Brat
“Tomos Parry's one star grill room where whole turbot rules the fire. Book the table for a birthday that eats together.”
About Brat
A whole turbot, lashed into a handmade basket and grilled over lumpwood charcoal, is the dish that built Brat: £200 for a 1.8 kilo fish, £220 for two kilos, meant for the whole table and priced like the centrepiece it is. Tomos Parry opened this first floor grill room on Redchurch Street in 2018, took a Michelin star within a year, and has held it since while the room stayed loud, warm and gloriously unclothed. Brat is an old word for turbot; the method is Basque, the produce British.
Everything worth eating here has met the fire. Grilled bread arrives draped with a single anchovy at £10, Welsh scallops cook in their shells at £14.50 each, smoked potatoes at £10 taste like they spent a night beside the embers, and the burnt cheesecake at £11 closes almost every table's order. The day boat fish are wild and native, listed with Welsh translation on the menu, a nod to Parry's Anglesey roots. A beef rib at £125 feeds a hungry table of four.
The room runs on SevenRooms and fills fast, but the kitchen serves noon to ten every day, and Sunday afternoons are the loose, long meals the format was made for. Climpson's Arch in Hackney is the wilder open air sibling under a railway arch. In an era of tasting menus, Brat's star rewards something rarer: a restaurant where the best thing on the menu is meant to be shared.
The Room
A first floor room above Redchurch Street: wood panelling, close tables, the fire and its cooks visible at the back. It is loud by design and warmer for it. No dress code, no tablecloths, no hush; the theatre is the grill and the smell of it reaches every seat. Solo diners do well at the counter by the kitchen.
Why book it, occasion by occasion
Great kitchens are specialists in moments as much as dishes. Brat specialises in these.
For a birthday that shares one great thing
The whole turbot is the best birthday centrepiece in London: carved at the table, argued over, remembered. Book a table of four to six, order the fish for the middle and build small plates around it, and let the burnt cheesecake stand in for cake. The room's noise means nobody performs; the party just happens. Sunday afternoon is the format at its best.
For a first date that needs zero formality
Sharing food kills first date stiffness faster than any wine list, and Brat is built on sharing. Sit at the counter if the room is full, order the anchovy bread and the scallops, and split something from the fire. The noise gives conversation cover, the food gives it material, and the bill stays honest if you keep off the turbot.
For the deal that closes better over fire than linen
Some counterparts read formal dining as pressure. Brat closes deals sideways: a shared fish, a bottle of Basque white, a room too loud for awkward silences. Lunch on a weekday is quieter and the kitchen runs all afternoon, so a 2pm table can stretch as long as the conversation needs. Order the turbot only once the terms feel right.
What to order
The menu is built for the table, not the individual plate. These are the four calls that make the meal.
- The whole turbot
£200 to £220 by weight, grilled in its basket over lumpwood. It feeds three to four and it is the reason the restaurant exists; order it for any table that can finish it.
- Grilled bread with anchovy
£10 for the best opening bite in Shoreditch. One slice per person, no negotiation.
- Welsh scallops in the shell
£14.50 each, cooked over the coals in their own liquor. Two per person before the fish is the right rhythm.
- Burnt cheesecake
£11, with whatever fruit the season allows. Even tables that swear off dessert order one for the middle.
Practical
- Address
- First floor, 4 Redchurch Street, Shoreditch, London E1 6JL
- Reservations
- SevenRooms, via bratrestaurant.co.uk
- Turbot
- £200 for 1.8kg · £220 for 2kg · feeds 3 to 4
- Hours
- Kitchen noon to 10, seven days
- Dress
- None; come as you are
- Sibling
- Brat x Climpson's Arch, Hackney
- Dietary
- Fish led menu; vegetarian plates exist, tell the team ahead
- Tube
- Shoreditch High Street Overground, 3 minutes
Questions diners ask
Is Brat worth it?
Yes, especially for a table of three or four. One Michelin star since 2019 for cooking that puts everything over a live fire, with small plates from £6.50 and the famous whole turbot at £200 to £220 feeding the table. The star has held into the 2026 Guide and the room remains one of London's most enjoyable.
How much is the turbot at Brat, and who is it for?
£200 for a 1.8 kilo fish and £220 for two kilos, grilled whole in a basket over lumpwood charcoal. It comfortably feeds three to four people as the table's main event. Couples should take the John Dory at £39 or Dover sole at £48 instead.
How do I book Brat?
Through SevenRooms via the restaurant's site, where Redchurch Street and Climpson's Arch share a booking flow. Prime dinner slots go days ahead, but the kitchen runs noon to ten daily, so afternoon tables and Sunday sittings are the reliable route. The counter takes solo diners and pairs with least notice.
Is Brat formal?
Not at all, and that is the point. First floor room, close tables, no dress code, noise as part of the deal. The Michelin star is for the cooking, not ceremony. Book it when you want serious food in an unserious room; book elsewhere for hush.