Harden's survey result
Summary
A “big, bustling Italian” with a “fun atmosphere” in the Lanes, “where genuine Italian staff serve huge portions of tasty pasta and pizza” – it’s an “outstanding cheap ’n’ cheerful choice” and “the kids love it, too”.
Summary
A “big, bustling Italian” with a “fun atmosphere” in the Lanes, “where genuine Italian staff serve huge portions of tasty pasta and pizza” – it’s an “outstanding cheap ’n’ cheerful choice” and “the kids love it, too”.
Summary
“If you want huge portions of tasty Italian food” all at affordable prices, this stalwart of the Lanes is “hard to beat”. In particular it’s “a great place to take the kids” – staff are “friendly” and “families are welcome”.
Summary
“Donatello has become a kind of Brighton institution over the years”; “ideal for families (even with kids) and groups of friends with its hundreds of seats outside” (“don’t expect much elbow room” inside, though), this Lanes spot provides “huge portions of home cooked food” that’s “value for money”.
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Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Always | £12.00 | £15.00 |  |
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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Pudding |
|---|---|---|
| £6.00 | £15.00 | £4.50 |
| Drinks |
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|---|---|
| Wine per bottle | £16.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £2.00 |
| Extras |
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|---|---|
| Service | 10.00% |
1-3 Brighton Pl, Brighton, BN1 1HJ
Opening hours
| Monday | 11:30 am‑10:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 11:30 am‑10:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 11:30 am‑10:30 pm |
| Thursday | 11:30 am‑10:30 pm |
| Friday | 11:30 am‑10:30 pm |
| Saturday | 11:30 am‑10:30 pm |
| Sunday | 11:30 am‑10:30 pm |
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