10 Places Where Locals Love to Eat on Jersey

La Bouche restaurant takes the best of Jersey’s local produce to create seasonal menus, sourcing the ingredients from the market stalls that surround this small, open-air restaurant. A top pick for breakfast or lunch, they excel at brunch-type dishes like baked eggs and salmon or kippers on toast.

If you want to go all out, La Bouche has special deals on 3-course meals, including a dessert-like chocolate brownie or lemon almond cake. Fresh, tasty and budget-friendly, this market restaurant should be on everyone’s agenda when visiting Jersey’s Central Market in Saint Helier.

The Farm House is an excellent family restaurant in the village of St John. Popular with walkers, it’s a great place to get in touch with Jersey’s stunning nature – it’s surrounded by a dairy farm and close to the north shore walking route. You’ll certainly get a taste of country life up here.

You can choose from simple sandwiches and afternoon tea, but The Farm House specialises in carvery meals. This is when the selection of meats and vegetable options are laid out for you to select. Locals swear by the Sunday carvery at The Farm House – one of the finest on the island.

Dining on the terrace at Green Island Restaurant on a midsummer evening is a beautiful experience. The menu of nouveau cuisine and full ocean views feels more like southern Europe than the UK, and that keeps this restaurant bustling.

Enjoy dishes like lemon sole fillets with cockle and mussel marinier sauce or half a guinea fowl with fondant potato and port jus – all expertly prepared. Green Island Restaurant also has one of the finest wine lists on Jersey. Reservations are recommended throughout the summer, especially if you want sunset views.

Faulkner Fisheries is for you if you’re looking for the freshest seafood in Jersey, barbecued and served right on the beach. Located in a repurposed war bunker on the north-western corner of the island, this restaurant and food supplier is a local gem overlooking St Ouen’s Beach.

You can choose to take your pick of ocean delicacies away or have the team cook them for you, and at some of the best value prices on all of Jersey. Your meal is served in a foil carton, so don’t expect fine dining, but the taste of your lobster, crab, squid and fish is guaranteed to be restaurant quality. Dining here is not recommended on a rainy or windy day as there’s no shelter to be found.

Overlooking Rozel Bay, The Hungry Man is a popular food stall serving family favourites and that’s popular right through the summer months. Serving massive burgers and breakfasts, a meal here is sure to fill the biggest of appetites. They have homemade cakes and a few vegetarian options, too.

If you’re feeling particularly adventurous, take on the ‘double-decker health wrecker’ sandwich, which is basically a full-English breakfast between 3 slices of bread.

Tides restaurant is known as a go-to spot if you’re celebrating a special occasion or looking for a romantic evening with your loved one. Located in the Somerville Hotel on a hill overlooking St Aubin Harbour, the view of the yachts bobbing in the water provides a suitable backdrop for a refined meal of modern British cuisine.

The menu presents locally sourced beef and seafood, including a whole section dedicated to Jersey lobster prepared in a range of ways. The cheese selection at Tides is among the finest on the island and their Jersey ice cream also comes highly recommended. For a more budget-friendly option with the same Victorian pomp, consider the afternoon tea set.