Good vegetarian restaurant! You won't miss meat even if you are a carnivorous like me!! I had as starter Hummus with GF bread, the five spice tofu and the goats curd w/pear,simply amazing! Good presentation,nice staff and cosy environment. The orders take some time to arrive but the restaurant was completely fully and anyway the food is really good,so OK to wait. Nice drinks menu also,good beers and cocktails. For desert I had the coconut arancini w/ mango which is quite original! The menu surprised me a lot for be different and with so many influences! Italian, Asiatic,British! I highly recommend this restaurant in Brighton!
Its by chance while roaming in the lanes that me and my friends had come here. We were very touch d by the service of the staff and the food was really worth the money.
The first time I went to Brighton a couple of years back (which incidentally was for my first ever Vegfest), I really wanted to dine at the well-renowned and award-winning vegetarian restaurant Food for Friends; sadly, it was completely booked out. I guess that’s what happens when you try to go the weekend a vegan festival is in town…
It's great to find veggie food with some taste and flair. This is our second visit and the food was superb. The experience was spoiled as we were rushed and a three course meal was 35 minutes - not a pleasant experience. A real pity.
Great veggie food!. This is among my favourite Brighton restaurants. It has great vegetarian food, fresh and in season, and a nice atmosphere. It's a bit pricey for my (poor student) budget, but still worth every penny. I go whenever I can persuade somebody with an income to pay for it! No, they don't serve meat, but this is the perfect place for somebody who wants excellent vegetarian food in the Lanes.
A great vegetarian restaurant-much improved compared to 10 years ago. But, it's not near Croydon!
Great little place, in the lanes in Brighton. Atmosphere great but no meat I know that's the idea but hey it's the only fault a good place for a nice desert
I booked a table for 5.45 on a Monday evening. A quiet time for a quality restaurant. Anyway service was professional. The ambience was pleasant.
The vegan options I chose, soup of the day (beetroot) with a couple of pieces of toasted sourdough was delish. The main course, banana blossom and chips was a little too elaborate for me. It was tasty but I'd have preferred plainer peas and a slightly bigger portion of battered banana blossom and a few more chips.
I had a bottle of tap water. It cost £29.25 which given the effort going into the food is, in my opinion, a fair price.
I would definitely come again.
We had a great evening, tasty food and drinks enjoyed by a party of four.
Massive thank you to Daisy who looked after us this evening, making superb food and drink recommendations for our party.
I personally enjoyed an old fashioned cocktail to drink. With the sourdough garlic bread to start, massaman curry for mains, and cheesecake for dessert. All dishes were very tasty, I would fully recommend.
We will be returning!
Had a lovely dinner here! Reservation recommended, but they squeezed us in on a Monday. We tried the corn ribs, foccacia, and a rigatoni with housemade sauce. Everything was high quality and my non vegan partner said this was one of his favorite meals the entire trip!
Very nice vegetarian pub grub that is mostly vegan. There's a huge choice of meals and the Sunday dinner is outstanding. Nice wine list and by the glass at reasonable prices.
While being seated in a nearly empty restaurant they had to sit us right next to other guests which was a bit annoying however the botanist room decor was very pretty and it was all very clean (including the toilets).
Service was quick and friendly, menu had plenty of options for everyone and they allowed me to remove the chillis from my pasta.
While there were a couple of classic dishes like the curry/ the pasta was new and interesting. While certainly not the tastiest dish- it was warm, comforting and the fried capers on top were delicious.
However I would say it was a bit on the expensive side and probably wouldn’t come back for that meal but would definitely try something else.
Amazing local Brighton resturant offering amazing vegetarian dishes. We had a Sunday roast which tasted unbelievably good. Amazing flavours and top notch roast potatoes. Staff were nice and atmosphere was lovely, filled with lots of real plants.
Highly recommend for anyone in the area!
Absolutely wonderful flavours, first class class service & great atmosphere. Looked after from the moment we arrived until we left. Spot on mix of flavours, fab presentation & certainly Value for money. Keep doing what you are doing! Perfect in every sense! Thank you for such a great experience!
Had an excellent meal out this evening at Food for Friends! Daisy was very helpful with good knowledge of the menu and consistently provided a friendly service. The squash rigatoni was super tasty and was followed by the excellent orange, fig and almond tart. Will definitely come back :)
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Amazing food, the head chef manages to capture amazing food that's doesn't sound weird but also has such unique flavours and artistic presentation.
Food for friends has had ups and downs for many years, but it seems it's finally managed to have a great menu, which is both an exciting experience and great value for money.
I highly recommend FoodforFriends if you're looking for something new and fresh
Indepth:
The crispy tofu truly was crispy, something extremely difficult to replicate yourself.
The garlic sourdough with salsa verde was a crispy crunchy delight, not your typical garlic bread.
The pani puri perfectly captures the essence of Indian street food whilst bringing the flavour profile into the fine dining scene. What a treat!
The crispy potatoes were by far the best I've had in many years, crispy on the outside, soft and warm in the middle.
The goats cheese and fig on sourdough were plated beautifully with an exciting garnish full of contrasting flavours, I will definitely be coming back to have this again.
Sweet corn ribs have become a bit of a trend, and usually, they're overpriced and boring. This clearly isn't one of those cases. The sauces combined with the sweet crunchy rib show us truly how good vegetables can be.
Finally the sweetheart cabbage was the biggest surprise, to turn a humble cabbage into a dish so complex, yet so simple is remarkable, dishes like this show the true talent of a chef and clearly Food for Friends only hires the best.
Cocktails were decent, classic cocktails were standard, their own cocktails were an element above, but the food massively outshines the cocktails. This makes sense considering it's a restaurant, not a cocktail bar.
Conclusion: Treat yourself and visit FoodforFriends, I know I'll be going again soon.
We had such a lovely meal for our anniversary. The food is amazing, never had a bad meal here. The manager went above and beyond to make sure we had a special day. Thank you so much!
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