We are open seven days a week with the emphasis firmly focused on fresh produce, keeping it simple with an efficient and relaxed service. We offer sustainably sourced British fish and shellfish on an a la carte menu at lunch & dinner, with the addition of a two and three course fixed price menu available daily until 7.00pm. Vegetarian, and meat options are available too.

Champagne and wine are a big passion of ours too, and you will find a great list, sensibly priced with one or two champagne’s as well – so eating and drinking at Livebait is great fun! We can accommodate individuals and groups and have a private dining facility that can hold up to forty people.

Livebait was born in Waterloo on London’s South Bank in the late nineties. Three other Livebait restaurants were added, one in London’s Covent Garden and this was quickly followed by openings in Manchester and Leeds. Livebait became the benchmark for how fresh fish should be offered and served. The philosophy was simple, fresh produce that’s simply cooked and complemented with wines matched to the menu structure, and above all sensibly priced!

A few years later Livebait became part of a larger restaurant group and the entrepreneurial spirit that had driven Livebait was sadly lost in the world of corporate business strategies. The restaurants continued with a degree of success however without the innovation and flair that are the cornerstone of owner managed businesses, the local teams were restricted in their ability to develop and evolve the food and service offer. In 2011 the all four Livebait sites were put on the market with the two London locations sold individually, and SBG Restaurants bought the Leeds and Manchester sites. The new owners have wealth of experience in the industry and are both very much “hands on” with a real passion for seafood and wine! A re invigorated team are now running the business with Ellen O’Donnell as General Manager

Home baked bread – Choose 2 accompaniments from Dukkah & olive oil – balsamic vinegar & oil – aioli – butter £5

Oysters - No. 2 Pacific rock oysters – Mersea Island, Colchester, Essex  Each - £2.00 or 6 - £9.50 12 - £17.50

Starters

Seafood Chowder £5

Deep fried Whitebait – aioli £6

Salt ash Goats cheese – heritage beetroot £6

 Tiger Prawn ceviche – avocado tartare £8

White anchovies – cherry tomato bruschetta £7

Salt & pepper squid – dipping sauce £6

 Severn & Wye hot smoked salmon– fennel & radish £8

 Girolle mushroom risotto – pancetta – parmesan £6

Main Courses

Seared Shetland salmon –potato puree – romesco sauce £15

Monkfish tagine – cous cous – fennel & almond £19

Line caught wild striped bass – fennel – citrus – samphire £17

Handmade Gnocchi – sage emulsion £12

Traditional beer battered fish & hand cut chips – tartare sauce £12

Cornish cod fillet – vegetable fricassee – crispy polenta £16

 Orchids Farm, Nantwich, Cheshire sirloin steak – peppercorn sauce – hand cut chips £19

Whole baked Plaice – lemon butter sauce £14

Shellfish Platters – ask a member of staff for today’s selection of fresh shellfish – £market price

Sides

£3 each

Mushy peas

Sautéed garlic green beans

Hand cut chips

Honey glazed chantenay carrots

Green leaf salad

Herb buttered baby potatoes

Desserts

Rhubarb & apple crumble – vanilla ice cream £5.00

Trio of desserts – tiny pots of sweet delights £7.00

Chocolate pave –mascarpone – cherries £5.00

Classic vanilla cheesecake – chocolate honeycomb £5.00

Cheshire farm ice creams and sorbets £5.00

Cheese plate

Brie de Meaux  – lemon chutney £3.00

Natural oak smoked Cheddar – candied almonds £3.00

Stilton – beetroot chutney £3.00

Manchego – membrillo £3.00

Try all four £10

Dessert Wine

Yalumba botrytis Viognier, Wrattonbully 2008 Australia

100ml – £7.50   375ml btl – £25

Passito di Noto –Moscato bianco Planeta 2008 Sicily

50cl btl – £39

Our latest wine menu can be downloaded here