Tiny reviews of Brighton food and drink
“Mexican street food” is the pitch, and although the “street food” part basically means the food is in plastic baskets, it is highly delicious. Choose a base like quesadila or tacos, your filling, and add various degrees of salsa. Generous portions too, including a calamari starter that is insanely good. Various tequila cocktails also excellent. Only drawback is literally no two seat tables – you’ll be cosy!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 36 Gloucester Road
Cafe attached to Yellowave Beach Sports which we popped into. Great example of an unassuming but quality cafe; had a great bacon sandwich, BLT, and wrap. Super chilled.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 299 Madeira Drive
Japanese place near Brighton station; had delivery. Wanted to like these guys more; udon noodles good, katsu curry just ok really. They do sushi too.
Verdict: Ok
Location: 55 Queens Road
The frontage is deceptive – this is a cavernous pub but really warm and cosy, with overstuffed chairs and candles. Great place for a quiet one that makes you feel a million miles away.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 13-14 Foundry Street
Cosy pub although most seating is stools; quiet and friendly atmosphere, cheap drinks, and it’s bigger than it looks. Nothing dramatic, but perfectly pleasant.
Verdict: Ok
Location: 59 North Road
Doesn’t quite feel right to call this a pub, but it’s not quite a bar either; we went in after a burger at the Mash Tun next door. Two floors, with a super cool terrace upstairs that covers over in the event of rain, as do tables out front. Quirky decor that I liked, and the food looked excellent.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 25-26 New Road
Pub with big outdoor area, one of these rammed with junk decorations type places and loud-ish music inside. Very nice people, and they have the “Burger Kult” inside which does fancy burgers – had the “Chuck Satan” with chopped bacon, sweet onion relish, cheese – very tasty, but just missing something that I can’t put my finger on. Seasoned fries awesome but too salty for some. I’d say my fave Brighton burger so far.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 1 Church Street
Have been trying to find our pizza delivery place of choice and short version: this is it. Great margherita and “Louisiana” which is a meaty one, PLUS major points for quality cheesy garlic pizza bread. We had delivery but the actual cafe is nice too.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 77 Trafalgar Street
Dedicated place doing fries in a cone with an array of sauces. Funky little frontage with wooden shelves with holes for your fry cones, and really nice guys. Fries on their own would be superb, but they have all sorts of sauces and will give you loads to try. Garlic mayo, curry ketchup, sweet onion…look, it’s amazing.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 46 West Street
Bagelry right in Brighton Station. Lots of different kinds (although points off for no bacon and egg), I had a salt beef bagel with swiss cheese. Pro: clearly quality ingredients, especially the beef. Con: Quite expensive really – £5.50 for that, which seems a bit much.
Verdict: Ok
Location: Brighton Railway Station