New Era in Brighton and Hove

This is one of my favourite places to go for dinner! The ‘ants climbing a tree’ dish is so delicious and all the other food too! You’ve got to try their milk tea - everything here is always magnificent.

We ordered vegetarian food to take away, the rice was overcooked and tasted like it was prepared with meat/fish, the noodles just tasted bad. Even the vegetable spring rolls tasted off somehow. The whole order was inedible and we had to throw it all away.

Taste awful, waiters didn't do anything but they will ask a service fee for you. Very not recommend this restaurant.

I took my family to this Chinese restaurant last month, and I have to say, we were pretty disappointed. The lamb dish was a big letdown – it just didn’t have any flavor. And the stir fried pork? Mostly fat with hardly any lean meat. It was really off putting.We also tried a soup with fish slices and tofu in a broth with some greens, but the taste was just too overpowering and not in a good way. The last time I visited, the food was quite good, but for some reason, this time it was very terrible! One thing they did get right was the portion sizes. There was plenty of food, so that’s a plus. But honestly, for the price we paid, I expected a lot better. We could have had a much nicer meal at somewhere like Nando’s for the same money. In short, while there was a lot of food, the taste and quality just weren’t there. I wouldn’t recommend this place based on our experience.

If you want some real Chinese food ( spicy and northern cuisine ). This is the best place in Brighton area. Decor is not up to date at all. But I guess I can put up with it as long as the food is good.

Chinese restaurant with more authentic Chinese dishes and flavours. It’s popular among native Chinese customers. The food is good here and portion sizes are decent too but still a bit overpriced. The main dining room upstairs would need a bit of refurb to be fair it’s very outdated.

Great place! Really authentic and varied Chinese menu with incredible amount of vegeterian options. If you order from the authentic menu, the translations aren't always super helpful, but most menu items have acompanying pictures, meaning even if you aren't with a Chinese speaker you can still explore interesting dishes!!! Really highly recocomend. Me and my friends go around once a month, and have never been disappointed

Excellent restaurant. Hidden gem of Brighton and loved everything. Cannot recommend highly enough!

New Era is the best Chinese restaurant in town imo. Doesn't necessarily look like much. Absolutely delicious, focus on the spicy Szechuan and Xi'an sort of end of things. Massive sharing portions. Must try.

definitely coming back for these noodle dishes. generous portions of rich broth noodles - we had the Beef Bone Noodle Soup & the Sichuan Pepper Noodle Soup with Crispy Pork which was crunchy with the right balance of sweet and savory.

Ordered takeaway on my way home, had the duck noodles. They were so lovely, not oily, generous portion and the prawn toast was great too. Also ordered prawn Crackers, a huge portion for the price.

We ordered for eight from the menu which is in Chinese. Mandarin - which is easy if you get a Chinese person to order for you! The food was really great, not a scrap was left, and we were all full. Even my fussy son enjoyed it all. The main comment to me was “when can we go again?” So many dishes that we didn’t have, so we will be back soon.

I've been a couple of times and I would go more... But, it's really quite hard to work out which of the more authentic Chinese options (which is what I'd prefer to the typical UK style Chinese food) are vegan. And, for 2 people the portions are absurdly large. It makes it daft trying to have a variety of dishes. We bought two dishes rice and noodles and had enough food for 6 people... Smaller, less expensive portions would be far better. It's a shame as the food, when you can work it out, is delicious.

Good food, good service, and friendly atmosphere. Looking forward to going back.

Great Chinese food, cooked well and tasty. The service is efficient and not unfriendly or friendly. The surroundings are practical and kind of typical of proper Chinese eateries. This is somewhere you go to eat, not really entertain or take the wife out for a romantic meal. Kind of like a transport cafe that sells great Chinese food.

Extremely disappointing. Not the same since Covid. This restaurant has no expertise on bookings. We arrived at 6.30 PM when it was virtually empty but in 30 minutes, three tables of eight people arrived. Huge pressure for the chef and small kitchen. Needless to say, some groups waited for over an hour to obtain some food. My experience of the food was not good. Over seasoned meat dishes made the food inedible. When complaining, there was attitude rather than acceptance. On the positive, the waiters were professional and excellent. The issue is the owner as it is clear that even after all these years, she needs to manage booking times so people do not all arrive together in large groups and all be disappointed with the waiting time and furthermore poor quality food due to chef time pressures. I will not be coming back. If you decide to go, it is a lottery. Not recommended.

As you enter this very typical Chinese style restaurant you go upstairs to be seated and greeted by two ladies who inform you that there are two menus. One, Chinese for the western taste and the other Chinese food for Chinese people. It appears to be frequented by many Chinese people too! The first menu has the standard fare of most Chinese restaurants - sweet and sours etc. The second has a whole range of different dishes. We went as a party of five; two had the standard English Chinese type menu and three of us had the Chinese style. Apparently - slightly more expensive but bigger portions. We asked for recommendations and ended up with a tofu and beef dish, an aubergine dish and a quite hot chilli and cumin lamb dish plus an egg fried rice. There was plenty to eat and they were all very good but the aubergine dish came in a sweet and dark sauce and was absolutely delicious. What a find. Two of us had a beer and one had jasmine tea and we paid about £10 each. I left full and very happy and my wife can't wait to go back to try some more of that different menu.

Great Chinese food, cooked well and tasty. The service is efficient and not unfriendly or friendly. The surroundings are practical and kind of typical of proper Chinese eateries. This is somewhere you go to eat, not really entertain or take the wife out for a romantic meal. Kind of like a transport cafe that sells great Chinese food.

味儿很正宗，老板娘人很好 丢了衣服还劳烦跑一趟帮我寄回伦敦！都来这家吃，都来！！！

My first and my last visit. Terrible experience. Please see photos. There were only 3 tables after the entrance. But there’s a sign that there’s more upstairs. Two ladies were sitting on one of the table. The two unoccupied tables weee both dirty. I sat and the waitress / cashier/ came to spray and wipe. Took my order and later served after 30 mins. She served a large bowl of beef soup and prawn toast. The prawn toast( you can taste the toast and find the prawn… the soup and prawn toast also very greasy and you can taste the oil. What’s worst, the cutlery given to me are dirty. Thankfully my food doesn’t require to use knife and fork. I took a pic. I didn’t finish. Can’t stand the taste. When I use the toilet, it’s not dirty but it’s not my liking. I find the price expensive .

A deceiving little place. But the most delicious Chinese food I have ever had. Wish this was near where we lived! Highly recommend the crispy beef!

Fabulous find... recommended by a stranger in the street. Best Chinese food I've had in a long time.. if your in Brighton can't recommend it enough

Stale prawn crackers, chicken satay was chewy and couldn’t eat it. I don’t tend to review restaurants poorly and understand that the chef can have a bad night but the quality was very concerning and I hope that what I did eat won’t lead to food poisoning. The restaurant also needed a good clean.

We received a very warm welcome and our server was excellent. The decor was typically Chinese and the food had an authentic taste.

Very tasty very friendly great authentic Chinese food great western Chinese also😁 highly recommend well worth travelling too.

We bought T4 milk tea, and decided to find one spicy Chinese food restaurant. We came in, they took away our milk tea, saying no milk tea allowed to take in, they will keep it, even though I said I was not going to drink it. Food wise, good taste for spicy Dandan noodle, and very big portion, worth the money.

The food isn’t bad, yet it took 1hr to serve. The dining time is 2hrs, and we were rushed and accused of ‘eating too slowly for 2hrs and half’ when we’d only been eating for nearly 1hr and half. I’m fine with a kind reminder, but not with this.

The owner was extremely rude as we had hotpot buffet in the rush hour, we got our food served late and got rushed to finish our food within two hours. The owner literally came to us to say CHAT LESS AND EAT FASTER! IT’S NEARLY TWO HOURS. 🤦‍♀️

The service was horrible. We asked for the time to get the food and the lady in the counter replied in a rude way.

Amazing food and great prices. Loved the Chinese beer! 😋 Will definitely be back for more!

A very warm welcome, the Lady in charge could not have been more helpful. You can choose between an authentic menu or a more run of the mill Chinese staples that most are familiar with. We decided on the authentic menu, which had some very traditional items which the average British person would probably not entertain! However we were asked what type of food we liked and given recommendations. We had an authentic Kung Po chicken which was unlike the normal Chinese fare, Beef with cumin and chilli and an aubergine dish which was fabulous and unlike any we had eaten before. Very large portions, which personally I'm not keen on as I don't like to waste food. The restaurant itself is a little tired but the food more than made up for this. Would definitely return if in Brighton again- unlike China Garden which I would never return to!

Really terrible services, the staff is rly rude. Never come again.

Great food and great value! All you can eat hotpot!

Wow... Explicit food, portion is huge, price is good. What is it that's bad?! NOTHING!! Wish I knew here more earlier.. I think if anyone is looking for legit Chinese cusine, this is the place!!

Most of my time when I go there - all I need is my 2-3 portions of dumplings and Chinese music from the speaker. I'm getting good service. Not just good - but FEELING LIKE A T HOME service. Good food. Vrey friendly and fast service. Yes, maybe some touch-ups in the bathroom or hall needs to be made, but I'm going to eat, not to shower. It's the only place even to compare with Ivy, where you get customer service and good food. Small chat, short story make you feel comfortable. Asian people, Middle Easter people - always know how to welcome customers. How to offer food and product with no pressure. They are always looking forward to see you as returning customer. It is very very rare when I can give to anyone 5 stars. I'm giving to New Era Restaurant.

Most of my time when I go there - all I need is my 2-3 portions of dumplings and Chinese music from the speaker. I'm getting good service. Not just good - but FEELING LIKE A T HOME service. Good food. Vrey friendly and fast service. Yes, maybe some touch-ups in the bathroom or hall needs to be made, but I'm going to eat, not to shower. It's the only place even to compare with Ivy, where you get customer service and good food. Small chat with Jesica (Hong), short story to tell and - you feel comfortable. Asian people, Middle Easter people - always know how to welcome customers. How to offer food and product with no pressure. They are always looking forward to see you as returning customer. It is very very rare when I can give to anyone 5 stars. I'm giving to New Era Restaurant.

Very impressive! Our favourite Chinese restaurant in Brighton!

Best Chinese food in Brighton I will say! Just taste like home 😋

My most favourite restaurant to go to for Szechuan food. Portions are generous, service is super friendly and price is super reasonable. We ordered three dishes and some boiled rice and we couldn't finish it all as the portion was big! Took some leftovers away and my stomach is thanking me for that today as I get to have round 2 while back in London :) Everytime I make a trip to Brighton this restaurant is my "must eat" list. 10/10 recommended! ❤️

Food is good. Specially dumplings. Hong (Jesica) and Tao are awesome hosts. Will be nice if they had music speaker with traditional Chinese music for atmosphere. Other than that - all is good.

What amazing food! You can eat as much as you like for a fix fee and it is really really good. Suitable for Vegetarians, Vegan, and the heavy meat lover!

Great for authentic Chinese food. Big portions, at very reasonable prices. But Spicy means Spicy! So make sure you say if you are not to fond of chilli.

Excellent restaurant and Tao looks after us like family when we visit. If the staff say a dish is spicy, it will be volcanic! I enjoy a chilli endorphin rush but if you are a lightweight there are plenty of other amazing dishes to try. Hot-pot is fun with 4+ people.

作为北方人非常喜欢的味道，是我来英国后吃过最好吃的地三鲜和西湖牛肉羹！锅包肉也非常好吃，每道菜都量很大，非常的实在。 老板人很好，非常健谈，和她聊天很愉快～

So authentic and so tasty. Big portion and very good dumplings!! The owner and chef came from east north part of China, where people eat dumpling and noodles more. Their spicy dishes and soup are amazing as well. I can’t resist coming back again and again.

Rude owner, salty and greasy, very poor local hygiene score

Rude staff, yells at the customers. We wanted to move up the floor but she rejected the customers. Very unpleasant experience. Not recommended for Chinese food experience.

very rude place. owner absolutely nuts "serving" food in earplugs phone in hand. shouting trough a walkie-talkie, upsetting all guest with her irritating voice. food arrived late salty & spicy (we asked without hot spice) very disappointed to see the bill, we will never return that is 100%

One of the most authentic Chinese restaurant in Brighton 😋😋😋

Authentic and not too expensive, food very salty.

支付宝汇率店家算95,还说是优惠的，听得我一愣一愣的选了支付宝，虽然差别就10块钱左右，但是感觉这有点问题

Authentic Chinese restaurant. Very different from the running the mill. Traditional food. Frequented by local Chinese is a giveaway for how good this is.

Quality food and always good service.

Average Chinese food, not bad value

Very good food at a great price. Too bad that the ground floor where we were sitting was quite cold. Ask to dine upstairs in Winter.

They have great lunch deals-£7.50 with drinks included, and the food is actually amazing, quite authentic from a Chinese’s perspective, especially if you’re into Sichuan/spicy food. Portions decent and loads of options on the menu (both lunch deals one and the proper menu). Service could be improved though...But in general would totally come back next time I’m in Brighton and recommend it to people. Views from the second floor window are nice too :)

I lived in Hong Kong for eight years and this bought back great memories. Great food, nice little restaurant and plentiful portions. We had the Ma Po Tofu and brisket noodles. Its licensed and very reasonably priced. Also, a great menu. Just down the road from the train station.

Nice place. Good Chinese restaurant in Brighton.

Nice and helpful waitress. Food hot and delicious. Definitely visit again in the future and reccomend it to anyone who love Chinese food.

Be adventurous, order from the menu with pictures (if you are new to regional cuisine). Twice Cooked Pork is phenomenal, we had the vegetables in hot pot (with bean curd) and I had a Chill 'high' , quite challenging but if you like heat, go for it. Even the cold dishes are hot! Really is the best in Brighton, been eating here since it opened and have followed the Chef and Owner. Could eat here daily.

New Era is my favourite restaurant in Brighton. The food is seriously delicious every time, the size of the servings is great and the price more than reasonable. Atmosphere in the restaurant is authentic and cozy and the service provided kind and friendly. Can't recommend it enough, if you are in Brighton and like asian food you definitely need to try this place. The vegetarian options are delicious, highly recommend the aubergine with vegetables and potato and the lotus root. 10/10

Excellent Chinese restaurant & take away

Excellent, great taste good service remember to sit up stairs. Reminded me of Beijing lots about of buzz full of locals and the taste

If all you've had is typical British Cantonese takeaway food, try this place.

Lunch deal with a coke. Average Chinese grub. Menu in English and Chinese. Take away or eat in. Unusual Lloyd Webber music playing for a Chinese soup kitchen! Not a place to linger. Dismal ambience. Average food.

Great Chinese food, cooked well and tasty. The service is efficient and not unfriendly or friendly. The surroundings are practical and kind of typical of proper Chinese eateries. This is somewhere you go to eat, not really entertain or take the wife out for a romantic meal. Kind of like a transport cafe that sells great Chinese food.

My favorite Chinease in Birighton! Love their hot & sour soup and the crispy vegetable spring rolls. Would dedinatelly recommend for a lazy night in when you don't feel lile cooking and fancy a good quality takeaway!

Fantastic Chinese food. Among the best I’ve ever had. Authentic and true. Decorations were simple but the food over shadowed them anyway.

Take a trip to the orient and an adventure begins! Don’t be fooled by the small entrance take away, upstairs is a large area that takes your breath away. Catering for small or large parties this gem let’s you feel you’re miles away with authentic food depicted in a colourful menu and served by very attentive and polite staff. Like all places in Brighton parking is an issue but being on the main road straight down from the station, let the train take the strain! Enjoy!

Fui allí con mi novio y él era nuevo en la comida china y encontré que el menú está dirigido a las personas que quieren la auténtica comida china y la versión occidentalizada. La comida estaba buenísimo y los precios eran razonables y no escatiman en las raciones. Los camareros y camareras eran muy amables y educados. La ubicación también es buena, ya que está en la calle principal. Definitivamente regresaremos de nuevo.

Al entrar en este restaurante típico de estilo chino, subes las escaleras para sentarte y te reciben dos señoras que te informan que hay dos menús. Uno, chino para el gusto occidental y el otro chino para chinos. ¡Parece ser frecuentado por muchos chinos también!El primer menú tiene la tarifa estándar de la mayoría de los restaurantes chinos: dulce y agridulce, etc. El segundo tiene una amplia gama de platos diferentes. Fuimos como un grupo de cinco; dos tenían el menú estándar en inglés de tipo chino y tres de nosotros teníamos el estilo chino. Aparentemente, porciones un poco más caras pero más grandes. Pedimos recomendaciones y terminamos con un plato de tofu y carne, un plato de berenjena y un guindilla muy caliente y un plato de cordero de comino además de un arroz frito con huevo. Había mucho para comer y todos fueron muy buenos, pero el plato de berenjena vino en una salsa dulce y oscura y fue absolutamente delicioso. Qué descubrimiento. Dos de nosotros tomamos una cerveza y otra tomamos té de jazmín y pagamos alrededor de 10 cada uno. Me fui lleno y muy feliz y mi esposa no puede esperar para volver a probar ese menú diferente.