
Exeter Seafood Restaurant
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Fresh Local Fish
Select from Rockfish classics, or from our daily changing list of fresh local seafood from Brixham harbour.
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Sustainable Seafood
We only buy from fisheries and boats we trust have caught your fish sustainably, and we also work closely with the MSC.
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Seasonal Produce
Our menu changes with the seasons to reflect the fish that are in abundance, and the produce that is at its best.
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Children's Menu
The whole family can enjoy fresh seafood, and stay entertained with our special children’s menu and ocean protector pack.

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.
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Tapas
Green Olives From Seville 3.25
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Sweet Chilli Peppers 3.00
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Pickled Anchovy Fillets 3.95
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Spidercrab Croquettes Romesco 6.95
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Cantabrian Salted Anchovies 5.95
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Freshly Baked Bread Roll
Artisan bread roll finished to order
with Anchovy Mayonnaise 4.25
with Salted Butter 3.75
with Hot Garlic Butter 4.25
Starters
Leigh-on-sea Cockles with Bread & Butter 8.95
The best cockles in England. Enjoy with white pepper & malt vinegar
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Wild Prawn Tempura 12.95
Sustainably caught in the Gulf of Carpentaria Northeastern Australia, wonderfully sweet and firm, crisp fried and served with Singapore chilli sauce
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Crisp Fried Baltic Whitebait 8.95
Juicy whitebait fried crisp & served with garlic aioli
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Half Pint of Norwegian Prawns 9.95
Caught by the “Arctic Swan” in the Fjords of Norway. These sweet prawns are served shell on with cocktail sauce
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Salt & Pepper Brixham ‘Calamari’ 12.95
Crisp fried cuttlefish sprinkled with Kampot spice blend, served with Singapore chilli sauce
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Firecracker Prawn Cocktail 11.95
Succulent Norwegian prawns dressed in a spiced seafood sauce with little gem & spring onions
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Crisp Fried Tempura Vegetables 8.95
Tenderstem broccoli, courgette, green beans, carrots & red onion fried in a light crisp batter, served with chilli dipping sauce
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Oak Smoked Shetland Isles Mackerel Fillet 11.95
A whole smoked fillet served with fresh coleslaw & horseradish
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Portland Pearl Oysters
Grown in the clear waters of Chesil Fleet - served natural with mignonette & our own chilli sauce
3 oysters 10.95 6 oysters 19.95
Rockfish Tinned Seafood
We take the best local seasonal seafood & preserve it by hand. Served from the tin with crusty bread & pickles
Mount’s Bay Sardines 9.95
Natural, Chilli or Escabeche
Lyme Bay Mussels 11.95
Escabeche
Bay Mackerel Fillet 10.95
Natural or Escabeche
Brixham Cuttlefish 11.95
With Garlic
White Bonito Tuna 11.95
Three of our Tinned Fish for Two to Share
£13 per person
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.
Main Courses
All our main courses are served with your choice of, a house salad, new potatoes or unlimited chips
Norwegian Rockfish Fillets 20.95
Delicious, mild & sweet taste with a firm texture, crisp fried in Rockfish batter
Prime Brixham Hake Fillet 22.95
A sustainability success story. Fried skin on in Rockfish batter, served with homemade tartare sauce, pickle & unlimited chips
Large Line Caught Haddock 25.95
Prime 12oz fillet of Icelandic dayboat haddock, fried skin on in Rockfish batter, served with homemade tartare sauce, pickle & unlimited chips
Chargrilled Sea Bream with Greek Island Salad 24.95
A chargrilled fillet served on a salad of tomatoes, Kalamata olives, peppers, cucumber & barrel-aged feta with a fresh oregano dressing
Fritto Misto 24.95
Mitch’s favourite fried seafood dish, crispy fried calamari, whiting, prawns & whitebait. Served with garlic aioli
Grilled Brixham Cuttlefish 22.95
Whole chargrilled cuttlefish, finished with lemon, garlic, parsley & olive oil
Chicken Milanese 21.95
Pipers Farm chicken breast fried in a light breadcrumb with grated parmesan, coleslaw & rocket salad
Rockfish Tacos
Three corn tortillas filled with fresh slaw, lime, coriander & chilli, garlic yoghurt, mojo verde & tomato salsa - a flavour bomb!
Your choice of seafood or vegetarian...
Crisp Fried Wild Prawns 19.95
Crisp Fried Artichoke 17.95
Sides & Sauces
Sides
Unlimited Chips 5.25
Fried to order - enjoy as many as you like
Cornish New Potatoes 4.50
Served with butter & sea salt
House Salad 4.25
Mixed leaves, onions & cucumber with a classic vinaigrette
Fresh Coleslaw 4.00
Made to order, fresh cabbage, carrot & onion with a traditional dressing
Fine Green Beans 4.25
Sauté with shallots, rosemary & olive oil
Sautéed Spinach 4.25
Finished with garlic & a squeeze of lemon
Yorkshire Garden Peas 3.95
Early crop peas & butter
Mushy Peas 3.50
Our famous side with butter & white pepper
Curried Mushy Peas 3.50
Our famous side, mushy peas with Mr Sandhu’s curry sauce
Sauces
Mr Sandhu’s Curry Sauce 3.25
The original Mr Sandhu’s curry sauce, a must
Roasted Garlic Aioli 1.95
Creamy roasted garlic aioli, great with chips
Jalapeño Tartare 1.95
Our classic tartare with a bit of heat
Romesco Sauce 2.95
A Spanish classic, almonds, roasted red peppers & paprika, perfect with grilled seafood
Anchovy Mayonnaise 2.95
Salted anchovies, capers and red wine vinegar
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
Pipers Farm 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 ~ Jaffa Cake
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 Chocolate Brownie 8.50
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
Knickerbocker Glory 8.50
English seaside favourite with berries, peaches & vanilla gelato
Add Premium Vodka 3.00
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 & salted caramel
Seasonal Set Menu
Available Monday to Friday ~ Two courses £21.95
Oak Smoked Shetland Isles Mackerel Fillet
A whole smoked fillet served with fresh coleslaw & horseradish
Torbay Plaice & Chips
Crisp fried breaded plaice fillet served with homemade tartare sauce, pickle & unlimited chips
Add your first glass of Rockfish house wine for £2.50
Add the dessert of the day for £5
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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.

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
