The Grumpy Chef in Lewes

Lovely local restaurant with delicious food. The staff are among the most friendly I have come across. Everything was very tasty. The restaurant has a nice homely vibe and is quite popular with locals and tourist alike

Great service, food and atmosphere. Very accommodating for families with children. Very pet friendly too!

Service was absolutely disgraceful

Lovely place, food is excellent, the staff are friendly and welcoming.

We visited this restaurant after reading glowing reviews, and it still managed to exceed our expectations! It’s a small, cozy place with an incredible atmosphere and absolutely outstanding food. We started with hummus and toasted bread, followed by roasted chicken for my husband and crab linguine for me. To top it off, we shared a bottle of wine—and everything was simply fantastic! The experience was so wonderful that we couldn’t resist taking a slice of cake to go. The total? Just £60—an amazing value for such a memorable meal. It was a special occasion for us, and we truly couldn’t have chosen a better place. Highly recommended!

Fantastic choice of food for brunch. Husband had eggs Benedict and I had french toast with bacon. Everything perfectly cooked and excellent value for money. Lovely staff and ambience.

We went to Seaford for a bit of business and while there decided to get a snack We walked past the Grumpy Chef and decided to call in. the staff were very friendly and the fact that you could see in to the kitchen was nice. The place was very clean and had a nice atmosphere. The food we ordered arrived on time and was exactly as we expected it to be. We will definately go back again when in the area.

Went to The Grumpy Chef for brekkie prior to hiking to Beachy Head. Brilliant full English and also veggie brekkie. The service was stellar. Great cosy atmosphere. Chatted to the chef (who didn’t seem that Grumpy to me, quite the contrary) about his excellent poached eggs. Picked up a useful tip to enhance my own poaching skills. All in all, 10/10 ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Small place and service was a bit slow but food was very tasty.

Absolute gem just 5 minutes from the Seaford Station!!! If you’re coming for a Seven Sisters Hike, I absolutely recommend this place - perfect food, beautiful presentation, nice staff. There is nothing else to say on top of this - everything was perfect. The Greedy Burger was the best one my dad has ever tried in the UK (believe me, we’ve tried a lot!) Roasted Seabass was great for a person that is obsessed with seafood - my mom really loved it. And my open sandwich was just 10/10!!!

We brought coffee. Place was very busy good friendly busy atmosphere.

Waited half an hour for a mediocre sandwich and longer for a small bowl of frozen chips. Overpriced and wasn’t impressed that both waitresses had long hair trailing over all the food they served ! Won’t be going back,

First visit to this delightful cafe today and will be back .Had mushtooms on granary toast with samphire and dressing and cappucino.Beautifully presented and tasted delicious.Very attentive and pleasant staff .Also added advantage of large disabled toilet so was easy access .Very pleasant atmosphere and lovely menu choices too ...

Amazing food . All served hot and together for a party of 9 Staff were friendly and helpful. Atmosphere lovely. Clean Definitely recommend

Firstly came in with smiley staff guys, world is so bright, we ordered full breakfast, delicious, coffee is okay, tea is nice, love to try other food too and must be delicious

Amazing place was there 2day with friends

Endroit très simple et très beau. Ce n'est pas très grand, le restaurant peut une vingtaine de personnes maximum. C'est très cocooning, on s'y sent très bien. Accueil plus que parfait, toujours souriant et les serveuses se débrouillent dans toutes les langues, et alors la cuisine, juste excellente, vraiment à tomber par terre. Nous avons pris des grillades, ribs et mix grill, tout était délicieux sachant que je suis très difficile pour manger.Je recommande ce restaurant à 1000% pour un prix très très correct.

Best place to go for dinner and drinks with freinds. Food was perfect, atmosphere brilliant and staff very welcoming. Will definitely be going back here

Overpriced, rude owner, mid food. Owner has a paddy on Facebook if they receive the slight bit of criticism.

We had an amazing breakfast and the staff were so good. The food was served in great time and not too quickly so it was cooked from fresh and served nice and hot! How I like my breakfast.

Great food and friendly staff will definitely return . Had an amazing time the food was first class . Very reasonable priced , and a lovely atmosphere

Great food, top service. Made to feel very welcome. Would definitely Recommend. Will return soon. Thanks guys for lovely evening.

10/10!! Food was amazing Service maddie (I think) so lovely and friendly! Wanted to take so much away to try but 109% will be back

Not at all grumpy despite the name 😍 Very festive. Son was offered chocolate treat from the advent stocking 🎅 🎁

First time here today !!! Amazing food we had the fish finger sandwich (absolutely amazing ) halloumi fries and skin on fries. Couldn’t finish but because there was so much of it. Really recommend this place. Its friendly waitress who served us was lovely and welcoming. We will definitely be back.

Just had a really lovely breakfast at The Grumpy Chef. I had the Greedy Breakfast, my son had the Waffle with Bacon and Maple Syrup, and my daughter had the Smashed Avocado. All the breakfasts were really tasty, the staff were really friendly. A great restaurant

The food and service was excellent Couldn’t fault the food, we had a number of starters to share and all main meals to end with x3 puddings! The chef wasn’t grumpy either!! 🤣

Lovely little spot easily best bacon sandwich in Seaford! Very welcoming and high quality will definitely be back.

So good we went back for breakfast!

One of our favourite places for lunch or dinner. A little bit quiet on some evenings but the food and service is always superb. They're also very accommodating when you want something extra or want a minor change to one of the dishes.

Great food with friendly and professional staff

Again, the best breakfast in town. Excellent food and service. Go there every weekend and love it. Well done Grumpy Chef team x

What an amazing breakfast, best in town. Excellent food & sevice. Well done grumpy chef team x

Nice looking place, varied menu, I had the Crab Linguine which must have had the bare minimum of crab in it, lots of raw garlic, not good

Absolutely lovely evening, myself husband and the dog had tonight. Food was so good. We had the humous to start it was the best homous I have ever had so creamy the portion size was fabulous. Mains we both opted for burgers and they were piping hot so fresh and every bite was a poor delight. Pudding was crème brûlée was stunning. Bearing in mind they were rushed off their feet tonight due to seaford bonfire the service was fantastic always feel so welcome this is our fourth time of visiting first for a main meal and we had a wonderful night and enjoyed everything we had. And superb value for money a wine, starter to share, main each, pudding and coffee (under £70) The staff are wonderful and so friendly nothing is too much trouble. Feel so lucky to have found this gem and will be back soon. I am terrible at remembering to take photos but shall do next time as it is always so well presented.

Amazing place, been here many times over the years and cannot recommend enough.

Food very good, and service was friendly too. Nothing grumpy about these guys!

Very disappointed in service ordered sandwich with out salad had to go back because it came with salad bread stale so went back a second time Someone else in party ordered brown bread it came as white no explanation given until asked said run out of brown would have been nice to have been infected of this Staff on the defensive stating “ I felt it and it wasn’t All in al needless to say we won’t be going back

Great service from stuff as always 👏 and food was handsome 😍 👌 😋

Really good for lunch. Very busy. Staff helpful to myself as I have allergies and also they assisted a disabled customer.It was a wait for sausage sandwich but freeshly cooked. Busy with customers who seemed to stay a while. Good menu and prices.

Highly recommend. The food is amazing, we took advantage of the Amazing cocktail offer. Cocktails were made perfectly. Service excellent! Thank you we’ll be back

Very friendly staff.Good hot coffee and reasonably priced. We were served by two efficient and friendly staff members.. Pleased with the quality of the coffee and bacon sandwich was good.

Amazing a must go place. Fantastic food at a reasonable price 👌

Tasty food, good ingredients. Tasty and carefully composed salad. Friendly service.

Great service and reasonable prices. Fish finger sandwich was epic and they have gluten free options.

The food was really tasty - we had chicken burger, the sea bass, and the kids bits and pieces, and were delighted! Had to patiently wait for the food to arrive, but that’s the price of freshly made food! Highly recommend.

Lovely cafe. Well thought out menu. Great service. Cool vibe and reasonable prices. Do the walk from cucksmere to seaford and then treat yourself!

rapport qualité / prix excellent . Salades originales, bonne bière locale. Service efficace et réactif . plats pour tous les gouts, trés bonne viande. à essayer !

Food was amazing. Roberto the chef is just the right amount of grumpy with his Italian flare. Staff are polite and well presented. A must visit destination on the coast.

This is a great place for lunch and one of the only places open on a Sunday afternoon. Well worth visiting!

We went to the restaurant in the evening after a good hike. It was absolutely lovely to be there: the food was delicious, the staff were welcoming and friendly. Totally recommend the place to visit 🫶

Look at the photos, it’s really delicious.

The staff were very warm and welcoming. I ordered soup of the day which was tomato and was offered a variety of different breads to go with it. I chose granary and the bread was lovely. Sadly the soup was very thin, watery and not especially flavoursome.

The food was lovely, portions quite small but good flavours . Disappointing service, they forgot out drinks and we had to return dirty glasses The place wasn't busy at all but we still waited for about 45min for simple fish dishes.I'd go again but allow extra time!. Other reviews are very good so perhaps I was a bad day for them.

Amazing food. Amazing service. Would return

A gem of a place! We had been disappointed with some options around the area then came here and revived lol the chef knows what they're doing because everything was fresh and ingredients complimented each other. The dessert was fantastic too. 10/10 would recommend.

Excellent food and service and smoothies to die for XXX

Heerlijk gegeten voor een goede prijs! Prima pasta maar vooral geweldige burger en heerlijke krab in eigen schaal. Ook voor kinderen goede opties. Bediening was zeer vriendelijk en gastvrij. Gewoon echt goed!

Nice place, good selection of drinks and food too. We came for breakfast. I ordered French toast and my wife had eggs Benedict. We asked for white bread but got seeded brown. The French toast was disappointing. Seeded brown bread does not work well for this. Especially such a thin slice. Needs to be thick fluffy white bread. As our food was being played another customer vomited right in front of the pass as our food was waiting to be sent out. The chef still sent it instead of re making it. Yes there was a few feet between the customer and my food but if it was me cooking I would have re made the food. No compensation to the bill either. Even without the customer vomiting I would still rate this average and would spend my money else where in future.

Came here for breakfast of my last day of my holiday in seaford. Me and my friend both ordered the eggs benedict and were completely shocked when it arrived. At first glance the holindaise was solid and when i cut into it, it had formed a thick eggy film on the top which resembled an omelette. It was very off putting and made me feel very nauseous, the taste was not much better- in the sense there was no taste at all. I tried to cut around the ‘solid film’ and then discovered that my egg was completely raw inside. i also tried to cut around this only to discover that the bread was completely soggy. This goes for both mine and my friends meal so this wasn’t a one off. I didn’t send it back as we were in a rush for the train and didn’t want an hassle but i felt i needed to share my experience. Other than that their hot chocolate was nice which is why i’ve give it a star.

Brilliant staff and great food.

Excellent menu in fact it was difficult to decide what to eat so that alone will make us return! I had toasted Goats cheese, tomato and pesto sandwich. The amount of each item was ideal and the pesto was perfect. My friend had grilled Halloumi open sandwich drizzled with honey, also delicious. We even squeezed in desserts. The choice was too tempting to resist. Creme brulee was smooth with the top a delightful crack. Warmed chocolate brownie with icecream was my friends choice. Definitely recommend booking as it gets busy at popular times.

Lovely atmosphere and staff were great with our 1-year-old, providing high chair and plastic cutlery. Portion sizes were on the small side. Really high quality sausage and bacon, but the bread was not great and only one slice served with a full English. The smashed avocado was ok, not smashed but instead very large chunks (not quite ripe) and whole leaves of coriander which would have been nicer if chopped as a little overpowering when you got one.

Looked around Seaford for a decent clean cafe at a reasonable price and came across this lovely place. Immaculately clean and very well priced and well organised. Staff friendly with great food and service. Went with my husband and mother in law, enjoyed the hospitality, food and atmosphere, would definitely recommend it and visit again. Would recommend goats cheese.basil and pesto toastie! Great food at a decent price 👍🏽 best chips in Seaford. Thank you for a lovely lunch

Fantastic food by a talented chef

Second visit, first three years ago. Had a delicious lunch with a friend yesterday on our day trip to see the Seven Sisters. Certainly not 'grumpy', the staff were very friendly and welcoming. Lovely place to stop off for a bite to eat and explore the town. Thank you

Great place, Busy which is always a Good Sign, Thanks will be back Soon 😁👍

A great cafe, good seating and space for buggies. Lovely food and a reasonable price. Always had good service. Toilet has a changing area for babies too.

Staying nearby for a break we drove into Seaford looking for a cooked breakfast and came upon this place. Very busy, they turned customers away as they were full, we felt we were lucky to get in! Ordered 2 Full breakfasts and coffee which duly arrived, tasty sausages, all perfectly cooked with mushroom, tomato, toast, bacon and beans we ordered hash brown as extra but we weren’t charged. Coffee was excellent and staff very pleasant. Would highly recommend 😊

We have visited on long weekend holidays. Place was quite busy. The breakfast we had was light in portion but delicious.

Being a vegetarian, i had a very poor experience. All the food was prepared in bad oil that reeked of non-veg. Avo toast was nice but the french toast was a horror story. The tomato on the side made me want to puke as it tasted like it was made in beef oil. Least to expect is hygiene. Very disappointing.

Excellent French toasts and flat whites this morning. Very welcoming, friendly service too. First visit. Will return.

Excellent, found by parking near by , a little gem , were be back 👌

Great choice of meals and drinks

Fantastic delicious food and excellent customer service!

Lovely atmosphere. Lovely staff. Busy little Cafe. Best to book. Lovely food. Reasonable prices.

Lovely staff, amazing food and coffee!x

Better than yer average breakfast place. Professional service and very, very fine sausages (which you can buy from the butchers over the road).

So, definitely staff were grumpy, their attitude matched the name It was a little bit tough to order desert also Still, dishes were tasty: friend of mine was pleased with pasta and lemon pie, as well as seabass was good. Wine list is simple

Unexpectedly fantastic! The Grumpy Chef is my new favourite place in Seaford. We tried it for the first time this week, we needed coffee and a rest so we sat at an outside table. We weren't expecting anything special but what a pleasant surprise. The staff were amazing, friendly and helpful, nothing was too much trouble. I'm lactose and gluten free and found they offer a selection of milk alternatives and gluten free sandwiches. My sandwich and coffee was tasty and we will be back to try the menu. Overall the most impressive thing we're the staff and ambience. An excellent experience especially compared to our usual haunt, a competitor that is still closed.

Lovely lunch stop . Friendly staff prompt service

A wonderful eating establishment. On the menu is a variety of excellent Sea food, sandwiches, burgers and vegetarian dishes. Excellent service, great atmosphere and I highly recommend this restaurant.

Amazing food and very kind and friendly staff, would1000% recommend this place for any meal of the day, I would also saythe best hot chocolate in. Seaford in my personal opinion

Brilliant and excellent food reasonable prices

The chef may be grumpy, but the diners are happy!

The Grumpy Chef food and service never disappoint. Always delicious and generous portions, freshly cooked. Service always attentive and polite.

I ordered off the menu (as I don’t eat bread). I was worried it would be very average but in fact it was wonderful. So hard to come by when you’re a veggie! My partner’s food was great too.

Lovely food, served perfectly. The service is very good and the décor and atmosphere are good

Had greedy sandwich. Was nice no complaints. Like it.

Good place, good price and fantastic Staff. Thank you

Pancakes were nice however iced coffee was bitter and staff were grump. Thought it was just meant to be the

By far the best meal that we had in Seaford. We ate there on a Saturday night and the food was so good that we ended up having 3 courses each (having planned to have just 1) and enjoyed fantastic service. The restaurant is busy during the day but was not busy when we went for dinner on a Saturday evening in January because everyone is going to the Italian but the food here at The Grumpy Chef is much better.

Very tasteless. We had the prawns with dipping bread. The bread was sliced shop brought. A roll or baguette would have been more suitable. The black pudding and chorizo salad, had no salad in it. The crab linguine was bland, with tinned crab. If you run out of fresh. Take the dish off the menu. I paid £2.50 per small glass of diet coke. Then watched the staff member pour it from a plastic litre bottle. Probably costing just over a quid from lidl. We will not go back there.

Treated to breakfast from the wife lovely food. x

Brilliant.. food and service were great. Would definitely recommend it xx

A lovely lunch with friends, great service and fabulous food!

Fantastic food, friendly service, great value for money. Highly recommended.

Popped in for a Saturday morning breakfast, fantastic quality food, presented perfectly, relatively fast polite service. All in all superb Saturday breakfast. I didn't realise booking is available

The English breakfast is average. The staff is attentive.

Brilliant spur of the moment visit for breakfast. Food was great and reasonably priced, staff were very welcoming and polite place was immaculate. Would recommend