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Summary
“Great seafood” has long made this Lanes institution – one of the UK’s truly venerable restaurants, dating from the 1890s and run by the Leigh-Jones family since 1945 – something of a “Brighton favourite”. “If you can bag a table outside in the sun on the Lanes, with the hustle and bustle of the town around you and your partner opposite, the world will be good”.
Summary
A “usually buzzing venue in the centre of Brighton serving great fish dishes” (including “lovely lobster thermidor”) since 1945 under current owners the Leigh-Jones family – and around since way back in the 1890s. The terrace is perfect for soaking up sunny days amid the appealing bustle of the Lanes.
Summary
One of England’s oldest restaurants: the Leigh-Jones family’s seafood period-piece, in the Lanes – run by the clan since 1945, but established in the 1890s – has a “huge number of things to recommend”, not least its “lovely fresh local oysters and mussels” and an outside terrace for sunny days.
Summary
One of England’s oldest restaurants: the Leigh-Jones family’s seafood period-piece, in the Lanes – run by the clan since 1945, but established in the 1890s – has a “huge number of things to recommend”, not least its “lovely fresh local oysters and mussels” and an outside terrace for sunny days.
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English’s Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Always a pleasure to dine here but the food quality does vary. Safer to stick to the traditional seafood dishes some of the other choices are hit and miss"
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Always | £29.50 | £34.50 |  |
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| Cost | Availability | Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menu1 | 79.00 | Always available | 5 |
Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Veggies | Pudding |
|---|---|---|---|
| £12.00 | £30.30 | £4.00 | £8.50 |
| Drinks |
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|---|---|
| Wine per bottle | £24.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £2.75 |
| Extras |
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|---|---|
| Bread | £4.50 |
| Service | 12.50% |
29-31 East St, Brighton, BN1 1HL
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑6 pm, 5 pm‑10 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑6 pm, 5 pm‑10 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑6 pm, 5 pm‑10 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑6 pm, 5 pm‑10 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑6 pm, 5 pm‑10 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑6 pm, 5 pm‑10 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑6 pm, 5 pm‑10 pm |
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