The menu
Traditional cafe food, made to order. Here it’s described in reviewers’ words; ask at the counter for today’s menu and prices.
English breakfast
The full breakfast and the classic, with a pot of breakfast tea.
Breakfast and brunch are what Ala’s is known for. Rhona Hunter had the full breakfast, “a great size”, with freshly squeezed orange juice after a night out. Elizabeth Schneider went for the classic breakfast with a breakfast tea and found the food lovely.
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Eggs and brunch
Poached eggs, egg and avocado, and beans on toast on fresh bread.
Poached eggs come up in 15 reviews. Abbie Jackman’s family ordered beans on toast, a ham sandwich and the egg avo, and wrote that the bread was so fresh and everything was so tasty, even for a fussy five-year-old.
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Jacket potatoes
A Brighton lunch favourite, mentioned in 25 reviews.
Jacket potatoes come up in 25 Google reviews, more than any other dish. Tia Stevens likes the fresh ingredients and says the cheese is fantastic. Ask at the counter for today’s fillings.
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Sandwiches and baguettes
Southern fried chicken and mayo, ham, and sausage rolls to go.
Em Zie came over from Southampton and had a southern fried chicken and mayo sandwich: “absolutely lovely”. Morwenna Higgs calls the sandwiches absolutely delicious, and Nyle Hockham recommends the sausage rolls.
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Fresh orange juice and milkshakes
Orange juice from the juicer, and milkshakes, mentioned in 52 reviews.
Fresh orange juice comes up in 34 reviews and milkshakes in 18. The oranges go through the juicer behind the counter: Rhona Hunter’s freshly squeezed juice was just what she needed, and when Nyle Hockham asked for an orange cut up for a baby who loves them, it wasn’t a problem.
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Coffee, tea and cake
Coffee, breakfast tea, an iced chai latte and chocolate brownies.
Morwenna Higgs says the coffee is incredible. Em Zie asked for an iced chai latte, a drink the owner hadn’t made before, and he did a brilliant job. Nyle Hockham says the chocolate brownies are amazing.
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Prices at the counter
This site doesn’t list prices or a full menu. Call or ask at the counter for what’s on today.
Allergies
Tell whoever takes your order before you choose, and they can tell you what’s in each dish.
Eat in, outside or delivered
Eat in, take a table outside, take it away, or order through the delivery apps, including Uber Eats.
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13 Cranbourne Street, Brighton BN1 2RD, next to Churchill Square.