Highlights
- Restaurant aboard permanently moored 1927 steam yacht
- Main plus starter or dessert
- Starters include chilli king prawn skewers and chicken terrine
- Mains include chicken risotto, venison burger and goats' cheese parcel
- Desserts include sticky toffee pudding, and berry crumble
- On north Thames between Embankment and Temple
About This Deal
The Deal
Settling in for a two-course lunch aboard Gibson's at The Yacht London, guests can browse a starting menu of calamari with house salad and saffron aioli sauce (usually £7.95) or sweetcorn panna cotta with pea velouté (£6.95). Mains could include a trio of Berkshire pork featuring a fillet medallion, slow-roasted belly and pork and ale pie, served with duchesse potatoes and apple sauce (£23.95). Alternatively, diners could tuck into a venison burger in ciabatta bread (£18.95) or poached lemon cod with new potatoes (£17.95). Those opting for a dessert can savour a poached pear and almond frangipane (£6.95) or indulge in a Swiss chocolate and orange gateau (£7.95).
Set Menu
Starters
Chef's soup of the day with herb croutons (v)
Salt and black pepper calamari with Gibson's house salad and saffron aioli sauce
Garlic, lemongrass and chilli king prawn skewers with dressed radish and mixed leaf salad
Confit of chicken terrine served with celeriac remoulade and rustic toast
Sweetcorn panna cotta with pea velouté (v)
Mains
Lemon poached cod with sauteed new potatoes, seasonal vegetables, baby carrot and lemon, caper butter
King prawn and chilli linguine pasta with cherry tomatoes, fresh basil and wild garlic
Chicken and spinach risotto with parmesan and leaf salad
Gibson’s venison burger in ciabatta bread, home pickled cucumber, red onion and lettuce salad, served with homemade chips
Gibson’s Berkshire trio of pork – pork fillet medallion, slow-roasted pork belly, pork and leek pie, served with crunchy slaw, duchesse potato and Granny Smith apple sauce
Goats cheese and seasonal vegetable parcel served with buttered new potatoes and olive tapenade sauce (v)
Curried sweet potato cake with poached hen's egg, wilted spinach and Moroccan butter (v)
Desserts
Mango cheesecake with rose petals
Swiss chocolate and orange gateau with double chocolate sauce
Sticky toffee pudding with toffee sauce and vanilla ice-cream
Poached pear and almond frangipane with crème fraiche
Mixed berry crumble with vanilla custard
The Merchant
Gibson's at The Yacht London whips up British and continental cuisine on the decks of a permanently docked steam yacht. Dating back to 1927, the vessel has been refurbished to retain its old-style charm, while also catering to the needs of modern-day socialites. The restaurant serves up views to the London Eye and Southbank, while docked helpfully on the River's northern bank between Embankment and 100m from Temple.
Reviews

Boasting over 740 Likes on Facebook, the Yacht London's Gibson's Restaurant received an honorable Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor in 2013. Users have been quick to praise the river location and views, cleanliness of the venue and presentation of dishes.
Details verified 27/11/2013.
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Fine Print
Purchase: Limit 1 per 2 people. May buy 5 additional as gifts.
Booking: Required online: http://www.theyachtlondon.com/groupon.html. 48-hour cancellation policy.
Restrictions: Valid Tue-Sat midday-5pm and Sun midday-8pm. Must be 18 or older. Lunch menu only Tue-Sat; Sunday lunch menu on Sun. Surcharge for additional course £3; extra side dish £3.95. Starters or dessert up to £8.95; main course up to £23.95. Menu subject to change depending on availability.
Original values: Verified using merchant's menu on 26 Nov 2013.
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