For our first night in Brighton we ate at Food For Friends, a vegetarian and vegan restaurant with plenty of gluten-free (GF) options on the menu. We settled for the three course menu and they delivered one incredibly tasty meal after another, to be honest we were a little spoilt by how good the food and service was! For starters we both had Shiitake, chanterelle and smoked ricotta paté with red onion marmalade on a homemade toasted (GF) brioche.
For the main meal I had a coconut curry with fried aubergine, courgettes and garden peas served with split pea and sesame dumplings, spiced rice and a crunchy fresh papaya, mango and cashew salad - the flavours were amazing!
They had run out of ice cream for dessert on the set three course menu so the chef kindly offered to make me a dessert from scratch, so.... I chose the lemongrass infused crème brûlée with summer berry salad and a homemade lemon thyme sablé.
Although the food sounds 'posh' don't be put off - the food was incredible, the atmosphere was lovely and the staff were very accommodating and friendly. This is definitely one of those places were I wish I had a lot more money so I could have eaten there all the time!
The next day for lunch we decided to try Iydea on Kensington Gardens and I'm so glad we did! Again a vegetarian restaurant, but the generous portions mean you're full for hours and the prices were very reasonable. I fancied trying a dessert but was always too full to stomach one! It cost about £8 each for a substantial lunch, including a freshly squeezed juice.
I had sweet potato, chickpea and mushroom massaman, with pesto new potatoes, rice and hummus and my boyfriend had the same massaman curry, green beans with almond and dill, broccoli, roast peppers and rocket salad with a coriander and garlic dressing and tahini roasted seeds on top.
The food was so good we went back the next day for more! The one thing I will say is space is quite limited so if you want to eat inside you may have to wait for a table, but if you're not so fussed then you can always get your food to go instead.
On our second night in Brighton we decided to order in to our hotel from Pizzaface. They were so tasty! The choice of ingredients and selection of pizzas they offer, all on gluten-free bases, was staggering. To be honest we were a little spoilt for choice! So we could try more than one pizza we ordered both on a gluten-free base. First of all we tried the Jakub pizza - chorizo, pork and wild boar salami, caramelised onion, dollops of mascarpone and a sprinkling of dried chilli flakes and oregano.
AND we tried the Cuca pizza - mozzarella, smoked mozzarella, shiitake and oyster mushrooms, caramelised onions, rosemary and finished with Napoli salami. Oh and a bottle of wine!
These pizzas were something special and I kind if wish they had a branch in Manchester...
I hope this brief intro to gluten-free Brighton helps if you're planning on going. As I was only there for a couple of days I sadly didn't get to try all of Brighton's tasty GF options, so here's a list below of some other options:
Donatello - (evening meal - Italian)
1-3 Brighton Place, The Lanes, Brighton, BN1 1HJ (01273
775477)
Pinocchio - (evening meal - Italian)
22 New Road, Brighton, BN1 1UF (01273 677676)
Al Duomo - (Italian)
7 Pavillion Buildings, Brighton, BN1 1EE (01273 326741)
Famous Moe’s Pizza – 20 Southover Street, Brighton, BN2 9UD (01273 676867)
Indian Summer (curry) -
69 East Street, Brighton, BN1 1HQ (01273 711001)
Love Fit Café - (Breakfast or Lunch)
14 Brighton Square, Brighton, BN1 1HD (01273 777941)
The Chilli Pickle (curry) -
17 Jubilee Street, Brighton, BN1 1GE (01273 900383)
Moorish - 84 Dyke Road, Brighton, BN1 3JD (01273 777765)
Angel Food Bakery - 20 Meeting House Lane, Brighton, BN1 1HB (01273 208404)
