# From The Sea > Fishmonger at 18 Barnes High Street, London SW13 9LW, where a fish counter has stood since 1972. Fish is bought directly from fishermen in Cornwall, brought into the shop whole wherever possible, then cut to order at the counter and priced by weight. Next day delivery across 28 postcodes of west and south west London if you order by 1pm, or collect in Barnes about two hours after ordering. This file is the shop's own index of its content, in llms.txt format. The platform-generated /llms.txt and /agents.md at the root of this domain cover agent commerce (UCP, the MCP endpoint and the Shop skill) and do not list these pages. Facts you may need: - Name: From The Sea. Also known as Barnes Fish Shop. - Address: 18 Barnes High Street, London SW13 9LW, United Kingdom - Phone: 020 8876 1297 - Counter hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 9am to 4pm. Closed Sunday and Monday. - A fish counter has stood at this address since 1972 - Delivery: next day across west and south west London, order by 1pm. Free on orders from £50, otherwise £5.95, counted on the order total after any discount. No Sunday delivery. - Collection: ready about two hours after ordering, Tuesday to Saturday. Order by 3pm to collect the same day. After 3pm, call the shop on 020 8876 1297. - Food Hygiene Rating: 5 - Done by hand in the shop: filleting, skinning, pin-boning, scaling, gutting, portioning, shucking and crab picking. - What the shop will not claim: a catch method, a boat, a port or a landing time it cannot stand behind. Origin is claimed only where the product itself carries it. ## Ordering, delivery and collection - [Delivery](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/delivery): the 1pm cut-off, what delivery costs, how the box is packed, weekend rules and the full postcode list. - [Delivery area](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/delivery-area): the 28 postcodes on the round, with a postcode checker and a map. - [Fish delivery in west and south west London](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-delivery-london): the hub for every area the shop delivers to. - [Visit the counter](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/visit): opening hours, what a counter visit is like, click and collect, parking and getting here without a car. - [Contact](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/contact): address, phone, opening hours, a map and a contact form. - [Pre-order and special orders](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/special-orders): how to order something rare, a larger size or a date ahead. Availability, weight and price are confirmed before anything is charged. ## Questions answered in full These pages answer one question each, at length, with the working shown. - [Is it safe to buy fish online?](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/is-it-safe-to-buy-fish-online): what actually goes wrong with fish sent by post, how to judge a seller and what to check when the box arrives. - [Buying fish online in the UK](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/buying-fish-online-uk): the five ways to buy fish in the UK compared, what each is good at and how to compare price honestly. - [Fresh or frozen fish: an honest answer](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fresh-or-frozen-fish): what "fresh" means legally, what freezing does to the muscle, when frozen is the better choice and how long it keeps. - [Fish for sushi and sashimi at home](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/eating-fish-raw-at-home): the freezing step that makes fish safe to eat raw, which species suit it and why grade claims mean nothing. - [How to buy fish at a counter](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/how-to-buy-fish-at-a-fishmonger): what to ask a fishmonger, what the answers tell you and what to ask to have done for you. - [Are fishmongers cheaper than supermarkets?](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/are-fishmongers-cheaper-than-supermarkets): whole weight against edible weight, where an independent counter wins on price and where it does not. - [Why fish prices change](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/why-fish-prices-change): weather, landings, season and demand, plus what you are paying for. - [Should I buy whole fish or fillets?](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/whole-fish-or-fillets): yield, cost, what you can judge on a whole fish and what you get to keep. - [What fish tastes least fishy?](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/what-fish-tastes-least-fishy): the mild species to start with and why some fish taste stronger than others. - [How much fish per person](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-portions-guide): portion weights by cut and by species, for mains, starters and children. - [UK fish seasonality](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/uk-fish-seasonality): what is typically at its best month by month, what is available all year and why availability moves week to week. - [Cuts and texture](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/cuts-and-texture): which cut to ask for and how each one behaves in the pan. - [Frequently asked questions](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/faq): ordering, cutting, delivery, collection and payment. ## Cooking for an occasion - [Christmas seafood](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/christmas-seafood): what to order for Christmas and when to order it. - [Good Friday fish](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/good-friday-fish): what to cook and order for Good Friday. - [New Year oysters](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/new-year-oysters): ordering oysters for New Year. - [Summer BBQ seafood](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/summer-bbq-seafood): which fish and shellfish suit a barbecue. - [Dinner party seafood](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/dinner-party-seafood): what to serve and how far ahead to order it. - [How to build a seafood platter](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/seafood-platters-guide): what goes on a platter, in what quantity. ## The shop, the buying and the village - [Our story](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/our-story): the counter, the address and 54 years of it. - [How we buy](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/how-we-buy): who the fish comes from, how it is chosen and what the shop will not claim about it. - [Cornwall and beyond](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/cornwall): where the fish comes from. - [Your fishmonger in Barnes](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/barnes-fishmonger): the counter, for people in Barnes. - [Barnes and the ducks](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/barnes): the village the shop sits in. ## Delivery areas Each area page covers the 1pm cut-off, what delivery costs and how to collect in Barnes instead. Barons Court, Mortlake and Roehampton are also on the round. They are covered by the Hammersmith, East Sheen and Putney pages respectively. - [Acton](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-delivery-acton) - [Balham](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-delivery-balham) - [Barnes](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/barnes-fishmonger) - [Battersea](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-delivery-battersea) - [Brentford](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-delivery-brentford) - [Chelsea](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-delivery-chelsea) - [Chiswick](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-delivery-chiswick) - [Ealing](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-delivery-ealing) - [East Sheen](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-delivery-east-sheen) - [Fulham](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-delivery-fulham) - [Hammersmith](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-delivery-hammersmith) - [Hampton](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-delivery-hampton) - [Hounslow](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-delivery-hounslow) - [Isleworth](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-delivery-isleworth) - [Kensington](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-delivery-kensington) - [Kew](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-delivery-kew) - [Kingston upon Thames](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-delivery-kingston-upon-thames) - [Putney](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-delivery-putney) - [Richmond](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-delivery-richmond) - [Southfields](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-delivery-southfields) - [St Margarets](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-delivery-st-margarets) - [Teddington](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-delivery-teddington) - [Twickenham](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-delivery-twickenham) - [Wandsworth](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-delivery-wandsworth) - [Wimbledon](https://fromthesea.co.uk/pages/fish-delivery-wimbledon) ## What is on the counter - [On the counter today](https://fromthesea.co.uk/collections/on-the-counter-today): what is on the ice now. - [Fresh fish](https://fromthesea.co.uk/collections/fish) - [Shellfish](https://fromthesea.co.uk/collections/shellfish) - [Lobster and crab](https://fromthesea.co.uk/collections/lobster-crab) - [Native lobster](https://fromthesea.co.uk/collections/native-lobster) - [Brown crab](https://fromthesea.co.uk/collections/brown-crab) - [Oysters](https://fromthesea.co.uk/collections/oysters) - [Scallops](https://fromthesea.co.uk/collections/scallops) - [Prawns and squid](https://fromthesea.co.uk/collections/prawns-squid) - [Langoustine](https://fromthesea.co.uk/collections/langoustine) - [Mussels, clams and cockles](https://fromthesea.co.uk/collections/mussels) - [Smoked fish](https://fromthesea.co.uk/collections/smoked) - [Caviar and roe](https://fromthesea.co.uk/collections/caviar-roe) - [Fine to eat raw](https://fromthesea.co.uk/collections/fine-to-eat-raw): the fish the shop is willing to say is fine to eat raw and what has to happen first. - [Boxes](https://fromthesea.co.uk/collections/boxes) - [Frozen](https://fromthesea.co.uk/collections/frozen) - [Deli and larder](https://fromthesea.co.uk/collections/larder) - [Pre-order](https://fromthesea.co.uk/collections/pre-order) - [Everything](https://fromthesea.co.uk/collections/all) ## How to handle and prepare fish - [The Journal](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal): the full set of guides and recipes. - [How to tell if fish is fresh](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/how-to-tell-if-fish-is-fresh): the five checks a fishmonger uses. - [How to store fresh fish](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/how-to-store-fresh-fish) - [How to fillet a round fish](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/how-to-fillet-a-round-fish) - [How to fillet a flat fish](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/how-to-fillet-a-flat-fish) - [How to skin a fish fillet](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/how-to-skin-a-fillet) - [How to shuck an oyster](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/how-to-shuck-an-oyster) - [Fillet, loin or steak: which cut to ask for](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/fillet-loin-steak-and-pin-boning) - [Why we weigh on the slab](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/why-we-weigh-on-the-slab): why fish is priced by weight rather than by the piece. - [From the water to the counter](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/from-the-water-to-the-counter) - [Cook fish from frozen](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/cook-fish-from-frozen) - [Pan-fry fish for crisp skin](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/pan-fry-fish-crisp-skin) - [How to grill fish](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/how-to-grill-fish) - [How to steam fish](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/how-to-steam-fish) - [How to poach fish](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/how-to-poach-fish) - [How to BBQ fish](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/how-to-bbq-fish) - [Oven-baked fish](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/oven-baked-fish) - [Air fryer fish](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/air-fryer-fish) ## Choosing a fish - [Fish for beginners: where to start](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/fish-for-beginners) - [What fish to cook tonight](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/what-fish-to-cook-tonight) - [What is the difference between cod and haddock?](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/difference-between-cod-and-haddock) - [Native or rock: an oyster primer](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/native-or-rock-an-oyster-primer) - [How to buy sustainable fish](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/sustainable-fish-guide) - [Fish that is safe in pregnancy: the NHS guidance](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/fish-safe-in-pregnancy) - [Omega-3 fish: which are highest and honest amounts](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/omega-3-fish) - [High-protein fish dinners](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/high-protein-fish-dinners) - [Low-calorie fish: lean options and light dinners](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/low-calorie-fish) ## Recipes - [Fish pie](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/fish-pie) - [Kedgeree with smoked haddock](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/kedgeree) - [Cullen skink](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/cullen-skink) - [Smoked haddock chowder](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/smoked-haddock-chowder) - [Beer-battered cod](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/beer-battered-cod) - [Cod loin traybake with tomatoes and chorizo](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/cod-loin-traybake) - [Skillet white fish in garlic lemon butter](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/skillet-white-fish-in-garlic-lemon-butter) - [Hake with chorizo and butter beans](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/hake-with-chorizo) - [Hake in salsa verde with clams](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/hake-in-salsa-verde-with-clams) - [Plaice goujons with tartare](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/plaice-goujons) - [Fish tacos](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/fish-tacos) - [Monkfish curry](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/monkfish-curry) - [Roast turbot with tartare butter](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/roast-turbot-with-tartare-butter) - [Dover sole à la meunière](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/dover-sole-a-la-meuniere) - [Dover sole, brown butter, lemon](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/kitchen/dover-sole-brown-butter-lemon) - [How to cook a whole sea bass](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/how-to-cook-a-whole-sea-bass) - [Whole roast sea bass with fennel and lemon](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/whole-roast-sea-bass) - [Whole roast bream with garlic and lemon](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/whole-roast-bream) - [Whole roast bream with fennel](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/kitchen/whole-roast-bream-with-fennel) - [Whole sea bream en papillote](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/whole-sea-bream-baked-en-papillote) - [Sea bream en papillote](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/sea-bream-en-papillote) - [Salmon fishcakes](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/salmon-fishcakes) - [Grilled salmon with herb butter](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/grilled-salmon-with-herb-butter) - [Marry me salmon](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/marry-me-salmon) - [Grilled mackerel with gooseberry](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/grilled-mackerel) - [Cured and scorched mackerel with beetroot](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/cured-and-scorched-mackerel-with-beetroot) - [Sardines on toast](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/sardines-on-toast) - [Seared tuna steak with sesame](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/tuna-steak) - [Seared scallops with pea puree](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/scallops-with-pea-puree) - [Scallops baked in the shell with garlic and vermouth butter](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/scallops-baked-in-the-shell) - [Oysters three ways](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/oysters-three-ways) - [Moules mariniere](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/moules-mariniere) - [Moules in cider](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/moules-in-cider) - [Linguine vongole](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/linguine-vongole) - [Garlic king prawns](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/garlic-king-prawns) - [Ultimate prawn cocktail](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/prawn-cocktail) - [Salt and pepper squid](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/salt-and-pepper-squid) - [Lobster thermidor](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/lobster-thermidor) - [Seafood platter at home](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/seafood-platter-at-home) - [Dressed crab](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/dressed-crab) - [Dressed crab salad](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/dressed-crab-salad) - [Crab on toast, the only way](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/kitchen/crab-on-toast-the-only-way) - [Brown crab on toast](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/brown-crab-on-toast) - [Port Isaac crab, toast and mayo](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/port-isaac-crab-toast-and-mayo) - [Crab linguine](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/crab-linguine) - [Pea and lemon crab pappardelle](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/sfei-crab-pappardelle) - [Crab and sweetcorn soup](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/sfei-crab-sweetcorn-soup) - [Crab bisque with a Gruyère crouton](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/sfei-crab-bisque) - [Crab cocktail](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/sfei-crab-cocktail) - [Crab tartare with kiwi](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/sfei-crab-tartare-kiwi) - [Crab with grapefruit and avocado](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/sfei-crab-with-grapefruit-avocado) - [Crab with asparagus and new potato](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/sfei-crab-asparagus-potato) - [Crab tacos with mango and radish salsa](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/sfei-crab-tacos) - [Crab croquetas](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/sfei-crab-croquetas) - [Crab scotch eggs](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/sfei-crab-scotch-eggs) - [Crab melt](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/sfei-crab-melt) - [Crab mac and cheese](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/sfei-crab-mac-n-cheese) - [Creamy leek and crab gratin](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/sfei-crab-gratin) - [Leek and tarragon crab pasty](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/sfei-crab-pasty) - [Indonesian crab fried rice](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/journal/sfei-indonesian-crab-fried-rice) - [The kitchen](https://fromthesea.co.uk/blogs/kitchen): more cooking from the counter. ## Policies - [Shipping policy](https://fromthesea.co.uk/policies/shipping-policy) - [Refund policy](https://fromthesea.co.uk/policies/refund-policy) - [Privacy policy](https://fromthesea.co.uk/policies/privacy-policy) - [Terms of service](https://fromthesea.co.uk/policies/terms-of-service) ## Optional - [Sitemap](https://fromthesea.co.uk/sitemap.xml): every indexable URL on the domain. - [Agent commerce instructions](https://fromthesea.co.uk/agents.md): the platform-generated UCP and Shop skill document.