Madeira Cafe in Brighton and Hove

Me and a friend spent the night on the toilet after having fish & chips here. You're better off starving than eating here

Madeira drive , it does not get any better than this , numerous/ annual visits

It doesn't look like much from the outside it hasn't got the big flashy signs like the other places but if you want delicious fish and chips come here! Fish was the best ive had and we had no soggy chips. 100% recommend.

So far as per my wife it is the best fish and chips she eat in Brighton, and also the portion is big enough to fill your tummy. I strongly recommend it

I'll let you into a secret..... if you want the best Fish & Chips in Brighton this is the place to go! Crispy batter with the freshest tasting fish and crunchy chips. If you haven't tried their fish and chips you're definitely missing out!!

Superb people, great service and tasty food. All at a good price 😊

Whatever it says on Google, this chippy isn’t open every weekday with much safer bets on weekends. On a sunny day with events on Madeira Drive (like today), it is a GREAT place to perch yourself, watch the action roll by over some Fish (or Scampi) & Chips. We ordered two large F&C (£11 each). Though a tad oily, it was a lovely piece of haddock: meaty, coated in a light and very crispy batter. You get your usual sachet condiments e.g. malt vinegar, mayo, ketchup etceteras. I did wonder why the guy on the next table picked his fish with his hands and chomped away much like a sandwich. It figures: you will get a flimsy wooden fork with your order, no knife nor, spoon. Despite this, still the best Fish & Chips amongst the few on that little stretch.

I highly recommend this well established historic café in a great location. The service is always cheerful and friendly and the food is excellent quality at a reasonable price. The cafe is clean and tidy with both indoor and outdoor seating You won't be disappointed.

Colourful place Great food and drink 😎

The breakfast is to die for, in here . Excellent man doing the service friendly welcoming with a smile ,freshly cooked food averytime , Can't wait to be back .

The pricing is a wonderful surprise given it is at a tourist spot. I had the egg roll and did not know what to expect but it was an egg burger and was delicious eventhough humble and simple. The staff is very happy to serve and cautions you several times not to leave your items unattended. Would definitely recommend this to all those who visit the Pier.

Having made the choice to ride to Brighton Big Tone checked out some reviews to enable a choice to be made as to which establishment we would grace with our presence for Breakfast. The Web site stated the cafe opened at 09.00 but apparently this was delayed because of some carnal antics the owner and his wife had to finish prior to opening an admission of the owner ( im nor making this up !!). Having waited 40 minutes for the place to open we decided to make the order simple 5 x full English with a mug of tea. The tea ( served in card board cups) was arguably the best part of the breakfast. I will itemise each component Eggs, a little under cooked but not quite snotty Beans, happy shopper or family choice (still undecided) these were served at 12 degrees centigrade. Bacon, I honestly believe there would have been less fat if Gemma Collins had been put through the slicer. Sausage ...where do I start with the sausages they tasted like full fat cardboard, they had obviously just been defrosted......MY GOD the afore mentioned bedroom antics surely not !!!! Wobbly chairs and table were the least of our worries!!!!

Probably the worst breakfast we’ve had for a while the sausages were tasteless and really cheap, beans were cold and un branded , tea out of paper cups also luke warm unbranded, all condiments in sachets….. “i only ate it because we were hungry” was the comment from Alan and to be honest we all agreed. £10 for the cheapest breakfast products money can buy cooked poorly very disappointing. The Kent connection

Friendly and helpful service ,good value food.

If you want the best Breakfast baps in Brighton then this is the place, perfect hosts, perfect food and perfect service. Best wishes from the Bacon bap and sausage bacon and egg bap people ( Glen and Denise ). See you again next year 👍

Great fish and chips :) Friendly staff

I've known the owner for many years and he has always been a cheerful happy man. Through thick and thin the Cafe has remained. The food is good hearty food freshly cooked and really tasty. There is plenty of seating , either in the sun or the shade . Through , speed trials, Harley Davidson events, motorcycle meets, street markets and fairgrounds the Cafe has remained. Quick food , no fancy plates, just served hot and tasty. Really worth a visit after a walk along the prom.

Don't let people no about the que so u hang around to relize ur waiting for nothing have signs out

Missing you being open buddy.. Hope you're well if you look at you're reviews...

Madeira Cafe: Fish and Dips In our opinion, it was the best fish and chips in Brighton. Wonderful, lovely, family operated shop! Large, delicious, fresh, tasty fish fried in a generous crispy, flaky batter! Fabulous people! They went the extra mile for us! The best friendly service ever!! Located on the restaurant level at the waterfront in Brighton. Highly recommend!!

Rode 130 miles from Oxfordshire on my vespa. Ate fish and chips here..really good quality. Top marks

Just visited on a Monday morning and it's closed, so check before visiting.

Top notch! Well done. Lovely. Every thing was Soft in the middle and crunchy on the outside.

Best cafe on the seafront for breakfast and for fish and chips later

Fantastic bacon roll, really nice .

Today s experience was a lovely one. Had been to this fish and chips place at the Madeira Cafe. A scenic view in front of the beach.. Fish and chips was awesome great quantity and fish was huge and fresh.. also must try are their fish fingers.. What more you get ur fav dips to choose from absolutely free.. Surely a must visit for all the fish and chips lovers, with family, couples, bachelor's or with friends..

Hot vegan sausage roll was tasty

Quick service from Greg but was not open

What a man, the owner is very funny and helpful, loves to chat. But man can he serve up a wonderful plate of food, put a lot of places in pompey to shame. Best place for fish &chips in Brighton bar none.

Only go here once a year when helping set-up Brighton Speed Trials. Nice friendly staff and the food is always nice. Table and chairs outside, beach view but load and noisey and smelly from the waiting cars ever since the council changed the road layout. Now cars queue waiting for a space since it's now just a half mile one way.

Lovely fish and chips. Owner very nice guy and staff are all great. Great all-round experience. Fish fresh with very crispy batter and chips nice and crisp. Highly recommended.

Las personas agradables que son dueñas de este lugar, pidieron salchichas y papas fritas y 2 latas de refrescos casi 12, no les importaría pagar esto si la comida fuera buena, las papas fritas eran papas fritas al horno, la salchicha era una buena ubicación, ¿comida basura?

Great place to meet up for a coffee and a chat with fellow bikers

Love the place they make u so welcome, staff and owner is lovely, food is great , it views are great of the seafront

Friendly staff, great fish n chips.

Excellent cafe for great tasting traditional grub, which is also excellent value. Views of the beach/ sea/ pier/ etc. Try it, you won't be disappointed. Fabulous staff!

Absolutely vile fish and chips. The chips were cold and hard, not fluffy or nice at all and the batter on the fish was super greasy and thick, not to mention the fish was rancid. As soon as I bit into it I felt sick as the strong fish flavour and smell hit the back of my throat. For £9.90 a piece I feel severely ripped off, especially considering my local fish and chips which is no where near the sea, is considerably better. If visiting Brighton, avoid this place AT ALL COSTS

Nice cafe with lovely, polite and friendly staff.

Poor breakfast. Food wasn't great, didn't look particularly clean.

Decent fish and chips, freshly made.

Friendly staff, great tea & coffee and fab food

This is now called Fish and Dips.... Had a terrible breakfast here this morning. Used to really like this place and it was a bit of a tradition to have breakfast here every time we visited Brighton. Will not be doing so again. Complete slop of food. Everything covered in beans, under cooked mushrooms, arshole end of a tomato, sausages that looked like they had been passed once already and I think there were eggs... Couldn't tell as they were under the slop of beans. Oddly enough the toast tasted like fish batter...very odd. Not sure what the has brown was was it wasn't hash brown, it was soft and floppy. Lots of locals sat around so figured it was still good. Wasn't until we left after barely eating any of the food that we realised non of them were eating, just drinking tea/coffee. Avoid at all cost, much much better places to eat!! Try the adjacent litter bin... ZERO stars.

Nothing wrong with this place. Food was a respectable 8 and the staff were very friendly. Couldn't see any hygiene issues on my several visits. It gets busy but I guess that's a good sign.

Great cafe for a big biker breakfast overlooking Brighton Pier. Friendly staff and good food and portions.

A las 12:35 hs pregunté si estaba a tiempo de pedir un Full English Breakfast. Primero me dijeron que sí, después miraron la hora y me dijeron que no. Bueno, gracias, dije y cuando me estaba yendo me dicen no 0K te lo hacemos. El desayuno estaba bien, 2 salchichas, un huevo frito, 2 fetas de panceta, porotos con salsa de tomate y 1 tostada con manteca. El café también estaba 0K.

We stopped here on New Year’s Day in the pouring rain after a game of crazy golf. We were cold and wet through. The two very friendly gentlemen welcomed us in and three cups of tea appeared in double quick time, followed very quickly by a hot water bottle to warm us up! This is a first for me, I have never been offered a hot water bottle in a cafe before and it was just what we needed! Fish and chips all round with one small child portion of scampi for a very petite grandma. These guys were super friendly, food was quick to arrive and delicious. The price was also very good. It isn’t fancy food, it is good old fish and chips and we would heartily recommend it to anyone passing by.

We always stop here first for breakfast on every visit to Brighton : Greg & Brian make us very welcome. Its facing the sea and two minutes from pier / sealife ; It’s great value for money, food is good & well presented, plus it’s dog friendly.

Very good breakfast bacon and egg

This is my normal haunt when I take a trip to Brighton. Great food and friendly staff!

The actual food is you get what you paid for. Cheap stuff, as expected. The issue, though is the utter lack of hygiene. The guy who served us was sitting outside having a smoke before we went to the counter, he then came in without washing his hands, took our order, coughed into his hands and over the food, carried on (again without washing his hands) took our money, carried on again (without washing his hands). If this place even HAS a hand-washing sink, I'm betting it's bone dry. Disgusting.

Friendly staff, very nice fish and chips to eat by the sea.

Arrived there shortly after 0800. Drinks only, as they were setting up. Place opens at 8am, so why weren't they ready? Went somewhere else instead.

Good coffee, perfect bacon and egg roll, friendly staff. Great open air cafe, not sure why people rated it like they were visiting a restaurant?!

If you are after something basic and good value on the seafront this will do you just nicely. Had breakfast sausage and bacon roll (not greasy at all) and a mug of tea, just what we wanted, and the guy who served us was very chatty and friendly.

Bad service, the waitress didn't say good morning, they didn't look as us to see if we need help or what we want to order. No uniforms at all. No higienic, the kitchen chef didn't wash his hands before starte make the breakfast, make fryes in durty oil. And the worst thing is the food is very bad and one 00order came on the bice plate and other order came in the plastic playe. I will never come back to this horrible plave. I don't recomendo these restaurant at all.

We were looking forward to gish and chips by the beach. The fish was just ok but the chips were like bullets. Binned it and went somewhere else. Rubbish.

Traditionally open on December 25th, if you want a slow Christmas afternoon watching the sea.

We decided to have chips before we got back to car when we had a day in Brighton. Very nice chips, lovely view.

Stopped there for a quick breakfast. Staff were really friendly, food was excellent. Thoroughly recommend the sausage and egg breakfast bap! Very tasty. Proper old school cafe. Brilliant.

Nice spot on the seafront for a cuppa on my bike rides. Nice staff and reasonable; traditional fry up and fish n chips.

was here for the brighton mod weekender. great friendly staff and the atomsphere was fantastic. free wifi was available as well!!

Este es el lugar para patatas fritas y una taza en un frío día de noviembre. Viajar con mi perro, significa normalmente sentarse fuera. Me senté tranquilamente al calor de una botella caliente el agua, antes de café delicioso mi chips. Buena compañía fue suministrada por uno de los clientes habituales de moteros y el dueño del café. Inglés adecuado junto al mar.

Tenía una taza de té, café y chocolate caliente. Vimos el desayuno inglés completo, así que decidí probar. El desayuno era bueno, especialmente la croquetas de patata y morcilla. Vale la pena una parada.

Having heard it was biker friendly and next to the motorcycle bay we decided to eat here. when When the staff actually bothered to serve us rather than talk amongst themselves we were served with luke warm chips and a bland sausage. i was hungry having ridden down from Ashford but I actually left more than half of mine uneaten as did my wife.There was food laying on the floor encouraging pigeons but no effort was being made to clear it.The staff also appeared to be wishing that they were somewhere else.NEVER AGAIN

Cannot fault- great bacon roll to start the day and a great British mug of tea to get you going! The fried breakfast looked great although didn't get to indulge. Really fair prices also with loads of outside seating for hot summer days (or mornings in my case) but also inside seating too! Really enjoyed sitting outside watching the bikers drive by!

I see that the majority of the positive reviews are about the food tasting nice. Whilst this may well be the case I think people would think twice about eating here if they actually watched how it was being prepared...So myself my partner and daughter sat at the medeira cafe and ordered fish and chips and burger and chips. Well whilst the fish and chips looked relatively normal, the burger bun had green MOULD on it! I took it back and pointed it out to the woman who just took it out of my hand and said 'I'll get you another one'! She then showed it to the man who wasn't at all bothered and they both began to prepare another one, however they picked up a bun from the same bag, I called out and said I hope you are giving me a bun from a different batch to the last on! He picked up the bag of buns, all of which you could clearly see MOULD all over them! He then picked up a burger with his hands whilst the girl took out a new bun and held it in her hand, she then opened the fridge and used her fingers to sprinkle the grated cheese on then handed it to me. I didn't even get a sorry! They couldn't care less and was as if it was a completely normal thing to have happened!! I was actually quite shell shocked and just walked off feeling sick!!I sat down and then began to observe. -So they all use there hands for EVERYTHING. -They rotate on the tills and food so they are handling money and then handling food.-At no point did I see anyone wash their hands-The man in there looks filthy, not trying to be nasty, but his fingers were black and his personal hygiene is clearly not a priority. -coughing without covering his mouth-He is touching everything. I watched him take the rubbish out, pulling his trousers up, coughing and spluttering...then straight back in the kitchen to serve food.It made me feel physically sick to watch this. They need to get their act together. So as I say while the food may well taste ok, have a think about what actually might be lingering on it!

Been coming here for years, as a local, this used to be always the best fish & chips in Brighton, great service, nice guy and staff. NOT NOW! Today a bloke who looked like a stand-in manager sat smoking where people were ordering and eating, and I had the most DISGUSTING PIECE OF FISH EVER! The batter was pale, thick and insipid and completely uncooked inside, sticking like glue to the fish; the oil stank of not being changed for weeks, the chips were soft and old from being warmed up. Totally disgusting and all thrown in the bin. I will not go back.

After a long drive for the historic vehicle run we decided to refresh ourselves with a coffee and bacon roll. Just after my partner had taken a bite we noticed the man in the kitchen LICKING his fingers BEFORE picking up items to put in the rolls to serve to the waiting public. When my partner shouted asking him what he was doing all he could say was he couldn't find the tongs!!!!!!! No apology, no offer of a refund just a roll with added stranger saliva and we were all left feeling extremely nauseous at the thought. With the high risk of cross infection the motto for this cafe has to be EAT HERE AT YOUR OWN RISK, ketchup 5p a serving but additional saliva free

Every year we go down to Madeira Drive Brighton to see the Historic Veteran Car Run arrive from Hyde Park. For us the best way to do this is to arrive by about 10.00am- see the first car to arrive and sit at this or one of the other street cafes with a continuous supply of tea, coffee, bacon rolls and later fish and chips for lunch.Tea, coffee, bacon rolls and fish and chips were all excellent and so were the vetern cars. the weather was a real bonus too!

Always a pleasant Cafe to visit, good selection of decent food not at all expensive, plenty of seating, smashing location and Greg and his staff are fantastic friendly people.

Had a lovely typical English breakfast with coffee. Delicious. Took 2 seconds to make and appear on a plate. Tables were constantly be cleared and cleaned. Cheap and cheerful.

Кафе расположено в центре города с хорошим видом на Брайтонский пляж. Мы купили традиционную английскую еду - жаренные картофельные чипсы и рыбу с соусом грэви. Посидеть можно не только внутри кафе, но и снаружи за столиками, любуясь морским видом.

Just called in fro a late breakfast and it was superb. Went with a group of mates and went for the fo full English and for the price and quality I do not think it could be beaten. Good quality ingredients well cooked and good proportions.

The worst coffee & latte we have ever tried. Tastes like a leftovers from wash bowl (not that I ever tried that), not drinkable even with various amounts of sugar, which I usually don't add anyway. Discretely and very politely I informed ladies behind the counter about its taste but all I got was "sorry". As I didn't ask for anything back, not a refund either, I sort of would expect at least an offer of glass of water as apology...but no. I saw then coming but doubt that bother passing the comment to him. I strongly advise everyone to not waste your money here.

This café has an excellent seafront location which makes it a pleasure to watch the wonderful view while having coffee/drinks and something to eat. The fish and chips I had were very tasty and the coffee was good too.

Great value basic hangover fry up, in a great location and friendly atmosphere. Traditional greasy spoon

Nice food , hot dogs chips burgers ect, big ques but move quick great location . Right in the bottom promenade Not bad priced either . We had the jumbo hot dog and chips . Not the best quality but great kid food and there was plenty tucking in. Would go again next time we visit

This is a regular stop for most bikers in the area.. Six of us arrived this morning just after half eight along with loads of other bikers.. Food is always good and the service spot on.. Right on the front if the weather is good it's a great view too.. The boss is great at remembering faces and is always welcoming.. This is a no frills classic biker cafe and well worth a stop if you're passing ..

It's a cafe on the seafront and is basically exactly that. No frills, no fuss, just simple food, coffee etc and that's great. They've got a great spot with outdoor and indoor seating. Reasonably priced and friendly.

Don't judge the place by it's rather old appearance....the fish & chips are just the best. The fish is always very fresh with the yummiest lightest batter. Chips are hot & crisp and you get a good cup of tea too. The guy who runs it works very hard and is always cheerful. yes you get paper plates but so what...you do get real knives & forks and a proper mug for the tea. Plenty of people eat here, especially passing bikers. Great sea view with lots of people/car watching to do.

Seafront Cafe visited by bikers with free bike parking just in front. Outside seating with views across beach. This is the last cafe at the east end of the row of outlets as you walk away from the roundabout in Madeira Drive just by the steps going up. It's a little tired looking but serves a reasonable breakfast. I've been coming here on and off for 6 years or so , usually had china crockery except on one occasion when a large coach party had used all the china. Service has always been friendly and efficient. A reasonable seaside cafe with a great location.

Stumbled upon this whilst on our bike tour. To be honest I was a bit apprehensive as the place looked tired and grubby. Shows you you can't judge a book by its cover. This biker cafe was fab. The service and the food was fantastic. This place is must. Southport carousel bike stop needs to take a leaf or two from this old dog..... And the council need to speed some money doing the front up..

I don't like giving negative reviews but when a fish and chip establishment in a seaside town has the audacity to serve frozen chips with its freshly caught fish, it deserves it. Why also is food served to adults on paper plates?The only thing really going for the Madeira is the location which overlooks the beach on the east side of the pier. There is plenty of choice of fish n chip places in Brighton and I will not be returning.

I was in Brighton and after popping in to a couple places both witch told me I would have to wait 20-30min for a table I decided to get some food from Madeira drive cafe. Food was great and although I though it was a little expensive I did not have to way 25minutes for a table unlike harvester.