Hotel du Vin & Bistro Brighton

We had a private dining room here on a work conference, and the food and drink were excellent. Staff were very friendly and fun.
The room was comfortable and spacious, and breakfast was also great. I may have felt differently about it if I was the one footing the bill, but as it stands I can’t fault!

The greatest waste of money you can spend on meal in Brighton.
Came here for lunch in the bar on a quiet Monday. My party of three ordered two bottles of sparkling water, the salad that arrived with no dressing on it, the Normandy chicken, a tiny piece of chicken that arrived with no chips and had a side of the most tastless cider sauce. We also asked for coffee with the meal. I myself got the burger which was below average and not very flavoursome and absolutely not worth the £16 price tag.
After double checking the menu to see if the chicken came with chips we had to go and look for a new waiter, as ours disappeared and ask for the dressing and chips. The coffee arrived at the same time my empty plate was collected.
Overall this meal was nothing short of a massive disappointment. If the venue itself wasn’t a lovely, clean and in a great location I would of dropped down to one star but I can’t fault the hotels interior or exterior. There was a look of horror when then bill came to just under £65.

I travel to Brighton every so often with work, and love to have a hotel that is my go-​to. I like the Hotel du Vin as a chain in the UK (as it doesn’t feel like a chain) and you’re always guaranteed comfy pillows, impressive baths (seriously) and a rather quirky building usually. It doesn’t feel corporate at all, and much more old-​worldly and romantic.
The Brighton Hotel du Vin is certainly old worldly and romantic. I do find the layout a little confusing, and my room — Dark Star — was through over the ‘pub’ side of the building, then out a door outside, into a tiny outside area, then into my room again. So almost like it’s own cottage. This was cute, but it didn’t help it was winter and therefore raining /​cold whenever I wanted to get to, and leave, my room. (I’m more aware of rain due to curly hair, and potential frizz situations).
My only other thing about the hotel that’s a bit off is the main bar area. It’s really, really dark in the evenings. Like the sort of dark that makes you squint hard at your drink partner, or screen. I think it is the sort of hotel to attract travelling business folk, and I prefer to work in a common area than my room. But working here was a chore for my eyes, and had the feel of a very swanky bar /​night club. So just more light would be nice!
My room (again Dark Star) had the bath and shower IN the bedroom, with a seperate water closet (W.C., literally) for the toilet and sink. This was cute and romantic, if a slightly odd funny touch.
I do like the hotel, although maybe not as much as other branches of Hotel du Vin across the country (Birmingham is one of my favourites right now). But still recommended for a rather luxurious and affordable stay in Brighton! It’s also right beside the sea front, and near the lanes, so ideally located.

After hunting the boardwalk for a chill place to sit in the sun and have fish and chips — and coming up frustrated with super long lines or extremely slow/​cash only service, my guy and I walked up to the street level with only one thing on the brain: FOOD NOW… we found Pub Du Vin sort of on accident while we were hauling down a small street looking for a restaurant.
Holy cow I’m SO glad we did.
We shared the cobb salad and the haddock & chips — mmmmmmmm. Plenty enough for two people. The fish and chips were elegantly plated with mushy peas and house made tartar sauce with capers.
Best fish and chips I’ve ever had– hands down. It was light and crunchy, while flavorful and juicy.
Skip the boardwalk bs and do it right @ the Pub!

Wir waren im Hotelrestaurant geschäftlich essen und wie es der Name vermuten lässt, ist die Küche dort französisch angehaucht. Die Auswahl an Weinen ist riesig und das Essen schmeckte uns sehr gut. Die Portionsgröße war ebenfalls angemessen. Insgesamt machte das Restaurant einen gehobenen Eindruck mit etwas rustikaler und geschmackvoller Einrichtung. Das Frühstück am nächsten morgen war allerdings etwas dünn. Joghurt, Müsli, ein paar Crossaints — das hätte gerne etwas reichhaltiger sein können.