Best Cockle in Whitstable

4 restaurant menus in Whitstable, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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Wheelers Oyster Bar
Wheelers Oyster Bar
91/100 (2582 ratings)
Restaurants
Gluten Free Options
Seafood
Healthy
Seafood
British
Healthy
British
Gluten Free Options
Dinner
Lunch
Paella
Tasting Menu
Salmon
Tempura
Homemade Bread
Shrimp
Tarte Tatin
Turbot
Dumplings
Cakes
Tarts
Crab Cake
Lobster
Cockle
Tapas
Pasta
Pesto
Haddock
Salad
Chili
Fish
Cod
Pork
Halibut
Crab
Prawns
Puddings
Cake
Scallops
Soup
Oyster
Trout
Calamari
Bass
Lasagne
Pork Belly
Mussels
Hake
Sea Bass
Tuna
Ceviche
Fried
Shellfish
Club Sandwich
Monkfish
Calamares
Sit down
Healthy
Seafood
British
Takeout
Cash Only
BYOB
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"Finally got to experience this absolute gem of a place. We went with friends and had to book in advance and put a deposit down. This place is popular..."
Luke Ranger
"This is a winner. Fresh fish . Tasting menu of 8 courses including the bread but not the cheese- so no agonising over choice. Great inventive and..."
Charles McMicking
"BYOB was a nice option, great wine at a decent price (no heavy markup). All our starters were delicious and the pan fried crab was superb. My food..."
Sorry John
"Fresh oysters 🦪🦪🦪Top notch and great food quality. There was a queue for take away but the staff was very efficient! Excellent experience!..."
Harry Inuk
"Enjoyed the tasting menu - was amazing! Best meal in ages. Thoroughly..."
Karen E
"Oysters were good. Other menu items were okay. The price is decent but the seafood in general was not spectacular by any means. Tried the tempura..."
M Hamdhan Bathurutheen
"The food is 10/10, really really good. The service is not the friendliest, and the place is really small. But probably the best food for the best..."
Dre
"The rock oysters are tasty, it’s a really good one. I’ll try the wild oysters next time, and already planned the next trip 😂 The other dishes..."
Jen Chieh Han
"Amazing food, the best we've had in a very long..."
Nicky Harper
"Feels like you've been invited into your friend's grandma's house. 🦪 Oysters, chowder, crab cakes are all fab. Do not skip dessert..."
Kevy Metal
"Food was great and at a good price. The only downside is that we were sat at the bar section and lots of people queuing for the take..."
V M Ronnie
"A great independent restaurant. Delia, Mark and team are delivering a wonderful dining experience. We visited the Wheelers Oyster Bar for a quick..."
Simone Artuso
"We were able to get a table but that didn't matter as they offer take away. I got a crab sandwich, my husband got a prawn tart. Both perfect to sit..."
Laura B
"We’ve headed over to Whitstable for New Year and were super lucky to get into Wheelers for lunch earlier today!!!🥸 You are gonna see and read..."
London 4Two
"Got 6 fresh rock oysters and half lobster with garlic butter + fries - absolutely delish. Worth the wait for the lobster which took..."
Helen Z
"One of our best seafood meals in the UK! - Both raw oysters and oysters with yuzu marinades are lovely but preferred the raw one as you can taste the..."
Natalie Chan
West Whelks
West Whelks
83/100 (487 ratings)
Quick Bites
Seafood
Seafood
Lunch
Oyster
Shellfish
Prawns
Cockle
Fish
Lobster Tail
Sit down
Seafood
Wheelchair Accessible
Outdoor Seating
Takeout
Cheap Eats
"The best, the owners were charming, friendly, and all the seafood is 1st class. West whelks speaks for itself, traditional family values, couldn't..."
Tina Smith
"Best sea food ever, we go every month from Hemel Hempstead, as the food is so good and the girls who serve are..."
Jackie Grew
"We travel from London at least once a year just for the oysters and seafood it's the best here and so..."
Yvonne Connor
"Way, way better than the bland, overpriced whelks from the other fish place in Whitstable Harbour. West Whelks are the..."
Sarah Bailie
"Really fantastic oysters at a fair..."
Alex Moir
"I've just had the best crab cakes EVER Fantastic food and speedy delivery Thank..."
Fraser McConnell
"Cheap oysters at £1 each and they taste good!! The crab claws and torpedo (fried prawn) were also tasty. Avoid the imitation fake lobster!! The..."
Keith K
"This place is good for very fresh oysters and excellent whelks. Half the price of anywhere else in town. All u need to grab a table by the harbour..."
win task
"Super quick service and the most afforedable Oysters in Whitstable £1 per Oysters but if you want to have the Luxuorious Oysters experience this is..."
Mitzi Chandra
"Absolutely yummy and fresh oysters! At the best price around as..."
Kirki Gkini
"Very fresh oysters and excellent whelks. Half the price of anywhere else in town. Grab a table by the harbour you can’t do any better in..."
James Bonin
"fresh seafood to go. oysters, prawns ect. Really tasty and quick..."
General_foodie
"Great and quick service, delicious seafood. Must visit place for oysters..."
Sergiy Burnus
"Quick and cheap seafood. And these tastes..."
Hiromi Nakai
"Great oysters at an awesome price! Visited 3 times in the same day I just couldn't get..."
Dominick Peter
"Great location, great seafood, prompt service, would highly recommend a visit to try the famous local..."
Matt K
"Delicious oyster and..."
Rakan Ng
"Lovely Oysters..."
Yvonne Charlton
Crab & Winkle Restaurant
Crab & Winkle Restaurant
80/100 (4080 ratings)
Restaurants
European
Gluten Free Options
Gluten Free Options
Brunch
After-hours
Dinner
Lunch
Fish & Chips
Lobster
Haddock
Seafood Platters
Salad
Cod
Chili
Halibut
Crab
Scallops
Prawns
Clams
Bass
Oyster
Calamari
Tempura
Mussels
Bouillabaisse
Tuna
Skate Wing
Cockle
Shellfish
Calamares
Fish
Salmon
"I took my mum to the Crab and Winkle because she loves seafood. It is a very tastefully decorated restaurant and the staff friendly and helpful. It..."
Alan Hanson
"My daughters birthday lunch - food perfect - one of the best fish restaurants, a large selection of choice so if you like fish you're in for a treat...."
Georgina Carcary
"We were greeted at the top of the stairs on a wet, rainy Tuesday late lunchtime by a lovely young waitress, she immediately offered us a window seat..."
Paula Edwards
"Love this place. The staff are friendly and the food is amazing. I love the Oysters and so many other dishes that I find it really hard to choose. ..."
Glyn Browning
"Excellent food and service even though a fish restaraunt.would have been good to have one option that wasn't fish apart ftom side orders which they..."
Lindsey Woodhouse
"Walking past on a lovely warm spring evening, thought how lovely it would be to sit outside and eat on the terrace. Glad we did, had a lovely meal..."
Christine Hewitt
"Lovely restaurant, friendly informative staff, food was amazing. Always wanted to visit, exceeded our expectations . Have not stopped raving about..."
Clare Bird
"Love this place even my 3 small children enjoy it. Best restaurant would definitely recommend ..."
Samantha Pockett
"Well it's the first time my husband and I have visited Whitstable and this restaurant and we both loved the food. The most expensive fish and chips..."
Debbie Ingram
"I could've given star plus, plus for the rating! Never dined in a fish restaurant like this before! We tried our first natural oysters! For the main,..."
Kumudu Studds
"Now this was a surprise. To get in you have to ring a door bell, sounds like a bit of a speakeasy, a staff member let's you in your taken upstairs,..."
Lex Kujawa
"The restaurant is ideally located right by the harbour. The waitresses were very friendly and helpful. The food itself is delicious, especially the..."
Callum Stubbs
"I was a little nervous when I arrived because of the reviews I read. To my surprise the service was very good. From the time they received us till..."
kenneth pinto
"Great value for money, added to my list "to go back" . Seafood fresh and some audacious recipes, like black pudding and scallops. Our octopus was a..."
Alessandro De Stasio
"Visit the C&W during the Oyster Festival every year, it's a firm favourite now. Staff are lovely, food is well prepared, fresh and well seasoned and..."
Tim Weller
"Absolutely brilliant meal, surprised how nice it was inside given the unassuming outside. Covid safe, more than anyway else we have visited this..."
Chris Earnshaw
"Lovely atmosphere and view (despite current construction works I think), amazing food and not too expensive either! Staff were lovely too, I would..."
Michelle Tan
"The food here is really good. I prefer hot seafood platter, other than that i gave two thumbs up. I will order the whole brawn crab..."
Mathuros “Ros” K Ardee
"Visited Crab & Winkle on Saturday 17th July, first impression was a well laid out, inviting restaurant, added bonus it was air conditioned. Started..."
John Scarrott
Wee Willie Winkle's Kitchen
Wee Willie Winkle's Kitchen
74/100 (2401 ratings)
Quick Bites
Seafood
British
Fast Food
Lunch
Oyster
Calamari
Mussels
Calamares
Fish & Chips
Cod
Prawns
Cockle
Fish
"We came on a Tuesday noon, not crowded. Parking spaces available around 300-500 metres (Requires..."
Louis S
"Excellent large indoor venue for socialising, eating, drinking and browsing. Perfect for the coming winter months when a relaxing venue, away from..."
Juliet Brown
"What a lovely find! Complete revamp from last time we visited Whitstable. Loved it - loads of great food and lovely arts centres. Decorated to the..."
Aimee Coleman
"I always come here if visiting Whitstable. A pleasant place to sit and have a coffee while watching the world go by, overlooks the harbour. There are..."
Caroline W******
"Many of the outlets in the Shed were closed: this was understandable as it was a Monday at the end of the season. We were able to get a coffee and a..."
Marion Robeson
"Lovely place to have coffee. Dogs are welcome on leads. Nice views over the harbour..."
Emma Phillips
"I headed down to Whitstable for the day and we came across this place/shed. It has loads of outlets to buy gifts and food and drink. It was nice and..."
Ben Slocombe
"This place is not used as much as it deserves. Food here is great taste and variety. So glad they re vamped it. Although I don't know why cookie..."
Rose Cottenden
"Cool little food place. We had a coffee upstairs early in the day, then came back for lunch. I had the curried goat from the Caribbean place & the..."
Robin Kilvington
"Good range of different food options and plenty of informal seating, so quite an easy place to visit for food and drink. It's all open plan so can be..."
Peter Dyer