Exeter Seafood Restaurant
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Fresh Local Fish
We celebrate the variety of fish and shellfish from our island’s waters, served simply, skillfully, and with respect.
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Sustainable Seafood
We only source from boats and fisheries we trust, the MSC, and support innovative projects like Disco Scallops™ for their non-invasive fishing methods.
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Sea-sonal Produce
Our menu evolves with the seasons and the tides, showcasing British fish and shellfish when they’re at their best.
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Family Feasts
Our children’s menu keeps little ones happy, and our tablecloths? Colour them in and have fun. Enjoy a proper seafood supper by the water.
Eat Seafood in Exeter
Our seafood restaurant in Exeter is in a stunning location right next to the water on the Quayside, a great place to sit and watch all the buzz and activity and enjoy fresh, sustainable seafood. Our lovely outdoor terrace and terrace menu can also be enjoyed when the weather's favourable and subject to availability. When it's cooler we have a log burner inside to keep the restaurant nice and cosy while you enjoy a fisherman’s coffee and watch the world go by.
Our Menu
Starters
Crystal bread roll
A delicious, light soft roll served with your choice of the following
Hot garlic butter 4.50
Anchovy mayonnaise 4.50
Salted butter 3.95
Sardine butter 4.50
Green olives from Seville 3.95
Sweet chilli peppers 3.00
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Leigh-on-sea cockles with bread and butter 9.95
The best cockles in England. Enjoy with white pepper and malt vinegar
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Roasted South Coast scallops with parmesan and garlic 14.95
Disco Scallops use light, not might, to lure scallops into pots. When the pots aren’t in the water, we use hand-dived so they’re always sustainably sourced.
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Spider crab croquettes with lemon mayonnaise 9.95
Devon spider crab meat in a traditional Spanish croquette.
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Chargrilled Mount’s Bay sardines 9.95
Caught off the Cornish coast, these delicious sardines are simply grilled with oil and oregano.
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Half pint of Norwegian prawns 10.95
Caught by the “Arctic Swan” in the Fjords of Norway. These sweet prawns are served shell on with cocktail sauce
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Crisp-fried salt and pepper wild prawns and Brixham calamari 12.95
Two of the sea’s best tossed with kampot and timut spice, served with Singapore chilli sauce.
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Smoked mackerel fillet, pickled cucumber and horseradish 12.95
Prime Shetland Isle mackerel fillet smoked over oak chippings with the perfect accompaniments.
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Firecracker prawn cocktail 11.95
Succulent Norwegian prawns dressed in a spiced seafood sauce with little gem lettuce and spring onions.
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Crisp-fried Plymouth anchovies 10.95
Served with aioli dipping sauce.
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Crisp-fried tempura vegetables with ponzu sauce 8.95
Seasonal vegetables lightly fried & served with a citrusy Japanese-style dip.
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Brownsea Island oysters
From the clear waters of Poole harbour, these oysters are the best of British, served simply with mignonette & our house chilli sauce.
3 oysters 10.95 6 oysters 19.95
Daily Landed Seasonal Seafood
Our team will also mark on the menu today's availability and prices of market fish from our list of seasonal, sustainably caught seafood and shellfish. This will be led by what has been landed by the fleet in Brixham that morning. Your choice of fresh fish will then be cooked to order and served with your choice of Cornish new potatoes, a green salad or unlimited chips.
Find out which species are in season here
Main Courses
All our main courses are served with your choice of, a house salad, new potatoes or unlimited chips
Crisp-fried prime Brixham hake fillet 24.95
Prepared by us on the quayside every day. Fried in Rockfish batter with tartare sauce.
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Large Line-caught haddock 26.95
A full 12oz fillet caught by the “Hrefna Is” in the ice cold waters of Iceland - this is by far the best haddock we’ve ever tasted. Fried in Rockfish batter with tartare sauce.
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Chargrilled sea bream with Greek Island salad 24.95
Sea bream cooked over coals with a fresh salad of peppers, olives, tomatoes, cucumber and feta.
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"The Quayside Grill" for two 38.50 per person
Scallops, cuttlefish, hake and the kitchen’s selection from today’s landings. Chargrilled and served with garlic butter. A show-stopper made for sharing.
Add one whole British lobster, split and chargrilled, to share between two for £50 (£25pp) subject to catch
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Fritto misto 24.95
A “mixed fry” of seafood, including calamari, rockfish, prawns and Plymouth anchovies. Served with aioli.
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Chargrilled prawn steak 23.95
Chopped wild caught red prawns grilled over charcoal with a fresh tomato, lime and coriander salsa.
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The Rock dog 19.95
Crisp-fried rockfish, fresh pea guacamole, little gem lettuce and jalapeño tartare in a soft brioche roll.
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Chargrilled Cumbrian chicken leg 19.95
Prime Cumbrian chicken cooked on the chargrill. Served with garlic & rosemary butter.
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Rockfish Baja style tacos
Three corn tortillas filled with green pea guacamole, tomato, coriander, chilli & lime salsa.
Your choice of...
Wild prawns 19.95
Halloumi 17.95
Seasonal Lunch Set Menu
Two courses £24.95
Starters
Chargrilled Mount's Bay sardines
Firecracker prawn cocktail
Crisp-fried tempura vegetables with ponzu sauce
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Mains
Crisp-fried haddock and tartare sauce
Grilled hake with romesco sauce
Chargrilled Cumbrian chicken leg
served with your choice of new potatoes, house salad or chips
Sides
Sides
Unlimited chips 5.50
Buttered Cornish new potatoes 4.95
House salad with vinaigrette 4.95
Fresh coleslaw 4.50
Sautéed spinach with garlic 4.50
Yorkshire garden peas in butter 3.95
Mushy peas 3.95
Curried mushy peas 4.25
Mr Sandhu’s curry sauce 3.25
Roasted garlic aioli 1.95
Jalapeño tartare 2.50
Romesco sauce 2.95
Anchovy mayonnaise 2.95
Children's Menu
Suitable for children up to the age of 11. Includes chips, a choice of a side & artisan vanilla or chocolate gelato.
Crisp-fried Brixham fish bites 9.95
Changes daily, from the market
Grilled local fish fillet 9.95
Changes daily, from the market
Crisp-fried wild prawn tempura 9.95
British free range chicken breast in a light breadcrumb 9.95
Fried halloumi sticks 9.95
+ an ocean protector pack
10.95
Dessert
Artisan Italian gelato 6.00
A choice of 3 scoops - Madagascan vanilla ~ Double chocolate ~ Salted caramel ~ Lemon sorbet ~ Mint choc chip
Sticky toffee pudding 8.50
The classic recipe made in our kitchen each day, served with toffee sauce & clotted cream
Affogato 6.50
Vanilla gelato with a hot espresso poured over
Warm cinnamon chocolate brownie 9.00
Served with Madagascan vanilla gelato
Crème brûlée 8.50
Made each day in our kitchen, a rich custard with a caramelised sugar layer on top
Apple tarte tatin 8.50
Cooked to order, apples and caramel in puff pastry, served with Madagascan vanilla gelato.
Fisherman’s coffee 9.95
Coffee with Armagnac, Disaronno Amaretto & double cream float
Handmade Chocolate Bon Bons 4.00
3 Bon bons. Three flavours of Baboo gelato covered with dark chocolate. Coconut, raspberry and salted caramel.
Click and collect
Pick up, tuck in!
£12 Fish & Chips
Available for click and collect at Rockfish Exeter
Enjoy top quality sustainably sourced seafood, cooked in our signature Rockfish batter, wherever you like.
Order online, pick your preferred collection time, and we'll have your fish & chips ready to go.
What's on the menu?
Prime MSC haddock and chips, £12
Children's fish bites and chips, £7.50
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Curried mushy peas, £2.00
Mushy peas, £2,00
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Curry sauce, £2.00
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Why not swing by a little early, grab a drink at the bar, and start your Rockfish experience before you take your fish & chips to go?
Good Things to Know in Exeter
Eating Outside in Exeter
Enjoy casual holiday dining on the open-air decks and terraces at Rockfish, where you can eat fresh, local seafood with stunning waterfront views. From spring through to the cooler months, when the weather allows, our deck menu is perfect for outdoor dining by the coast.
In Exeter, our outdoor tables on the Quay let you soak up the vibrant atmosphere of the pedestrian square while watching boats and water activity, all while enjoying drinks and the best South West seafood.
Outdoor tables are subject to availability and weather, and we’re dog-friendly with a refill water tap and drinking bowl for your furry friends.
Click & Collect
You can now enjoy a simple menu of takeaway MSC haddock and chips, along with sides like our famous curry & mushy peas combo, at a location that suits you. Just order online and pick up shortly after -fresh, easy, and delicious.
Parking in Exeter
There are some pay and display spaces for up to a couple of hours on the road leading up to the square where Rockfish sits. We also have two car parks within easy walking distance.
Haven Banks Car Park - One
Up to all day parking
POSTCODE: EX2 8DP
Havens Bank Retail Park
Water Lane
Exeter
EX2 8BY