New bubbles on the list

I am thrilled to present our newest arrival to our wine list.

Moutard Champagne Chardonnay " Champ Persin"

Champagne Moutard has been a traditional family run business since the 17th century now run by François Moutard and his sisters who are fervent defenders of the family heritage.

The vineyards are located on the slopes of the Cotes des Bar in the southern part of Champagne. The clay and chalky soil of the Cotes des Bar gives a rich and very specific aroma to the traditional champagne vines.

The 'Persin' is all-Chardonnay (therefore blanc de blancs) from a single vineyard, and is a rare and highly awarded Champagne aged for a minimum of 3 and a half years to give it it’s distingtive delicate bouquet offering citrus, tea and fresh hazelnut notes. It is a champagne with good weight through to a lingering finish with pale lemon colour.

All this makes for a delightfully fresh Champagne that matches beautifully with almost any seafood.

£10 for 2 Courses Returns!!

English’s September Set Menu
Monday to Friday: 2 courses £10.00, 3 courses £15.00


Starters
Brown crab & sweetcorn soup, chilli, coriander
Rocket & parmesan salad, aged balsamic
Pan-seared scallop, roasted squash, chic pea, harissa
Lemon sole goujons, lemon herb mayonnaise
House smoked channel mackerel fillet, rocket, new potato, crème fraiche, lime pickle
English’s terrine, Dijon mustard, cornichons, grilled bread

Mains
Hepworth’s ale battered fish & chips, mushy peas, English’s tartare sauce
Grilled channel plaice. herb butter, lyonnaise potatoes
Indian spiced bream, fennel, basmati rice, yoghurt dressing
Smoked haddock & bacon arancini, lobster sauce, sautéed vegetables
Crispy southern fried cod, new potato salad, sweetcorn relish
Grilled salmon, fried macaroni & cheese, spinach sauce
Beef & wild mushroom pie, creamed potato, green beans

Puddings
Choice of dessert from our pudding menu (cheese £2.50 supplement)
Saturday & Sunday: 2 courses £14.95, 3 courses £19.95
starter only: £6.95; main course only £12.95

Lighthouse bakery bread

Here at English’s of Brighton we are proud to serve Lighthouse bakery bread. All their bread is made using traditional methods. They hand-mould each individual loaf and use long fermentation times to develop the full flavour of the dough. Also, they do not use any artificial enhancers or chemical improvers. All this means that you get a superior slice every time you dine at English’s.

For more information about the specific loaves or about the bread backing courses they offer, just click on the title to follow the link to their website.

Go on treat yourself!!!

English’s seafood platters
Cold platter £40.00
½ lobster, local brown crab, 4 rock oysters, mussels, clams, Greenland prawns
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Hot platter £50.00
Squid, mussels, cockles, clams, plaice goujons, 1/2 grilled lobster, sea trout, sea bass, scallops, bream

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Hot & cold platters £80.00

Our New Set Menu

English’s June Set Menu
Starters
English pea & mint soup, bacon, garlic croutons & cream
Smoked haddock fish cake, poached egg & spinach sauce
Rock oysters in breadcrumbs, chilli sauce
Grilled Cornish sardines, lemon, English’s mayonnaise
Curried mixed seafood, chickpea salsa, cucumber & mint yoghurt
Mains
Wild Scottish salmon, local cockle risotto, fennel, crème fraîche
Hepworth’s ale battered fish & chips, mushy peas, English’s tartare sauce
Grilled fillet of farmed sea bass, mussels, butter beans, chorizo, saffron rice
Highfields Farm lamb burger, lemon mayonnaise, red pepper relish, garlic chips
Grilled whole Channel plaice, buttered new potato & asparagus salad
Puddings
Choice of dessert from our pudding menu (cheese £2.50 supplement)
2 courses £14.95, 3 courses £19.95

Carlingford Lough Rock Oysters

Today is the turn of our most recent addition to the English’s oyster family. The Carlingford Oyster Company Ltd. which is a family-run business that has been growing oysters in the clean grade ‘A’ classification waters of Carlingford Lough since 1974.
Carlingford is a beautiful medieval town situated 60 miles from Belfast and Dublin which nestles between the mountains and the sea.
Gigas oyster or Pacific oyster come from France when they are seed and very small, (about half the size of your little finger nail) usually in the spring and they are put straight down to the oyster beds.
It takes about 3 years for the oysters to grow to sale size. Throughout these 3 years they are brought up from their sea beds, graded and re-baged a few times ~ basically they keep an eye on them so that they will grow to be a perfectly beautiful oyster for your pleasure here at English’s of Brighton.

Carlingford Lough Rock Oysters £1.15 each, £6.90 for 6

Jersey Rock Oysters

All the Jersey oysters we offer are harvested from the Royal Bay of Grouville, on the east coast of Jersey. Here the oysters spend at least half the day exposed when the tide is out to "harden" them off. They are kept in this area for at least two weeks before being sent to the depuration plant in Sussex, to get them used to being out of the water and ensure only minimal stress levels during transport. This ensures that the oysters are both strong enough to stay strong during shipping, and also they are trained, so last much better when packed.

All the oysters are packed on their cupped shells, and are tightly strapped to help retain the water in the shells, giving them a longer shelf life.

The flavour is described as follows:- A thin and delicate oyster with a taste of fresh shoreline and seaweed with crisp flavour of green wood and cucumber and a hint of lemon. It is said to have a slow build up with a lingering taste of stainless steel.

Again I suggest it’s probably best you come in and try some for yourself!!

Jersey Rock oysters £1.40 each, £8.40 for 6