John Dory is a wine shop and tasting room on Sandgate High Street with a seating area out the front. John Dory offers wine by the glass from a range of more than 150 specialist wines. They can also provide free local delivery for customers. 

They sell wines that range from Burgundy, German Riesling, Northern Rhône, Piemonte, icon Tuscans, California, and proper dry Lambruscos. Buy a bottle to take home or enjoy any of the bottles on the shelf inside their cosy tasting room, a corkage fee applies. 

John Dory also serves a range of food boards with a selection of cured meats and cheeses and local seasonal produce. There is also a range of quality food snacks such as Bret’s crisps from Brittany, British tinned fish, and heritage meat charcuterie to choose from. 

Regular Wednesday evening and Sunday lunchtime specials: see Instagram for more details.