Wow. It's official, I love it. The key phrase here is gonna be 'melt in your mouth.' Booked in here as a fan of the Ginger chain but having not tried The Gingerman yet, we decided to give it a shot. So glad we did it has to now claim the spot of my favourite restaurant in Brighton! It is tiny, like being in someone's living room but ever so cosy I have never sat in a comfier formal dining spot in my life! Except it doesn't feel formal the atmosphere was very jolly, you don't have to watch your sound levels like in some places, it's a really nice ambiance. It's was only how exceptional the food was which is what gave it its formality! To start we opted for a glass of prosecco each and were presented with the most gorgeous little appetiser of Swiss chard soup. It was absolutely delicious and made me realise how hungry I was so it worked a treat. Next they brought out a dear little baked loaf and butter which had been finished with a big sprinkling of maldon salt and course black pepper which we scoffed, it was still warm - oooh yum! For starters I choose a beetroot terrine, with a deep fried ball of blue cheese, a quinelle of horseradish mousse which was very creamy served with a few snippets of pickled shallot. It all worked delicately together and left me gagging for main. Result! G went for the crispy gurnard on a tomato salsa which was his favourite dish - everything was so fresh and the flavours were soft and sharp. It worked beautifully. For mains I had rump of lamb with spinach an peas with confit potatoes. Daaayem giiiiiirl. This is where it starts to get x-rated. I'm fully convinced the lamb was trying to have sexual relations with my mouth. It was the softest most tenderest piece of pink lamb I have EVER had. Exactly the right amount of everything too. The spinach was succulent - I didn't even know spinach could be succulent?! Surprisingly what really lifted the whole dish were the micro herbs, I'm officially a convert. Boom. G had fillet of beef with dripping chips and crab mayonnaise. He said he would like to swim in that mayonnaise. He was as chuffed as me. To accompany our mains we had a Pinot noir which was perfect. We were stuffed but decided to share the cheese board. You only get three but the Yorkshire blue was out of this world. To round off the meal we had the best Irish coffees I've ever tasted served with moist little pieces of brioche-y cake. I was craving them as soon as I woke up this morning. Everything about the evening was faultless. The staff have got the perfect balance of catering to our needs and chatting but leaving us to it when appropriate. We got chatting to the table next to us who had come down from Surrey cos they love it here so much - if that's not sold it I don't know what will!