seagulls99
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- Feb 10, 2012
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Has anyone been to El Bolillo on Church Road? Been meaning to pay a visit ever since it's opened
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[Food] Restaurant 2025
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Hotchilidog
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- Jan 24, 2009
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Went to Embers in Meeting House Lane on saturday, it was absolutely terrific.
Another small plates restaurant that really delivered hugely on the flavours from its wood-fired oven. Also the spicy Margherita was superb. My friends all took advantage of the meat, but the menu was vegan friendly for me and the celeriac main course was just off the charts.
We liked it so much we are going back for a birthday meal in April. Really one of the best meals out I have had in ages.
Another small plates restaurant that really delivered hugely on the flavours from its wood-fired oven. Also the spicy Margherita was superb. My friends all took advantage of the meat, but the menu was vegan friendly for me and the celeriac main course was just off the charts.
We liked it so much we are going back for a birthday meal in April. Really one of the best meals out I have had in ages.
Half Time Pies
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Been a while since I went but the Bayleaf in Kemptown is a decent more traditional Cobra, Vindaloo sort of place if you are looking for something in central Brighton.
NutterDave
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- Jan 19, 2012
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Their Sunday roast is terrific too.
Sirnormangall
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- Sep 21, 2017
- 3,366
A request: wherever you go, if you want to give a tip please give it in cash - otherwise it may not reach the staff.
That’s illegal….
ROSM
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Over the last 3 weeks have eaten at 3 great places
Sabai Thai
Had a great vegetarian hors douvres followed by 3 different tofu curries (penang, masaman and yellow) with stir fried veg and holy basil/chilli and sticky rice, egg fried rice and vegetable rice
Great value at 150 for 4 people with cocktails (chilli mojito was excellent)
Terre a terre
Always a favourite..this time had the terre a tapas with extra fried olives followed by the sharing desserts . 2 cocktails and a bottle of horsmandean dry white and 2 dessert wines..came in at 150 for 2 so pricey but wonderful food with a real balance of flavours. My favourite is still the better batter deep fried halloumi with chips, vodka infused tomato, quails egg and home made tartare sauce
VIP saltdean
Again a great meal with a balance of pasta (the spinach cannelloni is great), build your own pizza and mushroom ravioli
Had the piccante dough balls, caprese salad and mozzarella en carrozza as starters. Lovely melon and blood orange spritz and chianti to drink. All at £35 a head for 4 drinking adults
They also do roasts on a Sunday.. the vegetarian was a mushroom Wellington with a choice of chicken or beef for omnivores. Portions looked huge!
Sabai Thai
Had a great vegetarian hors douvres followed by 3 different tofu curries (penang, masaman and yellow) with stir fried veg and holy basil/chilli and sticky rice, egg fried rice and vegetable rice
Great value at 150 for 4 people with cocktails (chilli mojito was excellent)
Terre a terre
Always a favourite..this time had the terre a tapas with extra fried olives followed by the sharing desserts . 2 cocktails and a bottle of horsmandean dry white and 2 dessert wines..came in at 150 for 2 so pricey but wonderful food with a real balance of flavours. My favourite is still the better batter deep fried halloumi with chips, vodka infused tomato, quails egg and home made tartare sauce
VIP saltdean
Again a great meal with a balance of pasta (the spinach cannelloni is great), build your own pizza and mushroom ravioli
Had the piccante dough balls, caprese salad and mozzarella en carrozza as starters. Lovely melon and blood orange spritz and chianti to drink. All at £35 a head for 4 drinking adults
They also do roasts on a Sunday.. the vegetarian was a mushroom Wellington with a choice of chicken or beef for omnivores. Portions looked huge!
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Great to hear Sabai is still going strong. Haven't been for years but food was always great.
Had a pretty average meal at an old favourite, Busby and Wilds, a couple of weeks ago. The menu is a little tired (calamari to start, steak, fish and chips, burgers, that kind of thing) and the cooking was only okay. Their sticky toffee pudding is still best in class though. Can't see them lasting too much longer as the place was empty apart from 6 of us eating and couple having drinks at 8:30 pm on a Saturday (albeit a week before Valetines). 6.2/10
Off to Hutong up the Shard at the weekend. Bank manager notified.
Never been there, is it as good as the Brighton one?
ROSM
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I think it's better myself. All one one floor can go out the back into a marquee and the owner lives locally so is well known by locals
deletebeepbeepbeep
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- May 12, 2009
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Sounds like I'll need to make a trip into deepest Kemptown sometimes soon.
BrightonCottager
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Mrs BC was heading for Vel on Friday but only went as far as Brighton Curry, and thought it better than Vel.
Sirnormangall
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- Sep 21, 2017
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Yes but not passing on tips is routine in many Brighton restaurants alongside not providing written employment contracts, deducting “pension contributions “ from day 1 without prior disclosure or permission, inviting prospective new employees to a paid interview / trial shift day and then not paying them …..I could go on
Restaurant set to close after plans approved to convert it into houses
A restaurant looks set to close after plans were approved to convert it into houses, given the green light by Brighton and Hove City Council recently
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There you have it.
Hutong up the Shard
Funny going to these kind of places isn't it. Everyone is dressed to impress and the service is great but do you want to be there? Not particularly.
Food was undeniably very good, though duck pancakes to start tasted the same as most other duck pancakes do and was a bit of a lazy choice, though the duck was very showy and carved at the table and that. There's not much to say about the rest of the meal aside from some really excellent wontons were had and the deep fried lobster and wagyu broth are well decent. Pudding was fine and the wine flight (three glasses for 50 quid) was fun.
Not cheap, watch out for the 15% service charge in top of an already very expensive meal (5 people, nearly a grand).
I liked it and am finding reasons not to if I'm honest, can't really recommend it unless you like showing off or it's a special occasion (which it was) and you think someone would like that kind of thing. Go somewhere in Chinatown and have fun instead.
7.2/10
Funny going to these kind of places isn't it. Everyone is dressed to impress and the service is great but do you want to be there? Not particularly.
Food was undeniably very good, though duck pancakes to start tasted the same as most other duck pancakes do and was a bit of a lazy choice, though the duck was very showy and carved at the table and that. There's not much to say about the rest of the meal aside from some really excellent wontons were had and the deep fried lobster and wagyu broth are well decent. Pudding was fine and the wine flight (three glasses for 50 quid) was fun.
Not cheap, watch out for the 15% service charge in top of an already very expensive meal (5 people, nearly a grand).
I liked it and am finding reasons not to if I'm honest, can't really recommend it unless you like showing off or it's a special occasion (which it was) and you think someone would like that kind of thing. Go somewhere in Chinatown and have fun instead.
7.2/10