Lucky Beach Cafe Reviews Summary

Category: Cafe Brighton

Address: Kings Road Arches, 183 Kings Rd, Brighton BN1 1NB, United Kingdom

Phone: +441273728280

Rating: 4.3
based on 305 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Very VERY yummy hamburgers and even better fish & chips - the fish is fresh, not frozen!"
  • "The menu was brimming with fresh flavour combinations and a wide variety of dishes."
  • "The food is excellent and nothing like in London. For example fish and chips are natural and not frozen. Really delicious."
  • "The food is great, the fish and chips are worth it, the salads are nicely balanced and really tasty and the other fishy things are fresh and well prepared."
  • "Really well made comfort food."
  • "The food was incredible, I had the Korean fish and chips which was a great spin on the beach front classic. Super crispy batter and chips and fresh fish. Well good."
  • "The fish and chips came with hake, the fish was white and meaty and a little sweet, which is just how it should be."

Cons:

  • "Not impressed with the food."
  • "The poached eggs were hardboiled and there was only a teaspoon of crab on the plate."
  • "The chicken tenders were like something heated up from Iceland... The clear winner though was the salad."
  • "Worst full English I’ve had in years!"
  • "The portion of the fish was so tiny, it was basically half a regular cod/haddock you get at the local chippy. Sure, quality was nice, but overall it was a ripoff."
  • "Food was edible but lacking taste, I had a pulled pork and fried fish wrap which had no seasoning at all."
  • "The food is just meh, to be honest."

Service

Pros:

  • "Service was spot on, thanks to Sol and Ellie for being super friendly and helpful."
  • "Great burgers (mine was medium rare, which I was very pleasantly surprised about), very friendly service."
  • "Staff very friendly and helpful."
  • "The staff are so lovely and kind and the food is nicely done. Smoothies are wonderful too."
  • "Staff very helpful. I inadvertently left my phone on the table as we left. One of the waitress chased after me quite a distance to return it!"
  • "Staff couldn’t do enough to make our birthday celebrations extra special."
  • "The staff are super friendly and the coffee is fab."

Cons:

  • "Service was ok, but not enough staff to provide for all the guests."
  • "Good coffee, amazing view, but extremely poor service."
  • "Fairly disappointed, the restaurant ambience was nice, lovely upstairs bathroom. The service was fairly awful."
  • "The service was fairly awful."
  • "The service was bad, wasn’t offered water, wasn’t brought cutlery... The waitress seemed annoyed and unwelcoming when we arrived."
  • "Feel terrible giving four stars, but as the young ladies who were supposed to be taking orders were more interested in chatting to each other...."
  • "The service can be really bad though. Order came out late after chasing with the waitress and had to ask for the bill three times."

Location & Ambience

Pros:

  • "Great location directly on the beach."
  • "Their terrace is definitely the nicest along the beachfront too."
  • "An incredible location right on the beach."
  • "The location is AMAZING, it’s especially nice on a sunny day."
  • "Beautiful location, right by the water, can’t go wrong."
  • "The location of the cafe with a seating area on the beach is really lovely, with the blankets as a nice touch for colder days."
  • "Lovely place to sit on the pier if the weather is clement."

Cons:

  • "I think this place has went down hill a bit if I'm honest!"
  • "Lucky beach has changed - now is like any run of the mill seafront caff staffed by grumpy kids."
  • "This was my first time here, but recommended by the friend with me, who was surprised by difference vs previous visits. Maybe an off day? Left feeling a bit ripped off."
  • "Place is very dirty..."
  • "TERRIBLE! This place must survive solely on the fact that it is on the beach and has lovely view and surroundings."
  • "Atmosphere was non existent and made worse by the weird service situation and insane prices."
  • "Place is very dirty and unkempt looking."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "The service was efficient and prices were extremely good value."
  • "The location Is good of course & prices aren't too high & it's all sustainably sourced."
  • "They are also one of the very few places that serve an organic beefburgers at a very fair price."
  • "Good beach view, easy ordering options (waiter or app), and reasonably priced."
  • "Well priced food."
  • "Great portions and good value for money."
  • "It is a little expensive and the portion size is fairly small but the overall ambience and being right on the beach makes up for that!"

Cons:

  • "Very pricey but you are paying for the location I guess."
  • "The food portions are incredibly small for what we paid."
  • "Expensive for what you get."
  • "Half a portion for double the price. Literally."
  • "First of all, you’re charged a 10% service charge despite ordering via a QR code."
  • "Cider was expensive though."
  • "The burger was nice but expensive for what it was plus you have to pay extra for chips???"

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