Embers

Like so many highly rated Brighton restaurants, it’s not as good as it appears. The service was great - full credit due - and the restaurant is nicely styled. It did however suffer from that bizarre Brighton issue being unbelievably cold, remarkable given this place has an open grill but we left chilled to the bone. The food was also typically Brighton, good in parts but not consistent. It started well with some good cooking but then went sadly downhill. The mackerel dish was frankly poor, poorly prepared fish, undercooked and served with coconut cream - the Thai green curry completely absent - such that it really did not work. Ditto the venison dish. We’d not revisit and the positive reviews suggest other punters are choosing style over substance.