Belchers Cafe — Restaurant in Great Britain

I’ve been craving some fried bread for a while. After visiting this place I will not be touching anymore fried bread, or full English in general, with a barge pole for a while. Belchers satisfied the craving so much that I had to do a couple laps up and down Brighton pier to bring myself back to life. Has a man ever jumped to his death into the freezing ocean from a fry up overload… probably not but it was close to being a world first.

The atmosphere cultivated is exactly what you want from any proper cafe. A warming welcome from a sweet lady which feels like she’s essentially welcomed you into her living room contrasted by some of the most bleak looking geezers you’ve ever laid eyes on solemnly chowing down on an extra portion of beige.

The stain glass full English in the window was beautiful and lures you in for a colourful culinary experience. The reality is your in for every shade of brown in the working man’s rainbow. And your reward you’ll find at the end is big pot of regret.

Don’t get me wrong this is a positive review. It’s the real full English experience. It’s like I was in Layer Cake and was about to watch Morty take a kettle to the face.

One bloke came into the cafe and the dialogue was as such (names replaced): Geezer 1: alright carol how’s it going? Carol: alright Steve, just the usual today? Geezer 1: just a cuppa tea carol Carol: so no food today? Geezer 1: nah a full English as well of course (insert look of surprise and disgust at carols suggestion)

Notes on ordering etiquette: swapping of items is tolerated BUT not the tomatoes which in hindsight is fare. I respect da rulez from Carol. Carol knows about breafastnomics and she doesn’t hold back on teaching you.

Ordering tip: an additional half size portion of bubble n squeak between two people is definitely enough food. You don’t want to find yourself staring into the abyss off the end of the pier.

Only criticisms would be: sausage was laid end-to-end (see picture)… savage behaviour the egg touching the beans could be considered negligence I can confirm the bacon was not cooked on a radiator

Ongoing debate: is it acceptable to serve fried bread alongside untoasted buttered bread? Someone has since told me you should make a friend bread sandwich (normal bread outside, fried bread in the middle)… i will be returning to...

Loved visiting this little gem this morning. The atmosphere is perfectly British circa 1996, I loved it. Even being on my own, I wasn't bored coz there were lots to look at. Pictures from the area (seeing what west pier looked like before the fire was amazing, such a loss), art for sale, hanging plants and other customers made my breakfast taste even better than it already would have. As a person with many allergies, having a 'build your own' menu is perfect. I had 2 rashers, 1 fried egg and grilled tomatoes. It was all very tasty, cooked to perfection and it was the perfect second breakfast on my last day in beautiful Brighton. Thank you for having...

This pub used to be my local in late 90s and was badly in need of a overhaul and investment!

It has now got the backing of a chain and they have done a fabulous job in making it a modern and nice place to visit for a drink, but sadly the food is average at best. My steak sandwich was 99% Foccacia, it was very dry and the token 12 sweet potato fries for additional £2.99 was an insult! I work locally for a large company and will not be coming back to eat, sadly. Must try harder. Visit the Bridge Inn to see how’s it...