Fin Boys in Cambridge

I couldn't find a single fault. This place has everything you would expect from a high end tasting menu, but the service and staff make it a much better experience by being informal and personable. The flavours were always interesting but never overpowering or weird for the sake of it. The paired wines felt well thought out and worked exquisitely. An all round excellent experience.

Best fish restaurant in Cambridge. The general approach to their dishes seems to be: amazingly cooked fish + fermented ingredient X; and it works. Service, Atmosphere, and food are all insanely good when considering the price. We thought the dishes would be of the format “one scallop per plate” and thus ordered way too much since the portions are quite generous. Really the only thing we’d like for future visits: more raw stuff on the menu (but then we are aware this is highly seasonal) and maybe a few more inventive non-alcoholic drink options. But honestly, consider these champagne problems… All in all, amazing restaurant and highly recommended.

Top notch food & service. Highly recommend

First time at Fin Boys and we had booked in for the tasting menu. Everything was so fresh and beautifully presented. Each course was absolutely delicious with incredible flavours including one’s that I had never heard of before! Lovely atmosphere and very friendly, happy staff. What an amazing experience!

The whole experience was an absolute delight. The food was excellent (had the tasting menu and every dish was delicious). Love how the chefs came round to talk about the food. Mabel in particular was a fantastic host. Will definitely return.

Oh my word!! What an amazing experience we had today at Fin Boys Black butter(OMG) never tasted anything like it. The FinVin with the oysters was out of this world The scallops and cured Monkfish starters were outstanding and we both had the black Bream which was cooked to perfection Definitely will be back

What An amazing experience to enjoy can sit watch them cook your dinner and then be blown away how amazing it is Highly recommend trying this place out

Excellent restaurant. Staff and service very good.

A lovely place to dine; the menu is full of amazing dishes. We really enjoyed our meals; fabulous food and excellent service.

The food was superb, it must be the best place to have fish in town. The service was very good and we all enjoyed our food very much. The oysters were great!

3 adults visiting for dinner on a Tuesday. Absolutely exceptional food. Perfectly cooked and sumptuous (definitely generous on the butter). A slightly limited menu to make sure all is fresh. Highly recommended

I love Fin Boys. I have previously left 5 star reviews and they should stand - previous food and general experience amazing. This however is a very very different story. I booked for Mother’s Day 17 days ago. I clicked the link on Instagram to book having seen the special Mothering Sunday opening. To put this in to context this is my Mums favourite Cambridge restaurant. And to add my mum is mid seventies with a life limiting condition so I’m aware we may not have many more mothers days together. And she doesn’t live in Cambridge like me - she lives 4 hours away. I did not tell her I had booked Fin Boys for today - we turned up as booked and confirmed (48 hours before) at 14.30. It was immediately apparent there was a major issue - the booking was not on the system as it was with resdiary and “they hadn’t used this for over 4 weeks”!! Despite the booking being made via the link on the website. Despite me saying this I was berated and told I hadn’t upgraded the browser and they had no booking for me and mum and I’d booked via their wrong system. In front of a room of other guests. Also stated as we had booked before that might be the issue. Feeling utterly mortified and upset they then said they might be able to fit us in whilst seating other guests around us and leaving us standing in the middle of the room. It was said begrudgingly and made me feel we were being given a massive favour. I appreciate it was busy but there wasn’t even an apology and “hey we are so sorry we have booking issues please take a seat and we will sort it”. Especially as returning customers. It was a total you have made a mistake and we might help you. How can you make a mistake booking via their finboys system with additional confirmation 48 hours before (see photos)? How can you have 2 active booking systems at the same time with one not talking to the other? Especially on Mother’s Day . I’m not going to lie - we left and I was crying all the way down Mill road. One of the last Mother’s Days I might be luckily enough to spend with my mum totally ruined. And dealt with in a really really poor way. It is unacceptable to blame the customer and berate them in front of other guests when they’ve done nothing wrong. It is unacceptable to have two live booking systems with no communication with one to the others It’s unacceptable to at not least be nice and try and make things better when the customer has done nothing wrong. I’m lucky that my lovely mum gave me a hug as a sobbed down mill road and we found a lovely other place for a late lunch. I will never however forget how we were treated here though

Great all round experience at Fin boys today!

Wonderful food and staff extremely friendly and helpful. Found it very hard to hear and could have been a little warmer.

Creative menu. Delicious food. Wine list could be better - but I am nit-picking here! Prices on par with similar venues in London.

Booked for an anniversary weekend. Service was great. Had a window table which was lovely and felt relatively private in the corner would probably consider a bar table next time. The food was sensational. Every course was delicious. Really, really tasty and superb presentation and flavour. Well done to Fin boys this was a really wonderful dinner.

Managed to get a Sat night cancellation at short notice and we weren't disappointed. Initially sitting facing the window but they kindly moved us to the kitchen bar before too long. Staff were engaged, knowledgeable, and attentive while retaining casual informality. Generous owner Richard responded well to our curiosity and made us feel very welcome. The beguiling black butter to go with a sourdough crumpet was a perfect fatty umami bomb to start. Each spoon of concentrated Mussel velouté reminded me of every gorgeous mussel I've ever eaten. Smokey eel sat comfortably between the contrasts of sweet cauliflower purée and wild garlic. Not a single dish was out of place and the wine flight was well chosen and interesting. Overall, we rated this amongst the best meals we've had anywhere in recent years.

Absolutely faultless, fantastic food, wine & service, up there with my current favourite restaurants by some way, very much looking forward to the next time…

An absolute delight. Great food and fab service.

Great food and fantastic service!!!

We had the taster menu and enjoyed the experience. Fin Boys is a nice small business that does not compromise on quality.

First time for us . Wish they were in Brighton , I’d go weekly . Great concept , food , staff . Only slight observation , extractor fan doesn’t do the job , if you are on the chefs table , your clothes get a bit smelly. I’m sure that will be sorted as this is a TOP place

Went for the a la carte lunch menu. Crab crumpet was a must try- wonderfully decadent and delicious. Octopus and gnocchi was also excellent. Looking forward to returning.

Had a table for 5 for (what turned out to be) their first Sunday service. They provided a four course fixed menu, with a choice of small plates for a starter, followed by a main of a Trout Wellington. I have to say it was all fantastic, but the Trout Wellington was an absolute treat, and they cooked it to perfection. An ingenious dish, with a generous portion fit for a Sunday banquet. Really perfectly done, fish cookery of that level is rarely found. Very much worth the price, and I hope you keep the Wellington on the menu as we'll be back for more 😄 Service was equally fantastic, my wife was pregnant, and they adjusted a dish for her with no issues.

Ooft...this place has been on our hit list since we moved to Cambridge last autumn. Did not disappoint at all. Came for the tasting menu, didn't get the wine pairing option but did get a bottle of the reisling which was delicious. From start to finish, every dish was brilliantly presented - excellent knowledge from all the staff we engaged with and the care for the ingredients comes through in the way all of them talked. Loved every course. Timing between courses was also really well done which is always my worry about tasting menus. (Was about 2hr 30 from start to bill being paid). We left full, impressed, and both agreed the value for money in that tasting menu was great. Hard to pick a highlight as every course on our menu was brilliant...Okay fine, the prawn toast and crudo. Atmosphere was lovely, we had a counter top table which I'll be sure to try specify in future. Will come back and support this place more. Don't really take food photos but did grab a menu photo.

Great vibe, friendly staff and excellent tasting menu

Hi . . Went in today with my better half .. We’d heard plenty about the place but never been in .we didn’t book which is advisable but they kindly found us a spot in the window . really enjoyed watching the open kitchen.. busy vibe and we had the good fortune to meet one of the owners who was charming. . He went through the menu for me as I didn’t know some of the items with great patience. . The beer was lovely and the food was superb..oysters , potato dish and then the roast haddock. . Yum yum . . Mill Road is quite new to us but this is a great new discovery , and we will be back. . Really enjoyed.. . Weldone the Fin Boys

Absolutely outstanding food and service. And reasonably priced for fine dining. Cannot recommend highly enough!

Very disappointed I bought a voucher for a friend. Instead of sent to her they sent to me. They charge for postage. When I contacted them they didn't care!

My father and I recently dined at this spot nestled on Mill Road. Having hastily unpacked my room for university, my father and I trekked over Parker’s piece to Fin Boys. We had both long wanted to try this restaurant however one of our family has a fish allergy thus we had previously admired from afar. The reputation preceded it and we were excited, if not a touch apprehensive, to see whether our lofty expectations could ever be matched. Spoiler, they were. The food was impeccable and the complementing wines were a real treat. We opted for two small plates and two large plates which was more than enough food for two people. The dishes were incredibly rich and the quality of ingredients meant you were sufficiently satiated. The vibe inside the restaurant was relaxed and pleasant, with each member of the team taking their time to enjoy genuine conversation with the diners at chefs table about each dish coming out. Whilst the menu is on the expensive side, I believe this a very fair price for the quality of produce and the high standard of work. Finboys is conscious of its quality and I respect any business that doesn’t set its stool out too low. I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking to celebrate an occasion and I can’t wait to return.

Absolutamente sublime. Debería ser el destino de cualquiera, para pasar una noche en Cambridge con alguien a quien impresionar. Una carta de vinos impecable con una comida aún mejor, y postres sorprendentemente igualmente deliciosos para un restaurante cuya especialidad es el pescado. Tal vez el mejor restaurante de Cambridge.

Otra comida fabulosa en Fin Boys, sentado en el mostrador viendo al equipo en el trabajo. Teníamos dos platos pequeños para empezar, ambos deliciosos y uno de los cuales tenía que ser tostadas de gambas, por supuesto! Luego dos entrantes de salmón ahumado y atún agrio, seguido de dos porciones de monje con un lado de cebolla crujiente cubierta de puré de papa para compartir. Todo acompañado de gin tonics para mí y vino tinto para mi marido.

fantastic food, staff and ambience, loved it, will be back soon

Met with a friend of mine on Saturday 14th December for a 'quick lunch' that turned into seafood feast. Food was absolutely amazing, service engaging and friendly. Cannot wait for my next trip to Cambridge as definitely coming back.

Había oído cosas geniales sobre Fin Boys y de alguna manera no logré llegar hasta hoy para un almuerzo de aniversario de bodas con la Sra. Este lugar realmente no decepcionó - sentado en el mostrador viendo la comida que se preparaba era entretenido, pero los sabores eran sensacionales. Teníamos vieiras en una salsa divina, y ahumamos anguila en muffin de queso con más salsa mágica! Los principales eran filetes de abadejo y besugo tiernos y sabrosos, ni un solo hueso, salsa más hermosa y verduras marchitas, ¡así que bueno! El afogato y la mousse de chocolate completaron el golpe que incluyó un excelente fizz inglés, Marlborogh y Chenin por copa. No es barato pero tampoco escandaloso. Recomendado!

Spectacular fish dishes, prawn toast that will blow your mind, crab crumpets are incredible and the staff all knowledgeable and lovely.

Fantastic experience, would highly recommend the tasting menu. Sit at the bar if you can, lots of interesting chat to be had about the food.

Really great place with some incredible dishes. We had the Saturday 7 course taster menu with paired wine. The courses were all interesting and delicious, we were particularly taken with the smoked eel and scallops courses. The paired wines were all delicious. We’ll definitely go back

We had lunch today, my mum and aunt got sick afterwards and I'm feeling unwell. DO NOT RISK IT. Service charge is not mentioned in the menu. ~200 for 3 people

The food was delicious and so were the drinks! We sat at the kitchen facing section of the restaurant and it was really interesting to see/watch the food being made :) Very friendly and professional staff! Would definitely come back again. If you like seafood this is the spot in Cambridge 🐟

Regret waiting so long to come here, the food and staff alike were great. The dishes were fresh and interesting and very well prepared. The restaurant itself was very clean and relaxed. Zero complaints whatsoever…I will definitely be back!

What a great place to eat. Staff were super friendly, you can watch it all being done from the counter dining seats. I will be back.

This is a small restaurant specialising in the freshest of fish. You can it along the bar and watch the chefs at work, but as a group of four we were seated around a table. Being lunchtime the menu wasn't huge but all of the dishes were tempting. I opted for a starter of crudo, with four types of raw fish in oil with dill. Had the fish been any fresher it would have swum off the plate. I followed with roast monkfish, perfectly cooked. We all finished with afogato with a measure of coffee liqueur. Each of us thoroughly enjoyed our meals. The service was friendly and efficient. The price, considering this is Cambridge and it's fresh seafood, not excessive, even though we were unable to resist the temptation of a wine list with several local(-ish) and other interesting offerings.

Soon become my favorite seafood restaurant in Cambridge. Fishes are fresh, scallops and prawns are cooked beautifully. With the addition of the delicious sauce, the whole plate makes a lot of sense.

Amazing menu and great selection of wine. We had the bread obviously (which comes still warm and was more like a brioche that day, absolutely divine with the butter) and then everything was as good. We shared everything because we both wanted to taste everything haha. It's really on my top list in Cambridge !!

Visited couple of days back. Enjoyed the sea food... Tried risotto and it was amazing.. Loved the lobster and mackerel too... Special compliments to the lovely Indian girl at reception for her warm hospitality 😀

I love this restaurant. We've eaten here twice and both times the food, atmosphere and service have been fantastic. We had the tasting menu on both occasions and it was varied, imaginative, beautifully presented and delicious. My 3rd trip is already booked.

Amazing staff, great vibe. Food was spectacular, great wine pairing and really fresh ingredients. Amazing to see the chefs prepare the food in-front of you!

First visit today and will be back. Delicious, expertly cooked and presented dishes.

If you are looking for truly exceptional food and drink in an intimate and clean environment then look no further. Came here for a birthday lunch and every course was served within excellent time and each dish presented fresh and delicate flavours (if you don’t get the oysters you are really missing out) The team keep a clean and efficient ship whilst providing truly exceptional service. If I could, I would dine here breakfast lunch and dinner every day. Can’t say enough great things, thank you Jess for looking after us during our visit.

The food was good, although after hearing many good reviews I was a bit disappointed. Expected to be wowed, as the speciality is fish. However, the main I had was very bland. Our friends confirmed it is usually of higher standard. Perhaps the chef was having an off night. Unfortunately due to the expense, I wouldn’t rush back. I have dined at similar priced restaurants (serving fish) and preferred. None the less an enjoyable evening. Although the service was good, I was also shocked by high % service charge.

Dine in for 1, Oct 2024. Do make a reservation. I enjoyed the window seat as it was great lighting (even when rainy) and very peaceful. This was a hearty lunch but I ate all of it but 2pc of sourdough. Next time I don’t need that much food (bread). Sourdough - 6.8/10 - 4 large slices warm bread with big heap of black butter. Black butter was savory and interesting and I kept coming back for more. Crumpet with crab - 5.8/10 - HEAVY and suuuper peppery. You can’t really taste the crab, just the pepper. The crumpet was thick and dense but fluffy, but with the thick cacio Pepe sauce it was just too much. 6 oysters - 7.8/10 - first one was very gritty but the remaining 5 were good. The “fin vin” was a bit too overpowering with the sesame oil so I overdid the first one, second one, and the third one (decreasing every time). By the forth I just dipped the spoon, and flicked two tiny drops and it was better. The other two I just enjoyed with lemon and they were lovely. Mussel dashi - 9.4/10 - wow. What a combo of flavors! I didn’t know what to expect but this is more like a hearty bowl of soup. I found the green olives made it a touch too salty, they were also the only things I left in the bowl (but alas, I don’t love olives so if you do I’m sure you will find it to be delicious). The squash and mussels and dashi were the stars tho. Big juicy mussels and perfectly soft and almost mushy in the best way. The dashi, although a tad salty was incredible and I finished every last drop. I would Service - friendly but incredibly slow. I guess it’s good they don’t rush you. Over 15min or downtime btwn finishing the oysters and getting the mussel dashi. Would definitely come back and try more items.

Excellent food. Inventive enough with fantastic produce and great technique. Easily one of the top restaurants in Cambridge. V good value tasting menu at £85

Nice enough food, some dishes were great, others underwhelming with little flavour. Slightly misleading advertising, you would be lead to belive that fin boys use the freshest from individual day boats, yet the halibut that we had was actually farmed. I have never come across farmed halibut, and I do not support the fish farming industry, a reason for choosing this restaurant. The wine pairing was good as was the service. An extractor fan would be a good edition as everything is cooked in the same room as the diners. (Edit after responce from owner) I fully understand about the halibut farming process, I listened intently as you proudly informed me of the process which I didn't know existed. A sad revelation. Work needed responding to your customers you can't be wrong can you ! I didnt leave the restaurant all evening, maybe another unhappy customer ?

Stand-out courses, apart from the iconic prawn toast, were the scallops and the halibut (beautiful emulsion)

Second time I’ve been and neither time disappointed! Incredibly yummy food! So many flavours that you can really pick out. Everything tasted so fresh. The basque cheesecake was delicious and to my surprise they make it in house! Service is nice and polite and love that we can ask anyone questions about the food and they know the answers. Love sitting at the bar, too. Thanks

What a fantastic meal!!! Loved everything about it!! Owner and staff fantastic and the selection of wine was perfect to match the amazing food.

Prawn toast and crab cakes was delicious. The flavors was just incredible. Thank you 🙏🏾

Best restaurant in Cambridge. I've tried almost all of them, including two of the eight Michelin Star restaurants and this is by far, the best restaurant I have been to. Even the lunch experience is superior to everything in town. They have a fantastic wine list and the expertise to pair each dish accordingly. Truly unbelievable place. When are they getting a star? The staff are card carrying kitchen wizards.

Very interesting seafood menu. Top quality fish and shellfish with Japanese and European fusion vibes. It’s great to sit at the counter bar while watching the chefs cooking. Good food with no frills.

Birthday celebration was a disappointment. The friendly staff and pleasant ambience couldn't hide the average cooking; hake was fussily dressed in a sliver of zucchini yet was mushily overcooked on the outside and pink in the middle.

A great relaxing atmosphere with warm friendly staff that make you instantly welcomed. This restaurant is the complete package as the food is also outstanding.

We had the pleasure of dining at Finboys restaurant this evening and we were thoroughly impressed by the exceptional seafood experience they offered. The dishes were prepared with perfectionist precision, yet without overcomplicating the flavors or the ambiance. The portion sizes were just right, allowing us to savor each bite without feeling overwhelmed. The combination of fish we had, including, oysters, monkfish and hake, showcased the unique flavors of each ingredients while complementing each other beautifully. It was evident that great care and attention to detail went into crafting each dish. Having dined at various five-star restaurants in various places ,we can confidently say that your establishment stands out as truly exceptional. The culinary team deserves all the credit for creating such a memorable dining experience. The cost of the food was well worth the exceptional quality and artistry. We would also like to extend our gratitude to the waitresses and the person who came up with the baby chair idea for our daughter. Their warm hospitality and thoughtfulness made our dining experience even more enjoyable. For those who appreciate and understand the intricacies of fine seafood, I highly recommend this restauranbt t. Colin.

Fin Boys catered for us at home to celebrate a family birthday and I would highly recommend them. They catered for 8 of us, discreetly cooking a delicious tasting menu in our home, taking care of everything and creating a very special evening for us. Not only was the food incredible but it was the small touches, from laying the table to telling us the detail behind every dish. We felt thoroughly spoiled and we hope to repeat the experience in the future!

What a fantastic experience! Service was spectacular, food was really tasty and well explained. I liked the pace the plates were coming at. I particularly loved the nioki, the bread and the dessert. Definitely coming back, thank you ❤️

Very fresh dishes, fish well cooked. However, bones in the dishes which caused my father to choke. Staff didn’t do much or apologise when it occurred, in fact they made us feel like we had caused the issue and were unwelcome. Ruined what could have been an otherwise nice experience.

One of Cambridge's top destinations for foodies.

As an Australian it’s very hard to find good food in Cambridge, but this was SO good. Recommend the tasting menu with the matching wines.

We had a fantastic lunch at Fin Boys on a day trip to Cambridge from London. The service was warm and friendly. Loved sitting at the counter watching the chefs in action! This is definitely a spot that requires booking in advance. Everything was delicious - we shared three snacks (prawn toast, crab crumpet, handrolls), two mains (Scallops and Monk fish) and both the sides (tomato salad and potato salad). Would recommend all the dishes we tried. I was sad to leave without trying dessert but we were so full!! Make sure to order a bottle of the reisling! Worked well with all our dishes.

Favorite restaurant in Cambridge so far! Went there on my birthday, fresh ingredient only needs simple light seasoning to deliver the big flavours. Definitely coming back!

We did the weekend tasting menu. I couldn’t recomend it more! Amaizing food, wine and all round great experience. Thanks Richard and team.

I went for lunch (pre-booked) and went a la carte ordering 3 dishes, costing me in total £60 ish including the service charge. The food quality was good and I wouldn't say amazing. The eel soup got tiny bones. They didn't even proactively offering a waiver of service charge for that kind of fault, as a fine-dining restaurant it was a shame (for the price they are charging, it is comparable to No. 22nd and I will rank it as a fine-dining restaurant and benchmark against the likewise). Mediocre service and the staff doesn't even say goodbye when I was leaving....

Fantastic restaurant. Very friendly staff. The starters and smaller dishes, especially the Lobster were next level.

These guys have extremely tasty fish. Perfect umami, perfect prawn toast. Nice staff.

Very much enjoyed the tasting menu and wine pairing last night. Stand out items were the wild garlic and squid ink butter on lovely bread and the prawn toast that oozed deliciousness! Loved sitting at the bar and seeing the chefs at work. Would love it if the restaurant would put the Dessimis Pinot Grigio 2021 on the wine list!

Jay Rayner was correct. This place is wonderful. We sat at the bar watching the action. What they produce from the small kitchen is incredible. So good we rebooked

Fantastic fish, great service and lovely atmosphere! Couldn’t recommend this place enough! The food and wine was delicious, made under our very eyes! We will definitely be back. It’s on the pricier side but some tasty cheaper dishes, and considering the Cambridge foodscape definitely worth spending a little extra to get something really delicious.

We went for lunch on Saturday and it was lovely. The bread and black butter were very tasty and we had fun trying to remember the ingredients making the butter so umami! We all really enjoyed the eel, absolutely delicious - both tender and full of flavour. Great fish cookery on the mains, vegetables and sauces well-matched, and a great pudding (not too sweet). As the staff pointed out, they are fish cooks not baristas, but that gave us an excellent excuse to walk further along Mill Road in the glorious sunshine to get a coffee. Staff were really nice too - helpful but not overbearing. Thank you!

My new favourite Cambridge restaurant. Outstanding food, perfectly paired with excellent but very affordable wines, perfect service and a warm, relaxed atmosphere. What more could you ask for? (Oh, and order the prawn toast, it’s amazing!)

Very competent kitchen although a little pricey. My favourite are the cured and raw dishes

Great experience. Very friendly staff!

Exceptionally delicious food and wine, lovely atmosphere and staff. Such a treat. Will be back as often as possible!

Absolutely amazing! The place is beautiful, with a great atmosphere, and the staff are kind and friendly. As for the food? It's really tasty, and there's no other place like this in Cambridge. To start, we had oysters and the sourdough with the Fin Boys' black butter, which has a unique flavour, along with some of the best prawn toasts we've ever had. For mains, we tried the John Dory fish and a trout Wellington, both of which were very tasty and we finished with an affogato. Highly recommend! If you're thinking of visiting this place, don't hesitate to make a reservation straight away.

We went for our second visit the other day and again found delicious food and wine on the tasting menu. Not cheap, but you get what you pay for - the quality is fantastic. The staff are passionate about what they do and clearly love food and cooking it (one even had a tattoo of a tin of sardines in tribute to his love of fish). Service is unpretentious and excellent. I cannot fault this place.

Delicious food and an incredibly friendly staff. I've gone for the regular menu and the tasting menu and both have been delicious!

We had a very nice lunch here. Personally we enjoyed the prawn toast and the eel dish the most. Oh and the black garlic butter and sourdough bread. Yum! The salmon ‘mousse’ didn’t taste like salmon to us but it was wrapped in salmon so maybe that’s what the idea was. (?) The scallops were beautiful, we thought the green curry was a little boring, a little kaffir lime and split coconut would’ve killed it though! We wish the ice cream was better quality in our affogato, it had little ice bits in it. We tried all the white wines BTG on the menu and thought hm nice, but more fuller bodied/spicier whites would’ve complimented most of the richer dishes better. Perhaps a couple more with slightly higher res sugar…. It was a nice experience all in all and the staff was helpful and friendly. So thank you!

I had made a reservation for a restaurant on the 29th of February, for the same evening, and had to pay a £40 booking fee. However, I quickly realized that I couldn't make it to the reservation, and tried to cancel the booking just 10 minutes after I had made it. Unfortunately, I found out that I couldn't cancel via the email confirmation link or by telephone. I tried calling them four times but could not get through to anyone. I even left two messages, requesting them to confirm the cancellation upon returning my call. I also sent an email today after seeing they'd kept my £40, but was informed that it wasn't their responsibility and that I should have informed them via email. They didn't even try to compensate or help me and blamed a third party for the inconvenience. Awful customer service and a very flimsy excuse.

Lovely food and lovely chef Charlotte who served us! Prawn toast is by far the best I've ever had and a great wine selection too, would definitely recommend 🐟

absolutely spectacular kitchen-side experience ... prepared before your eyes by friendly chefs ... these guys do wonderful things with delicious looking fresh raw fish .. Ceviche ... wellingtons ... scallops in light curry ... prawn toast ... wonderful stuff ... and certainly the a la carte menu is not pricey ... the two of us shared a whole cascade of delicious dishes and loved it!

The tasting menu we had was excellent and the wine pairing worked very well with it. The seafood here really is outstanding. Fantastic service, and a very good level of gluten-free accommodation for me. An excellent restaurant that I will continue to look forward to eating at whenever I find myself in Cambridge.

Love this place, the staff are amazing, really knowledgeable about the food, which is superb.

A shame about the bandwagon of one star reviews below... This place is fantastic. Fresh and beautifully designed dishes, solid wine list, and knowledgeable, friendly staff. Definitely worth a visit for any and all seafood fans!

Stunning meal. Recommended for anyone looking for a special fish restaurant.

My friends and I visited Fin Boys last Wednesday for a special night of German inspired dishes with paired wines. Absolutely fantastic, highly imaginative dishes and excellent value for money. I have also visited on several occasions and have enjoyed the a la carte menu and set menus. Highly recommended. See you again soon!

This place is awful! Such rude staff and from the looks of all these bad reviews as well the managers apparent ego mania and inability to take criticisms. It must be a hell to work there.

My boyfriend and I had their tasting menu on 20th Jan (Saturday) which included raw oyster. On the coming Monday both my bf and I started vomiting - I had a high fever and my bf also got diarrhea. I wrote an email to the restaurant to inform them of this and they said they would talk to their oyster supplier and keep me in the loop. However I have not heard from them since then. I also heard from friends that this happened to thee as well when they dined at this restaurant, so I think it is worth mentioning to people who consider going there EDIT: When I posted this I didn’t even read previous reviews and was not aware of similar thing happening to other people a few days ago, while the owner was so keen to classify this as the bandwagon effect. (AND The friends I mentioned above dined here quite a while ago). Now that I have read other negative reviews, I am truly <amazed> at how this restaurant handled stuff they don’t want to hear.

FOOD POISONING! I had originally posted a great review after eating at Finboys on Friday lunchtime. Both my friend and I had oysters and on Saturday night we both started vomiting violently and I now have a serious fever. Other people have recently been posting about this on here (all after eating oysters) and the restaurant’s response has been to simply apologise and claim it is Norovirus. Well it could be the oysters or it could be Norovirus, but Norovirus is usually spread by human faeces, so if it is Norovirus then somebody working at the restaurant is clearly not washing their hands when they go for a number two. I think rather than saying sorry, you should be offering compensation to people and seriously keeping an eye on your staff. Once can be forgiven as unfortunate, multiple times cannot. EDIT: Since posting this review, the restaurant has replied saying it’s norovirus and probably something we came into contact before we ate at the restaurant. I am absolutely stunned at this response. There are three people who have posted recent reviews here saying they’ve got food poisoning after eating the oysters, the oysters are the only thing my friend and I had in common. I’m sorry but there’s a common denominator here and it’s your restaurant and you should do something about it because food poisoning is potentially very serious. EDIT: Also staggering is the suggestion that I should contact their oyster suppliers for compensation! That is just not how things work. You served the oysters, your responsibility. EDIT: like the previous reviewers, I have decided to report this restaurant to the council. Owner called me this morning and actually got angry when I said I disagreed that asking me to seek compensation from the supplier was the way to go. This restaurant’s success will quickly turn around with this sort of insane attitude.

Me and my friend went to Fin Boys on Friday and shared oysters. Since then both of us have been feeling very sick, vomiting and having fever. The stuff says that it must be Noravirus, which even if it was we got it from Fin Boys lunch. They try to blame it on anything but themselves. The only period of time me and my friend spent together is that one lunch in Fin Boys and we both got sick. There is no other explanation why we would simultaneously have food poisoning. The fact that the stuff doesn't even want to acknowledge the issue just shows how seriously they take their customers. Multiple people have commented on getting sick from those oysters. The least you can do is pull them off the menu until you find what is the problem.

EDIT : Ate on Thursday not wednesday . Everything was just a bit meh. We had oysters to start which were ok. Then we had a cold mussel salad which was fine. Two mains were good but the dessert tasted like pure basil, really overpowering. At one point you could hear members of staff behind the counter talking negatively about (assuming) another member of staff. Found ourselves both suffering from a bad case of noravirus on the Friday evening which we presume is from the oysters. EDIT. After that insane response from the owners I have reported them to the council. Thoroughly encourage others to do the same.

Have eaten at Fin Boys many times and for some reason never thought to add a review. Only seeing some people whine about imaginary oyster problems they decided to start slinging mud with made me think I ought to add balance because, well, my friends and I have eaten hundreds of oysters here over lots of visits and no one has ever been sick. In fact, I’m not even the worlds biggest committed oyster fan but theirs are always delicious, light, fresh, delicate, a manageable size, and their own accompanying sauce knocks most of your mignonette or Tabasco options out of the park. The rest of the fish is very decent as well and usually very nicely cooked as well as served in imaginative and creative ways. The wine list is accessible and affordable whilst still having something special for that odd occasion too. The guys know what they are doing and do it well.