cooking.

 

This is a hearty, all-you-can-eat dining experience tailored to your exact appetite.

 

Buffet on both decks. 50 Seats

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Halal food available
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Our Vessel

Our proud vessel was built in Falmouth in 1911 and was christened the Carbolate. It started life a an oil tanker serving the tar works at Bristol & Gloucester

Since then, she has carried passengers, served drinks, survived changing times, and come rather close to disappearing altogether.

After years of painstaking restoration, she has been given a renewed purpose—as the Docks' most unusual dining experience.

That’s 65 tonnes of maritime history, an immense amount of family hard work, and now, thankfully, considerably less tar!

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3 Ways to Enjoy our Boat

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the weekend split-level buffet

mid-week lunch & home delivery

PRIVATE boat charter

Your ticket to the buffets on both decks

Enjoy our delicious split-level buffet from just £17. Pre-book your spot online to guarantee your table above or below deck, or casually walk in and take any available table. Adults can also choose the single-fill platter option from our buffet for £12 at weekends but their access will only be limited to the top deck buffet & seating

 

Please be advised that our team are currently only manning the boat on weekends when we have bookings making impromptu walk-ins (at weekends) only possible when we are serving parties whom have booked. As we get more popular are operating window will widen to cover the whole weekend

Buffet favorites made available mid-week

Visit the boat between 12 & 2pm to enjoy mid-week lunches Wednesday to Friday. You get to select some our most favourite dishes at heavily-discounted prices as an incentive for you to enjoy our offering.  We are also launching a weekend delivery service through Just Eat & Uber to make our food super accessible

Your party. Your boat.

Hire the entire boat (or just the lower deck) for your next party or special occasion. Available for private static charter both with or without our professional food service. Just enquire using the contact details below

HUNGRY YET?

📍 Find us at Alexandra Quay right next to the Gloucester Brewery
🕒 Our weekend Buffet spans 12:30 PM – Late

Walk-ons are always welcome for our platter choices, or you can secure your buffet spot online below!

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