Jolly Jacks is a bar and bistro in Plymouth’s Mayflower Marina. Its waterfront location offers superb views across Plymouth Sound, the UK’s first National Marine Park, and the historic Royal William Yard, the Royal Navy’s main site for arming ships and loading them with food depot for over 150 years. The marina is also only a few minutes drive from Plymouth city centre, meaning it’s packed with a huge range of shops, bars and cafes, the ideal destination for a Devon day out. The result is the perfect ambiance to enjoy a range of dishes that prioritise fresh, local seafood, with minimal preparation designed to let the ingredients shine through.
Food is served from breakfast until dinner, ideal for catching the beauty of the marina at both sunrise and sunset. Breakfast options include smoked salmon and scrambled eggs on sourdough, eggs benedict, and smashed avocado with feta on sourdough. There’s also a range of traditional English breakfasts, such as the Captains Breakfast (two sausages, two bacon, two eggs, two hash browns, beans mushrooms, and toast).
Lunch and dinner use the same menu. The range of nibbles and small plates are perfect for enjoying with a few drinks on the sizable terrace. Options include mixed olives, whitebait, padron peppers, crispy calamari, and hot honey wings. Equally as suitable for a quick outdoor bite is the line up of sandwiches, such as prawn marie rose with rocket.
Those after something more substantial for evening dining need look no further than the large plates. Seafood chowder, battered cod with chips, steamed Cornish mussels, and seafood linguine are testament to Jolly Jacks seafood-first ethos, and there’s also the likes of chicken milanese and pulled lamb flatbread. Roasts are served on Sundays and retain the same focus on local ingredients. Beef, chicken or pork are the meat options, while there’s a nut roast for vegetarians.