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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. Simply walk on and take an available table, or book ahead to guarantee your spot above or below deck. 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 split-level buffet

single-fill platter options

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.

A single-fill buffet option on the top deck

Perfect for fast, casual walk-ons! Adults can load up our ultimate £12 platter tray at weekends (£9.99 mid-week lunchtime) while College students can pay for the platter size matching their appetite starting from £5 to budget perfectly around classes.

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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