East London? I know when I traveled ELS/PLZ way a couple years ago, the general opinion was that calamari was good for bait, not many places sold it as food ( thats was around 2000's ). My brothers down there though and he went to a awesome spot on the side of some river, having beers and lunch.
Sounds like Sea Spirit, where I was yesterday. Fish straight off the boat and into the kitchen.
We live in a sh%thole, but we still eat well

