Modelo Lounge in Brighton and Hove

"Posh" Wetherspoons. Good atmosphere, awful food, relatively cheap drinks and family friendly.

A beautiful cafe style restaurant with the most amazing staff, delicious food and wonderful coffees.lots places to park and bus stops very close by. We were all so incredibly impressed by the kindness and hospitality of the servers. They really made an impression on all of us. I have now been to Modelo Lounge twice with a big group of friends and family and my experiences has been super positive.

Really love The Modelo. Sometimes pop in when we're going cricket and always enjoy it, usually for breakfast. Lovely food, great coffee, good vibe.

I really dont like posting 2 star reviews but, I used to come here all the time and liked this place. 2 of us ordered the 'Smashed Avocado Brunch'. When they came, really, they looked like starters. It absolutely was pitiful. This kind of profit over quantity, (shrinkflation) is disrespectful and I wont be going back. Dissapointed.

While staying in Brighton for a weekend, decided to eat here for dinner. My star rating says it all, really. It was Okay but nothing more. Overall the pricing is expensive, for what I got. Staff are there to do a job, that's about it. They do their job but don't appear happy about doing it. The food was again, okay. I wouldn't recommend this place but, I also wouldn't say to avoid it.

Lovely breakfast with hot food served by polite and friendly staff. I would definitely come back here and recommend to others

Lovely place to have breakfast, very relaxed and comfortable! The staff were very friendly too.

It was my first time visiting, and they were very helpful with getting us 2 extra seats and a table to add to ours, as we had not booked beforehand. The service was friendly and they were quick with food order despite it being very busy. I look forward to visiting again.

I regulary go to Modelo as food is generally good and varied menu. Good gluten free choice. However, I just don't understand how they can charge an additional £1 for gluten free roll, the difference is not justified. Always had Avocado brunch but now they have changed receipe, it had feta and sweet sauce, it's nof as good and won't order it again. Atmosphere is always spot on and staff are great.

For the price you'll get some lovely grub and there's a good selection of drinks on tap.

Popped in here this morning with friends for tea. I had a portion of chips as well which were perfect. Our tea was brought to the table by a polite young man. We enjoyed our visit. Lovely atmosphere. Toilets are impressively clean. Very busy as we left with people lunching. Highly recommended.

Love this place ,staff are always polite, the food is hot and as we ordered,very highly recommend

Nice food. Chicken and chrizio soup was delicious. Chicken flat bread for granddaughter was lovely. We had a very late lunch. Nice staff.

Tasty and good value. Friendly staff. Tapas Tuesday is great with a free glass of wine or beer. Good variety of options for all times of day

Nice clean breakfast. Good choices Lovely staff

Always busy and buzzing lovely food and atmosphere. But don't like dogs in restaurants

Great friendly staff and service.

Absolutely fantastic food, both the lamb and chicken were cooked perfectly and the service was great. Super value for money.

First time coming in here and I enjoyed my time here. I've been to some of the other restaurants in the chain so I had an idea of what to expect menu and seating wise. The waiters/bar staff were welcoming and showed me to my seat. They were understanding when I made a table number mistake. The food was tasty and the children's food was a good temp and meant that my child didn't have to wait for it to cool down. This was great for me as the other places ive visited make the kids meals unnecessarily boiling hot. It is wheelchair/disability acces friendly with the disabled toilet easy to access. Overall great experience and will be coming back.

Lovely cafe in Hove, great pancakes 🥞 with bacon 🥓 and blueberries 🫐, fresh orange 🍊 juice, and great coffee ☕️ and tea 🍵

Really nice staff and food portions are good! Can order online at the table so is very convenient

Fairly average food, but overall; a decent experience.

We are big fans of the lounge bar chain. Food is always if a good standard and not a rip off . Dogs actively welcome ( dog bowl appears before the human drinks 👍🏻) . Never had bad service . Lots of veggie and vegan options. Calorie count on menus ( even the puddings 🤔) It was very busy when we popped in and got the last table . Tables a little close together is the only reason it didn’t score 5/5 .

I am writing this review more from the point of view of accessibility. The entrance is ramped, and has a wide door, so wheelchairs and power chairs can easily fit through. Inside is really cosy and relaxing, but the space is big so you can easily move around in your wheelchair/power chair. There are various types of seats (a few some armchairs, cushioned benches), so you feel you can relax if you need to. The disabled toilet it's on the same ground level, it has a wide door, and there are grab rails by the toilet etc. There is disabled parking immediately outside. I counted around 4 cars with blue badges. The staff are lovely and really helpful. The food is really yummy. Some of it pricier than others. I would say some of the Tapas what's on the pricier side for the amount that you get, but lovely nonetheless. The cocktails are really well made, and they do have special offers which is great.

Pleasant place, nice brunch offerings and a basic bar.

Had lunch there today 10/10 staff 10/10 food 10/10 service! Such a varied menu it’s hard to choose 😂 I’ll just have to keep going back so I can try everything 😂

Great service, also sells Jubel beer by the can! Best beer 😁

Busy, full of live with great service and food.

Lovely welcome, fast friendly service, and good, well priced food. One of our favourite Sunday brunch/Linner venues. 🙂

A nice place to go in an evening for a hot drink and cake/desert when most coffee shops are closed

Food choice was varied, food was good and despite ordering separately it arrived at the same time and was hot. Restaurant was busy and we were tucked at the rear, but no member of staff came and asked if all was ok with our food. At 21:10 we tried to order a coffee each but much to our surprise and disappointed we were told that as they would be closing on 30 minutes they were no longer serving hot drinks! It was a Tuesday evening but not what we had expected.

Such a grim experience cold beans served in cup out of a dolls house £18 for a tiny cold breakfast nice staff but not worth the cost

We love it there.The food is amazing. The staff are so kind and helpful x

Great food absolutely brilliant service

Second visit. Not as good as the first. Far busier and food quality seemed compromised as a result. Breakfast was lukewarm and poorly cooked (broken eggs, insipid sausages, raw tomatoes).. would recommend when not busy but avoid at popular times

Nice food reasonably priced drinks.

Reheated fare that is ok but could be done better perhaps more staff would help!

Lovely place for some drinks and food. Big choice of dishes and staff is super friendly and overall it's great vibes at this place! ☺️

Really enjoyed a great lunch here, lovely place, good diverse menu, dog friendly, good stuff guys 👌

Great place, come here all the time, always consistent. Just threw a small family reunion there. Fantastic service

Always a great breakfast and some different options to the norm.

Nice enough, fun decor, roomy, drinks menu bit limited to premixed menu items but decent wine.

Very good food, good atmosphere, good service However, the time difference between one dish and another takes too long for my cake to arrive

This restaurant is part of a chain but each restaurant has a different name. Modelo is one of the better ones and the food is consistently good, something I can’t say of the branch in East Grinstead which is awful. The food in Modelo in Hove is excellent. Great value for money. Nice atmosphere. Easy option. The main recommendation for this restaurant is the service. I had a slight issue with my side dish and with no argument the manager offered me another side. This manager is often on duty when I’m there. He is a very friendly and efficient manager ( I’m assuming he is a manager) Just two things to say to the company… Get the East Grinstead branch sorted. It’s had so many chefs and the quality of food has deteriorated. I’ve stopped going there. Much happier when I’m visited the one in Hove. Secondly, get accurate on the menu. If the menu says rice, it should be rice. Not rice with horrible hard green beans in it. Fortunately the manager sorted it out for me. Well done Hove branch. You are doing an excellent job

Always great service from the staff, who are friendly and accommodating.

Such a great selection of food with a varied and full menu. Separate menu for vegans and gluten free. All four meals were delicious. We all had something different to drink eg homemade pink lemonade and coffee frappe. We thought food was reasonably priced. This venue can get very busy and you are unable to reserve a table. Highly recommend!

Always have a good time at Modelo. Lovely atmosphere, polite staff and good food. Menu is big and caters to everyone. Me and my families go to restaurant as we have never had a bad experience.

Quite close to George St, a friendly greeting, food and drink ok, did think it's a little dark and uninteresting, but worth a visit.

Had brunch here with cafe latte.Delicious.

Had a lovely brunch courtesy of my daughter. Had my favourite Smashed Avocado whilst my daughter had Big Lounge breakfast. Nice ambience and friendly and attentive service.

It's ok for a bite to eat nothing mind blowing

really good food & service welcoming atmosphere

I like Modelo Lounge as it has an extensive menu. Especially good that you can order everything gluten free. This is great for anyone who needs that for health reasons. I always order the buttermilk chicken with chips and it's yum.

Came in for some lunch today but ended up leaving. Stood at the door waiting to be seated for around 5 minutes, watching staff including what looked to be the manger walk past multiple times and ignore us. Eventually a very unenthusiastic staff member came over and just pointed at a table and mutterd “you can sit there” at that point we turned around and left. Service needs to improve.

Really friendly service and great space.

Popped in as i quite fancied a piece of the banoffi cheesecake, very expensive at a price of over £7.00 so i was expecting a rather large slice for that price, imagine my shock when i was given a very thin slice as pictured below

Busy little establishment. Nice looking food especially the bacon and sausage sandwiches.

Good food fry ups are always nice. Sometimes toadt/mushrooms abit cold but guess I can be difficult to keep it hot.

An excellent lovely place to eat

I have always liked this place and a good place to bring the kids. Friendly and helpful staff and enjoyable decor. Sadly we won't be going back, as the portion size for the price has really become ridiculous. So small. We thought it was an off day last time, so came again. We had to nip into the supermarket and cook another meal after. Sadly avoid.

Great atmosphere. Food decent too

Can get very noisy, acoustics mean the Sound bounces around. Great meeting place and food good. Easy access for wheelchair plus great loo

the customer service has been excellent the last two times I've been there

Great food options, lovely decor. Great location.

Have visited several times, mainly because of the way they cater for coeliacs. They take extra care to ensure that the gluten free food served isn't contaminated. Their understanding is brilliant. The food is excellent, especially brunches and the small plates. Lovely and cosy. Great vibe. The only one gripe is the fact that the door isn't self closing, so when we sat near it with friends a few weeks back one or other of us had to keep getting up to close it, which did actually become very annoying!

Lovely place. Decor isn't quite for me but very Brighton. Great for families especially those with kids.

Another great Lounge restaurant. Brilliant gluten free and vegan choices

Came here on a lovely sunny day for a post- walk brunch. It was busy inside but the staff seated us right away and were very friendly and attentive throughout- even offering us another table as we were in direct sunlight by the window. We declined the offer as it was the first time we’d actually had any sun for such a long time! Had a flat white which was very well made and opted for the Miami brunch. It was everything I wanted it to be- the sweetcorn fritters were crispy and slightly sweet, paired amazingly with 2 perfectly poached eggs. The rest of the meal was a wonderful mix of creamy avocado and a zingy pico de gallo. Really well presented and very tasty. Will definitely pop in again when next in Hove.

Terrible portion size! Especially for the price! Ordered a vegan Buddha bowl.. the waitress came back with two bowls of bread and told me it was filling.. ah.. the bread would be but the sqwit of food in my bowl with actual nutrients wouldn’t! Absolutely ridiculous!! It’s not like the ingredients are expensive! Terrible! Been coming here for years, completely boycotting! Thanks for my bread with my side salad!!

Lovely little quirky restaurant. Excellent food and the staff were lovely.

Love this place. They really take good care for food allergies like coeliac and have a great vegan menu too. Katie served us today and just makes ordering with an allergy feel like no issues at all. A great service with a smile and the whole team are always good consistently x

Great staff who immediately offered vegan and gluten free menus as we arrived. Nice atmosphere and happy customers. Good for families. I went for brunch but now plan a return for the cocktails 🍸 👌.

Classic lounge bar. Food came faster than drinks Good for kids and decent price

Perfect for those of us with babies, toddlers & little 'uns in tow. This place totally gets that eating out & kids can be tricky. My 2.5 years old granddaughter loves Modelo; whereas it was my first visit. She was happy drawing, playing games whilst munching pancakes. That enabled the grown-ups to have a leisurely brunch & two lots of coffee. The menu suits all and prices are not too bad. Staff are lovely. Be warned:if you are rather useless at ordering via scanning a QR code, then this is not the place for you. Or if you don't like children. Otherwise, it is my new favourite posh Hove csff.

I was there last week for breakfast I would like to say that was amazing testing, and very cosy atmosphere I recommend it for everyone

I Loved the place , really cozy and the decorations are really nice and vintage 😍🤩🤩

Comfortable environment, good food, affordable prices.

Lovely lunch with my youngest son. ♥️

Went in one day, staff member was really friendly, coffee was great, nice and quiet. Went back the next day, screaming kids all over the place, had to double check I was in the same building. Giving 3 stars to average my 5* and 1* experiences in this place.

Had a great lunch and it's got a great gluten free stand alon menu, which made ordering so much easier. Food fantastic staff very informative helpful and friendly also a lovely atmosphere.

Food pretty good. The ambience was lovely. The app worked great for service. I'd definitely go back!

Very friendly and welcoming staff delivering amazing food and drinks, we will be back 👏👏👏

Looking forward to making this a regular meeting place for our group of ten.

As a Dad who likes to go for a bit of food and a pint now and then this is perfect to take the kids. Super friendly place, lovely atmosphere and staff always really friendly and helpful. Food is also good and reasonably priced. Always a reliably good time had at Modelos.

Personally really like this place as a treat. It's affordable good food with lovely staff. They have a wide range of options for Vegans and Vegetarians too. But I 99% of the time have there really delicious beef burger. It can get very busy in here, sometimes very loud too but it's not uncomfortable.

Spent a couple of hours here with a group for a chat over drinks, found the place reasonable and the evening quiet enjoyable.

I love the environment in this cafe, I go often and they have a vegan menu too really good for Coptic Orthodox guys when we are fasting

Lovely environment, reasonably priced, clean and great service once ordered. Cant't beat the avocado brunch!

Doesn't get any better. Great chilled venue on Church road Lovely staff, breakfast and coffee

Apart from having a drink split down me( The staff were more than apologetic) it was a great place to be

Great family breakfast catchup. Heaps of good tasty food and not expensive. Will come again.

Good atmosphere Great menu, and service, full menu available all day so I had a chicken avocado and bacon burger with chips for brunch. Very nice.

Excellent food and service know every visit.

Lovely friendly service through-out my visit. Tasty food. I left my phone behind and staff kept it safe for me which I truly appreciate.

We practically live at Modelo, for several reasons... Food - the variety is amazing, which is especially important with a child and a vegan on board. The vegan and GF menus are extensive and all the food is made with love. Staff - every staff member seems to have been hired because of just being a really good person. They couldn't be more welcoming, helpful, gentle and warm. Drinks - always a good selection of tasty beers and plenty of stuff in the fridge for the kid. Atmosphere - it is lovely and cosy both in the summer, with the big windows, and in the winter with the off beat decor and lamps. Games - although quite a few are missing bits (!) there is a lot of stuff to play! Thanks Modelo x

Really nice environment for a lovely brunch with Family and friends including kids.

Nice breakfast and good menu service was a bit

My son and I dropped in here for a late lunch. The menu was great and the food just as good. My son had the all day breakfast and the staff happily accommodated his preferences. I had the chicken flatbread which was huge and very tasty. The service was friendly and quick. For Brighton the prices were reasonable too. We will certainly be back.

Excellent tasty food, and great service....

Lovely place to chat , snack drink or have a bigger meal . Food delicious but bar/ app ordering is irksome. Drinks are all fairly priced, but cocktails lack 'punch' . Too much ice is part of the issue.