Fish Cafe, The

Webbe's Restaurant at the Fish Café is the urban presence of The Wild Mushroom, not far away at Westfield, and run by the same team, headed by owners Paul and Rebecca Webbe. For those looking for light snacks, the café will provide from 11 am onwards, whilst on the first floor the restaurant opens from 6 pm to 9 pm every night of the week. A function suite provides ample space in this historic listed building for up to 70 people. There is no denying the obvious and fish predominates on all the menus but carnivores and vegetarians are by no means precluded.

In the café expect to find a good range of starters, shellfish platters, main courses and puddings with a special menu for children. Much the same approach prevails upstairs in the restaurant, except that the choices tend to be rather more sophisticated and substantial, which is naturally reflected in the prices.

This is certainly a place for everyone, with calming colours in the décor. Built in 1907 this was the first completely fire proof building its kind, a comforting thought should anything untoward happen in the kitchen.