Moonstone

As a vegan, my boyfriend and I found this place awesome. Really good menu for veggies. I’ve never had Sri-​Lankan food before, but definitely would again. I was ill when we went, so didn’t feel up to eating a lot, but I’ve found myself craving it right now.
We went with his parents and ordered a fair bit which we all shared.
We chose curries from the vegetable menu– went for the butternut squash curry (which was cooked with coconut milk), mushroom curry (which was slightly less coconutty, not sure why as it was off the same part of the curry menu), coconut sambal, garlic and lemon rice, a potato dish which was a bombay potato type thing, and something else which I can’t remember for the life of me. Also had some pineapple chutney.
The butternut squash curry was amazing– my favourite Indian curry is a korma, and this is what this tasted like but without the cream– healthier, much lighter and just as tasty. The mushroom was also really nice, but for some reason not as sweet and coconutty.
I normally hate lemon in savoury dishes, and thought I’d hate the rice, but it was very nice.
The coconut sambal was lovely, if a little dry, but I think it was supposed to be like that.
The pineapple chutney was so nice!
The rest of the meal was really good, especially the potatoes.
Not mind-​blowing (it’s simple food), but it was really nice, light and tasty, with a v nice atmosphere. If I was from Hove I’d definitely visit again.

To see the takeaway menu and order by phone click on Moonstone Takeaway menu (
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I went here with a group of 12 people for a birthday dinner. Everyone seemed to enjoy their food but not love it.
I ordered the mango salad and the spinach and lentil vegetable curry. The mango salad was NOT good and I’ve had A LOT of mango salads in my lifetime. The curry was tasty but not amazing.
Pros:
— Something new if you’ve never experienced Sri Lankan food before
— Atmosphere is very intimate (not a lot of tables and low light)
— Servers were extremely helpful and friendly
— Food and wine prices are reasonable for a place like this
Cons:
— Restaurant is small and tables are close together
— The differences between Indian and Sri Lankan food are negligible to most people
— Not a lot of spice/​heat (if you like that sort of thing)

Great restaurant, great staff, great food.
Sri Lankan’s just a little bit different from Indian, enough to make it really interesting and the quality is great.
Particularly like the Cardamon Rice Pudding they do.

In a city that’s full of ethnic dining establishments its refreshing to have a restaurant serving such an unusual cuisine as Ski Lankan. Its can be found a little of the beaten track in hove, down a side street off of Church Road and is s must for any foodies in the area. It’s a difficult cuisine to describe but if you like Thai and or Indian than your sure to enjoy Moonstone. It’s definitely worth a trip out of the centre of town to enjoy an authentic cuisine so rarely available in the UK.

Moonstone is a real rarity of a place, primarily because it’s the only Sri-​Lankan restaurant in Brighton, and the first I’ve ever been to! The food is really interesting, although Moonstone itself is a bit of a design nightmare. Still, you go to restaurants for the food, and Moonstone definitely doesn’t disappoint here, serving up unique and delicious food for very reasonable prices.
Moonstone is a little bit out of town, buried in some of the smaller side-​streets out in Hove. Once you get there, the outside look, as well as the décor once you get indoors, may put many a customer off: garish and a bit tacky barely describes the style here. I nearly didn’t stick with Moonstone, but I’m so pleased I did, as the food here is something else entirely.
I’ve been holding off this point, as I’m still racking my brains for a way to describe Sri-​Lankan cuisine. Simply put, if you like Indian food you will like it, but there’s more to it than that. It’s almost a little Thai: most of what I had was quite spicy, and there seems to be a heavy seafood theme as well. If none of those things bother you, then you should give it a try: it is very tasty and very different from the regular restaurant fare.
Moonstone is definitely worth a trek, even if just for the novelty experience of Sri-​Lankan cuisine. I’d love to say it was deserving of 5 stars, but I haven’t been back in quite some time… it’s good, just not good enough to be worthy of the trek to get there! Still, go and see if it’s your sort of thing: you may find your new favourite food-​style!

I’m a bit of woosy when it comes to hot and spicy curries so this place was perfect for me as everything is round about the medium to mild mark. I’ve only been just the once but really enjoyed it. The atmosphere was really down to earth and the staff dead friendly.
There’s only a delicate difference between Sri Lankan and Indian food in my opinion but I think I prefer it as I can taste the flavours a lot easier without my head being blown off by too much spice.
Really reasonable prices here too for the food and the wine.

Moonstone is a proper authentic Ski Lankan restaurant, never having eaten it before i was dragged there by a pal who spent a year in Ski Lanka and we were both very impressed. The food involved alot of seasoned curry, noodles and seafood dishes all of which were amazing. Ski Lankin as a cuisine is difficult to describe but if you like Thai and/​or Indian food then this it’s sure to be a winner for you.
If your a foody thats into your ethnic foods or just looking for something different then Moonstone is the place for you.

Whilst this is a restaurant offering more unusual world foods, there was quite a long wait for food to be cooked — surprising given how quiet it was. Given this one would expect the food to be delicious, however it wasn’t really to my taste it’s probably something you need to get accustomed to.