The Company Shed - West Mersea

The Company Shed 129 Coast Road West Mersea Colchester Essex CO5 8PA Tel - 01206 382700 Web - www.the-company-shed.co.uk Cuisine - Seafood Head to West Mersea for the home of the Colchester gilga oyster and further excellent seafood at the packed out wooden shack where the focus is all on the food, taken direct from the sea and it pays dividends. Trading for 25 years its hard to believe that anything has changed down those years and with the owner's ethos being "keep it simple" you can see the simplicity come in to real effect with the food it sells and rustic decor. Bring your own bread and wine to accompany your seafood extravaganza here as we tucked right in to the seafood platter that includes smoked salmon, smoked mackerel, a selection of prawns both peeled and with the shell on and crab. In addition to this we had a number of oysters all of different sizes and finished off with 600g of Lobster. When the food arrived we were shocked at its size and wish we had left some room to order some hot food, but then we will just have to return as the fresh seafood was excellent. The price was of really good value and we over ordered. Price per person would equate to around £15 per person but on top of that you have to bring your own wine and bread. Gastro Greglarr rating 7/10 Gastro Greglarr likes - freshness of the seafood is unrivalled Gastro Greglarr dislikes - no heating in the winter so wrap up warm!