The Brasserie at Chichester Festival Theatre

Fine quality food served quickly and pleasantly. This is hard to do in a theatre restaurant but the Brasserie achieves it.

The friendly and efficient service from the young staff was excellent. Lovely atmosphere - quite a hubbub going on and yet it is so easy to hold a conversation. We started with flatbreads and olives - which were beautiful. After a starter and a main - each of the 3 of us had different selections for both courses, all of which were tasty and interesting - we felt replete enough to pass on the puds - or it would have been too likely we would doze off in the theatre!!

My soup was excellent as was the Sea Bream. The glass of Italian Red was very pleasant. The Ladies provided a good service. Can I recommend that you insist on patrons not making calls on speaker phone? we were disturbed by this.

It is an enjoyable dining experience pre theatre entertainment. We have eaten in the Brasserie many times and have been consistently pleased with the standard of catering and service. The convenience of the venue by the theatre also plays a part in making the visit a pleasure.

Hi. As usual the food and service yesterday was slick and delicious. However, the only reason I gave the food for rather than five stars, is that the three of us who had the treacle felt it was too rich. I think the chef must have used molasses sugar or treacle in it, and to be honest , in our opinions, this spoilt it. I realise chefs are always aiming to update a traditional recipe but in this instance I don’t think it worked. It is a pudding one hardly ever has nowadays and the good old-fashioned golden syrup one we think is by far the better option. However thank you for a delicious meal, I wish all restaurants were a slick in their service as you, it is always a treat to come and have a meal with you before a matinee. It makes for a really special day. Many thanks, Belinda.