BLACK MOCHA, 103 Gloucester Rd, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 4AP, United Kingdom, England
Really nice spot - great coffee and hot chocolate and great lunch menu too. They have several vegan and gluten free options also. Staff are super friendly and helpful :)
I was slightly disappointed in our tasting menu experience. The staff were lovley and the quality of the cooking was excellent but it all left me unsatisfied.
The atmosphere of the reastraunt is cold. The cool colours, wide spaces, and nothing to break up the light sources all contributed to this feeling of exposure. The food itself was interesting but lacked acid and depth. I love eating new ingredients, but it felt like I was limited to my parents' organic veg box with no acid to really liven it up.
I wanted a pickled element in almost every dish.
Even the desserts, which were rhubarb( one of the sharpest fruits) and the baked cream, were very one-note. There is no acid and no real substance to either.
All the dishes lacked substance. I was craving carbohydrates the whole way through. I felt like we had the gluten-free menu. The meat course, quail was the least inspired I felt, I wanted crunch, I wanted sauce, I wanted acid, I wanted layers! I wanted a carb! If you are going to roast a beautiful quail leg like a mini roast dinner, then give me more!
Ordered from here for delivery ! Absolutely delicious. Perfect pizza and came in good time and hot. Highly recommended to all ! If I visit again I will defo use
Called in for lunch. Hadn't booked but was given a table. Told someone would come to take the order. After a while waiting I went to order at the bar as I could see they were quite busy serving and the phone was ringing. Not an issue. Staff pleasant and friendly. Steak and kidney pie with chips and veg and a Wharf burger with onion rings, chips and salad. Absolutely delicious and plenty of it. Ate as much as we could then sat outside watching the ducks on the canal. The pub is tastefully decorated and set in beautiful surroundings. I highly recommend a visit.