Shake up at The Sea, The Sea Hackney

The Sea The Sea Chelsea

The Sea The Sea Chelsea

Other 5th September 2023
The Sea The Sea Chelsea

Shake up at The Sea, The Sea Hackney

Change is afoot at The Sea, The Sea in Hackney, the 14-cover chef’s table headed up by Exec Chef Leandro Carreira, will shake up its offering from today by reducing its menu to £95 per head from £150, with plans to introduce two sittings per night before the end of the year.

From Wednesday, 5th September Leandro will serve his innovative, multi-course seafood menu - now reduced from twelve to eight courses - at two thirds of its original price, every Wednesday-Saturday at 7.30pm.


Leandro said: ‘It’s definitely time for a change in Hackney, the dining landscape isn’t the same as when we opened two years ago, and so this is a response to the rising costs. It will not only enable us to widen our pool of potential diners, but makes sense for the business. There is no doubt that chef’s tables are in demand right now, guests are really after that experiential kind of restaurant, but it’s got to be accessible. Everything else within the restaurant; the atmosphere, service-style and high-quality seafood sourced directly from the South West and Scotland, will remain the same.’ 

The style of Leandro’s dishes will continue uphold his distinct culinary style, an approach which focuses on raw and dry-aged fish, whilst a couple of Leandro’s most recognisable dishes, to include his Scottish Langoustine Pastry and his lauded Pão de Ló (a traditional Portuguese sponge cake), will remain as permanent staples. A wine pairing, focusing on low-intervention and Portuguese wines will also be offered as well as a selection of cocktails. 

Guest chef residencies and four-hand dinners will continue ad-hoc in Hackney throughout the year. The original The Sea, The Sea, an intimate seafood bar and fishmonger in Chelsea’s Pavilion Road will continue to operate as usual. Bookings open for Hackney from July.

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