HarBAR + Kitchen is located inside the Harbour Hotel on Kings Road in Brighton. When stopping by this bar and restaurant, you'll have unparalleled views of the seafront thanks to the folding doors that open up to the iconic Palace Pier. Whether you're in town for a stay at the hotel or live nearby, the team will welcome you with open arms, a fantastic menu, and well stocked bar that is filled with artisan cocktails and signature cocktails.
The restaurant is decked out to have laid back beachy vibes, with cosy and eclectic furnishings. The dinner menu is served every evening, and begins with artisan sourdough boule smothered in truffle or cultured butter. Small plates, which can be enjoyed as starters or sharers, include roasted goat's cheese and beetroot carpaccio with pine nuts, lemon dressing and fine herbs, delicious soy glazed pork belly bites with red cabbage slaw and pan seared king scallops with roasted celeriac puree, yuzu gel, frisse lettuce and lime beurre blanc.
Classic dishes on the menu include the rich and creamy twice baked cheese soufflé, a crispy fish and chips with smashed peas and tartare sauce, and the Harbour hamburger. Signature mains aren't anything too wild, with options of truffle chicken milanese, roasted cod and a flat iron steak. Plant-based foodies can enjoy a winter vegetable risotto with kale, squash, wild mushrooms and fried sage, or a buddha bowl stuffed with roasted and pickled vegetables and wild rice.
The funfair afternoon tea sounds like a real treat, and is reason enough to pay a visit to HarBAR + Kitchen. Your savoury options include mini fish and chips, a British corn dog and pastrami and reuben brioche roll. The sweet treats are the real showstoppers, though, with options of a chocolate ganache filled doughnut, salted caramel popcorn, a sour candy meringue lollipop, candy floss and 99 Flake with ice cream mellow. Even the scones have had a facelift, stuffed with cookie dough.