Clerkenwell, Fish & Seafood - Restaurant Guide

“Knockout fish ’n’ chips” are “served by friendly, avuncular staff”, “who make every visit an absolute joy” at this family-run Greek-Cypriot institution approaching its 60th anniversary in Clerkenwell. They offer a “wide variety of market-fresh fish” in “generous portions”, and “in a clean but not pretentious dining environment” (plus “very decent steak for carnivorous guests”). (It may be “too popular on a Friday evening – loud and bustling – but it’s good to see them doing well!”)

Occupying a huge, new unit in Mare Street Market – part of the northward creep of the King’s Cross regeneration zone – this modern take on ‘surf ’n’ turf’ opened in July 2025, complete with lots of chandeliers (and a rather dubious carpet). The menu is overseen by two starry chefs: Tom Brown of Pearly Queen and the Capital Hotel looks after the fish and seafood, which Brad Carter of the late, lamented Carter’s of Moseley in Birmingham is in charge of the steakhouse portion of the menu.