The newest venture from the Caprice restaurant group, Sexy Fish, on the south-east corner of Berkeley Square in the heart of Mayfair, opens on 19th October. What started out as a fishy pop-up from sister restaurant 34, nearby, called Gone Fishing, was exactly that, a fishing exercise. So now we know what’s behind the bright neon facade.
Sexy Fish Berkeley Square, London. Opening 19 October 2015.
The 8,000 sq ft restaurant is designed by Martin Brudnizki Design Studio and decorated with a couple of mermaids propping up the bar from Damien Hirst, lamp sculptures from Frank Gehry and a mural by Michael Roberts. The look and feel is mid-century glamour and refinement.
Frank Gehry’s 3.6m illuminated silicone crocodile and ceiling mural from Vanity Fair’s Michael Roberts.
Sexy Fish is split-level with seating for 190 and a further 48 in the private room, The Coral Reef Room, with a huge live coral reef tank, and the restaurant and terrace on the ground floor. Paul Murashe, ex-Nobu is Restaurant Director and food is by British-born Chef, Ben Orpwood who takes inspiration from the seas of Asia, with a focus on Japan and has made tofu sexy.
The Coral Reef Room
The Bar
The bar will hold one of London’s largest Japanese whisky collections.
Sexy Fish has been a project very close to Richard Caring’s heart and says he wants to bring some fun, life and excitement to this corner of Berkeley Square.
Reservations on 020 3764 2000.
Architect Frank Gehry has created a large light installation of shimmering Formica fish that hang above the bar
Frank Gehry Crocodile
Read more here www.luxworldwide.com and FT How To Spend It
Berkeley Square House, Berkeley Square, London W1J 6BR.
Sexy Fish Mermaid by Damien Hirst
Here’s our guest reviewer: the restaurant is fantastic! The food is fantastic – we started with the pork belly and Japanese sausage skewers followed by a crab salad, beef tatami, soft shell crab and a miso-glazed Chilean sea bass, all served family style (which we loved). I wouldn’t recommend the sausage, which was like a frankfurter. BRING YOUR WALLET : all that, one cocktail each and a carafe of wine for two came to £90 a head, so it ain’t cheap!! The decor is phenomenal and the place has a real buzz and was still admitting people as we were leaving at 11.30 – it’ll be interesting to see how long the buzz lasts. ”
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