The little fish and chip shop

visited Bella Italia in the Lanes. The restaurant is a little tired and the menu a little tatty, however the choice was good, and the service great. My meal started with the dough sticks with a butter and garlic dip, my friend and I got the size for 2 to share, but this was far too much as a starter, a single portion would have been more than sufficient. The main course we both went for the pasta with beef and mushrooms marinated in red wine, although delicious the meat was tough. I am not sure if I would go here again as there as many restaurants to choose from in the Brighton Lanes.
Feb 26th, 2023

Lovely meal, our waitress, Gabby was 5* Food was good, availability when we needed it and it was good value for money. Thanks Gabby
Feb 22nd, 2023

Vegetarian options: Plentiful Kid-friendliness: Family friendly Parking: Free parking opposite Dietary restrictions: Lots of vegan and veggie options
Feb 21st, 2023

Was disappointed as cancelled a booking elsewhere after we spotted this cosy looking little restaurant, was greeted by a rude waiter who saw us to our table, we picked up the menus that were on the table (Didn't immediately realise these were breakfast menus) the waiter then snatched them from our hands and said well unless you're here for breakfast (was about 9pm) When serving our food he would just drop our plates onto the table just came across quite rude and abrupt until towards the very end of the evening he changed his attitude and was very polite and friendly when it came to giving us the bill (I can only assume because this would be the stage where we decide to leave a tip or not) the food itself was good, I'm not a huge fan of bruscetta anyway but I've certainly had better, my main on the other hand was very pleasant but unfortunately the atmosphere killed the evening for us, just felt quite uncomfortable.
Feb 20th, 2023

Chips tasted good and weren't greasy. Batter lovely and light. Didn't like the Yorkshire fishcake - indeterminate fish sandwiched between two whole slices ofspud in nice batter. Cod was quite small and chips had black bits and scraps. There were three staff, I was the only customer (except for a couple of collections) but it took 15 mins before they started cooking mine. They need to sort out their system, have the basics cooked and ready. They need to be able to cook more than one order at a time. Quite pricey, but the menu does look very good. Edit Mar 2023 lovely chips and cod
Feb 17th, 2023