Rocky Bottoms
Fresh, Local Seafood always – read how it all started!
Rocky Bottoms started out as an 1800s brick kiln with a purpose to fire bricks. Eventually the brick kiln was unable to compete with larger competitors and closed down after WW2. Since this time the brick kiln has offered itself as agricultural storage until it collapsed and stood derelict.
In 2008 the brick kiln’s potential and need of restoration was spotted by local fishing family; The Matthews. After years of love and attention, Rocky Bottoms, as we know it today was born. Their doors opened in May 2015, just in time for the start of the crab season. They deliver local shellfish from pot to plate in a laid back environment. Rocky Bottoms believes in enjoying the simpler things in life!
We thank Alison for her vision and belief in wanting to sell her and Richards produce to you guys. Without her RBs wouldn’t’ have happened.
At the heart of the family business, are husband and wife Richard and Alison who are quite the duo in providing Norfolk and it’s many local businesses with Weybourne’s famously delicious crabs and lobsters.
Richard has been the local fisherman for 35 years; his faithful Anna-Gail fishing boat is a traditional double-ended crab boat who is naturally au fait with the north Norfolk coast and is just one of very few traditional fishing boats on our waters today.
On return from fishing Richard boils the crabs and lobsters and Alison prepares the produce, mainly dressing crabs which involves removing the ‘dead man’s finger’ and cracking open the claws. At this point the crabs and lobsters are Rocky Bottoms ready.
As each year the business has grown and evolved into a local favorite with the help of all of Alison and Richards children to make it a true family business
Menu – due to the seasonal nature of the restaurant the menu changes daily, all produce is locally sourced from local suppliers, due to this sometimes the produce is limited.
Rocky Bottoms has a licensed bar, offering a range of local Norfolk wines, beers & spirits.
For more information please visit their website.
Ethical, Environmental and Community.
Their crab and lobsters are sourced wherever possible from the sea, Richard and Winston Matthews alongside other local fisherman fish responsibly. Marking and returning those that are fertilised, this contributes to ensuring crabs and lobsters can continue to breed. All of the crab and lobsters are prepared on site by our highly skilled ‘dressers’ – a local craft that goes back over 100 years. To support the local community they buy from local businesses wherever possible which also reduces carbon footprint.