Harden's says
The R&A World Golf Museum could not occupy a finer location, right by the beach and this is the latest incarnation of its café/restaurant space, has – of Spring 2026 – been taken over by The Rocca Group. An all-day operation (formerly called The Niblick, RIP), the first-floor space seats 50 and keeps on most of the pre-existing team. The same group operates The Seafood Ristorante just steps away (as well as The Broughton gastropub and Café Calton in Edinburgh).
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Bruce Embankment, Saint Andrews, KY16 9AB
Bruce Embankment, Saint Andrews, KY16 9AB
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