Harden's survey result
Summary
“Delicious seafood dishes imaginatively cooked” wins praise for this chic undertaking – a tiny building with large outside terrace in the cute old Pantiles serving oysters, lobsters and other seafood bites. It’s part of a 45-year-old local group including a ‘Kitchen & Bar’ in Mount Ephraim.
Summary
This “fabulous place situated in a tiny building in the old Pantiles” offers a smart menu of “delicious and beautifully cooked fish and crustacea”, including signature lobsters and oysters from England, Ireland and Brittany. Father-and-son owners Guy & Matthew Sankey also have a ‘fish kitchen’ in Mount Ephraim. Top Tip – “great value mid-week set lunch”.
Summary
An “excellent choice of oysters” from Essex, Northumberland and Jersey – served raw, dressed or cooked – are the centrepiece of the seafood-focused menu at this smart oyster bar in the historic Pantiles. There is a sister ‘seafood kitchen’ across town at Mount Ephraim; and they also run a fishmongers in the town.
Summary
This smart oyster bar in the heart of the historic Pantiles serves up a wide range of British seafood, including crawfish – ‘a native species of crustacean almost exclusively exported to mainland Europe until very recently’. “Loved the fact we could build our own seafood platter” and “enjoyed sitting at the kitchen bar and interacting with the chefs”. Drinks include fizz from the Squerryes vineyard in nearby Westerham.
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Have you eaten at Sankey’s The Old Fishmarket?
19 The Upper Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5TN
Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Lunch | £29.00 |  |
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| Cost | Availability | Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menu1 | 85.00 | Always available | 8 |
Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Veggies | Pudding |
|---|---|---|---|
| £12.00 | £45.00 | £6.00 | £0.00 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £28.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £4.00 |
| Extras |
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| Bread | £4.25 |
| Service | 12.50% |
19 The Upper Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5TN
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑12 am |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑12 am |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑12 am |
| Friday | 12 pm‑12 am |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑12 am |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑6 pm |
