Bonsai Plant Kitchen

Sip on something refreshing with our Bonsai Lemon and Raspberry Ice Tea! 🍹All our non-alcoholic drinks are crafted right here! 😎

Can we tempt you with this tasty dish?

Mapo tofu, the perfect blend of umami and sweet heat, a Sichuan sauce, with shiitake and soy. 😎😃👏

We are thrilled to announce that Bonsai Plant Kitchen has been awarded the title of ‘Best Vegan Restaurant in Brighton’ for the 2nd year in a row!!! 🎉 But that’s not all – we’re also honoured to have made it to the ‘Top 5 Best International Cuisine’, ‘Top 5 for Best Team’, ‘Top 10 Best Restaurant in Brighton’ and ‘Top 10 for Best Cocktails’.

We are truly over the moon with these accolades, and we couldn't have achieved this without the incredible support from all of you! 🙌 Your enthusiasm for plant-based cuisine and our unique dining experience drives us to continuously strive for excellence. ♥️

A huge thank you to our dedicated team whose hard work, passion, and creativity make Bonsai Plant Kitchen the special place it is. 🌟 And of course to our wonderful customers for believing in us and choosing to dine with us. Your support means the world to us! 😚🥰

Let's keep spreading the love for vegan cuisine, delicious cocktails, and unforgettable dining experiences! 🍸🙌🎉
- Dom Sherriff (Owner and Head Chef)

Picante Margarita

Warm up with this chilli infused cocktail. If you like a margarita, you’ll love this fiery, tequila based drink where sweet agave balances the spice and sharpness to make it a refreshing palate cleanser which you keep going back to!

Just a reminder on our opening hours. Come visit Bonsai and enjoy some delicious food and even tastier cocktails.

You can try our “Ramen Bowl” for just £11 from 12pm - 2pm every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

OR our “Lunch Set” which includes 1x bincho grilled skewers, 1x rice bowl and 1x banh mi for just £15 which is available every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 12pm - 2pm.

See you soon ☺️👌

Guess what, noodle enthusiasts? 🎉 The Bonsai Ramen Club is officially in session, and we're turning Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays into a RAMEN FIESTA from 12 PM to 2 PM! 🥷🍜✨
🌶 Handmade noodles dancing in a miso sesame broth, crowned with a fiery fusion of chilli “pork” mince, scorched tomatoes, and pickled shiitake magic! 🔥

Swipe to find out more and give us a follow to see more delicious food coming from the Bonsai den. 🍜🥢🌶️🔥

Last…but not least. A massive thank you to Chef Milo for creating the dish and coming up with this great idea ☺️

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https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/nov/10/bonsai-plant-kitchen-brighton-restaurant-review-grace-dent?fbclid=IwAR0zDHd_HfHRlp8orRzxueLIfuUdpXg5EICB7iIbQp2auwkIT5A-OiudlNA

Bonsai Plant Kitchen, Brighton: 'Definitely remarkable and unusual' – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants A sort-of Japanese, Thai-influenced and deeply experimental restaurant

✍️🔥Grace Dent reviews us in The Guardian🔥✍️

The review that has had us quivering in our boots is finally here and BOY is it good😁🤪

From a pop up in lockdown to being written about it The Guardian we couldn’t be happier with how far we’ve come🙌

We’re a small business from humble beginnings without huge financial support so thank you everyone for coming and supporting us and thank you Grace Dent for your words of wisdom🫶

Grab your copy of The Guardian today !!

Agedashi Tofu🥣

The latest addition to our specials board, created by Chef Milo and enjoyed by you!😋

Dashi and soy broth, medium pressed tofu with a wafer thin peppery crust, togarashi, chives and fresh shaved horseradish.😈

If this doesn’t warm your cockles we don’t know what will🔥

AVAILABLE NOW🏃💨

🔥FRIDAY LUNCH SET🔥

2x Bincho grilled skewers + 1x rice bowl + 1x Bánh Mì slider = £15🤯

Now THATS a deal🤝

For the first time ever we are introducing an enticing new deal to our Friday lunchtime menu…

Choose your bincho grilled skewers;
2x “Chicken” yakitori skewers
2x Mongolian “Lamb” skewers
2x Curry butter corn skewers

Choose your rice;
1x Scorched rice
1x Dirty rice

Choose your Bánh Mì slider;
1x “Chicken” Bánh Mì
1x Szechuan tofu Bánh Mì

Don’t forget to add a Bonsai Scorpion Lager just for good measure, sit back and enjoy.

Your belly and your wallet will leave here nice and full🫄

BOOKING LINK IN OUR BIO🏃💨

🇻🇳Hanoi style “Pork” Spring Roll🇻🇳

Our most reordered dish ever. People eat it, love it and go for seconds.🤤

Hanoi style “pork” in a rice paper roll, our Japanese style mayonnaise, house pickled apple and Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese chilli, ginger and lime dipping sauce).

Come and taste the hype🔥

Booking link in bio🏃💨

From THIS🍄 to THIS🔥

Our tempura Sussex mushrooms are locally grown by Original Mushroom Company exclusively for Bonsai and locally eaten by you lot🥢

Tempura Tarragon Oyster Mushrooms, Bonsai teriyaki sauce, our Japanese style mayonnaise, togarashi, crispy garlic🤜💥🤛

A quote from Grace Dent herself: “These are absolutely delicious”🫡

The link to book a table is in our bio🏃💨

🧀🌽NEW CORN🌽🧀

Corn grilled over Japanese charcoal, brushed with our famous curry butter, drizzled with our Japanese style mayonnaise and sprinkled with Parmesan and togarashi 🤌

*Chef’s kiss*💋

Our corn has had a summer glow up and is ready to be devoured.

Head to our website to book🏃💨

🇻🇳Vietnamese Espresso Martini🇻🇳

Vodka, Vietnamese coffee, house made Vietnamese coffee liqueur😮‍💨

We’ve been working on this one for a while and it’s finally ready to be served to you beautiful people.

Anyone that knows Vietnamese coffee knows that it’s got these undeniable notes of dark chocolate and caramel. A flavour that would pair beautifully with an espresso martini💃

AVAILABLE ON OUR SPECIAL BOARD FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY🔥

💥WE’RE BACK💥

We took a little social media hiatus while we made some major changes in the restaurant but we’re back and better than ever💃🔥

If you haven’t had this view in front of you at least once in your life WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!! 🤦

Do yourself a favour and book a table my friend. You deserve it. 🫶

Head to bonsaiplantkitchen.co.uk to book🏃💨

🔥KOREAN HOT SAUCE🔥

Is it just me or is it getting seriously hot in here?🥵

After months of planning, our signature Korean Hot sauce is ready and available to BUY NOW🔥🔥🤪🤪

It made its mark on the scene being the sauce to our tempura cauliflower and now you can make your own at home (or at least you can try)😉

Only available to buy in the restaurant so head to our website to BOOK NOW🏃💨

🍚🔥Scorched Rice🔥🍚

Japanese Sushi grade rice, pure sesame oil, Thai soy sauce, togarashi, scorched.

We have travelled far and wide sourcing the highest quality ingredients to bring you mind blowing flavours every. single. time.

A dish that’s so good, it’s been on our menu since day one🤯

You’ve never had rice like it.

Head to our website to book!🧑‍🍳

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🌞MojitNO🌞

0% Alcohol, 100% gorgeous😎

0% Rum, fresh lime, mint leaves, Demerara, soda.

We get a glimpse of sun and out come the summer cocktails🤪

Our cocktails were voted 4th best in Brighton and our mocktails are no different!!

We’re open for lunch and dinner today. Head to our website to book!

Have a beautiful day today.

Love,
Bonsai x

Mongolian “Lamb” Skewers🐑

Our “meat” is created using our own spice blend, using spices traditionally paired with lamb to trick your brain into thinking you’re eating the real thing🪄🧙
Smothered in rich, house made Mongolian sauce, thrown onto the Japanese charcoal for that gorgeous Smokey char🔥🧑‍🍳

🍋Rhubarb & Custard Rum Sour🍋

Aged white rum cut with Cachaça, lemon, rhubarb & custard, vegan egg white.

Started of as a special and was so popular that it made it onto the main menu and is now our best seller!🔥😈

A little taste of the good ol days😋

Only a few tables left for tonight, head to our website to book!🙌

Not ANOTHER ONE🥳🙌🤩

THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN🔥

Out of all of Brighton’s restaurants we were voted…

1st place in Plant Champions
2nd place Best Restaurant🤪🤪
3rd place in Best Team
4th place in Best Cocktail
4th place in Best International

Our second ever awards and we are LOVING the lime light💅

If you’re wondering how these awards differ to the other Brighton restaurant awards, the Brightons Best is voted by a panel of judges and the BRAVOS (this one) is voted by the public🥰

Thank you so much to everyone for voting for us, we love you and clearly you love us right back!

🌶️Shish*to Peppers🌶️

Grilled over Japanese Binchotan coal, smothered in yakitori sauce. Simple.

A special so good, it made it onto the menu🔥

Only a few tables left for tonights sitting, grab em while you can! Head to our website to book🥰

🔥WE MADE IT TO THE TOP 20 BEST RESTAURANTS IN BRIGHTON BABYYYY🔥

What a great first birthday present🥳🎂

To be such a small, independent, low budget restaurant and to be up there with big names is incredible and we are so grateful.

Thank you everyone for your continued support and thank you for an amazing night!🔥💛

We’re only getting better !!

🎈🎉HAPPY BIRTHDAY BONSAI🎉🎈

Bonsai opened its doors 1 year ago today and what a journey it’s been🥳🥳

Thank you to everyone for coming and supporting us through the year. It’s been a tough tough yeah but we made it through !!😅🥳

Amy & Dom built this place from the ground up with the help of an amazing team .electrical .online thank you everyone🙌💛

And lastly a big thank you to our amazing employees. We have the best team behind us and couldn’t do it without them.
Chef’s Mark and Raff, KP’s Sidney and Josh, Mixologists Brodie and Alex and Front of House Hosts Alex, Saoirse, Elles, Elle and Ellie. THANK YOU!!🔥🔥

Here’s to another amazing year!!💋💥

💥GYOZA UPGRADE💥

Chinese style vegetable gyoza, house made Szechuan chilli oil, crispy fried garlic.

Our gorgeous gyozas have had a 60 minute makeover and they’re looking better than ever😍

✍️A MONTH IN REVIEW✍️

It’s that time again💪🤪

Thank you to everyone that takes the time to write these lovely reviews!💛

We love you all, but clearly you love us more😉

This is just a snippet of the amazing reviews we receive. Look us up on google, trip advisor, OpenTable, read them for yourself and head to our website to BOOK NOW🔥

We're in The Argus😎

Click the link to have a read!

https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/23294402.bonsai-meet-two-chefs-behind-brightons-vegan-hit/

We've been nominated for the BRAVOS (Brighton Restaurant Awards).🔥🔥🔥🔥

We're up for;

Best restaurant
Plant Champions
Best Team
Best Cocktail
Best International

Follow the link to vote for us!! You can vote for all 5 categories!!🤪

Bonsai Plant Kitchen - BRAVO The Brighton Restaurant Awards Vote Online (BRAVO) make it possible for you to show your support for your favourite places to eat and drink in Brighton Hove and Sussex. There are 16 categories and you can vote in as many or as few as you like.