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The best restaurants serving Seafood food in St James's City of London, Westminster London
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1523 Opinions in 1 websites
Sadly this is not what it was. Has it been sold on? Is it suffering from the owners' expansion and lackof attention? When it was the owners' only restaurant it was superb. Things have changed. I was here with 3 others in December '24, and 1 other in January '25, on both those visits all were disappointed. Some points from the January visit. The majority of oysters on the chalk board were NOT available - including all the ones we had decided to order having read the descriptions. Why have a chalkboard if you cannot be bothered to change it daily, or at least mark on it what's available that day? (A sign of the care & attention given now). The oysters we did have were good. The main course of skate wing was over-sauced in a strong salty dark brown sauce that smothered the taste of fresh fish (the menu did say with chicken jus) . Four differing people across my last two visits have tried this and agree that this recipe kills the fish . And...on the latest visit the skate wing had a litte 'wooliness' to the flesh, was it not as fresh as it could have been? (This was on a Thursday when fresh fish is available daily). The chips have a spicy coating, which they do tell you, but - that seems at odds with the way The Oystermen started - with wonderful fresh tastes to complement wonderful fresh fish. RIP my and my friends'relationship with this rerstaurant (now chain of?)
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A typical, excellent English type restaurant with good food, interesting decor and architecture in handy location at end of The Strand. Friendly waiter been there for years.