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Best British restaurants nearby. Discover the best British food in Rottingdean. View Menus, Photos and Reviews for British restaurants near you. including The Restaurant at Drakes, Molly's at the Beach, The Plough Inn, Cafe Marmalade, Sea Spray, The Old Bank Steak & Ribs, Busby and Wilds, Ye Olde Black Horse, Bom-Bane's, The Marine Tavern
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10. The Marine Tavern
Overall Ratings
5 based on 247 reviews
Reviewed By Deborah W
You could easily miss this little pub but shame on you if you do. The friendliest little place in town. Miss B's Sunday roast is sublime. Firstly, the veggie option is a homemade nut roast;I'm sick of pubs offering pastry ('cause you really need carbs with your carbs). You get a pot of cheese sauce, a jug of gravy and a really generous amount of food. Neil is the eccentric friendly host that keeps everything running smoothly and happily.
9. Bom-Bane's
Overall Ratings
5 based on 138 reviews
PLEASE NOTE: Jane Bom-Bane, who runs Bom-Bane's, has been out of action for a while, so the cafe will only be opening for certain nights In Nov and Dec. Chefs Andre and singer/chef Eliza will still be putting on pop-up foodie and music nights. See website
Reviewed By jillianarb
Limited seating. Belgium food. Sausages and mash PLUS Belgium beer. See my YouTube interview with Jane under Jilliana in Brighton. Music and singing in the basement down a metal spiral staircase. There used to be a cinema club on Wednesdayâs with food. Check if still going on. Excellent place. Highly recommended. Go, go, go!!
8. Ye Olde Black Horse
Overall Ratings
4 based on 433 reviews
Rottingdean's oldest pub dating back to 1513, providing a great selection of drinks including local ales and a choice of over 20 gins! We take pride in offering a varied menu of pub classics and gastro dishes, home-made with fresh, locally sourced produce
Reviewed By Michael R P
Before posting on Tripadvisor I usually look at other reports to see if my experience conforms to the average.As I've been here before and the experience was acceptable, it seems yesterday may have been a bad day.The Scots have a reputation for being 'dour', that being the word often used. In my experience, the reputation is undeserved, but the Scottish barman on duty today lived up to it.I went to meet two friends at lunchtime. I went in and requested my drink politely and was served. Then the other friend arrived, greeted the barman, and claimed that the barman ignored him. As he is deaf in one ear that may not have been the case but the barman was pretty surly about the incident.When I paid for my drink, since I recently came back from Scotland I had some Scottish banknotes, which a lot of people in England won't take, so I took a £5 out, saying to the barman :"As you're a Scotsman I assume you'll be OK with this."His reply was :"No I won't as there are too many fakes around."That may well be true but it was the hostile and unfriendly way he said it that grated. I then said the three of us would like some lunch or bar snacks, and in the same ungracious manner he said :"I'm here on my own and I've already got three people for lunch and I'm not doing food."On reflection, he wasn't dour, he was sour and borderline rude. We left and went round the corner and had a delightful lunch at Open Art Cafe where we were made to feel most welcome. I've never been a great fan of Greene King but after this experience, and despite being a shareholder, I will no longer darken their doorsteps. No doubt the landlord will place an aggressive reply to this report, as seems to be the case when a negative report is posted, but I know enough about the hospitality industry to know whether someone should be working in it, and this man should not.Dear Mike,Apologies for the delay responding. The contents of your review are noted and I'm sorry to hear of your poor experience. I would hope that you will not find this response aggressive - that has never been an intention when responding although we will, of course, take the rightful opportunity to state our own perspective and will refute claims that are simply untrue. Unfortunately, some use review websites as a means of 'punishment' when they are disgruntled, regardless of whether they are justified or not.Since I was not present myself on this occasion, I have looked into your specific comments and I'm unclear on several points as the staff working the days leading up to your review are not recalling any of the points of your experience. To take them in order:Firstly, and most notably, we do not have any Scottish staff or any I can think of with an accent that might be construed as Scottish.Secondly, we have always accepted Scottish notes.Thirdly, from our records, we have been serving numerous lunches every day leading up to the date of your review (unless your review is some time after the event?) - I've looked at cctv footage but there's nothing that I can find that was helpful.On a point of clarification, Greene King are our landlords only - this is not a Greene King business, it is independently run by myself and my partner who have over 30 years experience and, for the last 8 years have been running the Black Horse, one of the most popular pubs in the area. Since you have looked at our reviews, you will see that the vast majority are actually positive so, it seems we're probably in the right business!I'm glad that you enjoyed your experience with our friends at the Open Art Café - we use it often ourselves!Once again, I'm sorry to hear of your poor experience although I'm not sure that publicly declaring your disdain of Greene King pubs will do much for the value of your investment!Best wishes, John, Black Horse, Rottingdean.
7. Busby and Wilds
Overall Ratings
4 based on 396 reviews
Busby and Wilds is a family owned, neighborhood public house, which prides itself on its quality of ingredients; all freshly prepared to order. We have a love of Food and Drink, all at a reasonable price in a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere.
Reviewed By LauraD115
I visited Busby and Wilds for a Sunday roast, having heard great things about their Sunday food- and I came away with mixed feelings. We were seated immediately (having booked) but our table by the door wasnât that great for one of our party who was disabled (she kept on having to get up to let people out). In addition, the service was extreeeeeemely slow.. the lady who served us was super friendly and nice, but in all it took over 3 hours for us to have a main course and dessert. This was fine at the time as it was lovely to catch up with my friends, but I certainly wouldnât have been pleased if the food hadnât been so good! I would say that this was the best roast Iâve had in Brighton, and the price wasnât all too different from any other pub- so would absolutely recommend on this front.100% would go again, in the hope that we wouldnât have so wait so long and the roast incident was a one off, but not a great experience from a time keeping perspective! I apologies to Laura that the service was disappointing, we always try our hardest and occasionally fail- this was a very rare Sunday that I personally had taken off and perhaps the staff got slightly busier than we expected. An email to express your concerns could have been dealt with in a much more productive way and something that I could have personally looked in to and tried to recompense. Please notify on booking any seating requirements as a table plan is made for the whole day and very hard to change last minute.
6. The Old Bank Steak & Ribs
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1007 reviews
The Old Bank Steak & Ribs Restaurant is a great place for family and friends to enjoy freshly prepared delicious and good quality steaks, pork ribs, fresh fish, burgers, vegetarian meals and salads. The kids menu has a good choice of fresh meals including
Reviewed By peterbS4294DS
After searching various sites we plumped for this wonderful place for an evening meal. Along with my wife were our two teenagers. From walking into the restaurant we were warmly greeted with staff maintaining a warm and professional manner throughout our meal. It was very clean and relaxing. The food from start to finish was amazing. It was cooked perfectly and delicious with a host of good good to choose from. It was a great evening and i would recommend it to anyone. sadly we live too far away to âpop inâ again, but will be back should we venture this way again. Thank you fir a lovely meal. Dear Peter,I'm very pleased that your site research led you to us and thank you for your very kind review. Your remarks on our staff were very much appreciated, thank you again. I was very pleased to learn that you all enjoyed your meals especially your teenage children who, as a rule, can be hard to please!Kind regards,Stephen.
5. Sea Spray
Overall Ratings
5 based on 108 reviews
We are an independent cafe situated on Rottingdean High Street serving coffee, all day breakfast, pastries, daily specials and cake - all with local Sussex produce.
Reviewed By brightaura
This small cafe near this seafront serves great fresh food . Friendly service at all times. Caters for glutendairy free diets too
4. Cafe Marmalade
Overall Ratings
4 based on 362 reviews
It's new. Was previously called Hudson and Bridges
Reviewed By 813mcdougall
We are real foodies and this place is hands down exactly how I'd have a cafe. Great spread of choice (not too much) throughout the day (many places are sold out of this that and the other). I love their decor and the simple look inside. The breakfast was one of the best I've had and thinking about those scrambled eggs make me hungry again. The cakes were fab, drink choice solid and staff smiley and easy going which is what you need. The shop / takeaway across the road is ace too. Although further out, you can visit on the volks railway and the cafe is well worth a visit in my opinion. Try it out and you will NOT be disappointed.
3. The Plough Inn
Overall Ratings
4 based on 411 reviews
Reviewed By J D
The place opened slightly unprepared at noon. We had booked a table but there was probably no need. The service was average, the food poor. A very expensive steak was virtually uneatably tough. The fish dish was passable but not fresh, surprising given that this venue is on the coast.
2. Molly's at the Beach
Overall Ratings
4 based on 182 reviews
Fantastic family run independent beachside cafe. We sell freshly ground coffee, homemade cakes, lunches, snacks, as well as delicious milk shakes, smoothies, Mr Whippy ice creams & Slush Puppie We are also fully licensed. Come and see us at this stunning
Reviewed By johnsB7037MX
Placed our order but were forgotten so bit disappointed with the service, admittedly they were a little busy, never did get our coffees HiThank you for taking the time to leave a review - what a shame you didn't take this time to mention to one of our lovely staff that we had not served your coffee as they would have apologised and ensured that you had your order as a matter of urgency. it was exceptionally busy yesterday and unfortunately mistakes do happen - however if we are given the opportunity to put it right we will.
1. The Restaurant at Drakes
Overall Ratings
4 based on 540 reviews
Considered by many to be Brighton's best restaurant, backed up by its status in the Good Food Guide, The Restaurant at Drakes is an elegantly stylish setting for any occasion. Subtle lighting casts moody shadows across exposed brickwork and rich colours t
Reviewed By DrRiff
Was recommended by our hotel. We were frankly surprised at how great this food was...on a par with any high end Washington DC restaurant. Perfection from the bread to the watercress soup to the lamb main course and soufflé dessert. Who says English food sucks? Not me!
