Fish & Seafood

The Cow Pub wins best seafood pub in London award

The Cow, 89 Westbourne Park Road, London, W2 5QH, telephone 0207 221 5400

The Cow in west London has been awarded the accolade of the AA’s Best Seafood Pub in London award, sponsored by the Sea Fish Industry Authority (Seafish), from pubs in the new AA Pub Guide 2001. Fabulous fresh seafood draws the crowds to this well refurbished pub owned by Tom Conran and situated in fashionable Notting Hill Gate. Expect a bustling yet relaxed atmosphere and an impressive shellfish display. Accompany a decent pint of Guinness with six Irish rock oysters, or choose whole Cornish crab, mussels, langoustines, Dublin Bay prawn gratin, clams, or go for the mixed seafood platter. David Hancock, AA Pub Guide Editor says: “The Cow is often crowded, but it’s well worth elbowing your way through the celebrities and media types to get your hands on some of the best shellfish in a London pub. The separate upstairs restaurant specialises in fish, and has a pretty impressive selection.” Howard Thomas, Trade Development Executive for Seafish says “As an island, we are very lucky because we have a wide array of wonderful seafood available to us all year round. Seafish have sponsored these awards for the third year running because we want to reward and highlight those pubs and inns that work hard to serve up the best dishes using our great seafood supply.” Tom Conran, the owner of The Cow, received a certificate from Graham Nursaw, Seafish Trade Development Officer. There are more than 2000 AA-recommended pubs in the AA Pub Guide 2001, with 500 displaying the Seafish symbol, which means that they offer at least four dishes where the main ingredient is sea fish. The AA Pub Guide 2001 is available now from High Street booksellers and on-line booksellers, priced £10.99.

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