Turtle Bay - Brixton in Lambeth

Really great quality food for amazing prices they have the best constumer service and in extent the lovely aquatic atmosphere.

Lovely sea food boil. We had spicy sauce which was delicious. Full of flavour. Quick service. Lush pornstar cocktail!

Disclaimer - this was the night of the Benson Boone concert and it was busy so this may not be an accurate reflection on a normal night. We had bottomless brunch 2 hours of boozing before the concert and a tasty burger. Shame you have to pay extra for sides so you just get a burger and that’s it had you not paid for sides. The original servers were lovely and accommodating they also allowed me to put my phone on charge and I was thankful. I felt some kind of tension between the server that came out a bit later when paying my bill and asking for our final drinks which she cancelled without my knowledge. She was a little abrupt and it just felt as if we were annoying her by being there. Our drinks took a such a long time to come so having to order two at a time to make them last until we finally got served again. I feel as though some staff should had just been focused on the people who are paying for bottomless due to the time limit. Other than that food and cocktails were wonderful and the music was such a vibe.

Very overpriced for what it was. Boil in the bag meals are really, really expensive for one meal. And that's without drinks - oh my!

Instead of a seafood flavour, it seems I am eating african stew. Not sure what seasonings they are using. Definitely not worth £49

recently had a very disappointing experience with my order. I placed it at 5:30 PM for a 7:30 PM delivery, but it didn’t arrive until 8:40 PM. The service was subpar, and unfortunately, the food did not meet expectations either. The meal was cold upon arrival, and the prawns were not properly prepared; they still contained fish water, which should have been drained before cooking. Overall, this was one of the worst dining experiences I’ve encountered.

Chanelle was amazing. loved the food and drinks. Can’t fault it, will be back!!!! Get the 241 cocktails and shooters and make sure you get the mac and cheese bites

Food was nice however they don't clean the poo pipe on the prawns and it's very off putting and very possible to do so and keep the shell on.

Great place to go, was here recently for the bottomless brunch. Had an amazing day, cocktail choices are great. Staff really friendly and drinks arrived quickly. Definitely be back soon and recommend this place

Amazing service and even better tasting seafood. I'm coming back soon, second time in one week!!

Delish sea food and friendly staff, cant ask for more :). It would be lovely if more options are available for combo though. Maybe too many prawns can be substituted for mussles or clamps.

Awesome experience! Absolutely loved the food and staff were welcoming and service was exceptional Great for date nights/ birthdays

Always the best food and best service at Fishbowl. My mum and I will keep coming back because it never disappoints. Cocktails are slow creepers but so nice. Food is always piping hot and the sauce is immaculate.

Fishbowl is a hidden gem that delivers an outstanding dining experience. From the moment you step inside, the vibrant and cozy atmosphere makes you feel right at home. The menu offers a delightful variety of fresh, flavorful dishes, with something to satisfy every palate.

I've been to the Turtle Bay so many times, I love it here. I've also had the best bottomless brunch here previously. The food is good, the offers are great (241 cocktails before and after a certain time) and so too is the app which gives you generous money off vouchers from time to time and other goodies. I also only go out on Fridays and Saturdays which I did on this occasion but on this occasion, for some reason, the music was, I think from 9.30pmish, SO LOUD YOU SERIOUSLY COULDN'T HEAR YOUR FRIEND WHO WAS SITTING RIGHT OPPOSITE YOU. I get that they want to drum up business and draw in footfall by advertising themselves as a 'fun and lively' place to go to but when it's at the expense of the customers already dining there, there's something wrong. It really took the shine off the evening, it was annoying, it was just 9.30pm on a Saturday, hardly the clubbing hour. If I had known the music was going to be that loud, I wouldn't have ordered the second round of cocktails. It was so bad I made me seriously reconsider ever dining here again. When we asked the waiter why the music was so loud, we couldn't actually hear his response! Please Turtle Bay, rethink the loud music policy, I love your restaurant and don't want to stop going!

I recently had the chance to indulge in a seafood boil, and overall, it was a satisfying experience. The dish came packed with a variety of flavors, but what truly stood out was the **sauce**—it had just the right balance of spices and richness, perfectly complementing the seafood. The **potatoes** also deserve a special mention, as they soaked up the sauce beautifully and provided a hearty, satisfying bite. That being said, while the food itself was top-notch, the price did feel a bit on the expensive side. For what was served, I would’ve expected it to be a bit more budget-friendly. However, the quality and taste somewhat justified the cost. In terms of rating, I’d give it a solid **8/10**. If you’re in the mood for something indulgent and don't mind spending a bit more, it’s worth trying out!

Fantastic service and food. It's the first time I took my young teenager for a sea boil. We loved both starter and main. Will highly recommend. And will definitely be back with the bigger party. Thank you for an amazing food. ❤️

Eight of us traveled from East to South London to try Fishbowl Food was awful. Prawn’s we’re overcooked, lobster tasted off, no eggs sausage or muscles in the seafood boil and portion’s were very small for the prices. My first trying seafood boil and I would never go there again.

Had the best experience coming here for my birthday!!! The staff were so incredibly nice and the food was amazing!! Did not have to wait long and it was a great vibe! 100% will be coming back

Visited the fish bowl today and was blown away by the food- I had king prawns and chips the prawns were cooked to perfection. The calamari sauce was out of this world. Great service our waitress Bola was the perfect host. Simply 10/10. Definitely will be back and will definitely be recommending

A beautiful team! Shout out the manager Ola for my Wray & Nephew birthday shot… that was wild. Mum & I will be back again!! Oh yh the food sweet !! Get you some seafood boil!!

Good food, very friendly service and reasonable prices Thank you for the good food!

Place is really nice! Clean and well maintained. Food is mostly spicy, so if you’re not fan of spicy food be careful 🥵 I loved it.

Great experience the food was well cooked & delicious & the service was warm & friendly. Would 100% recommend & go back

The ambiance is very nice and the service is great, my seafood was overcooked and a bit pricey, maybe that’s way I was the only customer for lunch.

Went here with a friend for some food and had a great experience. Great atmosphere, great food and our server, Kiki, was welcoming and friendly. Would definitely recommend!

Service was good however I ordered a Don Julio and got given the wrong shot twice. Didn’t bother complaining or making a fuss after the second time. We ordered the lobster boil bag which was the most expensive boil bag to share, however when it came out it was a little underwhelming as the crab portion didn’t really live up to the expectations. Flavours weren’t amazing and the seafood was frozen which was disappointing. Decent experience but wouldn’t recommend unfortunately.

Chanelle was an amazing hostess; she made me feel welcome whilst I was waiting for my late friends & provided our drinks really quickly - just we needed to get our night started !

Chanelle was amazing, she’s bubbly, welcoming and funny Chanelle made my experience 10/10 drinks and food were so tasty tooo

The seafood boil was absolutely delicious. I'll definitely be back soon

Great Food, great atmosphere. Seafood Boil was super tasty and full of flavour- highly recommended

Food was 10/10 Service 10/10 Friendly staff very Accommodating we would Recommend and visit again.

went for one of my friends birthdays to bottomless brunch, our server Danni was so welcoming and lovely! made the experience an absolute 10/10, so friendly and had a laugh with us, she is amaze!

love this place, came for bottomless brunch. Sebrina was lovely and the service was very fast and attentive, will be back x

Love Sebrina so lovelyyy, came for bottomless brunch Her service was very fast and attentive. Would definitively recommend

Se Roma has been soo helpful in her recommendations and great to have looking after us, definitely want to see her next time I come!

Great service by staff and lovely food! I would recommend this to any friend or family to eat here. The curry goat was the highlight of the night and the jerk pit wings were full of flavour.

Tasteless food lobster was so hard no taste waste £60 Look at food it really bad small

1. Food taste microwaved, and gone off lobster has no taste very hard and tough to eat. Garlic butter was just melted butter no garlic. I told them I wanted my boil bag plain but it was drained in a sauce that was absolutely disgusting. I didn’t eat the potato or sweetcorn. You don’t get the the full snow crab leg I received two legs on the crab which is absolutely a piss take as I didn’t get what I paid for . Black lady was kind but I did not agree with her telling me where to put my rubbish when eating. Let me eat how I want to eat don’t tell me where to put my rubbish. Let me enjoy my experience on my own don’t try to control my experience here. Lastly 10 mins after I had finished eating and paid and left the place I had diarrhoea instantly and I am pregnant. As someone that runs a restaurant myself this food is not fresh and is absolutely disgusting. Hot and juicy shrimp is where u get fresh seafood. Strongly and I say this with passion , You don’t get what you pay for, there is no meat in the crab or lobster, I don’t recommend this place at all This was a terrible experience never again

LocationConverted arches in Brixton, you can here train occasionally passing over head VenueQuiet and small, offering an intimate dining experience. Seaboil,Initially arrived cold, but the issue was promptly rectified. Drinks Decent, but the overproof rum was barely detectable. If you're familiar with overproof rum, you know how potent it should be. -Gloves and aprons are provided, and definitely needed, as the meal can get quite messy. Overall, while the venue is charming and the service is responsive, there are some areas for improvement, particularly with the drinks.

My friend took me here for my birthday, it was delicious! We got two of there boil bags and OMG it was some of the best sea food we’ve ever had. Whatever sauce they put on the sea food is amazing. Bola our waitress was amazing, so kind and accommodating. Top service! We will definitely be back and I recommend this place to anyone who loves seafood.

Excellent service and amazing food!

Sauce was terrible. It wasn't a Cajun nor a seafood boil. The corn was cold, the sauce wasnt good. The shrimp was over boil. The server was good though, very helpful.

After going to numerous sea food boils having nice spicy flavours, this isn’t the one, taste like some tomato paste with the smallest kick, terrible I’m terms of flavours, potato over cooked , corn was over cooked and got cold quick , the king shelled prawns has poo inside and was over cooked , lobster was ok but the sauce was terrible , and we asked for super spicy , 90% of the drinks are just out of a carton , the lady’s was nice but food seriously basic, hate to say it go elsewhere, the good reviews don’t make sense on these reviews, and this is our second time, both the same, spend over £100 for nothing , had to tell them to take the 12% service charge add on off, no Cajun hot sauce not even garlic butter , was some African tomato type sauce with a splash of oil, no spice at all….

Attended fish bowl in Brixton today, from the start we was put of by the trains running above us every few minutes, we literally had to hold on to our drinks. Then we ordered the most expensive boil at £57 with lobster, crab and prawns… the lobster was over cooked and as chewy as a flip flop and when I cracked a prawn it still had the poo sack in it. I would totally recommend going somewhere else!!! DO NOT GO HERE!!

Food was very sour, was not impressed, the workers were incompetent, waited so long and they we’re unaware to my order, corn sour, drinks not impressed, everything was a disappointment. I don’t recommend this place!!!

- Spicy SeaMix boil = Was nice but the potato was overcooked and the dish was just way too expensive for the amount of food that was given. - Cajun chips = Really tasty. - Squid and calamari mix = Also really nice. - Non-alcoholic pina colada = Was nice but a bit too overwhelming. Overall I'd recommend this place for the sides but not for the overpriced seafood boil.

Good for Instagram, the boils are moist but the food is seasoned badly and or cremated if you get fish

The service was great but unfortunately the food, not so much. Some of the food in the boil bag was cold and the taste wasn’t that great. Cocktails were also a little too sweet. It’s a shame as I really wanted to like this place. Sadly, I won’t be returning.

Restaurants in Brixton are on the whole a great way to spend an evening - an eclectic mix of cuisine and drinks, engaging proprietors and creative venues. Sadly we were left underwhelmed by Fishbowl. We’d finished one starter before the second - merely mixed olives in a glass bowl…. which tasted like a cheap tin from a local supermarket - arrived. The sea bass was indeed delicious, nicely seasoned but that was about it. The chunky chips on both mains were bland, there was no dressing on our salads (no salt / pepper on the table either) and my mixed squid and calamari (we opted against the ‘boil bags’ because of their price) were yawningly plain and fairly tasteless. The little paper tubs on each plate contained about a quarter of a tea spoon of dip each and our tap water, which we asked for when we sat down…came with our bill. Atmosphere? The colour / style is quite funky and being located in a railway arch boosts the fun. But despite twice asking the staff to turn the music down just a little - the table in the window has a speaker <1m from your head - they merely changed it to James Blunt…right. We are two white guys so maybe they thought we’d prefer that? Our cocktails were ok but nothing compared to the flavoursome varieties you can get elsewhere in Brixton or Tooting Markets. No dessert for us (we’d got bored trying to hear each other speak), so the restaurant missed out on more revenue.

This was a lovely day out. the staff was really friendly and got the food and drinks out fast would definitely come again. Great day out

Huge atmosphere best drinks and food great staff and some of the best bottomless brunch I’ve ever had would recommend to all

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Very disappointed especially as I have had food from here before. Instead of a seafood flavour, it seems I am eating african stew. Not sure what seasonings they are using. Definitely not worth £36

Ribs were great! Danni was wonderful :) I had the BBQ rib starter and it was quite filling and not too pricy. good selection of sauce

It was really good! Couldn’t have been better and I believe the service was really good. Overall I got all the drinks I wanted and the staff helped

great! this was a fun experience with my friends and the staff were really friendly and nice, making it a really enjoyable experience!!!

Delicious food, big portions, service with a smile. Party atmosohere. Fun music but not too loud and you can have a coversation without yelling. We had jerk chicken and cocktails. Not too expensive. Good vibes, buzzy atmosohere. Loved it.

Absoloutely appallled. I booked in the morning online for a table at 9pm for two for a meal and drinks. I wanted to celebrate my 68th birthday with my daughter. We arrived just before 9pm only to be told the kitchen was closed and no food was being served. Thank you Turtle Bay for ruining my birthday. Will not go back there ever and I am certainly not recommending this venue to anyone. Why couldn't they have contacted me much earlier in the day and let me know the kitchen was closed. Turtle Bay this is an absoloute a disgrace!

Absolutely banged - no waiting for drinks, service was great, food was out quickly. Will be going again - can confirm this to be true.

Yvette was nice and friendly, we loved the service… I appreciate the hard job… great music and environment, really thank you

Really tasty food - the jerk lamb and chicken that my wife and I had was really nice. We definitely want to come back to try some other things on the menu! Really friendly staff - Yvette was very helpful and accommodating

Had a great bottomless brunch experience here. Shout out to Ade and Chanelle! They were amazing and delivered amazing service!

Excellent service , danni was amazing very friendly. Lush cocktails. Ask for danni when you next come very good waitress.

Amazing, Danni was a superstar checking on us and made sure the drinks kept flowing. Best bottomless brunch I’ve had! Thanks danni

Service from Danni was excellent! Came for bottomless brunch and my next drink arrived before my glass was empty. Will defo be back!

Bahar and danni were excellent, fantastic service. They were quick, efficient, and very nice too. The food and drinks were delicious

5/5 lovely service, great drinks, delicious food and i had such a nice birthday. in particular, bahar was so gorgeously kind and nice and took care of us with plenty a drink. x

Great service! Wonderful food and drinks, and Danni made our bottomless brunch a great experience :) Felt comfortable as queer folks.

The seafood boil was amazing, and the staff was very polite, courteous, and friendly. The only downside was the train passing overhead. All in all a nice atmosphere

Chez was amazing, such professionalism and kindness to us. We went out for a boys brunch and she was so attentive to us and the professional.

Shez gave an amazing experience for me and my my friends making it an enjoyable play to be at. Definitely ask for shez to be your helper she’s amazing🙌🏾

Music fab, service 10\10 very attentive . Amazing flavours & freshly served Would definitely recommend. We tried the sea food boil , loved it all Portion is very big

When there what can I say I ordered the most expensive thing on the menu the lobster boil with the blue crab £57 couldn't find the blue crab everything on my plate was brown sludge the claws were very soft the lobster meat was over done I know lobster to be very soft this wasn't ,kinda dissapoing staff were nice one wasn't This place had good reviews if you know food you wouldn't say that

Took my mum to Fishbowl on Mother’s Day weekend. We were warmly greeted and served by a mature waitress. We ordered seafood boil x2, sweet potato fries, calamari & squid. We were given plastic aprons and gloves to wear so we didn’t ruin our clothes. There was a bit of a wait for our food due to minor power cut in the kitchen, which we were informed about. When the food arrived it was absolutely delicious! The seafood boil had a generous amount of prawns with a very tasty sauce. The fries were cooked perfectly and the calamari & squid were served with a secret sauce. Tables are a little small and would recommend getting a booth. It’s fairly small restaurant so I would aim to go in the afternoon or early evening if you are not keen on crowds. We will definitely be returning to Fishbowl Brixton in the near future!

Authentic sea food nice an hot the snow crab boil with prawns ext was exceptional.

I really enjoyed eating here, I got the crab boil bag (I'm not sure what it's called but it comes with the half lobster) with extra king prawns and sweet potatoes. this made the plate that was meant for 1 big enough for 2. The location was amazing and the service was brilliant. the lady was very helpful and kind. I did wish they had scissors to help with eating, they said the scissors kept breaking but surely with the steep price point they could afford it. Make sure when making a reservation to book in the booths, the tables for two are very small.

Had a grumpy unbothered lady greet us at the door put sanitizer on our hands without asking if anyone is allergic to it sat us down on our table and carried on walking around with an attitude don’t know how she even got a job. The guy was helpful and friendly atleast. Service could improve a bit but none the less alright place. Flavoured seafood boil. The Cajun chips is a rip off hardly any seasoning!!

Had the best time here absolutely delicious my friends and I got the biggest one and shared it so we got lobster 🦞 crab and prawns, cocktails and mocktails were also so good, highly recommend!!

Staff are amazing! Friendly and attentive- especially Lily and Lucy ❤️. The seafood boil bag is delicious!!!! ...Like delicious! The meats are soft and juicy. Not over done or dry. Enough sauce to go seeking for more food! You get gloves and 'bibs' to ensure you enjoy the meal. The calamari coating is really, really good. The mussels are quite delectable. The portion size are great. Mo ey well spent. The drinks will have you on your ***! The Jamaican Dream and margarita were on point. You don't get ripped off at all. Will definitely be back!!

Amazing restaurant ! The staff was so kind and warm ! We felt at home . The woman and Richie were absolutely amazing with us . And the food was incredible !

Loved the food 5 stars will definately return for another visit soon.

Great place, can't go wrong! Food is fantastic, and the cocktails are yummy, I recommend the Kill Bill 😋 👌 Service is good and they give you all the tools and clothing protection you need ahaha, it's my second time there and hopefully not the last! Thank you so much

Food is delicious 😋... went for a friend's dinner and we got great service from Bola... portion is small for the price but it is delicious still.... Will visit again.

Unfortunately this is a nice place with friendly staff but if you’ve had seafood boil before, this restaurant will leave you disappointed. Overcooked lobster, very salty seafood, lacking in the rich flavour you usually get from a seafood boil. wrong potatoes used in the boil so the sauce was mushy. food isnt cheap either. I wouldn’t recommend this place i’m afraid

It was my Birthday. I came here with my Best friend, her husband & daughter last year for my best friends birthday.The welcome at the door and service was impeccable, and it was very near to closing.I had a lobster boil and sweet potato chips, a ginger beer and a lovely glass of wine. . It was delicious. I was shocked as I couldn't finish it and I Love Seafood but I hadn't eaten all day, as I was saving myself for this. The music was really good too. My compliments to the chef, flavour was right on point. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PLACE .YOU HAVE TO GO THERE 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

A real gem in the heart of Brixton. Meal: Seafood Mixboil. Drink: Jamaican Dream. Will definitely spread to word. Will definitely return.

Honestly if I could give 10 stars I would!! Where do I start, you HAVE to get a seafood boil bag, they are incredible. The marinade/spices it is cooked in I know must be a family secret recipe the owners will never give out and i completely understand why! The quality and portions for the prices are bang on! The atmosphere, music, friendliness of the owners, they couldn't do more for us last night. From lending us a phone charger, to giving my friend a complimentary small bottle of fizz for her birthday, to just being really attentive restaurantiers. The location of the restaurant under the arches, the quaintness of it is just lovely. If you want to eat off the 'beaten track' in London to speak of, soemthing that isn't a mainstream chain where food, flavour and service matters then FishBowl is the place. We will be back!

Amazing service and food. Shame about the trains overhead but it didn't ruin the experience.

First time diner. Food was ok. Seating was too close to other diners, just pure noisy conversation you had ro shout to be heard. Toilet was situated so that the sliding door was constantly open, you can see the toilet from your table.

I really wanted to be able to rave about this place as I've wanted to attend for a long time. Particularly as it's black owned and seafood, one of my favourites. Was taken here for my birthday by some friends. We ordered the lobster boil bag and the snow crab boil bag. We also ordered prawns and sweet potato fries as well as some cocktails and mocktails. The waiter was not very knowledgeable and couldn't give us details on portion sizes, which made it difficult to decide what extras to order. I was also disappointed that there wasn't a garlic butter option, only mild or spicy. I really like seafood but was underwhelmed by the offering here. The waiter provided a cracking tool but no picker. We had to request it and more serviettes. Interestingly, they have a compulsory service charge that isn't made clear before eating. The owner left the waiter to manage the challenge and didn't come to see what our concerns were. In all honesty, I probably wouldn't return here. Cocktails were nice although some ideas of sizes on the menu would be good, e.g. tall glass or small glass. Sweet potato fries were nice also. However, for me, the seafood offering was not tasty and quite disappointing.

We were really excited to go to this place as we haven't tried this type of food before Service was awful. The waitress didn't write down our order and managed to get most of the order wrong. We felt a bit like we were inconveniencing them if we asked them for anything We ordered the seafood boil bags. Food was much more bland than I had hoped and most of it came out wrong or not what we had ordered. We ordered spicy and the sauce was tasteless We eat alot of seafood and the quality of food was quite poor. The prawns were not devained, very little crab meat whatsoever The place looked nice and appeared to be pretty clean. Train going over head every 10 mins or so was a bit shocking

The food was good. Very kind sweet black caraibien woman. But the bigger lady with black hair was making smart jokes that I didn't like. We ordered 3 drinks, and she brought 2, so I kindly reminded her for the 3rd drink. She points at the big octopus on the sealing and says: he got plenty arms I only have 2.( very unnecessary )So I looked at her shocked and said; if you need help transporting drinks to the tables I can help but then I won't be paying for my food. So she walked away. I highly recommend that you invest in a tray that will help you transport more than 2 glasses at a time. Thank you

food was absolutely delicious, the crab was my favourite alongside the blue pill cocktail! Only complaint is I felt the lobster was a bit overcooked. But still delicious

I cannot say enough about how great this meal has been. The food and cocktails were fantastic, service great. I love this place and I'll be back soon.

Absolutely, utterly delicious... lovely little place in the arches near Brixton station. Staff, atmosphere brilliant and the food the best we've eaten in a long, long time. As seafood lovers, especially crab and lobster, this was a real find cooked to perfection in a 'sauce' to die for..... We will be back!!

First time visiting the Fish Bowl. Unfortunately felt very rushed by first server to place our orders for food and drink. Service a little stand offish. I ordered the prawns and double cooked chips. Prawns over seasoned until they tasted too salty. A little overcooked too, which made them taste rubbery. My mother ordered calamari and chips, which was flavourless and quite basic for the price. You’re encouraged to use hand sanitiser when you arrive, which I thought was great. However, when I witnessed one server braiding the hair of another server in the restaurant I was a little confused. When we paid at the end I tapped my card at the machine, looked up to check whether the server was finalising everything but he picked up the card machine and walked off with no thank you in sight. I wasn’t even asked whether I wanted a receipt. Probably won’t be going back!

The Prawn bag is amazing and has better value for your money. Their drinks are also amazing.

Me and my partner went to try seafood boil for the first time at fishbowl in Brixton and was totally surprised at the overall service and quality of food. There was 2 for 1 cocktail (highly recommend the Jamaican dream) and then the lobster platter of the seafood boil to share! Honestly it satisfied all cravings and exceeded out exceptions. We went for the hot flavour which was just the right amount of spice! We will deffo be going back to taste the sensational flavours!

Finally ordered some food from Fishbowl... and it was definably worth it. The seafood was nicely cooked and the sauce was just right, good flavour, complimented without overpowering the seafood. Good portion size too. I'd have it again.