Brighton Restaurants

La Tasca's is amazing in Brighton. It's situated just behind the royal pavillion gardens. Central to all main areas of the city, it's a great place to enjoy a great meal. The restaurant is immaculate and has an outdoor seating area, aswell as a large indoor area. Quite reasonably priced for the quality too. The paella with the biggest prawns/shrimps and mussells i've ever seen in was to die for. The tapas is lovely too, with such a great choice of dishes. Service was good with plenty of smiles and the staff know when to leave you to enjoy the food and company you're with too.

Favorite Dish: It has to be the seafood paella. Not just the size of the dish, but the fact that it actually tasted better than a a paella i had in Menorca, which until La Tasca's i never thought you could beat. The food here is cooked to perfection in means of taste, texture and the time it takes to arrive on your plate.

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"Bill's is a unique cafe and produce store created by a team of people who are passionate about food. Unlike anything that exists in the U.K, Bill's offers a wonderful shopping and eating environment, incorporating a cafe, fresh and organic fruit and vegetables, herbs, flowers, plants, groceries, hampers, and an outside catering and delivery service all under one roof. Inside the store you'll find fruit, exotic vegetables and flowers stacked up alongside an array of alluringly colourful homemade cakes, pizzas, quiches, pies and sandwiches.".

A food store and cafe, once you have eaten and shopped here, you will not want to go anywhere else.

Totally delicious.

Favorite Dish: Try their breakfasts which come in a meat and veggy.

Thai spiced vegetable, tomato and lentil soup
Roasted vegetable, feta cheese, oregano and olive pie all served with a choice of two salads .
Grilled panini sandwich with ricotta and provolone cheese, grilled vegetables, green tomato chutney, rocket and herb leaf salad.
Bill's lunch plate - a selection of olives and pickles, feta cheese and melon, baby jacket potato with roasted peppered humous and crostini with guacamole, smoked chicken and sweet chilli sauce.

Baked orange and gingerbread cheesecake with mascarpone, blood oranges and chocolate sauce - Their cakes, are something else and a work of art.

For the extra health concious, a juice bar.
Bills also do organic wine and have a couple of beers aailable, Leffe and Becks.

Summer opening times:
monday - saturday monday - saturday
cafe: 8am - 5pm
shop: 8am - 6pm

8am - 8pm
sunday
10am - 4pm

More often than not, there is a queue.

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We decided on Picassos because it was not far from where we were going to be at a gig that night and the prices seemed really reasonable compared to some others in the area. We were shown to a window seat which was great because we could watch the Friday Night Brighton Revellers going past, and typically (for Britain) most of the women under 25 were completely and ridiculously under-dressed for a freezing spring evening - anyway it amused us for a few minutes :)

Favorite Dish: I had the tagliatelli with creamy mushroom sauce and parsley and lashings of Parmesan cheese. Petra had spaghetti bolognese We followed it with profiteroles and tiramisu (yes HORSCHECK! "Another" tiramisu!) LOl! The meal was absolutely fabulous, service was prompt and the waiters very pleasant and friendly. I'd definitely recommend this place to anyone wanting to eat Italian in Brighton!

With a couple of drinks (rum and coke and vodka and tonic) it came to around £23.00.

"Wot?! Been in the U.K. a week and haven't had fish and chips with mushy peas yet? Blimey!" After six days of gorging myself on steak and ale pies and other thick Scottish meaty dishes (yep, haggis!), it was time to try England's most traditional take-away food. And at a British chain restaurant no less.
We hit this restaurant because it was closest to Brighton Pier, it was chilly and damp out, we were starving, and our feet were absolutely aching--we decided more exploring was not in the program for today.
This restaurant was busy and we had to wait 15 minutes for a table, but it was well worth it. The service was quick and friendly, the menu was affordable, and the portions were large.
Harry Ramsden's has over 150 restaurants worldwide and serving around 6 million people annually. So why the heck don't we have one in Canada!?
The fish was great, the batter was fantastic; it was the second-best fish and chips I've ever had. And the "mushy peas"? It was a first for me though I'd been hearing about them on TV for as long as I can remember. They were really good--kind of like a less-watery green pea soup. I also had a good bottle of "Harry's Ale" to go with it.
Harry Ramsden began his restaurant business 1928 in a small wood shed in Guiseley (near Leeds). Three years later he built the most elegant fish and chips restaurant in the world. An empire of franchises and company-owned outlets grew from there.
After a full day out, this was just what I needed. Oh yeah, they have an outdoor patio so if it's a nice out you can just get some take-away and enjoy the view of the ocean. I would trade England one of our fast-food chains for Harry's any day!

Favorite Dish: Fish and chips with mushy peas! (The "Cod Special" or "Haddock Special") And a bottle of "Harry's Ale".

The fish and chips at the British seaside are the best, you can eat in or take away but if the weather is good then there's nothing like eating your chips on the beach.

The Harry Ramsden website describes it as a 'British institution and the classic seaside food'.

It doesn't really matter where you buy your fish and chips but Harry is considered 'the king'.

Favorite Dish: Chips of course! and if fish isn't your thing then you can't go wrong with a saveloy, battered sausage or a veggie spring roll.

I was recommended to visit this cafe by a friend who works in a supermarket in St James street.

It was opened by two former airline employees and is local to the area.

The cafe serve quality teas and coffees and a variety of tasty sandwiches, toasties, rolls and bagettes at a very reasonable price.

There is a bohemian feel to the place, customers can feel free to spend time in the sheltered garden.

All the staff are friendly.

Favorite Dish: I had a superb toasted sandwich (on granary bread) which had bacon and cheese melt and was served with salad. I had a proper china mug of good tea.

In a narrow street not too far from the pier and promenade, I found this little part of Poland, which opened out into the street as tables were also provided. Called "Nasza" (Our) this little restaurant was open for lunch. Lunch with a soft drink was £4.99, and the selections offered were from heated trays under the front counter. All the Polish traditional dishes were there. The owners are from Poznan, a place I will be visiting next week. They were very willing to talk.

Favorite Dish: I love all types of Polish food but settled for the mushroom and chicken but the pork knuckle looked equally good. I also enjoyed Polish cheesecake with delicious coffee.

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*SADLY THIS PLACE IS NO LONGER OPEN *
"el espiritu de España - in the heart of Brighton! Inspired contemporary cuisine direct from the barrios"...

Pintxo People rings the Spanish tradition of sharing food with friends to central Brighton. The food is fresh, innovative and of a high quality. I have eaten in the ground floor tapas bar twice and both times were excellent. The atmosphere is relaxed, the space clean and they have a good stock of good wines (available to buy) - What more could you want.

For those with a sweet tooth, you can even get your early morning chocolate churros here at breakfast time.

There is a more formal restaurant upstairs which offers high quality, modern Catalan cuisine.

Favorite Dish: I know tortilla is a common staple for tapas bars, but the one served here is aprticularly light and delicious.

Pan con tomate i excellent and the squid is highly recommended.