Spanish & tapasBartholomews

Plateau

Reasonably priced small plates and quality organic wine

6.1/10

Local score

No. 73 of 212 pubs & bars on r/brighton, from 12 locals across 6 threads.

100% would send a mate. Still recommended in 2026.

Redditors repeatedly name Plateau among Brighton's best, describing it as an organic wine bar with diverse small plates rather than a traditional French restaurant. Regulars say the food is consistently good quality and very reasonably priced, but it's hard to get a table without booking ahead.

Go for: Date night with excellent small plates and wine
Heads up: Hard to get a table, book ahead

What locals say

Plateau or Fourth & Church for small plates. Mange Tout for brunch/lunch. 64 degrees for fairly expensive tasting menu. Bincho Yakitori for amazing grilled Japanese food. Hard to get a table so book in advance. Planet India for insanely good curry.

u/BobbyMesmeriser, 202115 upvotes“Whats a great restaurant?”

Loin and Lobster is a multi floored dimly lit backstreet tavern with its own roof terrace. Would recommend! Burnt orange is OK but honestly not the greatest anymore now the hype is over. The best food is at Plateau which is an organic wine bar with small plate food- super good quality and very reasonably priced.

u/zippidybopbop, 202215 upvotes“First date, she’s never been to Brighton. What bar would you go to this evening?”

Bincho, palmito, plateau. Unlikely to get a table this late in the day unfortunately. But the real answer here is Furna - possibly the best food I’ve ever eaten, we’ll worth the money!

u/doctorvee1, 202313 upvotes“What’s your favourite Brighton restaurant?”

Petit Pois, Plateau, Blossom, Bonsai (maybe less romantic than the others but the food is incredible and still has a great atmosphere)

u/whataplagueyouare, 20245 upvotes“Romantic restaurants in Brighton suggestions”

Ranked from 21,200 r/brighton comments. Summaries are written by AI from what locals said; quotes are word for word. Not affiliated with Reddit. Back to the guide