Hixon Green in Brighton and Hove

Have been a handful of times and there has been no consistency in the food. Specifically the pancakes. We first went in January of this year and had an amazing stack of fluffy pancakes with bacon and eggs. To then go back only one month later and be presented with the same meal only with 3 measly crepes instead of the stack I had previously had. I was told you have to order the Canadian version to get the fluffy ones so did so today- only to be presented with the same 3 measly pancakes I had previously had before. Disappointed is an understatement.

Nice place and decent food. However, don’t expect a pleasant approach from the manager, he should probably be kept away from customers.

Coffee and cake, coffee and cake, coffee and cake and the ability to just chill, catch my breath, and get on with my day.

Pleasant place, needed reminder to complete order, pastry was not very fresh, but nice atmosphere

Amazing pancakes and matcha lattes! The service was wonderful, very quick and attentive. Definitely will return. Thank you!

Held a surprise birthday celebration in the upstairs area for 30 guests. The whole experience was faultless. Any request was dealt with effectively. The buffet options are great, the food was delicious and service was impeccable. All our guests were very impressed. A huge thank you to all at HG for making it a great success and truly memorable evening. Highly recommend this venue if you are looking to organise a function for a civilised private or professional business event.

Literally hosted my Mums 70th birthday party at Hixon Green this evening and wanted to write a review the minute I left. I was honestly so overwhelmed by the incredible staff and service, the ability to go above and beyond to make sure all the stops were pulled off to make the day special. A huge shout out to Leigh for his support from start to finish! Could not have done it without you. If anyone is thinking of having a small celebration, baby shower or even an event launch - the upstairs hire is the perfect spot for it 🙌🏼❤️

I had my sister bridal shower at hixon green on the 4th of February 2024. Staff were amazing. They kept checking if everything was ok and if we needed anything. I rented the whole of upstairs. Best decision I’ve made to have my sister bridal shower there. We had an amazing view of the street and enough space to fit nearly 40 people. I was allowed to move the furniture to however I wanted it and decorate it all how I wanted. Honestly thank you all so much and also a big thank you to the chef for the delicious food x

We came for a family brunch. 5 of us. The only dish that was no complaints was for the veggie breakfast. 2 Hunters breakfasts were totally cremated. The bacon turned to dust and sausages were dry and over cooked. All of our poached eggs were over cooked. 2 dishes were cold. He replaced the 2 dishes. We did tell the waiter and he took 2 dishes off the bill and 35% off the remaining bill. Just think its bad for such a nice place to send out dishes that clearly are not edible.

The only food I've had is pain au raison. Delicious, warmed.

Great Service, Value For Money Etc 🥇😁👍

First of all I normally rate this place for morning coffee visits and maybe cake/toast. However on this occasion wife and I had a brunch meal. I had the breakfast which was ok but at over £17 so it should be, this is much dearer than the Ivy. My wife had the Canadian breakfast which consisted of 2 small pancakes streaky bacon and maple syrup at over £15 this was not worth it and pancakes not brilliant. Server not particularly good, sullen,did only what he had to do,again unusual here. When I asked for cheque, he said everything ok,my wife said only 'just ok',response was ok and off he wandered. I will still go here but if anything is ever wrong again I will ask for management. So very disappointed as probably won't eat here. Total bill Including coffee&tea was £40, no tip!

The drinks were great and the manager seemed really friendly and nice but the waitress service left a lot to be desired. On arrival the two of us we were directed to a table and were told by the waitress that she would be over to take our order but ten minutes later still nothing and we could see she has gone upstairs to help with customers there instead. Had to go to the bar to chase it up. When we paid at the end our order didn’t exist on the system and we had to just tell the manager what we had, which doesn’t inspire confidence. It wasn’t even that busy.

Visited for lunch, it was really busy however once sat down, the staff were very accommodating and the food was fantastic. I’ll definitely be going there again

Food was great, but for meetings upstairs better organisation of drink orders & distribution necessary

Awful service and standards, asked for a high chair and the chap said he would bring one up, half an hour later no high chair or someone to take our order. Apparently Egg Benedict now comes in two sizes, single egg and muffin £10 and a double egg and muffin (normal portion everywhere else) £15. This place used to be half decent I would not recommend it anymore, plenty of alternative options along the road and further in town. I won’t be visiting again.

Amazing cocktails 👌never had better than here in hove 🥰

Burgers (we had a beef and a vegan) were over priced and not great quality, the chips were not as advertised and cold. The food arrived late, over 30min wait, without any explanation.

Cake is normally fantastic but it was disappointingly dry today. Coffee was tepid. Service not as good as it used to be. Nice festive decorations. Service remains somewhat indifferent. Coffee was good.

Friendly staff, well prepared tasty food and good wines 🍷 😋

On arrival, I asked if I order at counter or is it table service. Table service was the answer.I must have been invisible after that. 10 minutes later.....They weren't busy but I waited to get served and had been politely waving, 3 times saying excuse me to passing staff. In the end I had to go to the counter and ask if could order. 😀

Visited for a coffee and snack with a friend. Welcoming atmosphere, friendly staff, comfy seating. Did browse the menu which looked inviting but just had tea and cake. Paid on street parking nearby.

Nice place I liked it. Just had a coffee but it was proper coffee

Good coffee staff very friendly nice place to relax

Very classy environment with kind service from the staff. My friends and I had some coffees and delicious cocktails which were recommended and made for us by one of the barmen Louis. Great, quick service and overall very friendly atmosphere

Very friendly and helpful with my dietary requirements

My daughter and I visited Hixon Green today this Sunday and had a beautiful lovely and tasty Mediterranean egg dish with drinks. What a lovely place, also the staff were really nice and accommodating. "To all the staff." Thank you so much for your service. Regards, PeterPP.

11.00 am booking, still no food at 12.05? If there is a problem let people know, don't just leave them sitting waiting 😒. Shame as food is normally good

Really disappointed. Booked for 1pm and took over an hour to get our food. Unfortunately had to send my full English back as it was stone cold. Asked how long it would be after waiting a further 10 minutes for them to re-make it, and was spoken to very rudely by, I assume the manager or supervisor. When I got my brunch for the second time, it was microwaved but the same food rather than fresh. I am a chef so it’s very obvious so know the difference. The man in the pink top was very apologetic and nice and took my meal off the bill. Hopefully they sort out there kitchen issues because the menu looks really promising

Lovely place with delicious cakes and coffee!

Service was excellent, but the management clearly isn't bothered about the quality of ingredients or tastiness of food. Definitely not the best place for breakfast in Hove. Orange juice was from concentrate, side salad was provided without dressing and overall the choice of ingredients seemed to be focussed on reducing cost. Won't be coming back any time soon.

Coffee and cake deal £6.95 - great deal but limited pastries /cake. Usual croissants/pain au chocolate 2 cakes available - caramel and apple / coffee and walnut. We had 1 of each - verdict, nice cake but the frosting on the coffee and walnut cake was awful - tasted like shaving foam, I was disappointed as it looks like a higher end coffee shop. The drinks were fine, lattes not overly hot though. Few customers who looked like they were having a nice time. Be sure to tell the waiter you'd like the coffee and cake deal when you order. Over all experience - left me feeling flat. Toilets fine.

Awesome night. Gabor was charming and helpful. Fantastic cocktails and small plates

We had a wonderful evening there, with their new evening menu delicious. Thanks to Ali and team too for such a warm welcome, recommend. Patrick

Food always great, and atmosphere always nice. Thanks!!

Rubbish food- " skin on chips" were undercooked frozen fries. Tasteless and lacking in seasoning. Only paid for half the food as, only half was what we ordered or ate. Highly recommended skipping this place. The one star is for Staff who were polite and friendly.

Excellent service From the staff

Had gorgeous coffee and pastry, served by Lucy. She was very friendly and attentive! Great place! Lovely atmosphere!

Contemporary and chilled ambience, with the most amazing selection of dishes, cocktails and wine. Simply the best food and service in Brighton. We had a dinner there last night, the food was so good, so scrumptious and made by freshly produced quality ingredients, simply tasted better than many Michelin star restaurants I have been. Staff and service were amazing. Hixon Green has fulfilled all my expectations for a great evening out.

Great food and great service from Gabor and co.

Delicious brunch, lovely staff. Excellent value for money. Would recommend.

Highly recommended Hixon Green Hove, great atmosphere, really friendly staff and tasty food and drink! Awesome outdoor and indoor dining and to top it off a great upstairs area for general seating or functions! Lee gives a really friendly feel to Hixon Green, we thoroughly enjoy our time when he's there!

We absolutely love coming to Hixon Green and have made a habit of coming at least a couple of times a week! Now part of the furniture, the staff all recognise us and are always so welcoming and friendly! A big shoutout to Lee, who is always a friendly face and gives us great service! I’ll probably be back again tomorrow!

Nice brunch. Good selection for vegetarians!

Visited again today. Very busy. Lovely selection of cakes, my favourite was banoffee, probably my top cake until today. The decor is modern and nice. Breakfast here is really good too! Update in April 2022: Over the last year I have visited about 5 times. I used to love it 3 years ago, but as of recently, the members of staff have been very rude on several different occasions. Possibly not well managed? Not sure what happened. The food here is nice. I recommend Cafe Coho that’s next to Hixon Green. Food there is great and the staff is super nice and friendly!

Really enjoyed our experience here yet again. Our waiter Gabor was helpful and friendly. Post pandemic going out for lunch is a real treat especially with. Dog and 4 year old who were made very welcome. Thank you

Delicious scrambled eggs on sourdough toast plus great coffee. Nice service and well kept dining area

Tasty food and good quality nice portion friendly staff. All coming from management system specially their very good manager. Carpark next to the restaurant is available and very cheap. As this is a very warm and pleasant environment which you can have good time together with your friends and family. For having a meal or drink. Quality of products are good, they have very friendly and knowledgeable staff so this is the reason you can high quality food and drink. I strongly recommend to use their services. All tourists and Brighton visitors should not miss this lovely cousin restaurant %100.

They were really kind. As well the drinks and desserts are soooooo delicious.

So friendly employees and a lovely atmosphere👍Food and drinks are delicious😋extremely good music too 🎵

Staff is very friendly and kind. Drinks are so delicious and a very good price performance ratio. Will definitely come again!

Fantastic drinks, delicious desserts, absolutely fantastic music taste and nice stuff. Definitely worth a visit.

Gavin and Gabon fantastic service thanks! Great cocktails.

Really slow service detracts from anything positive. I came here with a friend and we ordered 1 cocktail each - the place was one third full but we waited 35 minutes and were about to walk out when the drinks finally arrived. Would hate to be here on a busy day!

Had a lovely dinner here tonight, under the new management. George took great care of us - 8 people, of which 4 were kids! Food was great, service from George and Findlay was fantastic - nothing was too much hassle. Defo coming back!!!🙏

Had a lovely lunch here yesterday. Great service from Gabor who looked after us. Really tasty food and a good atmosphere.

Nice, modern decor. Friendly staff. Reasonable selection of drinks though for a wine bar not a very extensive wine list. Quite pricey.

Had a lovely brunch with excellent coffee and fantastic service from Gabor! Would definitely visit again

Very nice place but terrible management, awful service. Staff doesn''t seem to bother to give any service or even welcoming. Waited almost an hour for my order but had nothing and had to leave hungry. Just a waste of time.

Stopped here for a business meeting. Lovely coffee. Friendly staff. Couldn't get the contactless machine to work so I had to get cash... From over the road!

We went in, order breakfast wait 25 min no food and waiter just noticed, said we had a problem and mixed up the order paper bla bla…

This is a great place for breakfast but also such a hidden gem for evening cocktails. The staff are fab.

Lovely place, with amazing staff. I went yesterday afternoon for a coffee and everything was amazing. Thanks to Mika specially who made it special. Will come back!

Fantastic service and amazing food. We were served by Sofia who was so friendly and professional. Thank you for a wonderful time

Terrible service. We felt as if we were in the way. It was not busy but took ages to have our order taken. My coffee arrived but we had to ask again for water. Brunch took so long that we left before it arrived! The lady at the next table waited 10mins for a menu (she had to ask for one) She left without ordering when she realised there was such a long wait ! We will not be returning.

First visit Really enjoyed it Will return !!

Amazing breakfast outside in the sun and great service from Lucy

Very nice breakfast. Gabov our waiter was very attentive and efficient.

Lovely good and great service today from Gabor. We shall be back soon.

Great service, great food. Gabor our host was very attentive and welcoming.

Great dinner! We were served by a very attentive waiter called Gabor. Great service! Thank you Gabor!

beautiful interior, warm colours with elegant decorations! fresh tasting food, good portion sizes, helpful staff

Amazing food and great service from Gabor! 10/10

We've visited Hixon Green on multiple occasions now and even though their meals are perhaps very very slightly more expensive than average - they deliver on quality but also quantity! A great selection of teas and quick service from ordering to table - a fab recommendation for brunch

Last minute office gathering took us to hire out the whole top floor Monday evening, greeted with drinks by a very polite host who kept us topped up while we enjoyed the freshly cooked buffet put on for us, well done just what we were expecting

Great location. Great place. Lovely staff. Decent coffee

I have been there quite regularly for lunch, and it’s always been an amazing experience, lovely food, great service… until today, when we had to wait over an hour for drinks, 2h for food and between 30-40min to pay. Outrageous service, not to mention that the food was absolutely rubbish. The prices went up, the portions went down, and far from being tasty (black avocado on a very tiny slice of toast). Super disappointed and never returning ever again. Shame!

I love Hixon Green and am very happy it's my local. My Mum and I frequently go there when she visits and we've always had charming and pleasant service and amazing cocktails (thanks Sal!). Would highly recommend a visit.

Chilled out pleasant atmosphere. Food well presented and fairly priced ....

I booked a table online a couple of days ago for Sunday brunch. I added a special note asking for a table that will have enough room to accommodate for a buggy. I also followed this up with a call to reconfirm that they can fit a pram in. My friend had a baby a month ago and this was her first time back in a restaurant and the first time to see her since she became a mum . Arrived at the restaurant, I don’t think there was even a table reserved , never mind one for a buggy. The host looked puzzled when she saw the pram and pointed at the smallest table you can imagine. I raised the issue of space , and I received a blank stare in return . No apology or alternative was offered , we decided to sit outside and after 10 mins sitting in the freezing cold nobody even looked in our direction. The place wasn’t heaving ,I worked in hospitality for years , and one thing is for sure, this is not how you treat your customers . We didn’t have a choice but to leave and instead of having a nice and relaxed reunion we had to walk around in the middle of Sunday brunch time to find somewhere to eat. An important Sunday truly ruined by Hixon Green ! If you don’t know how to treat people , don’t work in hospitality . Truly appalling service and treatment .

Terrible experience. Booked a table online and drove a fair distance to experience this restaurant after seeing good reviews. Turned up and was told they could not accommodate us, even though we had a booking as they were fully booked. There were tables free but we were told they could not do anything to rectify their mistake. The general demeanour of the staff was unhelpful and unapologetic.

Gatherer breakfast and blue sky

Lovely food but service is a tab slow

Cozy environment for a lovely family brunch. Food simply delicious and great coffee and teas. Strongly recommended it!

Consistently great food and atmosphere, highly recommended.

Very busy on a Saturday afternoon. If you haven't booked, you don't have much chance of getting a table. Still, we were lucky in that they had space but then were given no menu or indication of whether we had to go up and order. Waited 5-10 mins and nothing so decided to leave. Felt invisible. Disappointing service.

Usually a lovely place to be however delivery boxes stacked on bar , coffee tepid & portion sizes gigantic

Hamburgers are very dry, £10.50 for nothing. Fries are full of oil. No taste at all!! Coffee and cakes are good; nice place, but not food.

Great relaxing vibe, food excellent, had eggs Benedict, great coffee and service.

Lovely restaurant with a daytime focus on a brunch style menu. A good range of dishes, with tempting ingredients. Comfortable venue with reasonable prices. A favourite with locals.

Odd atmosphere is it a cafe or drinks venue? Comfortable seating and great to have a coffee while friends are having cocktails...

A nice modern place. Service was so slow. Staff were pretty nonchalant. It seemed they were on a go slow of some sort. The coffee took half an hour to serve and was luke warm. Am unlikely to go back unless service improves. 👎

Been here for brunch recently, was very nice food and good atmosphere. Have also been for an evening meal, different menu from the brunch, will very nice stuff. Great cocktails 🍸

Sadly I was dissappointed after my experience here. I was REALLY looking forwards to a Punjabi meal....but there was nothing Punjabi about what we ate, it was regular basic Indian restaurant taste. (I'm an Indian and DO know my flavours!!!) 1. The floor around our table was scattered with food crumbs that had not been noticed and cleaned. 2. The waitress had no idea about Gluten free choices, but she did go and speak to the chef, and that was very puzzling as the obvious items eg Paneer mirchi and pilao rice I was told are not gluten free!! I would have believed that the paneer might have had some flour.... but pilao rice????? It would be interesting to know what they put in the pilao rice! 3. A young guy who took our drink order (who later told me he was in charge that evening!) forgot about it and we had to ask the waitress for it again. 4. Our main meal was delivered incomplete, they did not bring out our friends meal when they brought out ours, again after a long wait we had to remind the waitress. 5. The same friend then found a long dark/black hair in the food (kebab) - it definitely wasn't any of our hair as we have very short hair, and my other friend who has long hair is blond! 6. The restaurant wasn't busy at all, but the staff were busy chatting to eachother and not paying attention to their job. 7. We were sat next to a fake brick wall which had a cold breeze blowing through the gaps and joints in it. Not enjoyable!! But on the plus side when the bill arrived, I did mention the hair and the delay of food and the Guy in charge (remember I mentioned him earlier?) was embarrassed and very apologetic and did give us a small discount. Sadly, I don't think I will be visiting this place again. What should have been a nice relaxing evening turned out to be dissappointing.

Comfortable and pleasant surroundings and friendly staff. Menu looks good but some dishes overdone with spice and onions. Breakfasts don't need all that!

Breakfast gathering, food was very good and so as the environment, strongly recommend to sit upstairs, it has a very open view of the street

Truly wonderful venue and dog friendly for well behaved dogs. Staff didn't seem to be waiting on one particular area which resulted in being asked multiple times but didn't take away from the birthday brunch, thank you.

Had to wait for ages, and when I got my mocha it was cold. Then I still had to wait for a new one, and I gave up in the end. Positive note, I got my money back. But a waste of time altogether. Though it seems a very nice place, but left me extremely disappointed.

Great atmosphere haven't eaten there yet but the coffee was very good. Definitely found a new favourite....

Excellent coffee . The hixon pancake is yummy. Nice staff. Lovely cocktails. First time in this restaurant. I'll be back. Nice relaxed atmosphere.