Browns Brighton Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "I was served by Emily, who was very friendly and attentive."
• "Angus was great! Very attentive & smiley."
• "The service was immaculate and we had help ordering 4 starters and the octopus main to share."
• "Wonderful service from our two waiters."
• "We were well served by Chrissie, who was bright, warm & attentive."
• "Service was very good, and our waiter was attentive."
• "Our server was Chrissie and she was great."

Cons:

• "Bloody awful... Hideous service hideous HIDEOUS!"
• "The service was sloppy and below par on the day we went."
• "Service was extremely slow and sometimes felt ignored when trying to grab a waiters attention."
• "Also, pierced wait staff do not look good at a dining table."
• "Having booked a table for a party of eight, it was over 20 minutes before anyone came to take a drinks order."
• "Staff were friendly but got drinks order wrong, couldn't understand English well enough."
• "No one arrived to take a food order and again I had to go and ask for someone to come and attend to us."

Food

Pros:

• "Great food 😋😋 had the Steak and Guinness pie. What a treat 😋"
• "Really good service and amazing food."
• "Food was AWESOME."
• "The steak was delicious and I thoroughly enjoyed each piece."
• "I had the fish pie, all fish and prawns cooked to perfection."
• "Their elderflower lemonade is really nice. Highly recommend their pork belly and their green curry."
• "The food and smoothies were absolutely delicious and of high quality and beautifully presented."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately the cod was meant to come with watercress, but when it came to the table it was served with pea shoots."
• "The Guinness Pie was absolutely not a pie! It was all air."
• "Very small portions, I thought they mistook my main for a starter, but not so."
• "Terrible - no quality or care given to the presentation of the food."
• "The potatoes where not crispy in anyway and the beef had gristle running through it."
• "The food was disgusting."
• "Food was wrong, food inadequate."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The restaurant was festive."
• "The seats were comfortable and the decor is tasteful and well kept, so I can imagine it being a great atmosphere during busier times."
• "The atmosphere was pleasant and conducive to enjoying a relaxing meal."
• "The atmosphere was really cool and enjoyable."
• "What a fabulous place to eat and great atmosphere."
• "It had a really lovely atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere was lovely it really felt like Christmas."

Cons:

• "It was also lacking atmosphere as restaurant was nearly empty."
• "A nice but unremarkable place really."
• "The place was virtually empty and no atmosphere."
• "Interior tired and no atmosphere."
• "Nice atmosphere rescues a star."
• "All in all not a great experience considering the cost of £310.00."
• "Sadly nothing was great!!"

Value

Pros:

• "All in all, good value and a very good experience."
• "Really reasonably priced too. Excellent all round."
• "The afternoon tea is good value."
• "Pleased with the portion size and the cost as it definitely seems you get your money's worth."
• "The bill was also lower than expected, and it was nice to see a note on the menu that the tips are shared equally between all staff."
• "Rate the food highly here, lovely fresh risotto and other dishes were very tasty."
• "Food was exactly what I expected and wanted, no frills no fuss!"

Cons:

• "But seemed quite expensive at £35 a bottle for what should normally be less than a tenner.."
• "All they really do is turn a £15 main into a £30 bill…. I had to eat again that evening!"
• "The pineapple dessert was really lacking in portion size, flavour and exceptionally highly priced for just a few chunks of pineapple."
• "Afternoon tea was nice but very overpriced."
• "Though naturally this all comes at a cost, upward of £35pp for our meal and drinks."
• "2 courses (one being a beef burger) and a bottle of wine came to over £90..too much!!"
• "Very expensive for what you get and not great food."