Kingly Street in Central London (just behind Carnaby Street) is doing rather well in the food department as of late. There’s a new Bread Ahead cafe just opened, Breddos Tacos, which is brilliant, and now CLAW.

Owned by Fabian Clark with what originally started out as a street food business serving all things crab, its nice to see he’s now got a proper, and rather attractive, restaurant. Head chef Josh Levy has kept the menu seafood-focussed but there are meat and veggie options too.

We start with crabs claws (£13) drenched in garlic and lime butter. They smell amazing. I pick at them for what feels like hours extracting the sweet flesh from every nook and cranny. It’s a lovely thing to eat.

Grilled Colchester oysters (£3.50 each) remind me of the ones Decateur used to grill at Druid Street Market. These are just as good – served with a cultured chilli butter and chunks of bread for dunking in.

Crab beignets (£9) could be a little smaller and more dainty but they’re big on flavour. It’s the accompanying mayo, rich with brown crab, that I particularly love.

Fish fingers (£8) come in a light and grease free batter. The fish is soft and delicate – the real flavour comes from the coating and the S&P mayo.

A bowl of shredded Brussel sprouts (£7) is surprisingly pleasing and not at all ‘farty’. They’re lightly fried to soften them but they retain a refreshing crunch which is so moreish.

For dessert, toasted milk parfait come with a sour toffee sauce (£6) which is most unusual but ruddy delicious. Tangy toffee sauce is my new favourite thing FYI. It’s makes for a light and refreshing end.

CLAW is a great addition to the area if you’re after a bit of fast, fun seafood. It’s a cute space too which hasn’t been cobbled together with cardboard and MDF which is often the case these days. And those claws are just marvellous.

Would we go back? Yes

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We dined as guests of the restaurant