Low impact sea-to-plate dining
Catch at the Old Fish Market offers a unique, sea-to-plate dining experience drawn from the clear waters of the Dorset coast, serving sustainably caught fish and shellfish with an unequivocal local provenance, in a landmark setting amidst the colour and energy of a working quayside.
Our changing menus reflect the diversity of the seasons, the weather and the tides, featuring fresh seafood and natural and farmed ingredients from our own gardens, and from regional growers and producers. With the Weymouth fleet landing right outside the restaurant, we measure most of our food miles in feet and inches.
Chef Patron Ben Champkin brings together culinary craft with a deep connection to locally sourced and seasonal ingredients, cooked simply and well. Honest, ingredient-led dishes that showcase the simple quality of Dorset produce.
At Meadows, our micro-farm and kitchen gardens provide organic, hyper-seasonal produce for the table. A simple regenerative space with hand-tended beds, wild hedgerows, orchard trees, hives and honey, Oxford Sandy Black pigs and heritage hens.
RECOGNITION
Catch Wins the Sustainable Business Award at the Cateys 2026
The Caterer 2026
Catch at the Old Fish Market has been named winner of the Sustainable Business Award (SME) at the Cateys 2026, with judges praising the restaurant’s sea-to-plate traceability, whole-fish philosophy and unparalleled sourcing programme, working directly with Weymouth’s under-ten-metre day boats.
A few steps above heaven
The Telegraph 2025
The chef did nothing more than respect his perfect ingredients… So delectable, delightful and delicious that happy tears gathered… my heart will forever be with those scallops… 5/5.