Tiny reviews of Brighton food and drink
As the name suggests, focused on wine, but went there with some friends and started with a cocktail, moved onto wine. A spacious read “outside” area is not really outside, but it is very pleasant, and the few tapas plates we tried were very nice – although fairly spendy. Overall, very nice.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 119 Church Road
Lovely. Steak and burgers, not a huge menu but beautiful food, in particular my burger was really really tasty for a lot less than other premium burgers. Good price, relaxed vibe.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 111 Church Street
A Chinese renowned for authentic Chinese food. Had some delivery and it was pretty good, certainly very good factoring in the price.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 24-25 Preston Street
Surprisingly small little pub offering Indian street food. It’s very tasty, although don’t make the mistake of trying to eat just small plates. You really want to have one of their mains and maybe a couple of small plates. But delicious, and lovely people.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 57 Upper N Street
Been meaning to go here for ages and it is really, really good. Great home made chips and guac (really good guac), then a great selection of small plates – we had chicken croquettes with orange and habenero jam, cactus and smoked cheese hash browns, and crispy pork belly. Then two crispy oyster mushroom tacos. All in the £9-£10 range, but very generous servings. Plus, the tequila and margaritas are amazing!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 64 Preston Street
Been meaning to come here for a long time! A charming little “traditional” style tapas place, unlike most which tend to try and be cool. Just really tasty tapas and nice people.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 5 Union Street
A cute little place, with very nice dumplings, and tasty herby fries. But the bao buns were really pretty basic and just ok. Much better going to the Pond which is nearby.
Verdict: Ok
Location: 49 Gardner Street
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It’s a burger place and it’s fine. The chicken strips were also fine. The cajun seasoning on the chips was pretty good. Just not better than the existing good burger joints.
Verdict: Ok
Location: 137 Kings Road
Really cool location, with a “food hall” of currently 7 kitchens, the lineup of which does change at times. All ordering done online which is great, and we had amazing food from the Salt Shed (incredible bavette), Zest Hanoi Kitchen, and a temporary Santa Monica thing. Definitely worth a trip.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: Kings Road Arches, Shelter Hall
Vegan Japanese, tapas style, and easily one of the best restaurants (meat or not) that I’ve been to in this town. Particularly good was the tempura cauliflower and “chicken” bao burger, but basically we had 12 things, 1 was pretty good, and all the rest were wow.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 44-45 Baker Street