The Urchin Brewery & Shellfish Pub

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• G

  Google user

  ·2 months ago

  “I was visiting the Brighton / Hove area for work from the USA. This may be the highlight of my trip! I would come back for these Mussels alone! The Hazy IPAs are just as excellent as we're the chili oil Oysters! The wait staff are lovely and made fantastic recommendations too. This will be an essential stop for me if I ever get to come back!”

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• G

  Google user

  ·2 months ago

  “A very welcoming and friendly pub with a shell food focus and great beer. I had avocado and lobster on sourdough plus chips and a green salad. My wife had scallops. The food was excellent and is served on small plates so you order what you want when you want rather than something being a starter and another thing being a main. If you visit Brighton and like shell fish you must visit. It was very busy so maybe best to reserve a table especially if there are more than two.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·2 months ago

  “I came here for a meal with some friends for my 30th birthday. There were 11 of us and they were very accommodating fitting our large group in, I did have to pay a £10 deposit per person but this was promptly refunded direct to my card instead of being taken off the bill. The food was amazing, me and my partner shared the salt and pepper squid, the moules marinière with some bread, and a lobster. The lobster was small for the price but it was a lovely special treat. The others had crab, scallops and prawns, as well as vegan tofu curries which they kindly made us on request. All were reported to be delicious, I would definitely return.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·2 months ago

  “Nice seafood & shellfish focused pub. Limited menu plus specials board. Excellent Oysters, good quality prawns but specials can run out if popular. Our Romesco sauce lacked flavour but overall a good atmosphere”

• G

  Google user

  ·2 months ago

  “Bit of a let down if I'm really honest. I've eaten here before and have always found it to be really high quality and very tasty. The service was a bit lacking, we were given menus and told the kitchen would be open in 15 minutes and somebody would come out to take our order. After half an hour I went in asked if we could order yet, we could, but the bar lady was quite surly. The bar lady who made our drinks and gave us the menus was much more professional and friendly. We went for 2 rounds of fresh oysters, the lobster arancini, moules mariner, fries and the scallops. The food came out without cutlery and bread was upsold no less than 3 times even though we said that's why we had the chips! It was prompt and perhaps thats why the scallops were undercooked, which is better than overcooked for sure, but the biggest one of the 3 was basically raw in the middle. The mussels were nicely cooked but the mariner sauce was odd, had celery, tarragon and what was obviously garlic paste, rather than fresh garlic. I really do just want the classic white wine, garlic and cream with parsley unless I've opted for a twist. The arancini were cooked well but thought the portion was a bit tight, 2 small balls, couldn't see/taste much lobster happening either and the romescu sauce was overpowering in flavour and too much of it for the little guys. Oysters were chucked and cleaned perfectly, mussel shells were perfectly clean too. There was an 'everything alright' thumbs up check back from one of the servers very shortly after the food landing - which having eaten a few oysters and dipped a chip in the sauce it was! Including 2 alcoholic drinks it was just close to 100 pounds with the 12.5% service added - which given the lack of service I found a bit cheeky. It's a shame because it was just after 5pm on a beautiful Friday sunny afternoon, lovely atmosphere and the memory of stunning food from previous visits.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·3 months ago

  “The best place to eat shellfish in Brighton. A wonderful local pub that specialises in crab, lobster, clams, scallops, prawns et cetera Great range of beers, lovely service and reasonable prices for the extremely high-quality that you get. You will have to book.”

• G

  Google user

  ·3 months ago

  “Visited on a Tuesday evening, the first time we had been out for seafood. Sasha, our waitress was so helpful with ordering and recommending dishes to us. The food was 10/10, each dish flavoured in its own perfect way. Great selection of drinks and a fun vibe!”

• G

  Google user

  ·4 months ago

  “"We celebrated our 2nd anniversary at the best seafood restaurant we've ever visited. To start, we enjoyed some special oysters paired with tequila – a surprisingly delicious combination that I would highly recommend. We also had scallops, which were perfectly cooked, tender and full of flavour. For the main course, we shared two giant, delicious lobsters, accompanied by an excellent white wine. To finish, we enjoyed a lovely cheese board. We were looked after by Joseph, who was exceptionally friendly and attentive throughout the evening. Without a doubt, one of the best places to dine and celebrate a special occasion”

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• G

  Google user

  ·4 months ago

  “Lovely restaurant and bar. Not many tables in the restaurant. I was lucky to get a table immediately but I'd recommend booking. They also brew their own beer which is delicious”

• G

  Google user

  ·6 months ago

  “Our first time at the Urchin, but it won’t be our last. We had a fabulous lunch with a lovely carafe of wine. Usually we have a single course each but the menu (including the specials) was too inviting to not indulge. I opted for the Spider Crab with Blackbean sauce and my partner had the scallops - both very good but the crab was a bit too messy for the amount of crab I side. The sauce in the crab was very full bodied and delicious. As for the scallops my partner said they were Devine. I forgot the prawn crackers - lucky these weren’t in a bag as we would have finished the lot. For the main course I had King Prawn Laksa - plenty of shell on prawns, full of flavour and the sauce was very tasty, just enough spice to compliment the prawns. My partner had muscles in an Italian soup, which was very light and very nice. We both followed with ice cream. The wine was a Sancerre and was gorgeous, complimenting the meal very well. I thought, for what we had the value was pretty good. The service was good too, and the staff seemed knowledgeable on the dishes. Will go again for sure.”

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