The Queensbury Coffee House

Small stylish cafe within a not overly busy furniture store. It's tucked away at the back of the first floor and is quite an appealing area, not least because there are usually plenty of empty tables . The small counter groans under a selection of cakes and sturdy panini-type flatbread sandwiches. So much so that any business has to be conducted at a trays-width space at one end whilst interacting with one of the glum girls on duty. Very noticeable emphasis on healthy and vegetarian fare; the specials board a particular dead loss for any carnivores wishing to fill a hole. Happily, there was some rather droopy bacon and a lot of moist brie on display within a hunky flatbread or two, and these certainly looked a lot perkier once nuked in the microwave. I hadn't noticed the caramelised onion within, which was a nice touch, and all in all this turned out to be quite a robust snack. Accompanying latte was also fine; hot and foamy with a distinctive taste, and plenty of it. I'm pretty sure that I saw a reference to this being a house blend, and zanily named after a goat. We were there on a Friday lunchtime and only two other tables were occupied, one by animated ladies that lunch - the target audience, I would hazard. Incidentally, a few weeks ago, I went to the equivalent cafe in the Barker and Stonehouse store at Guildford. It was rammed so much that we couldn't get a table, the car park was full and the furniture part of the store was like the Marie Celeste. Not quite the same at Hove just yet, but maybe it's only a matter of time.

The kitchen here "Union Grill" produce delicious roasts, (I recommend ordering a board which has a mixed roast), really good burgers (Monday 2 for 1) and is a great pub with regular live music and a fantastic enclosed garden! For veggies, they have a 'Mac fritter' burger made of macaroni cheese - its really good!