The best restaurants in Hollingdean and Stanmer Brighton and Hove South East

The Sunday dinner is really good and the fruit crumble is excellent. Nice paced service as well. The drop of a star is not for the building, which is impressive, but I would prefer to be seated a little away from the main flow of people when having dinner.

I was fortunate to get the opportunity to experience the coffee at basement central and feel compelled to speak as to my experience. I would consider myself rather barista-cly naïve and a novice in matters of coffee, however I’d say my experience at Basement Central has done something to alter that – alter me. I would dare to say that this café, rightly situated in a learning establishment, has made me more learned and edified me in a way that I struggle to express. I would credit the service of staff member Ellie for the profundity of what has become the epoch of my coffee journey. She honoured my order with grace and gusto, I found myself enthralled by what I could see of the alchemical process (in itself a wonderful and delicate conduction that Petrenko could only wish to achieve). Her manner was astounding, she provided a pleasant and yet almost philosophical exchange - indeed I was putting one foot in front of the other - what one could hope for from a Michelin level server. Then of course, the coffee – The taste was divine; rich with notes of caramel – ambrosia in a cardboard cup. Perfection brewed and then placed before me in a university café. My only criticism is I fear I may never be able to experience such a thing from any other establishment or home brewed beverage, not only was I caffeinated but I was healed of fatigue, of worldly stresses. I cannot emphasise enough, the excellency of the culinary happening that Ellie provided to me; I am a heretic having tasted the divine in that drink, a tear may have rolled down my cheek. It is much to my sorrow that I have to disrespect the empyrean nature of this brew by confining its description to a paltry and, certainly for this, lacking system of rating, but I shall say that Ellie has cemented Basement Central as a place for my repeated patronage.

Totalmente terrible... cómo es posible soldar una tarta de pollo en un microondas, patatas fritas cansadas, secas y tibias... Nunca más

Haven't even received our food yet. It's been two hours. We spoke to them on the phone and they just said they are still waiting for a driver, so that means it will probably take another hour at aleast. Absolutely shocking, it's not even a big order.

Lovely staff at this cafe! Desi and the rest of the team are always so welcoming. The coffee is always perfect as well.

Just got back from Brighton. Stayed at the Ruby hotel for 2 nights. We were there for a funeral. What a lovely bunch of people that own and run this place. Couldn't do enough for us. Went above and beyond to make us feel welcome. Opened up in the mornings to do breakfast for us. Couldn't fault the place in any way

Salimos a desayunar esta mañana después de un bonito paseo por el campo con nuestro perro. La bienvenida amable y el personal agradable. Gran café. Welsh Rarebit era una buena porción grande y absolutamente delicioso. Muy recomendable.

£100 parking fine after popping in for forty minutes for a cup of tea. No warning our car details had to be supplied.