4.6
- 4.7Food
- 4.5Service
- 4.6Ambience
- 4.3Value
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London1 review
Dined on 28 October 2026
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Dined on 16 October 2026
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London1 review
Dined on 9 October 2026
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Newcastle and Northumberland4 reviews
Dined on 4 October 2026
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Dined on 2 October 2026
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Dined on 1 October 2026
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London4 reviews
Dined on 26 September 2026
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Vancouver / British Columbia3 reviews
Dined on 25 September 2026
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31 October 2024
The review praises Tollington’s casual Iberian-style fish bar, highlighting its chips bravas, lobster rice, and well-cooked piri-piri mullet. It describes the lively, mostly standing atmosphere and recommends the restaurant as a great place to visit.
Published in The Infatuation
10 October 2024
Tollington’s serves a Spanish-inspired take on patatas bravas, replacing the potatoes with exceptionally crispy chips. The article says the dish is worth travelling to Tollington’s for on its own.
Published in Hot Dinners
26 July 2024
Grace Dent praises Tollington’s for its excellent fish dishes, Basque-inspired plates and exceptional chips served with homemade allioli and bravas sauce. She calls it some of the best cooking in London and recommends visiting, while noting its tiny, hectic setting.
Published in The Guardian
11 July 2024
Time Out praises Tollington’s Spanish-inspired seafood small plates, especially its smoked eel omelette, and its vintage fish-and-chip-shop setting. The review gives it four out of five stars and recommends ordering the omelette with a small beer.
Published in Time Out Worldwide
10 July 2024
The Standard praises Tollington’s Spanish-accented reinvention of a traditional fish and chip shop, highlighting its inventive dishes, especially the chips bravas, and its lively atmosphere. The reviewer calls it a thrilling, original restaurant and says the meal was remarkably affordable.
Published in London Evening Standard
2 July 2024
The Four Legs team has transformed the former fish and chip shop at 172 Tollington Park into a Spanish-influenced seafood bar, with a walk-in pintxo counter and a bookable dining room. The review praises dishes including the chips bravas, tomato salad, devilled crab and flan, while noting the smoked eel omelette could use more seasoning.
Published in Hot Dinners
26 June 2024
A former neighbourhood fish and chip shop, Tollington’s has been refurbished with Spanish-inspired interiors and a simple seafood menu. Standout dishes include devilled crab, smoked eel omelette and pollock pil pil.
Published in Wallpaper*
Yes, families are welcome: reviewers note staff have allowed pushchairs and children have enjoyed dishes such as the patatas bravas, making Tollington's an easy, casual choice for parents.
Yes, at least one reviewer calls Tollington's dog friendly and visited for that reason.
Sundays are a lovely pick, Tollington's is open Sun 12:00–17:00 and guests praise sunny Sunday lunches and sitting outside for a holiday-like tapas experience.
Private dining isn't part of Tollington's offering, private parties are not available, with the focus on the lively, open dining room and tapas-style sharing.
Yes, Tollington's is often recommended for dates and special evenings, with guests praising its atmosphere, standout seafood and memorable experiences for couples.
The menu is centred on small plates meant for sharing, guests frequently describe the dishes as shareable, with several parties leaving satisfied and comfortably full.
Reviewers describe Tollington's as dog-friendly, guests have visited because the place is dog friendly.
Tollington's is at its loveliest for a relaxed, sun-soaked lunch in warmer months when the pavement fills up and you can eat outside; Friday evenings tend to be busier and more lively.
Yes, Tollington's offers outdoor/pavement seating in warmer weather; several guests mention choosing to sit outside and enjoying sunny lunches and the pavement coming alive in warm months.
Casual dress, comfortable, informal clothing is appropriate for a relaxed visit to Tollington's.
Tollington's feels like a repurposed chippy turned Spanish tapas bar, warm, convivial and Mediterranean in spirit, with buzzy bar/ledge seating, an open kitchen and a tucked-back dining room.
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