Riddle & Finns The Beach

Although it is a smaller venue (shared, long tables), it has a bright and pleasant atmosphere, especially with an ocean view. The food was prepared by someone who must be trained as a chef, the various plates we ordered (smoked haddock fillet, smashed young potatoes on prosciutto, and a number of small plates) were visually appealing. The seaweed old fashioned (rum cocktail @ $14) was so fabulous, my husband had another. We will have to go back for dessert another time, because we were already satisfied. It's a bit pricey for us to go here on a regular basis, but special occasions will bring us back.

Years ago, I randomly walked into Riddle & Finn after finding it in an alleyway, and had a smashing dinner experience. So when meeting up with a friend in Brighton, there was only one choice I was interested in, but this time, we booked a table at their beach location. Would definitely recommend their scallops as a starter which melt in the mouth, but sadly, their New England Clam Chowder left more to be desired. The potatoes were too chunky and browning, and although the broth was delicious, there wasn't enough of it compared to all the vegetables, with bacon overriding any clams actually found in the dish. The half lobster was worth the price, and the desserts provided a fantastic end. I HIGHLY recommend their elderflower vodka sour as we ordered about 5 of them, and staff were exceptional!

The food was very good, everything was so freshly made with lots of butter and herbs. Though the mussels had sand. We ordered the hot sea food platter, sea bream, langostine, half lobster and halibut fillet. We were offered if we want to sit on the terrace, which was a great experience because the weather was beautiful. The service was super slow, though, maybe because it was busy, but we waited for long time to get the sea food platter and mains and the dessert. Front of house guy was great, very welcoming and knew what he was doing. However, our waitress was super moody and unprofessional , did not smile, barely talked to us, and every time we wanted to order something she was nowhere to be seen or ignored us straightaway. Just arrogant. It could have been an amazing experience overall but because of that, it wasn't. We didn't catch her name, but she had braids. The whole time, her attitude was rude. So the moment we saw the front of house guy we just ordered to him and he was delightful. I noticed something when we were leaving, usually at sea food bars/restaurants when sea food is served you get some sort of wet wipes, or some warm water with lemon because your hands are going to get dirty but we never received anything like that. When we were leaving we noticed that every table on the balcony had bowl with wipe and lemon, which to be honest made me feel kind of let down because we just paid over £30 for service which seemed like it wasn't well deserved. Prices are high, and service is unadequate. I'm not sure we will be back there, to be honest.

We were here last week for the Octoberbest menu. While the selection of food and flavour was great, the service was far from good. We arrived 5 minutes early to our booking and were seated immediately. We then had to wait an hour and 20 minutes before our first course arrived after being promised multiple times that the food was “seconds away”. Normally I wouldn’t mind this since the place was busy, but about 5 other couples who had arrived 20 to 30 minutes after we did were somehow already on their second course. It also didn’t help that we had gone through our 3 drink pairing before any of the food arrived. When the food did arrive, it was delicious and the courses were generous but being starved half to death due to the wait definitely put a damper on things. The soup we had for our starter was the highlight of the meal. All in all, good food but pack a snack to munch on while you watch everyone else eat before you.

Went here for a valentines day, the restaurant was absolutely packed full but our food and drinks still came very promptly and service was absolutely incredible, very attentive. Our server was John and he did an incredible job, especially considering the amount of people he had to serve. The food was absolutely exceptional. We ordered clam chowder, calamari and mussels as well as 2 half lobsters. The calamari was some of the best I have ever had and the lobster was absolutely delicious, especially the sauce. Cocktails were also absolutely stunning. Very impressive and good portion sizes. Free bread also came with the table. Do be aware that there is a 12.5% service charge, however this was very much expected and we were very willing to pay it. All in all it was a great experience, and we will be visiting again.

A fantastic experience. Great food , great service and a fabulous time was had by all ten of us!! Will be back for sure and singing your praises to everyone I know. We had the group menu and the food was as good as I had had on Ile De Rae - it brought back some fantastic memories.

We had a wonderful pre-concert meal last Friday. Sitting down at 5.30 we took in the surroundings which are perfectly set out for the space. The food was excellent and all serving staff were super friendly and helpful with advice on the menu. The only very minor point was the lack of beer options. A small tankard of black velvet for £17 is a bit steep and the only other option was a can of Guinness. That was fine for me, but others would probably appreciate a couple of other options. I love West Coast IPAs with a seafood platter as an example. We had the classic seafood platter which was good for 2 hungry people, along with a portion of fries and the warm beetroot salad. Everything was amazing and well presented. Not cheap, but we would say very good value. We will definitely come back.

Exquisite food. Fabulous setting and view of the beach. Impeccable service from Rebecca, who gave recommendations for the specials which really were awesome. The mullet with seafood aioli and a tomato and olive salsa was so delicate and fresh. A truely exceptional dish. The scallops with mango and chilli salsa were cooked to perfection and I could've eaten another plate they were so moreish. My partner had the seafood risotto which had such depth if flavour and succulent seafood. Outstanding meal.