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A Table Cafe & Restaurant

75 St James's St, Kemptown, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 1PA, UK4.7 (204 reviews)01273 787642websitemap

Small newish Kemptown Mediterranean cafe-bistro doing all-day brunch and Mediterranean plates; listed vegetarian/vegan with no meat named in reviews, but polarising on quality and cleanliness.

Why it's listed: vegan_restaurant + vegetarian_restaurant types, Kemptown Mediterranean bistro; no meat in reviews

Profile last updated 16 July 2026.

A Table Cafe & Restaurant — photo
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voice 1

The business claims it

Structured facts from the listing and website.

Cuisine style
Kemptown Mediterranean cafe-bistro serving all-day brunch and Mediterranean plates.
mediterranean_restaurant, bistro, cafetypes
Kitchen-wide dietary regime
Listed as a vegetarian/vegan restaurant; reviews (shakshuka, veggie fry-up, cakes) name no meat, though a fully-meat-free policy isn't explicitly confirmed.
vegan_restaurant, vegetarian_restauranttypes
Service modes offered
dine in
As you walk in... are you ask is it just the two of you, followed by a time limitreviews
Price band
Midrange, and several reviewers feel pricey for what's served.
The food was okay although only just okay on pricereviews
voice 2

Customers reveal it

Recurring signal mined from real reviews — with receipts.

Atmosphere as customers describe it
Newish, small, cultish Kemptown cafe, handy for Airbnb visitors.
Its newish, cultish and in the right place for loads of Airbnbreviews
Occasions customers use it for
breakfast · brunch · coffee and cake
breakfast on the Monday morning before leavingreviews
Dishes customers name repeatedly
Chai latte · Chocolate cheesecake · Breakfast / brunch
I fear I had the best chai latte in my life here so farreviews
Recurring caveats in reviews
Cleanliness lapses (sticky tables, dirty menus) · Food can taste shop-bought/underwhelming for the price · Table time limits at busy periods
our table hadn't been cleaned and was all sugary and sticky... Our menus were also filthyreviews
Service character as customers describe it
Welcoming to some diners, but complaints of staff on their phones and imposed table time-limits.
friendly and welcoming even as a solo female dinerreviews
voice 3

Only the owner knows it

Questions we hold for the kitchen itself. Unanswered until they answer.

We're holding 9 questions for the owner — families & kids, best occasions & the vibe, vegan, coeliac & allergy options, why choose you, groups, private hire & catering, booking or walk-in?, good to know before you visit, must-order dishes, made in-house & sourcing — and will publish the answers here once confirmed.