Kokedama

Loved @kokedama.restaurant when it was in Lewes so was very excited to be invited to the new Brighton site which opened a few months ago. Also part of the @theroundhillpub

This beautiful venue offers plant based small plates and they don’t just look beautiful but taste great too

We started with cocktails and to be honest, I wasn’t sure of many of the ingredients in the cocktails but went safe with a Rhubarb & Damson Negroni and it was lovely. We also had a Pisco Dancer too which was very good

We then decided to try the ‘Chef’s Special’ menu which is where the Chef picks the dishes to serve which I really like as it takes away the pressure of picking and leaves you to enjoy the food that comes to your table. Many restaurants do this offer and I generally go for it as I like to try dishes they have been recommended to me!

The starters were my favourite, especially the Tomato & rosemary panisse, cavolo nero pesto & pine nuts and the Hummus, marinated courgettes, pine nut & black olive- these were so tasty!

The main dishes that came out were lovely individually but as a selection all together, I didn’t think worked. All the dishes were quite sweet with Satay oyster mushrooms in cherry purée and Confit potato terrine in an apple brown sauce. There was also a Tempura butternut squash, teriyaki & pickled chilli dish which I really enjoyed but again was quite sweet with the Teriyaki sauce. Individually, these dishes were lovely and the flavours works really well but with so many sweet flavoured dishes, there was nothing to cut through it, leaving your taste buds craving something a little more savoury. Saying this, I would not be put off coming back here again, I think I would just pick my own dishes which I feel would compliment my pallet a little more!

There is no question that the food is fantastic and I can’t recommend this place enough if high quality vegan small plates is your thing! The regularly changing menu could keep you coming back for more each time and with an amazing £15 lunch offer on too, it’s a great opportunity to go and see what it’s all about!

I was invited to try this one. As always, all opinions are my own.