Jamun Reviews Summary

Category: Indian restaurant Brighton

Address: 14 West St, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 2RE, United Kingdom

Phone: +441273705686

Rating: 4.1
based on 163 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff were attentive and friendly."
  • "Meet very pleasant waiter called Hugo he was very friendly nd bent over backwards to make sure our experience was memorable."
  • "Lucas, our phenomenal waiter, kindly greeted us and led us to a charming table."
  • "Great atmosphere, really friendly service, lovely ambiance - very chilled out."
  • "Service was efficient and friendly."
  • "The staff serving us were friendly and helpful."
  • "The staff are very welcoming and attentive, and the service is fast and courteous."

Cons:

  • "Poor service, unfriendly and overly fast. We felt rushed."
  • "Staff and manager inattentive."
  • "Disgusting service, stood at the sign waiting for service for 10 minutes."
  • "The service was dreadful! We where seated really quickly however after that it was like we didn't exist."
  • "The service was terrible. They had plenty of staff working but were more concerned about making sure the empty tables were organised than serving the paying customers in the restaurant."
  • "On the evening we visited the staff were very inattentive preferring to sit around talking rather than serving us."
  • "Service was a complete disappointment, food was okay, but staff ruined the entire experience."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Both the pasta dishes we had were excellent, fresh and well balanced in terms of flavour."
  • "Delicious food that was beautifully presented."
  • "Got a gluten free vegan pizza delivered - was honestly like it had just come straight out of the oven onto my lap!!"
  • "The food is flavorful and authentic."
  • "The food was amazing."
  • "The pizza is Neapolitan style and has really excellent crust, imported cheese, and tomato sauce."
  • "The pizzas were delicious."

Cons:

  • "Pizzas were very very soggy!"
  • "The carbonara was tasteless, never had anything like it."
  • "Calamari had no flavour and was massively over cooked!"
  • "Arancini were a bit small and didn't taste of much."
  • "Overcooked pasta with very little flavour."
  • "Both of which were extremely under cooked, and had raw pastry on the base of each pizza."
  • "The pizzas are inedible- the bases are doughy and uncooked - even cold."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Atmosphere is similar to the one that you can find in Naples."
  • "Lovely light pastel colour walls and fresh decor with decent background music."
  • "It's a big, airy restaurant in a good area to take advantage of families shopping, going to the cinema etc."
  • "The ambiance is relaxing and inviting."
  • "Visited here on a very busy/warm afternoon in Brighton. Busy but with respect for social distancing."
  • "Relaxed, great decor, friendly and swift service."
  • "The look, feel and general vibe is welcoming and relaxed."

Cons:

  • "The decor is a jumble of everything (read hideous), the toilets are littered."
  • "The venue does feel a bit cavernous and lacking atmosphere."
  • "Was disappointed to see none of the staff wearing masks."
  • "Ambiance was ok but a bit cold."
  • "Lifeless atmosphere and dirty toilets, not the worst venue at all, but not worth the money they are charging."
  • "The management here is extremely unorganised and unprofessional, new staff coming and going."
  • "However staff were very keen to get rid of us."

Value

Pros:

  • "Price are good compared to Italian chain places and quality much better."
  • "There is value for money."
  • "Great value for money."
  • "Very good price for the quality offered too."
  • "Prices are right and fair."
  • "Authentic fresh Italian ingredients and very reasonable prices."
  • "The food was amazing, staff extremely friendly and portions where more than worth their price."

Cons:

  • "Cocktails expensive and not freshly prepared."
  • "Service charge pretty high added to bill."
  • "Expensive for what it is you actually get."
  • "Slightly on pricier side."
  • "Very overpriced. Lacked garnish."
  • "They charged me full price for both drinks (£9.50 total) despite reducing the already small mimosa by adding the limoncello."
  • "Extra charge for gluten free gnocchi is unnecessary as the gnocchi was basically potato and had a similar texture to play dough."

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