Riddle And Finns The Beach

I had Oysters for the first time in my life here at Riddle and Finns. The helpful waiter was patient and advised us through which type to order and gave us good guidance in that regard. We thoroughly enjoyed the oysters and would have them again. The calamari with peanut and ginger sauce was also fantastic as was the bread with dipping sauces. Service was first class, and if we'd have been a little luckier with the weather the views would have been awesome, the location is so close to the sea it really feels as if you are seated over the water. I absolutely recommend trying this restaurant if you are in Brighton.

Our server Tom was fantastic, he answered in detail any question we had, made us laugh and gave brilliant service. Highly recommend Riddle and Finns to others. We first visited 7 years ago for our first weekend away together. This weekend we celebrated our honeymoon. Had a wonderful time.

Food 8/10 Value for money 7.5/10 Atmosphere 7/10 I have been to Riddle & Finns many times but at the lanes not the seaside one. Got to admit, the design and the view is amazing. However with such a beautiful design and view, I personally prefer a 1:1 table setting, rather than having to share with 3, 4 different parties on the same long marble table just like The Lanes one. However its safe to say, food wise, its the same quality as the Lanes one. I've ordered the below: Bread basket (free) - Riddle has one of the best bread basket I've tried, they are the best not because of the bread, it's because of the spreads that come with. I mean free salmon tartare, what else you want? Tune tartare (Seasonal dish) - Very creamy tasty tuna tartare with fried Nori (seaweed). The battered/tempaura Seaweed its a tad oily but it's hard to get it right. Brighton seared scallops - they were really fresh and cooked in perfection; medium rare, golden brown on the outside, white to slight transparent inside. The sauce and pork crackling harmonized the scallops really well, not over powering and gives an extra layer of texture. Catch of the Mackerel - The fish is tasty, pack with meat (also a lot of little bones), pretty juicy and seasoned very well, the only down side is not the whole fish is enjoyable, some part of the fish are extremely bitter and fill with bones. I think it can be prevented with some type of preparations. Fish soup - pack with FLAVOURS. The fish has pretty much most of the seafood, from mackerel to mussels to prawns. The ingredients are fresh and the taste it's tasty but I think it's just a tad too strong, soup its a bit thic, a bit "in your face" type of vibe, if it can be slighly runnier, soupy, that would be my perfence. It's like having Beyonce singing for you, like her voice is great but if she sing right infront of ur face, you wouldn't enjoy as much(at least i wouldn't lol). The soup is so thick, almost like a sauce. I rekon it will go well with pasta. But the toasted sourdough was pretty good also. Ordered 1 cocktail, 1 mocktail. Total was around £120 all together. I wouldn't say is a cheap casual dinner, but 60 pound per head for a seafood meal with an impeccable sea view, I'm pretty satisfied.

Food and service faultless! Had the best meal I’ve had in ages. So much so that we ate there again the following day. Daily catch of day sea bream was utterly delicious, gorgeous sides, everything cooked to perfection! Staff so friendly and helpful, we will sooooo be going back

There are a lot of really good places to seafood in Brighton and riddle and Finns is right up there with them. Fairly expensive but I'd say reasonably priced, the food served looked fantastic and tasted just as good. It's such a prime location with amazing views across the seafront you can't go wrong. Having skate wings on the menu is always a winner for me, I can't speak highly enough of the food.