Tiny reviews of Brighton food and drink
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
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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
There’s no shortage of mad donut places around, and they’re often some combination of a) too mad (and often as a result sickly sweet) and b) mad expensive. Donut Club I really liked, 3 for £10, some madness with choc or biscuit on top, but manageable, and really tasty core donuts.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 27 Duke Street
The missus booked here thinking we’d been before but that was the Cricketers next door – and this pub is great! Massive portions, big space, overall a fan!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 14 Black Lion Street