Luckes Bistro — Restaurant in Chichester

A real find and such a suprise to find a wonderful independent restaurant in the heart of Chichester. Mel Lukes the owner and Head chef was extremely knowledgeable about the menu and obviously took great care in its design and produce provenance. We were given a complimentary bread basket accompanied by a delicate and vibrant mackerel pate which was delicious. Followed by king prawns cooked in a wonderful spicy butter. The prawns were perfectly cooked and were tender and moist. I had some of the best succulent muscles I have had in a while, very tasty even down to the beautiful liquor which was mopped up with the homemade bread. For the main course we both had the Sole which was cooked to perfection, just fell off the bone, delicately cooked with a caper and samphire accomplishment. Our puddings just finished an excellent meal. All washed down with a very fresh and tasty dry Chenin Blanc. (House wine) The staff were very attentive and the food came out on time. We shall be returning to enjoy more of the extensive...

I’ve eaten here often and food is really good but had a really weird experience this time. I was eating with my family at 2.30 in the afternoon, as a little late I asked if I could just have a piece of spanakopita without salad (the other members had a full meal) when the food turned up the owner served us and said that her staff had been really kind by letting me have the spanakopita without salad but that they shouldn’t off done this. She said she has high overheads and that it wasn’t cost effective to do this and said in the future not to do this again, the tone was very passive aggressive. I said I only wanted something small and was the told the whole meal wasn’t that big. I felt like I’d been told off. It ruined our meal, my partner was livid and it was such a shame as I’ve been here quite a bit over the last year and always enjoyed the cafe. I would like to say the staff on the counter were...

I love the coffee and food here, especially the cakes, but on the occasions I come in, which is since it has been open- there are some lovely staff but there are always staff who don't enjoy to be working there, and I feel like this doesn't reflect their ethos and lovely atmosphere they have with the decor in the cafe and garden- it's a shame that some staff aren't friendly and may seem quite off while working and serving. Edited- I had a lovely service from the waiters and waitresses. But food was not to standard today, poached eggs were hard, one slice of bread with most being crust. It was over £10 for this dish and I was really disappointed. There’s a few other cafes in the area that do the same dish, I won’t be back again...