Little Shop

The Gladstone is okay for a beer with friends. It has ample seating outside and they have made this area quite comfortable. They often have bands on and play music regularly. However when the music is on, via the jukebox or by the bands, its not loud in there that frankly you find yourself shouting at your friends just to have a conversation. In my opinion, its a good stop off on a bar crawl, but I wouldn't like to stay there all night drinking with friends.

i would say go here just for the pure fact that this place is absolutely unhinged. a sign promises “best sandwiches in brighton” outside but upon being seated, we were shown a wipe board scribbled with about 5 salads by a very awkward man. “so..sandwiches?” we asked and he told us we could do any of the salads as sandwiches. ok… no details of prices, sides or drinks. the man brought out items one at a time in the most bizarrely literal sense; a can of coke with no glass, chips no salt or sauces and the plainest of plain sandwiches. the tuna sandwich was watery and gunky and overall extremely lacking- but a funny experience none the less. to improve i would suggest investing in some menus and trays:

Two excellent flat whites and a sourdough with melted cheese, squash and other things was a significant reboot after a big night out... The toilet would benefit from the same sort of attention though.....

We stopped here for breakfast and was served by a very awkward man who clearly had lack of experience in this area of things. A menu was bought pit as if it was a scrap piece of paper that had been sat on for a week. Breakfast arrived and we had to send them back, eggs were overcooked and burnt, hash browns were swimming in oil and the sausages just weren't nice. The only thing we drink was juice which was not normal orange juice as they had ran out and we were charged 2.95 per drink!! Won't be returning ever

Nice prices, home made food and very good overall, the service is a bit slow though. Add avocado to your order, it is worth it!

Great little cafe. The owners seems friendly, and the service received was good. Food quality wise, ingredients seemed of a good standard and the food was pretty tasty on the fry up we had. We did have to wait 20min but on a busy Sunday morning it seems many of the cafe would require a similar wait. Would definitely visit again next time!

Food was ok, but all we ordered was 3 sandwiches and ended waiting over 30 minutes. The drinks were warm and they had no ice. Music was loud, the crisps which came with the sandwich were a total of 4, as in 4 crisps. The salad was fine. I personally would like to question their claim of "Voted Best Sandwich Shop"? I've been to Subways which cost less than this, have higher quality of food and on a serious note, can make 3 sandwiches in less than 5 minutes.

Found this great homely breakfast cafe in The Lanes. They served a lovely well cooked, hearty breakfast.......and great value. Friendly service as well. My wife & I owned a Guest House in Brighton for 13 years.... I know a good breakfast when I taste one!!

!!WE WAITED AN HOUR FOR TWO SANDWICHES!! Me and my girlfriend wanted somewhere nice and cosy to eat for breakfast. And that’s just what we thought this place would be when pondering where to go. Sadly, this quaint looking cafe, RUINED OUR DAY!! The horrid experience started when my girlfriend ordered a glass of water, only to find things floating around in it... It was also murky and cloudy. The same goes for me, - I ordered a cup of tea and there was fresh lime scale floating at the top of it. When I asked the rude, dead eyed waiter for a teaspoon to remove the detritus in my mug, he seemed almost disgusting by my request. We then ordered two breakfast sandwiches. After being ignored and neglected by the manager/waitress for about 10 minutes. We genuinely waited over 45 minutes before I even started asking the manager what was going on. While we were waiting in this time, loads of other customers WHO SAT DOWN AFTER US - got their food BEFORE US!! What an absolute joke. The waitress then said we had to wait for the table next to us to get their food before they can prepare our sandwiches, because there was only one chef... It had been 50 minutes by this point. During this time, I caught a glimpse of the kitchen when the door swung open... And I was disgusted with what I saw.. A grubby, dirty kitchen with one female chef with her hair down, and wearing a dress. She wasn’t even wearing any protective chef clothing Or hair net. By 60 mins, our easy to make bacon sandwiches still hadn’t arrived .. So we decided to leave in frustration and disappointment. As we walked out, the manager chased us down the path claiming I hadn’t paid for my tea. Hahaha. How charming. You really think I should pay for your limescale filled, Luke warm tea after waiting for an hour? I still reluctantly handed over some pound coins and walked off. After this, me and my girlfriend went hungry and just decided to go about our day without breakfast. It completely ruined our morning/day and just put a downer on everything. Please. Don’t. Go. Here. Absolutely joke of a cafe.

Stopped at "the best sandwich shop in Brighton" today for a sandwich, only to be told "I don't think we're doing sandwiches today." After going to check we were then told that in fact there were sandwiches available! Only now I wish there hadn't been! We ordered 2 sandwiches and a jacket potato that all arrived at different times! The bread on my sandwich was very greasy ??. Staff seemed very uninterested and were in no hurry to do anything. Would not visit again!!

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