Sussex Restaurant Guide

Dining Room at Buxted Park, The

The Dining Room at Buxted Park is a superb new contemporary restaurant set at the heart of a wonderful 18th century Georgian Mansion. Colours are warm grape tones with rich dark woods and seating is arranged to provide the utmost privacy, whilst still retaining the wonderful atmosphere of this fantastic country house.

• Address: Buxted, Uckfield, TN22 4AY (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £20.00, Dinner: £48.00

Dining Room at Purchases, The

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This admirably comfortable, brilliantly run restaurant offers arguably the best cooking in Chichester, within easy reach of the town centre, the theatre and other key points of interest. It is also probably unique in that it takes its full name, The Dining Room at Purchases due to its location above the cellars of the country's oldest wine merchant; a promising start indeed.

• Address: 31 North Street, Chichester, PO19 1LY (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British, Modern European, Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £21.00, Dinner: £35.00

Donatello

This old-established Italian favourite in Brighton just rolls on and on, as successful as when it started. Situated in the heart of Brighton's famous Lanes, Donatello is an Italian restaurant frequented by locals, visitors and celebrities alike.

• Address: 1-3 Brighton Place, Brighton, BN1 1HJ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £30.00

Dorset Restaurant, The

• Address: 28 North Road, Brighton, BN1 1YB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £29.00

Duddleswell Tea Rooms

Winnie the Pooh would have certainly loved this charming little tea room had A.A Milne, the author decided to include it in his enchanted forest. Well, Winnie's loss is your gain as the tranquil setting beside what was formerly a hunting ground makes Duddleswell a perfect spot for relaxation.

• Address: Duddleswell, nr Fairwarp, Crowborough, TN22 3BH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £20.00

Due South

Opened in 2003, Due South has gone from strength to strength, winning a series of accolades, from the Remy Martin Best Newcomer Outside London Award to an AA Rosette, and they were recently named Best Seaside Restaurant in Britain by the Observer Food Monthly.

• Address: 139 Kings Road Arches, Brighton Beach, Brighton, BN1 2FN (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British, Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £25.00, Dinner: £43.00

Earth and Stars, The

With its fondness for the pioneering path it is perhaps entirely right and proper that Brighton should have this temple dedicated to the organic cause. And believe me it has not been done in half measures either.

• Address: 26 Windsor Street, Brighton, BN1 1RJ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Organic
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: N/A

East Beach Cafe

This iconic building by Thomas Heatherwick will one day be a listed building, representing as it does a completely new approach to the relationship between a building and its surroundings. They aim to serve food that will be remembered for all the best reasons 365 days a year, through the main three meals of the day.

• Address: Sea Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5NZ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Seafood, Café
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £26.00

El Mexicano Restaurant

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If you are visiting the theatre in Brighton and are in the mood for Mexican food, El Mexicano is a good place to be in. Established in 1999, this restaurant is virtually in the heart of Brighton?s theatreland and overlooks the Pavilion Gardens.

• Address: 7 New Road, Brighton, BN1 1UF (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Mexican, Latin American
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £28.00

English's of Brighton

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Think of Brighton, and English's springs to mind, particularly if seafood is your forte; since 1945 the Leigh-Jones family have been dispensing piscatorial delights in a bewildering range of manifestations, in the process becoming something of a legend in their time.

• Address: 29-31 East Street, Brighton, BN1 1HL (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £20.00, Dinner: £38.00