Day: December 6, 2014

I’ve sampled Sunday lunch at many venues over the last few months, but few tick the ‘value for money’ box as the food served by Aaron (aka Spice) at the Bedford Tavern in Hove.

THE MAIN course was priced at £8.95 with desert at £3 and a glass of wine with your meal costings just £1.

I chose the eight hour slow cooked belly pork with crispy crackling. It was cooked to perfection, as were the seasonal vegetables, Yorkshire pudding and roast potatoes. The stuffing in particular was quite special. Too often Sunday lunches are spoilt with soggy vegetables and hard roast potatoes. No problems here. Perfect vegetables to complement the best belly pork I have had for many, many moons.

My dining partner unusually had two vegetarian options to choose from. He chose the beetroot sausages with feta, roasted fennel and vegetables. He said it was delicious and a welcome change from the usual nut roasts offered on Sundays as the vegetarian option by many restaurants and bars.

Other main courses on offer included a vegan option, roast vegetable filo parcels with butternut squash, roast chicken wrapped in smoked bacon and for lovers of meat, roast leg of lamb with garlic and thyme and topside of beef with mustard and pepper crust.

For desert my guest chose the warm chocolate pudding served with ice cream which he said was “perfect” and I tucked into the selection of cheese and biscuits which were served soft and breathing. Both deserts were excellent value at £3.

Everything was washed down with a glass a house red wine costing just £1.

The food was really first class, beautifully presented and great value for money. We had a wait for the main course but were kept up to date on the delay which kept us very happy.

Sunday lunch is served from noon till gone. Get there early to guarantee a table as it is not possible to make a telephone reservation.

Bedford Tavern

30 Western Street, Hove,

Telephone: 01273 739495
Open 12pm daily, Sunday lunch served from 12pm till gone