RestaurantsLondonSt James'sSW1

survey result

Summary

£140
£££££
2
Average
2
Average
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“One of the best fish restaurants anywhere” – Costas Spiladis’s London outpost of his luxurious international chain channels the brilliance of the Mediterranean, with its bright, white walls and high ceiling. “The fish is displayed beautifully on ice at one end of the venue and hosed down every 20 mins or so”“a fantastic selection that always delivers a fabulous meal”. Sadly, though, you have to be a Greek shipping magnate to afford it nowadays (“just reading the menu is a shock”), and even those who think it’s “worth the hype” can find it “so eye-wateringly expensive, I think it might be one visit per year from now on”. Those less well disposed to it, say “if you like being served a smidgen of food and being charged a fortune, this restaurant is for you!”

Summary

£135
£££££
4
Very Good
3
Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Incredible, beautiful fish is displayed on ice and hosed down every five minutes for freshness” at this splendid St James’s outpost of Costas Spiladis’s glamorous Greek-based international chain. “Given the eye-watering prices”, it’s “a place for a special occasion”, but if you’re wallet is deep enough, it does deliver: “the food is memorably good”, “service is silky smooth” and the interior design (complete with imported marble) is impressive (if, perhaps, “slightly cold”).

Summary

£109
£££££
3
Good
2
Average
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

A “glamorous feel that befits the location in St James’s” – complete with white marble from mountains near Athens! – infuses this “buzzy” and “noisy” London outpost of Costas Spiladis’s ritzily international Greek seafood chain. The “nosebleed prices for its delicious fresh fish” do nothing to deter the crowd – “it’s a big restaurant, but whenever I go there isn’t an empty table”. The centrepiece is a counter display of “super fish”“perfect for the choosing side of things with people who know what they’re talking about”. Top Tip: “the lunchtime menu is a real bargain”.

Summary

£98
 ££££
3
Good
2
Average
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“The most beautiful fish counter ever” is the dramatic centrepiece of Costas Spiladis’s “classy” five-year-old (part of an LA, Miami, etc international group), and – with its “roomy” quarters clad in white marble sourced from mountains outside Athens – it brings a “glammed up Greek atmosphere” to the fringe of St James’s. Its fans extol “the best fish in London” and gorgeous seafood that’s “second to none”, but sceptics caution that “it’s priced so that only oligarchs can afford to eat it”, and to an extent that can seem “extortionate”. Post pandemic, they will now deliver if you live within 3 miles of St James’s.

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1 Regent Street, London, SW1Y 4NR

Restaurant details

Yes
Highchair
Yes
20, 30
No dress code
Yes

Prices

  Cost Availability Courses
Menu1 45.00 Always available 3

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Veggies Pudding
£26.00 £48.00 £14.00 £16.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £70.00
Filter Coffee £6.50
Extras  
Bread £11.00
Service 15.00%
1 Regent Street, London, SW1Y 4NR
Opening hours
Monday11:30 am‑3 pm, 5:30 pm‑11 pm
Tuesday11:30 am‑3 pm, 5:30 pm‑11 pm
Wednesday11:30 am‑3 pm, 5:30 pm‑11 pm
Thursday11:30 am‑3 pm, 5:30 pm‑11 pm
Friday11:30 am‑3 pm, 5:30 pm‑11 pm
Saturday12 pm‑4 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm
Sunday12 pm‑10 pm

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