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Summary
“Just wonderful” Stoke Newington tapas bar “very popular locally” for its “great sharing plates” and “wide range of Spanish wines, many by the glass”. Scottish seafood is the prime focus for dishes that put a Hispanic twist on Caledonian produce, all courtesy its Glasgow-born founder, ex-music producer Stephen Lironi. Top Tip – “we always eat early to take advantage of the half-price oysters before 7pm”.
Summary
An “excellent Stokey local”, “deservedly very popular” for its Spanish tapas, in particular its “absolutely wonderful fish”: its Glasgow-born founder, former record producer Stephen Lironi, has made it his mission to intercept some of the top-quality Scottish fish usually exported to Spain. One quibble this year: “surely it’s time to upgrade the school chairs”. Top Tip – “half-price oysters before 7pm”.
Summary
“One of the very best restaurants in Stoke Newington” – this “crowded fish restaurant and oyster bar with rough and ready furnishings” serves “simple, fresh dishes in the style of tapas”. (The owner, Glaswegian-born former record producer Stephen Lironi, is a fan of Spanish cuisine who learned that Scotland’s best seafood was trucked to Spain – so he decided to ‘hijack’ some of it en route and serve it in London, alongside the pick of Spanish sherries, wine and produce).
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67 Stoke Newington Church Street, London, N16 0AR
Restaurant details
Escocesa Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Our choice of “average” for the ambience is dictated by our choice to sit in the very back of the establishment past the low stools around the kitchen and even past the high stools at high tables, this is because at our ages we prefer to sit at a standard table. We always eat early, starting at 18.30 in order to take advantage of the half price oysters if ordered before 19.00 and I certainly wouldn’t want to miss out on my own half dozen. Otherwise we order a range of different dishes all at once and they appear in a random order. There is a very wide range of Spanish wines many by the glass - just wonderful!"
Prices
 Drinks |
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|---|---|
| Wine per bottle | £30.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £5.00 |
 Extras |
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| Bread | £4.00 |
| Service | 12.50% |
67 Stoke Newington Church Street, London, N16 0AR
Opening hours
| Monday | 6 am‑10 pm |
| Tuesday | 6 am‑10 pm |
| Wednesday | 6 am‑10 pm |
| Thursday | 6 am‑10 pm |
| Friday | 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑3:30 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑3:30 pm, 5 pm‑9:30 pm |
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