La Fourchette

I've been to La Fourchette twice (over the last year) and on both occasions was very impressed with the quality of food, service and the atmosphere was delightful. The waiting staff were spot on and my sister (who's birthday we were celebrating on one occasion) commented that it was one of the best she had ever had. I'm really confused about where these bad reviews are coming from, do give it a try, I thought it was fantastic french cuisine.
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

We have always found this restaurant to be very good and we look forward to our day in Brighton with lunch a real treat.

I am sorry for the other review it is absolute rubbish maybe if the person could spell it would be more believable!!!
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Belinda Rowland - View all reviews by this user
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Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Saturday, June 25, 2011

Last time I've been to la fourchette,was sami manager and stephane the head chef, the food and the service nothing to say about, ( the best ) , lunch time always busy, and sami he can always find the time to talk to me, but now I've been this Saturday lunch time ,disaster, the staff! !!!!, the food was okay but very small, my steak I thought that is on the plat, sham really, anyway good luck to the new management because is really !!!!!!!!! I dant have to say it
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s short - View all reviews by this user
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Food 3 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 3
Saturday, July 24, 2010

Well, It looks like a clean and honest place from the outside! Once in you are welcome with the staff smile.........but there is some reasons!!! the quality of the food: very very poor looks like and taste like a tin food, reheat.....and the price!! who do you think you are people from La Fouchette???? you can eat for more more more more better elsewhere!! a lot of local with a very very fresh home made food.

La Fourchett use to be.....now La Fouchette is a HAS BEEN.........I am a Gastrome and a writer and French food LOVER ......I know what I'm talking about!!!
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Gaston Jouas
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Food 1 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 0
Monday, July 12, 2010

I have been in your restaurant very regulary for dinner but excepcionaly yesterday we found the food and the service very missleading.

we wait around 15minuts for our drinks.When we get the food my partner order some bread with the meal wich was forgotten. We had once again to wait longer to call the waitress to our table and when she came to us and we asked her about the bread she said that she was just about to get it.Until here everything was fine the problem was when she was talking with another girl in a foreign language wich is also my mother tongue, so i could understand what they were talking about.She was saying how anoying we were just because no one was coming to us and we had to call them all the time.

That is very BAD, Brighton is very cosmopolitan city so many foreign people living there.Those people dont think just because we are going to have a dinner out we have to be english, no thats wrong we can be polish, spanish or whatever. I am very disapointed, if costumers dont go to the restaurant how can those people have a job, they dont understand that.

I am writing about that to you just because this can be very bad to your restaurant because it will probably hapen again.
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sara isabel - View all reviews by this user
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Food 5 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 7
Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Ate here for lunch yesterday as I have always wanted to go. We went for the set lunch, selection of meats / mussels then we both ate the steak & mash. The steak was melt in your mouth and the mash!!!! Ohhhh dreamy creamy heaven. The staff were lovely, very attentive and it was obvious that the place had regulars due to the amount of genuine hand shaking / kissing of both cheeks to diners. Even escorting an old lady to her waiting taxi. Lovely to see. Will return for romantic dinner soon!
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R Morse - View all reviews by this user
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Saturday, March 27, 2010

I went here with my parents for my birthday meal. The food was outstanding, the atmosphere just right and our waiter, who I think was also the manager was a really lovely man, the service was spot on. Not intrusive but attentive and friendly.

I would recommend it to anyone. I will certainly be returning for more of the same.
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Thursday, November 12, 2009

My wife and I recently dined at La Fourchette on a Monday evening. It was our first time and although we'd heard mixed reviews we decided to try it. On arrival we were greeted by a waiter (only one with seven tables to tend) who clearly lacked sufficient training. The service overall was very slow and laboured. The menu was confusing, ill thought-out and pretentious. With the exception of my wifes main course which she enjoyed, both starters and my main course were over cooked and bland.

How can a restaurant charging £10.00 for a starter which contains pasta allow the pasta to get over cooked?!?!). The food was not hot enough and very disappointing.

We left feeling very disappointed and once again amazed at how a restaurant like this can charge premium prices for second rate food and service. There are many many better restaurants in Brighton and I would urge readers to try the rest first. Hughly disappointing. Mr. "La Fourchette" I suggest you spend less time opening new ventures and spend more time getting this one right.
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Food 2 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Tuesday, November 10, 2009

LA FOURCHETTE PATISSERIE - The place is really nice with a great potential. Food very good, although the coffee was not that great. The service however, was a joke. short of staff , and every time i go there there is someone new (on training). I feel sorry for all those new workers as they look lost and most of the time there is no one to give them hand.
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Food 7 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 5
Monday, November 02, 2009

Was the best night ever, my boyfriend and me we had lovely meal, the waiter ( Sami) was the best.... on top he offer us drink on house, what lovely waiter .la fourchette team many thanks I be back soon x x x
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sue - View all reviews by this user
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, October 26, 2009