I feel almost embarrassed writing a bad review, since the Little Fish Market is so on trend. Or was. Maybe that is the point. In these straitened times, with the cost of living crisis raging, it feels a tasting menu of "innovative" fish dishes, ie...tiny and eye wateringly expensive, just completely miss the mark no matter the breathless exhortations of the foodies and, of course, the obligatory recommendation in the Michelin guide.
Are these people living in the real world? The food snobs may not mind paying £75 (excluding drinks) for six courses of miniscule pieces of mainly cold fish but I do. Lowlights included the boiled egg and soldiers, which was a nice idea but said egg was lukewarm and slimy, while the crab curry was overwhelmingly salty and gone in two mouthfuls. Pudding, for want of a better word, was an ice-cream "sandwich" that was the size of a 50p piece. Of course there was a good wine list but it started at £30 per bottle, while a bottle of beer was a staggering £8.
So five-star prices. What about the service? Fails miserably on nearly every level unfortunately. I did not feel the people serving were either knowlegable or cared very much about the food, while the chef came round and mumbled a few words now and again but added nothing to the "experience".
The restaurant itself is brightly lit and spartan, with not a flower or candle in sight and feels more like eating in a canteen, though of course a canteen would not be charging nearly £300 for two!More