About Us

Our oyster journey started in 1999, when we travelled around Australia for 12 months in a 4WD...

We arrived at the small coastal town of Coffin Bay in South Australia, famous for it's oysters.

We'd never tried oysters before, so we visited the 'Oyster Shed' on the shore of Coffin Bay.  Inside the rustic wooden shed, we met the oyster farmer and after a friendly chat, we asked him for a dozen of his finest oysters! He smiled, and walked out the back of the shed and onto a wooden deck area above the water. He untied a rope that was attached to the post on the deck and stepped into a small wooden boat. He rowed out to the oyster beds, which were about 25 metres from the shed, collected a dozen oysters, and rowed back. After that, he placed the oysters on top of the wooden counter and shucked them. A few minutes later, we walked out of the shed with a tray of a dozen of the freshest oysters possible in their half shells!

We sat on a wooden bench with a wonderful view of the wide open bay. After a bit of banter about who would be the first, we tried an oyster each. We were instantly amazed by the fresh, natural, succulent and delicious taste! We reached for another, and another...

From that moment on, we were hooked, and we've loved oysters ever since!

A world first

In the UK, we were almost always disappointed by the few, if any, oysters available at our local supermarkets and elsewhere...

In 2013, we had an idea, a world first. We wanted to offer different types of oysters, direct from the oyster farms and fisheries to consumers, so that anyone in the UK could choose, order and enjoy the freshest and finest oysters possible! Later the same year, we launched Simply Oysters at www.simplyoysters.com with 9 types of fresh oysters from waters in the UK.

More than 'simply oysters'

Over the years, we've continued to evolve and expand - and today we offer more than 'simply oysters'...

We are the UK's Number 1 seller of oysters online. We offer the UK's widest selection of live oysters (27 types of oyster); as well as other live shellfish which include scallops, clams, cockles and mussels. We also offer an extensive selection of fresh smoked fish and smoked shellfish.

We are the UK's Number 1 seller of Wusthof's Oyster Knives and Honeywell's Chainmail Oyster Gloves. We design, make and exclusively sell Simply Oysters' Oyster Trays. We exclusively sell Hawkshead's Chilli Salsa for Oysters.

Freshest oysters possible

All professional oyster shuckers and chefs know that: "The freshest and tastiest oyster is the live oyster that has just been shucked and served immediately".

At Simply Oysters, we supply live and whole oysters and other shellfish - as these are the freshest and finest shellfish possible. We do not supply pre-shucked oysters, or pre-cooked or frozen shellfish, or shellfish imported from overseas.

Our live shellfish includes oysters, scallops, clams, cockles and mussels - all of which are harvested or fished from their own local waters in the UK and Channel Islands. Once landed, these shellfish are purified in natural seawater for at least 42 hours (in accordance with UK law); then, packed live to order and dispatched the same day by the oyster/shellfish farms and fisheries, for next day courier delivery to our clients' addresses in mainland UK.

Our fresh smoked fish (salmon, eel, mackerel, trout, herring, and haddock) and shellfish (prawns) are fished from waters in the UK and abroad. These fish and shellfish are prepared, seasoned and slowly smoked for more than 24 hours by master smokers at the smokery; then, packed fresh to order and dispatched the same day by the smokery, for next day courier delivery to our clients' addresses in mainland UK.

We're proud to work with our shellfish farms and fisheries and smokery to ensure our clients receive the freshest and finest seafood possible.

On behalf of all our shellfish farms and fisheries and smokery - thank you for your custom.

The world is your oyster. Dive in!

Jeremy & Carol

Founders & Owners

Simply Oysters