About Us

2019 sees Bistro45 entering a new chapter. After 25 years in education, Mark has now spent 18 months living his passion for good food, good ambience and good service.

An intimate bistro and mussel bar nestled on the esplanade in Bexhill-on-Sea, with fantastic views across the English Channel, Bistro 45 seats 34 guests inside with outside seating for a further 8.

Our menu features fine locally sourced food and a weekly changing specials board offering the best from this week's market. We have just launched our new Lunch Bites menu for the autumn.

Whether you are seeking fresh fish and seafood - we offer a menu of mussel recipes - or local meat or vegetarian dishes, then look no further.

If you have food intolerances please be sure to inquire, as all of our food is prepared on site - we have yet to find a customer we could not accommodate.

Reviews

FABULOUS! Dec 18

Absolutely fantastic food, if you like fish this restaurant is a must!

LADIES THAT LUNCH Nov 18

Friendly service. we were a group of six and the food was served together. lovely food good service. not a large place so was a nice cosy atmosphere

SIMPLY PERFECT ! Oct 18

Lovely welcome from the owner .He talked a lot about the menu and where he sourced his freshly caught fish. Also talking about his wide range of beers . We both had mussels in white wine which was delectable with a lovely crisp pinot Grigio white wine .Followed by sea Bream steaks cooked with olives, tomatoes in a yummy sauce with new potatoes ,one of the best quality meals we have had in a long time and not overly expensive. Lovely atmosphere with everyone’ enjoying their meals,very busy.

A GENUINE DELIGHT Sep 18
This little seafood restaurant- fear not ye meat eaters, plenty of choice for you - is a real gem on the seafront of a relaxed little town. Recently under new ownership, the chef\owner has kept, and if anything improved, the choice and the quality. Mussels are the point here, forty or so recipes, I'm still working my way through, but I am always too distracted by the luscious sauce and fabulous flavours in the sea bass fish pot to make much progress. The Belgian beef in beer - have I mentions the amazing Belgian beer list , just go for those alone- is rich an savoury, a real treat. I could rave on about the food, but !UST mention the people, friendly,interested in your opinions, fun. The chef came out to find out if the heat in the Thai style fish pot was right. He needn't have worried, it was perfect. Its a good thing we don't live there, I'd be the size of a house and as poor as the proverbial church-mouse. Happy though!