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The Ginger Fox is a modern British restaurant in Brighton, at Muddleswood Road, Albourne, Henfield, BN6 9EA. The Good Food Guide lists it as Good for 2026, and Michelin has it as Recommended for the same year.
Dining is the focus here, and the kitchen cooks a modern British menu that follows current trends. Crispy jalapeños with Brighton Blue cheese make a fiery opener. The ham hock and cornichon terrine comes with piccalilli and pickled cauliflower. Monkfish tail with paprika crumb sits on a cassoulet of haricot beans and chorizo, and Sunday roasts of leg of lamb and belly of pork are the regular draw.
Tall trees shield the garden from the road, and a children's playground is tucked into one corner. The bar pours cask ales and keg lagers, and a local flight showcases Sussex wines. To finish, the cardamom frangipane comes with poached apricots and clotted-cream ice cream.
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With its neat mop of thatch, crowned with figures of a fox chasing a pheasant, this thoroughly spruced-up, contemporary pub – a country cousin of The Ginger Pig and The Gingerman (in Brighton and Hove) – is an idyllic-looking place right out of central casting. With the Downs looming in the distance, it boasts a pretty garden shielded from the road by tall trees, a smart children's playground tucked away in a corner, and a proper bar with cask ales and keg lagers. But dining is king here (booking is advised), with a menu of modern British food reflecting current trends. ‘It feels smart but not overly posh.’ Crispy jalapeños with Brighton Blue cheese is a snack to get you fired up, before a starter of, say, ham hock and cornichon terrine, where traditional flavours get the gel and pickle treatment (piccalilli and cauliflower, respectively). Monkfish tail with paprika crumb is the closest you'll come to fish and chips here (served with a cassoulet of haricot beans and chorizo), although you can get a fix of duck-fat chips with a 35-day aged rump steak. Daily specials might include a pie (chicken and mushroom, say), and fish is a winner judging by a perfectly cooked fillet of hake with summer vegetables and fish velouté. Sunday roasts such as leg of lamb and belly of pork are crowd-pleasers, while non-meat eaters fare well across the board. Finish with cardamom frangipane, poached apricots, apricot gel, honeycomb and clotted-cream ice cream. Classic cocktails and an intelligently gathered wine list support the beers at the bar, with Sussex vintages getting proper appreciation; a dedicated local flight truly celebrates its fabulous terroir.
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