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Unfortunately, one has to assume that the West Whelks has not yet made a name for itself. The average evaluations are just 2.4.

What User likes about West Whelks:
This place is in the corner of the Harbour. You can’t miss it. Prince Charles visited some time recently to celebrate 69 years of service to fishing, oysters and whelks! There are only casual tables first come first served. The oysters are the best value in Whitstable, the cockles are good. But don’t bother with the “lobster tails”, because they aren’t. They are some sort of reconstituted fish posing as lobster tails... View all feedback.

What User doesn't like about West Whelks:
A rude horrid man who had no compassion whatsoever that we had 3 elderly disabled people with us and told us to leave, as a few of our party were eating an ice cream sitting at the tables,whilst the rest were eating his shell fish. There were plenty of tables available, he was just rude very unhelpful. Would never recommend this place. View all feedback.

GastroRanking-IT
4.0 ★ from 2 reviews
carlitas
19.07.2024 - 13:53

We just keep going back to this stall, over and over again for plates of Oysters, so cheap and so very fresh and delicious. The cockles are also excellent. I'll...

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erasmus16
19.07.2024 - 13:53

OK, I'll put my hands up for this one. I'm a sucker for fresh, raw oysters. Frankly there is nothing in the world to compare with them. The loose change in my p...

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Tripadvisor
4.0 ★ from 59 reviews
GastroRanking-UK
4.0 ★ from 52 reviews
HeyRestaurants
2.2 ★ from 1008 reviews

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The restaurant and its rooms are wheelchair accessible and thus usable with a wheelchair or physiological disabilities.

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