Bossa Nostra

FreshEmma

Surprisingly amazing! 10th March 2009

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Great home-cooked Brazilian restaurant. Went having great expectations from my boyfriend, who had been many times since it opened, and was not disappointed atall!

The owners are so friendly and very helpful about their menu and what works best.

Great value, would have paid more.

Will definately return many more times.

kittieskitchen

Italian... Brazilian... Delicious! 5th November 2008

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I've been meaning to check this little place out for months. Only a couple of minutes walk from work, and highly recommended, it's bizarre that it's taken me this long to have a go.

It is a small place, just up from the seafront. Only 8 tables or so, and a pretty informal feel. The waiter was friendly and helpful - not minding in the slightest our prolonged indecision over what to eat!

With an unusual combination of Brazilian and Italian - it provides a nice contrast to the gazillion pizza and pasta joints that litter Brighton's city centre. I was relieved to find that rather than attempt a South American/Euro fusion, the menu is sensibly and deliciously split into two parts - one offering a fair selection of Brazilian starters and mains; and secondly a decent Italian menu (no pizza in sight - and plenty of carne/pesce options - yay!)

We stuck to the Brazilian menu - with absolutely no regrets! I started with the bolinho de bacalhua- salt cod fritters. Beautifully crispy outside, with a flavourful filling - plenty of fish kept them interesting, only a squeeze of lemon juice required to serve.

I followed it with prato feito - a typical Brazilian meal of steak, brown beans, salad and rice. The meat was perfectly cooked to 'just less than medium rare' (I'm fussy ;) and full of flavour; the rice and beans, well cooked and well seasoned.

I'm very impressed, and had a lovely lunch. Looking forward to next time!

Niamheen at 05/11/08

Sounds gorgeous! I'll have to check it out.

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