The Real Eating Company

Food

We were already full from our first lunch, and was originally only stopping by for some dessert, but the menu just sounded too tempting, so we ended up sharing another starter for our second lunch. The Dorset crab salad with tomato (£8) was beautiful. Wonderful, fragrant and sweet crab meat, with a dash of dressing and roe, with fresh salad leaves, tomatoes. It was the perfect dish for a summary afternoon. The rest of the menu sounds very tempting, but we definitely didn’t have the stomach for that. Oh yeah, the cappuccino (£2.50) was bad...but useful if you're thirsty since it came in a huge cup.

Rating - 7.5

Atmosphere

We managed to snare a table out on the pavement, where we pretended to be yuppy types, eating our lunch in the sun, posing in our weekend gear and checking out the traffic. It was actually quite nice, and I can actually imagine myself doing that… if I make £100,000 a year… I actually expected to see the communal table here, but they haven’t implemented that. Instead, big wooden tables are the go, and a counter full of cakes on display. There’s also the “deli” upstairs where you can pick up goodies, or enjoy a cheese platter.

Rating - 2.5

Service

Very very friendly. There is table service, but for some reason, Slokky ordered at the counter? Well, that meant we couldn’t tip the waiters.

Rating - 3.5

C-factor

Well, as expected for Hove, it’s not cheap, but then again, the quality of the food was excellent.

Rating - 1

Brownie Points - 14.5

Info

86/87 Western Road
Hove
BN3 1JB
Phone +44 (0) 12 7322 1444
Website