FishWorks

Fishworks. Friday night. Everywhere was booked or busy. Food, service and atmosphere were excellent. It felt unrushed, not overly loud, and in our booth we were able to converse easily without shouting. I haven’t eaten at Bentleys next door but Fishworks was perfect. I had seared tuna rare — what other way can you eat seared tuna? Nice small serving. Very tasty, well prepared. Our Lithuanian waitress was exceptionally accommodating including bringing me extra chocolate brownie bits with my tea. My partner had fish and chips reported as very very good and the portion was enormous enough that I was able to compensate for the smaller tuna. Chips were fat and hot. Chablis was cold and good. Not overpriced. Good food good value good service.
Oh yes and then there were some very cute trick & treaters who were very solemnly into the task of money or candy — check out the photo!

The food was delicious. We ordered the sea bass and the waitress took her time to filet it for us. The side items were also excellent. The only negative is the temperature inside was too stuffy.

Great fish restaurant just in the heart of Piccadilly! HIgh quality food, also you can get a take away any fresh sea food delicacy;)

Fishworks is a great little seafood restaurant tucked away on a side street behind Regent St. It is very cozy and candle lit in the evening with excellent food. We had roasted scallops to start followed by the grilled sea bass with rosemary, both of which were delicious. The food is relatively pricy — I think our bill came out to £90 which included a carafe of Sancerre.
It is also quite popular and when we arrived at 6:45pm, they were turning people away so do make a reservation in advance.

This place is in the heart of Picadilly in a small side street between Regent & Piccadilly. I had already eatten so I just had an oyster appetizer, bread and some prosecco. The oysters came 3 different ways. Bloody Mary shots, plain and baked with cheese on top. I loved the Bloody Mary shots filled with a plump yummy oyster. The plain was also nice squeezed with lemon. The one topped with cheese was disappointing. The cheese and oyster was cold. The side of bread came with 3 different dips and two types of bread. It was really good. My friend had a crab appetizer. It was a steamed crab with some sort of side of sour creamish looking dip. He devoured the whole thing so it must have been good. His entrée was the baked cod. It came on a layer of spinach and I forgot the side? The cod looked really good. It was a good thick sized portion. So based on what I had its an easy 3 stars. I will say service was very good. Our waitress came by often to make sure we were happy.
Oh and we were here on a Friday night about 9:30 without a reservation and was able to get in right away which is something that’s hard to do. We probably went into 3 or 4 other restaurants in Soho without a reservation and was faced with 45 min waits at all of them.
It’s not one of my first choices to eat at in the area but it did the job considering …

I went here for a birthday meal with friends during the week — the restaurant is very welcoming with a display of fresh fish at the fishmongers when you first enter.
The food was tasty and the service was really friendly and quick but I think that the Lobster is of the same quality as Burger and Lobster, just a little more expensive. My friend had the tuna which looked amazing, though be aware that you will need to order sides for a rounded meal.
I’d go again but think I’d skip the lobster and have a fish dish.

Had Dinner here last night with friends visiting from the US.
Unfortunately, the Management had lost the telephone reservation I made, but they soon found us a table!
Both the meal and atmosphere were great, although it is a little expensive; for the four of us (with only bottle of wine, no starters, two of us having a pudding, and 12.5% tip) the bill came to £135.
A great time was had by all, though :-)

Just arrived in London on a business trip and immediately had to run out to the Apple store on Regent since I forgot to pack a power adapter. On the way back to the hotel (around 6pm local time on a Monday) I cut through a small side street and stumbled upon this place. It looked presentable so I stopped in for a solo dinner. Ok, here are the caveats: it was fairly early on a Monday evening so the place was not crowded AND I was very hungry after a ~10 hour flight.
But… my meal was excellent. I had the pan fried cod special with pesto mashed potatoes and a side of snap peas and shallots. The fish was soft, flakey and delicious. The skin could have been a tad more crispy, but overall it was outstanding. The mashed potatoes and side of vegetables were cooked perfectly as well. This was simple, light, delicious fare. No pretension here. The portions and prices were reasonable (for London!) and the service was good (albeit during a slow-​ish time). Pretty unremarkeable wine list, but decent selection of wines by the glass and half-​bottle decanters.
For a drop in, un-​planned dinner for one, it was a very good experience.

I’m sorry, but I’ve had better fish and chips at Red Lobster.
We were here during lunch on a weekday and it was packed with suits.
Bill was about $ 180 for 6.

Well, I must start saying that I love London and I haven’t being here for sometime now. So, coming back was already a great experience, which may have helped me to find new positive experiences. We were again looking for a restaurant in a Saturday night, after trying to go to an old Indian favorite at Piccadilly that was fully booked. And we found the Fishworks, nice atmosphere, pleased looking costumers and a fresh fish market. And we decided to give it a try. This is a mix of fresh sea food restaurant, oyster bar, fish market and champagnerie. Although there was no table available, we were very well welcomed and ASAP accommodated at the bar. They have a inspiring menu, one can even choose the fresh fish, cooked to order by weight.
We started trying the oysters with a nice Proseco, just perfect. As we moved to our table (by the window, as we asked) we tried the calamari as a start and it was just as delicious. And I finished my meal with the Tuna suggested by our waitress, that come as I asked, raw in the inside but hot and smokey in the outside, mouth watering. No need to say that we will be back.

Lunch on a warm Saturday, with the windows open.
Just starters. Pretty tasty. Relaxed and helpful staff.
Razor clams tasty. Scallops great.
No complaints.

Fishworks is in a handy location. I think that’s where it ends.
A lot of my overseas friends have remarked on how difficult it is to get good, fresh fish in this country. After all, it’s not like the UK is landlocked or anything. So when we rocked up at Fishworks after a concert at St James’s across the street, I hoped — given their fresh stock — that it’d buck the trend. After all, for £15−20 a main course, you’d hope so, and in the end if the basic ingredient is good enough, the dish will be fine so long as you don’t overpower it or overcook it — simple enough for a professional chef.
I had the fried chilli baby squid for starter. It was ok, although I wasn’t so keen on the greasiness. My parents on the other hand were rather unimpressed with their lobster bisque — they made a comment to the waiter, although said comment didn’t seem to filter anywhere. Oh well. For mains, I chose the pan-​fried halibut with a few potatoes and greens. I absolutely love halibut, unfortunately its £30+ per kilo price tag makes me cry myself to sleep on occasions and so it’s a rare treat. And as a rather minimal dish, what could go wrong? The top half of the steak was nicely cooked, fine. The bottom half… overcooked. Seriously. For a dedicated fish restaurant, it’s pretty unacceptable, especially considering the price.
So my search for good (reasonably priced would be a boon too), fresh fish continues. I might just stick with nearby Yoshino at this rate. At least you can’t overcook sashimi.

my boyfriend and i went here recently to celebrate our anniversary. we went with an offer from time out for 50% off (with lots of restrictions though, so bare that in mind!).
it was actually SO good, and i was very pleasantly surprised. we split the popular appetizers plate, which as someone below mentioned, was rather small as a sharing plate, but was certainly delicious. for my main i had the seabass. seabass is my favourite fish, and the flavours in this dish were so delicate and incredible. my boyfriend had the seabream cooked in paper, which was also great. he’s still talking about it over a week later, so high praise indeed! we also split market vegetables and mashed potatoes, both of which were very good.
the service was sort of shambolically chaotic in a very endearing way. the wait staff kept us waiting without acknowledging us when we first came in to the restaurant, we had ice cubes spilt on our table, our cutlery didn’t get replaced between first and second courses, and then our plates were left in front of us for a long time after we were finished, but, they were so charming and friendly when they did have the time to come to our table, and the food was so good, that it can be overlooked. it is something that they maybe should work on though in terms of improving their service and making this dining experience a faultless one.
i think without the 50% time out offer, it may be slightly overpriced, however, it was that good that i wouldn’t hesitate to go back and pay full price knowing that the fish is that good!

Randomly stumbled in to this place looking for a fast dinner with a coworker. We split the «popular appetizers» plate, and got daily fish specials — he got the tuna, and I got the monk fish, and we got the sides of wilted spinach and a tomato/​onion salad.
The appetizer plate was delicious, though quite small (maybe 75% of what I expected for an appetizer — probably best if one is ordered per person and not shared). The tuna was overcooked slightly (we both expected it more raw), however the chive sauce was great. My monkfish was a total hit and I highly recommend it if its available. Good sized servings as well.
The salads were terrific — spinach wasn’t overcooked, and the tomato/​onion salad was delicious.
The service was terrific — waiter worked with us on recommendations on what to order, recommended — and provided a sample — of nice white wine, and overall the experience was positive. I would come back here if I was looking for a fresh fish experience. But stay away from the overcooked tuna steak. :-)

If the fish works here then that is a good thing because nothing else does. Having said that, the first thing the waitress said was that there was no dover sole. Service horrible, food bland, measly portions, and over-​priced menu. The location is a prime tourist spot and next to Bentleys which I wished we had gone to instead. We spent 250 pounds for 6 people but considering only 1 bottle of cheap wine, 4 beers, 3 starters, mains and no dessert, way over priced. I had the steamed mussels in tomato and chili which was GBP11 for a large helping. I would love to see the small one. The mussels were pre-​pubescent and what you expect to see with them are chunks of bread in a basket to help you with the soak up the ocean of delicious broth the large and tender mussels were swimming in. Not here — you have to pay for that and teeny weeny slices too. For main course, I had a Zuppa del pescatore (fish stew) which arrived 10 minutes after everyone else’s with no apology and that was after about a 45 minutes wait. The presentation in a deep pan was impressive but the sad looking pieces of bony tail ends of cheap white fish destroyed my high hopes. There wasn’t much fish in the fish stew. One more negative thing before I have to quit moaning is that the service simply sucked. We had to ask at least twice for anything and the restaurant wasn’t even half full — admittedly, all of the staff seemed to be from Poland or other Eastern bloc countries but that shouldn’t stop them from being courteous or nice even if they’re super busy doing things other than serving people. One good thing, when we asked for the bill, it came very quickly and they could swipe my card at the table. A 12% statutory service charge was included but in America that would be an insult to most waiters and waitresses. At Fishworx, I was just glad to pay it and get away from a truly unenjoyable evening despite the interesting company I was with. Go somewhere else.

My favorite Tastecard find so far!
I was torn reading the menu full of so many delicious sounding sea critters but ended up going for the classic lobster. It comes served both hot with garlic butter and cold with mayonnaise. I asked the waiter for a rec and went with the hot with garlic butter. Impressive and delicious. normally a set-​back of £25, but the tastecard cuts it down to half that price!
I loved the venue as well, just the right size and classy but still able to get away going there in jeans. A sweet pick for groups of friends, family, and longtime lovers. Wouldn’t recommend going there as a first date though, I was definitely not at my cutest ripping and clawing my way through an entire buttery lobster.

As it says in the title, Fishworks is totally about seafood. Literally, only one main course is non fishy. So if you have a friend that is not into it, tell him he’s having roast chicken and that’s final !
In the very center of London, the venue is large and will work from couples to medium group. Not too busy on a sunday evening, I assume the place to get quickly packed on a saturday or friday. Great service.
Nice menu. However, my advice is to skip starters that are somehow disappointing and jump straight to mains. I went for a whole Devon crab and couldn’t be happier about it. The lobster was also excellent with a sauce that didn’t seem too processed. The freshness and the variety of fishes makes you forget that you’re eating in a franchise type restaurant. It’s a pleasure to order seafood and having no concern about it freshness
Now, two random details that I appreciate: Deserts are all presented with a matching wine suggestion, toilets are in a really pristine condition.