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 21 Jun 2026

OYSTERS

Chilled Gazpacho

£12.50

with stracciatella, aged balsamic & basil

Roasted Cornish Scallops

£25

with miso dressing & furikake

Burrata di Puglia

£18.50

Sicilian tomatoes, basil pesto & pangrattato

Prawn Tempura

£20.50

with chilli jam & lime

Sticky Tiger Prawns

£20

jalapeño & garlic

Shellfish Bisque

£14.25

with Cognac & tarragon cream

Atlantic Prawns

£12

Quarter Pint / Half Pint

Dressed Portland Crab

£24

with brown crab mayonnaise and chopped egg

Heritage Beetroot Salad

£15.75

with feta & watermelon

Galician Octopus

£21.50

roasted chorizo, smoked paprika & piquillo aioli

Salmon Sashimi

£17.25

with wasabi, honey & yuzu dressing

Yellowfin Tuna & Avocado Tartare

£19.50

with yuzu ponzu

Girolle & Artichoke Risotto

£22

with shaved parmesan

STARTERS

CAVIAR

Royal Baerii

£55

served with blinis & crème fraîche

Oscietra

£80

served with blinis & crème fraîche

Platinum

£65

served with blinis & crème fraîche

Louët-Feisser (NI)

£36

Six / Dozen

Jersey (ENG)

£27

Six / Dozen

Lindisfarne (ENG)

£30

Six / Dozen

Achill (IR)

£34

Six / Dozen

Six Jersey (ENG)

£36

with black velvet

Mixed Oysters

£34

served with spicy sausages

SHELLFISH PLATTERS

Plateau de Fruits de Mer

£60

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

J.Sheekey

£44

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

Deluxe Plateau de Fruits de Mer

£92

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

Roast Mixed Shellfish

£59.50

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

MAIN COURSES

Lobster Mayonnaise

£34

Half / Whole

Roasted Lobster

£68

garlic butter & chips

Black Angus Sirloin Steak

£49.50

with peppercorn or béarnaise sauce

Roast Devonshire Chicken

£39

girolle mushroom fricassée, English peas & smoked bacon

Shrimp Burger with Crispy Shrimp

£23.50

Korean spiced mayonnaise

Pan Fried Sea Bass

£44

slow roasted datterini tomatoes, capers & chilli

Tiger Prawn Butter Tikka Masala

£34.50

with pilaf rice

Dover Sole

£52

Grilled or Meunière

Roasted Fillet of Cod

£36.75

broccolini, roasted chorizo & spiced haricot beans

Fried Fillet of Haddock

£26

with chips, mushy peas & tartare sauce

Miso Glazed Salmon

£36

steamed Asian greens & mushroom dashi

Pan Fried Slip Soles

£39.75

warm tartare sauce & Portland crab

J. Sheekey’s Fish Pie

£25

Pan Fried Fillet of Halibut

£46

sautéed leeks, crab, cucumber & dulce butter

Fish of the Day

Market Price

MEAT

For generations classics

J.Sheekey’s Cornish Fish Stew

£34

with garlic mayonnaise

Lobster Thermidor

£68

served with chips

Potted Shrimps

£21

with toasted sourdough & pickle

Cornish Smoked Eel

£21

old spot bacon croquette, pickled apple & horseradish crème fraîche

SIDE DISHES

Potatoes

£7

buttered new, chipped or mashed

Spinach

£7.50

steamed, olive oil, buttered or creamed

Roasted Carrots

£7.75

with salsa verde

Tarragon-Buttered Summer Vegetables

£8

Steamed Tenderstem Broccoli

£7.75

with garlic & lemon oil

Garden Salad

£8.75

with honey mustard dressing

Rocket & Parmesan Salad

£9.75

with aged balsamic

DESSERTS

Artisan Cheese Selection

£17.50

seasonal chutney & crackers

Welsh Rarebit

£9.75

Honeycomb Ice Cream

£12.75

with hot chocolate sauce

Raspberry & Pistachio Iced Nougat

£13.75

with raspberry sorbet & marigold

Amalfi Lemon Tart

£13.75

with lemon crème fraîche ice cream

Mascarpone Panna Cotta

£14.75

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

Dark Chocolate Mousse

£14.75

sweet cicely poached cherries with olive oil ice cream

English Strawberries & Raspberries

£14.50

with crème Chantilly

Salted Caramel Truffles

£7

Available for take-away

Burnt Basque Cheesecake (to share)

£28

with griotte cherries

Peach Melba Pavlova

£13.50

with mascarpone & raspberry sorbet

VEGAN & VEGETARIAN MENU

Chilled Gazpacho with Stracciatella, Aged Balsamic, & Basil

£12.50

(v)

Gem Heart Salad, Avocado, Aged Gran Kinara Parmesan

£17.50

(v)

Burrata di Puglia, Sicilian Tomatoes, Basil Pesto & Pangrattato

£18.50

(v)

Miso-Baked Aubergine with Crispy Tofu & Soft Herbs

£19.75

(vg)

Heritage Beetroot, Feta & Watermelon Salad

£15.75

(v)

Girolle & Artichoke Risotto with Shaved Parmesan

£22

(v)

Vegetable Tempura with Togarashi Pepper & Korean Spiced Mayonnaise

£12.50

(vg)

Vegetable Tempura with Togarashi Pepper & Korean Spiced Mayonnaise

£18.75

(vg)

Potatoes

£7

buttered new (v), chipped (vg) or mashed (v)

Spinach

£7.50

steamed, olive oil( vg), buttered (v) or creamed (v)

Roasted Carrots

£7.75

with salsa verde

Tarragon-Buttered Summer Vegetables

£8

Steamed Tenderstem Broccoli

£7.75

with confit garlic & lemon oil

Garden Salad

£8.75

with honey mustard dressing

Rocket & Parmesan Salad

£9.75

with aged balsamic

DESSERT WINE

Moscato d'Asti – G.D. Vajra 2025

£35

(375ml)

Brachetto d'Acqui – Contero 2025

£45

(375ml)

Passito di Pantelleria – Pellegrino 2024

£11

(500ml)

Sauternes – Petit Guiraud – Château Monteils 2010

£13

(750ml)

Botrytis Viognier – Yalumba 2023

£16

(375ml)

Ratafia Champenois – Paul Déthune N.V.

£19

(500ml)

Eiswein – Grüner Veltliner – Weingut Rabl 2022

£20

(375ml)

Tokaji Aszú 6 Puttonyos – Royal Tokaji 2017

£22

(500ml)

Vin Santo di San Niccolò – Castellare di Castellina 2017

£25

(375ml)

AFTER DINNER COCKTAILS

Espresso Serenade

£15

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

J Sheekey Irish Coffee

£17

Redbreast 12yo Irish Whiskey, Espresso, Sugar, Custard

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

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

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

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

SIGNATURE COCKTAILS

COCO HIGHBALL

£12.50

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

SHISO-MOMO

£13

Shiso Infused CÎroc Vodka, Peach Tea, Ginger, Yuzu

TINY TEN

£15

Tanqueray No. TEN Gin, Grapefruit Cordial, Prosecco

BAKEWELL SOUR

£19

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

LYCHEE TINI

£14.50

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

POMELLO SPRITZ

£14.50

Pomello & Elderflower Aperitif, Fever-Tree Soda, Prosecco

GREEN BULLET

£16.50

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

HERBS & TONIC

£15.50

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

CLEMENTINE HIGHBALL

£18

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

ATLANTIC VESPER

£14

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

TWINKLE

£15

Ketel One Vodka, Elderflower, Champagne

HONEY & BLUE

£18.50

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

WEST END NEGRONI

£15

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

BANANA RUM-FASHIONED

£17

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

DUTCH SPRING PUNCH

£14

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

GIN

BOMBAY PREMIER CRU ‘MURCIAN LEMON’

£12

ARBIKIE ‘NÀDAR’

£12.50

NO. 3

£12.50

BOATYARD DOUBLE

£12.50

THE BOTANIST

£12.50

TANQUERAY NO. TEN

£13

CAMBRIDGE DRY

£13

GIN MARE

£13

SILENT POOL

£13.50

KI NO BI

£15.50

MONKEY 47

£16.50

MONKEY 47 SLOE

£17

KI NO BI “SEI”

£20

VODKA

KETEL ONE

£10

KETEL ONE ‘CITROEN’

£10

KONIK’S TAIL

£11

BELVEDERE ‘LEMON & BASIL’

£11

SUNTORY ‘HAKU’

£11

CÎROC

£11

CHASE ORIGINAL POTATO

£11

ABSOLUT ELYX

£11.50

ALTAMURA

£11.50

GREY GOOSE

£13

BELVEDERE

£11.50

STOLICHNAYA ELIT

£14.50

TITO’S

£14.50

GREY GOOSE ALTIUS

£30

BELVEDERE 10

£40

TEQUILA

CASAMIGOS BLANCO

£11

CASAMIGOS REPOSADO

£11.50

VOLCAN DE MI TIERRA BLANCO

£12

AVIÓN PLATA

£12

CÓDIGO REPOSADO

£16

PATRÓN SILVER

£16.50

VOLCAN DE MI TIERRA CRISTALINO

£17

DON JULIO BLANCO

£17.50

PATRÓN AÑEJO

£18

DON JULIO REPOSADO

£21

CASAMIGOS AÑEJO

£22

DON JULIO AÑEJO

£22.50

CINCORO REPOSADO

£23

PATRÓN ‘EL CIELO’

£45

DON JULIO ROSADO

£45

VOLCAN DE MI TIERRA ‘X.A’

£47

DON JULIO 1942

£50

GRAN PATRÓN ‘PIEDRA’ EXTRA AÑEJO

£55

MEZCAL

THE LOST EXPLORER ESPADÍN

£18

DOS HOMBRES

£21

CASAMIGOS JOVEN

£22

THE LOST EXPLORER TOBALÁ

£28

THE LOST EXPLORER SALMIANA

£36

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

CALVADOS

SASSY CALVADOS

£12

DUPONT VSOP

£15.50

CAMUT PRIVILÈGE 18 YO

£33.50

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

£75

15ml / 25ml / 50ml

VERMOUTH & AMARI

COCCHI ‘DOPO TEATRO’

£7

ANTICA FORMULA

£7

LILLET BLANC

£7

MARTINI ‘EXTRA DRY’

£7

COCCHI TORINO

£7.50

COCCHI AMERICANO

£7.50

PUNT E MES

£7.50

MARTINI BIANCO

£7.50

KINA L’AERO D’OR

£7.50

SCHOFIELD’S DRY VERMOUTH

£11.50

AMARO MONTENEGRO

£7

CYNAR

£7

FERNET BRANCA

£7

FERNET BRANCA ‘MENTA’

£7

AMARO AVERNA

£7.50

AMARO NONINO

£8

EAU DE VIE

G.MICLO POIRE WILLIAMS

£10

G.MICLO FRAMBOISE

£10

GRAPPA

BEPI TOSOLINI GRAPPA MOSCATO

£14

CAPOVILLA GRAPPA DI AMARONE 2008

£24

BEPI TOSOLINI GRAPPA BARRIQUE 1996

£30

BEERS

CAPRICE L AGER COALITION

£7.50

330 ML

SASSY ‘ROSE’ CIDRE

£7.50

330 ML

SMALL BEER (2.1%)

£6

350 ML

LUCKY SAINT (0.5%)

£6.50

330 ML

CURIOUS SESSION IPA

£7.50

330 ML

GUINNESS SCHOONER

£7.50

379 ML

NOAM LAGER

£9

340 ML

SOFT DRINKS

COCA COLA

£6

DIET COKE

£6

COKE ZERO

£6

FEVER-TREE TONIC WATER

£5

FEVER-TREE SLIMLINE TONIC

£5

FEVER-TREE SODA WATER

£5

FEVER-TREE LEMONADE

£5

FEVER-TREE GINGER ALE

£6

FEVER-TREE GINGER BEER

£6

ORANGE JUICE

£5

APPLE JUICE

£4.50

CRANBERRY JUICE

£4.50

PINEAPPLE JUICE

£4.50