Sample menu

The menu

Our menu changes with the seafood available from our suppliers and the produce at its best that season. Many dishes are made for sharing. Order a few and pass them round the table.

Sample menu

Food

A plated dish with orange and green garnishes, with wine glasses and the restaurant interior behind
Langoustines with a lemon wedge on a grey plate, beside a glass of white wine and the menu

Aperitif

  • Berry Breeze

    12.5
  • Nyetimber Classic Cuvée

    13

    English sparkling, 125ml

  • Nyetimber Rosé

    15

    English sparkling rosé, 125ml

Bread & small things

  • Sourdough bread

    5

    extra virgin olive oil, petimezi

  • Greek mixed olives

    6
  • To add to your bread

    • Octopus butter 3
    • Taramosalata 3
    • Olive oil, Trikalinos bottarga, peach 8

Raw bar & cold

Oysters by three, six or twelve

  • Celine rock oysters, Brittany

    13 · 24 · 46

    trout roe, seaweed vinaigrette

  • Irish rock oysters

    14 · 27 · 49

    shallot vinaigrette

  • Large prawns (4)

    13

    aioli

  • Scottish langoustines (3)

    19

    peach-flavoured mayonnaise

  • Chalk stream trout gravadlax

    15

    tomato gazpacho, capers, pea shoots, almond flakes, pomegranate molasses

  • Hand-picked white crab meat

    19

    torn burrata, orange, fennel, crab bisque dressing

Ideal for two

Seafood platter

72 add four extra oysters +15

  • Oysters
  • Scallops
  • Large prawns
  • Langoustines
  • Grilled fish
  • Clams
  • Cod cheeks
  • Mussels
  • Gravadlax

Small plates

Made for sharing

  • Taramosalata

    10

    broccoli, crispy sweet potato, pickled radish, red pepper dressing

  • Roasted peeled prawns

    16

    seared lamb carpaccio, basil and marjoram pesto

  • Brown crab risotto

    15

    walnut and pumpkin seed granola, fennel tops, chilli oil

  • Home-salted coley fritters

    14

    courgette and wild garlic leaf purée, salsa verde, pumpkin seeds, pea shoots

  • Crispy cod cheeks

    19

    smoked trout gnocchi carbonara, rainbow Swiss chard

  • Diver-caught Scottish scallops

    22

    sautéed spinach and spring onions, Jersey fromage blanc

  • Cuttlefish

    18

    Cornish potatoes, spring greens, citrus zest, soft-boiled egg, aioli

Large plates

  • Monkfish on the bone

    30

    marinated in soy and miso, English fresh pea casserole, smoky red chicory tzatziki

  • Grilled octopus tentacle

    34

    fava, salty fingers, grumolo leaves

  • Cod fillet

    28

    warm salad of globe artichoke, leeks, avgolemono

  • Grey mullet fillet

    26

    grilled apricots, capers, citrus dressing

For the table

  • Triple-cooked chips

    7

    oregano & salt · add aioli 2, peach mayo 2 or taramosalata 3

  • Cuore del Vesuvio tomato salad

    12

    melon, soft feta spread, Psaltyras Messinian olive oil

  • Green beans & grilled honey chicory

    10

    radicchio, shaved fennel, orange, chilli and lime dressing

  • Roasted beetroots

    10

    apricot and sweetcorn relish, capers, seasonal leaves

  • Salad niçoise

    8

    warm potato, broad beans, egg, little gem, olives, pickled wild garlic stems

Please tell us about any allergies before you order. All prices in £ and include VAT at the standard rate. A discretionary 13.5% service charge is added to your bill. We are a cashless restaurant.

This is a sample menu. Dishes change with the seasons and with what our suppliers have available.

Download the food menu (PDF)

Cocktails · wine · spirits

Drinks

Signature cocktails, wines chosen to complement seafood and English sparkling from Nyetimber. Something for an aperitif, a long lunch or another glass by the water.

A blue cocktail with a dried orange slice, seen from above on a table
White, rosé and red wine on the terrace, with Ivory House behind

Signature cocktails

Made for The Melusine

  • Blue Nereid

    12.5

    Hendrick's, blue curaçao, lemon juice, dry vermouth, St-Germain

  • Figusine

    13.5

    gin, fig liqueur, maraschino, Mediterranean sea water, lemon juice, simple syrup

  • Hydra Sunrise

    12

    vodka, Aperol, passion fruit purée, pineapple juice, lime juice

  • Lychee Mai Tai

    12

    rum, Disaronno amaretto, lychee juice, lemon juice, grenadine

  • Greek Mojito

    13

    Ouzo N°7, fresh lime, mint, sugar, soda water

  • Kalamata Sour

    13

    Absolut vodka, lemon juice, olive brine, Psaltyras olive oil

Classics

  • Aperol Spritz

    12

    Aperol, prosecco, soda

  • Hugo Spritz

    12

    St-Germain, prosecco, soda

  • Amaretto Sour

    12

    Disaronno, lemon juice, foaming bitters

  • Margarita

    13

    El Rayo tequila, lime juice, Cointreau, simple syrup · make it spicy +1.5

Without alcohol

  • Ikaria Sunset

    8

    guava, orange and lime juice, grenadine

  • Virgin Mojito

    8

    apple juice, cane sugar, lime, mint, soda

Wine by the glass & carafe

Sparkling

125ml

El Ninot de Paper, Blanc de Noirs Spain

9

Nyetimber Classic Cuvée England

13

Nyetimber Rosé England

15

White

125ml500ml

Grenache Gris, Les Sardines France

728

Bottega Vinai, Nosiola Italy

935

Papagiannakos, Savatiano Greece

9.538

Bove Safari, Pecorino Italy

1040

Sauvignon Blanc, alcohol-free France

728

Rosé

125ml500ml

Colomba Bianca, “Lumari” Sicily

7.530

Red

125ml500ml

Sangiovese / Merlot, Il Sacrato Italy

728

Monarch Pinot Noir France

935

Sparkling

By the bottle

  • El Ninot de Paper, Blanc de Noirs

    38

    Spain

  • Crémant de Loire Rosé

    62

    France

  • Nyetimber Classic Cuvée

    80

    England

  • Nyetimber Rosé

    90

    England

  • Champagne Bernard Rémy

    110

    France

  • Bellavista Franciacorta, Teatro alla Scala

    148

    Italy

White

By the bottle, grouped by style

Light, crisp & mineral

  • Assyrtiko, Akrathos

    78

    Greece

    Tense and very saline, with a stony, mineral edge. Powerful but light-bodied.

  • Chéreau Carré “La Griffe”

    57

    France

    Bone-dry, with bracing acidity and a subtle creamy finish from the lees.

  • Savatiano, Papagiannakos

    48

    Greece

    Clean, citrusy and precise. A good step up for Pinot Grigio drinkers.

  • Nosiola, Bottega Vinai

    45

    Trentino DOC, Italy

    A rare grape. Very light, elegant and floral, with a hazelnut finish.

Aromatic, floral & vibrant

  • Moschofilero Wild Ferment, Gaia

    73

    Greece

    Rose petals, violet and sweet citrus, with a wild-ferment edge.

  • Cañada La Torre Malvasía

    62

    DO Valencia, Spain

    Ripe, honeyed aromatics, but finishes dry and textured.

  • Malagouzia, Papagiannakos

    53

    Greece

    Exotic and lush. White peach and green pepper.

  • Riesling, Weingut Anton Finkenauer

    42

    Alsace

    Classic petrol notes with bright orchard fruit. Crisp acidity with a rounded, aromatic weight.

Medium-bodied & textured

  • Pecorino, Bove Safari

    50

    Italy

    Herbal and savoury, with a lovely chewy texture.

  • Portal da Estrela Branco

    38

    DOC Dão, Portugal

    Mineral freshness with a waxy, full mouthfeel.

  • Grenache Gris, “Les Sardines”

    35

    France

    Round and soft, with hints of red berry and stone fruit.

Full-bodied & complex

  • Chablis 1er Cru “Fourneaux”

    88

    France

    Riper and sunnier than most Chablis. Rich and flinty, with a long, buttery finish, all without oak.

Alcohol-free

  • Chavin Zéro, Sauvignon Blanc

    35

    France

    Crisp and clean, with the zing of a classic French Sauvignon Blanc.

Rosé & red

By the bottle

Rosé

  • Colomba Bianca, “Lumari”

    38

    Sicily, Italy

  • Côtes du Rhône, Les Cerisiers Rosé

    45

    France

  • La Villaudière, Sancerre Rosé

    96

    France

Red

  • Sangiovese / Merlot, Rubicone, Il Sacrato

    35

    Italy

  • Monarch Pinot Noir, Coteaux de Bessilles

    45

    France

  • Domaine de Colonat, Beaujolais

    57

    France

Spirits

Gin & tonic

50ml

with Fever-Tree tonic

Beefeater

10

Hendrick's Original

11

Roku

11

Brockmans

11

Filliers

12

Scapegrace

14

Whisky

25ml50ml

Jameson

4.58.5

Monkey Shoulder

4.58.5

Bulleit

611

Woodford Reserve Rye

6.512

Balvenie 12yo

713

Glenfarclas

713

Glenfiddich 15yo

814

Vodka

25ml50ml

Absolut Blue

4.58.5

Chase

6.512

Rum

25ml50ml

Havana Club 3yo

4.58.5

Tidal Rum

6.512

Tequila & mezcal

25ml50ml

El Rayo tequila

610

Ojo de Dios mezcal

610

Ojo de Dios mezcal café

812

Digestifs & more

50ml

Baileys

6.5

Fig liqueur

6.5

Amaretto

7

Seedlip alcohol-free

8

Beer & softs

Beer

Bottle

Meantime Lager

6

Meantime Pale Ale

6

Lucky Saint 0.5%

5.5

Soft drinks

Coca-Cola · Diet Coke · Lemonade

3

Tonic · Slimline tonic · Soda

3

Apple · Orange · Pineapple

3.5

Lychee · Guava juice

3.5

All prices in £ and include VAT at the standard rate. A discretionary 13.5% service charge is added to your bill. We are a cashless restaurant. Vintages and availability may change.

Download the drinks list (PDF)

A glass of wine
and a dozen oysters?