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Brighton's original vegetarian restaurant
Established 1981
Brighton and Hove Life

April 2006

"The original Brighton veggie restaurant has grown with the times since it opened in 1981. Dishes like Portobello mushrooms with edamame, cheddar and pine nut pesto showcase the fusion of tastes that make this a must for all"

The Independent

November 2005

"A veggie landmark in Brighton for more than 20 years"

The Observer Food Monthly

February 2005

"Cafe-restaurant catering for gourmet vegetarians."

Food For Friends was also voted one of the best for cheap eats in South East by readers of the Observer Food Monthly.

Daily Express

2006

"Vegetarians are spoilt for choice (in Brighton) with the Veggie Society recently voting Brighton as the best destination for meat-free eating opportunities"

Viva Guide to Brighton

3rd edition

"Food For Friends is a popular cafe and restaurant. It has moved with the times, from its lentilly beginning in 1981 to a fresh and modern place to be"

The Insight magazine

January 2006

"Ramin and Jane have taken Food For Friends to the next stage of its development. Get over the old days and get back there before it gets inundated!"

Restaurant review written by Simon Hope (original founder of Food For Friends) for the INsight magazine - a free entertainment guide to Brighton and Hove

Greenleaf magazine

Winter 2005-2006

"Food For Friends has been a trailblazer on the Brighton food scene for nearly 25 years, and customers old and new are enjoying its new look, friendly staff and appetising menu"

Planetbrighton Student Guide

2005-2006

"They do things with vegetables here that you would never have thought possible, unless your aunty gave you a copy of Delia's Vegetarian Collection before you left home. All sorts of world cuisine, and it tastes quite nice too"

Escape with Wessex Trains

Autumn 2004

"The restaurant prides itself on offering a truly innovative dining experience and takes inspiration from a wide array of world cultures and culinary palates"

This is Brighton (The Argus)

April 2005

"Food For Friends is as Brightonian as rock, deckchairs and pebbles. The vegetarian restaurant in the Lanes is something of an institution in the city and has many carnivores amoung its fans"

The Food Guide (The Argus)

2005

"This premiere organic, veggie restaurant is renowned for being a creative, innovative force out to prove vegetarian food is far more than just a load of lentils"