If you are searching for the best seafood in St. Andrews, then look no further than Dune Seafood Shack. A brand new concept brought to you by award-winning Chef Dean Banks. This idea is based on the seafood shacks you can find dotted around many coastal town and cities in Scotland. The aim is simple – bring the finest seafood around to the good people of St. Andrews. Located a short walk from Haar, at 80 North Street.

What can you expect?

You can expect some of the most delicious, locally sourced, seafood dishes that are teamed with unbelievable cocktail creations. Dune’s two key offerings are Scottish seafood, enjoyed with a handcrafted cocktail.

What’s on the menu?

Let’s get into some of our favourites from the new menu, this will change frequently, reflecting our commitment to using seasonal produce in all of our offerings, across all of our venues.

Lobster crumpet

It wouldn't be Dean Banks without lobster being on the menu, especially when we go through over two thousand a month across the various units. This delight has been doing the rounds on many an Instagram post.

Freshly caught lobster is warmed simply in a beurre noisette before being added to an artisan crumpet spread with our iconic dulse butter. Before serving, we add lemon, lime and grapefruit to the beurre noisette warmed lobster. This cuts through the rich fatty notes and brings a little extra citrusy pizzazz to the dish - a match made in heaven if you ask us.

Café de Paris scallop

This is a node to the Café de Paris scallop that has become world-famous due to their delicious butter. Think of flavours like curry, paprika, shallots, capers, brandy, and tarragon, to name a few. Lots of delicious ingredients go into making the signature butter for these scallops. Is it any wonder it has become world-renowned?

Our signature hand-dived scallops are cooked over hot coals until perfect, then covered in lashings of the signature butter. Our kitchen team put their own spin on things, slightly tweaking the ingredients to include flavours such as our house Goan curry powder and dulse seaweed.

Think the most tender, melt-in-the-mouth scallops with lashings of our Cafe de Paris butter. A real flavour bomb we won’t forget in a hurry.

Trout pastrami

Delicately spiced Scottish trout served with crisp rye bread crackers, Katy Rodgers crème fraîche and coriander oil.

The Loch Etive or Loch Melfort trout in this dish melts in the mouth, and when teamed with the crunchy rye crackers and creamy crème fraiche and coriander oil, allows for an authentic flavour and texture explosion on the pallet.

The trout is marinated in salt and sugar to draw out the moisture, leaving it with an almost springy-like texture. This is then put into our house seasoning. Think of an homage to the iconic Katz’s deli with a Dean Banks twist.

A firm favourite on our menu that we think will be around for quite some time.

Looking to make a booking?

Dune Seafood Shack is now open every week, Wednesday to Sunday, and you can reserve a table over on their website.

Dune Seafood Shack is now open