Forfars Fresh

Most of the Forfars bakeries around Brighton seem to have been refurbished recently with shiny new signs, gleaming counters and freshly painted walls. This particular branch however, seems to have been neglected a bit and always looks quite shabby and unloved. The food always looks a lit on the pale side too, as if the sausage rolls, pastries and pasties are whipped in and out of the oven a bit too quickly.
If none of this bothers you and being honest, the majority of customers from builders to students don’t seem to care, Forfars offers cheap and filling breakfast, lunch and snack options. This week’s special offer: 2 jumbo sausage rolls for £1.95.

There are many Forfars Fresh spread around Brighton, and I can’t complain about any of them. I always get the same quick (and sometimes friendly) service, and if I visit before rush hour, I’m able to get the apple pastry that I desire. If that’s out, I settle for the iced doughnut. Most of the single item pastries are just under £1.00, and many are worth trying out. Sometimes it’s best to go in just before lunch time as there is a large rush, and the especially popular items (such as the apple pastry) are gone fairly quickly.
But in addition to pastries, they have a section of sandwiches for a cheap price, and many buns and breads to choose from.

Forfars Fresh are great in my opinion. I didn’t like them at all not so long ago, thinking they were a little too similar to greggs, but now I realise they are so much better! They offer a range of sandwiches that go from reasonably priced tasties to the more extravagant in content and cost. I never normally buy tuna sandwiches, as they seem a bit dull without some kind of salad in them to add a bit of crunch, but I decided to get this one as it was £1.80, and stuffed with tasty salad. It all felt rather trendy, accepting the sandwich in a little paper bag, and the resealable packaging was better than supermarket offerings. Damned tasty too, which is what counts after all!
The hot pastries are recommended too, and seeing as this store is a bit more well sized than some of the others, you may feel more inclined to sit with your food. But if it is a sit down your looking for, I’d recommend one of the other café’s dotted around here.

South-​East based Forfars have a string of bakeries through Brighton selling food along the same lines as Gregg’s (free cheese straw with your pasty?). The company dates back from the 16^th century, with connections to Brighton throughout, and it’s nice to see an alternative to the ever-​popular Gregg’s. Unfortunately though, the food isn’t too fresh or tasty. I bought a sausage roll a while back and the pastry was tasteless, not to mention the sausage mush in the middle (oh, the days of sausage rolls with big fat actual sausages in the middle!). A local also told me that they know three people who got food poisoning there — beware!