Where to Buy Colman's Tartare Sauce in the USA

Quick answer: Colman's Tartare Sauce is the sharp, caper-heavy sauce served with fish and chips in Britain. American tartar sauce is a sweeter, milder product. Buy it from The British Vault, shipped from Britain with duties included.

Key facts at a glance

• Product: Colman's Tartare Sauce, 144g.
• British-market recipe: mayonnaise base cut with capers, gherkins and vinegar.
• Shipped from Britain, Delivered Duty Paid. First order: use NEW10 for 10% off.

Buy Colman's Tartare Sauce 144g. For prawn cocktail you want Seafood Sauce instead, and for a roast, English Mustard. All in Table Sauces, Olives, Pickles & Chutney.

What tartare sauce is for

In Britain, tartare sauce has one primary job: it goes with battered fish. Fish and chips, a fish finger sandwich, breaded scampi. It is a mayonnaise base cut through with chopped capers and gherkins and enough vinegar to slice through fried batter, which is the entire reason it exists.

The 144g bottle is the standard household size, bought to sit in the fridge door for the nights when fish is on.

British tartare against American tartar

The two are recognisably related, and the difference is one of balance rather than category.

American tartar sauce is generally sweeter, softer and built more on relish, with the pickle content leaning toward sweet pickle. British tartare sauce is sharper: more capers, more acidity, gherkins rather than sweet relish, and a distinctly more sour finish.

The reason comes down to what it is served with. British fried fish comes in a thick beer batter that needs cutting through, so the sauce is built for contrast. If you are used to the American version, the British one will taste noticeably tarter on first spoonful, and that is the intended effect rather than a fault.

How to use it

With any fried or breaded fish, above all. It also works with fishcakes, as a dip for chips alongside vinegar, or spread in a sandwich with cold poached salmon. Some people put it with roast chicken, which is not traditional but is not wrong either.

Refrigerate after opening. It is mayonnaise-based, so treat it like any fresh sauce rather than like a vinegar table sauce that lasts indefinitely.

Where to buy British tartare sauce in the USA

Order from The British Vault. We source Colman's in the UK and ship straight to the United States, Delivered Duty Paid, so every import duty and tax is already in the price and nothing is charged on delivery. Orders dispatch within 1–2 business days and usually arrive 1–3 business days after that.

Shipping is a flat $39.99 below $99 and free above it, so build the basket from Table Sauces, Olives, Pickles & Chutney and the Food Cupboard before checking out. First order: NEW10 for 10% off.

Frequently asked questions

How is it different from American tartar sauce?

Sharper and more acidic, with capers and gherkins rather than sweet relish. The American version is generally sweeter and milder.

What do the British eat it with?

Battered fish above all: fish and chips, fish finger sandwiches, scampi. It is built to cut through fried batter.

Is it spicy?

No. The bite comes from vinegar and capers rather than from heat.

How long does it keep once opened?

Refrigerate and follow the date on the bottle. As a mayonnaise-based sauce it has a shorter open life than something like HP Sauce.

Add tartare sauce to a UK haul

Shop Colman's Tartare Sauce from The British Vault and fill the order past $99 for free shipping.

Related reading: British sauces and condiments in the USA and building a first British grocery order.