The Meadow

visited the meadow on saturday evening with my wife and another couple ,having regularly eaten out in Brighton but never at this restaurant. Starters were ok if on the small size and rather over priced. My wife and i decided to both order saddle of rabbit for main course which arrived 45minutes later. Both our rabbit dishes consisted of two portions of meat about the size of a thumb , a few small lettuce leaves and a small pot (a bit larger than an egg cup) of so called rabbit stew,both of our meals were sent back as the rabbit was raw inside and difficult to cut. the waitress apologized and said the chef would cook us new meals so we waited another 30 minutes or so while our friends ate their meals. when ours did arrive we again found the rabbit to be dry , tasteless and difficult to cut. To the waitress credit she did not charge for the meals but if you cannot get a dish right the second time the chef cant be much good in my book. Things got worse when we ordered cheddar and ale rarebits for dessert, these were also over cooked and soggy and again over priced at £6 each. To sum up this place is really over rated and over priced, we all thought the meal was poor but my wife and i agreed it was the worst meal we,ve eaten out for a long time
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dennis shefford
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Food 0 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 0
Sunday, August 15, 2010

Perhaps the best restaurant in Brighton and Hove. The food is on a par with the old 1 Paston Place under Mark and Nicole Emerson, but a little less complicated and lighter - in line with modern taste. Locally sourced, extraordinarily good food served by an excellent team. The weekend breakfasts can also be recommended. Maybe the fact that the chef is also the owner (Will Murgatroyd) is what gives this restaurant its edge. It's little wonder this is one of the few local restaurants recognised by the Michelin Guide
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John & Laurie
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Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, June 01, 2010

For those who want quick service matched by quick food, pay and go. Go somewhere else and allow those of us with time and the palate to match to enjoy a well earned meal amongst good company with competent and un-flappable staff. For foodies who savour, GO HERE!
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Thursday, April 08, 2010

Went to the restaurant on Saturday the 13th February for their valentines menu and wished we hadn't! Service was terrible - we waited an hour for someone to take our food order (luckily we did have our drinks to keep us going). When the food came it was ok - though nothing special and not worth the prices they were charging. We found the staff unhelpful and patronising and they seemed to have an obsession with cleaning rather than serving their customers. We won't be going back.
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Food 5 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 5
Sunday, February 14, 2010

went there for sunday roast loverly restaurant but food not up to strach at 14.00 for a roast beef it has to be perfect. was very tough and could not even eat it with a steak knife service very slow too
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david
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Food 3 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 0
Monday, January 18, 2010

Sunday lunch at the Meadow - Superb. This restaurant is for relaxed foodies who are guaranteed amazing food with a level of service that for me is spot on. See you all again soon and thanks for making Gary's birthday one to savour.
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Chris
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Ok, we went back for a second visit.

Again, 10/10, I love the laid back service from staff who know what they are talking about.

Looking forward to visit no 3. Keep it up guys.

If anyone thinks they should try The Meadow then YOU MUST.
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Gary Copleston
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Friday, October 09, 2009

I like The Meadow because they searched their food source locally and the Rib eye steak is to die for. The only complain I had is the staff services, there is always no staff on the floor at the end of night as they all very busy to cleaning stuff in the bar which I think they should at least have a staff on the floor for the customers to ask for the bill or maybe extra milk for the coffee. Sometimes it can be very unfriendly when you complain about the food. for instance, I ordered well done steak (not because I like to have it well done but because I'm pregnant) but the steak turned out as medium. So, I tell the staff and said the steak is medium not well done, she just said NO!! It's well done without looking at my steak at the first place. That's not nice when they tried to justify themselves without actually checking on it. Their staff need to go for proper training then The Meadow will become a prefect upmarket restaurant in Hove.

Don't get me wrong, I will still introduce my friends to go there but just thinking it'll be nice if we can get the services that we have paid for.
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Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 7
Monday, September 28, 2009

My partner and I, both local, tried The Meadow for the first time last evening (Tuesday).

We were impressed by the content of both the menu and the wine list, it was clear that real attention had been paid to producing a well thought out eating experience.

We ordered the beef starter and the crab and prawn tian - both fantastic.

As creatures of habbit we both had the rib eye for our main. Quite possibly the juciest and tastiest steak we have had in ages.

The red wine, a 2004 Cotes Du Rhone rounded it all of perfectly.

We say well done Head Chef / Proprietor, you have certainly cracked it and we will be back again soon.
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Gary
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, August 05, 2009

I found the staff lovely and helpful, really liked the setting but did find the atmosphere a bit sterile. I was expecting the lack of choice on the menu and the lack of quantity on the plate to be offset by the quality of the food, but unfortunately was quite disappointed. As a vegetarian, I had the spatzle with tomatoes and parmesan, which, tomatoes aside, was very bland indeed and drowned in butter. My partner had the pork loin, belly and apple sauce with buble and squeak. Lovely presentation on the plate, and the 2 forkfull worth of veg nicely hidden, but the pork was a bit tasteless and the blunt knife made it really hard work. Wouldn't recommend this restaurant, although I'm a real fan of their efforts to only use locally sourced products.
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Frederica
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Food 4 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 4
Thursday, July 30, 2009