This is a gem of a cheap Brighton tip, for under a fiver you get as much as you can eat Indian food!
The food is more like Indian home cooking than the standard UK Indian restaurant fayre (that’s a good thing) and its vegetarian although there is a similar (slightly more expensive) establishment round the corner on North Street that serves meat.
The restaurant itself is a strange mix of Indian and Spanish, it looks like minimum effort was made to convert it after they moved in many years ago. Still there is a nice enough ambiance and this place is all about huge quantities of tasty food for very little money.
Bombay Aloo is on Ship Street and is heartily recommended for cheap Brighton nosh!
The Hop Poles and its sister pub The Eagle provide gastro-pub meals at normal pub prices. Both get crowded, especially at weekends as they are such good cheap Brighton places to go. They are both favourites of locals and students. Out of the two of them I would recommend the Hop Poles as it has more atmosphere, but its a close call!
The Hop Poles is on middle street and The Eagle is on Gloucester Road.
The Gourmet Burger Company in the North Laines have a two for one on their gourmet burgers or salads. You need to print a voucher from www.gbkinfo.com, look for their ‘So you can’t boil and egg’ promotion.
Old Orleans in Ship Street, South Lanes have a two for one offer on fajitas Monday to Thursday. Also children’s meals for free when purchased with an adult’s meal. Download the voucher from here.
Thanks to Regency Magazine for these tips!
This is yet another way to manage cheap Brighton living! Sussex menu provide a discount card that will get you 10 to 20 percent off or 2 dishes for the price of one on an impressive list of Brighton and Hove restaurants. You apply for a card for £25 a year here. Good if you are staying in town for a while! Read more »
I would expect most British people to know exactly what a Wetherspoons is but I imagine they will have passed most foreign visitors by. This tip isn’t just for cheap Brighton, it’s a tip for cheap Britain!
JD Wetherspoon is a chain of pubs that span the country, they are not the best pubs by any stretch of the imagination although they serve a decent range of ales and passable food.
The reason they get mentioned in cheap Brighton? Wetherspoons is one of the cheapest ways you can eat out. There are always offers on such as two for one or a meal and a pint for a fiver. The drinks are also great value, I doubt you can get a pint for any less!
There are two in Brighton and one in Hove although I would avoid the most centrally located one it is not a great location for a meal!
‘The West Quay‘ is down in the marina, it has great views and is a pleasant pub. This is the one I would recommend for a night out, and the Marina is a slightly out of town location you may not have considered visiting otherwise.
‘The Bright Helm‘ is the one to avoid unless you like being in the company of noisy teenagers and drunk football hooligans.
‘The Cliftonville‘ is a fair way out of town unless you are staying in Hove, in which case its right in the centre and is pleasant enough, being on George Street which is a pedestrianised shopping area. It does however suffer a bit from a common Wetherspoons affliction, cheap beer sometimes attracts cheap beer drinkers.
More information on the Wetherspoons website.
China China is a very popular and cheap Brighton Chinese restaurant with a good and varied menu. Expect to pay £6 to £7 for a main course, a great selection of dishes. Particularly recommended are the duck pancakes and dim sum.
The place is normally buzzing, the atmosphere is very informal and you will find a good mix of tourists, students, locals and members of the Chinese community. This is not a place for a candle lit meal, it is crowded and consequently, a lazy afternoon supping green tea will not be encouraged by the staff.
Service is quick and polite. China China being so close to my house means I visit far too regularly!
33-35 Preston St, BN1 2HP
