D'arcys in Brighton and Hove

35£ for a plate of scallops from the catch a f the day menu and overprice cheap bread. The scallops were only 5 and tiny. Now called coco bites. Don’t eat here. Scammers.

Fab Full English Breakfast! So much on the plate that I couldn’t manage it all. Two of everything: Bacon, sausages, mushrooms, tomatoes, hash browns, eggs and toast! I could easily have shared mine and still be full. Lovely location, served with a smile . Definitely recommend!

Would have given 0 stars if an option. Went last night absolutely horrendous. Awful inside, terrible WC, like being in someone's lounge. Waited well over an hour for starter as apparently so busy which was untrue. Food awful had one bite then listening to another diner complaining about service and charge thought that is it its terrible so we walked out. Manager just shrugged his shoulders. Avoid 😡

Not the perfect place for breakfast. Waiters don't have a system so constantly asked same questions from different people. Food a little bland. Small menu and don't offer swaps

Delicious food and welcoming staff at Coco’s bistro which is located in the lanes. Tasty, non greasy fish and chips and my Nonna had perfectly cooked calami and chips. Would recommend.

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Now called CoCo's, cute place in the lanes, very accomdating, with our dogs, we were wellcomed in. We ordered the catch of the day and seafood pasta. Food was not fresh, all frozen, rubber. The owner spun us a whole story, the bill came, completely over priced i never new until my husband had already been paid and been ripped off, nothing added up from menu or the receipt. Was like being ripped off in a foreign country. All makes sense why the owner has changed the name of her restaurantvafter 40 years and trying to rid herself of all these bad reviews. Con artists/who make sub standard food trying to pretend its something it most definitely aint! Keep walking! Paid 120 for a shared starter two mains and 4 peronis (priced 5 on the menu)

Just plain awful. Deep fried scrambled eggs which was a first and last. Avoid at all costs

First off, be warned this place has now changed its name to Coco’s bistro. Same people new name. Maybe because of the reviews. Any how, whitebait starter, nothing special. Mussels , watery sauce. Lemon sole at an eye watering price before you add on any veg or potatoes. Bill that when checked just does not add up. Burnt once, whatever they change the name to.

Simply! Don't, worst breakfast ever, smells and is greasy, we should have left. would never go back unless i obtained an new desire for deep fried scrambled egg. Yuck!

Dropped in for dinner on a whim - did not have high expectations but were surprised. The food was quite nice, above average and quite tasty. Lamb had a little too much mint, the fish and chips were excellent. Was certainly enjoyable.

Visiting Brighton with my Mum, say it was about 9:30pm and we had already eaten. We just wanted to sit somewhere nice and have a bottle of wine. Saw this lovely quaint little place down a tucked down a small lane and thought hey, why not? A young member of staff greeted us. We asked if it was ok to sit and have a drink, to which he replied with an albeit uneasy 'yes'. I then proceeded to order some bruchetta which was lovely, but the atmosphere was still frosty. By now an older gentleman was seeing to us and was hanging around, as if to hurry us up or something. We felt slightly uncomfortable. Eventually came out and told us we needed to order food. We explained we only wanted a drink and he said alright but was in no way happy, did not even crack a smile. He then began packing up around us whilst we were finishing our drinks, not ideal and made us feel as if we were being rushed. The bill came and we were charged a service charge on top of our bill which was not needed as the service was awful! Wouldn't come back here - unless they make a big change!

Fair to say its best avoided. A few steps further on and there is a cheaper breakfast in cleaner less greasy smelling environment. I asked for scrambled eggs and i have to say its the first time i have ever had them deep fried. They were inedible. The coffee was good though strangely served in latte cups.

A lovely evening meal. The restaurant is a traditional Brighton fish restaurant and it offers well cooked fish in quaint surroundings . I had the lemon sole- excellent and simply prepared, with a crisp salad and chips, good crab chowder to start. Service was friendly in a cosy old school atmosphere.

Avoid at all costs!!! Breakfast was very average. There was 10 in our party we all had breakfast which there was no choice as we was told we had to have 2 sausage 2 bacon 1 and a half fried eggs a desert spoon portion of beans tomato and a slice of toast which turned up cold! 1 breakfast was a veggie which they didn’t have an option for so they did us 2 fried eggs beans and toast. We had 16 teas between us which the second cup he brought tea bags up in a wine glass and boiling water in a kettle. We was charged £200 in total £3 a cup of tea £11.95 breakfast and 10% service charge. The worst most expensive breakfast I’ve ever had!!!

We have been royally ripped off in this quaint little restaurant. We felt that we were on the set of Faulty Towers. We were given tables in a room upstairs, we asked for breakfast and was told there was only one option. One of our party of 10 asked for a veggie breakfast and received 3 fried eggs a few beans and 1 slice of toast. We were told we would get tomatoes which were bought up on a separate plate, there were not enough for us all. The old waiter huffed and puffed and when we asked for more tea he came up with a boiling kettle and a wine glass of tea bags, no clean cups and we literally had to do it ourselves. The breakfasts were delivered over the course of 40 minutes so the tomatoes were also then stone cold. Only 1 slice of toast each, some had a packet of butter some didnt. It was so bad we couldn’t stop laughing until we received a £200 bill. So £20 each for make your own tea, 2 breakfast sausages, 2 fried eggs which were either rock hard or literally raw, 2slices of bacon half a cold tomato and a slice of toast. Absolutely disgusting. We were not shown a menu and did not receive an itemised bill. AVOID AT ALL COST. When we questioned it, he had the audacity to give us back a £5 note. Left a really bad taste and not a great start to the New Year

Simply brilliant, Brighton's best fish restaurant by a country mile

To start with the positives, the location was absolutely magical, the staff were so lovely and the restaurant itself had an old school vibe that was genuine, charming and so nostalgic that it became refreshing in it's own right. However it falls down on the food, which felt like it had a little bit of heart to it, intention wise at least, but the execution really was nothing short of disappointing (would like to add that we were only peckish, so between us we had the fish soup, garlic bread and calamari starters; perhaps the mains are better). The mussels in the soup were good and the tomato broth quite tasty, but I left everything else as it was so rubbery and chewy that it had no taste at all, and was quite simply inedible. The calamari were equally tough and unpleasant to eat, and even the garlic bread was only cooked on one side. Sorry but I've had better ones from a freezer. I don't know if it's a case of a chef who's lacking in support, or one who's been there for a while and has become disempassioned, or a new one who lacks experience, or someone who just needs a good old Gordon Ramsaying. I genuinely hope they figure things out either way, because if they do, with the positives this place has potential to be really wonderful once the food situation is sorted.

Cosy restaurant in the heart the lanes, My husband had the catch of the day which was lemon sole, I chose the lamb shank, we had fish soap & crab chowder for starters. Service was 👌food was 👌amazing! Highly recommend for delicious food & a lovely atmosphere. Thank you we will be be back again soon😊

Lovely scallops and great steak. Traditional restaurant service good wine good. It’s was v quiet but was a Monday night

We stopped for lunch on a rainy Monday and were made very welcome. Food was freshly cooked , great fish and chips and excellent sea bream.

Walked passed and was given a 10% off flyer - so booked. We then read the reviews - so we felt pretty worried but as I wanted Crab Chowder decided to give it a try. Seriously accept the reviews Nice welcome and a beautiful building but the food is incredibly unacceptable. My husband had Seafood Linguini- pasta was undercooked and rubbery with chewy old crustaceans..The Crab Chowder was frankly disgusting and so salty I really could not consume. We overpaid for wine and left . This place used to be brilliant- Seriously get a chef that can cook!

Looked like a quaint old fashioned restaurant so decided we’d pop in for some crab chowder as advertised on the board outside. Turned out to be a very over priced soup which was far too peppery to identify! Disappointing as the bread was nice and fresh!

Popped in on a rainy Sunday, we had the scallops and the fish stew and to say it was outstanding both in portion and fresh quality taste is an understatement.cannot recommend this quaint little restaurant enough

Really enjoyed our visit. Friendly, lovely feel ton he restaurant. Both had fish and chips and it was great 👍 so was the wine

I’ve only awarded one star because I couldn’t give ZERO! Microwaved tasteless food. I asked for a medium ribeye steak, no declared weight or origin.. totally over cooked & burnt & reminiscent of shoe leather!! 🤢🤢🤮🤮 £72 only had one vial course.

Genuinely the worst meal I have had in a long time. I had the fish casserole- there was a good selection of fish - but it was totally over cooked. The wine rated more like water. Not a good experience.

Went here at the end of a day trip to Brighton. Waiter was attentive but really needed to tone it down. Food was good, it was a bit pricey but still. Where this review falls down, however, is that their card machine "stopped working" and they wanted cash. I asked where the nearest cash point was then promptly went there (left family and stuff behind). One of their staff then decided to follow me to the cash machine, running when I sped up. I turned round and had to actually tell him I was going to get cash, I wasn't going to leave my family, and that he needed to stop following me. They also tried adding £20 to my bill "accidentally". I may be a tourist in Brighton, but I wasn't born yesterday, I know that 6 and 8 look different. If you feel you have to eat here, make sure you bring cash and that you check your bill very carefully.

The owner of the restaurant is very friendly and nice, I ordered a basket of bread and fish soup, the soup is really tasty and has variety seafood inside. There are many restaurants in Brighton serve fish soup but most of them are pretty pricey but this one’s price is reasonable. The bread is fine, felt it is super fresh bread but it’s good enough. It is an small restaurant that run in Brighton for more then 50 years. Will definitely come back to try more different dishes next time.

Didn't want to go to a 'chain' restaurant, so opted for a little independent establishment. Ordered rib eye steak, chips, peppercorn sauce and a Peroni. Steak well cooked but not 'excellent', peppercorn sauce was great, but the chips were clearly frozen and heated up - why??? Service on the other-hand was brilliant. For £34.25, I expected something better.

Excellent little restaurant. Staff so friendly. Prices Excellent. Food 100%. Thankyou.

This is a charming restaurant. The fish is excellent but I deduct 1 star for the chips ......needs a lot of work. Frozen from Iceland? For £30 a head making great chips is vital...and don't be stingy with them.

Cannot recommend anything about this place - Very overpriced! Ridiculously limited non-fish options (reminded me of options from decades ago). Non-wine drink options are very limited. I was in a group of 7 who wanted grilled fish and didn't look at the reading here before eating, only 1 rated the fish as good, the others all found issues. My vegetarian meal was not good! And almost certainly not vegetarian with the cheese used. A place stuck in the past that I can't understand how it is still open.

SO very sad. It was DREADFUL!!! Sad because I came back here after a year or so with great memories of the food. Extortionate price for poor food. Place completely empty which really should have been a warning sign.

Cannot for the life of us understand bad reviews of this place. The seafood was really really fresh and clearly everything was carefully made. We had crab chowder which was the best chowder since one I had in San Francisco ten years ago. Mixed seafood casserole was so full of flavour and a good amount of fresh seafood and well balanced flavours. I guess some people are too used to Wetherspoon type food. The Chef did a great job (certainly on our visit anyway ). Not cheap but nothing good is …We have eaten in some very good Seafood restaurants around the World and the freshness and flavours here were as good as any.

The meals were hugely over priced and disgusting. Once I informed the waitress about my problem with the food she continued to take it away and eat it. The Diet Coke was the best thing of the experience.

Have eaten here many times over the years. And it's still a go-to place Food is always spot on. The lobster pasta is a fav of mine. Staff are great and always friendly. Keep up the good work, and thank for another great lunch

On a rare venture out of Salisbury, we found ourselves in Brighton. After a heavy night, our only hope of continuing in the good spirits in which we began rested firmly on the shoulders of a good breakfast. After walking for what felt, to our...

Lovely food but the staff were horrible to my wife when she asked about anything on the menu Gluten Free! The lady scoffed at my wife in almost disgust. My wife had to leave and dine elsewhere. Never be back again. Soo old fashioned and totally out of date with current times. Sad indeed considering Brighton is a forward thinking city.

I considered eating breakfast here on Monday with my husband and daughter but was immediately made to feel unwelcome as I was asking about gluten free options, therefore I had to eat elsewhere while my family eat and got poor service. Big shame as most other places in Brighton are welcoming to me as a gluten free customer. Very over priced too for such basic food.

The service here was good and the food was very nice

Very little space around the restaurant. Curtains in place of doors is not a good look…the staff would creepily disappear and reappear from these curtains. An ominous hand would often make an appearance throughout the meal to take a sip of their bottle of Diet Coke that was left on the side. The tight, narrow and treacherous staircase to reach the toilet was not ideal and unsafe. Food was fine but absolutely overpriced. Check your bill as they seem to misconstrue the details of the bill and overall price, not breaking it down. I would recommend avoiding this restaurant as it simply just wasn’t up to scratch and did not reflect the premium price point.

Visited on a Saturday night in Brighton, it was one of the only places with space. We were excited to try a "mom and pop" restaurant, but it was quite a let down. Food was bland, portions were meagre, service was atrocious. We were served someone else's food, which was pulled away after about 5 minutes and served to another table. We really should have asked for the bill at that point. That said, we were sitting outside and the atmosphere and people watching was fun

Had a two-course lunch. Soup - rated 3, Lamb with smash potato in sauce - rated 4. I think it's expensive. The staff is polite, average for England. One toilet, small, located on the second floor. I will not visit this restaurant again

Rip off joint. Read reviews of others . No itemised Bill. £62 for 4 rounds of sandwiches and three hit drinks !! Really . Daylight robbery. In hindsight I should have read reviews of others who were victims in exactly the same manner.

Had a lovely breakfast lovely athmosphere great staff value for money

4 sandwiches 2 teas 1 tap water £62 Great sarnies ......But £62 !!!!!!!!! Save your hard earned cash.

Be careful as tourists are being ripped off in this little restaurant. The omlette comes literally on a plate with nothing else. When I asked if I could have sliced tomato they charged an extra £2.95. When the bill came out that wasn’t itemised we...

Avoid... Not even 1 star * Rude waitress. Cheap nasty full English Coffees were awful definitely not made with a coffee machine. No chocolate for cappuccinos.. Omelette £8.95 nothing with it..friend asked for fresh tomatoes on side 5 slices cost £2.95 extra. Omelette was burned sent back no apology. Bill given not itemised.. My friends and I paid separate and it was a completely different price.. Obviously stuck more money on for food and drinks that we didn't have.. Then she said 10 percent service charge added..what service. Please avoid ..ripped off ...never would we go there again

only ordered some starters and a jug of sangria but it was lovely. the food was hot and tasty, the service was fast and good. all around a really nice little place to eat.

Apparently the chef had to pop out for something and this meant a wait of 30 + minutes for our fish. Eventually two beautiful grilled catch of the day arrived together with fish and chips. The fish and chips- well the fish had obviously been...

Wonderful food, friendly service. Thoroughly recommended.

Had the misfortune of stumbling onto this place ….elderly lady waitress had no genuine desire for customer service and seemed very money grabbing. The food was bacon sandwiches and was mainly fat and we left them mostly uneaten which should of raised alarm bells as...

Really weird experience. Looked like a nice authentic fish restaurant from the outside. The fish pie and fish and chips were littered with bones but is was the older waiter that really ruined it. Due to us sitting inside near the drink prep area we could hear everything. He could only described as Basil Fawlty, hilarious in places, annoying in others. Seemed to treat the younger waiters like Manuel. Was flapping and in a state of panic. The younger waiters clearly hadn't had any training. My mum asked for vinegar and the older waiter came out with it and barked for my mum hurry up and use it now as someone else wants the only vinegar bottle. Upon paying the same guy tried to not give me my 5er change back as he assumed it was a tip despite me not even saying so. Service charge was already included! The toilets were incredibly dangerous for my mum too. Certainly won't be back.

Best lamb I ever had, the seafood linguine are a masterpiece too! The restaurant is amazing, impeccable old school service! These guys make sure every customer leaves delighted. The building is a museum, built in 14th century l! An incredible experience all together! Highly recommend...

Beautiful breakfast for 4 of us. Loved the flavor on mushrooms. Lovely lady served us. May be managr tbank u

I have never had a seafood pasta like I had in this restaurant it was absolutely the best! I have just come back from France and Italy but I have to say this was one of the best linguini seafood it was very fresh and...

Great service they were friendly, had the catch of the day was very fresh and lovely tasting, also very clean.

We enjoyed our dinner very much at this family-run restaurant, lamb shanks and a homey dessert of bread & butter pudding, a good wine. They seated us and served us promptly, We saw another party enjoying various fish dishes and commenting on the flavor and...

Don’t visit if you have any allergies! In general, do not visit! We have had the most awful experience today at this restaurant! First it started when I informed the staff about my daughter’s dairy allergy, which is a common allergy nowadays. The way we were treated was awful. Basically we were told by 3 different people that our daughter could not eat anything in that restaurant as everything was contaminated with butter! Although we ordered her calamari and chips which she always has in every restaurant we go, in this case they could not even provide that! We did not argue as we just wanted to have our dinner and leave. But the worst part came with the main. Me and my husband order the whole lobster to share! Big mistake. The lobster was cut in two halves and it was covered in sauce and cheese, lots of cheese. It was mainly cheese and little pieces of lobster. My husband hardly found any lobster to eat. The oil used was so awful, it’s still repeating on our stomach! My sister order the seafood pasta which was not seasoned and not properly cooked. It had some tiny hard prawns and a couple of mussels. At the end of the dinner, the waiter came to collect our plates and asked how the lobster was. I started by saying that it had too much cheese and hardly any lobster, but instead he turned his back mumbling something and left. When he returned, we complained about our mains and again we didn’t get any answer from him. Instead, another lady comes with our bill, which was on a piece of handwritten and she starts arguing with us in the most unprofessional way in front of other customers, basically not caring about our opinion but saying that everything was fine and we should have complained when we got our food. The truth is that we were not going to complain but simply not return to that restaurant. The reason why we complained was the fact that we were not treated with respect. We felt that they didn’t really care about our experience and they were simply money grabbers. The whole experience from start to beginning was awful and this is actually the first time I write a bad review about a restaurant, as I would not like someone else to experience what we did. There are so many beautiful and much cheaper restaurants in Brighton and it is a shame for the area that restaurants like that exist.

Catch of the day? Frozen fish.. Mussels? Frozen and served with the ice inside.. Escalops? Frozen.. Potato salad? The dish more hot than the potatos.. Guess why... microwave, like everything served in this place... I wish to readed the comments before to sit here...

On a very cute street so caught our eye. However the food was 100% frozen and on top of that clearly microwaved. The bones of my “fresh fish” were dead cold and I found l ice in the mussels which were served on an otherwise very hot plate. they did have Sancerre wine which I love so if you are there for a glass it works as the street is cute.

Typical tourist trap in a very nice location. Food arrived after 50 minutes. Mussels and squid was absolutely disgusting. Asked for the manager and complained, they said they get a lot of compliments for the dishes which was their way of laughing at my face.

Don’t visit if you have any allergies! In general, do not visit! We have had the most awful experience today at this restaurant! First it started when I informed the staff about my daughter’s dairy allergy, which is a common allergy nowadays. The way we...

What can I say about this place! Expensive. Food average. Staff rude. Service appalling. Initially when we arrived it felt like we were being ignored. Two other tables that arrived after us, both had their food served before us when we were only waiting for...

Took my mom for a birthday lobster dinner and the lobster was chewy and the portion so small it was ridiculous

We wanted a light early evening meal. We ordered a Crab Chowder for me & a Lobster Linguine for my 2 friends to share and iced water, as it was still a warm early evening. Our order was taken swiftly as too was the service...

Really disappointing. Service slow and bordering on rude. Food OK but very over priced. Who serves soup and then charges £3.50 for bread?? Will not be back.

Got persuaded to come in from off the streets ordered sausage and chips and omelette and chips firstly the chips weren’t even chips so big it was just like eating uncooked Potato. The egg was watery and horrible not worth the money at all came to nearly 30 pound for like 8 chips would not recommend at all. The receipt doesn’t even show how much your food is so I believe they over charged as the chips were 3 pound and sausage 2 pound how can that become 30 pound for two breakfast. Honestly stay away from this place if ur visiting Brighton and want to find breakfast

No stars for breakfast. Over priced and just warmed up from the proprietors freezer. Cannot discourage you from getting breakfast at this place enough

No worth the wait and food was just water

Fantastic little restaurant tucked away in The Lanes. Excellent food & friendly service. Will definitely be returning.

Amazing find for lunch! The most fresh fish we have ever had, and we eat out alot. Quirky little place in the Lanes which could easily be missed. Wasnt disappointing, in fact it was so good I felt I should.leave a review

Cold coffee even after sending it back the second time. Toilets are on the 3rd floor, steep and very narrow steps, an elderly or physical disable person will not be able to use the facilities. Didn't look very hygienic inside. Quite disappointed. Staff was friendly...

A surreal breakfast experience overall. My friend and I were accosted and dragged in from the street by the proprietor, which was the first warning sign. The place looked traditional and old fashioned, but like they might know their way around s fry-up. When we sat down and took a look at the breakfast menu and the extortionate prices, my gut told me to stand up and leave, but we stayed the course all the same. The £11 full English was mediocre in places and terrible in others (i.e. the mushy sausages). The £2.50 tea really pushed me over the edge though, being served in one of those tall glasses that coffee shops used for lattes back in 2003... and it was weak and disgusting to boot. Truly a crime against tea. While we were sitting, 2 other groups came in, sat down, changed their minds and left. That was a first for me, but good for them. Beyond that the staff were apathetic, the only toilet was up 3 flights of steep stairs and had no functioning toilet seat or paper and the door was held open by a fire extinguisher. Insane - can't recommend.

Fish soup was very tasty. Fish nicely fried but chips a bit too chunky for me.

Very simple style restaurant, cozy without so much decoration but a well set table, good and friendly attention and great food, we had the menu some calamari for starter and an Extremely delicious seafood soup. as a main course and fish Summary :: only the bones remained on the plate... (for information only) the bathroom is on the third floor 😅😅

went here for breakfast believing it looked nice and welcoming, however we were left disappointed and pretty angry when we left. the £11 breakfast was honestly vile, eggs tasted of month old oil, the "butcher sausages" were obviously straight from the freezer as was the bacon. owner of the restaurant was constantly watching over my shoulder as we ate and proceeded to over charge by about £5. the toilet was a full three flights of stairs up to the top of the building which was definitely a house. the looks are very deceiving I strongly recommend avoiding this so called restaurant a taking a more pleasing and money friendly visit to the local wetherspoons where you can receive the same quality food for a far better price and served by much less invasive people xoxo

Went for breakfast this morning and it was absolutely lovely. Best breakfast in Brighton.

Nice beers, good choice of roasts for Sunday lunch. Vegans and veggies well catered for. Reasonable prices. What's not to like?

I worked here years ago luckily for less than a month, the owner reeks of being abusive, insulting other staff to make herself seem cool. Also she was getting to jealously spy on neighboring Restaurant. Weird vibes and you really don't want to know how the food is made, but truly deserving of kitchen nightmares, Gordon should definitely check it out. Best description I've read is a bad faulty towers episode and I couldn't have put it better myself.

Called in for Breakfast on a Saturday morning beginning of December. Sat outside as a lovely day. Very nice spot, lovely food very tasty and reality fair value. I left all full up, there’s a lot to be said for that. Very clean and fresh inside lovely staff and nice surroundings….

Darcy’s used to be my late grandparents they were the original owners. I spent time as a child laying tables and sitting on the back step in the kitchen watching my grandma cook. My sister and I have never visited it even though we are still in the area until recently we both went to look at it and was shown around by Jerry. I booked and last night we visited. Oh the memories!! We went with some friends and Jerry was wonderful and attentive. The food was good, my cod and chips was just like my grandma used to do in breadcrumbs delicious! The restaurant is old fashioned but that’s the charm so many are now so super cool it was actually really wonderful to step back in time and almost feel abroad in a little hidden treasure. We all said we will definitely come back with other groups of friends. I’m sorry I left it so long to visit maybe afraid of the memories but not anymore. Thank you again Jerry for making our evening so perfect.

Disappointed. Bread and butter was bread and margarine which owner insisted was butter. Fried calamari was nondescript. Haddock was good but the chips also nondescript. Sole was good and generous, bream OK. Salad bowl OK, but dressing was not good - not olive oil. Homemade tartar sauce was starchy-thick and tasteless. Mainly prices exorbitant at 38 GBP for the sole, 28 for the Bream. 16 for fish and chips OK.

Classic Italian dishes in a quiet setting. Traditional Clam and seafood spaghetti was as it should be. Expensive alcohol

I had a lovely locally caught lemon sole yesterday , with green vegetables , perfectly cooked , customer service was attentive without being intrusive , very friendly atmosphere , I would recommend Darcy's , great coffee too !!

4 people, 2 starters, bottle of wine, no desert and, myself with very basic fish and chips. £178?

The breakfast was not good. Sausages tasted awful and to top it off when we queried the bill there had been a service charge added without been made aware. The lady who was obviously in charge was openly rude to her staff which was hard to watch and about other customers. My advice is to avoid this place and go somewhere else! There are better and more polite places in the area. No stars!

Not good at all. Overcharged and food not good quality. Although D'arcys is in a prime spot on The Lanes, we felt we were dramatically overcharged for our lunch of: 2 x full English, 2 x coffees and 2 x aperol spritz, which came to a WHOPPING £58! That might have been ok, if the food was 5*, fresh and sprinkled with a bit of gold dust. But of course, the food was basic – white hovis bread, cheap sausages (probaby Walls or sainsbury’s basics), one or two limp and shrivelled mushrooms. Don't even ask about the coffee. To add insult to injury, the aperol spritz came from a ready-made bottle. No fresh prosecco was used in the making of this drink!! And for £12.50 each, we felt robbed in broad daylight. Avoid!

Staff and chef brilliant, food was magic. Lovely and looking forward to next visit 😀

Gezellig klein restaurantje,binnen is het pittoreske klein. Het eten is geweldig bij D'arcys, we hebben het met smaak opgegeten. Hmmm was de fish en chips bij ons ook maar zo lekker. Prijs ligt overal rond de 13/16 pond.

Highly recommended, we loved the food and hospitality. Seafood pasta is a MUST. Thanksss 😘🥰

Had a wonderful evening at Darcy’s. The food was good but the service and conversation with Maria (our server) make the night very special. She is a local resident and shared stories of the restaurant’s history and the town.

Kein gutes Preis/Leistung Verhältnis. Dass Restaurants mit weissen Tischdecken in den Lanes nicht billig sind, ist nichts aussergewöhliches. Aber für Hauptspeisen für 25-30 £ (27-33 inkl. verpflichtendes Trinkgeld) sollte man auch etwas erwarten dürfen (s. Scampi mit Pommes auf dem beigef. Bild). Brot aus Tesco mit Mini Butterportionen in Folie als Appetizer machen auch nichts her…

Way too expensive for the worst food you can get. DO NOT EAT HERE!

I loved the atmosphere of this fish restaurant in The Lanes. Sitting outside in the shade, I enjoyed the fish casserole which was beautifully fresh and tasty. My husband, not a lover of seafood, enjoyed chicken Milanese. We arrived early for lunch but by the time we left the outside seats were all occupied and it was filling up inside. The service was good and, with a glass or two of Pinot Grigio, we enjoyed a memorable meal.

AVOID AVOID AVOID! I did a trial shift at this 'restaurant' and witnessed the evidence of many of these reviews. Chef smoking right next to kitchen, all sorts of frozen meats thrown into a sink of water that overflowed into the dishwashing sink over 'clean' plates. All the food is frozen - including bread and butter pudding, meat etc. The microwave was amongst the most used appliances for cooking the 'fresh' food in the frankly filthy kitchen. The older staff are rude and unkind and horrible about customers, especially non-white customers. I could go on forever but after my 6 hour, no break shift spent entirely washing dishes by hand with no gloves and no sponge with just a rag and scolding water I returned home exhausted and in tears. Please don't go and support this restaurant.

Quaint little Italian restaurant with tremendous informal service. Great Italian cuisine made fresh on the premises

Food was alright. A bit overpriced for what it was (lunch menu). Service was lovely but took a while for a larger group.

This seafood restaurant is tucked away amoung the small streets of "The Lanes" in Brighton. It's not fancy, or modern which is not a prerequisite for me choosing a place to eat. What I do look for is excellent food and good service; this place had neither. We waited over an hour to be served or food and when it finally arrived, it was so disappointing. The food lacked freshness and that flavour of the sea we were hoping for. Wait staff were polite and friendly, but it wasn't enough for me to give a better review.