The best online fishmongers for home delivery

The 10 best home fish delivery services

Rockfish

Chef Mitch Tonks is known for championing sustainable seafood cookery. Good news: his Devon-based restaurant group Rockfish also delivers fish nationwide to prepare at home. The online seafood market buys from Brixham’s fleet (preparing fish right on the quayside, with some frozen for longevity) or Marine Stewardship Council-certified fisheries. It claims to be able to trace every piece of fish back to the boat that landed it and that its supply chain generates no waste. Browse the changing ‘catch of the day’ online, with best value buys helpfully flagged.

Best for?
Expanding your seafood horizons. Look out for alternatives choices like gurnard and red mullet; prime cuts of plaice, turbot and brill; flavoured butters (pair with fillets for easy dinners); tinned British seafood, including Brixham calamari; and pre-prepared treats such as crab thermidor and potted shrimps.

How much?
Tins from £4.95 for 120g, fish fillets from around £3 each (minimum weight 150g). The family favourites box is £35, including fish pie mix and hand dived scallops. Standard next day delivery, Monday to Friday, is £5.

Pipers Farm

This Devon-based operation majors on sustainable meat from small family farms in the South West but also sells fish supplied by Mitch Tonks’ Rockfish, making it a great option if you’re looking to stock up on meat and fish simultaneously.

Best for?
Meat, obviously – with a side order of seafood. Expect everything from roasting joints and sausages to charcuterie and offal, with free range poultry, wild vension and grass-fed beef, lamb and mutton. You can add all manner of dairy, artisan cheeses, handmade pies and ready meals such as beef ravioli and butter chicken pie to your basket, too. When it comes to seafood, choose from a range of British fillets, from budget-friendly hake and coley to luxury turbot and dover sole, plus tinned sardines and mackerel.

How much?
Prices vary; fish fillets from £4.95.

Sole of Discretion

Based out of Plymouth harbour in Devon, this young biz is co-owned by a collective of local fishers. They are paid an agreed price (not market price) to better help sustain the fishing community and use methods that are minimally disruptive to the marine environment. Fish are often blast frozen to ensure plenty of choice in the case of weather conditions impacting catch – or are delivered fresh if landed the day before you require your order.

Best for?
Sole of Discretion is committed to supporting independent fishermen and women and protecting the environment; the manifesto on their website details promises to disincentivise discarding fish and campaign for a better deal for small fishers. Choose from white fish including coley, hake and pollock; flat fish such as dab and brill; and prime local catch including monkfish and wild Cornish prawns. There are also mixed fish boxes and tuna and wild salmon from further afield.

How much?
Prices vary; family fish box £55.

Rick Stein’s Online Fishmongers

Rick Stein’s Online Fishmonger brings a virtual offering to shoppers around the UK. On offer is shellfish, fillets for weeknights and whole fish like dover sole and plaice from Cornwall. There’s also a selection of smoked fish like salmon and mackerel pâté. Orders arrive incredibly fresh, with at least 4 days shelf life, plus recipes and ‘how-to’ videos from Rick and Jack Stein.

Best for?

Filleted fish, dressed crab and ready-to-eat dishes. Try the hake in these fish kievs, or the crab in Rick’s crab linguine.

How much?
Prices vary, starting from £7. Boxes start at £40, and delivery is £7.95.

Wright Brothers

Wright Brothers at home brings their restaurant-quality seafood to your door. Wright Brothers select the best daily landings from their fishermen across Devon and Cornwall, prepared whole or portioned. They deliver to homes nationwide and like Henderson’s, they use their own local vans within London. Choose from a seafood box, or select your favourite fish whole or as individual portions.

Best for?
Their oysters are of excellent quality (learn how to shuck them here). The Catch of the Day box and BBQ seafood box are extremely popular. See what you get and then browse our fish recipes for inspiration.

How much?
Prices vary, boxes range from £32-90. Free delivery over £50. 10% off your first order.

Fish for Thought

Fish for Thought began 12 years ago, with the aim of marrying the expertise of a traditional fishmonger with an online shop. Frustrated by the misleading information about where and how seafood is caught, Fish for Thought aims to lead by example in terms of sustainability: using fully-recyclable boxes with wool lining and cardboard, and steering clear of unsustainably-sourced species such as swordfish, tiger prawns or ray. Delivery is free on orders over £35.

Best for?
Lobster, Cornish sole and oysters. Try the sole in our sole meuniere recipe, and learn how to prepare lobster here.

How much?
From £6-£56 for whole fish. £62-£100 for seafood boxes.

ChalkStream Foods

Swap up smoked salmon for some tremendous trout, delivered to your home by the very best in the business: ChalkStream. Their English trout is slow-grown for two years on the Test and Itchen Rivers in Hampshire – where fast-flowing pure chalk stream water runs. A number of well-known chefs rave about their top-notch produce and you really can expect restaurant-quality fish at home.

Best for?
Trout, in every form. Opt for their Great Taste Award-winning fillets, which can be pan fried for a sensational and simple dinner. Check out our trout recipes here for dinner ideas. Or, if you’re a fan of smoked fish, try their hot smoked trout to really elevate your next stay-at-home brunch.

How much?
From £5 to £32 for fresh fish and £26+ for hampers. Free delivery on all orders.

The Fish Society

The Fish Society offers restaurant-quality fish, including sashimi-grade salmon, tuna and kingfish. All fish from The Fish Society is frozen, as they believe that fish frozen soon after landing is indistinguishable from fresh fish when cooked and served. Based in Wormley, England, Alistair and his small team take delivery of fish every morning, landed and auctioned in Cornwall, The Hebrides, Aberdeen and Norfolk, and in the French port of Boulogne. They process and freeze fish the day after it’s been caught and bought.

Best for?
A huge range of fish is available. In particular, their sashimi-grade salmon and black cod loins are super special. Try the salmon in our Nigiri sushi recipe.

How much?
From £5.20 for misshapen cuts, to £94.50 for a whole sturgeon.

Ish Fish

Ish Fish, based in Grimsby, is a small company with a focus on recyclable packaging and sustainably sourced fish. The fish is sought dockside from the fish market in Grimsby, previously one of the biggest of its kind in Europe, with a long tradition of amazing fresh fish. Ordering is super simple: simply select your fish from the Ish Market or pick a pre-made box, or quickly set up a subscription. Select your delivery date when you checkout. They offer fresh fish boxes, or fish by the portion.

Best for?
White fish. Try their hake or halibut, or cod which is excellent value.

How much?
Portions from £4.50, and fish bundles from £60.

Pesky

Pesky turned into a direct-to-customer webshop over lockdown, and has grown in popularity ever since. It is probably the most direct way to buy fresh fish online: just sign up to their newsletter, and receive alerts of what’s been caught and is available to buy in the ‘market‘. The market is open Monday-Thursday between 8-9am. Because Pesky allows you to buy directly from fishermen, the marketplace is 100% transparent, and the fish is as fresh as can be – delivered within 48 hours of being caught. You can either order a Day Boat Box (warning: these sell out fast), or create your own selection with the fish of your choice (whole or filleted).

Best for?

Sustainability – as they help to make sure customers’ needs meet that day’s catch. In terms of fish and seafood, they’re great for wild bass, monkfish, clams. Try the bass in this traybake, the monkfish in this comforting fish stew, and the clams in the all-important spaghetti vongole.

How much?
Prices vary. Orders over £35 are delivered free.

The Tinned Fish Market

If the idea of cooking fish sounds like too much hassle, or you simply prefer oily fish such as sardines and mackerel, the The Tinned Fish Market are the people for you. Oily fish is great for your health, and the fish you can buy from these guys is tinned on the day of the catch and delivered to your door. The fish is sourced from family producers who deliver a quality product that protects the oceans. These sardines are so good, you can eat them straight from the tin with a slice of toast for lunch. Heaven. They also offer a variety of subscriptions, for those who’d like to be surprised with a range of different tins of top quality fish.

Best for?
Sardines, tuna, and mackerel. Go for a delicious sardines on toast for lunch, or try their superior tuna in a linguine or bean salad.

How much?
Tins from £3.90. Boxes are between £15-48. Subscriptions start from £45 for 3 months.