Latest reviews for Restaurants in Hove, United Kingdom

L'Eglise - by Constantine

Constantine — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:39:55 +0000

Review by Constantine

Rating: 2.00We went not long after they opened, and as locals, looked forward to a genuine French restaurant in the neighbourhood. The French owner and his wife were very welcoming, but the food disappointing, and they were strangely unforthcoming about making amends when, on being asked, we said we had hoped for better.We went not long after they opened, and as locals, looked forward to a genuine French restaurant in the neighbourhood. The French owner and his wife were very welcoming, but the food disappointing, and they were strangely unforthcoming about making amends when, on being asked, we said we had hoped for better.

Moonstone - by Constantine

Constantine — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:35:21 +0000

Review by Constantine

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 01273 202151

Excellent Sri Lankan food, delicious and fresh-tasting, ingredients given full value, served by charming staff. From its opening it has been very popular, so booking is advisable. We go there frequently, have taken a Sri Lankan friend, and have never been less than delighted with our visit. The marker on the map is not quite correct - the restaurant is in Church Road, next to Hove libraryExcellent Sri Lankan food, delicious and fresh-tasting, ingredients given full value, served by charming staff. From its opening it has been very popular, so booking is advisable. We go there frequently, have taken a Sri Lankan friend, and have never been less than delighted with our visit. The marker on the map is not quite correct - the restaurant is in Church Road, next to Hove library

Marrocco's Restaurant - Great family-run italian cafe / restaurant by therug

therug — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:52:35 +0000

Review by therug

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 01273 203764

Tags: italian, lively, good value

Superb service.
Excellent Italian coffee.
Wonderful home-made ice cream.
No-nonsense Italian food.

This place is, quite possibly, one of the true centres of the universe. An institution.

Website: http://www.marroccos-restaurant.co.uk/

Superb service.
Excellent Italian coffee.
Wonderful home-made ice cream.
No-nonsense Italian food.

This place is, quite possibly, one of the true centres of the universe. An institution.

Website: http://www.marroccos-restaurant.co.uk/

Galileo Pizzeria - Galileo Pizzeria Review by iziizi

iziizi — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:21:12 +0000

Review by iziizi

Rating: 5.00

Tags: italian, good value, romantic

I found this small, charming italian resturant fabulous.

Coming from an Italian family myself I found the food very good with a nice selection of starters, mains and desserts on the menu.

The staff were friendly and the atmosphere was lovely and sophisticated. I also love the deco.

I have been there many times and never been dissapointedI found this small, charming italian resturant fabulous.

Coming from an Italian family myself I found the food very good with a nice selection of starters, mains and desserts on the menu.

The staff were friendly and the atmosphere was lovely and sophisticated. I also love the deco.

I have been there many times and never been dissapointed

Danny's Restaurant - Don't see what the fuss is about. by banny

banny — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:25:11 +0000

Review by banny

Rating: 1.00

Phone: 01273 728782

Website: www.dannysrestaurant.co.uk

Tags: chinese, good value

Went here for a meal after I saw the great reviews and was quite disappointed really. The service was good, but a little over attantive sometimes.
I expected the food to be something different, but was the usual bland chinese food you get in a bog standard backstreet takeaway and I found the guy who owns it to be a bit smarmy.
There are Chinese takeaways in Hove that do better food than this, if this is the best they can do, then I can see why staying in is the new going out!
Went here for a meal after I saw the great reviews and was quite disappointed really. The service was good, but a little over attantive sometimes.
I expected the food to be something different, but was the usual bland chinese food you get in a bog standard backstreet takeaway and I found the guy who owns it to be a bit smarmy.
There are Chinese takeaways in Hove that do better food than this, if this is the best they can do, then I can see why staying in is the new going out!

Coriander - Coriander by Magpie

Magpie — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:26:48 +0000

Review by Magpie

Rating: 1.00

Tags: pretentious

Coriander seems blissfully unaware that there is a Credit Crunch, but I've been into their deli two or three times and paid their exhorbitant unjustified prices. It's true it has a nice atmosphere and the food is all really good, but speaking as a former award winning retail journalist, it's simply wildly overpriced. Of course, one has a choice when one is asked to pay more than Â£10 for 200g or Brie, a pack of butter and a round loaf, but to be yelled at and called rude because you refuse to pay that for the items by the person serving you is the last straw. I went to Tesco, bought the same three things, top of their range, and it came to under Â£5.Coriander seems blissfully unaware that there is a Credit Crunch, but I've been into their deli two or three times and paid their exhorbitant unjustified prices. It's true it has a nice atmosphere and the food is all really good, but speaking as a former award winning retail journalist, it's simply wildly overpriced. Of course, one has a choice when one is asked to pay more than Â£10 for 200g or Brie, a pack of butter and a round loaf, but to be yelled at and called rude because you refuse to pay that for the items by the person serving you is the last straw. I went to Tesco, bought the same three things, top of their range, and it came to under Â£5.

Zamdani The Indian Tandoori - Excellent takeaway by Review_Mouse

Review_Mouse — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:50:13 +0000

Review by Review_Mouse

Rating: 4.00

Tags: indian

1 of 2 favourite Indian restaurants in Brighton/Hove to be found on the corner of Church Road and Sackville Road. A little bit pricier than your average but in my opinion worth the extra. I have only ever ordered takeaway so cannot comment on service or the restaurant itself but the food is definitely better quality than some of the Indian food I have sampled in further into town. The dishes on offer are what you would expect from any Indian, they taste authentic and freshly cooked with big chunks of tender, moist and smoky chicken in really flavoursome curries. I generally find you get this better flavour with tandoori dishes....as their website says:
"Many of our dishes are cooked in the 'tandoor' which is a barrel-shaped, open topped clay oven fired by charcoal. Tandoori dishes are marinated in yoghurt with a mixture of herbs and spices and cooked at a high temperature in the tandoor over burning charcoal. This process seals in the goodness and the smouldering charcoal lends the food a very distinct flavour".

On first opening your takeaway curry you are inclined to think there is not a lot of chicken in the sauce, maybe 6-7 pieces, but each of these is bigger than usual and if you've ordered naan bread and rice as well you'll struggle to finish it all. We tend to go for the milder dishes - Korma, Tandoori Tikka Masala and Pathia, which in some places all just taste too similar (like they've come from the same base curry mixture or something), but at Zamdani these have always had their own distinct flavour .

A nice touch on their website : "If a dish that you like is not listed on the menu please ask as we may be able to cook it for you. Any queries, please ask the manager, Hasnath who will be happy to help".

One thing - it's pick-up only, they don't deliver.1 of 2 favourite Indian restaurants in Brighton/Hove to be found on the corner of Church Road and Sackville Road. A little bit pricier than your average but in my opinion worth the extra. I have only ever ordered takeaway so cannot comment on service or the restaurant itself but the food is definitely better quality than some of the Indian food I have sampled in further into town. The dishes on offer are what you would expect from any Indian, they taste authentic and freshly cooked with big chunks of tender, moist and smoky chicken in really flavoursome curries. I generally find you get this better flavour with tandoori dishes....as their website says:
"Many of our dishes are cooked in the 'tandoor' which is a barrel-shaped, open topped clay oven fired by charcoal. Tandoori dishes are marinated in yoghurt with a mixture of herbs and spices and cooked at a high temperature in the tandoor over burning charcoal. This process seals in the goodness and the smouldering charcoal lends the food a very distinct flavour".

On first opening your takeaway curry you are inclined to think there is not a lot of chicken in the sauce, maybe 6-7 pieces, but each of these is bigger than usual and if you've ordered naan bread and rice as well you'll struggle to finish it all. We tend to go for the milder dishes - Korma, Tandoori Tikka Masala and Pathia, which in some places all just taste too similar (like they've come from the same base curry mixture or something), but at Zamdani these have always had their own distinct flavour .

A nice touch on their website : "If a dish that you like is not listed on the menu please ask as we may be able to cook it for you. Any queries, please ask the manager, Hasnath who will be happy to help".

One thing - it's pick-up only, they don't deliver.

Otello Restaurant - Why can't I give no stars? by sarahkmiller

sarahkmiller — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:45:11 +0000

Review by sarahkmiller

Rating: 1.00

Tags: romantic, child friendly

I had a very unpleasant experience in here last night and will NEVER be going here again.

The service was rushed (our pizzas which came out literally seconds after our starter had been taken away, was over cook, the crust was inedible and had obviously been in the oven some time) and towards the end of the meal they stood around yawning, folding there arms and generally making us feel uncomfortable.

Then they tried to trick us into tipping twice by adding 10% service charge to the bill and then the card machine asked if I wanted to give a gratuity.

When I told the waitress I would be paying the service charge in cash and asked her to remove if from the bill she had to check with the manager and then came back and asked for the Â£5.38 service charge.

I told her as it was a tip I would leave what ever I wanted, she then told me it states in their menu that the service charge was compulsory.

She brought a colleague over and I explained why we were not happy with the service and he then blamed us for not having told them sooner.

I had originally intended to leave a few pounds tip, but after all this I left nothing at all â¬ and I told them so.

Without a doubt the worst service in Brighton and Hove, some of our food was good but all of it was over priced.

Be warned.
I had a very unpleasant experience in here last night and will NEVER be going here again.

The service was rushed (our pizzas which came out literally seconds after our starter had been taken away, was over cook, the crust was inedible and had obviously been in the oven some time) and towards the end of the meal they stood around yawning, folding there arms and generally making us feel uncomfortable.

Then they tried to trick us into tipping twice by adding 10% service charge to the bill and then the card machine asked if I wanted to give a gratuity.

When I told the waitress I would be paying the service charge in cash and asked her to remove if from the bill she had to check with the manager and then came back and asked for the Â£5.38 service charge.

I told her as it was a tip I would leave what ever I wanted, she then told me it states in their menu that the service charge was compulsory.

She brought a colleague over and I explained why we were not happy with the service and he then blamed us for not having told them sooner.

I had originally intended to leave a few pounds tip, but after all this I left nothing at all â¬ and I told them so.

Without a doubt the worst service in Brighton and Hove, some of our food was good but all of it was over priced.

Be warned.