Brighton Reviews

think it’s safe to say none of us could have predicted we’d have a summer this glorious. Britain basking in scorching sunshine for more than a couple of weeks, without so much as a droplet of rain doesn’t happen very often…

I love a Sunday spent wittering away in a pub with my mates getting accidentally half cut. Even better if there’s food to eat too! The trouble is, all too often pub food is the straight out the freezer and into the fryer sort. This one is a goodun though…

When I’m searching for a new brunch spot, my main criteria are will the ingredients be better than those I can pick up from my local supermarket and does the menu offer any unique twists on the classics?

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m finding it pretty tricky to keep up with the new openings and reopenings in Brighton, which is why I’m so late updating you on Circo – down by Preston Circus.

Take a walk through the North Laine towards Infinity Foods, and just between Grow 40 and the Boho Bazar you’ll come across L’Atelier Du Vin – a small and kooky speakeasy-themed bar.

When I first started drinking wine my default would be a glass of Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon; failing that was available I’d order “a dry white” and hope for the best. Thankfully, with the increase in wine flights and great restaurants in Brighton, I’ve learnt a lot in recent years.

The Ivy in The Lanes is Brighton’s newest and flashiest-looking restaurant, located on Ship Street within the old Post Office building. It launched on the 2nd May and boy did it arrived with a bang!

Going out for breakfast/brunch is now as popular, if not more, as going out for dinner and I think that has a lot to do with price. Whereas a good quality breakfast out, will typically cost £20-£30 – dinner can be upwards of £60.

After just one year since ‘The Manor’ rebranded to ‘Common’ it has disappeared. In its place is a new Middle Eastern street food café, called Lavash.

It’s hard to imagine there’s anyone who hasn’t heard of The Chilli Pickle, such is its reputation, but would you believe it, the other day I came across someone who hadn’t.