Islington seafood restaurant Prawn on the Lawn will shuck its last oyster this Friday, after its owners announced it is closing for good.
Established in 2013 by Katie and Rick Toogood, the fishmongers/small plates restaurant — a stone’s throw from Highbury & islington station — was celebrated for its ever-changing menu of fresh fish, given an Asian/Mediterranean twist. A 2017 Guardian review described Prawn on the Lawn as “delight after delight”.
The last day of opening is this Friday (10 July), after which the restaurant will shut up shop. It’s not all bad news though: Prawn on the Lawn has expanded to three locations (Prawn on the Lawn, Little Prawn, and Barnaby’s) in trendy Padstow, Cornwall, and these will remain open.
Say Katie and Rick Toogood: “London was our very first opening and will always be a special place for us. This feels like a celebration and a marker of everything we’ve achieved during this chapter of our lives. We want to say a huge thank you to our guests and everyone we’ve worked with along the way — it’s been incredibly touching and emotional to reflect on it all.”
