BBQ & grillMeeting House Lane

Embers

Open-fire grill dishes locals rave about

7.0/10

Local score

No. 78 of 300 places to eat on r/brighton, from 17 locals across 5 threads.

72% would send a mate.

Everything is cooked over open fire by Terre à Terre's former head chef, and most diners call it some of the best food they've had in Brighton, with good cocktails and standout sides like smoky broccoli. It's not universal praise though - one diner was served raw chicken, mains are seen as poor value next to the small plates, and there are claims of high kitchen staff turnover.

Go for: Date night with dramatic fire-cooked food
Heads up: One reported raw chicken incident; mains pricey for portion

What locals say

Really depends what he likes. See list below: Italian: Tutto/CinCin Tapas: Tinto Taperia/Casa Don Carlos Fine dining/small plates: Flint House/Embers/64 Degrees Indian: Dishoom/Chilli Pickle Seafood: Riddle and Fins/Copper Clam/English's Sunday Roast: Embers/Busby and wilds Thai: Giggling Squid/Red Snapper/Lemongrass/Suriyas Relaxed vibe: Shelter Hall Honestly, Brighton has an absolutely excellent food scene and to think otherwise shows that your Dad…

u/Liambill, 202416 upvotes“My father is visiting me in Brighton for the first time and claimed 'you can't get decent food in Brighton'.”

If you like fine dining, I think the best overall is Furna. Etch is popular too. If you like something lively, Bincho, Halisco and Palmito are all great. If you like stylish/moody decor and small sharing plates, Flint House/Embers/Burnt Orange/Med are good. Asian laces worth a look. Oshio (korean/Japanese), Mr Wang hotpot, Namo eats, Unithai, Soju, Goemon, Shaanxi, Anakuma.

u/Admirable_Director93, 20243 upvotes“Best food places in and around Brighton”

Embers. If you haven't been, the place is literal fire. Everything is cooked over an open fire in the restaurant and the dishes are amazing. Head chef is the one that used to be head chef at Terre a Terre so if you liked the food there, it's now at Embers.

u/mike_on_the_mike, 20242 upvotes“My father is visiting me in Brighton for the first time and claimed 'you can't get decent food in Brighton'.”

Embers is decent but there are some dishes that are far better value than others. The smoky broccoli and the pork bits I could eat all day but their main priced plates you got very little for the money, I'd have rather just had more of the broccoli and pork for that price. The cocktails were also good, the one in the…

u/Motchan13, 20243 upvotes“Worst restaurants in Brighton”

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