Reviews of The Sea Shell of Lisson Grove (108)
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I was so impressed with The sea Shell last night... Excellent food, great atmosphere, tasteful interior with lovely pictures. The staff were top class... Highly recommend and will definitely return soon
Excellent in every way: lovely fresh fish, interesting starters, good choioce of puddings. Staff were helpful. The place was decorated in black and white, loos were clean well- lit and fully equiped.
nice atmosphere - helpful staff- good fresh fish and chips- well located and spacious restaurant - I would recommend if you want a friendly relaxed meal
Easy to book, plenty of space, good service and tasty fish pie. Great for a lunchtime meeting. Staff were attentive and very prompt with orders.
We've been a very few times, as we're from SE London, but its worth the effort. Very simple menu, but everything that you need and all EXCELLENT! Quiet, roomy, friendly.
Food was good.From ordering to reaciving the food did take longer then expected.They did not get order quite right .Over all we where pleased with are meal.
I've been an avid fan of SEASHELL for some 31 years - by far the BEST fish and chip shop outlet in whole of LONDON!
Really good food and excellent friendly service, I have eaten here many times. Of course the Cod and chips is my favorite choice, the gambas and the scallops are excellent .
Have to be honest ............... the evening was so lovely we choose to use the linked chip shop sitting outside and eating them there. I did use the facilities in the restaurant and was impressed by the decor and the air conditioning. The food from the chip shop, which I can only assume was the same as you would get in the restaurant, was superb and we would recommended this to others.
Food was good but the did not have our resavartion I had to insist that I had booked as shot them the booking sheet .
Usual good food, service from our young Italian waitress was very good, I have been using the Sea Shell, both take away and restaurant for more than 30 years so am a fan
Never fails to deliver the best fish & chips experience. Had a sea base in panko this time with a jacket potato which was delicious
Great fish & chips every visit although we ordered haddock and were given cod by mistake. We'll pay more attention next time! Still the best chippy in London.
Nice fish and chips. Good mussels as well. Will come again when I travel to London next time. All the seafood are fresh and deliciously prepared.
I was not over impressed the chips where had cut but slightly wooden and the fish was fresh but clearly cooked from frozen. Not the quality I remembered from past visits.
Wasn't served for 30 minutes. Water was rarely refilled. Aside from that the food was great and a dish was even replaced when we discovered there was garlic (which we're allergic to) in it.
Soup and grilled fish was delicious. The experience was somewhat ruined by children running around, shouting and crying at 9pm but the restaurant offered us a complimentary hot drink to compensate. The lighting was too bright.
What an amazing place to go, friendly staff, food amazing ,My friend had been trying to get me to visit for year's would definitely recommend .
Great food, very well cooked fish is superb. Decor and atmosphere good. Service a bit slow to start wilth even though not busy. Overall very good, one of the best 'fish and chips' shops you will find.
Good menu selection and Great fish and chips - nice quiet atmosphere. The staff are very attentive and friendly - a very pleasant evening all round
I have hosted parties of people from six to ten a number of times and my last visit was excellent, as always. I can recommend a visit.
the fish is always fresh and perfectly prepared, a good choice if atmosphere isnt all that important to you. Very limited if you dont like fish though
Have known seashells since it first openende and it is just as good today. The first seashells was a littel shop with no lisense for alkohol
The plaice fish that is fried in matzah meal with chips was delicious. Be aware the apple pie has nuts in it. Sorbet was delicious too!
Lovely restaurant with tender fish. There's a chippy at the front with a decent restaurant and the back. Fish can be ordered battered or grilled
Excellent meal and service!! The booking procedure was seamless and we were looked after to a very high degree, I would have know concern in recommended this service! Yours, Martin Dixon
Very Good service. Great food, freshly cooked and at a reasonably price your could not ask for any more. I highly rate the restaurant. A+
A most enjoyable experience, great quality food with excellent service
It has been many years since I last visited the Sea Shell, we bought friends from Germany on Saturday. The food was excellent but we had to wait sooooo long for our starters - we asked what had happened to them. There was only one portion of Rock Salmon when we ordered three so two of us had to make another choice - the waitress suggested Halibut but failed to mention it was one of the most expensive items on the menu - £26.50 per person as opposed to £18 for the Rock!!!! When my Halibut arrived it was not cooked enough as still very pink in one part with blood running - quite turned me off but frankly we had waited so long we just wanted to eat and so I left the uncooked portion. In summary - DISAPPOINTED. We MAY try again.
Food was so so. Service was ok. Nothing speculation or particularly memorable. Both food and service seem worse than when I was there three years ago.
Lovely food. Service for main course was a little slow which would not have been a problem if we hadn't been going to the theatre.
Simply best fish and chips in town. Always fresh and tasty. But also try the other things on the menus. The prawns, the sole and the lobster. Delicious.
We have been to the Seashell a number of times, both to the take-away and the actual restaurant. This is, without doubt, no ordinary fish & chip restaurant as the fish it sells is first rate and it chips are delicious, not greasy, soft on the outside and fluffly on the inside. If you order the battered or grilled fish and chips then you will not regret it! Fish comes with a choice of different batters, and popcorn is a great favourite. This time around I tried the fish cakes and they were a huge disappointment and didn't takes very nice. The fishcakes were served sitting in a pool of green sauce which covered the plate and that tasted unpleasant too. I think I was more cross with myself rather than the restaurant - I should have stuck to what the Seashell does best. The restaurant is not cheap but the portions are large and for chip lovers everywhere 'bottomless chips', i.e. if you finish your dish of chips then you can have this refilled without charge. If you love your fish and chips then the Seashell is definitely the best and we will be back very soon.
Very nice food, great services. Highly recommended. Will come again on our next visit to London. There are so much more I needed to try.
The food was good, with generous portions. However we had to wait a long time for the first and then for the second courses despite asking at appropriate intervals when they would arrive. The staff apologised but we were anxious as we had to reach a nearby theatre before curtain up.
I used to visit Sea Shell frequently but now I find it expensive for what it offers. it is after all a fish and chips restaurant.
Excellent fish as to be expected at this location which has been around for many years. The seating area is functional and not lavish, but good service makes up for this. overall a good experience
Great restaurant. cod tasted amazing. Price is appropriate. Service friendly and fast
Excellent just a fish and chips should be fresh and crispy
Great fish and chips, especially the grilled whole plaice. We arrived early and were given a table within 10 minutes. Unfortunately, it was adjacent to the aquarium (nice) but very cramped and hot - there's air conditioning in the rest of the restaurant, but not in this area. Would ask for a table in the main area next time.