Marmalade — Restaurant in England

This place deserves more praise - what a lovely lovely cafe. I visited today and ended up staying for a good few hours working because I didn’t want to leave!

The place is Italian inspired but lives by no rules, serving up a whole host of cafe foods, from breakfast to brunch to sandwiches and some banging lunch options too, alongside the huge selection of cakes and bakes and sweet treats. Fully stoked like a deli with fine, local and homemade pantry items, the place is a foodie dreamland!

The dhal soup of the day was UNREAL. So flavourful, creamy, and the perfect consistency. A large salad plate full of veggies and hearty salads was a healthy and filling choice too. I also had a creamy and delicious pumpkin spiced latte, though it was a little lacking in pumpkin flavour.

The staff were lovely, attentive and the perfect amount of welcoming and chatty, checking up on my food and drinks and quickly taking away used plates and cups. Not to mention the atmosphere, which is bustling and busy given the small space, but charming and cosy!

What a cafe, what a place, and the owners...

Amazing find! We were staying nearby and heard it was a place worth trying, and I'm glad we did. The food is amazing and fresh. Lots of sandwiches, salads and quiches. As well as homemade cakes and desserts. Everything we ate was delicious. I had granola, Greek yogurt and the berry compote for breakfast which was so tasty. My partner had a blt which had great bread and crispy bacon. The coffee was also very good. Creamy milk and good local roasted beans. The set up was also open and cozy, although can get crowded quick, which is not a suprise. We liked it so much we went back for lunch the following day and had the quiche with a great selection of salads. The quiche just melted in the mouth. Definitely recommend. They also change the selection often keeping it interesting. Only thing I'd change is having two toilets instead of one, but that's a minor thing. Overall great place, friendly staff and definitely worth a visit if your in Brighton. Wish we had a place like this near us...

Marmalade used to be my all time favourite ... until recently!

I like my coffee properly hot, so I always tell the staff this when I order but they manage consistently to bring a lukewarm cup of coffee, so it has to be re-made as I'm not willing to pay £4 for a cold cup of coffee. Frustrating. Time wasting.

Next, I don't like the fact they no longer accept cash. Their reason is break-ins, however, they could put up signs at the door to inform people that no cash will be stored over night and they could have a powerful burglar alarm.

Lastly, on my last visit with a friend, the quiche which I have always enjoyed was literally half the size and, again, not properly heated up. The food at marmalade is nice but expensive, cutting portions in half means I won't be back. It's a great shame as the staff are very friendly and the atmosphere is so lovely. But somewhere in all this there has to be value for money. Get real Marmalade, I feel you have...