| Restaurant James Sommerin | |
| Pushpin Map: | Wales Vale of Glamorgan |
| Map Alt: | A map of the southernmost area of Wales. |
| Head-Chef: | James Sommerin |
| Food-Type: | British cuisine |
| Rating: | Michelin Guide |
| Street-Address: | The Esplanade |
| City: | Penarth |
| County: | Vale of Glamorgan |
| Postcode: | CF64 |
| Country: | Wales |
| Coordinates: | 51.4345°N -3.1681°W |
Restaurant James Sommerin was a restaurant in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It was owned and run by chef James Sommerin.
Sommerin formerly ran the Michelin starred The Crown and Whitebrook in Monmouthshire.[1]
The Edwardian Beachcliff building[2] was purposely re-built to become Restaurant James Sommerin by Richard Hayward Properties. It was located off the Penarth esplanade, looking out across the Severn Estuary.[3] In 2016 nine 'boutique' bedrooms were added to the restaurant, to accommodate diners travelling from afar.[2]
The seafront restaurant closed in the summer of 2020 following months of COVID-19 lockdowns without financial assistance.[4] Sommerin had planned to start a delivery service, but aborted the plan and instead made 1,000 meals for NHS staff with the food stocks.[5] A year after the closure, Sommerin started a new venture called Home, in Stanwell Road, Penarth.