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So Gravlax receives a very firm 4.5/5 stars. We will return. Regularly. You should try it.

With Côte gone, this is a very welcome addition to the Broadway. And with Pink Flamingo expanding its repertoire, Elite, Befé, Safari Pizza, and old favourite La Campana, is the Broadway resurging (less said about Banana Tree and Pizza Express the better?

To Gravlax on The Broadway. Previously premises occupied by Wolfox. It's been mainly breakfasts and afternoon coffees until now under proprietors Helen (front of house) and Mackenzie (chef). But I understand they'll be opening Friday and Saturday evening's for dinner.

The staff were relaxed, friendly, and attentive. Book early, especially if you want a weekend table. We paid £200 for 2 cocktails, nibbles, 4 small plates, a £57 Chablis, two desserts, a glass of sauternes and service charge. Well worth it. 5 stars all round.

There are also snacks and sides. We'd started with bread and olives. The parmesan butter that comes with the bread is absolutely delicious. Our small plates were all excellent, and the wine list is extensive and good quality. We had desserts too! All perfect.

To Lindfield and Le Flamant. What a great find! Everything about it is great, the decor, staff, cocktails, food and wine. The food menu is short, very short: Five "small plates" and three "large plates". My guest and I had four of the small plates between us.

My suggestion to you is use it or lose it.

Maybe all of the above. But I worry for the owner Lee. This is not a good time to be in hospitality and with the festive season over, belts tightening, the Mountjaro effect, where is the money coming from? It's a great place for a cocktail, a meal, or just a night out.

Pink Flamingo! A bit (a lot) like the old Rocco's, but with a pink paint job, new proprietor, new staff and a more extensive cocktail list. It's nice, but like Rocco's before it, it can't seem to decide what it is: A cocktail bar, a bistro, a restaurant, a nightclub?

In summary, it's inauthentic but nothing majorly wrong with it. Ok for a date or meal with friends. It's nowhere near special-enough for an occasion. There are much better places on the Broadway for that (La Campana, Côte, Pascal's Brasserie and Wolfox. 3 out of 5 Stars, just.

Wine was a very narrow but quaffable selection of four reds, three whites and a rose. Banana fritters for dessert which were ok but could have been crispier. It's almost as if it had been reheated in a microwave (surely not!)

To Banana Tree on The Broadway. It's in the old (Café) Rouge building. There was no change of ownership and both are owned by the same parent company. I guess they decided that they couldn't compete with Côte, but they could compete with Thai Crystal.

Overall a great addition to the town. A bit away from the main drag, but not too far. It's a sit down place, no standing at the bar really. Hard to fault. Not top drawer, but very pleasant indeed. 4/5. Will return.

And finished off with Espresso Martinis. There were some curiosites: You pay before you get your food or drinks. It's pay as you go. I was asked to cut into my steak when it arrived to check it was to my liking. You can filter the electronic memo to exclude your allergies..

Francisco Lounge, the new kids on the block (or rather in South Road). But unlike Broadway's Rocco's, it's arguably confused about what it is. A café, a bar, a restaurant? Unlike Rocco's it seems to work despite its schizophrenic outlook. A thread...