a good place to eat in brighton for veggies & meat-eaters?

[gherkinfiend]

hi, does anyone know of a good place for a hen night party (not of the veils and L-plate type) to eat in brighton?
the bride-to-be is a vegetarian so it needs to offer her something really good, but also offer meat for those who eat it...i know brighton is excellent for all veggie places, but does anyone know somewhere with a good non-meat/meat mix?

thanks, this is turning into a real challenge!

[Wispy68]

You could try the Mongolian Barbecue in Middle Street. It's brilliant!
You each put whichever meat/fish/seafood/noodles/veg/spices/sauces/stock, etc you like (and there's something for everyones taste) into a bowl, take it up to the barbecue at the back of the restaurant and watch it being kind of stir fried on a big flat 'griddle'. You can fill your bowl as many times as you like and you get a couple of 'menus' from which you can follow the recipes or just make up your own. Oh, and the desserts are gorgeous. Try the caramel profiteroles....Mmmmm!!!
It really is a great a great place to eat.
have a great time, wherever you decide to eat!

[spainlads]

If she's just after a snack, then 'Grumps' burgers on St James St. They are to die for.

[maxi29]

The Mongolian barbecue is terrible for veggies - it's a meat feast (I'm a veggie from Brighton who's had to cater for meat-eaters and veggies for many years - I don't know where would especially appeal to a hen party though - as a 40-something male, I'm not really qualified on that).

It depends how many people in the hen party as there aren't that many big restaurants in Brighton.
The place I love is the Lebanese place, Kambi's: great veggie meze and kebabs for the carnies - nice relaxed atmosphere too. But it's tiny (only about 20 seats, I think).

A few doors from Kambi's is a new tapas place called Pinxto People which looks a bit lively and trendy - I've not been there but I've heard good things (it's a bit pricey for tapas though). There's a great tapas place in the Lanes but 12 of you in the party will fill the place up - it's tiny.

There are the usual chains that will cater for both: Zizzi's and La Tasca are OK. There are also some good pizza places; not just Pizza Express but a few local ones: Al Dormo and Al Forno (from the same family) and Donatellos. There's also a good Chinese restaurant, Gars. in the Lanes - I've been there on a boys' night out and they coped with us.

If you want to go a bit upmarket, Due South (on the beach itself) and The Strand are excellent but you'll pay heavily for the quality.

Most big restaurants will cater for both these days - there are plenty of them down Preston Street. Now if you'd asked 30 years ago, it might have been a lot harder ....

[Kim A]

I'm told that Terre a Terre is the veggie paradise par excellence in Brighton. Don't know if they provide non-veggie, though. Still, it wouldn't hurt anyone carnivorous to eat veggie for the evening, would it? After all, it'sthe bride to be's night out!

[maxi29]

Terre a Terre is fantastic but it's veggie-only (it's also not cheap, expect to pay about �50 a head). It's where I go for special occasions but the question was about places for carnies to go too.

[gherkinfiend]

only about 2 of the party will be vegetarian out of about 15, so it would definitely be great to have somewhere that caters for both! and the bride is a fussy vegetarian, who probably won't be impressed by tofu and quinoa type veggie food...

(i'm getting kind of tempted to book some carnie and give her a packed lunch to make my life easier!)