I used to be a loyal Murasaki customer for years, ordering curry udon and curry rice with karaage…read morechicken. But in the last year, quality and taste has gone downhill. It seems like the restaurant has changed hands as the sauce and chicken is different and they've reduced the portion sizes however maintaining prices. Might just depend on Wagamama for my Japanese takeaway from now on.

Undoubtedly one of the best Japanese restaurants in Brighton. That's quite an assertion to make,…read morebut if you've been there yourself you'll know what I'm talking about. If you like your sushi then perhaps try the Sushi Bento (5 pieces of nigiri sushi: salmon, tuna, prawn, mackerel & squid, 3 pieces of vegetable hosomaki, 2 pieces of futomaki, fishcakes plus edamame & pickles & a drink). However, since this is an Isakaya restaurant and not strictly sushi, there are plenty of other items on the menu to choose from including udon noodles and their tapas choices. My personal favourites have to be the Daikon & Seaweed salad in a Plumleaf dressing and Hash Browns in Teriyaki sauce. These is Japanese diner cuisine at its best.

I stumbled upon Plateau in the Lanes in Brighton, and this is exactly the kind of place I love…read morefinding, making hours of walking past other restautants until I find that one that speaks to me all worth it. Small, cool, unassuming, and a little tucked away. Definitely one of those IYKYK restaurants. Sat at the bar and immediately knew I was in the right place. The natural wine selection is fantastic. The wine program is on point. We ordered a few things to share. The oysters were excellent, super fresh, and they had Porthilly Rocks, which is always a good sign if you know oysters. Everything that came out was just simple food done properly. Nothing overcomplicated, just really good ingredients and a kitchen that clearly knows how to cook. You can also tell this is a real culinary crowd kind of place. Not a tourist trap. The place felt abuzz with aficionados. Brighton has a number of good restaurants, but Plateau stands out. If I lived here, I'd be in this place all the time. Strong recommendation.

Taking advantage of the OctoberBest deal going on in Brighton at the moment, the top 20 Restaurants…read moreare all doing a £20 menu. It's a real catch! So many great restaurants having an affordable menu which you may not always get a chance to dine at. We dined from Plateau's autumn set menu. For starters, I opted for the cured salmon, apple, fennel and lemon. It was so delicate and fresh. The salmon, slightly salted REALLY really played with the flavours of the fennel and apple. A great light starter, my dining partners opted for the pigs head croquette, and though they said delicious, it was a lot going on. For mains, I had pumpkin risotto with walnuts and my favourite Barkham blue cheese. It was so creamy! I always feel a little miffed when the veg option is a risotto but this was very very tasty. Onto more cheese.. dessert! I went for the Spenwood and quince. Spenwood is a pressed sheep's cheese. We also ended up getting a cheeky little blackberry cheesecake as well. This was a cheesecake from heaven! Definitely recommend.

Nice little tapa's restaurant tucked into a one of Brighton's busy side streets. Friendly staff,…read moresolid food (highly recommend the 3 kinds of potatoes & prawns and chorizo). Simple wine list which matches the menu nicely. We sat inside but they have a cute small patio for a warm evening.

Carla & Arrobas is a great little place to grab yourself a drink of fine wine and some delicious…read moreSpanish food. Its not going to be to everyone's taste, but there's something about the place that lets it get away with being rather classy, but also accessible. I feel I could take a potential business partner here, or a date, or simply have a low key celebration for a friends birthday. Cala & feels warm and inviting to sit in, and has a series of small benches and wooden chairs to sit and eat at. Tapas in particular are a key component to the menu, with a great lunchtime deal offering 3 and a glass of wine for £10. Your not going to find yourself coming here every week as your favourite place to eat out, but it certainly makes for an exotic and memorable change.

Worth a visit and best for a party of two to share the small plates!…read more Big taste on small plate +'s: + Menu is evolving thus review limited to what was being served that day. Our choices of fish, vegetable and meat varied with success. For instance the John Dory fish with fennel and ragu with egg yolk over fettuccine was reluctantly shared. + Service is awesome. That meant the host greeted us and advised us of an opening that evening. Plates were cleared timely. Orders taken promptly. Dishes executed with precision. + Atmosphere is my speed. I like cozy. That meant 10 seats at the bar and perhaps another 10-15 on the floor. + Bar seating allows you to watch the chef and sous chef prepare the dishes. It's part of the culinary journey. Small taste on small plate -'s: - Not cheap. Each small plate ranged from 7-15. However we left full after sharing five small plates. - Some plates didn't come out as successfully as others. For example the beef rib was somewhat dry despite all the sauces. TIP: Reservations highly recommended. Seating is tight and best for parties of 1-2. Grab a seat at the bar if you want to watch preparations. TRIVIA: Michael Bremner's restaurant ranked #36 in 2014 and #24 in 2015 in the National Restaurant Awards Top 100 List.

This is by far the best dining experience I have had in Brighton. I went with 3 friends and we…read moreordered all 18 dishes they had to offer! The beef gaspacho was the cream of the crop in terms of meat, the miso cabbage blew my mind and the scallops were cooked to perfection. I loved the fact that I was sat at the pass and could see the chefs at work, the kitchen is really cleverly laid out and I enjoyed the fact the chefs introduced some of the dishes to us. All of the staff were lovely and attentive, great décor, great music and atmosphere - could not recommend it more!

Thought I had written this place up a year ago...we went with friends when it reopened...it was…read morebasically..empty! But the food wasn't that bad So wandering around the other day, we went by and thought why not...one other couple the whole time we were there, so no change, but the food was much better...the waitress was fun too; service very good We had the fish nuggets, baby ribs (very yummy), patatas bravas and the chorizo (also very good)...that was a good mix and sufficient for 2 A small glass of white and a couple of the rouge...£47 in total including tip One thing with the wine, they are changing their stock to just the house wines, so there is what there is, but it was perfectly acceptable

This was the best manniversary me and my long time love interest have had in a while. It also…read morelanded on my birthday. The staff were really jolly, the place had just opened and it had a real buzz about it. We have had a lot of tapas and this hit the upper middle ground for me, which is very very good. The atmosphere makes this place, I like to have a lot of space, and I do like have 'Happy Birthday' played to me Spanish guitar stylee. I also like to be surprised by a Creme Brûlée with a birthday candle in. The lighting is nice and low-lit, and at the end of it all the price was right (though I didn't foot the bill, thanks mate), I left feeling very happy and giggling from the sparkly stuff and Sangria. This place is also open till 2am on a Friday and Saturday, I love late night bar hopping and with snacks as good as these makes it a perfect midnight stop off.

I've had my foodie little eye on Graze for some time now, and I finally got to try it out last…read morenight for my Brother's birthday. The interior is plush and apparently influenced by the Brighton Pavilion. It's quite a small restaurant and the tables can appear quite cramped. For the first half hour, we were the only customers and I could hear the staff chatting away to each other which was a bit uncomfortable, however, the restaurant quickly filled up and was soon buzzing with atmosphere. Graze offer an al la carte or tasting menu. The birthday boy had his eye on the tasting menu and as we had to order for the whole table we didn't want to disappoint. I also decided to accompany him with the wine pairing - what a kind sister I am!! The tasting menu included 7 courses, two of which included an option of two which is a nice touch. Homemade bread in four flavours was offered around repeatedly but I was conscious not to fill up too much! The first course was Jerusalem artichoke soup with smoked hazelnut creme fraiche and hazelnuts crisps. This was paired with a very dry sherry, a little unpalatable on its own, but great in combination with the soup. Second course was a chicken liver parfait with pear and star anise jelly, served with a slice of sweet brioche - rich and delicious. This was served with a sweet Hungarian Tokaji. The others went for a butternut squash option but found it was lacking a little in taste and needed added seasoning. Third up was cauliflower and truffle risotto with chestnuts and Parmesan crisp. Matched with this was a crisp viognier. Next was one of my favourite dishes - beetroot cured salmon, pickled beetroot and beetroot puree, creme fraiche and what tasted like amaretti crumbs. The salmon was so fresh and light and the flavour combinations were exquisite. This was paired with a pinot blanc. For the next course we were offered a choice between halibut and venison. We all went with the venison which was served with polenta, grey chantelles and greens. A very tasty dish served with a light pinot noir. The pre-dessert was a chilled mandarin soup with clove sorbet. Such a fantastic dish I was half way through before I realised I had forgotten to take a picture! This came with a fabulous Pedro Ximenez sherry from the Jerez region of Spain. A much sweeter and nicer sherry than the first, at least for my tastes. The final course was a pear parfait with star anise ice cream and almond crumble, this was served with a sweet dessert wine and was a fine finish to a great meal. The Chef here has Spanish roots and you can certainly feel the Mediterranean influence shining through here. The flavour combinations were great and the presentation was exquisite (somebody has been watching Masterchef!). The service was friendly and efficient and the atmosphere was nice. So close to a five star review, but nothing took my breath away, and a few extras such as amuse bouche would have been appreciated*. *Am I really saying there wasn't enough food here, I certainly didn't leave hungry!!

This is actually a review for Market, formally graze but having undergone a refit/brand. Graze was…read moreme and my wife's favourite restaurant before and thankfully in its new format it's still our fave place to eat in Brighton. It's kind of a gone a bit 64 degrees with the tapas style plates but the portions are larger. The recommended 4 each, I think we had three and were stuffed. Highlights included scallops (which were so good we ordered 4 plates worth), pigs cheeks, truffle mac & cheese and blue fillet steak. Everything was amazing. As were deserts. They also sell scooners (3/4 pint) of a great draft. It went down a storms and is now my new fave draft. Service was perfect. Nice and chatty but not too so, and the cream of the crop was when we had to wait a bit for desert they gave us free beers while we waited (it wasn't even that long). Only slight moan was that it did start to get very hot in there. Easy on the heating there chaps. ;0) Check it out, u won't be disappointed! Best meal I've had in years

Specialising in Thai Seafood, the Giggling Squid is one of the few places in Hove where Thai…read morecuisine meets modernity with open arms. Sometimes authenticity can get in the way of contemporary thinking but the Giggling Squid has managed to achieve an effective balance of these things. The food provides you with genuine Thai flavours whereas the décor has the relaxed vibe of a top-notch coffee house. The rustic interior enables them to diversify into Tapas without it seeming out of place. This makes for a good lunchtime deal, as you can get a set of 4 Tapas dishes for £7. However, if you'd rather stick with the Thai theme, I'd recommend the two for £5 lunch deal, which is great value for the quality. All the dishes are perfectly seasoned and the choice is such that you could visit regularly and not get bored. I'd recommend booking on weekends as it can get quite busy but for better service I'd go during the week when the fulltime staff are working. Whilst not mind blowing, this is definitely a solid restaurant. Somewhere you needn't worry about taking your family.

This is part of a chain of Thai restaurants in England. The original is located in Brighton and…read morethis one is just down the road in Hove. The restaurant is decorated beautiful- the owner has taste. I loved the textures on the walls. The menu is extensive and it be tough to decide what to eat. We tried a few things. The combination appetizer is well presented and a great way to taste a selection. My seafood stir-fry was good although I did feel it lacked any particular flavour. My friends mains were terrific- they had a red curry and another special. We drank rose pinot grigio which went well with the good and with the balmy evening. The staff upstairs where we dined were excellent. They were busy but nothing was too much trouble for them. I would go back to this restaurant If I lived in Hove. Recommended.

I LOVE this concept. Thai? Oh yeah. Tapas? Absolutely…read more In a converted house with small, homely feeling rooms, this place has a lovely feel and a great menu. The 'Thai Tapas' dishes are exactly what you would expect - the same concept as Spanish tapas, with small portions that you can combine to make a meal. There is a lot more to this place than that though - main dishes are also good. I went for the standard green curry, and it would certainly give any other Thai place in this city a run for its money. They also do a lunch deal for around a fiver for 2 courses. Service could have been faster when I visited, but that might just have been bad luck.

This lovely little Thai Tapas restaurant is suitably Brightonian: tasty, expensive and a little…read morepeculiar. The quality of the food is excellent, but big prices for little meals means this Thai restaurant falls a little short. Mai Ped Ped Ped (meaning Quite Hot, Very Hot) certainly lives up to its name: the food is tangy, more often falling on the overly-spicy rather than the pleasantly-hot side of the palate. Unfortunately, this is a splinter in the side of their main concept. Lots of small plates that border on too-spicy-to-eat mean that the food can't be enjoyed quickly, nor that the multitude of flavours sit well on a burning tongue. However, it's not like the whole thing falls apart: if the tapas-angle is ignored, the conventional main menu certainly has a lot going for it. I particularly recommend the Drunken Duck (duck cooked in spirits): absolutely top nosh. Everything else I've tried is very tasty, but not particularly memorable: generally, spiciness is the all-pervading flavour. If that sounds overly negative, I certainly don't mean it to: if you're a fan a spicy Thai, Mai Ped Ped Ped certainly has a lot to offer, and could not be more centrally located. It doesn't jostle too heavily with any of the other Market Square/Lanes offerings, and is a great place to start an evening: spicy often leads to much beer consumption on my part! A quick final comment: make sure you get seated upstairs. The restructured town-house ambiance of Mai Ped Ped Ped, while suitably jovial, means that the downstairs area, next to the kitchen, often gets a little humid. Be warned! UPDATE: My fiancee wanted me to add that the Thai Green Curry is the best she's ever had, and well worth the price!