The Coal Shed Brighton Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The waiter continued to make us laugh and smile."
• "Amazing! Staff brilliant and food exceptional. From start to finish we had a great evening with a few special extras added by the team for our Anniversary."
• "Henry's wine pairing recommendation was spot on."
• "The greeting we received as we entered was polite and pleasant."
• "Service was warm and attentive."
• "Service was absolutely amazing and staff were kind and engaging."
• "Service was great as well."

Cons:

• "Thought the service during the meal was mediocre."
• "The actual service was crushingly slow, even though we were booked at 5pm and the restaurant was not busy."
• "Wasn't even offered a dessert menu just had the bill plonked on the table!"
• "Our waiter was fine but overly hurried & as a result made mistakes with our order."
• "Service was slow."
• "The only thing that let our experience down was the service. Our waiter seemed more distracted with the 2 ladies sitting next to us rather than serving us."
• "The servers wouldn't walk by our table for a while at a time so even ordering the bill took way longer than it should."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Very good food and nice friendly staff."
• "The miso chicken starter was impeccable!"
• "Everything tasted quality and the triple cooked chips are to die for!"
• "The food was amazing! Couldn't fault the quality and the sheer skill in the execution in the cookery."
• "Incredible Sunday Roast. Our best yet in our time in the UK. Phenomenal perfect steak with all the trimmings to share between two."
• "The steak was cooked to perfection."
• "The food is melt in the mouth."

Cons:

• "The seabass skin was very burnt."
• "We all had the steak bavette which was tough and stringy."
• "The bone-in-rib was also very pricey & came completely smothered in a sickly sweet sauce that almost totally obscured the flavour of the meat."
• "The churros were undercooked."
• "Very disappointed by the quality of the steak we had, it was tough and quite gristly."
• "Chicken was a bit dry and could have used slightly more sauce or vegetables."
• "The steak came COLD and the rest of the table's food didn't come for another 10 minutes."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The ambiance on the upper floor was great."
• "The atmosphere was good."
• "As it’s a small venue, even when it got busy it was easy going yet buzzy."
• "The atmosphere was a buzz with locals that are clearly very fond of this little gem."
• "It was the perfect ambience for birthday celebrations."
• "A beautiful atmosphere! Highlight of our trip."
• "The atmosphere is lovely - we were sat by the window which felt private but inclusive in the overall vibe of the place."

Cons:

• "The place was very cold."
• "The restaurant is super dark and very noisy."
• "There is a terrible intermittent smell when you sit at the back table."
• "It was so loud shouting was the only option."
• "It was a quiet pleasant setting but it felt soulless; no buzz. We had a nice evening but it is overrated won’t rush back."
• "The only thing that let it down was the amount of flies near the door BUT it was a super hot day and I can’t imagine it’s easier to deter them from coming in and out."
• "Restaurant smelt damp."

Value

Pros:

• "The bill came in and was very reasonable for the quality of the food, service and overall experience."
• "Reasonable prices."
• "Good value and easily my fave place for steak in Brighton."
• "The quality of the food was incredible. Worth every penny."
• "You certainly get what you pay for!"
• "Great value for money."
• "You pay for what you get, you pay well, but you get good food."

Cons:

• "Based on our experience the prices do not match what you get here."
• "Quite expensive as have paid around £5 cheaper for a Fillet and it comes with sides and sauce."
• "Wine was really nice too but also a bit expensive."
• "Michelin star prices for pub grub."
• "£70 for Sunday roast, a coke, a beer & a glass of Prosecco was very expensive."
• "Food was very tasty, but not amazing... My opinion is it was overpriced."
• "The prices are a little high to me and i had the £19 coal shed burger."