Reviews of Daddy Longlegs (now The Bell Tower). (Pub) in Brighton (East Sussex).

Daddy Longlegs (now The Bell Tower)

441 Reviews

187 Comments

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1 Arundel Rd, Kemptown, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 5TE

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Information of Daddy Longlegs (now The Bell Tower), Pub in Brighton (East Sussex)

On this page you’ll find the address, open hours, more popular times, the contact, photos and real reviews of this business.

This business has received very good reviews from their customers, so probably it’s a place you should try if you are looking for this kind of services.

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Reviews of Daddy Longlegs (now The Bell Tower)

L. B.

An amazing & beautiful pub with the best garden! Service is great and staff are lovely! The wine list is just wonderful and so is the food, ever changing & seasonal small plates. Every visit has always been delightful.

T. W.

Good food, nice staff. Really nice pub in Kemptown near the Marina

P. B.

The food here lately is really excellent, don't sleep on the Daddy.

K. L.

First ever visit. Great stylish venue and atmosphere. Food was fabulous

N. L.

Covid friendly, Gamma Ray on tap, good food,friendly staff.

M. C.

Stylish without being pretentious! Ladies at the bar , always super friendly. Clean toilets 🙈

H.

Great staff, excellent food, perfect garden for a sunny day

C. M. C.

Great drinks, great service

D. T.

Good atmosphere, really nice pub. Recommended.

C. B.

Very friendly staff - serving a delicious German beer ?

J. M.

Really nice food and very clean premises.

C. B.

Great pub in deepest, darkest Kemptown. Staff very friendly and welcoming, lovely food: tapas style dishes. Good drink selection - only drawback being no bitters available, but not the only pub with this problem these days.

D. B.

Love the food, service and atmosphere

A. C.

Went to this very retro pub for my birthday, relaxing atmosphere, music and staff friendly,

A. A.

Very clean and freshly decorated place served Amstel, the food looked wonderful.

T. “.

Great Sunday lunch here... booking essential

H. M.

Had an awesome vegan sunday roast today, friends had pork. Its a friendly atmosphere, has great decor and lovely food. Staff very helpful. Deffo worth a visit

S. B.

Food is unreal the morrettis good too

A. T.

Lovely staff, lovely food and a great selection of nice gins

C. T.

Nice drinks good lighting. Food looks good,I'll taste it next time.

T. H.

New pub. Craft ales and all the usual stuff but not too overpriced.

C. M.

Fantastic Pork Belly Roast. Excellent, friendly staff.

N. L.

The epitomy of a perfect pub. The service is warm, friendly and professional, whilst the menu of small plates is incredibly enticing and lives up to its fantastic writing, and then you come to the wine menu; not only does the list include both conventional and natural wines but also prices them at a point which is welcoming for anyone who may visit. It is perfect! The manager Anya was patient and incredibly helpful in our decisions whilst dealing with an incredibly full pub, however we never felt left alone and always had impeccable service. If you're in the Kemptown area, or Brighton in general, take the time to come here. It is well worth it!

Y. G.

Lovely dog/kid friendly pub, very good food (excellent Sunday roast), small garden, occasional live music

A. A.

Very clean and freshly decorated place served Amstel, the food looked wonderful.

R. Y.

Great staff lovely food

m. w.

Food is local , staff nice and friendly, nice atmosphere

v. m.

Lovely Sunday Lunch Lentil and nut roast and a roast Pork.

S. “. R.

Great Sunday lunch here... booking essential

J. M.

Sunday roast was amazing, nice friendly atmosphere

P. B.

Superb food and ambience. A great improvement on what was there before

T. H.

New pub. Craft ales and all the usual stuff but not too overpriced.

M. S.

Excellent pub, with live music on Thursday

M. J. A. R.

Came here for a local drink and a quick snack, the decor is set to a very high standard, food came our extremely quickly, found the staff to be very welcoming and helpful when deciding on what drinks were right for us. I would recommended this pub, however if you are driving down here you may need to use the neighbouring lidl car park.

C. M.

Fantastic Pork Belly Roast. Excellent, friendly staff.

A. T.

Great beer, food and service with a smile

T. M.

Nice atmosphere and good choice of drinks

k. a.

Very nice bar but drinks are very over priced

M. M.

Lovely food, drink and staff

j.

Excellent Goats Cheese Wellington. Veg was a bit hard.

G. S.

Lovely meal friendly and accepts dogs 😀

B. D.

Great G&T. Busy at 6.30 on Monday, surely a good sign

B. B.

Great pubs, good food.

P. O.

So stylish...warm friendly atmosphere, and excellent service

C. K.

Food excellent & good service. Menu is called small plates but just an English version of tapas.

r. b.

Fantastic food

S.

Amazing food, service and drinks

K. M.

A friendly service, but expect London prices.

S. B.

Food is unreal the morrettis good too

O. S.

Classy pub near Brighton Marina

a. a.

When you need to make a quick stop for a pint and off you go

L. A.

Stunning Sunday Roast, great service

C. D.

Closed on a Saturday night at 11pm. Why? :(

M. S.

Very welcoming lovely staff

C. W.

It was ok nothing special and very expensive

J. H.

We found the atmosphere bright and inviting. Service was quick and the meal was better than we could hope for. The staff were friendly and helpful. We were pleased to see a few dogs curled up at people's feet. Can't wait to go back.

T. G.

Nice friendly staff and lovely food

E. H.

Very nice indeed staff friendly

O. T.

Great food and service

W. D.

Great friendly staff and good atmosphere

T. H.

Excellent service and food!

J. H.

Delicious.

J. C.

Simply amazing

B. J.

Very dark and quite expensive.

I. L.

great Sunday lunch

S. H.

Great food

J. W.

Very pleasant space, friendly staff and very good draught Bierre Morreti. Looses a star the price though, over £11 for two pints. So maybe not your regular local.

J. E.

Dog friendly

B. J.

Very dark and quite expensive.

I. L.

great Sunday lunch

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M. A.

Lovely pub.

N. N.

Amazing establishment.

L. R.

Some people were loud

L. M.

Great place

A. G.

Very expensive!

A. P.

Very expensive.

J. C.

Contemporary UK tapas. Great food and equally good service. Seasonal F&B a step back from the seafront. #worthatry #wildscoundrels

M. H.

Close to the beach

L. M.

Great place

s. s.

Grate food

A. S.

First time hear amazing so far, love the atmosphere and the staff are very helpful, very buzzy pub for Sunday dinner food man (lovely) defo coming back,, beef so tender lush to eat that's for a amazing time for dinner an dogs welcome very friendly

l. s.

Service was outstanding..We had Sunday dinner, potatoes, lamb all presented and tested lovely. The decor is fabulous.. Deserve 5 stars..

I. P.

Excellent cuisine and great attention to allergies and intolerances

F. A.

Good food, friendliness and attention to intolerance

G. L.

Nice and welcoming..

P. O.

F. T.

D. T.

Pub has been refurbished very nicely. Does food and Sunday roasts. Saw the burgers coming out of kitchen and they looked good. No 'pump' bitter mind.

S. P.

A. L.

S. E.

L. P.

B. G.

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K. P.

B. B.

Staff & service are amazing. Highly recommend. Cocktails were superb, and the platters are delicious. Hidden gem. Chilled vibe and relaxed atmosphere. Music was on point too! Been here a few times now, never disappointed. Thank you, for making my birthday special too.

A. K.

Nice place, great staff,ok if you like expensive wine and small plate food(1 think it's a British version of tapas,but a expensive one)

D. F.

What a wonderful place for a fabulous Sunday roast! Cool, modern twist on a traditional pub. Lovely staff, food piping hot and delicious. Reasonable too. Book in advance.

M. C.

Lovely bar. Great selection of wines. Really nice and friendly atmosphere. Thank you Tierney for looking after us 😁

I. B.

Really good grub. Definitely Brighton prices! Excellent service. Right near the seafront as well.

E. C.

Liked the look of this place because of its name and also the photos of the menu on google, the menu seemed interesting. The menu was completely different on arrival and quite sparse but I guess that’s my fault for not checking the website. The waitress/bartender couldn’t do enough to help us, she was the only member of staff we saw while there. Food was okay but deffo not a place for fussy eaters.

A. L.

Amazing beef roast! The taste was delicious. Staff are super friendly & sanitation measures are in place everywhere inside.

R. Y. E.

Cool tapas menu and great beers. Happy friendly staff and a nice clean fresh environment

A. R.

Lovely drinks. Thoroughly enjoyable place.

S. K.

Brilliant lovely pub Great food could do with selling Ale

K. Þ.

Nicely done up bar with excellent small plates menu. Great garden and Neck Oil on tap. What's not to love

R. K.

Absolutely brilliant place..food was delicious,service was prompt and friendly..will be back soon

R. B.

Simply incredible food! We started with a tasty cheese board and then had the venison with a rich chocolate jus and the chicken. Very reasonable prices too and nothing was ever any trouble for the staff. I'd come here every week if I could!

D. T.

Absolutely beautiful restaurant. Lovely decor gives a feeling of class without feeling cold. Friendly staff. Wonderful and extensive wine and drinks menu. Absolutely class food, the baby squid and fish bin bons being stars of the show. All in all one of my all time favourite restaurant experiences.

N. C.

Lunch for my parents 60th wedding anniversary. Due to Covid we had to have three separate tables but they were very accommodating on booking and we had them all in the conservatory. Staff were very friendly and helpful. It was Sunday lunch and we had a choice of 4 roasts and a vegan option. All were well cooked including the vegetables. Only a hour slot for the table but we were able to sit in the garden afterwards for coffee.

E. E.

Atmosphere is great, stylist decor. Food is good! 🙌

C. D.

The Staff here are awesome, this is a top notch Restaurant that are dog friendly which is a really difficult combination to find, you can if you wish just have a drink, really nice place to visit, 5 stars all the way.

s. b.

Valentine's 5 course excelant & 5 course wine pairing all in all lovely evening for the 2 of us .

K. W.

Highly recommend this bar! Started going there for a pint after golf during the week and were greeted very well by the friendly staff who were very helpful with the new instructions surrounding Covid - They keep it very clean! All things considered, I took my family there today for a Sunday roast and oh my god, the food was amazing! Found ourselves a lovely hidden gem here in Brighton so if you’re passing, I would definitely stop in for a bite to eat and drink. 5* all the way 👍🏼

A. S.

Lovely food lovely staff and very dog friendly!!

S. F.

How lovely in this day and age to feel genuinely welcomed rather than being barked at with instructions about what you can and can't do. A great pub just minutes from Brighton seafront and Marina. A great selection of food and drink but more importantly excellent service from staff who clearly care.

J. B.

Great Sunday lunch. Veggie roast, amazing roast potatoes, the best cauliflower cheese. Huge and very lovely Yorkshire pudding! Lovely friendly staff ♥️♥️

C. T.

What a fantastic Sunday Roast!! The staff are wonderful and very friendly. We had a great time and they are so welcoming to dogs ☺️

A. T.

Lovely decor and atmosphere. Food over priced. Limited vegan / veggie options

E. G.

Born in Brighton and never been here, I know it’s relatively knew so checked it out.. hugely impressed!

C. K.

Shhh! Dont tell anyone, but best beer garden in Brighton serving amazing food, lovely team and super beers and Gin Cocktails 😋

Y. G.

Sept 2022 update: slightly disappointing Sunday roast (hopefully an anomaly). Lovely dog/kid friendly pub, very good food (excellent Sunday roast), small garden, occasional live music.

T. M.

This pub is fantastic not only is the decor and facilities perfect the staff are fantastic, friendly helpful and professional. There a lot a pubs that have good service but this pub has incredible service. I have to leave a glowing review because ever time I've gone in I've been made to feel welcome and with the food and drink so good they deserve 5 stars.

P.

Great place for lunch. Nice ambience. Lovely food. Fantastic bloody Mary. The staff were lovely and we got looked after. I also forgot my card (as part of taking out a tab, they physically need your card) and the staff rang me the next day to remind me to pick my card up. Cheers

D. y. S. B.

We had a Xmas party yesterday in this pub for 11 adults and 7 very noisy kids. I have to say that the service and the food were both EXCELLENT. They were very patient with the children and the Roast was the Best I have had in Brighton.

D. M.

Lovely helpful staff and a nice relaxing atmosphere 😀

K. S.

Great food, drink and service. Allow dogs and are brilliant with them. Definitely recommend!!!

d. j.

Love this pub. Great service..the staff are very friendly. Delicious food..the Sunday roasts are always so tasty!

K. G.

Really friendly and welcoming host. Had a meal from pub classic menu was really nice and reasonably priced. I also discovered that they are a dog friendly restaurant so will definitely visit again soon.

S. D.

Tried this place this evening; heard good things. I wasn't disappointed. I lost my phone in the taxi there. When I explained what happened at the bar I was given the most amazing support and help by one of the staff. She found the details for Uber, dialled the number for me - gave me her phone, poured me a drink and helped me every step of the way. All of the staff were sympathetic and had many solutions for me - and it was busy. What a brilliant bunch of people. The place itself is lovely, really comfortable and inviting. The live music was an added bonus. Cannot rate these guys highly enough, stellar on so many levels. A potentially shi**y night turned lovely. THANK YOU SO MUCH x

E. W.

Just had dinner and drinks here on a wet, windy and cold evening… inside it was warm, welcoming and the food and drinks were wonderful! Myself and my friend had the festive small plates taster menu (huge and all delicious!) and the wine flight to accompany. Both excellent value for money. Can’t fault anything and would eat all of the food again in a flash! Highly recommended!

A. A.

Very friendly staff, nice wine and top food. No football screens, so perfect for a chill out with friends 🙂

r.

Stumbled on this pub/Restaurant on my way to the marina. This has great "posh pub grub", without the "posh price"! Highly recommended. We visit Brighton regularly, definitely a place to re-visit. Only downside was that there were no Bitters on tap, only Lagers. Bottled Bitter was available though. Probably the nearest pub to the nearby Caravan & Motorhome clubsite (Unless I missed one).

K. B.

Delicious lunch with my pals. One thing I really loved about this restaurant, you can order half size portions. Food Delicious, service fantastic. Thank you.

I. C.

Delicious Roast and lovely staff

D. T.

Pub has been refurbished very nicely. Does food and Sunday roasts. Saw the burgers coming out of kitchen and they looked good. No 'pump' bitter mind.

T. N. (.

Nice airy and light pub with patio plus rear outdoor beer garden. Excellent choice of wines and spirits let down by an average draught beer range (which for others might be more than ample) with excellent sunday roast options that came out quick.

H. P.

Stayed nearby. Staff exceptionally friendly and the food was delicious. Highly recommend if staying near the marina.

L. S.

I simply enjoy their Sunday roast, very attentive, friendly staff, a place to enjoy.

T. F.

This property was once before redesigned as a trendier establishment under the name of Chez Nous. It didn't last that long before reverting back to The Bush under a new owner. I hope this place does enough to attract is target market, it's certainly got a good catchment area, that will only grow with the ongoing expansion of the marina. This place is far nicer than The Bush which wasn't here before. Bar staff are friendly. For the price, the beer is very average. You have a choice of Maltsmith IPA, Lagunitas, Amstel and Birra Moretti (perhaps another one). Good size beer garden. Toilets are clean. At the moment, I don't think it offers much compared to better places around and judging by how many people were there on Friday night, I fear it may go the same way as Chez Nous.

C. B.

Great pub, great food, dog friendly and a good atmosphere. It's the place you will enjoy either for food or just a drink. Staff really friendly

C. E.

Bright, spacious and quirkily decorated this is a comfy and friendly neighbourhood pub with warm and helpful staff who actually offer personalised and attentive service - they remembered the previous round and paid attention. A real treat on a Friday evening after a long hard cold week. Customers are also friendly and chat to each other - welcoming strong community spirit in smart casual surroundings.

H. M.

Had an awesome vegan sunday roast today, friends had pork. Its a friendly atmosphere, has great decor and lovely food. Staff very helpful. Deffo worth a visit

A. M. J.

Very friendly and nice staff. Good prices, nice terrace and cute decoration inside as well! They didn’t have kombucha but I’d recommend it anyway :)

G. F.

We only went in for a glass of wine because we'd heard a lot of people talking about this bar. It is a very large space that has been totally refurbished .there is a large garden with tables and chairs. Will be returning to sample the food and report back. Gordon

s. r.

It's hard to decide which impressed us the most, the delicious food or the wonderful service.

C. T.

Daddy Longlegs served the best G&T I've had in a very long time, in a proper gin glass. The garden was a delightful green space in the middle of the day. The staff were skilful and very friendly

J. M.

Great find on the edge of Kemptown and a great place to start your pub crawl. Good food menu and quality products. Lovely staff and exceptional service

D. P.

The gentrification of Whitehawk has begun! Nice but waaaaaay tooo expensive for beer. An improvement over the rough pub this used to be but slightly expensive drinks and loungey jazz music aren't to my taste. It's very quiet but to be fair it's a Monday night close to Christmas. Will definitely return.

J. W.

Amazing food, great ambience, friendly staff, top quality service, lovely beer garden and the best Bloody Mary in town! Go on, treat yerselves!

J. H.

Lovely pub and great food, looking forward to our next visit already. Recommend the Sunday roast beef. Thank you!

S. P.

Really cute decor, very friendly staff, and EXCELLENT food! Will definitely be back - also Monday to Friday, NHS staff discounts on food and drink!

F. B.

Excellent customer service. Staff is courteous, professional and attentive. Food is delicious, good quality of the meals, excellent presentation and perfectly cooked. Great Sunday roast in a lovely modern environment or in the spacious back garden

S. C.

The staff are nice but the coffee is always luke warm as was the roast chicken we had also a roast at £15 you would expect it to be hot and a bit bigger it's also quite noisy in some of the seating areas so all in all not very impressed

A. L.

Quality place one of a few pubs in Brighton you would take your mum and dad to. Or a first date your trying to impress. Quality lovely and quiet.

A. B.

We went for sunday lunch. Best one I've had in years could not fault the food 10/10

G. R.

Hands down one of the best steaks i have ever had. Fantastic food in a great atmosphere. A hidden gem.

P. d. N.

Great wine and spirits offering and a fantastic menu to boot. Lovely Staff. Fantastic garden in the summer!

I. C.

This smart gastro pub serves a great Sunday lunch , well mixed cocktails etc Indeed one of the best . Nice staff clientel too

S. B.

Only stopped for a drink, but they were welcoming and friendly.

D. M.

Friendly, welcoming bar staff. Excellent choice of drinks and food. Great decor and lighting. Definitely going back.

S. G.

Lovely surroundings, nice people, great range of beers. We ordered sharing boards with cheeses and meats.

O. T.

Great food and service

N. D.

Absolutely fantastic. At last a good place to eat and drink in every way. Perfect decor, perfect welcome, perfect service, perfect food. Deserts are the best I've had in years. Will be going back very soon. Oh and very very good value too. Thanks guys. 😃😃😃👍👍

J. M.

Wonderful Sunday Roast. All perfectly cooked and served.

P. R.

So friendly. Nice garden and excellent food. Platters are full of selectable tasty treats.

S.

so see on FB upcoming events Went for an evening meal and wasnt disappointed... nice staff. friendly helpful.. great decor... parking... music venue

L. W.

THE best Sunday roast. Service and drinks to match

G. L.

Great up scale pub, with a fine selection of drinks, including fine tequila! Live music and good food.

V. J.

Excellent find. Great simple food. Good choice of drinks.

R.

Yummy food and very friendly staff :)

R. M.

Nice helpful staff, lovely atmosphere and nice beer garden to sit out and also inside is pleasant to

T.

This place had always been a good location, now it has had a revamp, it looks great, bar lady was very pleasant, I look forward to coming back to try the food.

E.

Liked the look of this place because of its name and also the photos of the menu on google, the menu seemed interesting. The menu was completely different on arrival and quite sparse but I guess that’s my fault for not checking the website. The waitress/bartender couldn’t do enough to help us, she was the only member of staff we saw while there. Food was okay but deffo not a place for fussy eaters.

P. C.

Great Food - Great Staff - Amazing wine list and dog friendly! Need I say more... Love this public house so calming with great decor and an amazing garden. Make sure you book a table for Sunday dinner as they get super busy. x

s. h.

The food was tasty but portions were small. Comfident presentation and fresh

T. B.

Great decor, stylish and trendy. Slightly out of town so stays quieter than many Brighton boozers.

T. C.

Gorgeous pub, with a great garden, selection of drinks and food and fantastic staff

K. G. (.

Lovely staff who are always friendly, calm atmosphere and beautiful interior. Dog friendly too, with large outdoor area!

D. D.

Great service and food. Good beer and wine selection. Totally worth a visit

g. z.

Great pub/bar, very friendly and professional staff, food was absolutely gorgeous!

l. c.

Always excellent food and excellent service

R. T.

Friendly, delicious and spacious! Good to see strong covid measures too.

L. R.

Really nice pub. Lovely beer garden and the lady that was serving was very lovely

L. L.

Fabulous food, great atmosphere and friendly professional staff.

A. R.

Love it here. Incredibly friendly staff who give a very warm welcome to dogs. Really nice garden out back and lovely inside. Good selection of small plates which change pretty regularly giving you something new to try. And an amazing Sunday roast too. Top marks!

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