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from Latest 7 No.957
by Latest Homes
When you think of Indian food in Brighton, you think of a new wave of modern Indian cuisine, and at the forefront of this wave, is Indian Summer. Indian Summer has been pioneering authentic regional food from India for nearly two decades. This Brighton favourite food lover’s hotspot is named in The Top 100 restaurants in the UK by the Cobra Good Curry Guide, and has won a wealth of awards, including Best Service and Best Welcome by Brighton Restaurants!
It is so important to be welcomed well in a restaurant, and to feel a combination of being made to feel at home, and also a sense of occasion. The warmth you feel at Indian Summer is matched by the expert attention given to the food which is spiced to perfection. The talented chefs come from different regions in India and each brings their own heritage and experience to the table.
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The team at the restaurant is headed by Rob Heasman, who happens to be a professional and expert musician and recognised in the music industry as a top trumpet player. Indian Summer is therefore an unusual blend of a great event space which can accommodate full bands and an intimate restaurant served by talented chefs delivering pan-Indian fine dining. Indeed, the perfect setting for a party, whether it is a birthday or anniversary. You can also INDIAN SUMMER IN SPRING FINE FOOD, A GREAT ATMOSPHER & IMMACULATE SERVICE AT THE RESTAURANT THAT HEADED UP THE NEW WAVE OF INDIAN CUISINE IN THE CITY
hire the whole restaurant for a wedding. The restaurant seats 90 guests and is spacious, spotless and comfortable and when lit up in the evenings, magically atmospheric.
Indian Summer has a new menu which launches on the 17th of March which includes spatchcock chicken, biriyanis, and some enticing Indian street food served fine dining style! The restaurant has always been recognised as being big on catering for all dietary requirements. Any dish on the menu can be served as gluten free or for vegans.
Rob tells us “We take care of everyone here at Indian Summer” and on entering this well run Brighton establishment, you feel that a great sense of care and attention is put into everything from your greeting to the menu and the service throughout. Rob also tells us that they are happy to do special deals for larger parties.
You are treated like a special guest at Indian Summer, a VIP, and all this alongside the delicious food – surely the two most important aspects of a successful restaurant.
All this is echoed in the excellent customer reviews, such as Trip Advisor, where the restaurant consistently garners top star ratings with plaudits like “heavenly taste explosion” and “curry on a different scale” But don’t just take our word for it, or the myriad excellent reviews online, try for yourself and experience a fine meal and a fine night out at Indian Summer.
“My wife and I were blown away by the delicious and impeccably presented food. We enjoyed a few very reasonably priced cocktails, the atmosphere and staff were perfect! I work in central Brighton, so I decided to go on my lunch break. The service was fast and the restaurant was busy but quiet
enough for me to read a few emails. The lunch menu was quite different from the evening cuisine but equally as delicious! I highly recommend anything from the street food menu. The bill was no more money than I would spend on a sandwich and a drink! If you live in Brighton or are visiting for the day you must go to Indian Summer.
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“We had several courses and each one was so tasty! For starters we shared the tandoori paneer which was an Indian cheese and it was incredible, we loved the dips that came with it. We also shared the cauliflower and onion pakoras which were crispy and cooked to perfection!
For mains we each had a vegetarian thali dish - which is like several small taster dishes, each one delicious. Bearing in mind neither of us are actually vegetarians and there were plenty of nice looking meat dishes; the flavours were so good that we didn’t find we missed meat at all! The lentil tarka dal was a particular favourite of mine! It felt like Christmas when we ordered the sharing platter for dessert - we were so full up but the food quality was so good that we just had to keep on eating and trying new things! Each little taster was lovely but the mango brûlée was exquisite! I cannot recommend this restaurant enough! Don’t come expecting your generic tikka masalas or kormas, come expecting something on another level!
