Fig Cafe & Tapas in Arun

Disappointing for first time.Prawn and crab sandwich contained the smallest shrimps I had ever seen and crab sticks !! which are dyed white pollock

WOW!! Where do I begin! I decided to rake my wife for lunch and found Fig right by the carpark. It was so busy and was told we would have to wait and it was well worth the wait. From being greeted, to service, to food, to paying, all 1st class! If you haven't been you are really missing out, the only advise I would give is book ahead if you can or just wait. This cafe is a real Rustington gem!! 12 put 10. Well done guys!

I must say from the start their reviews are very positive so we must have just been unlucky. Plan was to go for breakfast (9:40) but all the tables were booked from 10:00, the young lady said we could sit at one for 20 minutes. Decided against the idea of breakfast due to the time limitation & ordered two coffees after about 5 minutes which is fine they had other people to serve it’s not long in the norm. The coffee was boiling as in couldn’t touch it, after 10 mins took a sip & it tasted like boiled water with a slight coffee taste. At this point 9:55 the people arrived who booked so to avoid any embarrassment plus there is no room really for them to stand inside we ‘jumped ship’ leaving the coffees hardly touched, I paid & we left. As I said their reviews are very positive so everyone else must be right, all I know is I wasted my money & didn’t want to create a fuss, won’t be back.

WOW!!! Just popped in as a bit peckish and just had the best sandwich I’ve ever had and I’m in my 50’s! Amazing service, food sensational and reasonable price, no wonder it was packed!

This cafe almost needs two seperate reviews as it does a great trade in breakfast//brunch and then transforms into a tapas place at night. Luckily, both are good. The chef works so hard and clearly cares about what he is doing. Even something as simple as a bacon sandwich is somehow just that little bit nicer than elsewhere. The coffee is ace, the full breakfast lovely. The tapas is superb. We had Pollo con Queso - delightfully crispy chicken pieces with cheese and a gorgeous chipotle mayo - that we liked so much we ordered another plate. Spanish omelette, houmous, Salt Cod Croquetas, all tasty and fresh. Good wine, nice choices of cocktails. We feel lucky it is local to us. (The only criticism I have is that sometimes the welcome is a bit miserable/unsmiling. I hate being under the heaters - it makes me feel unwell, so I always hope for a seat away from them but the manager once told me off for sitting at a table before she told me where I was allowed to go - I would understand if two of us had sat at a table for 4 but it was another table for 2.) I thoroughly recommend this hidden gem that will surprise you with its beautiful flavours.