Harden's survey result
Summary
For “classic fish/seafood amid traditional décor”, you can’t beat this long-running oyster bar (est. 2006), in a prime location on the buzzing Lanes – just ask fan Gordon Ramsay, who has sung its praises on TikTok! The “imaginative menu” includes “amazing” market fish of the day, and there’s also “great seafood risotto and tempura prawns to keep the younger members of the party happy”. If you’d like your catch with a view, see also their newer branch, located right above Brighton beach.
Summary
“Exceptional seafood, ultra-fresh off the boat” is the order of the day at this classic oyster bar down “one of the cutest winding alleys in the Lanes” – “every Brightonian has either been in this place or stared longingly through the window” since it opened almost 20 years ago, and it’s “definitely a must-stop for visitors to the town”. “The USP is that you can choose your fish from a board showing the day’s catches. When it’s gone, it’s gone (but it’s annoying when the board isn’t kept up-to-date – we missed out on the Dover sole!)”. There’s a newer branch in the Rotunda on the Promenade (see also). Top Menu Tip – “the seafood risotto”.
Summary
This “cracking hidden gem, tucked away in the Lanes” is “a bit of a Brighton institution now, and rightly so” – an “intimate and romantic” place where “the seafood is fresh, the dishes filling yet light and the service unobtrusive but friendly”. “It provides a great selection of crustacea and everything from mackerel to Dover sole”. There is now also a beachside offshoot in the Rotunda on Brighton’s Promenade.
Summary
This “wonderful little venue” in Brighton’s Lanes (with an offshoot near the seafront) scores highly for its “incredibly fresh fish and seafood”. There’s a “real buzzy atmosphere”, too, that sometimes makes it “a bit of a madhouse” – a small price to pay for somewhere that “performs this well in a tourist hot-spot”.
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12b Meeting House Ln, Brighton, BN1 1HB
Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Always | £25.00 | £30.00 |  |
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| Lunch | £25.00 | £30.00 | |
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| Dinner | £25.00 | £25.00 | |
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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Veggies | Pudding |
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| £12.80 | £28.00 | £18.00 | £8.50 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £29.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
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| Service | 10.00% |
12b Meeting House Ln, Brighton, BN1 1HB
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑10 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑10 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑10 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑10 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑10 pm |
| Saturday | 11:30 am‑11 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑10 pm |
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