The Regency Restaurant

I would like to send warm regards to the restaurant as I am abroad and have not been for a visit for a while. I am missing your excellent food most of all I miss the wonderful ambience you provide with al your wonderful staff . Your restaurant has to be my favorite restaurant when in Brighton, regards from Albania
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Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Fish was excellent but the chips were luke warm & limp. Such a shame.
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

I been back to the Regency after a couple of years, I've been looking forward for my weekend in Brighton because I had good memories from my previous visits, but this time it was really disappointing; the food was overcooked and flavours destroyed, the service was catastrophic with the waiters that ignore you when you try to call their attention, this old man that is obviously not interested on what we had to say he just want us out of the restaurant as soon is possible and the rest of the staff just running around looking busy. We were not happy and they spoilt our evening that it was suppose to be a special wedding anniversary. It just felt like a fast food restaurant.
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No happy!!
Friday, June 27, 2008

Great value, huge portions. I had the seabass and my wife had the trout, was cooked to perfection, it just melted in my mouth and afterwards I had such a light feeling which you only get if the oil is clean and fresh.

The atmosphere was jubilant as well, everyone seemed to be having a great time.

If you have any space after the meal you have to try some of the desserts they've got a good selection and tiramisou is the best I've tried outside of Italy.

Best meal we've had out in while.
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Friday, February 29, 2008

i, ve been to the regency many times in the past .

so last week we came with the kids and i was so delited

with those scalops in garlic follow by a seabream tha i told my wife

can,t wait to go again

the food was excelent the service as well

we had a good time
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costa - View all reviews by this user
Thursday, February 28, 2008

Ah... What a disappointment. I remember the Regency so well from 10 years ago when my eldest daughter was at Sussex University, and the highlight of our trips to visit her was lunch at the Regency.

We went again last Saturday - a Sussex open day - our youngest daughter said her memories of those lunches were part of the reason she wants to attend Sussex; so of course, we made a bee line for the sea front as soon as we could. We had been salivating for weeks.

On entering the restaurant the first thing we noticed is that it had expanded - rarely a good sign. The authentic Mediterranean feel had gone. My wife and I both had the mixed grilled fish and our daughter the kalamari. I don't know when my fish was cooked but it was certainly some time before it came on its plate to me. The fish was leathery - certainly not freshly grilled. In contrast the kalamari was undercooked and soft.

Other customers eemed to be mainly families with young children - so I think the university parents have gone elsewhere - I am afraid we shall follow them.
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Paul Lakra
Monday, February 11, 2008

We read of the Regency Restaurant in Rick Steines Seafood lovers Guide and last week we decided to give it a try.

The Food was excellent, the service superb and the choice of seafood amazing.

The scallops in garlic were out of this world as was the Lobster.

The only downside was looking out at sea ,at the crumbling West Pier and thinking that something should have been done about it a long time ago.
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Edward Simpson
Friday, November 02, 2007

I enjoyed my meal here with my family the portions are massive

good value for money and plenty to choose from
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ROBERT SAVAGE
Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Last week was the second time I have visited the Regency and both times I have not been all that impressed.

The food is nice but not brilliant, I don't feel the fish is fresh, my salmon was quite dry. The tables are too small and the inside atmosphere is too busy and cluttered.

On my last visit I had a very obnoxious waitor (grey haired, quite big) who kept snatching the menu from us and leaning on us whilst taking orders. He was also incredibly rude.

They got our table muddled up with another and added parts of their order on to our bill. When I pointed this out, the waitor seemed annoyed that he would have to go and re-summarise the bill.

I doubt we shall make a return.
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Tom Owen
Wednesday, August 15, 2007

I feel this place is living on past glories. Full of mainly foreign tourists - not many locals - on a weekday night. Service erratic - they left our wine on the counter for about five minutes and we had to alert waitress to get it brought over! Haddock and chips very disappointing - chips were dry and almost inedible and the fish was tasteless and the batter tough and a bit dry - it just didn't taste freshly cooked. Not a patch on Bardsleys. Mushy peas and taramasalata starter good, b ut usrely they shiuld get basic fish and chips rught!We all left a good hefty portion of our main courses - but no one queried this or asked us if if we enjoyed the food. The table for four was too small and cramped also. Disappointing.
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Friday, July 27, 2007