Fourth And Church restaurant, Brighton England

The restaurant symbol on the door, and bottles inside, at the glass front entrance of Fourth and Church Restaurant. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

 Our Brighton friends chose this restaurant because it has a good wine vibe, with bottles on the walls behind our table. (We were stying at the Hotel du Vin.)

The restaurant is in Hove, which is indistinguishable from Brighton, being west along the coast. Although the address says Hove, the postcode has the inital and two letters of Brighton. Why does the restaurant location in its name have two streets, not just one? It's like New York. The street it is on is so long that you add the name of the nearest cross street, which tells you how far down to walk. The second street name also tells you the nearest street approach when driving there.

The restaurant name comes from the street names in the location. Fourth, not Forth. And Church.

The initials F and C for Fourth and Church are on the menu.  Opposite the front door is the church. Turn the menu sideways and the letters F and C are cleverly designed in the outline of a wine glass.

Photo by Angela Lansbuty. Copyright.

Look back at my picture of the front door. You see the symbol showing the wine glass. I noticed neither at the time, only when looking at the menu two days later.

The same symbol is on the back of their business card.

The toilets are down a few steps. I managed to do without an excursion. 

They brought up bread and oil to start. 

Wines

In the wall rack behind us. On the menu, no less than 9 sparkling white wines from England. That's the beneficial effect of global warming. England now has 300 or more vineyards, and more are in Wales going west in the UK.  

On the menu, also you can read about their long list of reds from warmer climes in Europe and around the world.

Starters & Main Courses

When you have a proper chef who changes the menu monthly weekly or even from one day to the next according to what is in season locally or readily available, it is hard to recommend. Our local friends said the menu had changed since their last visit. By the time you read this, the menu will have changed again.

Afters - Desserts & Cheese

Our small cosy group of four, two couples, opted for the cheese platter. Several unfamilar choices to choose from, plus crunchy tasty wafers and a sweet jelly/compote contrast.

They are on Facebook.

Website, Address of Fourth & Church Restaurant / Wines

www,fourthandchurch.co.uk

84 Church Road, Hove BN3 2EB

tel 01273 72470

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