Bill's, Brighton: Soup Lunch Review

As a sequel to several Lewes visits years ago, the madre, the little B and myself hit up Bill's today for luncheon- this bangin' cafe in the laines of Brighton. It's also popularised by other quaint and/or eclectic geographies around the UK, cutely grinning in its lovely dark, green, emerald brand coat, and rightly so, it's bloomin' marvellous, is Bill's! I had to blog about this endeavour whether today or in a few month's time, because what was presented to me was unfathomably tasty.

Bill's is a 'breakfast to bedtime,' warm, authentic-ingredient-laden restaurant, defined by its intimacy, its scrumptious and organic menu and homely yet encyclopaedic interior atmosphere. The staff are always friendly, (assorted too- today we had one tattooed waiter and another French- cool) the food never stumps on quality and the prices are no way unfitting whatsoever. It's actually raarrrrllyyyyy good value.

Starting with a carrot, orange and ginger juice, (WOW by the way) pre- butternut squash soup warmup, I was zinging with enthusiasm and newly absorbed nutrients flitting around my bloodstream. I don't know what it is about Bill's, but it makes you feel like you're paying homage to your body and giving it a big hug for all its hardwork. So yes, the lovely-jubbly juice was a winner with the insides. It was a moderate-sized glass, but as ever, I could have easily continued. Torn between that and the thick fruit and yoghurt smoothie, my citrus tastebuds won and carrot and I got it on.

Now for the main feature; I couldn't understand how a soup could get this good...well I can within the £4.95 price context, but still the flavour blew me out the water. Butternut squash soup arrived in a black terracotta pan, drizzled with a teaspoon of olive oil as garnish and accompanied with an innovative genre of warm, spongey, naan-tasting bread. The food wait was unnoticeable, and if it had been, whatever! That's how much of a 'moment' the soup and I shared. It was lusciously thick, a humbling temperature for ye old belleh, and a gorgeous, rustic ochre yellow.

Palatable flavours equaled- garlic, salt, PROPER vegetable stock, (obviously the squash), some cream or buttery undertones, paprika, light indian cuisine spices... and I'm sure a whole load more, but I couldn't care less when it tasted that good. It was also doused with small black seedlings or flavour pods of some kind, giving it mild bite.

The bread was the typa bread that you think out loud: 'Oh this nice, hearty hunk is undeniably home-made, has a good sprinkling of proper flour over it and is peppered with lovely little flavoursome seeds.' It was stretchy and good- predictably due to its gluten-free properties (...just a guess??).

Anyway 5 star soup Bill's. Produce it in a can and forever I'm yours.