Breaking news
December 2020: The restaurant will close in Spring 2021. Message on Instagram..."After almost six years residing and working alongside Artist Residence this chapter is coming to an end. We will be leaving our residence at the hotel on 31 March 2021. We want to close the chapter by putting out the best food we have ever cooked, so please do book in to come and say goodbye with a final meal with us.
"There are too many people to mention but you know who you are are. Again a huge thanks; your help, support and compassion has fuelled the restaurant and made it something we are proud of.
"We hope the Set will live on. The new year may bring us a new home, or we may look at new projects such as pop-ups, exclusive private dining and some other stuff (once we think of it). We shall keep you posted."
50 Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 4QF
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Summary
In June 2021, Dan Kenny found a new home for his project in Café Rust, not far from Preston park and underneath the viaduct. It’s a small place, with a two-person team in the kitchen aiming for big, umami flavours from a fixed 14-20 course tasting menu over two-and-a-half hours, and though it inspires somewhat limited feedback, fans say results are “just flawless”.
Summary
Eat from a “tempting short menu” (“there’s no longer just a set menu”) at Dan Kenny’s funky former pop-up that’s now permanently parked in a “relaxed and quiet” location, within a trendy boutique hotel. “How can kale taste like heaven? How can sultanas make such an intense jam? How can rhubarb zing in an eclair? Go visit The Set and discover for yourself!” But hurry – in December 2020, Kenny announced that the restaurant would cease trading at the end of March 2021.
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Owner's description
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £30.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
 Extras |
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| Service | 12.50% |
Restaurant details
The Set Restaurant Diner Reviews
"13 course tasting menu. Interesting food but expensive "
"After hearing about this place for some years we finally got there and were not impressed, it is an evening operation in a basic cafe, which is fine but the lighting was extremely poor with two fairly dim hanging ceiling lights and many of the offerings were in small deep wooden bowls so it was almost impossible to see what you were getting. The food was not particularly wonderful anyway. So a disappointment. As it is run solely by the 2 owners we were suprised that they had a 12.5 % service charge I had always thought this was to compensate for poor staff wages. Wine pricing is also rather fierce."
50 Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 4QF
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | CLOSED |
| Wednesday | 6.30‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 6.30‑11 pm |
| Friday | 6.30‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 6.30‑11 pm |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
