The Embankment Pier provides a point for commuters to get easily across the Thames, as well as being a stop for tourist cruises. Embankment Pier provides easy access for Embankment Gardens and Charing Cross, as well as Trafalgar Square. The Embankment Pier is also the starting point for the unique Bateaux boat restaurant, which combines a Thames cruise with a gourmet meal experience. Boats from the Pier travel to Greenwich for the Cutty Sark, Millbank for the Tate Modern and other areas of interest.