Beach House Brighton

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Posted 2024-11-12 by Jen ⇒ follow

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It takes but a little whiff in the wind, alerting me to somewhere new, for me to act upon it. Beach House Brighton was the target, and it opened in September, and I only got there yesterday! The location at 133 Esplanade, Brighton is amazing! And I'm so happy someone had the dollars and the initiative to have a restaurant/cafe/kiosk running. About time, and what an opportunity. That part of Brighton is always teeming with locals and lots of tourists who can't seem to resist the draw of the historic bathing boxes lining the beach. Beach House is practically next door, the bathing boxes visible from the restaurant/cafe which has beachside views.

Easy enough to get to, the Brighton Beach Train Station is a 9-minute walk away, and there are multiple bus stops close by. If you're travelling by car, there's a 60-space onsite beachfront carpark, plus there's street parking as well. However, I'd say parking will still be tight on weekends when the community descends upon the beach, and sometimes tourists come by the busloads. My only disappointment was that when I looked at images of the 'Beach House', there were two big gorgeous buildings side by side, and I thought, wow, this is a huge restaurant. As it turns out, one-half of the building is the new clubhouse belonging to the Brighton Life Saving Club . The actual restaurant itself is not very big, especially when one takes into consideration the traffic that frequents that popular spot on the beach. My question would be why - why not build one twice the capacity of the current restaurant space. It's just not going to be enough for the upcoming summer traffic.

I guess that's when the 'Kiosk' comes to the rescue. You can get all you need from the kiosk, take your purchases and enjoy it on the beach or on the steps /natural seating that exists in front of and just below the restaurant. The Kiosk is basically the back of the restaurant, and they've extended their takeaway trading hours during daylight savings. The Beach House Kiosk will now remain open until sunset every Wednesday to Sunday. Whether you're after a relaxed meal on the Beach House steps or soft serve ice cream for the kids, covered in their favourite toppings, the Kiosk has got you covered. Now you can have dinner with sand between your toes while drinking in the views of Brighton's most popular beach and its iconic bathing boxes. Dine-in hours are from Monday to Friday 7am to 4pm, and on the weekend, 7am to 5pm. Takeaway hours are Monday to Tuesday 7am to 4pm, and Wednesday to Sunday 7am to sunset.

See here for the menus - Kiosk and dine-in. The Kiosk has everything you could possibly need for time on the beach. They have coffees, chai, hot chocolate, iced drinks, teas, pressed juices, milkshakes and soft drinks for beverages, and soft serves for afters at $6 each plus $1 extra for sauces, and the same for toppings. Do note at 1.5% payment processing fee applies to all card transactions, and 10% surcharge on weekends, and 15% on all public holidays. Takeaway meals range from $12 to $25, with toasties being the lowest for ham, cheese tomato, then there are brekky rolls, king prawn and octopus roll, chicken sandwich, veg sandwich, salmon poke bowl, fish tacos, burger, popcorn chicken, loaded chips, calamari, fish and chips, chips on the side, with other sides including brown rice, garden salad and potato cake. There are gluten and dairy-free options, and cater to the vegan as well.

Being a Monday, we got lucky and got a parking spot, and a seat at the restaurant. Mind you, the parking spaces and the small restaurant was almost to capacity even for a Monday. We'd love to have sat at the narrow balcony which holds around 6 tables for around 2-3 diners per table, looking out directly at the beach, but it was all taken. We spoilt ourselves with seafood which we love, and one very plain order with a side of salmon. We ordered the poached eggs on toast with sourdough bread for one very fussy eater, with an addition of beetroot-cured salmon for $8. Now you know why the salmon looks so unusually red in the pic. My friend went for the king prawn and octopus roll served on a brioche bun, with smoked salmon cream, lettuce, crispy shallots and chips for $32. As you can see in the image it's cut in half as we were sharing to get a taste of everything. I have to admit, when serving seafood or quality protein, and you're paying the price, chips always seem so crass to me, everyone's favourite though it may be. Maybe I just want a little bit of a fancier elegant touch that respects the produce, other than chips. I'm not knocking chips, just saying.

The brioche was soft, everything was fresh, and the chips tasted great too. I had the Moreton Bay bug and scallop linguine with calamari, shrimp, chilli, garlic, and lobster bisque sauce for $36 and it was absolutely perfect if ever so slightly oily for me. It ate well, and I had no problem wolfing that down. Luckily we were too full to have dessert after our lattes, as there is no dessert on the menu. The closest would be the one offer of soft-serve ice cream. Aside from eggs on toast, the menu runs from $23 to $36 with a wide range of choices with something for everyone as you can see on the menu online . The best thing about this restaurant is that exists, and it's always nice to know you can grab a bite to eat or something to drink when you're on the beach. Brighton business owner Andre Salem's sunny cafe and kiosk has floor-to-ceiling glass and timber battens that lead out to the deck that's set above an amphitheatre-like public seating area. You can't miss its presence on the beach, so be sure to pop in and check it out and enjoy some takeaway for an evening on the beach. Summer is on the way and it'll no doubt be inundated with customers.