Marsh Cat

This is an excellent restaurant overlooking the marshes of the beautiful coastal area of Wirral known as Parkgate.
Parkgate is a well known spot of local wealth and beauty; it gets incredibly busy on sunny days and is famed locally for its excellent homemade ice cream.
The Marsh Cat is highly regarded as one of the most popular restaurants in Parkgate, it’s always busy, the service is great and the home made food is excellent.
I’ve eaten here a few times over the years and can highly recommend paying this restaurant a visit. It’s ideal because you can take a walk along the front afterwards or even end up in one of many local pubs that line the coastal parade.
I can’t recommend any food in particular as I’m aware that the menu changes frequently and I haven’t eaten there in a while!

Marshy marshy marsh… here kitty kitty… In the marsh there once was a cat… Cat in marsh… Marsh Cat!!!
Parked nicely on the promenade in South Wirral. This little beauty of a restaurant came to the fore almost a decade ago. Now the story behind Marsh cat is an intriguing but strange one. Legend has it or the marketing people at the restaurant would have it that the spirit of a cat owned by a landlord long long ago roams free. Hmmmm fair enough at least they didn’t name the restaurant after the address, like, 60 hope street!!!
Marsh cat has during its existence picked up a great reputation for quality of food. People who eat out in the Wirral know this place very well, and for those of you visiting… for whatever reason… should thus follow the local crowd indeed.
Deep deep breath takingly fresh is how I’d describe the menu at this place. Mainly because I am a big fan of Glocalization… yes I did say glocal and not global. Bring all things global to the locality of your humble abode wherever it may be, and it makes me smile.
Thus on the starters you will find Chicken tikka lusciously marinated in ginger, garlic, yogurt, lime juice and chilli, chompingly skewered, char grilled and served with minted yogurt dip to take off the edge. Contrastingly your neighbour is free to order the lamb kidneys au poivre, which are sauteed in all its glory avec mushrooms shallots, cracked peppercorns and cream. mmmmmm
For the main course as I’m not a big fan of steak, don’t do pigs, and am a sucker for fingerlickin goood chicken, Coconut chicken salsa was definitely the way forward. Sautéed with sesame oil, mint leaves, chilli, garlic ginger coriander, lime juice, spring onion and coconut milk, the ingredients created an infusion complimented by the noodles. It definitely stirred up a storm of activity inside that mouthly void I kept filling. Bosh!!!
So all you ghostbusters out there, looking for something strange in this neighbourhood. Don’t waste your time looking for no ghosts, just sit back and enjoy a bite or two to eat at the Marsh cat.