The Hidden Pantry, Blatchington Road, Hove. (The north side of the road)
Had lunch there. it's an upmarket cafe, with very nice freshly cooked lunches/brunches, sandwiches, coffees and lovely cakes. It's a bit too quaint for a macho builder, and not cheap for the tight-fisted. We like it and...
Thai food - we recently went not for the first time to Sawadee, St.James St (opposite some pub which I think is called The Bulldog Tavern?). The Sawadee's food is beautiful, the staff friendly and efficient. It isn't cheap, the cost for 2 of us having a shared set menu, several drinks and...
The same Italian owner has for a few years also run Buon Appetito in Pameira Square, Hove, tucked away in the far SW corner. Good Italian food, great service, a friendly (but not in your face) owner and reasonable prices.
Pizza Express, Lewes. 9/10
Have ate there before and it didn't disappoint this time. A bit more expensive that the Bella Pasta, Topolino, Pinocchio and Donatello's of the Italian restaurant world round Brighton/Lewes, but the food is a level above here. The staff are professional, hard...