Ollie's Jerk Shack & Cocktails in Brighton and Hove

We had a lovely evening with friends watching 2 football games. Great snacks and drinks. Plenty of seating areas and worth to visit .

I had booked a romantic lunch. But our experience went from bad to the ridiculous very quickly! We weren't ready to order just a couple of minutes after sitting, and so our orders weren't then taken for another 20 minutes. When we realised we'd been sitting there for over an hour, and nobody had even come to let us know why, my partner went to try to find someone to speak to. With still no one available he headed to the kitchen, where he was told that a chef had walked out so they weren't sure how long our meal would be. The waitress finally came to the table and offered her apologies claiming they had just completed a big rush, which simply wasn't true - a table that had arrived after us were already on their main dishes! Her manager came out afterwards and reassured us that our meal would be ten minutes and offered her apologies. Placated, we relaxed and waited. When our starters arrived, one of two of our starters was barely warm, so we called the waitress again. We were told we wouldn't be billed for our starter, and agreed to wait for our main course rather than wait again for our starters. Again we relaxed. Five minutes later, (what we later discovered was the manager), a man came near our table and just stood looking at us. My partner asked if he was the manager and he finally spoke. One would expect a listen to our experience, and to then make amends for the poor service. But it quickly clear that he had no intension of listening but accused us of being "unprofessional"!!! For entering the kitchen. He then implied that if we didn't leave he would call the police! We were horrified that he had taken such an aggressive stance with us! He completely ruined the good work that the waitresses had achieved in trying to resolve the problem. We walked out. What a shambles! We're still scratching our heads trying to figure out what on earth he was thinking! I've been coming to Food for Friends for many years. I will not be returning.

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 price your 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.

Food is amazing, but the portions are miserable. Please be more generous!

Had another amazing meal here yesterday. I have visited Latinoamerica about 4 or 5 times now, and it never fails - the staff are friendly and welcoming and the food is absolutely perfect. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend, and will definitely be back. (Try the sharing board - four different steaks, cooked to perfection - you won't regret it)