Diners' Choice: Seafood restaurants in London

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Updated 05 November 2024

Looking for restaurants with the best overall Seafood cuisine in London? You’re in the right place. Each month OpenTable analyses more than 400,000 new diner reviews. We sort the results by category to help you discover new favourites. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Smiths Restaurant Wapping

4.9

4.9 (7676)

£41 and over

Seafood

Wapping

About the restaurant

Smith's of Wapping is located on the River Thames with fantastic views of Tower Bridge and The Shard.
Smith's, famous for fish, was initially established in 1958 and today offers fine dining facilities.

We are now open from 12pm until 230pm for lunch and 5.30pm until 11pm (last seating time is 9pm) on Monday to Thursday.

Friday dinner starts at 6pm until 11pm (last seating is 9.30pm).

Saturday dinner starts at 5.30pm until 11pm (last seating is 945pm)

On Sundays we are open from 12pm until 3.30pm for Lunch
And 6pm until 10pm (last seating time 8.30pm) for Dinner.

Should you not find the time that you are looking for, please contact the restaurant directly as there may be availability.

Top review

lee

Dined 3 days ago

The staff was very attentive and friendly. The food was excellent, great atmosphere, and good value for money.

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Popular dish

Apple Tart

Popular dish

Smith's Classic Prawn Cocktail

Popular dish

Large Brixham Dover Sole

Fish Union

4.8

4.8 (187)

£26 to £40

Seafood

Chislehurst

About the restaurant

Located on the Royal Parade, Chislehurst, Fish Union uniquely combines a chef-led upmarket wet fishmonger coupled with a shellfish Champagne restaurant and is owned by chefs Richard Kirkwood and Andy Roberts.

The restaurant’s fresh seasonal menu changes daily depending on what’s coming in off the boats and offers delectable small plates which include Yellowfin tuna tataki with pickled radish wasabi mayo and ponzu; Galician octopus with delica pumpkin and garlic butter; The Luxury Seafood platter; Bouillabaisse and their popular side dish of Confit crispy potatoes with aioli.

To add to this, Sundays have just got exciting as Fish Union’s intimate buzzing seafood Champagne restaurant now offers a delicious Sunday Ocean Roast and Sunday Brunch menu!

Everything is sustainably sourced and freshly prepared on-site by their talented in-house chefs and complemented with hand-selected fine wines and signature cocktails.

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Nealvip

Dined 2 days ago

As always a fantastic experience from start to finish in fish union. Really is amazing. Thank you so much for an incredible meal 🙏🏻

Sharkbait & Swim

4.8

4.8 (137)

£25 and under

Seafood

Deptford

About the restaurant

Ahoy there!

Sharkbait & Swim is an independent seafood centric small plates restaurant based in the heart of Deptford, walking distance from Greenwich! Our restaurant ethos is simple: to serve great quality food and drink in a relaxed and intimate environment. The menu is created with locality, seasonality and sustainability at the forefront and we work closely with our fishmonger to ensure that all of our fish is sustainably sourced where possible from British waters.

Steve (aka, Cockney Chef!) has spent years cooking in award winning seafood restaurants on the south east coast and has worked in multiple Michelin star restaurants across Europe! Inspired by his career and travels around the world, Steve will be bringing a menu full of big punchy flavours to tantalize your taste buds with influence from Asian and European food culture.

Fasten your seatbelts folks, we're going on a foodie adventure!

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Leannevip

Dined on 1 Nov 2024

So glad to have discovered this amazing little place! The seafood dishes are so inventive, and really tasty. The portions are surprisingly large, we definitely over-ate! In particular we loved the prawns, green Thai curry dressed oysters, whitebait and halibut collars.

Fish! Kitchen Kingston

4.8

4.8 (434)

£25 and under

Seafood

Kingston upon Thames

About the restaurant

Following the huge success of Fish! restaurant in Borough Market, Tony Allan developed his Fish! concept further to create Fish! Kitchen in Kingston upon Thames. Encompassing the Fish! brand ethos and offering the highest quality fresh fish, simply cooked and at a fair price, it opened to great reviews and have fast become a local favourite renowned for both our traditional fish and chips as well as our grilled fish.

Located in peaceful Kingston on Coombe Rd, Fish! Kitchen undoubtedly serves the best fish and hand cut chips in South West London. Popular with lunchtime crowds, this restaurant caters for adults and children alike. The kids can choose from a kiddie menu and leave the adults in peace as they scribble all over the paper place mats with crayons supplied by the restaurant. Favourites include classic prawn cocktail to start and the swordfish club sandwich, a modern twist on the traditional.

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David

Dined 1 day ago

Really enjoyed our first visit to Fish! Kitchen in Kingston. Went to a 7:30 pm booking on a Friday evening as a family of five, and really exercised the menu sharing two tasty starters, tuna carpaccio and calamari, before eating a variety of lovely fish dishes, namely fish pie, grilled red snapper, grilled sea bream, grilled turbot and battered cod and chips. Portions were good, and service friendly. Indeed, our eldest daughter, on learning initially that fish pie was sold out, was delighted when the waiter managed to conjure up another portion following a visit to the kitchen. Looking forward to our next visit.

Scott's Mayfair

4.8

4.8 (1925)

£41 and over

Seafood

Mayfair

About the restaurant

Scott's menu reflects its glittering heritage, serving the finest traditional fish and shellfish dishes alongside a variety of meat and seasonal game favourites in an atmosphere of urbane sophistication since 1851.

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martinvip

Dined 4 days ago

This is a place for a special occasion. Expensive but the whole package is excellent. The food is fabulous. We had a 60th birthday celebration and it was all handled very professionally.

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Bentley's Oyster Bar & Grill

4.7

4.7 (2729)

£41 and over

Seafood

Mayfair

About the restaurant

Nestled on Swallow Street, Mayfair, Bentley's epitomises timeless elegance with a century-long tradition of celebrating Champagne and Oysters. Still shucking over 1000 oysters a day, Chef Richard Corrigan has led Bentley's since 2005, curating a menu that pays homage to its heritage with a diverse selection of oysters, wild seafood, and premium cuts sourced from the British & Irish Isles.

Bentley's stands as an iconic London restaurant restored in 2005 under Corrigan's visionary leadership. The acclaimed venue offers a warm, friendly ambiance with linen-clad tables, wooden floors, an enviable art collection and a heated terrace.

Explore our four exclusive private dining options, from The Crustacea accommodating up to 14 guests, while the Swallow Street Rooms, with a private bar and street entrance, host events for up to 60. Experience Bentley's, where history, gastronomy, and hospitality converge for an unforgettable dining experience.

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Paul

Dined 4 days ago

As a regular, you tend to notice any difference in service & Food. Our Tuesday evening meal was excellent & wonderfully served. Rarely, does this change thankfully.

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Experience

Best of Bentley's 3 Course Set Menu

Estiatorio Milos – London

4.7

4.7 (2122)

£41 and over

Seafood

Piccadilly

About the restaurant

Winner of The Harden’s award for The Best Fish & Seafood London Restaurant of the Year 2017 and OpenTable Dinners Choice Award for the last six years. Recognised as one of the finest Mediterranean seafood restaurants in the world, Estiatorio Milos was founded by acclaimed chef and restaurateur Costas Spiliadis. Milos is celebrated for serving the freshest, most pristine fish flown in daily from the Mediterranean and for sourcing the highest-quality ingredients. The consistently impeccable service and welcoming spirit has made Milos an unparalleled culinary destination in Montreal, New York, Athens, Las Vegas, Miami, Los Cabos, Dubai, London and Milos at Sea.

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Irini

Dined 1 day ago

Delicious food - felt like being home in Greece. Exquisite octopus and ceviche as well as langoustines and the fish (Fagkri) we shared was very fresh and cooked beautifully. Excellent service and very attentive staff throughout.

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4.6

4.6 (87)

£41 and over

Seafood

Spitalfields

About the restaurant

Pearly Queen is a new oyster, seafood and wine bar in Shoreditch from renowned chef, Tom Brown, of Cornerstone fame. Think top notch oysters and seafood, beautifully plated fish dishes, cocktails curated by Three Sheets, interesting wines from small producers, and great tunes!

Explore our great value Chef's Choice menus, with 4 sharing plates for lunch at £30 per guest and 8 sharing plates for dinner at £45 per guest.

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Amelie

Dined 3 days ago

Incredible food and great atmosphere. One of the best restaurants I‘ve ever been to.

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Experience

Oyster Happy Hour

Fish Market

4.6

4.6 (1272)

£26 to £40

Seafood

Liverpool Street

About the restaurant

Fish Market is a taste of the great British seaside, just a stone’s throw from Liverpool St Station. The freshest sustainable fish is taken from British waters and prepared simply but effectively, so the ingredients shine through. It’s the perfect place to while away a lunch meeting, or to join friends for a relaxed dinner on the terrace.

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Nurhan

Dined 1 day ago

Hidden gem! All food delicious, nice demonstration and very friendly and polite staff. I would strongly recommend 😊

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Popular dish

Crispy Soft Shell Crab Burger

Faber Wine & Seafood Restaurant

4.5

4.5 (29)

£26 to £40

Seafood

Hammersmith

About the restaurant

Our inspiration is the Zeus Faber… John Dory, one of many local fish that can be fished sustainably and from our shores and although it has a wonderful Latin come Greek name it also has a very British name, John Dory.

Faber is the Latin word for ‘Smith’ – Like a few other Latin occupational names (e.g. Agricola for farmer, Nauta for sailor). Smith being the most common name in English we decided it sits well with our name as we want to be accessible to all and give everyday people the opportunity to be part of our journey and own the business they work in.

What sets us apart is our commitment to working with local fishmongers who run out to the coast each evening to collect day-boat fish and local ingredients. This means that everything on our menu is fresh, sustainably sourced, and supports the local economy.

We believe in creating dishes that are not only delicious but also ethical and responsible.

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charlie

Dined 3 days ago

Robbie was the best waiter we’ve had in years. Five stars

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Experience

2 Cocktails for £14 - Available Every Day 4pm-7pm

Experience

£2 a pop Oysters

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