Barnes and the ducks

A pond, a high street and a fish counter at number 18.

The village

Barnes is built around its pond. The pond belongs to the ducks. They cross the road when it suits them, in their own good time. The whole street waits. Cars stop. Prams stop. Someone always smiles. It happens a few steps from our door. We would not swap the spot for anywhere in London.

A village within London, wrapped around a pond, where the ducks still stop the traffic.
Oysters on crushed ice, several of them opened, with lemon wedges

Number 18, Barnes High Street

Beautiful but unprecious

A fishmonger has stood on this corner for decades. The shop is family run and independent.

Marble, ice, a chalkboard of what came in and someone who will tell you straight what is good today. Come in for a whole turbot for the weekend or a single fillet for tonight. It is cut to order in front of you.

50+
Years on Barnes High Street
Free
Preparation on every order
1pm
Cut off for next day delivery
3pm
Cut off for same day collection
The From The Sea counter in Barnes laid out on crushed ice with whole sea bream, salmon fillets and mackerel

What is actually on the ice

The counter, put online

The list on this website is the counter at number 18. What you see is what is sitting on the ice. It comes off the list as it sells.

Unlike other online services, we do not sell frozen fish that has been sitting in a freezer. We will not take an order for something we do not have and then substitute something else.

How we buy →

Come and see us

Find us at 18 Barnes High Street

Watch for the ducks on your way in.

  • Opening hours

    The counter is open Tuesday to Saturday, 9am to 4pm. It is closed Sunday and Monday.

  • Find us

    18 Barnes High Street, London. The postcode is SW13 9LW.
    020 8876 1297

  • Collection

    Free. Collect in Barnes about two hours after you order, Tuesday to Saturday. Order by 3pm to collect the same day.

  • Delivery

    Order by 1pm for next day delivery across west and south west London. Free from £50 and £5.95 below, across 28 postcodes.

  • Preparation

    Filleting, trimming, skinning and pin boning are always free.

  • Pre-order

    Ask for something we do not keep on the counter. Pre-order now →