Tiny reviews of Brighton food and drink
Stopped in on a quiet night, very nice service, a nice spot! The pasta I would say was above average, really delicious carbonara sauce in particular, but a very average side salad. Overall had a nice time, but unfortunately for Topolino the competition for Italian is VERY strong and for quality/price I can’t give it top marks.
Verdict: Ok
Location: 97 Church Road
As the name suggests, Yemeni food, which is new to me; lots of lamb. Really enjoyed lamb and okra, minced meat with vegetables, and really tasty bread to pull apart and dip etc. And an amazing cheese sauce thing on the side. I say awesome but it’s pretty rusty as a restaurant in terms of service, speed, giving you a glass with your can of drink though. And be careful as loads of stuff comes with bread and it’s enormous, you probably don’t need more!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 79 London Road
Chinese that we’d seen for a while but hadn’t been into until now. Lovely feeling space, nice people, yummy food and reasonable pricing, big fans!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 18-19 York Place
Great little Persian place, had beautifully cooked lamb skewer with a pomegranate sauce.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 28 Church Road
Chain of hot chocolate shops where you choose your percentage darkness of chocolate and they make you one. Pretty good! Advise going darker, and adding salt!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 42 Market Street
The fourth restaurant from the Salt Room team, an Italian small plate situation. Really enjoyed it. Cracking service, really beautiful food and cocktails. Incredible fried vegetables in particular but mushroom risotto also a highlight. Points against would be you do pay for it, not dramatically but noticeably. Also I think it’s only worth sitting at the counter, as the other tables I feel are too packed in for what they’re charging (a sin committed by sister resto the Coal Shed). But definitely a top Brighton resto straight away.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 20-22 Marlborough Place
Classic big space, white tablecloth Chinese where you can have as many people as you like. Some of the best service ever, easily – friendly and helpful – and really enjoyed the food.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 88 Preston Street
A highly rated Peruvian place, lower ground floor on Marine Parade. And well worth going to. First, brilliant and fun service, there is one particularly zesty Peruvian waiter but they’re all lovely. Great sharing plates and ceviche, and pisco sours delicious. Nice place physically too, covered in photos.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 16 Marine Parade
Weird food. I had a bowl of bready pretzels with like cheese and guacamole with salsa and sour cream, we also had the weirdest jalapeno poppers ever – huge bready things. They have a BBQ situation and the pulled pork was pretty tasty, but generally, terrible kitchen.
Verdict: Don’t go
Location: 33 Montgomery Street
A cute little spot right on the water (as much as you get in Brighton), and a really interesting seafood menu. Steak pretty good too but the creative starters a real highlight.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: Kings Road Arches, 143-44