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The Coach House situated in the Brighton Lanes has had several historical identities over the past 300 years, from Blacksmiths and Wheel Wrights to Antiques Trading Post. Its current guise an independently run, lively and unique Restaurant/Bar that has established itself over the past decade and built a reputation for delighting customers with a Modern European style dining experience.
In spring and summer we are renowned for our pretty Parisian styled terrace surrounded by an arrangement of mixed flora, herbs and vines and in the winter we have a cosy open fire with a relaxed atmosphere.
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The Coach House is one of those rare places in the city centre that enjoys sun from lunch time to evenings. It also has the prettiest courtyard gardens, and as such has become a magnet for people who enjoy a delicious lunchtime meal or a more relaxed dinner from the a la carte menu in the evening.
The atmosphere is most definitely hybrid of bar and restaurant, and The Coach House boasts an extensive wine list as well as a wide range of beers and cocktails. Sunday roasts are popular every weekend but The Coach House is probably best known for its mussels.
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Friendly Restaurant Bar in the city centre serving an excellent range of hearty home cooked food, separate evening and lunch menus, always a selection of roasts on Sundays. Great mussels, steaks and soup, good wine list. In the winter a central open fire roars, in summer people soak up the late sun on the pretty terrace. The warm atmosphere and good value pricing make this a popular local haunt.
Sunday Observer
We managed to get here at 4.30, just before happy hour, and this place proves Einstein right – time is relative, as here happy hour lasts for 120 minutes. We sat outside in the little sun-trap of a garden on posh, wooden garden-furniture planning what to do with our evening – of course, it didn’t matter what we said, because although we didn’t know it at the time, we were staying here.
The Coach House has everything; it’s got a contingency plan for every eventuality (except a bunker to hide in during a nuclear attack). As well as a nice range of beers, they do trendy yet well priced food, occasional live music, great cocktails and an octagonal fire in the centre of the room for when it gets colder. I could live here.
The place has three rooms, one low lit, stone-walled back room with massive
cartwheels as decoration, one brightly lit, Mediterranean-coloured area by the front window where light streams through on a sunny day and a kind of conservatory bar area with a see through-roof and plants hanging down from the rafters, its heaven. It’s where the messiah would pop in for a quick beer on his way to redeem someone.
Once you are in it’s hard to find a reason to leave, so we didn’t and we’d appreciate It if you could come here and rescue us – we’ve been here for a week and the staff surely can’t stay this friendly for much longer.
Sunday Times Style Magazine
Tucked away in Brighton’s famous lanes, The Coach House captures all the flavour of the country without the mud. The main dining room has a distinctly rustic feel, with wooden floors, stone walls decorated with antique cart wheels, and a huge roaring fire. It serves mostly local produce, from Ditchling lamb to fish caught along the coast off Shoreham (from sustainable stocks),and its not so countryfied that vegetarians aren’t looked after. The ideal spot to take off your wellies and relax after a hard days shopping.