Madame Prunier

La Maison Prunier became famous for the fresh fish and shellfish that was delivered daily by train from the sea, a novelty at the time.

Many of her wealthy clients had stopped coming to Paris due to war fears.

Prunier St James's quickly gained a reputation for its outstanding fish dishes.

Edward Prince of Wales used to walk up to the restaurant from St James's Palace with Wallis Simpson for lunch.

Rick Stein credits it as being "a very influential book in my early days of fish cookery" [2] Prunier had a strong reputation for the quality of her fish dishes at Prunier St. James as well as for her hospitality.