IT'S JULY! Wow, how did that happen?! The year is now flying by!
We are loving our lovely Sunny Summer so far and here's to more Sunny Days & Balmy Evenings here at The Sail Loft Dartmouth! We continue to open Thursday to Saturday 10am to 10.30pm and 11am to 7pm on Sunday's. We are serving our Bagel & Baps Menu until 2.30pm and then our Pizza & Sizzling Slider Menu from 6pm-8.30pm. Booking is not essential, but recommended for larger groups. We are showing the UEFA EURO 2024 Quarter Finals LIVE on our Big Screen this week, starting with Spain vs Germany this Friday (k/o 5pm), followed by Portugal vs France at 8pm. On Saturday join us for England vs Switzerland at 5pm, followed by Netherlands vs Turkey. Our Summer Menu will be served from 6pm. We are excited to announce that our LIVE MUSIC returns every Friday from 19th July with our Après Sea Summer Sessions sponsored by Finest Stays. Friday 19th July - Sea Eagles - 8pm Friday 26th July - Giles Nuttall - 7pm Friday 2nd August - Schofield - 8pm Friday 9th August - Joanna Cooke - 7pm Friday 16th August - Luke Potter - 7pm Friday 23rd August - Giles Nuttall & Special Guest - 7pm Friday 30th August - DJ Take Away Dave - Regatta Special - 8pm Everyone loves a Brunch on a Sunday, so why not book a table in our beautiful upstairs Lounge on from 11am-2.30pm and choose from our Bagel & Baps menu with a delicious smoothie, tea/coffee or a Bucks Fizz or a Bloody Mary or two?! For more information on everything going on in July at The Sail Loft Dartmouth please go to our website. https://www.sailloftdartmouth.co.uk/ We look forward to welcoming you very soon. Love Rupert & Sarah x
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The 1st & 2nd of June were a sizzling start to the summer, & what a fantastic half-term it was at The Sail Loft Dartmouth. The sun shone daily, & it was great to see so many of you drinking & eating breakfast/brunch/lunch & dinner and drinking copious amounts of rose in our Sunny Courtyard. Here's hoping it marks the start of a fabulously Sunny Summer, and to make the most of the wonderful weather coming our way we are thrilled to announce our extended opening hours for June.
From this Thursday 6th June our new hours are from 10am right through to 10.30pm Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays, and we will be serving our fabulous Bagel & Baps menu from 10am to 2.30pm and then our evening food from 6pm to 8.30pm. Then from the 16th June we will be opening on Sundays from 10am to 6pm too! Brunch will be served from 10am until1pm, and then drinks through till 6pm. This Thursday, Friday & Saturday will be our popular Pizza Nights, with LIVE MUSIC with Giles Nuttall on Friday 7th June from 7pm. We are then so excited to be launching our new Sail Loft Summer SLIDERS Menu on Thursday 13th June. Join us for our Summer Menu Launch Party from 6pm where legends of the Verbier Apres Ski Scene, duo Giles & Connor, are here for one night only with a cover set jam-packed with blues, rock n roll and timeless bangers! Our new Sail Loft Sizzling Sliders will be available for a Special Launch price of £10 (normally £14) for one night only, as well as a complimentary wine tasting of our new wine list. Saturday 15th June Jake Bridgwood is taking the helm of the Sail Loft KITCHEN once again as our GUEST CHEF, cooking a delicious 4-course Seafood Menu. Expect something very special to be coming out of our kitchen. Click here for full details. GUEST CHEF NIGHT - SEA FOOD SPECIAL - Jake Bridgwood Everyone loves a Brunch on a Sunday, so why not treat your Dad to a Fathers Day Brunch in our beautiful upstairs Lounge on Sunday 16th June. Book your table and choose from our Breakfast & Bagel menu. All Dads get a free tea or coffee with their Bap or Bagel! And why not treat him to a Bloody Mary or two while you're here?! You can book Sunday Brunch at The Sail Loft from 10am to 1pm every Sunday from 16th June. We have 2 more GUEST CHEF nights in June. On Saturday 22nd June Ben Handley is back at the Loft with his Smoke and Fire Foods - more details to follow, and on Thursday 27th June Sigourney Mayer-Hughes of the The Greedy Table returns, this time an ASIAN FUSION SHARING FEAST. Book online today as her last pop-up sold out within a week. We look forward to welcoming you very soon. Love Rupert & Sarah x It might be a rainy old Monday after an amazing weekend of sunshine at The Sail Loft, but we aren't letting it dampen our spirits, as we are busy preparing for the amazing Dart Music Festival this weekend!
This fabulous annual 3-day Festival is now in its 25th year with over 100 performances spanning almost every musical genre, the festival offers an eclectic mix of orchestral, rock, choral, blues, opera, folk, and jazz performances at a variety of indoor and outdoor venues all over Dartmouth, and even better it’s all FREE to listen to! The Dart Music Festival’s motto is "Music for All" and since its inception in 1998, the Festival has attracted thousands of visitors and has become one of the stars in Dartmouth’s calendar, appealing to old and young alike. The Sail Loft Dartmouth will be home to a number of hugely talented musicians over the weekend, starting with Giles & Amber at 6.30pm on Friday evening - warming up the crowd before Lost Natives, South Devon's premiere party band, return to the The Sail Loft delivering a powerful collection of anthems, floor fillers and hits from the 70s through to the 20s from 8pm! Please note we will only have one sitting for Pizza's this Friday - 6pm - so book your table now to avoid disappointment! Saturday & Sunday we are thrilled to announce it is a SoSlam takeover at the Sail Loft!. This not for profit record label comes down to Dartmouth from Essex en masse every year, and you will be able to see their acts and chat to them all weekend The Sail Loft. Come and join us and spend some time with this ridiculously talented, super friendly group of musicians and bands. For the full line-up don't forget to buy your DMF Official Programme from Dartmouth Community Bookshop, Compass Books (Bayards Cove), The Flavel Arts Centre or Kingswear Post Office and Store. Alternatively why not download the Dart Music Festival App? https://apps.apple.com/.../dart-music-festival/id1378193512 Our doors will be open from 9.30am to 11pm on Saturday with Breakfast Baps & Pastries being served until midday, and then from 12-2pm our delicious bagels will be available. Choose from Smoked Salmon, Cream Cheese, Cucumber, Lemon & Black Pepper, Proscuitto, Cream Cheese & Chilli Jam, or Halloumi, Seasoned Sliced Tomatoes, Spinach & Chilli Jam. Sunday we are also really excited to announce we are one of the venues hosting the Dart Music Festival Sunday Brunch & Chill from 10am-11.30am. There will be live Music in our downstairs bar and we will be serving Coffee & Pastries, Breakfast Baps & Bloody Marys! There are 40 places available to book online, no allocated seats, just pop along for a relaxed Sunday Morning at The Sail Loft. We can't wait to welcome you for one of our favourite weekends of the year! Love Rupert & Sarah x HELLO MAY! The month to make the most of it!
Soon, sunset will be after 9pm, and sunrise ever closer to five! Long days and two long weekends and maybe even lots of sunshine - we can but dream! When we opened the doors of The Sail Loft Dartmouth 3 years ago, in May 2021 we described it as an evolving and ever changing business, and with that in mind we are so excited to announce our new DAYTIME venture, making the most of our beautiful building and our Sunny Courtyard. Combining Rupert’s passion for great coffee and Sarah’s love of Bagels, along with our continued enthusiasm to always try something new, we are thrilled to be launching 3 new concepts - The Coffee Boat, The Bagel Bar, & The Work Loft all under the roof of our iconic building on Thursday 2nd May from 9.30am-2.30pm. As for the rest of May, well it's going to be another busy fun-filled month at The Sail Loft Dartmouth. Friday Nights continue with LIVE MUSIC & PIZZAS, starting with the legend that is Take Away Dave on the decks Friday 3rd May. The ever popular Giles Nuttall returns on 10th & 24th May, and Lost Natives, South Devon's premiere party band will be kicking off Dart Music Festival with a powerful collection of anthems, floor fillers & hits from the 70s through to the 20s. The rest of our Dart Music Festival will be announced early next week. Finally, we welcome back the hugely talented Joanna Cooke on Friday 31st May. On the FOOD side of things, we will be hosting a Dart Music Festival Brunch on Sunday 19th May, and we are VERY excited to be welcoming The Greedy Table aka Sigourney Mayer-Hughes to The Sail Loft Dartmouth for the first time, with an INCREDIBLE Mediterranean Sharing Feast on Thursday 23rd May. Both are bookable online. Roll on summer! See you soon. Love Rupert & Sarah x And just like that, March is nearly here! February thankfully flew past and now we will start to see the awakening of spring and hopefully revitalising energy for all! In March Winter finally holds back and Spring pulls forward with lengthening days & evenings, it’s a time for coming out of hibernation, the anticipation of vibrant times ahead, and definitely time to plan some fun evenings out with family & friends!
We've got so much planned over the coming weeks at The Sail Loft Dartmouth, and we kick off March on Friday 1st with LIVE MUSIC with Rob Hunt and Pizza Night at The Sail Loft. So come on down for a great evening, and remember you can pre-book tables up in our 1st Floor LOUNGE for Pizzas & Fries. We are CLOSED on Saturday 2nd March for a Private Event, but the good news is we will be opening on Thursdays again in March, starting 7th March, with our inaugural BINGO NIGHT!! We can't wait, it's going to be a lot of fun with some truly amazing prizes! There will be more LIVE MUSIC with Giles Nuttall and Pizzas on Friday 8th March, and on Saturday 9th our doors open at 2pm for Six Nations 2024 - Italy vs Scotland followed by England vs Ireland being shown Live on our Big Screen. It is also our GUEST CHEF NIGHT - PIE & MASH NIGHT with Ben Handley. Coincidentally it is National Pie Week and you have a choice of Chuck Steak, Onion & Devon Dumpling Ale Pie or Roast Pumpkin, Spinach and Pine Nut Pie, both served with Mash, Minted Peas & Onion Gravy for only £15 - an absolute Bargain!! Thursday 14th March we are open for drinks only, and Friday 15th is LIVE MUSIC with Jack Benjamin & Pizzas, and Saturday 16th is the Six Nations Finale with all 3 matches being shown, Wales vs Italy, Ireland vs Scotland & France vs England with Pizzas being served from 5pm. Thursday 21st sees the return of our popular Thursday Night Steak Night with The Cellar Door. Booking in advance is essential. Please go to our website to book in for. Steak Night. Friday 22nd it's Pizza Night again. Please note Saturday 23rd we are CLOSED for a Private Event. Finally Friday 29th March we have Open Mic Night with Giles Nuttall and Saturday 30th March is our Guest Chef Easter Special with Jake Bridgwood. Full details of MENUS are on the KITCHEN page. Here's to a Marvellous March at The Sail Loft Dartmouth! Love Rupert & Sarah x As our Annual Winter Break comes to an end, we have been busy working hard behind the scenes at The Sail Loft Dartmouth cleaning, planning, & Sarah has also been doing a little bit of shopping, but Rupert has only allowed her to purchase some new candles this year! It’s finally Opening Week here The Sail Loft Dartmouth and before we open our doors again this Friday at 5pm, it is always so good to look back and see how far we’ve come! (See pictures below!)
From literally an old Sail Loft, to pop-up bar (remember that?! ) to KITCHEN | BAR | LOUNGE | EVENT VENUE, there has been so much change over the years, and we are still evolving today! .We are looking forward to opening our doors up to all our wonderful customers again on Friday 9th February, and it is going to be a February full of fun! We have some great live music lined up for you on our FRIDAY MUSIC NIGHTS, including Lost Natives, Jack Benjamin, Giles Nuttall, & Rob Hunt, along with our delicious Pizzas & Seasoned Fries being served from 5.30-8.30pm (tables can be booked in our 1st floor LOUNGE, but sorry no dogs allowed up there). The 2024 Guinness Men's Six Nations Rugby Championship also gets underway with the Saturday afternoon matches being screened Live on our Big Screen from Saturday 10th February. Saturdays also see the return of GUEST CHEF NIGHTS at the Loft. Saturday 10th February we welcome back the hugely talented Dan & Charlie from The Cellar Door with their Thai Inspired Night, and on Saturday 24th February Jake Bridgwood returns with what we know will be an incredibly popular Seafood Special, so book early via our website to avoid disappointment. March is going to be a busy one too, with the return of our famous Thursday Steak Nights, more fabulous singers on Live Music Fridays, and the perfect combination of Rugby, Pizzas and even a Pie & Mash Night with Ben Handley on Saturdays. For full details of all our events and menus please go to KITCHEN page. We hope it'll all be worth the wait, and we are looking forward to welcoming you back to The Sail Loft Dartmouth. Love Rupert & Sarah It's all about WIGS at The Sail Loft this New Year's Eve
WHO - You, your friends, your family! (Sorry no under 18's after 10pm & no dogs!) WHAT - Fun & Frivolity at The Sail Loft with LONDON FIREWORKS streamed LIVE at Midnight! Lights, Sound and Music by Take Away Dave. WHY - Because we ALL need to celebrate the END of yet another challenging year! WHERE - The Sail Loft Dartmouth of course, THE place to see in the New Year! WHEN - Friday 31st December 2023 - Doors Open at 5pm... Free Entry until 10pm. From 10pm onwards £10 per person. WHAT TO WEAR - A Wig! PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:- - We will be operating a bar service only (no food) and tables will not be allocated or guaranteed, and all tables will be on a first come first served basis. - Doors open at 5pm - Over 18’s only after 10pm - No dogs, sorry Whether we love it or loathe it, we need to admit that the countdown to Christmas is well and truly on!
We have had a lot of people asking about our Christmas plans and our opening hours over the Christmas period so please see below a summary of what we have planned over the next few weeks - with more details to follow! Follow us on our SOCIALS - Facebook and Instagram for all the latest news! Friday 24th November - Live Music Night with the Sea Eagles Saturday 25th November - A very special dining experience with Jake Bridgwood Monday 27th November - The Sail Loft Christmas Market Thursday 30th November - Steak Night with The Cellar Door Friday 1st December - The Sail Loft famous Apres Ski Party (yes, there WILL be snow!) Saturday 2nd December - Open as Normal Thursday 7th December - Open as Normal Friday 8th December - Open Mic Night with Giles Nuttall - Join Giles & his Guitar for some fun vocals at our first ever Open Mic NIght! Saturday 9th December - Open as Normal Thursday 14th December - Open as Normal Friday 15th December - Family Festive Fun! It will be snowing once again at The Sail Loft Dartmouth so join us for Live Music with Giles Nuttall, Hot Chocolate, Mulled Wine and Pizzas & Fries. Saturday 16th December - Greek Feast Night with Greek Delight Dartmouth - £29 per person Thursday 21st December - Open as Normal - Pizza Night Friday 22nd December - Christmas Party Night with Rowan Mayer-Hughes on the decks! - Pizza Night Saturday 23rd December - Open as Normal - Pizza Night Sunday 24th December - Christmas Eve - CLOSED Monday 25th December - Christmas Day - CLOSED Tuesday 26th December - Boxing Day - CLOSED Wednesday 27th December - CLOSED Thursday 28th December - Open as Normal - Pizza Night Friday 29th December - FishXmas with Jake Bridgwood - £25 per person - FishXmas - the bit between Christmas and New Year when you are fed up of eating meat and pigs in blankets, join us for Fish Dish night. Saturday 30th December - Open as Normal - Pizza Night Sunday 31st December - NYE Party - WIG PARTY - FREE Entry from 5pm-10pm - DJ Takeaway Dave Entry after 10pm is £10 per person - Over 18's ONLY after 10pm - London Fireworks on the Big Screen at Midnight We are so excited to be hosting our popular Annual Christmas Market again at The Sail Loft Dartmouth this year.
So if you are looking for Christmas gifts and want to shop local this year, join us on Monday 27th November from 5pm-9pm to support some wonderful, creative local Devon businesses! Drinks and Mince Pies available! Businesses attending are as follows (click on them to visit their websites):- Dartmouth Candle Company Helen Butler Designs Incy Box Jewellery at No.5 Mon Petit Cashmere Mooi Bags My Perfect Pebbles New Old England Olive's Pots Pause Silver Jewellery Simply Sweets SØREN designs The Foxx Exchange We look forward to welcoming you to The Sail Loft for some Christmas shopping and a bit of festive fun! November by Margaret Morgan
Now it is November, Trees are nearly bare; Red and gold and brown leaves Scatter everywhere. Dark now, are the mornings Cold and frosty too; Damp and misty evenings Chill us through and through. But fear not, The Sail Loft has so much going on this November to keep us happy & uplifted now that the nights are drawing in, starting this Thursday 2nd November when our popular STEAK NIGHT returns to The Sail Loft. We will have 4 Thursday Night Steak Nights, on the 2nd, 9th, 16th & 30th November and booking in advance is ESSENTIAL.. The Menu is £28 per person & includes the following:- Appetizer of Home-made Rosemary & Sea Salt Focaccia with Marinated Olives 8oz Sirloin Steak, Fries, Onion Rings & Salad with a choice of Chimichurri or Peppercorn Sauce OR Cauliflower Steak, Cauliflower Puree, Crispy Sage, Fries, Onion Rings & Salad with Chimichurri Sauce Friday 3rd November is the return of LIVE MUSIC FRIDAYS! Our favourite party band "Lost Natives" are back for another lively evening at the Loft. Saturday 4th November is your last chance to enjoy our Pizza, Baskets & Burger Menu before our GUEST CHEFS arrive! Thursday 9th November is our 2nd STEAK NIGHT, and we have more LIVE MUSIC on Friday 10th November for Chilled Acoustic Tunes with a Twist of Rhythm and Groove with the Fabulous Rob Hunt, and on Saturday 11th November we have the first of 3 GUEST CHEF NIGHTS. The fabulous team of Dan & Charlie of The Cellar Door return with their delicious CURRY NIGHT. Menu - £30 per person TO START Poppadoms, Raita, Kachumba Salad, Mango Chutney Vegetable Samosa Tandoori Lamb Kebab MAIN Garlic Chilli Chicken Goan Fish Curry Roasted cauliflower and spinach Dahl Fragrant Rice Homemade Garlic & Coriander Naan PETIT FOUR Mango Kulfi, Pistachio & Pine Nut Crumb Thursday 16th November is STEAK NIGHT again, and on Friday 17th November young talent, Milo Griffiths returns to The Sail Loft. Milo is an 18 year old songwriter from South Devon and he will be playing Acoustic original music, alongside reshaped covers of classic songs. Our GUEST CHEFS on Saturday 18th November are Michael & Eva from Greek Delight Dartmouth in the Market Square who are bringing their wonderful food to The Sail Loft. MENU - £22.50 per person Olives, Homemade Humous, Homemade Tzatziki Sauce, Grilled Ciabatta with Extra Olive Oil followed by Merida Mix - Pork Skewers & Chicken served on a Pitta Bread with Tzatziki Sauce, Chips & Greek Salad or Vegetarian Merida - Grilled Halloumi served on a Pitta Bread with Tzatziki Sauce, Chips & Greek Salad Saturday 25th November is our final guest chef night, and we are thrilled that our GUEST CHEF will be Jake Bridgwood.. Jake has been cooking for 18 years, with over a decade of experience at Mitch Tonk’s award winning Seahorse Restaurant, formerly as the Head Chef. Throughout his career, Jake has been very fortunate to have worked alongside some of the industry greats - Angela Hartnett, Mark Hix, Henry Harris, Matt Tebbutt and more - and to have collaborated in Italy and Spain with the incredible Al Gato Nero in Venice, Dario Cecchini the Tuscan butcher and Cal I’ilsidre in Barcelona. Jake’s culinary style is led by seasonal ingredients and characterised by its simplicity, with Italian and Mediterranean influences. Now starting out on his own, nervous but excited for the new opportunities ahead! MENU - £55 per person Focaccia & Whipped Cod's Roe with Pickled Cucumber **** Red Mullet Escabeche **** Risotto Bianco with Veal Ragu **** Devon Ruby Red Short Rib braised in Barolo Wine with Fried Polenta **** Fior di Latte Panna Cotta with Quince & Port Monday 27th November is our The Sail Loft Christmas Market from 5pm-9pm. with 14 local sellers with Drinks & Mince pies available.. The perfect place to do some Christmas shopping and support local independent businesses! More details to follow soon! Finally, Friday 1st December we are excited to announce we will be holding our annual APRES SKI PARTY once again, with LIVE MUSIC from the talented Giles Nuttall. It is definitely a night not to be missed.. |
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