Fish

Witch Sole

£10.00

Cut to order at the Barnes counter.

Preparation:

Whole (cleaned) Fillet

Variant

How would you like it prepared? (optional)

Pickup available at From The Sea, Barnes

Usually ready in 2 hours

Witch 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

Witch sole, sold in the West Country as Torbay sole, is a slender flatfish with fine, soft white flesh and a mild, sweet flavour in the same family of eating as lemon sole. The fillets are thin and delicate, so they cook in moments and reward a gentle hand.

We prepare it at the Barnes counter whole and cleaned for cooking on the bone, which protects the fine flesh, or filleted by hand.

Grill or pan-fry a whole fish in butter for three to four minutes a side, or give fillets barely a minute a side in a foaming pan. Brown butter, lemon and parsley are all it asks for.

Origin, cooking and recipe

Origin and species

Witch sole, sold in the West Country as Torbay sole, is a slender flatfish with fine, soft white flesh and a mild, sweet flavour in the same family of eating as lemon sole.

How to cook it

The fillets are thin and delicate, so they cook in moments and reward a gentle hand. Grill or pan-fry a whole fish in butter for three to four minutes a side, or give fillets barely a minute a side in a foaming pan. Brown butter, lemon and parsley are all it asks for.

Recipe

The Journal guide to grilling fish covers cooking a whole flatfish on the bone.

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.

Witch 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.