Sea Lane Cafe in Worthing

One of my favourite places on the south coast , right on the beach great to people watch . Lots of wonderful staff always super helpful, dog friendly inside and out . Great selection of food , great quality. New out side eating area now more permanently covered a great addition.

Cafe is undergoing an extension, so has limited seating, but still excellent service and food.

Very good food and sensational service

What lovely people. Very busy but still had time to make our lunch enjoyable. Beef burgers were great, not many jalapeños in mine, when mentioned they popped out with a ramekin full. Genuinely nice staff, not just a service smile, Tables are a little canteen like, I'll definitely be going back, cakes look amazing, but we were full, Good portions.

Just popped in for a takeout coffee and pecan pie 🥧

Gets very busy, but they employ plenty of staff. Wide choice of food, I think, but a fry up and coffee sitting at the edge of the beach is near heaven.

Went for a lovely long walk with friend and their dog... stopped along the way. Major building work going on at present. Looking forward to seeing when extensions are complete.

Visited the Sea Lane cafe a couple of times since moving to the area for coffee they serve a lovely blend of coffee staff are lovely with inside and outdoor seating also has a small outdoor kiosk serving refreshments that can be helpful when you only require coffee. Very pleased with our visits to the cafe

Fast friendly service, great view of beech.

Nice place by the sea nice coffee & cakes

Well worth a visit if you're down in Worthing we will be back 👍🥓

Nice location but teas and coffees are expensive for what you get.

Nice to sit in the summer and half covered area in November

Unfortunately, we had not booked, imagining lunchtime on a Tuesday on October would not be overly busy - wrong, it was jammed. However, it didn't matter as one of our group was disabled, and while there are parking bays for disabled, unless sitting outside (torrential rain) there were steps into the restaurant. If there was another suitable access it was not pointed out when enquiring on our arrival. Seems to be a longish ramped route from the car park, but not obvious, but still only gets you to the outdoor deck.

Don't like it here at all. The queueing system is ridiculous.

You couldn’t find a better location. Right on the beach (wide) with tables scattered along the beach too. Food good, at a price but expected at such a place. Adult & children’s menus and a great crab sandwich. Horse-box sauna close by. They’re building a permanent awning for the winter and new season. Got on a sunny day and gaze out at the ocean.

Best place around, quality food, staff and scenery.

We love Sea Lanes. However busy it gets - today was a beautiful sunny day and the tables were packed - the system is efficient, the young staff are delightful and the simple food is excellent. Plus you are on the beach! What more could you want?

I ordered a toasted sandwich and a tuna and mayo sandwich and two coffees. £22... I had a young baby in my arms and asked if the coffee tray could be brought down to me as my wife was looking after our other baby..( twins) I was told No..it will be brought with your food....They could easily have brought our coffee with our food, or just brought the coffee with one of the servers...so I had to take our baby back down the steep steps to my wife and then go back for the coffees. I had asked for no chocolate on the cappuccino....unfortunately it was covered in chocolate.....our toasties arrived the young girl serving us was pleasant, no complaint with her. However my Cheese and Onion toastie was actually cheese and tomato.....I Took it back and was told that was what I ordered, I politely said she must have misheard as I had definitely not ordered cheese and tomato. She agreed to correct the order, no apology ...just a rather unpleasant attitude blaming me....I do not particularly like cooked tomato so there was no way I would have ordered it....also cheese and tomato I later checked does not appear as a choice on the menu !!!!. The toastie cost a little over £8.00, the cheese was so mild it was completely tasteless. I think I would have put up with the mistakes if the person behind the counter was more pleasant . Never good to blame a customer or make two mistakes with the order. I have been here many times, it is pricey for what it is, but the location is perfect, the staff who bring the food to the table are always helpful and polite, generally the food is good , so it was disappointing our experience yesterday was poor.

Nice place to come for a coffee, haven't gotten around to eating here, but whenever I pass there's plenty of people! There is inside seating, an 'inside patio' seating and outside seating. If you want to take away, there is a separate window on the lower/rear area of the building. Really looking forward to my next visit!

Very good choice of breakfasts in prime spot by the sea. Veggie breakfast was delicious - we liked the choice of fried bread or toast. Only let down by the tea. Tea for 2 was a small pot, 1 teabag and a jug of hot water.

Went here today to find they have changed the size of their large cup and made them smaller but still charging £3.70 also noticed that soup was charged at £7.50 Will not be going back as over priced Bluebird cafe is better

Love this cafe Nice food friendly staff

What a place, everything 5* ,ok I couldn't eat there every day on my money, but you can't fault it

What a huge costly disappointment. Two gluten free sandwiches that looked disgusting and tasted just as bad. Dreadfully over priced. Think I could of got better sandwiches in a service station. It’s a complete rip off and won’t be going again.

I had my lunch last weekend and I was celebrating my baptism 1 month ago my baptism it was 1/9/2024

Excellent place to eat - lovely breakfast and coffee.

Cheese scone was huge, but sadly not cheesey, fabulous views, service with a smile. Great coffee. Nice for dogs to be able to go indoors.

Amzing café! Food is super tasty ! Amazing sea view 😍

Food excellent but unfortunately has a rude waitress who chastised us for trying to be helpful clearing the table. The outside seating is good but sadly the awning is past its sell by date and leaked badly. We used to enjoy the view which is now hidden. Suggest a more attractive glass covering so we could enjoy Sea Lane cafe as we have done in the past.

My favourite place to have a nice brunch with my family. Good food . Good atmosphere. I highly recommend it

Good food. Good company. Delightful location on the beach looking out to sea. Not quite as busy out of season.

Great cafe on the beach, food was excellent, we had cod and chips, yummy!well worth a visit !

Great place for tea and cakes after w a walk along the coast

Been going here for over 20 years and love it. My frustration is the inability to get another drink without rejoining the lengthy queue. Rejoining the queue risks losing your seat. Roaming member of staff for repeat drinks only would be absolutely perfect.

Great cafe and location, excellent prices, generous portions, efficient and they have a bike rack for cyclists.

Such a shame that this could be an amazing place. Slow service, although every staff member I dealt with was very friendly and committed. Ridiculously high prices for food. On average, I'd say £3 per food item overpriced. Drinks are more fairly priced but avoid the coffee, not a good blend. I so wanted to like this place but overpricing and poor quality really can't go on.

Nice place but very little car parking a d a bit too busy for my liking

Very disappointed, the tea was undrinkable asked for an extra teabag, still not good. Amercarno was no different and fish and chips was enormous but had no flavour better tasting fish in our local cafe in Surrey!

Best seaside cafe I have found. Unbelievably busy and a bit like ordering on a conveyor belt, but always pleasant, polite and very efficient service. Been going for years and never once been disappointed by the food. Great sea views. Thoroughly first class.

First time visit, very busy but service good, selection plentiful, a must if your in the area, great stop off along the beach

Great location on the beach and a short drive from Worthing. Food was really good - I went for the Avocado on toast. Great coffee too! Cakes and pastries looked fantastic!

Nice coffee and cake today sitting in the outside shelter away from the rain!

Efficient, fast and polite staff. I feel prices relate to its past reputation and the location rather than the quality or quantity of the menu. Customers.are effectively a captive audience as there really is nothing else within a short walking distance. It very popular and I am one of those customers who will start a walk along the beach with a brew and a snack from the Sea Lane Cafe.

Only had an ice cream from the kiosk,which was lovly.but a fab place.

Lovely place stop for a breakfast after a beach dog walk

Lovely place when not so busy. Fabulous food

Visited here a number of times, the last being on Sunday 1st September. As always, the food was excellent and I can highly recommend the bacon, brie and cranberry panini. Despite how busy it was, queues were dealt with quickly and professionally, and the food arrived quickly and was top notch as always. The menu has something for everyone, and the selection of desserts is good, again catering for most dietary needs. The atmosphere both inside and outside was good and friendly, and the staff were quick to turn tables around, meeting the pace of the day. Again, with how busy it was, the seating areas were clean and organised, with attention to detail paid by all the staff. I cannot recommend this place enough and I'm looking forward to the next visit.

Very busy cafe, so expect long cues. Also the service received was good. Disappointment about my fish goujons o ordered. I expected them to taste fresh, but they were like frozen fish bites.

Wonderful pot of tea,and delicious large portion of cake, plenty for two!

Great beach cafe with good variety of hot & cold food as well as amazing looking cakes! Chips were delicious! Gets very busy on a Summer's day but plenty of seating and even if you have to queue, it usually doesn't take too long to get your food. Staff are mostly a young, friendly crew :)

Always crazy busy and you're likely to have a lengthy queue. Free parking, if you can find a space. Food is expensive compared to comparable cafés. If you order burger and chips, the chips cost extra, very odd !

Good choice for meals and drinks along with the best sea view possible.

Fantastic views good food and friendly service also easy parking

A great little café for a bite to eat!!!

I have visited before so took my mother who was visiting me there for lunch. The food here is quite expensive but good quality. Sadly - which completely ruined our lunch out, was the toilet facility. It was absolutely disgusting. I spoke to the manger about this and he said the are owned by the council but they pay them to clean them for the cafes use. It has sadly totally put me off returning here, not to have decent toilet facilities after a lovely meal. Sadly made us feel rather sick travelling home.

We only had a takeaway cup of tea and portion of chips. Despite being very busy, they served the portion of chips within about five minutes. They were the best chips we can remember having for many a long year: golden, crisp, chunky and piping hot. Also a good sized portion. At £3-95 per portion, not cheap but for a snack you could share one between two of you. 5* for the chips. The takeaway decaf tea was piping hot but made with the milk added straight away, while it was still brewing, thus lacking a little in flavour. £2.70 per cup. 3* for the tea. Although we ordered takeaway we sat and ate it inside.

DO NOT EAT HERE!! To say my visit her today has ruined my day is an understatement. Hideous food, which I am now fearing may have given me and the family food poisoning (I will edit this in the morning to advise if it actually did). The cod and chips was horrid and tasted off and certainly not like any cod i've had before. View nice, but im affraid that is as far as it goes.

Pleasant views, Pleasant food,pleasant people, what mor could you ask for on a pleasant day 😀

Nice place to have a drink on the sea front. A lot of dogs.

This is a very popular place due to its location. Food is average and service is ok. Traditional cafe food eg jackets and scones. Can be a long queue to order as it’s a busy place. Seating indoors and out on the beach front. Good if in the area.

It was £65 for 4 portions of fish and chips which is a record. However, I appreciate the owners must have to pay a fortune for the rent for such a prime location. We were not forced to buy anything! It is a beautiful setting. The food was good.

First time going with recommendations, was very packed, which means it's very popular although a little pricey, the cod and chips with a nice side salad is £16 and a sandwich (BLT) is 7.95. the setting is superb right on the beach with an amazing view, would return.

came here for lunch and had sausage and chips. got horrendous food poisoning/stomach bug for 4 days

Very busy restaurant / cafe. Lots of different staff, on the ball and pleasant. Car park is free, plenty of indoor and outdoor (covered and open) available. Take away and eat in. Hot and cold drinks with hot and cold food. And cake! The photo shown was £14. Very good value for money. Thank you

Had tuna mayo sandwich. I do wish places would cater for females who do not like doorstep sandwiches. Also, have a nasty feeling that this is what may have caused an upset stomach. It was the only thing I ate differently to my husband all day and he was fine.

New review: Gone back today and it has lost a star due to value. Ordered a £10 spud and I got a potato that was smaller than a small hands clenched fist. My son got a £15 burger (not available on the kids menu) - which itself is priced well into the gourmet price range for their basic burger and one side was black as night. So down on the price, portions and quality. Maybe it ought to be down to 3 stars! Not impressed. Will update following the next visit. Old review: Hard to fault this place really. The seating arrangement is that of a traditional dinner, the food is good, the portion's are generous and the prices are reasonable. Plenty of outdoor shielded/sheltered seating for times when Sunny Worthing is less so... When I went they had plenty of staff and they were very efficient. Even cleared our table before we'd left. Very nice.

Peter and I visited here for a breakfast. Hadn't been here for ages so it was good to visit again. Fairly busy but plenty of seating available. Looked in the cake display cabinet......only looked,looked amazing!! Veggie breakfast was lovely. Good cups of tea too. Plenty of dog walkers and water put out for the dogs to drink. Great seating outside,the sun came out and it was just brilliant! Would recommend if you have people visiting,Sussex at its best.

What a wonderful cafe ! Fantastic setting, great menu and very friendly staff. We had breakfast and sat outside on the beach. It's a very popular place and that's no surprise ! We're looking forward to a return visit.

Such a shame! I experienced rude staff ok food but with a nice atmosphere. It has potential to be great this place, they should try employing people who actually want to be there and have some form of customer service. I’ll try again next summer and see if any improvements have been made.

Been here many times in many years and sadly gone down hill. Food not great should have sent it back in hindsight not happy tummies for bothe of us . Same meal. Breadcrust hard , rubbish egg and chewy bacon . Sausage 50/50. Will not bee returning . A long wait the person who ordered before us had nearly eaten and we had to ask after 20 more mins where ours was .

Great, no-nonsense diner in a super location with both indoor and outdoor seating. Clearly very popular, and understandably so ! We had marvellous breakfast baps with sausage and bacon (generously filled) and sat in beautiful sunshine right by the seashore. Loved it!

Great spot at Ferring overlooking the beach Next to a small car park and amenities. Indoor, covered and Outdoor seating

Lovely food cooked well. Nice seating area inside and out. Food came quickly

Great food, freshly cooked. Fantastic beach front location. Dog friendly.

Great place for breakfast, after taking our dog for an early morning swim.

It's expensive here but quality is expensive so it's worth every penny. Lots of food choices and the cakes are to die for.

Gret place , great staff, delicious food. Proper coffee = If you know you know ☆

On the hottest day of the year, it was not surprising the beach was busy and therefore the cafe. Even though this was the case, the food was still great as was the service. I had a BLT which was full and tasty, whilst my wife had the fish finger roll. Which was full and also tasty. I feel for the servers, as they come outside as the tables do go on to the beach and call out the order number, just crazy how many times they have to call it, aren’t you waiting for your food? Look forward to visit again when in the area.

Very long queue, I thought it might be a good sign as why would anyone wait to get some mediocre food right? I had a slice of raspberry cake without any raspberries (there was jam only), cake was that old that one side was solid, could stab a fork in it. Who ordered sandwiches said they were ok, other cakes were also disappointing. £3.95 for an old cake 😢 didn’t fancy standing another 30min to queue for a complaint..

Very busy and popular. Good choice on menu. Breakfast finishes at 11.30am

Lovely local seafront cafe. Great views and always vusy6

Brilliant place on the seafront, lovely food, great service and big friendly atmosphere. Also has a ice cream shack just below it for those hot summer days.

The food was genuinely really good and tasty. The view is so worth it aswell. I am a coeliac and I was told that could be accommodated for and both my toastie and cheesy chips were both really tasty without a doubt, however I have been a displaying symptoms of contamination since eating it yesterday. I did not eat anything else that wasn't prepared by my own hands but I don't want to say it was definitely them contaminating my meal but I would recommend that coeliacs maybe stay away just to be safe. Other than that though this place does really lovely food and I would recommend it to anyone and everyone, unless you have a gluten allergy. :)

Really great experience, and really decent food. Push chair access is very tight, and the are no ramps, so be prepared to fold up outside. But otherwise it's a great place.

Busy day despite the bad weather, popular place to visit. Would have been even better if we could have sat outside but you can’t control the weather!

A wide variety of food and drink on the beach. Recommended

Great food and quick service despite being very busy

It's still gorgeous on a cloudy warm day as it is on a scorching day

The Sea Lane Cafe boasts a charming ambiance in an ideal location. The Food is exceptional and reasonably priced. However, it tends to get quite busy, resulting in extended waiting times and occasional difficulty in securing a table. It's unfortunate that expansion is not an option, but the experience is undoubtedly worth the wait.

Lovely cafe that we used to visit 45 years ago. Plenty of seating under cover, in the main cafe and on the beach. Hot chocolate was lovely. This is a very popular place so you may well have to wait for a table. Car park is not very big but there is parking on the street. Highly recommended.

Lovely place great food and service right by the sea.

A fine sea-side cafe, with a great selection of breakfasts (fantastic sausages.!)

Just love this cafe, a pla e to sit and sea the sea. Although pricey you get what you pay for, quality food good size portions, also free parking and toilets on site. Dogs aloud, just a lovely place to be

What a lovely cafe. Brimming with people enjoying all kinds of food throughout the day. Sunny day so lots of available seats outside. Friendly staff in the cafe. Ice cream lady could have smiled but maybe she was hot!

Sandwiches was lovely , but Was very expensive for what we had

Absolutely incredible place to spend an hour, delicious food with a superb range. Staff really friendly and a must visit for everyone

Nice little cafe on the sea front in Goring. Easily overlooked. Not too pricey. A good range of food and drinks. Definitely a little hidden gem... We'll be back !!

A big thank you to the brilliant staff at this cafe. Maria is fantastic. She always has a friendly smile despite being so busy.

On summer Friday it was fairly busy, and a a many tables free on the beach at 4pm. Nice selection of paninis on chalk board. BBQ 8oz Hamburger, cheese, salad & Chips and garnish £15.95. So not cheap, but great location and service to table (order at bar).