Brunch & breakfastEgremont Place

Starfish & Coffee

Queens Park brunch spot famous for pancakes

8.0/10

Local score

No. 19 of 141 cafés on r/brighton, from 31 locals across 29 threads.

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

Regularly named Brighton's best brunch spot, especially for its pancakes, with people also praising the vegan English breakfast and genuinely good coffee, all just by Queens Park's playground and ducks. It's popular enough that booking is often needed, though one commenter felt it didn't live up to the hype.

Go for
Weekend brunch pancakes, but book ahead
Heads up
Very popular, so booking is often essential

What locals say

/Fish) \*\* \- Mekan (Turkish) \*\* \- Oshio (Japanese) \* \- Tinto Taperia (Tapas) \*\* \- Nostos (Greek) \*\* \- Albertas (Pop up) \*\*\* \- Fato E Mano (Pizza) \*\* \- Tonkotsu (Ramen) \*\* \- Indian Summer (Indian) \*\*\* Brunch \- Mange Tous \*\*\* \- Starfish and Coffee \*\* \- Marmalade \*\*\* \- Moksha…
u/Ovidius-Bacchus, 202112 upvotes“Best places to Eat in Brighton”
Goeman ramen, earls sandwich’s (Banh mi), easy tiger (great smaller plate Indian), reading room (new coffee shop near down the end of a Madeira drive with cheap car park and good lunch options), the kemp pub. Starfish and coffee (brunch).
u/jkennesion, 202512 upvotes“Non-chain cool places for lunch recommendation request”
Welcome! Some of the highest rated breakfast places are: Starfish and Coffee, Moksha, and the Breakfast Club (this one is a chain). There's also Oeuf in Hove, slightly fancier than the other ones. More brunch options here https://restaurantsbrighton.co.uk/best-brunch-brighton/ For lunch I'd recommend Foodilic (great salad bar), or the Open Market which has different…
u/LazarusHimself, 20243 upvotes“Solo in brighton for a few days”
…- overpriced and underwhelming Permit Room - it's nice but there's better Indian food in town Chilli Pickle - though I've not tried it since they returned to the Lanes I have always been a big fan. Got a takeaway from the current location and it was great. Recommended. Starfish and Coffee - don't get the hype. It's fine Kindling - liked…
u/Krizzlin, 20251 upvotes“Tutto, Permit Room, Chilli Pickle, Halisco, Starfish & Coffee, Kindling… Please send honest reviews my way”

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