# Wheelers Oyster Bar

Restaurant en Whitstable · Whitstable

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/whitstable/where-to-eat/wheelers-oyster-bar · Revisado: 2026-11-12

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An oyster and seafood bar opened in 1856 on the High Street, with native oysters, fish from local boats and bring-your-own wine. Closed on Wednesdays.

What is it?
A small oyster bar, painted pink and blue, on the High Street, opened in 1856 by an oyster fisherman called Richard Wheeler. It outlived the London Wheelers chain, which took its name and disappeared. It is run by the same family, with Mark in charge of the kitchen: they make the bread and the ice cream, have their own vegetable garden and buy directly from local fishermen, with no middlemen.
What is there to eat?
Their own native oysters in season, from September to April, and rock oysters the rest of the year; local lobster, scallops from Rye Bay, crab, sea bass, cockles and winkles. On Friday and Saturday evenings there is only an eight-course tasting menu. It has no alcohol licence: bring your own wine and you pay a small corkage charge per table.
How to book
By phone only, never by email, with a £10 per person deposit that is not refunded if you cancel with less than 24 hours' notice. There are lunchtime and evening sittings in two dining rooms. It is closed on Wednesdays. If you cannot get a table, the bar at the front sells takeaway.

Qué pedir: half a dozen native oysters in season and whatever the boat brought in that day, from lobster to Rye scallops.

A tener en cuenta: No alcohol licence: bring your own wine, with corkage per table. Bookings by phone only, with a £10 per person deposit

## Practical details

- Address: 8 High Street, CT5 1BQ Whitstable
- Phone: +44 1227 273311
- Opening hours: Mon y Tue 10:00–17:00; Wed closed; Thu 10:00–17:00; Fri y Sat 10:00–20:00; Sun 10:00–17:00
- Closed on Wednesdays. Friday and Saturday evenings, eight-course tasting menu only
- Cuisine: British, seafood
- House specialities: Native oysters, Local lobster, Rye Bay scallops, Smoked eel
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.wheelersoysterbar.com/
- Coordenadas: 51.3602, 1.0254

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- [Whitstable Harbour and the beach huts](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/whitstable/things-to-do/whitstable-harbour), a 170 m
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- [The Street, Tankerton's shingle spit at low tide](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/whitstable/things-to-do/the-street-tankerton), a 1.4 km
- [Crab and Winkle Way, from Canterbury to Whitstable by bike or on foot](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/whitstable/things-to-do/crab-and-winkle-way), a 4.8 km

## Consejos

### Buy the wine beforehand
There are wine shops on the High Street; without it, you will be eating with water.

### Book weeks ahead
Weekends fill up well in advance.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Is it open on Sunday?
Yes, from 10:00 to 17:00. It is closed on Wednesdays.

### Can you book online?
No, by phone only.

### Do they serve wine?
No; you bring your own wine, with a small corkage charge.

Destino: [Whitstable](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/whitstable.md)