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Falafel House

23 St James's St, Kemptown, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 1RF, UK4.9 (273 reviews)01273 911830map

No-frills, budget Middle Eastern falafel counter in Kemptown — falafel wraps, salad boxes and dips, mostly vegan by default; hugely rated for value, with a lone review querying whether meat is also served.

Why it's listed: Falafel restaurant, vegan+veg types; 'mostly vegan by default' — dedicated plant-based

Profile last updated 16 July 2026.

Falafel House — photo
Photo: Falafel House · Google
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The business claims it

Structured facts from the listing and website.

Cuisine style
Middle Eastern falafel counter — falafel wraps, salad boxes, hummus and dips.
falafel_restaurant, vegan_restaurant, vegetarian_restauranttypes
Kitchen-wide dietary regime
Predominantly plant-based falafel kitchen — 'mostly vegan by default' apart from halloumi (dairy), which reads vegetarian; one reviewer queried whether meat is also served, so a fully meat-free policy isn't fully confirmed.
Their offerings are mostly vegan by default -- excepting the halloumireviews
Service modes offered
dine in · takeaway
Absolutely delicious falafel lunch box! I had it two days in a rowreviews
Price band
Budget — a £6.50 wrap is called a bargain.
A falafel wrap here only costs you £6.50 which in my book is an absolute bargainreviews
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Customers reveal it

Recurring signal mined from real reviews — with receipts.

Atmosphere as customers describe it
Deliberately no-frills, small and unpretentious.
I love the no frills design insidereviews
Occasions customers use it for
quick lunch · cheap eats · takeaway
Absolutely delicious falafel lunch boxreviews
Dishes customers name repeatedly
Falafel wrap · Falafel lunch box · Pistachio cake · Muttabal (aubergine dip)
A falafel wrap here only costs you £6.50... And then there's the pistachio cakereviews
Recurring caveats in reviews
Menu says 'vegan & vegetarian' but a reviewer saw meat served — worth checking · Occasional inconsistency (salty hummus, uneven wrap fill)
it says “vegan and vegetarian” cuisine on their menu but they also serve meat?reviews
Service character as customers describe it
Warm, personal owner-run service.
The owner and the young lady are very sweet and kindreviews
Value for money as customers see it
Mostly seen as great value with big portions; one reviewer felt the £6.50 wrap fell short.
Big portion sizes. Good value for moneyreviews
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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.