The DukesSeafood

The Dukes Seafood trades from Coast Road in West Mersea, where the family-run shop looks directly onto the estuary. A wet fish counter and onsite fishmonger handle the filleting, and the shelves carry local Mersea oysters, dressed crabs, and seafood platters made up to order. Customers can eat at private waterside seating rather than take produce home, with fresh coffee and ice creams sold alongside the fish. The business also runs a fishmonger's van to farmers' markets and events around the area. Opening hours shift with the season and the weather: Monday to Wednesday 10am to 3pm, Thursday and Friday to 3.30pm, and weekends from 10am to 4.30pm, with customers advised to call ahead in poor weather.