Brighton Zip Bar & Kitchen in Brighton and Hove

this place was a really surprise. I bought cod and chips and a battered sausage. All of it was bordering on inedible (I include a picture of what I left on the plate, I was starving so I had to eat some of it, but, as you can see 80% of it is still on the plate). It is an insult to Brighton to have fish and chips like this. And an owner who seems to be (from reading his responses on here) in complete denial about the quality of it. The fish WAS NOT FRESH, it was old, leathery, watery and tasteless, the chips were dry equally tasteless, obviously not freshly cooked and the oil was either way over its useful date or drained out of the bottom of a combine harvester. The only mildly palatable thing was the sausage, which I ate to stave off the hunger, but honestly, you could used it as a riot baton. I should have read the other reviews before coming, but I honestly thought the place had to be decent with such a prime position on the Brighton seafront right next to the Grand Hotel…….If I was the hotel I would put a sign in the lobby warning people not to go here, as it will completely ruin your visit to the seaside ! Utterly gobsmacked that a place like this still exists in 2024, fish and chips is such an easy thing to get right……I almost feel this place needs applauding for managing to mess up the English national dish so thoroughly. I’m not sure what the owners name is, but I appeal to you sir: go out and try other fish and chips in the area, you seem to be in denial about your food and frequently use the argument that people ‘finish their plates’ as a reason for calling them ‘liars’, my friend, I assure you : I’m not a liar, and include a photo of what I left on my plate. I’m actually trying to help, and I think the vast majority of reviewers on here are doing that too. You’ve got a GREAT location, why ruin it by putting food on the plate like this ? ?

Pedimos el desayuno de 4 a la que el servidor dijo habrá una espera de 10 minutos. Esperamos casi una hora para la comida por venir. Nos pedía el servidor para la comida a la que él respondió que llegarán en breve 3 veces y el lugar no estaba lleno. Desde donde estábamos sentados podíamos ver los servidores de broma, comiendo, escupiendo. Nuestra comida llegó quemado y fría. Nos quejamos y pedimos un reembolso a que el grosero propietario/gerente disminuyó y dice que no hay nada malo con la comida. Nos fuimos inmediatamente. No puedo creer que este tipo de lugares donde existen en brighton se supone que tienen un buen tiempo en vez de una experiencia horrible.

Large pub, good value for drinks, friendly staff. This is a place for a couple of quick drinks whilst out an about.

The service was incredibly slow with lots of people behind tge counter but no one really looking as though they know what they're doing. Real shame

We keep giving this place second chances But this time The breakfast was stone cold Why? They did replace it for me but the mushroom's were still raw