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The first Soho opening by Stephen Lironi, who owns Crouch End’s Bar Esteban and Stoke Newington’s Escocesa.
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Summary
“Heavenly seafood” adds to the appeal of this “cosy restaurant” in Soho serving “lovely tapas” (with an emphasis on fish). It’s the third venue specialising in Scottish seafood presented Spanish-style (after Bar Esteban in Crouch End and Escosesa in Stoke Newington) from Glasgow-born Stephen Lironi, who switched careers after starting out as a musician in Scottish post-punk band Altered Images, alongside his wife Clare Grogan.
Summary
“Not a place for a quiet tête-à-tête: instead climb up to the bar and dig into a mixture of fine Scottish fish and seafood, prepared as Spanish-style tapas”. That’s the culinary mashup at Stephen Lironi’s new “Soho seafood heaven” – a “lively, albeit slightly cramped” space with “lovely and engaging service and a fun atmosphere” (“as long as you are sitting upstairs” – downstairs is “a bit small and dingy”). On the downside, it can seem a bit “hyped” – “they need to smarten up if they are going to charge such high prices when you are perched on a bar stool”.
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45 Berwick Street, London, W1F 8SF
Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Lunch | £22.00 |  |
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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Veggies | Pudding |
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| £9.30 | £18.50 | £9.50 | £10.00 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £34.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
| Extras |
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| Bread | £4.50 |
| Service | 12.50% |
45 Berwick Street, London, W1F 8SF
Opening hours
| Monday | 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑4 pm |
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