Celebration Dragon Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year, yesterday in Liverpool (UK) by Ruth_W

Happy Dragon Chinese New Year!! 

Today is celebrating the Year of the Dragon, and today we join to large Chinese community in England and other European countries because always is a good excuse gather together with family and friends where food is always the centre of the celebration. We went to celebrate to our favourite Chinese restaurant in Brighton,  fully packed with british Chinese food lovers and like always in China Garden with plenty of members of the Chinese community.


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Sometimes Chinese food can be wrong associates as a very spicy food for the English taste, but really the essential of the Chinese traditional food is a mix between spicy, mild and sweet.

Today we went for a seafood selection of dishes with plenty of greens!

The back tables of China Garden don't offer you the Brighton sea front views, but are very cosy and very well attended

Our first dish were very crunchy deep fry prawns cooked in their own shell and with plenty of red chilli and spring onions. A smooth Chinese beer is the perfect drink for refresh the lively taste.

Steam fresh Scallops from Brighton and Hove fish market were sweet, juicy and tender served with a very crisp broccoli, adding extra crunchiness and freshness to the dish

To finish they offer us the option to have a whole Sea Bream a traditional and auspicious dish for the new Year or this fantastic mushroom topped with mince king prawns and white egg sauce and my favourite Chinese vegetable, Pak choi, stir fried Chinese vegetable are just real delicacies.

After this generous meal with a cost of 30 pounds each with drinks and service included, always is good idea stretch your legs in the Brighton Sea front, instead to go to central Brighton head to the Brighton City Hall and discover the architectural gems of the Brighton Sea front.Just opposite China Garden Restaurant is the famous Brighton West Pier.

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Celebration Dragon Chinese New Year

The Meadow Restaurant

Sunday Roast Beef at The Meadow

Converted from an old banking hall this is a spacious venue decorated in neutral colours and well located in the attractive Palmira Square, minutes from Hove seafront. Most of the produce is locally sourced where possible. We tried their Sunday Roast menu recently. I had sirloin of Arun Valley beef with yorkshire pudding, shallot gravey and watercress served with a selection of vegetables and the potatoes are roasted in goose fat.This was a well cooked course on a par with the best roasts around East Sussex.

Rye Bay Plaice at the Meadow

Sunday Roast with side dishes

The rye bay plaice however was not as good and this reviewer thought that the fish portion was rather small for the price. However I would return to The Meadow restaurant as the staff are eager to please and the desserts here are truly scrumptious!

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The Meadow Restaurant

China Garden in Brighton

China Garden, Brighton

Founded in 1980 this Preston Street venue is a Brighton institution which this reviewer has been visiting on and off for the past ten years.

This is a busy restaurant popular with the Chinese community which is always a good sign.

In Brighton China Garden I have never had a bad meal here and the staff are always warm and welcoming.

The quality of the ingredients is superb and I can recommend the set menus with no hesitation .But be warned portions are large and we often take home a doggy bag to have the following day.

Karen main waitress at China Garden

  I particularly like the shredded duck and lemon chicken but when money is no object then the sea bass and lobster are a must. A meal here washed down with a couple of bottles of Chinese beer is a very satisfying experience.

Crispy Aromatic Duck served with pancakes

A lot of options in the several menus

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China Garden in Brighton