Basement Central in Brighton and Hove

Great jacket potato with vegan chilli & cheese. Friendly staff and affordable options.

Good food and drinks for decent price. Menu could be more varied

Didn't open until 8.40am, website states 8am open, no apology, customer service poor, music too loud.

The food here is really good and decently priced. So why 2 stars? Because the manager/chef is an absolute cretin. Openly ridiculing staff in front of customers, to the point where this member of staff stormed out in tears, all over undercharging one in our group by 70p. Been eating here regularly (more than once a week) for about 2 years and he's always a grumpy, unfriendly and generally miserable person, ruining the experience for any who is unfortunate enough to come in contact with him. (filing formal complaint with the University management).

Layout is quite nice, with both dining tables and sofas. Has the same annoying habit as many trendy bars do with playing music too loudly. The food is far too expensive for a student budget, albeit it is nice. Queues are usually massive and the coffee is Starbucks when there is a much better independent coffee store located upstairs in the Cockroft Building.