Trawler Trash (Islington)

• From the small plates section of the menu we had fish cakes with alioli as well as oysters to go with aperitifs
• The best of the starters was the thinly sliced sea trout and wreck fish
• This dish of raw fish was a cross between a poke and a tiradito
• The wreck fish was pink and quite similar to salmon
• The hot smoked trout pate with leaves and sourdough toast was good
• If very rich with quite a lot of cream
• Both of these starters were very large portions
• Charred cuttlefish and charred octopus were both good with the cuttle fish having the best sauce
• The octopus had a more salsa like sauce with cubes of green tomato and chilli
• My main of cockles cooked with cider and cream served with chips was the best dish
• The owner of the smoked mackerel carbonara was happy with his choice but when I tasted it I didn't find it terribly exciting
• Not a traditional carbonara made with egg and olive oil as his sauce did contain cream
• The pan fried ling (cod family) was very nice with a crispy skin and tasty garnish of lentils and bacon vinaigrette
• The order of fish pie with greens arrived piping hot
• My favorite was the prosecco jelly with pomegranate seeds and elderflower sorbet
• The buttermilk pannacotta with caramelized plums was spectacular too
• I wondered if the extraordinary texture was achieved by dusting the fruit segments in sugar and blow torching
• Warm brownie with vanilla ice cream is always dependably good
• Our dinner for four was both big and boozy
• Trawler Trash is a new Highbury restaurant that wants to bring the &ldquo
• Highlights of our meal were my starter
• Air dried charred octopus with green tomatoes and chilli (£
• 15) of plaice cooked with Champagne and salmon roe butter topped with samphire and peas
• The fish firm yet flaky but maybe was a tad too drenched in the butter (as yummy as the butter was)

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