Tiny reviews of Brighton food and drink
A new and substantial entry in the small category of true beachfront in Brighton. Interesting shape means LOADS of tables where you can be looking out over the sea, which is great. Pretty nice food too, with generous portions, and a good selection of booze.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: The Beach, Kingsway
The Meeting Place has been around since we moved here (I think?), to start with a shack on the beach for coffees and light bites – didn’t warrant a review. But they’ve totally redone, rebuilt and expanded it to join the very small list of true beachfront restaurants in Brighton. We got lucky with a table and the food was good – generous portions, very reasonable pricing for the location (some of a bit cold with uneven serving times though). Genuinely felt like being on holiday and will be back.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: Kings Road
Cool little cocktail bar – had one that was set on fire so that’s fun. Priced very reasonably for cocktails, especially with a good happy hour. But service very slow, and I don’t think just because of the time to make cocktails…but that’s just what you have to deal with at cocktail bars!
Verdict: Awesome (if you must go for cocktails)
Location: 41 Middle Street
Lovely little dumpling/pierogi type cafe. We had a plate of potato dumplings, obviously carefully made, and extremely delicious. As a bonus, very reasonable for what you get!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 8 Preston Road
A fairly tiny but cute cafe; only had a takeaway honey toast thing. But moved to write a post about it as it was frankly incredible, so I expect the rest will be grand too!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 1 Clyde Road
Went here to the private room for a networking drinks. I really like the decor, fun big pub. Food looked nice but didn’t have any myself!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 10 Ship Street
Discovered by accident and immediately a Brighton favourite. Small plates, with genuinely inventive flavours – favourite prawn toast soldiers with a soy marinated egg yolk for dipping. Plus cocktails on tap with similar creativity!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 30 Preston Street
This is a lovely, spacious cafe with a cracking garden, the latest to take on what I think is a fairly cursed location on the edge of Seven Dials. I had a really delicious nduja hash. The issue is I can’t see myself going back, because a) it’s probably the most expensive place for lunch in Seven Dials (£17 for a steak sandwich, and another £5 if you’re wanting chips) and b) the menu’s a bit too fancy for a place which is lunch focused. As I say, I really enjoyed my meal, but really it was actually too much, I’d have loved eggs on toast, or a sandwich, and they simply don’t have much like that for me to go with any regularity.
Verdict: Ok
Location: 87-93 Dyke Road
Lovely little cash-only Chinese, lovely dumplings, noodles etc at good prices. Basic decor though!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 14 London Road
Can’t find a website
I can’t believe it took as long as it did for us to try one of these guys. I enjoyed the location, pleasant vibes, lovely service. Las Iguanas offers very good value, with lots of discounts – and drink offers, which is increasingly rare. It is a little bit you get what you pay for though, pretty average food – not bad, not great.
Verdict: Ok
7-8 Jubilee Street