Brighton’s Best Dish: Cornish mackerel with herb sauce at Stem
Congratulations to Brighton’s Best Restaurants follower Nadia Khiavi, who entered our Instagram Dish of the Month for April 2026 competition by nominating Cornish mackerel, herb sauce, horseradish, wild garlic butter and lemon at Stem restaurant in Hove. Nadia said, ‘Super fresh and punchy Spring flavours - exactly what you want to eat in April!’ Chef Anthony Raffo tells us that he even went the extra mile and foraged the wild garlic for the butter himself. The dish is still currently on the menu, so you can enjoy those lovely spring flavours in May too.
Nadia won a bottle of Ridgeview Bloomsbury English sparkling wine courtesy of Ridgeview.
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Stem
41 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2BE
01273 435582; stemhove.co.uk
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