J Sheekey is one of London’s most enduring seafood restaurants, with a history that reaches back to Victorian Theatreland. In 1896, local stallholder Josef Sheekey received permission from Prime Minister Lord Salisbury to serve fish and shellfish in St Martin’s Court, provided that he also catered for Salisbury’s supper parties after the theatre. That unusual beginning established a lasting connection with performers, audiences and the cultural life of the West End.

Fish and seafood remain at the centre of the restaurant’s cooking, with oysters, shellfish and carefully prepared market fish reflecting its original purpose. The celebrated fish pie provides rich comfort, while dishes built around sole, lobster, crab and seasonal catches reveal a more refined side of the kitchen. Thoughtful meat and vegetable choices add flexibility, but the restaurant is best understood as a destination for diners who appreciate the variety and character of excellent seafood.

The famous red frontage opens into a dining room filled with the atmosphere of an established London institution. Wood panelling, intimate tables and photographs of stage and screen personalities create a glamorous setting without losing the warmth expected from a neighbourhood favourite. The terrace and oyster bar add different ways to experience the restaurant, from a relaxed plate of oysters to a leisurely meal marking an important occasion.

Its secluded position in St Martin’s Court places J Sheekey close to Leicester Square, Covent Garden and many of London’s leading theatres. The location makes it especially appealing for lunch during a West End visit or dinner before or after a performance. More than a century after its foundation, the restaurant continues to unite polished hospitality, historic surroundings and a deep commitment to fish and shellfish in a distinctly theatrical part of London.

Address: 28–32 St Martin’s Court, Covent Garden, London WC2N 4AL, United Kingdom

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J Sheekey Menu Menu updated on 3 Jun 2026

OYSTERS

Chilled Gazpacho

with stracciatella, aged balsamic & basil

£12.50

Roasted Cornish Scallops

with miso dressing & furikake

£25

Burrata di Puglia

Sicilian tomatoes, basil pesto & pangrattato

£18.50

Prawn Tempura

with chilli jam & lime

£20.50

Sticky Tiger Prawns

jalapeño & garlic

£20

Shellfish Bisque

with Cognac & tarragon cream

£14.25

Atlantic Prawns

Quarter Pint / Half Pint

£12

Dressed Portland Crab

with brown crab mayonnaise and chopped egg

£24

Heritage Beetroot Salad

with feta & watermelon

£15.75

Galician Octopus

roasted chorizo, smoked paprika & piquillo aioli

£21.50

Salmon Sashimi

with wasabi, honey & yuzu dressing

£17.25

Yellowfin Tuna & Avocado Tartare

with yuzu ponzu

£19.50

Girolle & Artichoke Risotto

with shaved parmesan

£22

SIGNATURE COCKTAILS

COCO HIGHBALL

Ron Santiago De Cuba Carta Blanca Rum, Coconut, Sherry, Italicus Rosolio Di Bergamotto, Fever-Tree Pink Grapefruit Soda

£12.50

SHISO-MOMO

Shiso Infused CÎroc Vodka, Peach Tea, Ginger, Yuzu

£13

TINY TEN

Tanqueray No. TEN Gin, Grapefruit Cordial, Prosecco

£15

BAKEWELL SOUR

Macallan 12 yo ‘Double Cask ‘ Whisky, Cherry Heering, Almond Syrup, Lemon

£19

LYCHEE TINI

Grey Goose La Poire Vodka, Lychee, Sakura Vermouth, Verjus

£14.50

POMELLO SPRITZ

Pomello & Elderflower Aperitif, Fever-Tree Soda, Prosecco

£14.50

GREEN BULLET

Eucalyptus & Peppercorn infused Casamigos Blanco Tequila, Kina L’Aero d’Or, Lime, Cucumber & Celery Bitters

£16.50

HERBS & TONIC

Tanqueray No. TEN Gin, Dubonnet, Amaro Montenegro, Honey, Ginger, Lime, Fever-Tree Tonic Water

£15.50

CLEMENTINE HIGHBALL

Monkey 47 Gin, Spiced Honey, Clementine, Lemon, Fever-Tree Soda Water

£18

ATLANTIC VESPER

Aviation Gin, Kina L’Aero d’Or, Oyster Leaf infused Ketel One Vodka

£14

TWINKLE

Ketel One Vodka, Elderflower, Champagne

£15

HONEY & BLUE

Bulleit Rye Whiskey, Johnnie Walker Blue Label Whisky, Drambuie, Kahlua

£18.50

WEST END NEGRONI

Camomile Infused Tanqueray London Dry Gin, Coffee Infused Vermouth, Amaro Nonino

£15

BANANA RUM-FASHIONED

Ron Santiago De Cuba Añejo 8 yo & Extra Añejo 11 yo Rum, Banana Bread Syrup, Angostura

£17

DUTCH SPRING PUNCH

Ketel One Vodka, Amaro Averna, Crème de Cassis, Pineapple, Lime, Ginger, Lemongrass

£14

BEERS

CAPOVILLA GRAPPA DI AMARONE 2008

£24

BEPI TOSOLINI GRAPPA BARRIQUE 1996

£30

EAU DE VIE

G.MICLO POIRE WILLIAMS

£10

G.MICLO FRAMBOISE

£10

£7.50

AMARO NONINO

£8

COGNAC ARMAGNAC

BARON DE SIGOGNAC 10 YO

£14

DARROZE 8YO

£16.50

DARROZE 20YO

£25

RÉMY MARTIN VSOP

£14.50

COURVOISIER VSOP

£15

HENNESSY VSOP

£15

RÉMY MARTIN 1738 ACCORD ROYAL

£18.50

COURVOISIER XO

£28.50

MARTELL ‘CORDON BLEU’

£29

HINE ANTIQUE XO

£31.50

RÉMY MARTIN XO

£37.50

HENNESSY XO

£32.50

MARTELL XO

£35

L`EPOQUE BAROQUE XO

£70

LOUIS XIII DE RÉMY MARTIN

15ml / 25ml / 50ml

£75

CALVADOS

SASSY CALVADOS

£12

DUPONT VSOP

£15.50

CAMUT PRIVILÈGE 18 YO

£33.50

RUM

RON SANTIAGO DE CUBA CARTA BLANCA

£9.50

RON SANTIAGO DE CUBA AÑEJO 8 YO

£11

EMINENTE RESERVA

£12.50

RON SANTIAGO DE CUBA EXTRA AÑEJO 11 YO

£14.50

HAVANA CLUB ‘SELECCIÓN DE MAESTRO’S’

£14

RON SANTIAGO DE CUBA GRAN RESERVA 20 YO

£35

RON ZACAPA NO. 23

£18

RON ZACAPA XO

£28.50

MOUNT GAY XO

£16

BRUGAL ‘1888’

£13

DIPLOMÁTICO RESERVA EXCLUSIVA

£12.50

LA HECHICERA

£14

FLOR DE CAÑA 18 YO

£18.50

BACARDI CARTA BLANCA

£10

BACARDI 8 YO

£11

MEZCAL

THE LOST EXPLORER ESPADÍN

£18

DOS HOMBRES

£21

CASAMIGOS JOVEN

£22

THE LOST EXPLORER TOBALÁ

£28

THE LOST EXPLORER SALMIANA

£36

TEQUILA

CASAMIGOS BLANCO

£11

CASAMIGOS AÑEJO

£22

DON JULIO 1942

£50

VOLCAN DE MI TIERRA ‘X.A’

£47

DON JULIO ROSADO

£45

PATRÓN ‘EL CIELO’

£45

CINCORO REPOSADO

£23

DON JULIO AÑEJO

£22.50

DON JULIO REPOSADO

£21

CASAMIGOS REPOSADO

£11.50

PATRÓN AÑEJO

£18

DON JULIO BLANCO

£17.50

VOLCAN DE MI TIERRA CRISTALINO

£17

PATRÓN SILVER

£16.50

CÓDIGO REPOSADO

£16

AVIÓN PLATA

£12

VOLCAN DE MI TIERRA BLANCO

£12

GRAN PATRÓN ‘PIEDRA’ EXTRA AÑEJO

£55

£40

£17

KI NO BI “SEI”

£20

RED

2021 Florão – Quinta da Fonte Souto – Symington – Portugal

£48

2023 Malbec – Terrazas de los Andes – Mendoza

£60

2023 Couvent des Thorins – Château du Moulin-à-Vent – Beaujolais

£66

2022 Cariñena & Garnacha – Purgatori – Familia Torres – Spain

£78

2017 Corinto Nero – Nero Ossidiana – Tenuta di Castellaro – Lipari

£96

2023 Pinot Noir – Dalrymple – Tasmania

£108

served with spicy sausages

£34

ROSÉ

2024 Forever Summer – Maison Mirabeau – IGP Méditerranée

£48

2024 Lady A – Château La Coste – IGP Méditerranée

£66

2024 Côtes de Provence – Whispering Angel – Provence

£78

2022 Côtes de Provence – Rock Angel – Provence

£96

WHITE WINES

2022 Gambellara Classico – Cantina di Gambellara – Veneto

£48

2022 Garnacha Blanca – Pinyeres – Masroig – Montsant

£60

2023 Albariño – Lembranzas – Rías Baixas

£72

2023 Chenin Blanc – The Lark – Olifantsberg- Breedekloof

£78

2024 Sancerre – Le Pierris – Roger Champault – Loire Valley

£84

2024 Chablis – Domaine de la Genillotte – Burgundy

£84

2017 Riesling – The Contours – Pewsey Vale – Eden Valley, AUS

£102

2021 Chardonnay – Vasse Felix – Margaret River, Australia

£108

2024 Chablis 1er Cru – Les Fourneaux – Michel Gayot -Burgundy

£114

2023 Chassagne-Montrachet -Michel Niellon- Burgundy

£198

2023 Meursault – Antoine Jobard – Burgundy

£264

CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING

N.V. Henriot – Brut Souverain (o, v)

£96

M.V. Nyetimber – Classic Cuvee

£114

N.V. Hambledon – Classic Cuvee

£115

N.V. Ruinart – Brut

£132

N.V. Perrier-Jouët – Grand Brut

£144

2016 Moët & Chandon – Grand Vintage

£150

2003 Moët & Chandon – Grand Vintage

£375

N.V. Laurent-Perrier – La Cuvée (v)

£160

N.V. Laurent-Perrier – Grand Siècle

£285

2017 Dom Pérignon (o, v)

£300

AFTER DINNER COCKTAILS

Espresso Serenade

Stauning Rye Whiskey, Amaro Nonino, Vanilla, Cacao Bitters, Espresso, Orange Sherbet

£15

J Sheekey Irish Coffee

Redbreast 12yo Irish Whiskey, Espresso, Sugar, Custard

with confit garlic & lemon oil

Vegan

£7.75

Garden Salad

with honey mustard dressing

Vegan

£8.75

Rocket & Parmesan Salad

with aged balsamic

Vegetarian

£9.75

DESSERTS

Artisan Cheese Selection

seasonal chutney & crackers

£17.50

Welsh Rarebit

£9.75

Honeycomb Ice Cream

with hot chocolate sauce

£12.75

Raspberry & Pistachio Iced Nougat

with raspberry sorbet & marigold

£13.75

Amalfi Lemon Tart

with lemon crème fraîche ice cream

£13.75

Mascarpone Panna Cotta

English strawberries compressed in jasmine tea, basil sorbet & warm Madelines

£14.75

Dark Chocolate Mousse

sweet cicely poached cherries with olive oil ice cream

£14.75

English Strawberries & Raspberries

with crème Chantilly

£14.50

Salted Caramel Truffles

Available for take-away

£7

Burnt Basque Cheesecake (to share)

with griotte cherries

£28

Peach Melba Pavlova

with mascarpone & raspberry sorbet

£13.50

SIDE DISHES

Potatoes

buttered new, chipped or mashed

£7

Spinach

steamed, olive oil, buttered or creamed

£7.50

Roasted Carrots

with salsa verde

£7.75

Tarragon-Buttered Summer Vegetables

£8

Steamed Tenderstem Broccoli

with garlic & lemon oil

£7.75

Garden Salad

with honey mustard dressing

£8.75

Rocket & Parmesan Salad

with aged balsamic

£9.75

MEAT

For generations classics

J.Sheekey’s Cornish Fish Stew

with garlic mayonnaise

£34

Lobster Thermidor

served with chips

£68

Potted Shrimps

with toasted sourdough & pickle

£21

Cornish Smoked Eel

old spot bacon croquette, pickled apple & horseradish crème fraîche

£21

MAIN COURSES

Lobster Mayonnaise

Half / Whole

£34

Roasted Lobster

garlic butter & chips

£68

Black Angus Sirloin Steak

with peppercorn or béarnaise sauce

£49.50

Roast Devonshire Chicken

girolle mushroom fricassée, English peas & smoked bacon

£39

Shrimp Burger with Crispy Shrimp

Korean spiced mayonnaise

£23.50

Pan Fried Sea Bass

slow roasted datterini tomatoes, capers & chilli

£44

Tiger Prawn Butter Tikka Masala

with pilaf rice

£34.50

Dover Sole

Grilled or Meunière

£52

Roasted Fillet of Cod

broccolini, roasted chorizo & spiced haricot beans

£36.75

Fried Fillet of Haddock

with chips, mushy peas & tartare sauce

£26

Miso Glazed Salmon

steamed Asian greens & mushroom dashi

£36

Pan Fried Slip Soles

warm tartare sauce & Portland crab

£39.75

J. Sheekey’s Fish Pie

£25

Pan Fried Fillet of Halibut

sautéed leeks, crab, cucumber & dulce butter

£46

Fish of the Day

Market Price

SHELLFISH PLATTERS

Plateau de Fruits de Mer

oysters, dressed crab, Atlantic prawns, mussels, clams, ceviche, cockles, whelks & king prawns

£60

J.Sheekey

oysters, Atlantic prawns, mussels, clams, ceviche, cockles & whelks

£44

Deluxe Plateau de Fruits de Mer

oysters, dressed crab, Atlantic prawns, mussels, clams, ceviche, cockles, whelks, king prawns & lobster

£92

Roast Mixed Shellfish

½ lobster, scallops, tiger prawns, mussels, garlic & lemon butter

£59.50

SOFT DRINKS

COCA COLA

£6

DIET COKE

£6

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