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Service was awful. My friend had to order his drink twice and it was still forgotten about until he just went to the bar to get it himself. But great place to play board games/video games.

We were celebrating a friend's birthday. A brilliant evening with great company, good food & service & entertainment.

I traveled from Colorado, USA to the London for work and I had the opportunity to bring along my father with me. He was born in the UK and as we were planning various things to do, he had reminisced about going down to the coast as a child to play in the arcades and eating the best fish and chips. As he was telling me about his childhood, I knew immediately I wanted to relive it with him. We were able to catch a quick train to Brighton from London and on the trip down I started to do my research on finding a great place to eat our lunch and landed on Captain’s. A great place right on the water by the pier. After my dad and I played in the arcade on the pier and bought Brighton Rock candy to enjoy on the trip back to London we headed over to Captain’s. As we walked in, we were happily greeted and brought to our table. We both ordered the Fish and Chip’s and I got an extra side of fried scampi. To drink, my dad got a coke and I went for the Brixton Brewery West Coast IPA. Our drinks came right away, and I have to say the Brixton IPA was great! This is coming from a guy living in Colorado beer country. After some chatting between my dad and I our cooked to order meal came out. The batter used at Captain’s is from a 35-year-old secret recipe and only the highest quality fish and locally sourced potatoes are used. I knew I was in for something good. As we took our first bites it was evident we found the right place. The fish was perfectly fried. The outside was crisp, not crunchy and the fish was tender, moist and delicious on the inside. The chips were cut the exact right length, fried golden brown with excellent crisp on the outside and the precise balance of fluffy on the inside. I was super happy about ordered the scampi too as that was a nice extra treat. We even got an extra basket of chips on the house to top us off! The wait staff and Pam were superb! All took the time to speak with us and really made this a great experience for me and my dad reliving his youth. I can understand why it was so memorable for him and now thanks to Captain’s and their crew it has become an everlasting memory for me too! I will be back with my children soon and highly recommend this great establishment. Cheers!

I really enjoyed my vegan meal in this cafe. Normally I tend to be hungry at the end of a meal, but not this time, so thank you really for your cooking and your price

Lentil soup, the lamb chops and the lamb filet all excellent. Efes Draft comes in a bottle, is a good choice.

Really enjoyed food and service. I had the carbonara and it knocked mine into a cocked hat! Friend has Calzone which I tried and we both loved.

Frankie is a friendly guy who knows his products well. The food is excellent and reasonably priced I had the chilli prawns which were sumptuous. Get there before the season ends, you won’t taste better.

Sylvia was superb very professional and helpful. Great food and great atmosphere. Thank you

A primera vista este lugar no parece muy grande o de lujo. Una cálida bienvenida espera. ¡Las mesas estaban llenas el sábado por la noche excepto la que agarramos! Siempre es un gran indicador cuando la mitad de los otros clientes eran tailandeses! Tanto nuestros entrantes como los principales eran deliciosos y se sirven rápidamente. Muy recomendable

The log fire was warm and welcoming. Harvey's Best was good but beer range was generic. Food selction looked good and tasted great. I would visit again for the food not the beer range.

Lovely place - nice atmosphere inside, really friendly service and delicious food. I had the vegan wellington and vegan chocolate brownie and it was all fabulous.

Gorgeous pub with lots of cute little areas, would definitely come back for a drink. However, quite chilly inside and charging £18 for a pie which seems a bit steep for a pub!

Firstly the good bit - the food is excellent- great red wine, oysters, Moules and frites. I enjoyed it. Well done the chef. Where the owners were let down. The disinterested staff. Told it was table service 25 minutes later I am still waiting. I go up to the bar to order with the same member of staff who told me table service! No apology. Charged me £4.50 service. Again went up & paid my own bill! My advice - whilst your staff were ‘business like’ maybe some training to lose the ‘I’m too good for this’ attitude? Don’t over promise and u see deliver re table service and on top of that don’t charge me service. You aren’t that special for what is an expensive meal.

Thought we would give this another try after taking our friend on a previous visit and being really embarrassed about the quality of the food. This used to be one of my favourite restaurants in Brighton but now it just feels like a lot of small pieces of average junk food from London Road served one after another at the same price as a fine dining restaurant. Such a shame as was also in a really convenient location.

Wow where would one start... due to my work I have no choice but to eat out all the time. Like most normal people I prefer the good I have at home. That said the food produced by Quentin at Harvey's Cafe is magnificent, If you're not having the breakfast, you must try French onion soup... It is a transformational experience Not to be missed👍🏿