Many restaurants make the mistake of offering a complicated menu with too many options to choose from.
BRIGHTON ROCKS doesn’t fall into that trap. Their menu is streamlined and falls into four main sections.
TAPAS: A selection of small tapas plates at £3.95 each or £10 for 3 dishes. There are 6 fish dishes to choose from, 4 vegetable dishes, 3 meat dishes and a section of ‘other bits’ which includes Welsh Rarebit, olive bread and dips, roast potatoes and gravy and French fries with mayo. I tried tiger prawns, sesame salad with wasabi mayo, meatballs and broccoli and cauliflower tempura with honey mustard or wasabi mayo. All three were delicious and the use of wasabi sauce really gave the dishes a kick.
SHARING PLATTERS: If you just want to graze rather than have a full meal there are five platters to choose from costing just £7.95 each: a traditional ploughman’s, a fish platter, a meat charcuterie platter, a vegetarian platter and a cheese platter. I had the meat charcuterie platter, excellent quality meats and excellent value for money, I can’t recommend it highly enough.
MAINS: There is a choice of six dishes in the mains section, each at £9.95. My dining partner tried the catch of the day fish and chips which he said was excellent, especially the crispy batter. I pushed the boat out and had the ‘house special’, a fillet steak served with fries and seasonal vegetables, served as requested rare to medium, and it was an excellent piece of meat, tender, full of flavour and well worth £19.95.
DESSERTS: We were able to manage one of the three desserts on the menu at £5.95 each. We chose strawberry and passion-fruit pavlova, which was first class. Other choices included a chocolate tart and an iced hazelnut praline terrine.
The menu at Brighton Rocks is seriously good value for money.
If you’re in the mood, treat yourself to one of the many cocktails available, all expertly shaken. Cocktail classes are also on offer at the bar or better still you can book the cocktail team to come and mix cocktails for parties at your home (minimum of 6 people).
I am not a great fan of eating in bars because too many play loud music. Not here, the dining experience was great and I had a nice relaxing evening out, able to chat with the people I was dining with.
I have since been back to try Sunday lunch, which was top notch. Tender, flavoursome beef, perfect crunchy roast potatoes and tasty gravy for just £10.95. Treat yourself to the extra cauliflower cheese dish at £2.
Brighton Rocks,
6 Rock Place, Brighton,
Telephone: 01273 600 550
Food served: 4-10 p.m. Monday-Friday; 12-10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday; 12 noon till sold out on Sunday.
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