Fish

Dover Sole

£10.00

Cut to order at the Barnes counter.

Preparation:

Whole (cleaned) Trimmed Fillet Skinned

Variant

How would you like it prepared? (optional)

Pickup available at From The Sea, Barnes

Usually ready in 2 hours

Dover Sole

Whole (cleaned)

From The Sea, Barnes

Pickup available, Usually ready in 2 hours

18 Barnes High Street
London SW13 9LW
United Kingdom

Cut to order, filleting free

Next-day delivery, order by 1pm

Collect in Barnes, about two hours

Dover sole is a firm white flatfish with a fine, dense flake and a sweet, clean flavour that butter carries rather than covers. The flesh holds together far better than plaice or lemon sole, and on the bone it stays moist and pulls away in neat fillets.

At the Barnes counter we prepare it to the cut you choose: whole and cleaned, trimmed of its fins, skinned on both sides for cooking on the bone, or filleted by hand. Skinned and on the bone is the classic way to cook it.

Dust a whole fish in seasoned flour and fry it in foaming butter for three to four minutes a side, then finish with lemon, parsley and the pan butter. Fillets need a minute or two a side.

Origin, cooking and recipe

Origin and species

Dover sole is a firm white flatfish with a fine, dense flake and a sweet, clean flavour that butter carries rather than covers. The flesh holds together far better than plaice or lemon sole.

How to cook it

Skinned and on the bone is the classic way to cook it. Dust a whole fish in seasoned flour and fry it in foaming butter for three to four minutes a side, then finish with lemon, parsley and the pan butter. Fillets need a minute or two a side.

Recipe

The Journal guide to grilling fish covers whole flatfish like Dover sole.

Storage and preparation

Keep it wrapped on the coldest shelf of the fridge, usually the bottom shelf at the back, and use it within one to two days. If you need longer, wrap it tightly, freeze it quickly and defrost in the fridge overnight before cooking.

Cut to order

Tell us how you want it in the order notes. Filleting, pin-boning and skinning are free, by hand at the counter. If you ask for a fish to be trimmed, headed or skinned, the finished weight comes down accordingly.

Delivery and collection

Order by 1pm for next-day delivery across London and the UK. Same-day collection in Barnes, usually about two hours.

Our promise

If it is not right, we make it right. Tell us and we will sort it. Local customers can bring it back to the counter and we will replace it.

Dover Sole

£10.00

Order by 1pm

Next-day delivery across London and the UK. Free over £60.

Collect in Barnes

Same-day collection from the counter, ready in about two hours.

Cut to order

Cut to order at the counter. Filleting, pin-boning and skinning are free.

Food Hygiene Rating

Rated 5 out of 5 by the local authority.