Due South in Brighton and Hove

Friendly staff, a predominantly fish menu. We had beef for 2 which once cooked as requested was delicious. Nice non alcoholic cocktails. Staff friendly. Ran out of coffee-hadn’t been for years but would come again.

First ever review as felt so strongly In conclusion, a rip off with bad management that used to be great. In full: A gem when it opened, has gone down hill so much. It was our fourth visit and we came for October best (a deal restaurants put on in oct) and were so disappointed. Online menu said eel, duck etc. reality was ‘mushroom carpaccio’ (chopped up raw mushroom with some oil and Parmesan) and the most under-seasoned ‘courgette fritter’ ever made. Asked the manager about the change and he said it was seasonal - first nothing on there was seasonal and second this menu was designed for October so not sure how they didn’t design it to be in season for October. We went with it as wanted the experience anyway, but sadly the food was very bland and we were served all 5 courses before we’d been there half an hour - our bottle of wine came with the fourth course. As we’d finished our food and has 3/4 of a bottle of wine left, we asked to sit outside to finish it and we were told the tables had been cleared even though we could see them outside. We complained for the second time after paying the bill at the end, and the manager told us he wouldn’t have made us pay, but then proceeded to offer nothing to make up for it, no explanation for the changed menu and made no apology. Such a shame as we loved coming here before. P.s. our waiter was lovely thank you!

Firstly can I say food 5 stars; staff 5 stars; ambience 5 stars. However let down by toilet facilities. Need more regular checking and kept up to a more acceptable level, as the floor was very wet (suspicious) as was the seat. If these had been better checked and cleaned it would have been an overall 5 star. I'm putting this in to make you aware of the problem, but that wouldn't necessarily stop me visiting again.

Great food, prices are not too high as one might expect for the fantastic quality of food and service. Right by the beach. Lovely children’s menu.

Visited Due South and had a really lovely meal. To start we had wonderful Tuna tartare with avocado and Burrata with fresh peach, hazelnuts and honey mustard dressing then really lovely Cote de boeuf to share and finally, a wonderful chocolate and hazelnut ice cream desert. Lovely cocktails too and perfect service. The whole experience was great.

Sorry. I have no idea why this place gets such good reviews as today we were unable to experience the food. Arrived in time for our table of 3, our third guest was to join us. Seated at a table of 2 chairs with the promise of a third chair. We waited for ages then finally found our own chair. Suffice it to say after 45 minutes and despite ordering cocktails, wine and food - all we’d had bought to our table was a bottle of water. So we left. The staff were doing their best but there were only two front of house and it just didn’t work. This restaurant charges premium prices ( approx £30 for a main course). But if you’re going to charge these prices they need to be backed up by enough staff to provide premium service. This was in no way the servers fault - purely management. Unless you want to spend your dining experience waiting for an inordinately long time avoid this place. Such a shame.

5 of us arrived with no reservation on a very hot day, when Brighton was extremely busy. We were seated quickly, with extra chairs for friends who we thought might join us. Our waiter (I regret not taking his name but he had chin length curly hair) was incredibly friendly as he talked us through the menu concept & different sized dishes. Drinks were served in good time. We could not fault the food- fresh, delicious & beautifully presented with well-considered flavour combinations. Stand out dishes were the tuna tartare and prawn & scallop ravioli. Our other friends were waylaid so didn’t make it to the restaurant, but we were not made to feel that this was an issue, which we really appreciated given how busy the whole seafront was. We all felt we paid a fair price for the quality of food and drink we had and the service received. Will definitely visit again!

Excellent meal at this cosy restaurant. There were four of us and they cooked us a whole halibut to share. Interesting cocktails to finish. Service was spot on.

Great. Obviously, worth it for the fish. I had a fantastic skate. Cocktails were also good. We were lucky to be sat upstairs at window seat that afforded a really great view. Lovely evening.

Fantastic food, service and location. Incredibly tasty food - we finished our meal and were immediately discussing when we’ll be back

We had the most gorgeous day with you. Thank you. Fantastic Food- best turbot ever and the pudding was amazing. The staff were really lovely and made our anniversary very special and memorable.

The restaurant has the most wonderful location when the weather is good and we had an outstanding meal with a real variety of different dishes but what made it even better was the wonderful service from Laura . As ever it’s the service that makes the difference and so often it’s lacking but not here so if you want good food, great service and lovely sea views this is the place to go to

Having visited this restaurant years ago, we were confident it would be good. We ordered an extremely expensive fish of the day - a very large sea bass with potatoes and broccoli. The fish arrived un-filleted and with no serving cutlery, as neither did the vegetables. I asked for the fish to be filleted. The waitress said she'd ask, then came back and said it couldn't be filleted at the table as it had all sorts of bones. I asked for it to be filleted in the kitchen. It came back, intact with head and tail, masses of bones and still no serving spoons. I asked for something to serve it with, she came back with a desert spoon apologising there was nothing else. I hadn't seen my friend for a long while, she had been unwell, and as she didn't complain, I kept quiet as I didn't want to ruin our meal. We ate the fish, it was flabby and mushy, smothered in an unappetising and inappropriate pesto sauce but just about edible as it wasn't off. The waitress and other people asked how it was, I said nothing, but my friend nodded that it was ok. I had decided to complain directly after the event in order not to ruin our evening together. The fish cost £60 without anything else. It was not only badly cooked, it was appallingly badly served. After writing a complaint email and getting no response after over a week, I wrote again, phoned several times and eventually got a response. I spoke to the manager - Victoria - who made no effort to apologise or understand my feelings. She defended her position, queried again and again how a complaint had not been made at the time, and finished by saying she would have to speak to her 'team' as she didn't know how anything could be done about my complaint. There is clearly not going to be any recompense for this upsetting event, for my time spent in writing twice and phoning several times, nor is there an apology of any kind for a meal which was clearly substandard and cost an exorbitant amount, just a defence of the restaurant. I was treated like someone who had no idea of what a fish should be like. In fact my father was the editor of the Egon Ronay guides, which gave me vast experience in eating in restaurants, and subsequently as an adult in Italy where I lived for over 30 years. This was the most distressful conversation I have had following a complaint, the only time I have felt it necessary to complain about a meal, in all of my almost 80 years.

Attended for a family birthday lunch, 8 adults looking forward to sampling some of the dishes advertised on their instagram page as a “new lunch menu available Sunday to Friday”, to find out they had pulled it for the day and replaced with a limited (overpriced) menu. The Sea Bass had run out, which left limited options, for a fish restaurant on a busy weekend this surprised us all. We were the only table inside for the majority of our visit but service was painfully slow as the staff were focussing their attention towards the outside diners . We ordered Oysters and a selection of starters which were tasty but then had to wait a further hour for our mains to arrive. 3 people had the cod, 1 had pork and 4 others shared 2 Côte de boeuf plates. All were very nice bar the beef, both ordered as medium rare with one arriving on the edge of medium and the other Well done. The beef was also supposed to come with potato gratin, a random bowl of chips arrived on the table which no one had ordered and when asked about the gratin one of the waitresses said it was underneath the slices of beef (it wasn’t) another waitress then came over to say they had also ran out of the gratin so the chefs replaced with chips. Not sure which cookery school they went to where a single bowl of chips are an acceptable substitute for gratin! A second bowl of chips then also arrived as some form of apology but everyone had pretty much finished their meals. A manager then came over to apologise for the cremated beef and chips and offered 50% (£30) off one of the steaks. The final bill arrived and the £225 deposit paid hadn’t been removed which had to be pointed out, another example of their poor attention to detail. As we had already been in there close to 3 hours there was no point in causing a fuss as we just wanted to get out and enjoy the final minutes of the sun. Overall it was an average experience and wouldn’t recommend but I hope this review prompts some further training of the waiting staff and chefs to prevent the restaurant damaging itself even more.

Due South did a brilliant job of keeping 29 people (team event) fed with delicious food and the service was fantastic.

Delicious Dover Sole. cooked to perfection! Scrumptious Pudding, Meringue, with Lemon and Raspberry!! Nice wine!! Good service with Gin XX

We were visiting Brighton with friends and booked to have a meal here on a Tuesday afternoon. We were very excited about the prospect of looking out to sea whilst eating some excellent food. When we arrived we found that there was one other party...

Very surprised how poor the food was and service from inexperienced staff. It used to be so good but has become an overpriced average. Will not return.

Lovely spot to sit, have a drink and watch the world go by. We didn't have food but it looked delicious! Staff friendly and attentive! Worth a visit.

Wanted a fish lunch and so went to the Kings Road arches in search of an interesting restaurant on a wet afternoon. Due South offered an unusual menu and so we chose to dine here. Whilst we were drawn to a number of the offerings...

Interesting menu, well cooked, great service. Good “nibbles” , bread and dips very memorable. Interesting sides to add to fish. Good ambience. Drinks really good too

We visited Due South on an admittedly damp and blustery Saturday evening, but were still surprised by how few people had ventured out to experience all this fantastic bistro has to offer. Set down on the seafront, the decor is very relaxed but cool and...

Memorable starters, excellent fish with wonderful seasoning and accompaniments, and desserts to warm the heart. Dan Mertl is a chef to watch!

Absolutely superb. One of the best in Brighton. And had the most wonderful waitress, Katie. The turbot was exceptional as was everything else. Make this place a go to place when in Brighton.

Well. Dropped in for a light bite at lunch, booked in for the evening. Straight forward menus. Great staff, both afternoon & evening. Fielded questions with a smile and were attentive, friendly but at the same time knew exactly when to leave us to it....

I'll start by putting in a request that they reinstate the lobster crumpets as soon as possible - I'll be holding a candlelight vigil! They were the best "nibble" I've had in many a moon. The blue cheese crumpets are good, but once you go...

Had a lovely dinner at Due South. Front of House manager David was very attentive and we opted for the Fish of the day which was whole Grilled Brill on the bone with potatoes with pepper and tomato sauce and Broccoli that was char grilled....

It's not often I go somewhere and really look forward to the food. This is one of those places, really great service, the young waitress was superb....

I would go here from London for the lobster crumpets alone. My husband's Dover sole was still slightly pink in the middle - we asked for it to be grilled a bit more - they gave him a completely new one and halved the price....

Firstly, great staff. Whole Dover sole as a special if the day £36. They are ‘experimenting’ with dry aging the Dover sole. Which is a terrible experiment. The flesh develops a leathery, sole biltong surface layer which seems to prevent even cooking. The normal succulent...

Unbelievable, I'm still reeling from the flavour of the simple butterflied mackerel. It was so good I almost cried, I didn't want it to end. It was possibly the best fish I have ever had, there are no more words, sorry

Not been for 15 years. Was excellent & service from a young lady especially was great-nice to see someone smiling & enthusiastic Lardon bread was good Sirloin sharing steak great Lemon tart very good Will be back this time sooner!

Great small lunch. Didn’t want too much to eat, so after advice from our lovely waitress we chose a fabulous grilled octopus with tiny pasta and a anchovy flatbread. Would love to go back. The oysters looked amazing xx

If you’re gonna splurge on seafood. do it here had the local shellfish and it really just hits different here

The food was delicious and the service was absolutely wonderful. Thanks for having us for our ten year anniversary lunch. Particular shout out to Bryony (Briar!) Rose for looking after us so well. You were such a lovely addition to our day. Food wise we...

We where in Brighton for a day on my partners birthday after a bit of shopping we thought we would go to riddle & finn for lunch however as the two previous times they gave a long waiting time, but recommended there sister restaurant due...

We had a lovely weekday lunch on the terrace at Due South. Super efficient and friendly service. A good selection of small and large plates on offer. Perfectly cooked dishes.A huge thank you to our Canadian waitress (Katie?). Can't wait to return!

Food and service was excellent although they were a bit slow with bringing drinks. Food was very good and very taste. Big menu deserts were lacking. Would go again. We sat right at the back and it is too hot up there and with the...

There today for lunch, it was perfect sitting outside in the sun. Staff where attentive and gave great recommendations for food. David went over and above to ensure we chose the perfect red wine for our meal. We love the flint house but the anchovy’s...

Had high hopes for this restaurant but very expensive for what it was. No bread was offered except as an extra. Had mussels with lots of sauce, had to ask for bread but didn’t arrive until we’d requested several times. Should have come with the...

Met our friends from Alderney and chose Due South for lunch as i had previously had a good time there. From the moment we arrived, everything was perfect. The staff are so friendly and knowledgable. We had a selection of starters, the lobster crumpets and...

Was there yesterday 09.07.2022 around 7pm. Waited as per the signage to be seated. A guy came out from inside the restaurant and I requested a table for 3. There was three empty tables on the terrace which was clear to anyone passing by. I...

I used to visit this restaurant many years ago and went again last week with a girlfriend of mine. We had a fabulous time, the staff are all great and the service attentive without being intrusive, in other words - just right! Lunch was delicious,...

It is lovely to eat on Brighton seafront. Vibrant & happy. This place has lovely staff & reasonably priced drinks. However, the food is overpriced. To illustrate, I had the mussels with nduja. Great flavour. Moderate portion. £17. Fine. Would I like to pay £7.50...

Our first visit here lived up to its expectations! The food and service was absolutely fantastic. My favourite dishes were; Bites (Lobster Crumpets, Bérnaise, Chives), Irish Oysters (Grilled, ‘Ndjua), Charcoal Grilled (Safrron Monkfish, Tenderstem Broccoli, Rock Samphire, Beurre Blanc) . We enjoyed this with a...

What a lovely surprise by the beach! Food was very nice. They specialise on local produce. Loved scallops sashimi for starter and monkfish for my main. Beautiful presentation too

Tasty food! Wait staff couldn’t be nicer - pity about front of house gentleman who was rude and not at all friendly - Really not into that type of attitude at such a place , let’s the whole experience down massively

Dover sole was off , charged £36 for a passed it eat by date. I was given a 50% regind and then proceeded to suffer with a stomach upset and diarrhoea. Will contact environmental health and report them

I’ve been a fan of Due South for many years, and was happy to see its return. I’ve been several times in the last 18 months or so but this was my first visit since the introduction of the small plates menu. This visit was...

The wow factor from start to finish ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I booked for lunch at Die South as a solo diner. I was first into the restaurant so got the best seat in the house - the window upstairs with the amazing view 😍 I ordered the...

Four of us ate, sharing a Turbot and a Monkfish. The starters were also shared, a Lobster dish & Anchovy on Sourdough. The food was excellent, the service superb & friendly. This is not a cheap restaurant, but then good quality comes at a price...

We had lunch their today. It started well not a bad table, a bit old fashioned but ok. It took 15 mins to order not a problem. Then waited 45 minutes for food. That is when the real problem occurred, the dish I order was...

Great food and service .. although the food was good it was quite pricey and the alcohol was very pricey too! The cheapest glass of Prosecco was £10!! Ouch!! Not somewhere you can afford to go to regular but where isn’t expensive these days! Staff...

A wonderful seaside restaurant located in a beautiful setting. David and his front of house Team demonstrated first class service and importantly the chefs in the Kitchen provided the most delicious food. This restaurant is not to be missed with outside seating as well an...

My partner and I ate at Due South on Saturday evening and were delighted by the service, food and location. The manager had gone out of his ay to save us a table by the window as requested and our waiter could not have been...

Saturday lunch lovely sunny terrace. Due South is ably managed by David with Chef Mark and his team cooking on the wood fired grills. This friendly restaurant has really excellent food. we ate lobster crumpets, grilled mackerel with cucumber kimchi and rhubarb, smoked anchovies and...

Visited today! Staff unprofessional and rude. Sister restaurant of riddle & Finn should have never changed or the concept! as there trying to be like flint house and burnt orange but will never be on there league with service or food! Due south is below...

Everything about this restaurant was good. The staff were efficient and friendly and the food was varied and interesting. We ate small plates of fish, including oysters, octopus and cod and thoroughly enjoyed everything. Thanks to everyone at Due South for giving us such a...

The kitchen here knows what its doing. The lobster crumpets were so good we ordered a second plate. The sea trout was very good also. We are so lucky to have such good seafood here. (That said the steak looked good too) And service was...

A very quiet mid-week evening. Good advice on choice of dishes - we were told not to over-order which was very helpful. Friendly service with big smiles all round. Dishes as described in other reviews. The two fish dishes were superb. A big lemon sole...

The food was excellent Maybe the best restaurant in Brighton (and I eat at the ones that are considered the best ones) I wasn’t impress with the service: seemed to pressure to order quickly and finish the meal (there were empty table inside) Waitress had...

We started with the lobster crumpets and the mackerel which deserve 5/5. The mackerel was lovely and fresh and the pickles it came with were a great complement. The lobster crumpets were delicious and sooo tasty. They are a must. We chose the beef sharing...

Cannot recommend this place highly enough. Amazing food, great service, wonderful staff, delicious drinks and lovely ambience. The Lobster Crumpets were so orgasmic we went back for seconds and the sear on the venison contrasting with melt in the mouth tender, pink meat was complemented...

I really don't know where to start with my dinner experience yesterday evening, from the warm welcome at the door, to leaving with the most satisfied full belly, it's was Above and beyond any expectations. David welcomed us in, then Jade looked after us. She...

Booked the private dining room for a special occasion dinner, and had the six course feasting menu. The food was outstanding and generous in portion size - oysters and anchovy sourdough were lovely, turbot and porterhouse steak was delicious…. Actually, I couldn’t fault anything. It...

The service was dreadful. We were shown to our table and waited fifteen minutes to be offered a drink and the menus. We waited almost an hour for the main course, very ordinary roast chicken to share. The chicken was ok but the vegetables were...

Food was outstanding! The fish had great flavour, and was the focal point of each dish, with great garnishes, sides and sauces. The waiter we had was friendly and knowledgable and made the experience special. Will definitely be returning and recommending to friends in the...

Service 5* Very attentive and friendly waitress. Food 3* The flatbreads were amazing. One with lardo and the other with truffles. The mains were good portions and you can see they use really good quality ingredients. However the food was luke warm. My partner had...

Sat outside to catch up with an old friend nice and pleasant greeting asked for pints, only sell half’s !!!! Fine we had 4 half’s each THATS 2 pints Asked how much they are £6 that’s £12 pint of lager , don’t think there’s a...

Having read the review in the Sunday Times colour supplement of a few weeks previously, we decided to have lunch there. The Sussex Lunch Menu was worth investigating and we ate very well looking out over the promenade and the grey waters of the Channel....

On a last minute day trip to the coast lunch was the last thing to be considered! Due South presented it's self and with a bit of sun alfresco dining in November on a Sunday was a must! The Sunday lunch sharing whole chicken was...

Such a shane- We have regularly eaten here for years in its different guises. Today was diabolical- poor food, long waiting times. Arrived st 2pm and no main course until 3.35pm. The guy in charge was out of his depth. Sorry Patrick- if you are...

As my partner wanted to try scallops for the first time we opted for a meal in "Due South". Menus and drinks lists were promptly brought to our table. Thank you. Of note was the extortionate prices of both the drinks and the meals eg...

Had a short break in Brighton and on a recommendation from a local went here. We went back. The small plates are outstanding, subtle tastes and beautifully presented. The staff are cheerful and knowledgable, our waitress challenged my wine choice, because we asked her too....

Chap on front of house was too cool for school. Was eating when we arrived and very casually (slovenly) showed us to our table. Would not take our coats because of COVID but perfectly fine to “just hang them over the handrail”. Food was good...

Excellent meal at this restaurant. We went as a group and nothing was too much trouble. We had a table on the lovely terrace in the sunshine. The food and service was superb. Friendly staff , quick service. We had a selection of breads to...

It’s not often that a restaurant provides everything one looks for in a dinner outing, but really Due South did just that. Lovely location on the (midweek) quiet boardwalk with a view over the moonlit sea from our table at the upstairs window. Charming welcome....

Absolutely superb quality meal ( the Dover sole and the wild halibut the stand out performers) .. garlic heritage potatoes exceptional too .. bright, cheerful knowledgeable service, great location and cool vibe. Chef / owner has really hit the spot there .. will return .....

Delicious meal. So glad to have a new, super tasty restaurant that doesn’t just do small plates. The woodfired cheesecake was a highlight, it was like a cloud.

I have been to Due South now several times and every time it get's better and better. I am a big foodie and this has to be one of the best places to dine in Brighton. Every time I come to this restaurant, the staff...

The food was ok but service was terrible and slow ,it took 30 mins for our daughters dessert to arrive

Food was amazing, staff friendly and helpful. Worth every penny and they even bought out a chocolate birthday greeting for my husband

We booked months ago and you were made aware we had a vegetarian in our party of 10 … we had the tasting menu at £45 a head the menu had lamb and skate which we had to dissect and share between four at the...

Only the 2nd review I have ever written. Very very poor - the lamb was dry , the skate was cold but the main complaint is that we had a vegetarian in our party and he was not offered any alternatives on the set menu...Only...

A more interesting menu than many of the restaurants and were not disappointed. Efficient and lovely staff together with great food made for a very relaxing early evening meal. Will return!

We have eaten out alot around the town and this by far the worse we have ever had. Ordered two small plates and main to come all together. Clearly this not reported to kitchen as all came separately with having to wait 45 mins for...

Walked past Due South and checked out the menu, after a walk we decided to venture back and check for a table, we had to little dogs with us but they were very happy to let us have a table. Started with some nibbles…Lobster crumpets...

Have eaten in a lot of restaurants in Brighton and this was a real find for lunch yesterday. Food was excellent. Alex helped us with our food choices and it was really refreshing to have a team member that seemed genuinely interested in the menu...

Well what a disappointment. It was mine and my boyfriends first time in Brighton for a get -away that we have saved up for, to enjoy and we were celebrating a special occasion to. And we arrived at this establishment that we spotted in the...

When we arrived we were ignored my most of the staff, because we had been out all day and hadn’t been dressed to impress we were told we were luck to get a table although it was clearly a quiet Friday evening. We were then...

Staff were fun and engaging, wine recommendations on point and the food was delicious. The Iberian pork especially so. Great venue too, will be returning.

After the SECOND time the waiter filled my male friend's wine glass and not mine, I made a valid complaint (especially as I was paying) The waiter then played the Gay Card.....and told me I was homophobic. Not only was that even relevant to my...

Absolutely beautiful food, excellent service , we both agreed it was probably one of the best meals we’d ever experienced, a complete joyous party on our taste buds . We thank you ❤️🥂

Had a super lunch here today! We live in the area - and this was a very welcome return to this terrific restaurant - in a perfect location. Cannot understand the 1* review given below - he must have been confused! We started with a...

First timer at Due South, all the way from the Netherlands. My friend spoke highly of this place, and naturally felt intrigued to try out. Great service, attentive, food was delicious - so much flavour. Kudos to the chefs. Wine selection was good - we...

We enjoyed a fantastic meal at Due South during our short stay in Brighton. The food and wine are both on the pricey side but very tasty and we thoroughly enjoyed it as an end of holiday treat. After a few days of questionable service...

I love this place with delicious, interesting food right on the beach, expertly served and a well chosen wine list to go with it all This was my third visit and I have always been delighted.

Staff are brilliant and engaging. There's a great selection of different fish dishes and the ones we had for starters & mains were beautifully cooked. Would highly recommend going there. Setting is lovely too, only reason not 5 stars is because it's pricey, but perfect...

This is my 3rd time visiting Due Douth and it seems to always get better, the small tweaks to the menu each time only enhance it, and trust me it won't disappoint. I took my friend there for his birthday and we were warmly greeted...

Had the most amazing food on the planet! Everything from the beef, scallops to the monkfish was Devine! All this washed down with bubbles to begin and then the lovely smooth Italian Greco. Jon and I received fantastic service from lovely friendly smiley staff. The...