Tiny reviews of Brighton food and drink
Father of the Ginger family, and surprisingly small – but in a great way. Short, ever-changing menu with a choice of 2 or 3 courses with 5 or so options in each. Went as a group of five so tried lots and everything apart from 1 dessert was rock solid – super inventive and interesting, really tasty. And, all up, a very good price and top notch service.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 21A Norfolk Square
Brilliant Italian resto. Lovely interior, all wood and very intimate feeling. Food top notch, clearly home made gnocchi and delicious pizza. Desserts of chocolate mousse and cannolo really excellent too. Plus, lovely service and very reasonably priced.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 69 East Street
Tiny little Italian place with 18 covers, bar-style around a central area. And – wow. All of it, amazing. Lovely focaccia with extra virgin olive oil. Amazing rabbit croquette. Two pasta dishes incredible, especially one with lamb. And lovely dessert, and great people, and all at very reasonable prices. Spot on.
Verdict: Amazing
Location: 13-16 Vine Street
Neapolitan pizzeria – lovely bright and airy restaurant, and lovely staff. Food excellent and very reasonably priced. Not the best pizza in Brighton, but that’s more because that’s a competitive field. I enjoyed mine very much!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 14 West Street
I’ve been to a pile of these of course, but first time in Brighton. Absolutely the usual quality (ie good!), with four great booths by the entrance. Great if you can get one!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 30 Kensington Street
Brighton outpost of a Venetian “bacaro” chain – think small plates. Food was tasty for sure, especially fried gnocchi and the meatballs. Oh, and chocolate salami dessert (slices of a fondant/biscotti/fruit mix – hard to explain!). Unfortunately service was very poor and we really struggled to get any – perhaps an off night – and the place, perhaps due to success, is crammed with tables and thus unpleasantly loud.
Verdict: Ok
Location: 20 New Road
Cosy Greek restaurant, nice but nothing fancy decor-wise, but extremely friendly and helpful staff, and a delicious mezedakia (mezze!) menu. Especially recommend ktipiti – mashed feta with olive oil, oregano and paprika. Lovely meal and actually very reasonably priced.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 121 Western Road
We watched this joint open with interest, having vaguely heard the name before. Well, it’s really, really good. The burgers are melt in your mouth tasty. You can either have normal fries, which are good, or smash fries, which have garlic and rosemary – can’t decide which is better, but all good (although pro tip, you don’t need a large fries). Nice place and excellent service. About the only drawback is it’s pretty expensive, especially for a soft drink (£3.25!).
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 53-54 North Street
New “Japanese and Korean” restaurant that would be much better advertised as “Korean with sushi and sake”. Tried a bit of sushi, and it was excellent, but £2.30 for one salmon sushi is too much. So stick with the Korean menu, with all sorts of hotpots and other delights. Had a tofu and pork hotpot and it was amazingly good and all up pretty cheap. Only downside is, as many Asian restaurants are, it’s a bit packed in with tables.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 87-88 Trafalgar Street
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