Reef

RachelC

Still there, doing great 24th January 2009

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The restaurant is still there and looks like it is going strong. On a Friday night, the place was busy, both in the restaurant and with what looks to be a thriving take-away business. The team managed to fit me in, in a place that appeared to be fully booked. A nice place too, with an ecletic variety of chair and table styles, all adding to the ambience

The menu is all fish, with things like fish and chips, fish curry, surf and turf and mussels. On a cold wet, night I settled for fish pie, great comfort food, with a side order of peas. The pie was full of white fish and prawns, topped with a cheesy mash which went down a treat. The peas were OK, but nothing special.

The prices are reasonable, most of the mains under £10; specials on the night were slightly more expensive. Overall, an enjoyable last minute meal.

sue

Fish & Chips just got Glamorous 8th March 2008

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I do like the occasional meal of Fish & Chips. To be honest, it is more about the chips than the fish. I'm not a fan of battered fish and it seems near impossible to get grilled fish instead of battered in the UK. Anyhoo, when I heard about a new "glamorous" F&C place in Chiswick called Reef, owned by the same people that run the excellent Annie's (in Chiswick & Barnes) and Rock & Rose (in Richmond), I immediately added it to the wish list.

We tried to go for Sunday lunch the week they opened, but they were closed. Only open Mon-Sat at this stage. Then one evening, a couple of weeks later, we were heading off on our annual mecca to Ikea, and decided to pop in to Reef for a quick meal before stocking up on some flat-pack furniture and Swedish treats.

Reef is located opposite Chiswick British Rail station, so not handy to the High Street, but great for the Grove Park residents. I have actually eaten in the restaurant twice in the past - this is the third restaurant to be located here in the past 5 years. Let's hope they have more success than the previous tenants.

Thankfully we booked ahead, as the compact restaurant was full on the Thursday night we visited. We were given a warm welcome and seated at a comfortable table in the corridor to the side. There is a small courtyard at the rear which I am sure will be very popular as the weather improves. The décor is quirky, with candles, chandeliers and fishy wallpaper.

The menu is fairly short and uncomplicated, and entirely seafood focused apart from a vegetarian pie. To eat, we had the Battered Cod, with a side of chips and a side of mushy peas, and the Reef Goan fish curry & rice. The piece of cod was huge, the mushy peas were perfectly mushy and the chips were delicious. The fish curry was pretty good too. My only complaint would be that the traditional battered fish didn't automatically come with chips, these had to be ordered as a side at an additional cost. But then they were so tasty I shouldn't quibble. We will return.