Official Old Man
Uckfield Seagull
Sadly Burger King have won the battle to open a fast food outlet in the old pub at the junction of East Street and the seafront.
As a trader on the seafront myself, but not selling food so not connected, I feel this to be the end of Brighton seafront as we know it now and for the past 100 plus years. Brighton is known for its small independent restaurants, coffee shops and the like and once we cave in to the big boys all that we have known before will be gone. Stroll along the front in Blackpool and the choice is McDonalds, McDonalds or McDonalds. It wont be long before they arrive as well (think I know where). Take a look at the i360 and spot the word Brighton, it's not mentioned only corporate logos. Walk around the streets on a warm evening and small restaurants are packed with customers being served by the owner, not a spotty student or even worse a self service till. I talk to tourists who come to Brighton because it is an independent state, heck we even have the only green MP. "We don't do Tesco or Starbucks" is the way I put it, but those days are going.
I'm saddened by this.
As a trader on the seafront myself, but not selling food so not connected, I feel this to be the end of Brighton seafront as we know it now and for the past 100 plus years. Brighton is known for its small independent restaurants, coffee shops and the like and once we cave in to the big boys all that we have known before will be gone. Stroll along the front in Blackpool and the choice is McDonalds, McDonalds or McDonalds. It wont be long before they arrive as well (think I know where). Take a look at the i360 and spot the word Brighton, it's not mentioned only corporate logos. Walk around the streets on a warm evening and small restaurants are packed with customers being served by the owner, not a spotty student or even worse a self service till. I talk to tourists who come to Brighton because it is an independent state, heck we even have the only green MP. "We don't do Tesco or Starbucks" is the way I put it, but those days are going.
I'm saddened by this.