Harden's says

Named for an Iris Murdoch novel, this new fish shop and deli (by day) and fish restaurant (by night) is the new project from Alex Hunter, co-founder of Bonnie Gull; we're told to expect guests chefs and workshops from day 1.

survey result

Summary

£175
£££££
5
Exceptional
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Incredible seafood in the most unique of settings” inspires outstanding feedback on chef Leandro Carreira and restaurateur Alex Hunter’s “amazing and inventive” 14-seater chef’s table experience under Haggerston railway arches, where the moodily-lit counter looks onto the gleaming open kitchen. A 12-course tasting menu involving every type of sustainable sea creature is presented at £150 per person. (Very good all-round ratings too for the original branch – a simpler and cheaper seafood bar in the bouji backstreets, off Sloane Street).

Summary

£64
  £££
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Fish shop by day and seafood restaurant by night”, this “cutely-situated”, mid-2019 yearling, in an über-chichi enclave off Sloane Street, comes from the same stable as Bonnie Gull, and has won instant acclaim as a “great entrant to the London seafood scene”. “Minimalist decor” sets a tone where the focus is on pristine ingredients zhooshed up with a bit of culinary magic by chef Leandro Carreria: beautiful, if “very expensive”. You can also eat there at lunch, but with “no mains, desserts or coffee”.

For 33 years we've been curating reviews of the UK's most notable restaurant. In a typical year, diners submit over 50,000 reviews to create the most authoritative restaurant guide in the UK. Each year, the guide is re-written from scratch based on this survey (although for the 2021 edition, reviews are little changed from 2020 as no survey could run for that year).

Have you eaten at The Sea, The Sea?

Restaurant details

No dress code

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£10.00 £18.00 £7.50
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £35.00
Filter Coffee £3.50
Extras  
Service 12.50%
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
Tuesday6:30 pm‑10 pm
Wednesday6:30 pm‑10 pm
Thursday6:30 pm‑10 pm
Friday6:30 pm‑10 pm
Saturday6:30 pm‑10 pm
SundayCLOSED

Best Fish & seafood restaurants nearby

Wild Tavern
Italian restaurant in Kensington and Chelsea
£127
£££££
2
Average
2
Average
3
Good
Bibendum Oyster Bar
Fish & seafood restaurant in Chelsea
£87
 ££££
3
Good
3
Good
4
Very Good
Kerridge's Fish & Chips
Fish & seafood restaurant in Knightsbridge
£105
£££££
2
Average
3
Good
4
Very Good

Best similarly priced restaurants nearby

Above at HIDE
British, Modern restaurant in Mayfair
£177
£££££
3
Good
2
Average
3
Good
Hélène Darroze, The Connaught Hotel
French restaurant in Mayfair
£175
£££££
3
Good
3
Good
2
Average
Restaurant St. Barts
British, Modern restaurant in Smithfield
£173
£££££
5
Exceptional
4
Very Good
5
Exceptional