Tiny reviews of Brighton food and drink
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
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
A chain, sure, but a nice big site without the mad London queues. Set menu excellent!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 160 North Street
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
Latin-Japanese fusion pop-up, evenings at Oseta Cafe. Actually insanely good, sushi with Latin influences like plantains on top or mango drizzle. Quite apart from that, just made with incredible care and lovely presentation. Tops.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 32 North Road
All you can eat Brazilian steakhouse where they come to your table with skewers and slice off all sorts. Not all 100% amazing, but loads of them were. Only downside was buffet food to go with it was cold (eg fries) but I just ate more than 10 kinds of meat and was delighted.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 65-75 West Street
Had high hopes for this noted steak and fish resto. Mostly all good. Delicious steak and chips, delicious gnocchi, and delicious petit fours. Holding it back would be the fact that seating is crammed in a bit more than I would like, but on balance excellent.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 8 Boyce’s Street
Really more of a fancy cheese shop this, but they hold events. I was taken to a fondue evening and man. Man. Incredible, proper melted cheese – some sort of scientific blend for fondue goodness – with piles of interesting bread pieces and a selection of meats. So, so good.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 34 Western Road
Looks low-key, but this place has an amazing array of delicious seafood at ridiculously cheap prices. Super hectic though, book ahead if you want to come in!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 131 King’s Road
Stylish Japanese with big sushi conveyor; first tip is make sure to sit at it, as it’s a pain to have to leap up all the time. Food is all good stuff – nice sushi, really nice pork belly side – but you pay over the odds for the nice restaurant!
Verdict: Ok
Location: Bartholomew Road