J-Sheekey Review

These people know more about fish than any other place in town. Always perfectly cooked and presented. Immaculate service.

Great fish, obviously. A little cramped + noisy inside.

There are many very fine restaurants in Central London in my opinion though J. Sheekey"s is the best. Every detail has been carefully attended to the decor the ambiance and of course the food, fresh and delicious.
The service from all the staff is superb and the feeling of being genuinely welcomed is truly rare in a busy establishment like this.
I cannot wait to go back again.

Quite pricy place, dinner for three worth 220 pounds. You should go for oysters, but pick Menai rather than Lindisfarne. Did not try non UK ones, may be some would be better than Menai. Fried Sea Bass was fine, but I wish it was grilled rather than fried. Better pick fries rather than spinach. Fine selection of wines, however they ran out of Chenin Blan. Staff is friendly and careful. Worth visiting if price does not concern.

Food was good. The level of service was high, very attentive and friendly staff. It was our wedding anniversary celebration and it was a very nice touch to receive a plate of truffles with 'Happy Anniversary' written in chocolate on the plate. Thanks for making our celebration memorable.

Our second visit and just as good as the first.

The building is old styled with a real compact feel yet enduring presence.

There are lots of staff and they are very well managed and trained. The service is sharp, professional yet friendly.

Everything is timed and delivered perfectly.

The food was superb and excellently cooked and presented. All good fish and seafood is expensive these days, but the quality and service justifies.

Booking essential

My absolute favourite oyster bar in London. Be sure to book the high chairs at the Atlantic Bar, fun watching dishes being prepared. Great selection of oysters and good red wine list.

We love J. Sheekey and tonight were at the theatre right around the corner. After the show we went for my favorite.........shrimp and scallop burger.........the others had razor clams. Both are signature dishes so they came out quickly.........at 10pm that's a good thing. Food, service, vibe is terrific.

Food was nice (although nothing special) but we had bad service and were treated rudely. It was noisy as well so had a difficult time hearing each other. Overall, the experience easy worth the price...

really just not the bang-up spot it is supposed to be. pretty good, but definitely not worth the rave reviews that normally come out about its seafood. service is horrible generally. food makes the cut, but is not exceptional. typical ok restaurant decor.

As usual, excellent meal, not rushed, beautifully prepared and served.

Delicious. The whole experience was great; service was top notch, the food and drinks were great and the location could not be any better. I d be more than happy to come back

J Sheekey is my "happy place". Nothing can beat sitting up at their art deco bar, with a nice glass of wine and a platter of oysters. The place is an London institution - a timeless classic, where you can imagine yourself having an equally enjoyable meal in the same surrounds 30 years previously and 30 years in the future. Service is always warm and attentive, and the food is always good. Wasabi oysters are a must!

Excellent food and relaxed but sophisticated atmosphere. Atlantic bar is a great place to go after theatre for seafood tapas style plates and oysters if that's your thing.

Have the fish pie you will not get better than here. Great staff and food

Very classy and friendly service matched with the splendid food and wine Expensive but a must for a special occasion

If you like fish then you can't go wrong in this restaurant. The food is delicious. I would give it five stars if not for the atmosphere being a little distracting almost as though a bar and a restaurant have been thrown in a box and shaken vigorously.

One of the few restaurants in Soho I've been to that I would make an effort to come to again.
It's designed with dark wood panelling and opulent leather furniture that set the slightly decadent tone for an evening of wine and seafood.
The staff are extremely patient given how crowded it always is and the limited room available.
The food is an elegant experience worth travelling for, and one I'd recommend for all seafoodies. Instead of choosing a starter and main, a selection of carefully prepared dishes such as razor class with chorizo and garlic, potted prawns, and a salmon and prawn burger.

Love this place! Great for pre or post theatre. Some of the best seafood in London. $$$ (out of $$$$ on the budget scale) but worth it.

Thank you for a great evening. Nice food and service

Beautiful, quiet little place with amazing prices and great seafood.

Rightfully one of London's true dining institutions! Grab a seat at the bar, order something cold and order a range of dishes. Everything is excellent, you'll have a great meal!

Fantastic ad ever, great food, great service lovely atmosphere and lovely people.

Food standards rating of 5, from July 2018.

Lovely place for fish and all sea food.

We had the sea food starter for two, mixed sea food grill for main and our guests had fish pie ( a tad small) and the tuna steak.

Overall very happy with food, service and that we had the table for several hours.

(From last review)
Visited againVery fishy:) Large portions for platter, good drinks and lovely atmosphere.. i.e no or very quiet background music and no loud people

Had another amazing meal at J Sheekey. Always such a great atmosphere and the staff are so attentive. The lobster is simply the best in London, 100% the best. I would recommend J Sheekey to anyone passionate about good fish or shellfish

Booked this restaurant for a pre Theatre meal. It was fantastic. Fish pie light and delicious, wonderful cocktails and a chocolate mousse pavlova that was so light it nearly floated off the plate. Best I have ever tasted. Service was warm and friendly and very attentive. They had a wonderful round bar in the centre of the restaurant (or you could eat outside) which we ate at the bat which was a new experience. You will not be disappointed...just loved it

Genuinely great service as well as really good food. It was a big contrast to Wright Brothers where they sat us at the bar and then ignored us while people tried to reach over and get drinks. J Sheekey was very refined and really very nice. I would highly recommend.

Relaxed place for superb food. Attentive staff and brilliantly located. Seafood and fish are a speciality.

Fab. Simple fish mixed grill. Salad. French Bread. Great Muscadet.

Outstanding crab bisque. Very good service eating at the bar.

Visited the evening of 29 November 2015. Fried oysters starter was great (but the listed wasabi in the sauce wasn't evident) and the grilled salmon were top notch. But the service (on the bar/casual side) during this visit was terrible. More

Beautiful surroundings and wonderful and attentive staff- delicious food

It was very delicious and well served. The service is also over the average level. Highly recommend for sea food fans.

Busy seafood restaurant. Friendly staff, fast service. An enjoyable evening but not romantic as it s so speedy...

Always such a pleasure and such friendly service. The seafood is exceptional. The smoked eel croquettes were perfect. I've eaten here 4 times and will return

Superb old school English classy restaurant with superb food (mostly seafood and fish prepared with that delicate touch of experience) and attentive service. A special treat. It was my dream to go there... why did I take so long?. I'm sure to go back as soon as I can.

must go restaurant - food, atmosphere and service all excellent - keeps reinventing itself and keeping true to its origins

Good fish restaurant in down town. Maybe a little too noisy and too touristy.

Good good but slow service. Sheesh first course was served an hour later.

Great seafood, eat at the bar if you can keep well away from the tables near the kitchen

Went for the set menu: a good choice of dishes and the food was very nice. Service was impeccable and staff very knowledgeable and polite. Recommended for pre-theatre bookings or a casual visit - we were asked upon arrival and treated accordingly.

Visited J Sheekey before and had a great experience but unfortunately I had food poisoning after our visit on Friday (likely from some prawns which didn't taste very fresh). We also had to ask for bread three times and overall the service was a little slow. However the ambiance on the terrace was lovely and we enjoyed the food and wine.

Fantastic food. Really helpful staff. The fish platter is superb!

Excellent service from the waiters and staff. The Fruit De Mair is really fresh with generous servings. The atmosphere is also comfortable. Good selection of dishes too.

Fantastic fish and seafood restaurant with an enormous heritage. Our service was excellent and our food was outstanding. There are lots of eating options here from location; outside, at the bar or at tables, to style, casual fish pie or sophisticated fish and seafood.

Great place. Fabulous but unfussy fish. Good wine list. Courteous & attentive staff. Fairly smart but with a slightly raffish, bohemian atmosphere as might be expected from this theatre-land institution. Not cheap but well worth the money.

Superb seafood and brilliant service. One of London's best!

Heavily overpriced and the food doesn t support it.

This place has the freshest, most delicious seafood in town. For someone that eats out as often as I do, i give J Sheekey my "best service" award. Every time that I dined here the service and food have been top-notch. If you like seafood, you'll surely love this place. The food was presented beautifully and truly delicious. The grilled fish and shrimp were out of this world, very delicious and fresh. They have lot of options where you can choose from. The service was great, as was the atmosphere. The wine is a little bit pricey but you willtreasure every drop. It is surely the place to take someone to impress.

Always a top end experience, one of the best for fish and seafood

one of the best seafood restaurants in london. there are many branches all around london. my favorite one is the one at kingsley court

Great quality food. The portions were way too small. Definitely not a place for a big dinner

Great quality seafood restaurant. Probably the best in central London. Been there a few times for late dinner and have always had great service.

Excellent service, affordable specials. I suggest dining indoors because of sometimes strong street smell.

The fresh oysters and large portion of steamed mussels have made this my go-to seafood spot in Covent Garden. With attentive staff and outdoor seating onto an alley that doesn t get too crowded during the day, it s a great spot for a pre-theatre meal or snack.

Good seafood for a fair price. Nice for a date night.

Delicious food Excellent service and good atmosphere Chaud, be careful and order places in advance We arrived and fortunately a table was opened

Great food. Very reasonable in price. Service for drinks was very slow. Food service was good.

Impeccable service and a decent skate wing in black butter

It's been years since we had last been and if anything, our experience was even better than I remember from before.
I'll start with the only negative I have, it's a bit compact in places - our table seemed a bit tucked away and there was little space between the adjoining 3 tables around us.
Despite this, the staff moved expertly and quickly around us and the others to provide the very best of service.
The food itself was an absolute delight: the a la carte dishes were good and the specials spectacular with the fish cooked perfectly and with wonderfully complimentary sauces both in terms of flavour and texture.
We had sides of mashed potatoes and chips that worked really well with our respective dishes and were also cooked to perfection.
Wine selection is very good and the Sancerre we had was excellent.
I'll not be waiting so long to visit again!

The food is delicious and the service is the very best

Good service, average ambience, but despite it being their specialty the seafood was overall very disappointing.