Restaurant 2017

Foodie Eshe · Feb 20, 2017

BeFries - Belgian Fries

So it's not exactly a restaurant but it's definitely worthy of a visit... BeFries on West Street. I know, I know, West Street is not exactly a foodie destination but hold judgement until you've been.

There are two lovely guys running this place, both really passionate about making authentic Belgian Fries and my god the sauces are good. I'm normally just a ketchup person but I'd happily forgo it given half the choice of sauces here. The Green Peppercorn and Jerk Mayo are the ones.

The chips are from British potatoes and are hand cut one-by-one and then double cooked in a fryer that they had imported from Belgium to make them crisp and fluffy.

And a nice little bonus - these guys do their bit for the community too giving out chips and supplying hot water for chairities to offer tea and hot drinks to the homeless.

Full review on the blog if you want to know more: http://foodieeshe.com/befries-brighton-review/

CHAPPERS · Feb 20, 2017

Foodie Eshe said:
So it's not exactly a restaurant but it's definitely worthy of a visit... BeFries on West Street. I know, I know, West Street is not exactly a foodie destination but hold judgement until you've been.

There are two lovely guys running this place, both really passionate about making authentic Belgian Fries and my god the sauces are good. I'm normally just a ketchup person but I'd happily forgo it given half the choice of sauces here. The Green Peppercorn and Jerk Mayo are the ones.

The chips are from British potatoes and are hand cut one-by-one and then double cooked in a fryer that they had imported from Belgium to make them crisp and fluffy.

And a nice little bonus - these guys do their bit for the community too giving out chips and supplying hot water for chairities to offer tea and hot drinks to the homeless.

Full review on the blog if you want to know more: http://foodieeshe.com/befries-brighton-review/

Haha! Exact same memories of those chips at King Alfred. They were AMAZING.

halbpro · Feb 20, 2017

Foodie Eshe said:
So it's not exactly a restaurant but it's definitely worthy of a visit... BeFries on West Street. I know, I know, West Street is not exactly a foodie destination but hold judgement until you've been.

There are two lovely guys running this place, both really passionate about making authentic Belgian Fries and my god the sauces are good. I'm normally just a ketchup person but I'd happily forgo it given half the choice of sauces here. The Green Peppercorn and Jerk Mayo are the ones.

The chips are from British potatoes and are hand cut one-by-one and then double cooked in a fryer that they had imported from Belgium to make them crisp and fluffy.

And a nice little bonus - these guys do their bit for the community too giving out chips and supplying hot water for chairities to offer tea and hot drinks to the homeless.

Full review on the blog if you want to know more: http://foodieeshe.com/befries-brighton-review/

BeFries are excellent. Really, really good chips, but the sauces are where they genuinely shine. Just excellent.

thedonkeycentrehalf · Feb 20, 2017

halbpro said:
BeFries are excellent. Really, really good chips, but the sauces are where they genuinely shine. Just excellent.

Expensive but very good chips. We've been here a few times for pre match lunch and the guys running it are very friendly. If you eat in you can have loads of different sauces to test.

Goldstone1976 · Feb 20, 2017

Sushi Tetsu, Clerkenwell.

Possibly the most hyped Sushi place in London (maybe a tie with The Akari?). Near impossible to get 2 seats at the seven seat bar - it took me approx 500 calls over 8 months. Only does sashimi and sushi. Oh, and edamame beans.

We had the Omakase menu ("entrust the chef"). He gave us 3 plates of mixed sashimi, 7 individual pieces of nigiri ("eat each one in a single mouthful, it's been created to eat that way"), and finished with tamagoyaki.

Perfect. Just perfect. 3 of the nigiri moved me to near tears, the precision of each element was superlative. Best sushi I've ever had by a distance. In the top three meals ever. 10/10. Food £96 each; alcohol £100 each.

Try and get a late cancellation by following their Twitter feed.

Stella's Kitchen, a farm just outside Eyam, Peak District.

Stella was originally from Cameroon and has been living in the area for 17 years. She's a larger than life, buoyant, funny woman who provides home-cooked African food from, err, her home. We sat at her kitchen table; other guests were in the conservatory. No alcohol licence.

We had:

Pan fried partridge thighs with a corn fritter, yam fritter and mango salsa
Seafood kebab with spiced spinach and fried plantain
Chicken akwba with coconut rice
Cake (uncertain what, tbh)

We were entertained by her 8 year old son who chatted to us all evening and by Stella herself who was a joy.

Really top-notch home cooking of the type that you sometimes yearn for and seek out, but rarely find.

£18.50 each. I'm not pulling your chain. £18.50! Ridiculous value. 8/10.

Bry Nylon · Feb 20, 2017

Goldstone1976 said:
Sushi Tetsu, Clerkenwell.

Possibly the most hyped Sushi place in London (maybe a tie with The Akari?). Near impossible to get 2 seats at the seven seat bar - it took me approx 500 calls over 8 months. Only does sashimi and sushi. Oh, and edamame beans.

We had the Omakase menu ("entrust the chef"). He gave us 3 plates of mixed sashimi, 7 individual pieces of nigiri ("eat each one in a single mouthful, it's been created to eat that way"), and finished with tamagoyaki.

Perfect. Just perfect. 3 of the nigiri moved me to near tears, the precision of each element was superlative. Best sushi I've ever had by a distance. In the top three meals ever. 10/10. Food £96 each; alcohol £100 each.

The £400 bill for two would have been enough to move me to tears.

halbpro · Feb 21, 2017

thedonkeycentrehalf said:
Expensive but very good chips. We've been here a few times for pre match lunch and the guys running it are very friendly. If you eat in you can have loads of different sauces to test.

Agree, everyone there is incredibly friendly and welcoming. They'll tell you about the sauces and the chips if you ask, and when I wasn't sure how hot one of their hot sauces would be they absolutely insisted that I tried a little bit first. It was a brilliant chilli mayonnaise concoction that wonderfully balanced heat and flavour, and I chatted to them for a couple of minutes about how they'd created that sauce.

I agree that it's expensive, but it's more than worth the price. Also, while the cones don't seem very big, I always seem to have more chips than I think I do somehow.

CheeseRolls · Feb 22, 2017

Lunch at Cin Cin sandwiched between quick visits to the Basketmakers and the Old Star.

As a long term ranter about formulaic Italian restaurants, I am pleased to say Cin Cin breaks the mould. Don't go for comfy seats, tablecloths and fawning waiters, do go for top quality food, drink and informal dining. :drink:

A great addition to the North Laine.

Machiavelli · Feb 22, 2017

Another thumbs up for BeFries. I like the fact that more and more joints are opening up that just do one thing, and do that well.
I'm planning a jaunt, perhaps a pre-match one: chips at BeFries, perhaps a quick stop at The Waggon and Horses for a swift one, on to Burger Brothers, then to The Basketmakers or The Nelson, and finally on to The Amex.

Herr Tubthumper · Feb 22, 2017

Goldstone1976 said:
Sushi Tetsu, Clerkenwell.

Possibly the most hyped Sushi place in London (maybe a tie with The Akari?). Near impossible to get 2 seats at the seven seat bar - it took me approx 500 calls over 8 months. Only does sashimi and sushi. Oh, and edamame beans.

We had the Omakase menu ("entrust the chef"). He gave us 3 plates of mixed sashimi, 7 individual pieces of nigiri ("eat each one in a single mouthful, it's been created to eat that way"), and finished with tamagoyaki.

Perfect. Just perfect. 3 of the nigiri moved me to near tears, the precision of each element was superlative. Best sushi I've ever had by a distance. In the top three meals ever. 10/10. Food £96 each; alcohol £100 each.

Try and get a late cancellation by following their Twitter feed.

Bit of an effort to book a seat. Sounds nice though.

Westdene Seagull · Feb 22, 2017

CheeseRolls said:
Lunch at Cin Cin sandwiched between quick visits to the Basketmakers and the Old Star.

As a long term ranter about formulaic Italian restaurants, I am pleased to say Cin Cin breaks the mould. Don't go for comfy seats, tablecloths and fawning waiters, do go for top quality food, drink and informal dining. A great addition to the North Laine.

I went to their pop up in Ten Green Bottles before they opened the restuarant and it was brilliant. Keep meaning to give their place a go.

Goldstone1976 · Feb 22, 2017

Herr Tubthumper said:
Bit of an effort to book a seat. Sounds nice though.

Indeed! It's the only place I've been which devotes an entire web page to the (highly precise & complex) booking process. Definitely worth it though. Having been once, next time I want to go, I'd keep my eye on their Twitter feed for cancellations. You have to be flexible about dates and quick off the mark though - they tend to be "..for this evening at 6pm..." and tend to go within minutes... (I know, I know....)

Herr Tubthumper · Feb 22, 2017

Goldstone1976 said:
Indeed! It's the only place I've been which devotes an entire web page to the (highly precise & complex) booking process. Definitely worth it though. Having been once, next time I want to go, I'd keep my eye on their Twitter feed for cancellations. You have to be flexible about dates and quick off the mark though - they tend to be "..for this evening at 6pm..." and tend to go within minutes... (I know, I know....)

Similar to when I wanted to go to The Fat Duck. Me and a friend wanted to go badly so I rang every day (for a good few weeks) for cancellations and eventually when they had one we dropped everything and drove to Bray. We literally said yes, organised a car and drove from Hove 30 mins after the call. Worth it though.

Sounds great though.

Glawstergull · Feb 22, 2017

Mrs G and I went to Marcus @ the Berkeley on Friday. We both had the 5 course tasting menu.I enjoyed the food but she wasn't that keen on her lamb which she food too salty. They brought us both an extra course of Lobster from the 8 course menu. All of the staff were fantastic. Chatty and very helpful. The sommelier in particular.

Bozza · Feb 22, 2017

CheeseRolls said:
Lunch at Cin Cin sandwiched between quick visits to the Basketmakers and the Old Star.

As a long term ranter about formulaic Italian restaurants, I am pleased to say Cin Cin breaks the mould. Don't go for comfy seats, tablecloths and fawning waiters, do go for top quality food, drink and informal dining. A great addition to the North Laine.

With the lad in an all-day chess tournament thing tomorrow, we're going to head to Brighton for a mooch and Cin Cin was one of those on my short-list for lunch. You might have just swung it.

CheeseRolls · Feb 22, 2017

Bozza said:
With the lad in an all-day chess tournament thing tomorrow, we're going to head to Brighton for a mooch and Cin Cin was one of those on my short-list for lunch. You might have just swung it.

You might want to check it out first. The menu is quite small and so vegetarian options will be limited.

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Bozza · Feb 23, 2017

CheeseRolls said:
You might want to check it out first. The menu is quite small and so vegetarian options will be limited.

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Think it would have been fine, but we opted for a less obvious veggie choice: The Salt Room.

Herr Tubthumper · Feb 23, 2017

Bozza said:
Think it would have been fine, but we opted for a less obvious veggie choice: The Salt Room.

Jay Rayner mentioned this dish in the link I posted a few pages ago.

empire · Feb 23, 2017

Couldn't see it on here,anyone tried the new &#55356;&#57172; joint in Worthing, woods

Westdene Seagull · Feb 23, 2017

Rather than posting a review now after some advice - anyone been to Latino Americano ( and yes I know who owns it ! ) ? Mrs W wants to take me out for my birthday and I've looked at the menu. It looks rather good but a tad over priced. Happy to pay for quality but I don't know anyone that's eaten there. The steaks in particular look Coal Shed prices and I'd rather go there if the quality isn't equal. Comments ?

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