We went here for lunch after having seen some good reviews. It has a nice and light pub atmosphere, the service was very friendly and the food was excellent. Everything was great but the scallop special and the spicy king prawns were particularly good. Would definitely recommend.
Flawless experience. Went to celebrate a birthday and had a fabulous lunch. Service was 10/10, he was very knowledgeable and explained the dishes to us very clearly. We went with various sharing plates, all of which had great flavour and a good size. Fairly priced which is rare nowadays. Definitely will be back.
We were a bit apprehensive walking out here from Brighton due to the distance and it was mainly the brewery aspect that drew us. They had a whole lobster for £38 which honestly seemed like a typo (in Edinburgh we would normally pay >£50) the lobster was phenomenal. The craft beer selection was a little bit disappointing but the food more than made up for it and service was excellent!
Such a great pub. The service was amazing, especially our server Grace who was a dream at making sure we had everything we needed. The oysters were great and the portions were really generous! Can't wait to go back!
Fantastic wine fantastic food. All the seafood is high high quality. Server fresh with brilliant Dips. Loved everything. Paddy was who our server who was quick, very friendly and knowledgable. Highly recommend this place. Price fantastic for the quality, atmosphere lovely and service Second to none.
Amazing seafood! My friends had oysters which they loved. We shared the calamari which was delicious. I tried one of their specials which was brown crab sauce on corn on the cob , with a bowl of chips (ordered separately.) It was beautiful. My friends had the scallops which they adored. If you like seafood, this is the place to go!
Amazing seafood restaurant near Brighton. Highly recommend! Perfect pub and restaurant vibes. The crab was so good. Service was 10/10, so friendly. I'd recommend 2 starters and 1 main, maybe 2 sides. Enjoy! :)
Fresh and tasty seafood We came here for my boyfriend birthday since he had never tried a lobster before. As a seafood lover and I have tried many different seafood restaurants in different countries, I can tell how fresh it is here. My boyfriend tried the lobster for the 1st time and he absolutely loved it. Besides, we had 2 starters. My scallops was lovely but my boyfriend's fried mussels was too salty for us (a tiny minus point). Other than that, we loved the food. Dessert was not too special in my point of view. The waiter and waitresses were very nice to us with is a big plus point. A very big minus point to our dinner was that we had to dine with a bunch of rude people. They were so noisy, yelling, singing loudly. My boyfriend and I couldn't even have a conversation together due to the noise. The lady at that table was not only rude to the waiter and waitress but also rude to me since I tried to cover my ears to not listen to her disgusting singing. It was to the point where I got a headache and it ruined our dinner in a way. I highly recommend to come and try their seafood. If you're lucky enough, you won't have to dine with rude people.
First waitress was not able to explain the ‘specials menu’ to us, and did not understand the wine we had asked for. However luckily, another waitress had come to serve us, and everything ran beautifully and smoothly. We both had oysters, scallops, squid, chips and lobster. All cooked to perfection! Will definitely come again.
The Urchin is located at 15-17 Belfast St, Brighton and Hove, Hove BN3 3YS, UK
You can contact The Urchin at +44 1273 241881
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