our process

From sea to plate

Taste the only wild-grown rock oysters in the UK

Across 14 acres of oyster beds, we grow and cultivate our award-winning Mersea oysters. It’s a hands-on process, shaped by the tides and generations of experience, to produce exceptional oysters while caring for the waters they grow in.

tide waits for no man

Out to the beds

Early each morning, we head out to the oyster beds to dredge our rock oysters and, when in season, our native oysters, bringing the best of the catch back to Mersea.

onshore

Wash Grade

Back onshore, each oyster is carefully washed and graded before spending 42 hours in our purification tanks. Filtered seawater keeps them fresh and preserves the distinctive flavour Mersea oysters are known for.

from mersea to you

Packed & delivered

Fresh from the water, our oysters are carefully packed in eco-friendly boxes and sent on their way to homes, restaurants and businesses across the UK and beyond.

Mersea Delivered to you

shuckle London

Visit us at Borough Market

Fresh off the boat and shucked while you wait, right in the heart of the sights, sounds and energy of Borough Market.