Chinese/Asian takeaway with a really broad menu. Had a delicious kung po chicken, with prawn toast – huge amount of this, and excellent.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 106 Edward Street
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Market Restaurant & Bar
Tapas joint where you can sit around the “bar” with them making tapas behind; there are tables, but “bar” is best. Top points on everything – really awesome staff who couldn’t be more friendly and helpful, very nice cocktails. Food – really great. We had pork belly, squid, crispy pig croquettes (a special), macaroni cheese, and more, all rock solid. For tapas, very big servings, so I would say treat their suggestion of 3-4 dishes and a side each very conservatively. We had 3 each with a small side and it was huge.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 42 Western Road
The House Restaurant
Bills itself as a bistro in a converted Victorian house, and it is. Really nice staff, and a very pleasant open (if echo-y) space – lots of wood. I had steak benedict which was a delicious steak with black pudding, egg and bacon with root mash; really rather good. Garlic focaccia tasty and acres of it, although could stand to be more garlic-y. Couple of starters had didn’t set my companion’s world on fire but mine was really, really excellent.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 37 East Street
The Rose Hill Tavern
Looking at the web results for this, there was a heroic effort to save this pub from developers for the community (ed: see comment below). Power to them, but as a result I guess it feels like walking into someone else’s house. Could be funky and cool, instead you feel like you’re intruding. I feel bad for saying so but the staff can’t be bothered either; best go to a real pub.
Edit: See comment below, I’ve removed the website. Apologies to the community effort, sorry it didn’t work out!
Verdict: Don’t go
Location: 70-71 Rose Hill Terrace
The Breakfast Club
Chain this one, but the Brighton location is lovely and big with brilliant booths etc. Huge breakfast menu does not disappoint. I had Ham So Eggsited, which wins on name alone, but is a pancake stack with ham and egg and maple syrup. Yum.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 16 Market Street
Dum Dum Donutterie
Specialist donut shop with a huge range of different flavours which is a bonus. Both donuts and croughnuts – had a chocolate praline croughnut and it was awesome.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 10 Brighton Square
Brighton Chippy
Initially: Standard chippy, but just ok; chips a little dry. Superior options available.
Revised: I don’t know if they changed ownership or what, but the guy is a total legend and I think the crispy crunchy fish is probably the second best I’ve ever had.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 4 Terminus Road
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Wahaca
A chain, sure, but a nice big site without the mad London queues. Set menu excellent!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 160 North Street
The Druid’s Head
Perfectly serviceable but unremarkable Taylor Walker/Greene King pub; not pots of atmosphere (despite the atmospheric-looking exterior), just a standard well-lit chain pub.
Verdict: Ok
Location: 9 Brighton Place
http://www.taylor-walker.co.uk/pub/druids-head-brighton/c1336
The Old Bank Steak & Ribs
A simple interior but with comfy booths if you’re lucky, and lovely service. A steak was had and was delicious, but the famous ribs, well, deserve to be famous. Really excellent BBQ sauce and tasty chips. Also, Monday is all you can eat ribs and wings, and the wings were pretty great too. All of which comes for not much money at all. Brilliant.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 120A St George’s Road