Meat Liquor - Brighton and Hove

We came here for our teenage son’s birthday and thoroughly enjoyed our time. The food was excellent and the staff were very attentive and friendly. I highly recommend the ‘Dead Hippie’ burger which was cooked to perfection and the Malted milkshake was a wonderful addition. Great food, fantastic atmosphere in a truly funky venue. A tip for those visiting by car, park in Trafalgar Street car park, which offers secure parking for £6.90 all night after 6pm.

It's a shame, as I used to love your burgers!! The chicken fillet was tiny compared to what it used to be, and flat and just a bit meh. I was so excited as they used to be the best chicken burger in town, but I'm not sure if come back again now

Somewhere I've wanted to try for ages. Place is cool, we came in at 5pm on a Tuesday so was expectedly quiet I reckon there's quite an atmosphere when the place is busy! Good size menu, chilli cheese fries were probably the only let down. Burgers were decent, great fried pickles too! Strong cocktails and a good craft beer selection too...

Have been here a few times and been consistently impressed by the place. The staff are commendably friendly and efficient and the food and drink are varied and consistently good. Most recently we visited for my friends birthday. One thing I love is how versatile this place is- I’ve been here for lunch, I’ve been here for a night out and it excels at both. They have an extensive drink menu and we ordered some interesting cocktails of their own design that were very tasty, I also ordered from their more classic selection of cocktails and opted for an old fashioned a little later in the evening- it was perhaps a tad sweet for my tastes but that is purely personal preference. They also have a good list of beer and wine if you’re more in to that. I was always dubious visiting here as a vegetarian since the word meat is literally in the title, but the veggie options here are varied and sublime. I started with an order of fried pickles, which I admit are an acquired taste, but they were delicious and they pair excellently with a beer. The cheese and onion loaded fries were great as well- a good amount of toppings: gooey cheese, pickled and crispy onions, and fries that still managed to be crispy underneath. The garlic mushroom burger was out of good world. I’ve been to restaurants and audibly heard the chef scoff at having to cook a mushroom burger, but this is no joke. Garlicky, umami and delicious. Genuinely one of- if not the- best burger I have ever had. I could not recommend it more strongly. Overall the food is well presented, fairly reasonably priced and incredibly tasty and the service is efficient without being officious- the staff are both chatty and attentive. We will definitely be back.

Always loved going to Meat Liquor, our go to was always Monkey Fingers; delicious strips of tender chicken I believe to have been battered in tempura batter? I may be wrong but either way, they were delicious. In a serving of buffalo sauce served with blue cheese sauce. A hardcore chicken fans dream. We only ever visit when we’re in London or Brighton but go every time were in town. Until now. We ordered our beloved Monkey Finger dish this evening, most likely for the last time. Bland, breaded coated chicken, most likely a knock off of Colonels secret recipe, which was also seasoned with charcoal. If you’re visiting expecting to have your beloved Monkey Fingers as you last remember it, avoid going to Meat Liquor at all cost. They’ve ruined the dish and probably angered allot of patrons. I’d be interested if a manager could make comment as to why this popular dish has been ruined?