The Bridge, Shoreham Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The pork belly was also very good I’m told and the portions of pork were huge."
• "They do lovely fresh seafood too. The mussels are divine."
• "The Charred Lobster... was the most tastiest Lobster I have ever eaten."
• "The food was truly excellent. I had the daily fish special which was Lemon Sole."
• "We had the most delicious food."
• "Had a friend chicken and bacon sandwich. Honestly one of the best I've had!"
• "Food is reliably good, particularly fish dishes."

Cons:

• "Steak was over cooked & fatty chips were soggy."
• "Food was horrible, ordered a burger which was quite cold, missing the pickles and it tasted fishy."
• "The coleslaw looked like it had appeared from a container long past it's date."
• "Roast dinner included 1 large Roast carrot that was rock hard hardly cooked."
• "Chips were over cooked and felt like they'd been sat around."
• "The Sunday roast wasn’t amazing. The Lamb was a very small portion, the pork belly crackling wasn’t crispy."
• "When food arrived it was horrible. Fried squid was white, tastless and heavy."

Service

Pros:

• "Good food, amazing friendly service, value for money all in all worth a visit."
• "The staff couldn't be more friendly and helpful."
• "Service is excellent, friendly and prompt."
• "The staff are helpful and friendly and u buy your drinks then they come and serve you at your table!"
• "The staff are lovely, happy and can't do enough for you."
• "Service was impeccable, friendly and helpful."
• "The service was quick but not pushy."

Cons:

• "Lovely food and atmosphere, slightly ruined by the waitresses’ continued reminders that we only had the table till a certain time, started to get annoying and felt like we were being watched."
• "Slow service, tables not cleared only by Seagulls."
• "Food arrived 1 hour later and again wrong."
• "Then had to basically beg somebody to come and take our payment after waiting 15 minutes with the bill."
• "Had to constantly remind them to come and take our order for food and drinks."
• "Booked well in advance for a large group of 17 for lunch. Unfortunately despite only a small amount of the group having starters, it took over 2 hours for the starters to come out."
• "The waitress was clearly not able to deal with a large group and when asked how long the food would be responded with 'I don't know' and then failed to provide any further updates."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "The Bridge pub is located at the end of Shoreham High Street by the Adur bridge."
• "This is a great location if you want to get out of the packed Brighton city scene for a 15 minute journey."
• "Right on the river. Seating inside and out."
• "A lovely old pub in Shoreham by sea on the bank of the River Adur situated on the roundabout at the north end of the road bridge."
• "The pub has a big outside area overlooking the river and a dining area."
• "The atmosphere is lively and jolly."
• "This is a great place to enjoy the Alfresco dining and drinking by the river which is also an estuary."

Cons:

• "The garden feels overcrowded with the amount of sofas they have."
• "Inside is a bit tight for space and you can't have a tab if you're outside, presumably as people could run off without paying."
• "The area often seems unused."
• "The whole evening was a nightmare. Never again!"
• "Tonight was ok but nothing special. Too bright inside - no music and the decor is a bit shabby."
• "Feels like they've decided to cram people in to maximise profit."
• "Tables outside are very packed together and it was difficult to move."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "£50 for 2 people with 2 drinks 2 courses..."
• "4 of us stayed for 2 nights on a fishing trip, wasn't expecting too much at £35 a night, i'd happily have paid twice that!"
• "Especially Monday- Thursday when they have offers on the main courses."
• "Fantastic fish and chips, shared one because the portions are huge!"
• "Extremely reasonable price and cooked better than top fish restaurants in Brighton."
• "Really good food at reasonable prices."
• "Food is great+great value."

Cons:

• "Food overpriced. Not 5 star! Noisy. Had to shout to have a conversation."
• "Had the share cheese board, for the price I was expecting more than 5 grapes, two bits of sourdough bread, and we then had to ask for the onion chutney, which when came was very nice, not worth 5 pounds let alone 16,95."
• "We asked if we could just have the ice cream that accompanied a £6 dessert, and were charged £5.50 for one tiny scoop. How can you justify that?"
• "Food was quite over priced and not that great."
• "Food was inedible there was 7 of us and 4 of us couldn't eat the food it was so poor and overcooked."
• "The food overpriced. Not 5 star!"
• "Poor. The roast was ok. Kids food was poor. Clearly more interested in catering for heavy drinkers in the garden than a family out for a meal."