Circo by Señor Buddha – Modern Tapas in Brighton
Starting life as an experiment in taste, CIRCO by Señor Buddha Brighton has evolved out of proprietor Lee Shipley creating new and innovative dishes centred on his two favourite cuisines; East Asian and Spanish.
East Asian Tapas, Preston Circus – Brighton
Señor Buddha Brighton, located on Preston Road in the Preston Circus area of Brighton, offers an ever changing menu of tapas style dishes, crafted in the restaurant’s open kitchen with a heavy East Asian influence. East Asian cuisine has 4 main elements; hot, salty, sweet and sour – the food is fresh, aromatic, colourful and bursting in flavour, yet very delicate.
Lee says:
I wanted to push the boundaries using some of the Spanish tried and tested classics, but with East Asian flavours. These cuisines both rely heavily on fresh ingredients and big, contrasting flavours, meaning they effortlessly complement each other when fused together.
Dishes on the menu include black beer clams ; goats cheese, lemongrass and black sesame mousse and scallops with red curry, eggplant and coconut clams .
Spanish and Portugese Wines
There’s a big onus on the wine – the food is paired with a brilliantly curated wine list compromising of Spanish and Portuguese bottles, which has been painstakingly researched and sourced by the team at Senor Buddha to complement the food. There are Asian cocktail ice creams as a treat too – the perfect palate cleanser.
Well-Priced Food
The chic and stylish, twenty-cover restaurant is a welcome addition to the newly regenerated London road area, offering a buzzing atmosphere to share some tapas and enjoy good wine, at a very reasonable price point. Order as you go, just speak with Head Chef John Reed across the pass – there’s always the opportunity to go for more dishes should you have room left!
Fish Thursday – Señor Buddha Brighton
A six-course fresh fish menu with the exception of dessert, for a very reasonably priced, £30. Here you can see all the chefs at work in their bijou kitchen as they entice you with a fusion of East Asian and Spanish flavours
