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Claw Carnaby

Fish, International·
££££
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Bronze Award
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London, W1B 5QA ·Website·Call020 7287 5742

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Bronze Award

Claw Carnaby closed permanently in August 2019

We’re always happy to see a good street food vendor graduate to a restaurant proper, so were delighted to hear that Claw had bagged itself a permanent site, an intimate two-floor space in Soho with smaller tables on the ground floor and long communal ones in the basement. Crab is the star of the show, with provenance taken seriously: all of the crab is sourced from Salcombe and ingredients are kept British wherever possible. Highlights include crab beignets (delicate crab meat mixed in with choux pastry and dipped in a peppy crab mayo) and a truly indulgent crab-flecked mac ‘n’ cheese that is best shared between two. If you don’t want to overdose on claws, we were also impressed by sticky barbecue-glazed chicken wings and smoky octopus dressed with fennel and tomato. There are only two desserts on offer, but both play with the palate – rhubarb crumble is less tart than expected and arrives dusted with photo-friendly glitter, while a toasted milk parfait graduates from the ordinary via shards of gingersnap and a sour toffee sauce that makes the mouth pucker. To drink, there’s a choice of in-house cocktails, beers and wines, and prices are decent considering the location. We’d recommend snapping this one up.  

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Average Price
££££ - Under £30
Cuisines
Fish, International
Ambience
Cosy

Location

21 Kingly Street, London, W1B 5QA

020 7287 5742 020 7287 5742

Website

Opening Times

Mon-Sun 12N-11pm (Sun -10pm)

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1 Review 

Gabriella T

10 July 2018  
Since first hearing of the Finsbury Square pop-up, my eagerness to visit Claw was evidenced by my bi-weekly website trawling to find their main site opening date. With crab being one of my very favourite ingredients, I dragged 3 willing volunteers along to partake in my crab fest when they launched their new menu recently. Sadly the food disappointed; I expected more crab dishes with it being somewhere that focuses on decapods, everything lacked a bit of seasoning and the service missed attentiveness. The shock of the evening however came from the dessert; the poorly written description insinuated a blueberry cheesecake but what turned up 15 minutes later was far from that. The same fried brioche I'd just had around my crab sub, a blackcurrant compote (they were insistent it was blueberry…), vanilla ice cream and a colossal mound of Parmesan on top that would make an Italian blush. My boyfriend, being a cheesecake fan, looked crestfallen and whilst I can see the concept they were going for (sweet, salty, sour etc), it was a long way off and more style over substance. That being said, the chicken wings were delicious...

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