Can I book a table at The Winkle?

Yes, tables can be booked online for brunch, lunch and dinner. Groups of eight or more should email the restaurant.

Does The Winkle have outdoor seating?

Yes, the front patio on the promenade seats about 40.

What kind of food does The Winkle serve?

Mostly seafood, such as mussels, scallops, prawns, potted shrimp and fishcakes, on a menu that changes regularly.

The Winkle

Name: The Winkle
Address: 135, Kings Road Arches, Brighton BN1 2FN, UK, BN1 2FN, GB
Telephone: 07804 643159

The Winkle is a seafood restaurant and bar in one of the Victorian arches on Brighton's Kings Road seafront. Fish and shellfish are prepared fresh each day, there is a large front patio facing the beach, and it serves brunch, lunch and dinner.

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On the seafront

The Winkle occupies an arch on the lower promenade, right by the beach between the piers. Inside there are about 50 seats across a mezzanine and a smaller dining area, and the front patio takes another 40. On a clear evening it is set up for a glass of local wine while the sun goes down over the sea.

What's on the menu

Seafood is the focus, with food described as freshly prepared or caught every day and a menu that changes regularly. Expect the likes of potted shrimp, mussels, scallops, prawns and fishcakes. Because it opens for brunch as well as lunch and dinner, it fits around a day on the beach or a walk along the front. Sitting outside here, a few steps from the shingle, is the main reason to choose it over places further inland.

Groups and events

The space is also used for private and corporate events, birthdays and engagements, and larger groups of eight or more are asked to email ahead. Dogs are welcome. The i360 and the West Pier ruins are a short walk west along the promenade, and the Palace Pier is a few minutes east.