Beautiful food and a bay view to match – the Middle Brighton Bath’s revamped upstairs dining room offers so much to dive in to.

The seafood-heavy menu is a bastion of good produce, solid technique and letting ingredients shine. Service can be a little green and the dining room underwhelming, but what’s coming out of the kitchen is created with class and plated with care.

Bronzed scallops with just-cooked centres glisten on a bed of silky sweet pumpkin puree, with apple batons for crunch and cut-through.

Keenly priced beer-battered fish and chips are cooked crisp and clean, teamed with robust house-made tartare and mushy peas, while the blue-eye was pan fried to perfection, served golden skin up with cauliflower puree and confit leeks.

Desserts are as eye-catching as they are delicious, such as the pairing of peanut butter and white chocolate in a creamy parfait heaped with fluffy vanilla floss.

Drink up with a wine list full of fare-friendly drops, non-hipster beers and classic cocktails.

A separate kids’ menu (think chargrilled chicken with mash and a very good cheeseburger) will please junior palates as much as parentals looking for quality options.

A Sunday roast and nightly specials also add to the family-friendly appeal.

This dining room offers some of the city’s best seafood and a great spot for family gatherings. The lovely view just happens to be a bonus.

Must-eat dish: Scallops with pumpkin puree
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