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Based on 48 opinions finded in 1 websites

2.5Ambience2.5Cuisine2.5Price2.5Service
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Nº 1950 in 2234 in Brighton and Hove

Nº 95 of 101 Italian in Brighton and Hove

CUSTOMERS TALK ABOUT DISHES WITH.. saladcodfishspaghettigarliccooked

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We had a quick fish&chips there. Service was good, food and drinks where served fast. Food was ok. 12.5% service charge added to bill without question

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matdev111 . 2016-07-20

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Ahora llamado sabor. Mi amigo y yo estuvimos en Brighton durante el día y me apetecía algo de comida fresca del mar y este fue el primer restaurante que encontramos. No creo que me habría elegido que hemos comido aquí si que había leído las críticas primero, pero nuestro servicio no estaba tan mal, algunas en aquí. Tuve mejillones que disfruté muchísimo y tenía una buena cantidad de y mi amigo tenía la Mariscada que le gustaba. Nuestra comida no tomar un tiempo, pero como el restaurante estaba lleno esperaba que esto. Me di cuenta de que no nos ofrecieron bebidas póngase después de haber terminado la nuestra. No me gusta que se agregaron cuesta 5 libras servicio automáticamente teniendo en cuenta que había sólo dos de nosotros y nos pasamos a menos de 20 libras. Ahora leer los comentarios no creo que volvería. Me apetecía mariscos y eso es lo que me dieron.

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Aishlen . 2015-08-13

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Went as part of a large group and we were disappointed, the service was terrible and food took ages to come out. The cooking was not of a great standard. Not good at all.

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Monty2103 . 2015-07-12

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Terminamos aquí el sábado por la noche, ya que era el único restaurante vacío en Brighton. El ambiente era inexistente, había unas cuantas mesas ocupadas por personas que estaban claramente no de Brighton. El menú era pequeño, así que ¿qué podría ir mal? Pedí una lasaña (una opción segura) y mi compañero ordenados hamburguesa con queso y patatas fritas. Mi lasaña era caro, así que cuando la más pequeña porción de tibio 'bazofia' llegamos podía siento irritarse y molesto. Me sentí realmente nos estaban timando. Pedí patatas - también fueron tibio. A medio camino a través de mi lasaña me pareció un gran trozo de plástico. Mi compañero llamado el camarero y preguntaron si la lasaña había sido calentados. El camarero dijo que no había y tomó mi plato, nunca volver. No me preguntaron si quería algo del menú y nos quedamos totalmente ignorado por el resto de la noche. Acabé haciendo nada para comer y mi pareja me sentí culpable porque no había nada de comer y no realmente disfrutar su hamburguesa hamburguesa de estilo van y patatas fritas. Normalmente no se enfada cuando voy a restaurantes y normalmente no me siento obligado a escribir críticas negativas, pero me siento que es mi deber público a advertiría a todo el mundo que no vayas. Es el peor lugar en el que me he alojado. Y el servicio al cliente era tan malo que era casi divertido.He podido escribir una reseña sólo por el nombre de extracto de mi banco - el mar restaurante - está ahora llamado el sabor. Por favor, evita.

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sarafran . 2014-12-16

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Fuimos a esta basura, ahora llamado sabor no estoy seguro de lo que entrañan? El mal sabor de boca del personal? La comida? o toda la experiencia?En primer lugar, el personal era muy antipático, incompetente y simplemente grosero y podíamos ver por qué, ya que el dueño, una anciana mujer con una lengua despiadados, fue severamente vestidor por el personal constantemente menospreciar delante de los clientes y en general estar poco respetuoso tanto el personal y los clientes.En segundo lugar la comida, si eso es lo que se puede llamar ... Habíamos pescado y patatas fritas x2 y de los spaghetti boloñesa, lo que puedas equivocarte pedir. El pescado y las patatas fritas salió primero después de 45 minutos, y el fresco (congelados sospecho) pescado estaba fría en el medio, así como los chips, que parecía horno patatas fritas que había sido frito y eran como tibia cartón. Poco después de mis hijos Bolognese llegamos, qué insípido plato de basura fue, sosa, sin sabor y otra vez tibia! Naturalmente que no íbamos a aceptar alimentos a este estándar, por lo que salir a quejarnos y nos recibieron con oídos sordos y excusa tras excusa de por qué nos habían servido como asquerosa comida.Mientras mi mujer tomó control del debate tuve que luchar también el retrete para una llamada de la naturaleza, ¡OH Dios mío! ¡Qué asqueroso WC, casco, ONU-cuidada y apestaba a orina! Para rematar, el chico que me llegó después utilizado el orinal y entramos directamente y en la cocina sin mucho como un vistazo en el grifo a lavarse las manos! Hasta que punto volví a la mesa celebró 10 libras en las bebidas y a la izquierda.No vayas a este lugar es asco!!!Desde que nos mostraron un enlace con el sitio web de Argus que contenía un informe de principios de este año sobre excrementos de ratón en la cocina y no estoy sorprendido - evitar a todo costo.

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dave73dave . 2014-11-11

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Cuando nos sentamos, pensé que me dejaron un vistazo en Trip Advisor, las críticas parecía horrible, pero todos eran anticuadas un año atrás (el restaurante ha cambiado su nombre -el sabor).Me pareció que tal vez darles una oportunidad nombre nuevo, nuevo comienzo. Mi novia y yo pedimos bacalao y patatas fritas. Las bebidas tardó 15 minutos en llegar. Entonces la comida después de 45 minutos. Cuando por fin llegó la comida me horroricé en la calidad. Me podría haber pagado mucho menos en un fish and chips" y han mejorado.Mi novia no podía comer suya, y luego, cuando la cuenta fue querían cobrarnos por dos porciones de mushed de guisantes. Pero me dijo que no va a suceder. 2,95 libras por la porción más pequeña jamás. Nunca vamos a volver.Por favor, ahórrate el problema.

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vangelliss2014 . 2014-08-26

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The best place to start is to leave this place when you arrive!The name has changed and like another reviewer I found The Ocean Restaurant name on the top of the receipt.....its name is now under "Taste Bar and Restaurant"Its started poorly...the waiter informed us that there would be a 20 minute wait for food, which we accepted.We looked at the menus and had to request a childs menu for my 7 year old.....We placed an order for drinks and our food order when the drinks arrived. We noticed the "12.5% service charge is automatically included" which we thought was a bit of a cheek but that increase our expectations....Our order was taken and repeated by the waiter"Adult Spaghetti Bolognese, kids Spaghetti Bolognese, large haddock, medium cod and a side order of garlic bread"Around 20+ minutes later a battered piece of fish arrived and from the size we decided, as we were not told, that this was the cod. 1 minute later a large bowl of spaghetti bolognese arrived together with a bowl of cooked plain spaghetti. My wife questioned whether my daughters meat was arriving separately to this the waitress said "its white spaghetti"....We pointed out that we ordered childs Spaghetti Bolognese, she looked at us in a curious manner and took the bowl away...The LARGE haddock arrived and was surprisingly the same size as the medium cod....I questioned this and was TOLD....."I will only charge for a medium" and then he (I believe he was the manager) walked off.....no offer of bringing me what I requested!About 5 minutes later, the garlic bread arrived and stunningly was four triangles of bread approximately 4cm from top to bottom and did not have butter on, but did have some nice bright margarine smeared on it!At the same time as the bread appeared, my daughters Childs Spaghetti Bolognese reappeared now with meat added....The fish was thin, the batter undercooked, the chips appeared to be Thick Cut Oven Chips and the side salad looked fine until you tried eating the rubber cucumber and dried tomato.My eldest daughter and i both ate what we could and i decided to visit the restroom...I wish I hadnt....Not only was it in poor repair but the sink units were edged with black mould....As I was washing my hands another man came in....I left and without washing his hand he followed me out! The BIG shock was that he did not walk out into the restaurant but straight into the kitchen!I told my wife to stop eating along with my youngest daughter.The bill arrived, with the full cost of the large haddock still on it and the service charge!I marked the bill with what I was not happy with and had £5 removed.....token gesture!DO NOT EAT HERE.....awful experience and the table next to us experienced the same service with missing items and incorrect orders

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Johnoh77 . 2014-08-10

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El restaurante frente parece diferente a la de la imagen como la que nos fuimos a "sabor" obtenido una identificación, pero este es el nombre que estaba en el recibo. Mi amigo tenía una chaqueta de patatas con queso que salió seco, frío y con trozos de queso. Pedí el salmón, que era un color extraño, secas y tenían trozos blancos y con espuma.Le preguntamos si podíamos ver el gerente ya que no queríamos que pagar el servicio, y su primera sedimentación era "debe nos han dicho que no nos gusta cuando la comida salió", que fue muy desagradable que nadie había llegado a preguntar cómo estaba nuestra comida. A juzgar por los importes izquierda en los platos, era claro que no disfruta de la comida. Ella dijo que podría haber nos ofreció una alternativa, pero no creo que hubiera sido una buena idea!Nos dijo que no pagar el cargo por servicio (12,5 %) y no quieres pagar por la comida, a la que le contesté diciendo si no pagas he para compensar la diferencia ya que perder. Entonces preguntó cómo podemos resolver, así que nos sugirió que derrocara el precio de las bebidas, a lo que comentó que había bebido las bebidas!! No sé si era deliberadamente torpe o simplemente no entendía que había thappy con la comida, y tenía que hacer algo al respecto. Ella prácticamente nos obligaron a pagar la factura. Cuando nos íbamos, otra pareja junto a nosotros nos dijeron que tenían el mismo problema. Arruinó mi visita a Brighton.

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Cupcake862014 . 2014-08-04

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No entiendo el otro inconveniente críticas porque tuvimos un precioso comida aquí el domingo 29 de junio. Compartimos Houmous (casero - estilo chipriota mmmmmmm encantador) y bacalao y patatas fritas. Sin duda nos gustaría volver. Están en medio de renovación en la parte frontal, así que no parece atractivo suficiente. Por favor no dejes que - por favor ir y probar tu mismo. También muy buenos precios.

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TonjaNH_14 . 2014-07-02

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La comida no es muy buena. El servicio es lento y depende de cómo te ven. El camarero era bien con nosotros, pero me lo grosero que pueden ir desde la gente comiendo junto a nosotros. Ponen cargos de servicio que el dueño lo mantiene por sí mismo como el camarero me dijo, así que pedí que sacarse y me dio efectivo al camarero. Como son tratar con los turistas no les importa mucho porque siempre tienen alguien que va por primera y última vez. El peor restaurante he visita!

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Dgreek . 2014-05-28

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Took the kids there last night. After more than an hour wait our burnt and dry meals arrived. Salad consisted of a wedge of tomato and a slice of cucumber. No sauces were offered. A toasted cheese sandwich was melted plastic cheese on white untoasted bread. The wine tasted like cask wine. My daughter didn't get her free ice cream or juice. My burnt jacket potato with 8 grilled mushrooms cost £8.50. It was meant to have bacon and was charged for it even though I didn't want it. Their card machine didn't work so was then escorted to the closest vending machine to get cash. I complained about the food and service and was offered £4 discount off the original price of £30. I then only received £2 off and when I said something the old lady rolled her eyes and gave me the other £2. I noticed today they are offering 30% off all meals and the place empty. Cannot believe such places are allowed to operate. Still quite angry about it.

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Sidey67 . 2014-04-20

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What a disaster! Don't go here !! Raw burgers chicken less chicken wings, items missing from meals! Shall I go on?? The waiter was apologising the whole time we were there. They still charge 12.5% service charge even if food is sent back. You have to pay service charge on everything - food is not cheap to start with! The reason for mistakes was the chef couldn't speak English !!??? Really!??? Will NEVER go here again.... The owner needs to take a long hard look at how this place is run!!

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THL1 . 2014-04-06

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Great range of fish and chips, nicely cooked and not too greasy. The first place I have been to in ages that does proper children's portions, rather than kids meal deals.One of the waiters was struggling but the two senior waiters were helpful and polite. The real problem with this restaurant is the appalling toilets, they are at least thirty years old and really grubby. This lets down what would be a really nice lunch experience.

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ChrisF559 . 2014-03-24

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I had a cod and chips lunch on Saturday. Waiters were pleasant and the fish and chips were fine. Not outstanding but nothing wrong either.The evening dining experience may be different but for lunch it was OK.

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AWS1298 . 2014-03-21

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There was one other person in the restaurant when I arrived. This should have told me something. It claims to be "Pub and Restaurant", but it's neither; it's more of an overpriced cafe.I asked what was on the fish platter, and the waiter didn't appear to know. I ordered grilled prawns to start, which were OK, but two of them for £8 with some nondescript sauce and a limp slice of lime? Everything on the fish platter was breaded and fried, except for the mussels. I am pretty sure nothing was fresh. The menu claimed it came with salad, which was missing. When I queried this, I was told they had run out of salad. After giving him a withering look, a "Greek" salad appeared a couple of minutes later (although a couple of cubes of substandard feta on top of some tomato and cucumber does not make a Greek salad). This meal cost me £34 (with a beer). I ate infinitely better the following evening for half the price.Places like this should be shut down out of public decency.

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akhill . 2014-03-21

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Very surprised to find the restaurant empty in early evening. For a time we were the only two people there. Had quite a long wait for the meal.Menu had many crosses against items and no prices. Lasagna came as a six by four inch lump in the middle of the plate, no side salad or other items, after several minutes along came a small plate with a few chips. Friend ordered a pizza, when this arrived it was grey with some tomato type sauce as the filling, underneath seemed to have mould and when cut a fly emerged!!!!!. Needless to say this was not eaten.No apology given, just a small reduction in the bill.Many times in the past this restaurant has been visited and all with good results.

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archer209 . 2014-03-15

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I came here with my fiancé, my best friend and her partner. We wanted a place that had grills and seafood on the menu, and from the outside this place looked like it provided both.Unfortunately, the restaurant was empty - never a good sign really. And we were placed near the window, so we were cold. There was no heating. And to the right of us was an area of restaurant that was closed off and had no lights on. Alarm bells were ringing, but we were hungry and decided to try anyway.The menu's we were given were pretty tatty and hard to decipher as the prices were not clear. The only indication to a 'price' was a solitary number at the end of the descriptions. We ordered four starters and four mains. The prawn starter were not cooked properly - reheated by a microwave and served with no offer of a sauce. The calamari was rubbery and dry, again no sauce was offered. The mains were pretty shocking. The burger was ok, but not seasoned at all, so was very bland. The chicken wings were re heated. And the scampi tasted and appeared like scampi from a grocery store! The chips were no way home made, and had the distinct frozen chip taste about them. I don't mind frozen chips, but not when I am in a restaurant claiming to serve home made food!Above all, the cost was the biggest kicker. Obviously they do not advertise the prices clearly so that they can charge you with a whopping great big bill at the end. A big bill for frozen food re heated. Not impressed!We didn't like the owner/staff member hovering near us whilst we ate. Very off putting. We understood now why this sea front restaurant was so quiet, and we will not be returning any time soon.

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Josie B . 2014-03-09

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We had a fantastic meal here. Not only was it the cheapest restaurant we could find, the staff were efficient and the food was fantastic! Their soup of the day was lovely and even though we were a party of 20 there were no complaints other than dealing with spiral stairs whilst drunk and in heels. It's a definite recommendation and somewhere I'll be visiting again if we ever go back to Brighton - the best restaurant we found during our stay and the bar isn't bad either! Service charge was included which I didn't mind but some of our party did complain about that.

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Siobhan G . 2014-02-25

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what a disaster we booked this restaurant for our trip to Brighton and paid a deposit we turned up this weekend to find it closed and they had made no effort to contact us to let us knowThe police when they phoned them were told they were closed because of the weather, well thank you we had to find somewhere else to eat in the bad weather!

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elaine w . 2014-02-02

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Была с друзьями на вечеринке. Там самая лучшая музыка во всей Европе. Куча места. Зажигали до утра, всем советую....

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Anastasia S . 2014-01-31

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What can I say....walked in after an afternoon browsing and shopping in Brighton. Should have thought something was up when we walked in the place was freezing - it was January after all and by the sea front so a tad parky. When I asked the waiter about the redundant radiator he gave me the lamest excuse I have ever heard 'yeah....we've been having problems with that one'. NO HEATING. But we thought we would persevere. Again, warning bells should have rung when the drinks arrived and nothing tasted as they should have and we only ordered apple juice, a Fanta, a hot chocolate and water!The decor and upkeep of the place hadn't been touched for the longest while. Really not welcoming.The food was awful - you could tell that nothing was 'freshly' prepared. We ordered cod and chips - I don't think they could even spell cod let alone serve it. The food is poor quality and to add insult/salt to injury there was absolutely no value for money. Would never visit this establishment again and I suggest you don't either.

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cathys1966 . 2014-01-18

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We visited many times before under different management. I went in a saterday night with two girlfriends, we had all been drinking and needed a burger and soft drink. They charged us for the most expensive burger on the menu (which came with chips) then charged us for three extra large portions of chips. And extra £3 unexplained. Wine which was never ordered (£7) and a service charge £7. As a friend ordered I paid on card and only when I sat down realised there must have been a mistake, they were rude, said we orderd it and because I had payed they would no refund anything. It took over 15 mins to bring out drinks over when the reserante was empty. The food was horrible, burger was a lump of fatty meat. Between three girls we are less than 2 half a burgers. Did not touch the undercooked extra chips. We drank our tap water but did not touch coke or wine. They were all very rude. Did not speak much English and took advantage of three girls who had clearly had a drink. Disgusting. NEVER going back or recommending. Furious.

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Katieandmarkshutt . 2013-11-17

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wife and I were down from coventry for the weekend found The Ocean restaurant as we walked along seafront, sat inside as was bit cold outside. Waiter seated us and brought us our drinks while we looked at the menu.. I had steak which was tasty and cooked well and my wife had prawn cocktail and grilled tuna which she enjoyed ,banoffee pie and lemon tart to finish with coffee, great way to finish the weekend

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nick b . 2013-10-17

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Spent day in Brighton and found the ocean restaurant along the seafront.. friendly spanish waiter seated us outside in the sun and promptly brought our drinks.. I ordered the lasagne and my boyfriend had sirloin steak.. both meals cooked and presented well.. we shared creme brulee to finish. . Overall pleasant experience we will be back next time we visit Brighton. . Very good thankyou

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Discodiva70 . 2013-10-09

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Having traveled down from London for the day I ended a good day out by dining at this place, got seated outside by a friendly female staff member welcoming guests in, had a lovely seafood platter to start with and followed by a very fresh Red Snapper, finished my meal off with an exotic cocktail which so complimented the sunset right in front of us...overall a magnificent experience indeed, well done to all!!!

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Kenny C . 2013-10-08

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went to the ocean with my girlfriend last night had pizza and my girlfriend had some mussels.fast service and friendly we will be back

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fransico c . 2013-10-06

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Honesty the location was convenient, food very reasonable and pleasant service. Its always easy to criticise.

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Julian K . 2013-10-06

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This is the most awful restaurant i ate from really , the meat taste like a horse !!! .. DO NOT TRY IT PLEASE

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FHD88 . 2013-09-13

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We had a trip out to Brighton from London on Sunday and my girlfriend decided she wanted fish and chips by the sea. As it was raining a little we wanted to eat in somewhere and this looked ok from the outside. The place wasn't busy and the few people in there were Asian tourists. I should have taken this as a sign that it isn't where the locals go but we stayed nevertheless.I ordered a Newcastle Brown Ale. to drink which took around 15minutes to come after the waiter dropped and smashed the first bottle. When it eventually arrived it was served in a thin tall Peroni pint glass rather than served with a half glass as is customary in Newcastle. I was willing to accept they didn't know this so I let it slide but it was the first sign that they lack any attention to detail.We ordered a medium hake and chips each (£7) with a side order of mushy peas (£2.50). Had we wanted bread this would have been an extra £2. Thinking it was a little overpriced I went along with it nonetheless as it was what we wanted. The food took an eternity to arrive but when it did the fish itself was pretty nice. The chips were ok but not as good a standard as your typical local chippy. However, it was served with a side salad which seemed odd as I've never had fish and chips served with a salad before. It was your typical holiday salad too, the type you get from a bag with every single meal when abroad.I noticed on our table prior to the food arriving was simply a bottle of olive oil. I swapped it for a bottle of vinegar from the nearby empty table. Only then did i realise it was balsamic vinegar. When the food arrived I asked for the malt vinegar and the waiter simply pointed to the balsamic. I explained that it wasn't the correct type of vinegar to have on your fish and chips and he looked baffled. Eventually he did return with a bottle of malt vinegar though. God knows if all of the tourists coming here are putting balsamic vinegar on their fish and chips?Not once throughout the meal did anyone come to check that everything was ok. Indeed once we had finished we sat for about 15minutes with empty plates waiting for someone to take them away and to get the bill. When it was apparent that this wasn't going to happen I got up to go to the cash desk. Apparently only one member of staff has the responsibility to operate the till so we waited another 5 minutes for the guy to arrive. Upon paying the bill I noticed the service charge had already been added on. I should have asked for money back but given how long I had been in the place i just wanted to get out so grudgingly accepted I had been conned of the extra £2.50. Even on the way out there wasn't even a 'thank you' or a 'goodbye'. On the way out I did point out to another couple entering that they may wish to rethink their visit so I felt I had at least prevented the owner from getting more undeserved money.Overall it wasn't completely atrocious but paying around £26 for fish and chips with a drink with very poor service in an almost empty restaurant is not something I would want to repeat.It may be set in Brighton but it certainly has the feel of a chip shop abroad where someone non-British is attempting to repeat a typically British dish and failing through lack of care and attention.

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Scorer15 . 2013-09-11

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This restaurant is in a good location with nice views of the sea but the quality of the food was terrible and the service was none existent. My lasagne was ok but the salad that came with it was wilted and going brown. No staff came over to ask if everything was ok with the food; they did not come to take our plates away when we had finished and we had to go up to the counter to ask for the bill - even when we were paying the waiter didn't ask if our food was ok. It wouldn't have been so bad if they had been busy but there were hardly any other customers. There are plenty of other restaurants along the sea front. Go somewhere else.

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Virtualsal . 2013-09-08

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My friends and I went to Brighton and we decided to eat here, but I don't think it was a great choice. My friends ordered fish and chips, which was good and fresh, but I ordered the mussels that were awful. They didn't had any desserts available apart from ice cream, the cutlery and the glasses were dirty. The whole restaurant looked old and dated, we only chose it for the terrace. I would recommend it for the fish and chips only that has a good price.

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csmihai . 2013-08-27

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Cold food- pork ribs and wingsDiscoloured prawns. Kind but inexperienced staff- no cutlery, dropping bottle of beer next to usMis-advised on preparation of fish- fried not sauteed Sad

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Pup V . 2013-08-21

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Brilliant place. Fantastic location with a lovely view. The staff were welcoming and friendly and asked for our orders at just the right time. A range of choices in the menu; decided to skip the starters and get straight into the main course. HUGE portions; best value ive ever seen in that aspect. Really good meal and make sure you try the deserts! A little bit quiet in the restaurant which is not for my taste but i can imagine some like the atmosphere

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ArseneWenger1 . 2013-08-17

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Never been here before, just walking along the seafront and decided to grab some lunch. We both had the fish & chips, which was very good, certainly a cut above most of the places along the seafront! Quite quiet but pleasant, good service. Overall a decent place to eat!

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Michael S . 2013-08-16

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The fish n chips was microwaved and served to us. It was definitely not freshly cooked. Had to ask for tartar sauce and salt and vinegar, then wait ten minutes before the waiter could bring it. It seems like the kind of place that you can get caught eating at once because you're hungry, but then you regret eating there.

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Mvtm215 . 2013-07-20

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Went here on our first night in Brighton... bad choice. Very average fish, frozen chips that were tasteless, a dead atmosphere, a waiter who knew nothing about the food itself, bored staff with no friendly attitude... not a good place. Don't get me wrong, it's hardly the restaurant from hell but the value is terrible. If you want good fish and chips go somewhere else.

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Ben B . 2013-07-17

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Dropped in as we didn't have much time before meeting friends and everywhere else was full. Ordered 2 kids meals and 3 adult meals. Food took 30 mins to arrive. Cut into sons chicken piece and knife stopped half way through. Still frozen solid in the middle. Complained. Then cut into other sons sausage. It was raw inside. Complained. Our food then arrived which looked terrible. Made the mistake of going to the toilet. It was like something from train spotting. Truly awful. Went back to our table and made the very easy decision to get up and walk out without paying. Not only is this the worst place in Brighton, it makes places in third world countries look like the Ritz. Avoid at all costs. I echo previous reviews in agreeing that this place should be shut down. Oh, and by the way, I am a genuine reviewer who has no interest in local feuds. Just wants a decent meal with my family. You should be ashamed.

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Jim N . 2013-06-30

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in a few words: slow / expensive / rubbish.I went there with my girlfriend. we were the second table in the restaurant. We wait for a while the food wich actually arrived cold and not really nice.We asked for some bred and mustard... only two things.. and the waiter forget the bread!!I can't imagine if the restaurant was full cause with only two table the waiter was overrun!! just run away!!!

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baptiste l . 2013-06-28

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From the street the restaurant looked dark and deserted, as far as I could see there was only one other table in use, the waiter seated us and gave us menus (these were tatty and could do with replacing) and time to make our choices, the food was freshly cooked when it came out and very nice although for the price the portion size could have been a little bigger, they apply a 12% service charge to the bill which I don't agree with as tips should be earned, but overall not too bad an experience, I think if a service charge is being added they need to offer more personal service

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LCH1967 . 2013-06-23

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From the outside, appears fairly nasty sea front venue, Inside quirky decor reminiscent of a 1950s dance hall ! However staff welcoming, menu varied, and definitely not fast food ! Only occasion when our meal was not up to standard we didn't have to pay and were offered an alternative. Most of the food presented to us we thoroughly enjoyed.

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stevesunfun . 2013-06-09

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I recently ate at Ocean's and was very pleasantly surprised. After reading some of the (fake) reviews on Trip Advisor, I was intrigued to see what this restaurant was really like. I was seated by the window, which was nice as it was a very nice day to be at the sea side. I was given a few minutes before being asked if I'd like a drink. I ordered a coke (which was over £2.50, a little much) which was delivered promptly and I then ordered my meal.For starter I had the garlic mushrooms. They were glorious. They were clearly freshly prepared and were coated in a divine garlic butter and herbs which was right up my street! It was nice and hot and was the perfect starter.For my main, I had a mushroom and fresh chilli pizza. This isn't on the menu, but as I'm vegetarian I ordered what I would like and they were happy to improvise and make it for me. Again, it was very fresh and hot.For dessert, I had the apple pie. I was a bit disappointed that the Tiramisu was not available, but the pie was very nice. My only criticism would be that the chocolate sauce it is served with would have been better served in a separate dish and the canned whipped cream served with it would be better left in the can or at a kids party! I finished with a cappuccino, which was very, very nice.Overall, the prices were a bit random and could do with being lowered for starters and soft drinks, but all of the food was beautiful and faultless (bar the whipped cream!). Some updated menus would not hurt ('Vegetarian Sandwich' is a bit vague) and perhaps on some plain paper in a modern fold out menu. I would recommend this restaurant without hesitation and will definitely be eating there again.

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sonic_mikeee . 2013-04-06

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Service - efficient, professionalFood - well presented, fresh, very tastyAtmosphere - was pretty full so had a nice buzzValue - very good for the location

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Silvia B . 2013-03-13

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A three day team builder jolly jaunt in Brighton. Fun but drab foodie wise until we stumbled upon this gem. Strange a restaurant like this surrounded by chippys and trouble spots but our waiter clarified all. The business had been in the same family for forty years.Clean, fresh and interesting, we were in a group of 8 on a drab cold night but just a block from our hotel and everyone was pleased with their food choices. I sampled the calamari and then a great spaghetti who's name slips my mind. I got to try my bosses pizza which took me back to my honeymoon in Venice. Great quality, overall a very satisfying experience.

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Leslie W . 2013-02-28

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We stopped here for lunch as the sun was shining and they had tables in the sun. I ordered a tuna and sweetcorn sandwich and my husband a caesar salad. Please let me add this was about twenty minutes after sitting down and having to ask for menus and for drinks. After asking for the food after 40 mins the sandwich arrived with the thinnest cheapest slices of bread with lumps of tuna, no butter on the bread and no sweetcorn. I asked the waiter for some ketchup and mayonnaise to try and get some flavour and he didnt even bring this!!!! My husband salad was dreadful, one piece of tomatoe and one pice of cucumber. The crouton was disgusting deep fried bread. After asking for the bill and pointing out to the waiter how dreadful the food was he shrugged his shoulders!! A sign that he really didnt care a less. Give me findus lasagne any day as it would have tasted better than the rubbish we were served!!

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Fionafitz . 2013-02-17

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Avoid the place unless you have 2 hours to spare waiting for a simple kids pasta, we were silly enough to rely on the assurances of the waiter that the 'food is coming' rather than walking away when we started to realise that these guys are just not equip to serve clients. The quality of what we eventuall had was equally suboptimal - they somehow managed to spol even simple spagetti with meatballs not to mention seafood platter which was not exciting to put it mildly. Avoid at any cost.

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PMedvedev . 2013-02-09

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Some friends of mine were visiting from london for a few days and we decided to go for a walk along the seafront and get some fish and chips. Usually i would go to Bankers next door to the Ocean Restaurant and i wish we had kept walking those few steps more. But we stopped at the Ocean Restaurant under the promise of traditional fish and chips and a tasty looking menu. Once inside we should have known it was a bad idea. The staff were nowhere to be seen and when we were finally noticed by an elderly looking lady instead of seating us she went off to look for a member of staff to tend to us. Our orders were taken swiftly and drinks arrived ok but there was such a long delay with the food and when it did finally come is was well below par for this type of restaurant. It was something you would expect to get in a newspaper wrapper from a burger van. So disappointing and the fish was obviously not fresh. Even though we were the only customers in the restaurant i would have expected the quality to be great. I really think this place could do with investing in some new management and a new chef as if this is the type of service provided on a quiet night i can only imagine what they produce on a busy weekend.

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Steph M . 2013-01-29

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Mt boyfriend and I came in after a long walk through the town one evening to have a meal. The place was almost empty which should have been our first warning although there was another couple sat in there having food at the time but that was it. We where seated down and offered drinks which took a while to arrive the staff seemed polite but where slow which was strange considering there was hardly anyone to wait on. we ordered our food although they where out of the lasagne which they did not tell me when they seated me only when i went to order so i went for the carbonara and my boyfriend the fish and chips. When our food eventually arrived i was less than impressed with the quality of it. My food was litterally swimming in grease and it was so bland cabonara is supposed to be creamy but each mouthfull was horrible. i can still taste the grease now a whole day later yuck. i asked for some more wine and the waiter quite literally forgot after a while i asked again and eventually got a refil, we asked for garlic bread with our food and it didnt arrive with our meal but when we had almost finished eating and again the bread had far too much garlic in it was not nice at all. both me and my boyfriend have felt very ill ever since i think maybe we got a bit of food poisioning from them. The place should be shut down! This really is the worse place i have ever been to. AVOID!

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Princ3sspyro . 2013-01-27

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Drove down from London with my Wife for a quick job in the town centre and myself and wife thought we would like traditional Fish and Chips on the Sea Front and a brisk walk before heading back to the smog.We saw Ocean View Restaurant while walking along the sea front and the board outside stated Seafood and the interior looked inviting.The waiter came over almost immediately with menu's and we ordered a pint of Peroni and a large glass of White wine together with two (standard size) Fish and Chips.I asked if the fish was cod and the waiter confirmed that it was.About 5 mins later our drinks arrived.I was surprised to see a small bottle of Corona instead of the pint I had ordered. I informed the waiter that the drink was incorrect and he apoligised and brought back a pint of Peroni poured from the tap. My Wife then noticed that the large wine was in fact not large at all and had not been filled to the correct level (£5.80 for a glass). The waiter apologised again and took the glass away to the bar and topped the glass up.Our food arrived about 10 mins later. Rather than the traditional looking fillet I expected there was a small battered piece of fish together with a little salad and chips that looked like they had come out of a packet.The batter on the fish was very tasty but hardly traditional looking and the meat inside was dissapointing. The fish looked more like pollock, and when tasted, certainly did not have the typical taste of cod. The meat was off white and not in the slightest flaky which is what you would expect from a fresh piece of cod fillet. The fillet reminded my wife of an almost square piece frozen fillet from a supermarket that had been defrosted then cooked. The chips were not much better and some were undercooked and hard in the middle. They were nothing like traditional Chips.The bill included 10% Service charge and came to £26.51For two Fish and Chips and one drink each this is rather expensive.I have also noticed the reciept (payed by card) states The Plaza Brighton (maybe a former name) and not Ocean View.Next time you are in Brighton and want traditional Fish and Chips avoid this place.

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David A . 2012-10-27

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