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Our expert fishmongers have skills passed down from generations in the fishing industry, and they work day and night to diligently prepare orders for our wide range of customers. They go above and beyond to attend to the finer details and some of the preparation we provide, free of charge, includes filleting, descaling, pin boning, flick boning, skinning, gutting, trimming, portioning, and many more particular requirements you may have. However, we can also deliver most of our fish whole or partly prepped, so you can experience preparing your very own fish in the kitchen!

The freshest day boat fish sourced across the UK

Expert and passionate team

Serving the local area for 40+ years

BRCGS accredited premises

Sustainability focused

Same day delivery available

The freshest day boat fish sourced across the UK

Expert and passionate team

Serving the local area for 40+ years

BRCGS accredited premises

Sustainability focused

Same day delivery available

Expertly prepared

Butterfly Fillet

Smaller, whole fish can be prepared by removing the head and cutting through either the back or belly side of the fish. The two small fillets remain joined along one side, creating a butterfly fillet when opened.

Types of fish that can be prepared as butterfly fillets:

Herring Mackerel Sardines Sea Bass

Expertly prepared

Canoed Fillet

The fish is gutted and filleted through the back with the head left on. This leaves a ‘canoe’ style fillet, ideal for filling.

Types of fish that can be prepared as canoed fillets:

Herring Mackerel Rainbow Trout

Expertly prepared

Fillets

Fillets are the most commonly used cut. The fish is taken off the bone to create a fillet which is then pin-boned. Fillets cut from larger fish can subsequently be cut into portions also known as suprêmes.

Types of fish that can be prepared as traditional fillets:

Cod Brill Dabs Dover Sole Megrim Sole Monkfish Plaice Pollock Rainbow Trout Salmon Sardines Sea Bass

Expertly prepared

Goujons

Goujons are small strips cut from a fillet lengthways. These are usually prepared by coating and frying. Typically produced from white fish.

Types of fish that can be prepared as goujons:

Cod Lemon Sole Ling Plaice Pollock

Expertly prepared

Loins

Loins are cut from large fish. Typically, large loins will be cut into boneless suprêmes.

Types of fish that can be prepared as loins:

Monkfish Swordfish Tuna

Expertly prepared

Pin-boned

Once a fish is filleted it may still contain tiny bones (pin bones). These can be removed by machine or more traditionally by hand with pliers.

Types of fish that can be pin-boned:

Cod Haddock Mackerel Pollock Salmon Trout

Expertly prepared

V-boned

Once a fish is filleted it may still contain tiny bones. For some smaller species of fish, these can be removed by using the v-bone method where you gently ease away the backbone, carrying all the tiny bones with it.

Types of fish that can be v-boned:

Mackerel Ling