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Summary
Hang with a “smart, interesting-looking set of diners” at Costas Spiladi’s luxurious Greek venture in St James’s – part of his international chain, whose 10 other branches include three in NYC, as well as outlets in Miami, Athens and Dubai. It aims to evoke the brilliant blue waters of the Med and showcases an “excellent” array of fish and seafood on glittering counters of ice, where you choose your catch and specify how it’s to be prepared. On the downside, service can be “variable” and it is – predictably – “very expensive”.
Summary
“One of the best fish restaurants anywhere” – Costas Spiladis’s London outpost of his luxurious international chain channels the brilliance of the Mediterranean, with its bright, white walls and high ceiling. “The fish is displayed beautifully on ice at one end of the venue and hosed down every 20 mins or so” – “a fantastic selection that always delivers a fabulous meal”. Sadly, though, you have to be a Greek shipping magnate to afford it nowadays (“just reading the menu is a shock”), and even those who think it’s “worth the hype” can find it “so eye-wateringly expensive, I think it might be one visit per year from now on”. Those less well disposed to it, say “if you like being served a smidgen of food and being charged a fortune, this restaurant is for you!”
Summary
“Incredible, beautiful fish is displayed on ice and hosed down every five minutes for freshness” at this splendid St James’s outpost of Costas Spiladis’s glamorous Greek-based international chain. “Given the eye-watering prices”, it’s “a place for a special occasion”, but if you’re wallet is deep enough, it does deliver: “the food is memorably good”, “service is silky smooth” and the interior design (complete with imported marble) is impressive (if, perhaps, “slightly cold”).
Summary
A “glamorous feel that befits the location in St James’s” – complete with white marble from mountains near Athens! – infuses this “buzzy” and “noisy” London outpost of Costas Spiladis’s ritzily international Greek seafood chain. The “nosebleed prices for its delicious fresh fish” do nothing to deter the crowd – “it’s a big restaurant, but whenever I go there isn’t an empty table”. The centrepiece is a counter display of “super fish” – “perfect for the choosing side of things with people who know what they’re talking about”. Top Tip: “the lunchtime menu is a real bargain”.
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1 Regent Street, London, SW1Y 4NR
Restaurant details
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £70.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £6.50 |
 Extras |
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| Bread | £11.00 |
| Service | 15.00% |
1 Regent Street, London, SW1Y 4NR
Opening hours
| Monday | 11:30 am‑3 pm, 5:30 pm‑11 pm |
| Tuesday | 11:30 am‑3 pm, 5:30 pm‑11 pm |
| Wednesday | 11:30 am‑3 pm, 5:30 pm‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 11:30 am‑3 pm, 5:30 pm‑11 pm |
| Friday | 11:30 am‑3 pm, 5:30 pm‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑4 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑10 pm |
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