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Andrew Kay finds the very French Mange Tout is winning the battle of Trafalgar Street

Ms McT and I had spent a fabulous few hours at Glyndebourne when we met Mr R. Jenufa had reduced us both to tears and I for one was ready for a drink. We met at Mange Tout, a newish French restaurant in which, a few days earlier, I had eaten a delicious lunch of venison stew. Spurred by that I decided that we had to try dinner, and soon.
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A promise of great food, good beer and a warm and friendly welcome at The Connaught in Hove

Fifty years ago there were pubs and there were inns. Pubs sold beers and spirits and so did inns, but inns would also sell you a meal. It was a good distinction in its way, as expectations were never stretched.
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Andrew Kay is making a habit of dining at Table in Brighton’s MyHotel

Best manners

This review has been unduly long in coming. I have eaten at Table on numerous occasions since the change from Zilli, and I have to say that, much as I liked a lot of what Zilli had done in terms of cooking, Table is so far proving to be a much better experience.
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Andrew Kay finds good food on his doorstep at the Kemp Brasserie

Kemp fire

The notion that familiarity breeds contempt is not far from the truth. We so often dismiss things that are close to hand for silly reasons. I had failed to take up the option of dinner at the Kemp Brasserie and for no real reason except that it was somewhere I walk past almost every day. Then one evening Mr R and I were too tired to cook and headed to the pub where we thought we might find sustenance. On the way I spotted a board that offered a set meal for a tenner with a glass of wine. ‘Why not?’ we thought, and had a very enjoyable meal; generous, tasty and in very pleasant surroundings.
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