Sharkbait & Swim

4.8

137 Reviews

£25 and under

Seafood

Neighbourhood gem
Great for outdoor dining
Innovative

Ahoy there!

Sharkbait & Swim is an independent seafood centric small plates restaurant based in the heart of Deptford, walking distance from Greenwich! Our restaurant ethos is simple: to serve great quality food and drink in a relaxed and intimate environment. The menu is created with locality, seasonality and sustainability at the forefront and we work closely with our fishmonger to ensure that all of our fish is sustainably sourced where possible from British waters.

Steve (aka, Cockney Chef!) has spent years cooking in award winning seafood restaurants on the south east coast and has worked in multiple Michelin star restaurants across Europe! Inspired by his career and travels around the world, Steve will be bringing a menu full of big punchy flavours to tantalize your taste buds with influence from Asian and European food culture.

Fasten your seatbelts folks, we're going on a foodie adventure!

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Seafood
Hours of Operation
Lunch Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–5:00 pm Dinner Tue–Sat 5:00 pm–11:00 pm
Phone number
07444 026123
Website
https://www.instagram.com/sharkbaitandswim/
Payment Options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual

Location
4 Deptford Market Yard, London, Greater London SE8 4BX
Area
Deptford
Parking details
None

What 137 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.8

4.8 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.6Service
4.5Ambience
4.6Value

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Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Sharkbait & Swim is a vibrant gem under the railway arches, boasting "epic" seafood dishes with inventive flavors. Guests rave about its "fantastic team," "juiciest, fattest mackerel skewers," and "insane" tom yum candied sea bass. With friendly service and generous portions, it's a "must-visit" for seafood lovers.

137 Reviews

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Leanne
London
67 reviews
vip
5.0
67 reviews
Dined on 1 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
So glad to have discovered this amazing little place! The seafood dishes are so inventive, and really tasty. The portions are surprisingly large, we definitely over-ate! In particular we loved the prawns, green Thai curry dressed oysters, whitebait and halibut collars.
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Jordanne
Manchester
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 1 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
So good! The oysters were to die for and the prawns were incredible!
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Damien
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 24 September 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Fish like you've never had it before. That is all
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Helena
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 13 September 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Cute little restaurant with delicious inventive food. Will be back!
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Lucy
London
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on 13 September 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We have a fantastic lunch yesterday @ Shakbait & Swim and will definitely be back. The pate was a highlight. One of the best things was the service which was attentive & friendly.
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Tina
London
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 31 August 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Delicious food, cool venue and outstanding service. We had a really lovely night out - will be back!
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Joe
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 17 August 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Really delicious food, really lovely staff!!! 100% will be returning here. Never seen a sea bass prepared like that, loved it !
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Tom
Shropshire
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 17 August 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great range of fish dishes, well proportioned, variety of seasonings and sauces and arriving at well spaced intervals so that nothing got cold. Personable service and terrific value for money.
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Tania
London
17 reviews
4.0
17 reviews
Dined on 16 August 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Small menu yet lovely and great margaritas! Will be back!
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Tony
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 10 August 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Absolutely lovely, went here last year and was amazing. Went back this year and the food was absolutely amazing. It’s not the most beautiful restaurant but the flavours are something else, will definitely be going back
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Sharkbait & Swim is rated 4.8 stars by 137 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Permanently Closed

This restaurant is permanently closed.

4 Deptford Market Yard, London, Greater London SE8 4BX

Dining areas

Additional information

Area
Deptford
Hours of Operation
Lunch Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–5:00 pm Dinner Tue–Sat 5:00 pm–11:00 pm
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Seafood
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
None
Payment Options
Mastercard, Visa

Website
https://www.instagram.com/sharkbaitandswim/
Phone number
07444 026123

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