Came for the bbq and a great steak and somehow had decent prawns and a tough steak and am left wondering where I actually ate. For $165 it should have been *much* better. Came in late and was seated next to the door by the kitchen. Tough spot as a lot of traffic. Had some good prawns and asked for a recommendation on the steak. What I got was tough and bland. Sheesh. Sticky toffee pudding was excellent. read more

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my family and I went to the Brighton location and it was absolutely Divine. We ordered meat and a caesar salad. Caesar salad was the best one I ever had, the dressing was very tasty. The service were very kind, and the environment was very positive. I can't wait to come back! 1000/10 read more

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I've been meaning to try this place for absolutely ages and I happily got the chance last night. A fellow Yelper (Brett M) and I headed to the Coal Shed last night to feast on meat - the reason to go here- and I must say, I thoroughly enjoyed my meal! The venue itself is lovely- small and cosy but with a very stylish feel about it. The staff are dresses smartly and are quick and professional. We were greeted by a lovely girl who showed us to our table upstairs. The walls have some great art on them and the ambience is wonderful. Upstairs felt secluded but not quiet- perfect for a mid week meal out. The food... Oh let me tell you about the food! :D I was starving when I arrived and the reputation of the steaks here was lingering in my mind all day long so I opted for a steak, medium rare, as well as a side of chips and a glass of the house red wine. I also ordered the peppercorn sauce for the meat, which cost a little extra. I enjoyed every bite!!! The meat was cooked perfectly and tasted incredible. The sauce was so incredible (though missing the chunky peppercorns that this sauce usually features) and the chips were thick but crispy and wonderful! It was a fantastic meal and I literally left nothing on my plate. My share of the meal came to £30, too, which (though not a luxury I could afford every night of the week) seemed really reasonable to me, for all that I had. My only little grumble would be that you would usually expect a steak to come with chips and sauce and not have to pay extra for these, but ultimately it was only a few pounds extra and the food was so tasty I didn't really care! Wonderful menu, lovely staff and a fantastic atmosphere! I can't wait to return and eat here again. It was a really mid-week treat! read more

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Good food, but not worth the price. 130 GBP for 2 people for some steak, potatoes and pasta just wasn't cutting it. We got prime rib and a bunch of sides, but it just didn't justify the price. The salad was just lettuce and a few shaved pieces of Parmesan. The potato dishes were salt bombs. If I'm gonna go to a restaurant for Mac and cheese, it shouldn't look like it came from a Kraft box. Don't get me wrong. The food was delicious. The ambiance was great. The service was good as well. It just felt like the price point didn't match the hype and the food. I'd certainly spend that much at a steakhouse, but it should be better than that. read more

The Coal Shed - Good food but not worth the price point. - Barbeque Near Me - Brighton, BNH

This review is only regarding the 3 course set menu for lunch/pre-theater. Short Story: Not very good, wouldn't come again, the food is very average for a higher than average price. -------------------------------------------------------------- (I tried food from my friend's plates, so I know how some of the other plates were) FOOD: Mackerel Starter: 3/5, It was very small, but the mackerel was cooked well and wasn't dry at all. The sauce next to it I wasn't a fan of considering how hard it was, but it was fine because I didn't think it needed sauce. Overall, decent plate but not too exciting. Salt Beef Starter: 4/5, This was actually my favorite of all of the plates. They gave a good amount of beef and it had nice flavoring to it. The problem was the beef was a bit too chewy, it didn't tear off nicely. Minute Steak: 2/5, It's essentially the type of flat meat you get from mexican fast foods. It was very dry and there was a thick slab of fat attached to it. Overall, not a good dish, definitely don't recommend. The fries next to it were decent, but I though they were too thick and also very dry. Sea Trout: 3/5, This was the size of a starter but it tasted fine. The potatoes underneath it were very bad and they felt undercooked.The fish tasted plain, like you expect fish to taste, but I had put two bites in my mouth before it was over. Cheese Plate: 2/5, The cheese options were not very high quality, albeit the fact they gave you 3 options. Having to pay 3 pounds extra made it not worth it. The bread given with it was stale, but the jam was pretty tasty. Sorbet Selection: 1/5, Overall just awful. They served you ice, not ice cream, and the flavors were either very bitter or there was no flavor at all. Definitely don't get this choice. -------------------------------------------------------------- PRICE: Set Menu: 17.5 Pounds Cheese Plate: 3 Pounds Not too expensive for set menu, but not worth it. -------------------------------------------------------------- SERVICE: 4/5, The food came quickly and the server was very nice. Nothing spectacular, but definitely no complaints. The one thing that happened though was the waitress dropped the entire glass and it shattered. She was nice about cleaning it up but there was still some shards left over. -------------------------------------------------------------- AMBIANCE: 5/5, It definitely has the nice restaurant vibe, not ridiculously impressive, but good for a nicer date. It could also be done casually however though if that's what you're looking for. -------------------------------------------------------------- OVERALL: I would not recommend coming here for the set menu, but I've heard better things about A La Carte. read more

The Coal Shed - Lunch/Pre-theater Set Menu - Barbeque Near Me - Brighton, BNH

A great little place tucked away off the main party street of Brighton. If you like your meat or seafood then this is a place for you. Specialising in steak, they offer loads. Sirloin the cheapest cut to porterhouse the top end of the scale. It's all cooked in a special BBQ oven, so the taste is brilliant. I went for the surf n turf. Sirloin steak with half a lobster. Only criticism I have is that you have to pay extra for the sides. At the price you pay for the meat, throwing in a side would be nice. Having said that the beef dripping chips as a side are some of the best chips I've ever had. Steak cooked to my liking and the lobster brilliant. There's a wide selection of drinks available from beer to wine to cocktails. Sunday Roasts are great here too. Friendly service, offer lots of help when choosing what to eat. Lots if specials available too read more

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Hearing about The Coal Shed being a traditional BBQ restaurant, I was really intrigued and excited to try it out. It was a new concept for Brighton, and when my friend suggested it as a birthday dinner location I jumped at the chance to experience it. The restaurant itself is very well presented. We were led upstairs to join our friends, music was playing on a MP3 player and the atmosphere was nice. We passed the kitchen on the way upstairs which gave us the opportunity to peer in and check out the tradition BBQ oven - our hopes were high! We ordered pre-dinner cocktails which were pretty run of the mill. The menu looked interesting and when I spotted bone marrow on the menu I couldn't resist - it's one of my favourite dishes but its not something that appears on menus very often. My boyfriend is a huge fan of octopus, and the dish was served with chorizo making it even more appealing. When the dishes arrived they were presented nicely but the first thing we noted was the size - both of them were ridiculously small! I don't mind small dishes if the flavours are gastronomical but both of these dishes were disappointing and gone in a couple of mouthfuls. For main course we had decided to share a rib eye steak as recommended by our waiter. The steaks were priced by weight but it was not made clear to us exactly what to expect or how much it would be. The steak was served on its own so we ordered side of beef dripping chips and a tomato and basil salad. There was about six chips in the portion and the salad was infuriating - a couple of flavourless tomatoes with approximately one basil leaf shredded on top. The steak itself arrived and was a lot smaller than we had expected - I could have eaten it all to myself! - if, that it, it had been particularly tasty - which it wasn't. The quality of the meat seemed poor and it lacked in any real favour. My boyfriend cooks much better steaks at home. The birthday girl also had to return her meal as it wasn't cooked properly and the vegetarian in the group was very disappointed with the lack of choice. Overall, we were pretty disappointed with the meal - and then we got the bill! We were astounded to see that we had been charged £57 for the steak alone! Our share came to £100 in total - a complete rip off for what we had. This restaurant has so much potential, and the staff were friendly, but paying this kind of money for food of sub-standard quality is not acceptable and we won't be going back. read more

The best BBQ in the UK. I'm from the south USA.. and I know my BBQ. The beef rids were seasoned perfectly. The sauce was unforgettable! My husband and I can't wait to return. Don't miss out on this! read more

Having read lots of reviews about this place, I wanted to see what the hype was. We had a couple of friends down and wanted to take them somewhere nice. We ordered 2 of the Porter house steaks, at 700g each and at £8 for 100g it was pretty pricey but thought it must be worth it. Our waiter was very lovely and friendly and helped us pick a wine to go with dinner. But, we had to order some sides to go with the meal, which I think is a bit off, think you should get at least one side to go with a steak at that price. We ordered chips, mushrooms, Mac n cheese and spinach. The steaks arrived and we tucked it, I can't say I was impressed. The side dishes were tiny, I think there were 10 chips in the pot so we had to get another one. The steaks were ok, bit crispy on the outside in places, and the peppercorn sauce was too runny and not peppery at all. Had a banana popcorn dessert which was lovely, but I think I got about 3 bits of banana and 3 bits of popcorn. Ended up paying £240 altogether including a tip, and the tip was just for the waiters service, not for the food. Won't be going back I'm afraid. read more

The Coal Shed - Dessert at coal shed. Wish I'd just had 5 of these! - Barbeque Near Me - Brighton, BNH

Best steak I've had in the UK (so far). Great service and friendly staff although quite pricey, The Coal Shed is perfect for a nice and chilled evening with amazing food. I had a rare rib-eye steak with a nice parmesan and lettuce salad accompanied by a nice Chianti. Perfect evening! read more

The Coal Shed - Barbeque Near Me - Brighton, BNH

Excellent services and food. The meat is prime quality as is the choice of wines. Good seating arrangements where you don't feel crowded in. read more

I loved this place - the food was incredible with a nice atmosphere and friendly, attentive staff. I had a sirloin steak which was perfectly cooked and the selection of sides were also very tasty. I'd definitely recommend visiting as it was one of the best meals I've had in Brighton read more

The Coal Shed - Barbeque Near Me - Brighton, BNH

Above average food. Good but not amazing. Terrible service. Sat at 700. Food arrived at 845. Used the 'large parry' excuse. Tables arriving after us got their food before us. Would not go back read more

Oh. My. God. This place is amazing. We tried the tuna carpaccio and pork starters and I finished off with a bacon steak while my compatriots enjoyed pollock cooked to perfection on a bed of chorizo, clams, leeks and mussels. They have these amazing beef dripping chips which I highly recommend. Seriously, this place rocks and the next time I'm in Brighton, I'm making a beeline for that place. read more

I would rate this 3.5 stars if I could as that feels a more fair rating. Today was the 2nd time I have been to the coalshed and last time I went I thought it was amazing. Sadly today my steak roast was not a patch on the last time. Maybe it was a different chef or they had used a different supplier for the meat but the flavour just wasn't there. The steak was burnt on the outside and totally raw inside (had ordered medium rare). The service is great and atmosphere nice enough. It's a bit pricy for drinks but the wines are all good quality. Would probably go back but wouldn't rush back... The homemade salted fudge for £1.50 was my favourite part of the meal read more

Overrated and overpriced in my opinion. However tasty the chips might be, and however creamy the spinach with bacon is, an additional £4 or £5 PER SIDE DISH added to the not cheap cost of your steak is a little prohibitive. God forbid you're thirsty and fancy a bottle of wine or two! Still, maybe you've heard it's a cool place to eat and the staff all seemed pleasant enough, so maybe it's not all bad. Save up for this one though - unless you know a more reasonable steakhouse in the vicinity? read more

recommended this place by a couple of Brighton locals, with the caveat - "its only for carnivores!" and i would say they were correct! there seemed to be a couple of decent fish dished floating around but they had no chance of catching my eye. service was pleasant. as was the decor, very clean tables but the venue could have done with a little more imagination. the burger was excellent, slightly overcooked, but forgiven as the meat still tasted great. the steak was tender and tasty. chips were alrite. this should've given them 2 stars - the wine, bordeaux by the glass, was clearly off. but was replaced when i asked them. worth a look, probably other places to check out rather than go back. read more

Chinese，who aren't really sure what's the perfect authentic steak but enjoy The coal shed very much. Their special stater wasabi Cod has impressed me are worthy to recommend to friends! Second visit has been concerned since back... read more

Great place! Lovely food, especially meat and fish! Would definitely recommend this place. Pleasant people introducing them selves with their name. Price for burger 11 pounds, veggie risotto 13 pounds, do reasonable. read more

Nice room, nice atmosphere with friendly staff. Basically fish or steak, all cooked on the grill. Starters were tasty. Linguine with John Dory was excellent, a great choice as a main. The rib eye steak was unfortunately well over cooked. Ordered medium rare it was delivered medium well. When steak is one of your menu cornerstones to get it so wrong would be a bit of a worry. To be fair the restaurant was good about it and took the cost off the bill, which was a nice touch. However it was a disappointment. Shame as the rest of the evening was good but to be a really good restaurant this type of mistake needs to be eradicated. read more

High quality meat with a finest starters. The wine went perfectly with my meal. Service- very professional and helpful. I higly recommend this place. read more

Outstanding!!!! I have had to review my diet, due to medical reasons, but after having my son take us here.I weakened. My wife and I eat out most of the time and we found the food, service and ambience to be brilliant here. All that has been written by previous Qypers can be wholeheartedly upheld. Such high standards could be emulated by other restaurants. Thank you for a great evening. read more

You people got to check this place out! I revisited in 3 weeks that pretty much summaries how much I love the food. I have tried the bone marrow for starter and their proud burgers, however the steak platter to share for two seems sold out very quick so I am aiming to taste it on my next visit. Just one thing though, serving time does take a bit longer than usual So please be patient. read more

Came here as a Valentines meal, it was amazing, the staff were lovely, atmosphere was great, wine was delicious, I can't remember which wine we had but it was a bottle of an African white wine of some sort. We had the set Valentines day menu which was: Canapé - oxtail fritters, oxtail and a burnt onion mayonnaise, it was so good, crispy on the outside and the meat inside was just so full of flavour and it felt apart in your mouth. Starter we chose - Jacob's ladder, onions, dripping toast and crispy bone marrow, again was absolutely delicious! Meat fell apart in my mouth, the dripping toast and crispy bone marrow was full of flavour, just perfect. Main we chose - Ribeye steak, roast shallot, garlic and parsley butter and dripping chips, my date also asked for a side of onion rings which I'm not to keen on onions but these onions were yummy, crispy and not the onion wasn't so overpowering it was just perfect the flavour, the Ribeye steak, which I had cooked blue, was lovely, I did have a bit of gristle but was a very small amount, enjoyed it so much, but the dripping chips...whoa! Now they were absolutely delicious, perfectly crispy and full of flavour! Dessert we chose - Assiette of chocolate for 2 to share, now I do have a mild allergy to nuts so I had to ask the waitress if there were any in this dish, she said that she'll double check with the chefs, when she returned she said that it may contain traces of nuts which I was alright with, when it came to our tablet it the presentation was fabulous and it all tasted amazing! I'm not to keen on dark chocolate as I find it's too rich, but I really enjoyed this dish. After we had finished the waitress gave us this plate that had 4 chocolate cubes on it, 2 white and 2 dark, I couldn't remember what it was called but it was so sweet but not too sweet, we did have a bit of trouble finishing it but we managed it in the end. I live about 50 miles away from Brighton, but the only reason I'll come is for this restaurant as there are no restaurant nearby, that I know of, this fantastic. read more

Brighton rocks, but the Coal Shed is the real deal. Finest quality locally sourced meat seared on their unique coal-fired grill. These guys are not messing around. Had a recent professional lunch here and my clients were duly blown away by the standard of food, setting and on point staff. Thank you Coal Shed. read more

Visited the Coal Shed for the second time on a recent visit to Brighton. Had a great meal the first time and my daughter and I had to go again. The service is amazing. As with our first visit the server was knowledgable and attentive. The starters were great. We had the Jacob's Ladder and the Charred Octopus, both prepared to perfection. The first visit we both had steak and we were looking forward to indulging again. The special on the menu was Wagyu hamburgers and for some reason it peaked our interest. We both ordered the burgers and they were amazing. Being from t,he US, burgers and fries are plentiful and you can find some amazing concoctions. These Wagyu beef burgers were as good as advertised, rivaling anything I can get at home, and coupled with the beef dripping fries even better. The desert chosen was the mulled chocolate delice and again, great! On Mondays there is a £5 corkage, bring your own wine, special and a trip to Ten Green Bottles provided the perfect compliment to the meal. If you are visiting Brighton and want a great dining experience do not hesitate... read more

We came on several recommendations to the coal shed so our expectations were high, sadly it didn't meet these expectations. I had a rump steak which lacked flavour and had to pay extra for chips and vegetables, my partner had squid with pork as a stater which was tasty followed by a burger which lacked taste and rather dry. The staff were very helpful and pleasant. The process of a making a reservation is not acceptable, the booking couldn't be confirmed until the day of dining which could possibly leave you in the lurch. Overall I think it was over priced and over rated. read more

AMAZING steak. I had fillet, which was pricey, but quite literally melted in my mouth. The chips are great, again a bit pricey at £3 for a tiny bowl, but worth it. The group I was with had various different cuts and each said it was wonderful. We had a bottle of Chilean Merlot which was lovely too. I'd definitely go back, but I'd recommend you go with a fair whack of cash in your pocket! read more

The staff were lovely but the food totally average and very over priced. You would expect a specialist steak/fish restaurant to leave a real imprint but for us it really was your average steak and chips costing £45 a head with drinks and some very average grilled sardines for starters. Disappointing. read more

We visited this restaurant twice in December. On the first visit we were impressed, on the second visit we were very disappointed after paying £82.50 for what turned out to be one of the worst Steaks either of us have ever had. That's £82.50 for only the steak not the meal. read more

I live in London, but was down in Brighton for the weekend. A friend suggested we go to a new restaurant that had just opened. We arrived at the Coal Shed and realised it was actually their first night. We were given a lovely table (there were 6 of us) at the front. The owner was very friendly, suggesting wine and also advising us about their different meats (it seems they take their meat pretty seriously!). We also started with 8 different starters between 6. All were delicious, I especially loved the 9 Spiced Lamb Chops. For main course I had the Rib Eye with Harissa butter it was delicious, so tender and full of flavour. We also had the tomato salad, baked beans and chips all were fantastic. I was very impressed, especially for such a new restaurant. I'm pretty spoiled when it comes to restaurants, but we will definitely be making the trip down to Brighton again soon. We want to try the Poussin, the burger and the Porterhouse. Good luck The Coal Shed! read more

Six of us went for my daughter's 20th birthday on a Sunday lunchtime. The restaurant is situated in an unsightly part of Brighton not far from the Lanes. The restaurant itself is functional, and was very quiet during our visit. The staff were welcoming, friendly and attentive throughout the meal.The menu is slightly confusing, in that you order the more expensive steaks/joints by their weight, and they are priced that way, £6 or so per 100g. We had a selection of starters including the bone marrow, which was delicious, scallops with pancetta and razor clams. The main course dishes were all very good, included half a lobster, calves liver, burgers with a variety of toppings and a rump steak with bone marrow jus. The side dishes at £2 each (including triple cooked chips) were excellent, just the right amount.We enjoyed our visit and will definitely go back, but at £35 per head (including wine and beer) it will have to be a fairly special occasion. read more