A City fish restaurant since 1889 that has never taken a booking, never served dinner, and never once considered changing either policy: lunch only, standing or perched at high tables, silver service for potted shrimps, Dover sole and treacle sponge to a clientele of bankers and barristers who have been coming since before their firms existed. It closes on weekends because the City itself does.
Location
39 Queen Victoria Street
City of London, London
City of London, London
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Must Try
Potted shrimps to start, then the Dover sole grilled plain — treacle sponge and custard if you have the afternoon to spare.
Best Time
Weekday lunch, arriving early — no bookings means the wait is the price of admission.
Know Before You Go
A lunch-only, no-reservations City fish institution since 1889 — arrive by 12:30 or accept the queue. Closed weekends and evenings, always.