Chamuyo Brighton Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "High quality, well cooked delicious food."
• "Cooked to perfection, each bite was juicy, tender, and packed with flavour."
• "The Argentine steakhouse is one the restaurant I can go again and again to eat."
• "The creamy mash side was also perfect."
• "The steak was juicy, tender and cooked perfectly."

Cons:

• "The steak still came undercooked, raw in the middle."
• "The medium steak was well done."
• "The chips were deep fried – equivalent to the cheap frozen kind."
• "The calamari was dry & overcooked, absolutely no love in the dish whatsoever."
• "The fillet was so chewy and unpalatable that we couldn’t actually swallow it."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are pleasant, helpful and dedicated to delivering the best service."
• "Martin doubled check if he can squeeze us somewhere and make us wait a little."
• "Martin was a great help and was around if needed, really professional."
• "Joselyn, our table attendant, was knowledgeable about the menu and made some great recommendations."
• "Everyone from the host to the 4 waiters simply made our night feel special."

Cons:

• "Ordered 2 sides, one came, and it was a dish we didn't order so had to send it back. The other side was forgotten."
• "The lad that cleared the table gathered all the knives and forks from the starter then said you would need these for the main course! then dealt them back to us at random!"
• "The waitress was nice, but the service did not agree with me and I was sick during the night."
• "Staff were inattentive, there was quite a bit of confusion over the food and drink orders."
• "On our arrival we were escorted out the back to a covered outside space with heaters and a few flies and no ambiance whatsoever and grubby."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The ambiance in the restaurant and the staff are efficiently welcome and helpful."
• "The ambience of Chamuyo was cosy and inviting."
• "Good value for money too."
• "The atmosphere was good with lovely Argentinian music."
• "A truly wonderful 30th anniversary dinner."

Cons:

• "The floors are old so every time someone walked past it would make your chair lean slightly."
• "The tables are so packed in that it was a struggle to actually get seated."
• "The whole experience was substandard, & quite frankly embarrassing."
• "We ended up here for dinner. It wasn't planned, we just stumbled across this place whilst walking through Brighton."
• "The selection of beer was actually just the one - Quilmes."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "They took £25 off the bill for the inconvenience."
• "The only criticism (if it's even a criticism) is that the place is a bit on the small size but it was cosy and well laid out."
• "Food fantastic. Service unbelievably good."
• "The price is definitely reasonable for what you get and, although this time we had a voucher, I would be more than happy to pay full price."
• "In Brighton for a long weekend. This restaurant was recommended to us and it didn't disappoint."

Cons:

• "For the prices they charge you expect good food, service and nice environment."
• "It's a nice little restaurant with good food though."
• "I wouldn't recommend this restaurant and certainly won't be going back."
• "Overpriced and Underwhelmed."
• "Wasn't cheap but was worth the money."