If a steel tray piled with lobster tail, snow crab and butter-soaked king scallops has crossed your South Wales feed lately, there's a decent chance it came out of The Rock & Scallop.
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!Rock & Scallop seafood boil with lobster tail, crab, scallops and corn Photo: The Rock & Scallop
It started as a pop-up
Owner Mathew ran Rock & Scallop as a string of pop-ups across South Wales during lockdown. The last of those was at The Golden Cups in Southerndown. After that the brand settled into Swansea's Albert Hall food hall, and when people kept driving over from the east, a second counter opened in Newport Market on 10 June 2026.
!Chef presenting a Rock & Scallop boil tray with scallops and corn Photo: The Rock & Scallop
The £85 tray everyone films
The Deluxe Seafood Boil for two is the dish that ends up on Instagram: a full lobster tail, a snow crab cluster, wild XXXL king prawns, half-shell XL king scallops, more king prawns, mussels, spicy sausage, corn and baby potatoes. You pick one of three butters, signature garlic, Louisiana cajun or firecracker. Gloves come free.
Our take: go firecracker. Regulars keep recommending it, and with that much shellfish a garlic butter can taste a bit flat by the bottom of the tray.
!Boil platter ringed with half-shell scallops, prawns and lobster Photo: The Rock & Scallop
Order the scallops
It's in the name, so it's no surprise the scallops are the strongest single plate. Half-shell XL king scallops come with crispy chorizo, black pudding and chilli jam for £14. That's a very Welsh-breakfast way to dress a scallop, and the salt and fat from the pudding make it work.
!Two half-shell XL king scallops with sauce and herbs Photo: Albert Hall Swansea
Weekday lunch for £17
The cheap way in is lunch. Until 5pm on weekdays the Classic boil for one costs £17 and the VIP costs £22. You get the same butter choices on a smaller tray, and it's a solid lunch for anyone working near either market.
!Prawns, corn and potatoes boil at the Newport Market counter Photo: Google Maps, Newport listing
Before you go
Around 80% of the menu is gluten-free. They cater for halal and other dietary needs, both venues are dog-friendly, and there are no bookings. You just walk up to the counter.
| Swansea | Newport | |
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| Where | Albert Hall, Cradock Street, SA1 3EP | Newport Market, unit F10, High Street, NP20 1FX |
| Hours | Mon–Sat 11:30–21:00, Sun 11:30–19:00 | Wed–Sat 12:00–20:45, Sun 12:00–15:45 (closed Mon–Tue) |
| Listing | Rock & Scallop Swansea | Rock & Scallop Newport |
The full menu with prices and the photo gallery are on the Swansea listing.