Brighton is the rather formal restaurant of the Stanhope hôtel, a fairly posh place near the European Institutions. The culinary inspiration is definitely French here, which left us wondering why the restaurant is called after the pretty English seaside town. During the summer, the inner...courtyard is a very pleasant green haven of quiet and peace, and lunch is served outside. This is actually the very best part of the arrangement - even though the 2 set lunch, a so called barbecue menu, is certainly not a bad deal, and the service, verging on the slow side, is courteous and professional. A starter to definitely avoid is a cold and bland soup, confusingly called gazpacho because it has nothing whatsoever to do with this brilliant invention of Andalucian cuisine. Nice winelist, though on the expensive side. Overall the lunch menu is a very nice treat on a sunny day.More