The View - Brighton and Hove

Having heard a lot of mixed reviews about the restaurant, we decided to try just having a drink in The Lodge at the back. I asked for a drinks menu, only to be told that the menu is on the app (which fortunately I had to hand not very classy. We ordered two medium glasses of wine and asked for some nibbles. At this stage we were told that there are no nibbles in this section currently and we needed to understand the concept which is one of 3x different areas each with a different aim! A quiet drink with basic tapas would be perfect (and one which many other venues seem perfectly able to contemplate and deliver . Final shock was the bill. The wine was not the price shown on the app (but apparently I hadn 't looked properly and I needed to look at the customised price, the one immediately obvious being the 125 ml . On top of that I was charged a service charge (thought the Govt were discouraging this to prevent people getting up and wandering to the bar during Covid? . I just don 't expect to be charged service for a glass of wine. Let 's just say it 's the most expensive like for like glass of wine I 've had in Brighton. But maybe as a local working locally I 'm not their target market . On the upside, the location was very relaxing and the staff friendly. But it really seems to be a case of fitting into the concept rather than the concept listening to what customers want. Think I 'll leave it a while to settle before returning and hope the gimmicks die down.

Just got back from a fab lunch at Rockwater. Great atmosphere and the food was just enough and the wine and cocktails were great. The young lady who served us was brilliant (Grace) nothing too much trouble and just the right mix of attentiveness but not pushy. Very professional and was so helpful and chatty and made the experience really enjoyable.. Will defo make it our 'local ' and look forward to sunny days on Hove seafront soon. Well done Grace and the team!!

Popped down in the morning at 11am, staff where great and lovely setting on the beach. Just me, mrs and little one, they coffee was good, we had the sausage and egg bap and pastries which where all fresh and very good quality, i asked for it without egg and they doubled the sausage without asking. It was very reasonably priced and would recommend.

My wife and I have just returned from lunch at Rockwater and would highly recommend it. We sat on the roof terrace. Great views over the sea, tasty tapas style small plates and fantastic friendly service. I will certainly return.

I visited with my elderly Mother and daughter in law on the 3rd May around 4pm. I was surprised there was no lift to gain entry to the upstairs. My mother struggles with her breathing so had to take one step at a time. We were seated and the view was beautiful and tastefully decorated. We only ordered some drinks. On leaving we asked where the disabled toilet was , we were told it was on the way out which was fne. On finding the toilet the door was locked , after waiting for a member of staff to open the door we were then told by someone else that the pipes haven't been connected so we had to use the normal toilets which were down 2 flghts of stairs, going down wasn't a problem so much it was walking back up , as again no lift for disabled people. This did ruin our visit here, as it is a beautiful place. I was under the impression you could not open without disabled access???