I spent about a week in Brighton/London area visiting my daughter as she was going to school at the…read moreuniversity of Brighton. While, I have a lot of highlights of my trip in the UK, one of the best was going to The Basketmakers Pub for drinks and dinner. It is interesting how many people asked me when I got back to the states if I'd gone to a pub and they wanted me to share the experience with them. It was a joy to be able to tell them about my time at The Basketmakers.

I loved my visit to this pub. The bartender was very friendly in helping me choose a beer and an…read moreorder of food to eat. I ended up with the HSC beer and Sausage & Mash with the leek and chive mash on her recommendation. The food was very good and the beer selection was good as well! They have multiple food & drink specials in addition to the regular menu items. I will be back next Thursday for the surf & turf special. Can't wait!

Really great spot for healthier salads with copious options. I stopped in for lunch one day, and…read moregot their 1 main + 3 salads (£11.50 for eat in, £10.50 for take away). They had about 10 salads to choose from, most of which were vegan, and a bunch of mains, two of which were vegan. For the main, I got a decadent butter bean dish that was wonderfully flavoured, albeit quite oily. The salads were all quite intensely flavoured too, with a broccoli salad that had a nicely horseradish-dominant dressing, a tomato and bell pepper salad that was nicely dressed, and roasted sweet potatoes. Very filling and good value. I was really happy with the food. I capped off the meal with an American (£2.40), which was definitely above average for UK -- seems like the place is run by Italians, so that might be it. Super friendly and helpful staff who kindly pointed out everything that was vegan. All in all, highly recommended spot near the centre and beach.

Random stop for lunch today as I was wandering through the streets of Brighton fresh off an…read moreinternational flight.. I walked past and happened to notice the sign out the front advertising an all you can eat lunch for £6.95 per person. If that wasn't enough of an arm twister, the food on display in the window looked AMAZING! Today's hot menu offerings were vegetable soup, beef goulash, vege moussaka and Caribbean chicken drumsticks with mash or rice. And then a gorgeous array of 7 fresh salads to compliment your meal. Fresh, fast and tasty! This quiet and cosy restaurant had super lovely staff, and the food was just fantastic. Great little spot for lunch on North Street.

Like many of the other Chinese restaurants in Brighton, this place serves legit Chinese food. It…read morehelps to have a healthy population of Chinese immigrants. =P I ordered the duck noodle soup. The soup was light in flavor but they have chili sauce, pepper and vinegar to play around with the taste. Looking forward to trying their other dishes.

I've lived in Brighton for nearly two years now and, as a person who spent my formative years in…read moreHong Kong, could not find any local Chinese restaurant that took my fancy -- until now. As the first dish arrived, a warm noodle dish with a fermented bean sauce that I've ordered at countless Chinese resistants over the years despite repeated punishing disappointment, I was shocked to find it to be... perfect. Just the right amount of rich meat flavouring, no bitterness or cloying sweetness dominating the dish, and perfect ratio of sauce to noodles. The best version of this dish I have eaten outside of China. Then I tried the next dish -- again a commonly available and frequently ordered seared green beans with some spice and minced meat. Disbelief began to set in -- this was the best version of this dish I had in my LIFE. I began to wonder if I had accidentally starved myself for a week to make everything taste this good. Maybe I was going insane from infrequent Chinese food consumption. Maybe I needed to eat at a trashy Chinese restaurant to make sure I was properly calibrated. How could this random restaurant on Queens road, full of eateries that don't even have to be good because they get tourist foot traffic, be blowing my mind? We ordered yet two more dishes. The "Chinese Burger" -- our server admitted he just couldn't find a decent translation for the dish -- which consisted of fatty shredded richly flavoured meat not unlike the Chinese version of the shredded whole roast hog sandwiches that have recently joined London food markets in Southbank Centre and Borough Market. Much like my discovery of Polish lard spread with bits of bacon, the flavour put me beyond caring about the fat content. We finished with a Hunan tofu dish that, again, was stellar and for me an interesting contrast to a lot of the Sichuan tofu preparations I've tried in the past. Unusual for Chinese restaurants in the area, the server/owner was really friendly and chatty, talking about his idea behind the restaurant and photographing the food for the pictures in the window. It was a really warm welcome and only made me more excited to return. The only caveats are the small seating availability (it wasn't crowded -- yet -- but they only just opened a week ago) though they do takeaway, and the fact that the English menu is different from the Chinese menu, and contains an odd assortment of things mostly that people who don't really like and/or know Chinese food could order. It's ridiculous and you should order from the pictures in the window or ask the waiter what is actually on the Chinese menu. I begged them to translate it before I left. I'm still really confused about how every dish was beyond delicious. I will have to go eat at the lowest rated Chinese restaurant on Yelp, a Michelin starred one in London, and here again before I will probably be able to truly believe this magical experience really happened and can be had anytime I'm willing to spare a 5 min walk and £15pp. You think I'm joking, but I'll report back after I'm sure I'm properly calibrated.

The ambiance and the wait staff were enjoyable and very accommodating. The food was disappointing…read more The eggs Benedict had under toasted and very dense bread, a 'hollandaise' sauce that was more like liquid sour cream and the eggs were hard boiled. I'm grateful that the server didn't charge me for my drink as a way to make up for the entree I sent back (the second time the eggs were less cooked but certainly not poached)

Wonderful food and attentive staff. Enjoyed a burger and salad with the family. Lovely atmosphere…read morewith a delicious menu. My son had the double chicken burger and was delighted with the dish.

Not gross but not good either. I was really surprised at how unimpressive this food was.read more

Poor, poor service. Walked in and saw a sign that said additional seating is upstairs. I proceeded…read moreto walk upstairs before being stopped by a taller man with graying hair who gave me a stern look before handing me a menu, telling me "I'd need it." Ok, I thought. Seemed like he was overwhelmed by amount of people in the restaurant. I walked upstairs with my friend and it was completely empty. I sat down, waited for what seemed like forever before the waiter came upstairs to start setting the table beside me. He did not ask if I was ready to order, or if I needed water. He just walked back downstairs. Then, after another few minutes another woman walked upstairs, sat down, and he hurried up to give her her food. She was shocked at how quickly her food arrived. At that point, it became clear he was purposefully ignoring us and had no intention of serving us. My friend and I left, but they need to get rid of him. He lacks customer service skills and basic human decency.

It is both a blessing and a nightmare that Brighton Burger is so close to my current flat. A…read moreblessing because, let's face it, these are some of the best burgers I've ever tasted, and a nightmare because it's going to be hard not to get one every single day... Set up in a tiny, shack-like kitchen just beside the Giggling Squid, Brighton Burger serves hearty, honest, flavoursome food. Their menu is wonderful, hosting many unusual eats and obscure burgers - from wild boar to buffalo- but they also server your usual burger and fries to a very high standard. The burgers themselves are almost moist and full of flavour. So moist, in fact, that my takeaway burger soaked through the paper bag (my only teeny complaint!). This can be forgiven though, for as soon as you bite into the juicy burger, cuddled by sweet, soft bun and topped with whatever glorious accompaniments you opted for, everything can be forgiven. Literally everything. This last visit had me trying out the buffalo burger, which was absolutely delicious! Not as different tasting as you might expect it to be, but certainly different enough that you notice you're tasting something new and out of the ordinary! I added chips to my order and they came out, all thin and crispy, just how I like them! I almost typed there were 'too many chips' there, but let's be honest there's no such thing. There were loads of them though, in one portion, so maybe share between two if your appetite is not massive! The man who served me was pleasant (they always are!) and the service was quick and painless. The burger and chips came to around £8 which, though not the cheapest in Brighton, is so so reasonable for the portion sizes and quality of the food here! There's also a few tables and chairs dotted out by the front of the place, so you can sit in the sun (when it's about) and enjoy your burger in peace, watching the world go by! If you're in Brighton and you haven't tried these burgers then, firstly, shame on you, and secondly TRY THEM. I'll eat my hat if you're not impressed and back again for seconds the next week! :P

This is really a special kind of burger place…read more We are spoilt for choice in Brighton, and so much of our community is staunchly on team burger brothers, with splinter faction taking root for the admirable efforts of GBK. This is a call for burger pluralism. As Sophie said, Brighton Burger is equally good in a different way. Every burger here is special. At first glance each one of them could have come from a different restaurant. Most visibly, the buns are completely distinct. All time favorites are of course the Brighton Burger and the Ranch. There is something here for you regardless of what kind of burger you like. Purists ought to grab the eponymous Brighton Burger, but even if you want pulled pork there's a sandwich for you in the Tennesse Terror. Rest assured, the patties are succulent, the unique buns are always on point, and the veg is top notch. Just look at the photos and try this place out.

For a seaside eatery in the thick of touristy madness, Lucky Beach is surprisingly quaint,…read moreaffordable, and high quality. The beer, cocktail, soft drink, and coffee offerings are excellent and the food is globally inspired and locally sourced. Though the Brits aren't exactly good exciting tacos or anything labeled "spicy", Lucky Beach gets an A for effort. The emphasis on quality ingredients make each dish superb and despite the lack of authenticity, delicious nonetheless. A great choice for a drink, cup of coffee, a quick bite, or a relaxed meal with friends by the beach.

Many years ago, I had relocated to Brighton…read more At that time, the craziest thing you could find on a menu was stroganoff. Here it is 10 years later and things have changed. Came here and we were pleasantly surprised at the menu. We started with the avocado toast which was delicious. We both ended with the fish and chips. Chips were excellent. Fish - his was great. Mine had a bit of skin and bones fried with it. Still good, I just avoided those few pieces. Great oceanfront place

This place is really popular and it's easy to see why!The budae jiggae portion was insanely big, so…read moremuch so that my friend and I had to take almost the entire pork udon home. The soup broth was so flavorful and they add a lot of different things in too :) I remember hearing a bunch of other customers pass our table and talk about how good the budae jiggae looked haha

This food was AMAZING!! We happened to stop by on a day trip to Brighton and I am so glad we did…read more We ordered the budae jjigae and udon with pork. The budae jjigae was so flavorful and I often dream about it. There were so many things in it including dumplings, rice cake, spam, mushroom, onions, kimchi, ramen, and so many other things! And the serving size was HUGE. The udon was great as well and the noodles were super soft. The sauce on it was immaculate!!

If you weren't already aware, Nando's has a bit of a cult following. People love it! I always get…read morethe boneless chicken breast with peri-salted chips and supergrain side salad. The chicken is really good and the peri-peri flavor is so unique and delicious. I love that you get to choose your spiciness level. Not only is your meal cooked to the level of spiciness that you want, but there is also corresponding sauce that you can yourself at the table. I've gotten both medium and hot spice before and have enjoyed both. I figured out though that I prefer to order the medium spice level, but then use a mix of the medium and hot level sauces to dip my chicken and chips in as I eat. This particular location is good and is in a fun area with lots of other stuff around. I would definitely keep coming back!

Nando's only location in Brighton city centre is located on Duke Street, despite having three…read morelocations in Brighton and Hove (one in Hove, one at the Marina) this is probably their main and most central location in the city, which is within walking distance of the Pier, Railway Station and main shopping area (Western Road and Churchill Square) One thing which sprung to mind straight away on seeing this store is how cramped it was, the store was tiny on the ground floor, with a larger area with the traditional Nando's open kitchen being on the upper floor with one or two stairs separating them, which for me makes this one of the most poorly designed Nando's stores as you walk into the store, to reach the waiting area straight away, meaning when busy it can feel so cramped especially for the tables sat on the lower floor, and there isn't too many either. The bar to order is also pretty small, again when busy and there's queue it could cause many issues with the surrounding tables and waiting area, the whole design of the store isn't thought out well, especially when it is busy, and considering I visited on a weekend after watching Manchester City lift the Premier League trophy with a 4-1 win over Brighton and Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium, it was busy so felt really uncomfortable for me. The staff seemed friendly enough and accommodating, but I felt the wait for a table was too long, especially considering they seemed to be sitting down people who had just walked in ahead of me. They did offer me the chance to come back, which I declined hoping it would only be 10 minutes as they promised, it was slightly longer. My food quality again was poor, I ordered my regular Nando's order with a twist - Medium chicken butterfly (chicken flavours were good with the medium sauce as always from Nando's, but the chicken tasted worse than normal as it was a little chewy and a lot tougher) - Peri-salted chips (could have been cooked for a little longer for more flavour and crispiness - Corn- I'm sorry but it was dry as fuck, it was like biting into mini yellow balls of sawdust on a stick, added to the fact it was underseasoned and a little undercooked and they had forgotten the marinade I'd asked for. The staff were too busy to come over during my meal too, which was a disappointment. Nando's is a chain I love and I'm a regular at, but again this is another one of those chains I noticed on my recent Brighton May 2019 visit, which doesn't follow regular standards and it is a real shame to see a store constructed so poorly, with food which doesn't meet expectations too. I'd even say a relocation to a larger branch with a focus on improving the food quality is a must for Nando's in the future, but with this branch open for over 10 years based on previous Yelp reviews, I sadly doubt that is a possibility, despite the fact Nando's has been hyped up and grown so much of late.

When I looked for Indian food in Brighton, this place seems to be the top of the charts. And it's…read moredefinitely solid food. A bit on the pricier side, but the atmosphere is also quite nice / upscale so there's that. It's definitely it your local Indian where most of the business comes from deliveries. This seems to be quite a touristy place but not in a bad way. It's located inside the Lanes and so it's very central. I really enjoyed the meal and would certainly come back for their food.

The best modern Indian I've had in Brighton. Service is great but they are very strict on their…read moreallotted seating time. The decor is fabulous!!