RestaurantsEast SussexBrightonBN3

survey result

Summary

£57
   ££
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“A shellfish gastropub? Yes, exactly” – the winning formula at this much commented-on corner boozer with a “quirky dining area”. By all accounts the grub is “fabulous” (“simply and expertly cooked”) and “the homebrewed beer adds an additional dimension which makes it really good to visit”.

Summary

£51
   ££
3
Good
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Great seafood at reasonable prices”, washed down by craft beer brewed on site, makes this corner venue one of Brighton’s best-known pubs. “Perhaps the menu could change more frequently, but what the Urchin does, it does very well”: “mainly shellfish” , some of it “wonderfully spicy”. Top Menu Tip – “the mussels are delicious”.

Summary

£49
   ££
4
Very Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

A pub “for lovers of fruits de mer”, washed down with Larrikin craft beers from the on-site brewery. There’s “a short menu which could change a little more, but simple pub grub this ain’t” – and the “excellent seafood is so so delicious”.

Summary

£46
   ££
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Fabulous, reasonably priced seafood” is the focus at this smart corner gastroboozer with stripped wooden floors. A “great range of beers” (some brewed on-site) complements “always innovative shellfish dishes and specials”.

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15-17 Belfast St, Brighton, BN3 3YS

Restaurant details

25
No dress code

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£8.00 £17.00 £6.50
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £30.00
Filter Coffee £3.00
Extras  
Bread £0.00
Service 12.50%
15-17 Belfast St, Brighton, BN3 3YS
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
Tuesday12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑9:30 pm
Wednesday12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑9:30 pm
Thursday12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑9:30 pm
Friday12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑9:30 pm
Saturday12 pm‑9:30 pm
Sunday12 pm‑8 pm

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