Seattle Bar and Restaurant

We went on Sunday for lunch. Lovely decor and the view from the balcony was great. It was a set menu and for £15.50 fairly good value as far as set menus go. Unsurprisingly though, the food was mediocre. What was surprising was the service, which was less than mediocre. The attitude of at least two of the waiting staff was, for whatever reason, superior to the point of abrupt. If they were working for tips they didn't show it. For example, when we asked if they could wrap one of our untouched dishes up for us the waitress reacted as if she had never heard anything stranger (Americans do it all the time!). The staff also constantly bug you about drinks and if everthing is 'OK?'. Fine the first few times but quickly grew tedious. The reception staff at the hotel were similarly cold. Shame, as a really nice spot for a restaurant along the waterfront.
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Food 6 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 6
Tuesday, September 22, 2009

I would highly recommend the Seattle for the al fresco bar area - wonderful on a warm summers night - but if you want a decent meal in the restaurant, I would steer clear - there are far better restaurants on the Marina and far cheaper!

For a start the booking staff need to get their act together. I was initially told when trying to book a table that they were fully booked and had absolutely no availability all night due to large group bookings, a large function etc etc. Literally a few minutes later I spoke to another gentleman to make a reservation for another date and when I mentioned the fact that ideally I wanted a table for that night was told they had plenty of availability and they could fit us in at 8.30pm!

When we got to the restaurant it was in fact nearly empty - there were only three other tables taken and had no atmosphere at all - not great for a Saturday night!

We had our starters which were quite nice but my big complaint was my main meal. My husband had ordered the fish and chips - a huge piece of haddock with plenty of chips and tartare sauce. Lovely. I ordered the grilled lamb's liver with confit kidneys. What in fact came was three tiny slivers of liver on a very small mound of mashed potato and one plain grilled kidney plus a small helping of autumn greens. It tasted ok but it hardly touched the sides and I was still hungry. It was basically a starter size portion. And all for a ridiculous charge of £15.65! Naturally I complained to the waiter who mumbled an apology and then brought out a complimentary plate of petit fours.

When we got the bill we found we had still been charged for this meal, so I complained again and they did agree to take this charge off.

We used to dine at the Seattle when it was Cafe Paradiso and we always had a lovely meal with no complaints at all about portion sizes or quality of food and it always had a fantastic ambience. I don't know if it was a one-off and the normal chef was absent on Saturday, but this experience has put us right off of eating at the Seattle again.
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Julie
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Food 1 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Monday, September 14, 2009

Well what can I say but go and try this restaurant, service was good, food was very good and a good wine list.... Also the bar was awsome loved it very chilled out place to drink... Id go to the bar for a hour or so first, This is a top place to eat and drink.....
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Tim Price
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Food 9 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Great restaurant, with brilliant views over the marina, I felt like I was in Monaco!! The food was great, unpretentious brittish dishes. The pork belly I had was beautifully cooked. Very good value menu, my main course was £12.50, good wine list too.
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Ed - View all reviews by this user
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Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Friday, March 13, 2009

Excellent restaurant linked to the Seattle Hotel in the Marina. Nice open space, really good food, excellent service and atmosphere. I like to liken restaurants to the type of clothes you may wear there and this is a jeans and trendy jacket place. Not cheap but not expensive - around £40 / head but worth it. Highly recommended for a quiet dinner for two, or to bring a few friends along to.
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Andy P
Saturday, May 31, 2008

The restaurant is a large open plan, glass fronted place with views over the Brighton Marina. The service though slow to begin with was excellent. Our Itallienne waitress was very friendly and efficient.

The menu is not large but the food was well prepared and served, though the starters were in some cases a bit noveau cusine i.e. small.

The main courses were very satisfying and the deserts were excellent.

The bill came to approximately £40 each (10 people) but that was probably more down to the consumption of wine and beer.

Overall an excellent evening and I would definately recommend this restaurant to everyone.
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D Brown
Monday, April 28, 2008

I went on Mother's day with my family, I found it a great expreience, staff were friendly but not over-the-top and very attentive. The food was beautifully cooked, simple and elegant.

Great value!
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Jo - View all reviews by this user
Monday, March 10, 2008

We went there for Valentines evening. Great menu, excelent value for money. We will definitely come back. Well done guys
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Peter Carlsen
Friday, February 15, 2008

Came here with my girlfriend on our 3 year anniversay, we had a very pleasant experience! The atmosphere was very warm, the food was excellent and we were served by a very friendly and attentive waitress named Gemma.

Highly reccomended!

Michael - Brighton
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Sunday, December 02, 2007

We enjoyed a wonderful Sunday lunch at Cafe Paradiso. Everything was perfect, a window seat overlooking the sparkling marina, wonderfully fresh food and excellent service. Also very good value for money. I would definitely recommend this restaurant.
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Bernadette
Monday, September 17, 2007