V&H Cafe

Absolutely as good as it gets. Eggs and bacon cooked perfectly, really excellent coffee, and slice of almond/​cherry cake was thought-​provoking. Staff was very friendly. Would recommend to anyone within reach of Hove or Brighton.

V&H Café has opened up following the recent demise of Flourtown. To be honest, if I hadn’t spotted the new signage I would have presumed that it was still in it’s original guise. It looks the same inside and out, and seems to follow the same philosophy — locally sourced ingredients, products freshly baked on site etc.
On this visit we tried a homemade sausage roll and a butternut squash, spinach, feta and pine nut tart. Both were absolutely delicious. We were asked if we wanted them warmed up, and instead of stuffing them in the microwave for 30 seconds like so many other places do, they actually properly reheated them in the oven, retaining the correct flavour and texture — it’s the little touches that make the difference.
My lemmongrass tea was delicious and my OH approved of his Americano. Our server was sweet and friendly. We sat outside on the few tables overlooking the street and soaked up some sunshine.
I really hope this place survives in it’s current format, it has a good ethos and great tasting food too!