Great bistro in a good location right in the lanes. Nice atmosphere especially at night, and they were kind enough to let us have a table quite late. Ordered the rib eye steak and the sea bass - both exceptional, and the sides were very good sizes. Thoroughly recommend
We had brunch on a Saturday morning. Can't fault the food. I seemed to get more bacon on my plate than advertised.
Staff pleasant, food didn't take long but bill was a bit slow arriving.
Nice, busy, happy atmosphere. Some nice photographs on walls.
Half the price of some places, for food just as good.
Cosy place, friendly waiters and very good service. Food was delicious offering pasta, steaks, sea food and variety of starters. Highly recommended!
Lovely little hidden gem.
After looking for somewhere to eat and not finding anywhere that had space, we came across this little restaurant, they were busy , but managed to find us a table.
All the staff were very friendly and helpful.
The food was very nice, we had the bread, oils and olives to start then the seafood pasta and chicken milanese, (this was on the specials board).
Having room, we opted for the home made tiramisu and bannoffe pie. They were so rick and creamy .
Would definitely recommend going here.
Good restaurant
Nice atmosphere
2 level
Good location nice quarter in Brighton located in centre city
No parking nearby
No wheelchair access
Good choice of food
Seafood or meat
Great homemade dessert
Lovely restaurant in a charming street! Food was delicious, definitely recommend!
Very nice decor inside the restaurant, staff were all happy and friendly. I do think they need to lose a table or two just to give it a little more space.
Food was really nice, freshly cooked and hot. Definitely worth a visit.
The toilets are upstairs.
I did find it a little expensive, with the bill having 10% automatically added.
Good selection of drinks however no draught all bottles.
We absolutely loved this place.
Lovely food and super friendly staff.
We got turned away from a nearby restaurant because of our dogs, but got a warm and friendly welcome from IL bistro.
Dog friendly!! (as long as you have a well behaved doggo of course 🐶❤️)
We managed to reserve a table only a couple of hours before we wanted to eat & so glad we did. The staff were brilliant, very efficient & polite, the food was first class (pate starter & chicken milanese for me & sardine starter & chicken in blue cheese for my husband). Food & drinks are reasonably priced. Would definitely recommend.
We always hate to leave food on the plate but such was the quantity served up for our main courses that we reluctantly had to concede, having eaten starters. The menu is wide, encompassing southern France, Italy and British cuisine. Vegetarians are well catered for. We enjoyed our meals and especially the warm welcome and chat with owner Abe and waitress Carmen. The prices are as you would expect in these times. For a Thursday evening the place was quiet but so was every other restaurant we passed during our stroll through The Lanes, which raises fears for the future of many eateries in these inflationary times.
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