Indian Summer Brighton Serves £35 October Feast With a Welcome Drink to Mark 25 Years
A thali at Indian Summer on East Street in Brighton
Indian Summer on East Street is serving a £35 per person sharing feast throughout October, with a welcome drink included, to mark 25 years in Brighton. The October Feast is a six-part starter selection followed by an 11-part thali, offered as a meat, vegetarian or vegan feast, for a minimum of two people and not on Saturday nights, according to the restaurant’s printed menu.
The restaurant, at 70 East Street in the Lanes, says it is celebrating 25 years and that “this October we’re going BIG”. The feast costs £4 less per person than the regular Indian Summer Experience, which is £39 for two or more on the restaurant’s menus page, and it includes a drink: a glass of house red or white, a half pint of Kingfisher or one of two cocktails.
Details from the restaurant’s October Feast menu and its Instagram announcement.
The restaurant announced the feast on Instagram, calling it “a huge sharing feast” and telling diners to come hungry. It adds that the feast is for October only and asks guests to book ahead, with the booking link on its profile.
The feast is not new. In a press release in October 2025, issued through its PR agency, the restaurant said the October Feast was returning for a second year, running every Sunday to Thursday through the month, alongside its first Halloween Week from Friday 24 to Friday 31 October. This year’s menu says only that it is not available on Saturday night.
Indian Summer on East Street in the Lanes, Brighton
What is on the three feasts
Each feast pairs a starter selection with a thali, and the menu says gluten free options are available for all three. Open a feast below to see every dish. The meat and vegetarian thalis are marked as containing nuts, and so are the vegan starter and thali.
Meat Feast
Onion Bhaji, Tandoori Paneer, Samosa Chaat, Chicken Tikka, Indian Salad, Chutneys
Chicken Korma, Lamb Rogan Josh, Chicken Jalfrezi, Aloo Baignan, Paneer Tikka Masala, Tarka Dal, Naan, Lemon Rice, Mango & Pineapple Chutney, Raita, Papad
Vegetarian Feast
Cauliflower Bhaji, Samosa Chaat, Tandoori Paneer, Onion Bhaji, Indian Salad, Chutneys
Paneer Tikka Masala, Vegan Sindhi Curry, Paneer Jalfrezi, Aloo Baignan, Channa Masala, Tarka Dal, Naan, Lemon Rice, Mango & Pineapple Chutney, Raita, Papad
Vegan Feast
Bhel Puri, Mini Masala Dosa, Samosa Chaat, Onion Bhaji, Indian Salad, Chutneys
Vegan Sindhi Curry, Aloo Baignan, Channa Masala, Tarka Dal, Sambhar, Cauliflower Bhaji, Naan, Lemon Rice, Mango & Pineapple Chutney, Tomato Chutney, Papad
The menu asks diners to tell their server about any allergy concerns and says the kitchen cannot guarantee that any dish is free from traces of allergens, including nuts. All prices include VAT, and a discretionary 10% service charge is added to the bill. The restaurant also says it accepts Bitcoin.
The October Feast menu at Indian Summer lists meat, vegetarian and vegan feasts
How the feast compares with the regular menu
The October Feast follows the same format as the Indian Summer Experience, which the restaurant describes as a curated selection of traditional and authentic Indian dishes, at £39 per person with a minimum of two. At £35, the feast saves £4 a head, or £8 for a table of two. For comparison, these are some of the regular menu prices:
The restaurant’s own Instagram reel shows what goes into a Grand Thali. It says everything is prepared in its kitchen, with a lot happening behind the scenes before the tray reaches the table. In its 2025 press release, the family-run restaurant said every element of every dish is made by hand in its kitchen, from spice blends and sauces to chutneys and desserts, and that nothing is bought in.
The kitchen also puts its tandoor front and centre. In a reel posted at the end of March, the restaurant describes its Chicken Tikka Masala as tandoor-fired chicken in a deep, rich sauce layered with spice and heat:
The dish is on the menu at £17.50 and contains nuts, with a rich tomato and cashew masala.
A brass thali tray at Indian Summer in Brighton
Choose your welcome drink
The welcome drink is included in the £35. The feast menu offers five choices:
For context, the restaurant’s main drinks menu lists a half pint of Kingfisher at £4.25, and both wines start at £9.50 for a 175ml glass. The two feast cocktails do not appear on the cocktail menu on its website. The printed feast menu lists no alcohol-free welcome drink, so it is worth asking when you book.
The October Feast welcome drink and cocktail choices at Indian Summer
The Himalayan Rum Punch
According to the feast menu, the Himalayan Rum Punch is built on DropWorks Barrel Drop Rum with sea buckthorn juice, bay leaf syrup and Double Dutch ginger ale, finished with nutmeg and a bay leaf.
In late April the restaurant announced a new cocktail menu on Instagram, describing a new way of mixing a mango lassi and a chai-infused espresso martini that it added due to popular demand:
Both drinks are on the main cocktail menu. The Espresso Chai-Tini is £13.00 and is made with homemade chai liqueur, Maraba coffee liqueur and espresso. The Sassi Lassi is also £13.00 and uses Desi Daru mango vodka, clarified mango lassi, nectarine liqueur and ginger ale.
The Himalayan Rum Punch at Indian Summer, garnished with bay leaf and nutmeg
Eastbound and the rest of the cocktail list
Eastbound is the feast’s second cocktail and the only drink on the feast menu marked as containing nuts, because of its salted cashew orgeat. It also uses toasted coconut-infused Tequila Ocho Reposado, pineapple and anise bitters, Angostura bitters, Double Dutch soda water and an orange twist.
Anyone who wants more than the included drink can order from the main list. A selection from the current cocktail menu:
Prices from the restaurant’s menus page.
The two mocktails are alcohol-free and are ordered separately, for diners who want an alternative alongside the feast.
The Eastbound cocktail at Indian Summer, made with salted cashew orgeat
A new chapter at 25 years
The feast arrives in a year of change at the restaurant. ImJustBrighton covered the anniversary in June in 25 Years of Indian Summer: How a Brighton Favourite Became a City Institution, which reported on the new menu and the live jazz and Indian dance anniversary celebration. On Instagram in April, Indian Summer marked 25 years and introduced Sunny, who it says is bringing a fresh menu, bold flavours and a new energy while staying true to everything that made the restaurant. Its summary of the approach is “Old meets new”.
The restaurant’s website now describes a new menu and a new Indian Summer Experience, priced at £39 per person, which the October Feast undercuts by £4. Restaurateur Rob Heasman said of the month in 2025 that October is “one of our favourite times of year to showcase the vibrancy of Indian cuisine”.
How to book the October Feast
The October Feast is for tables of two or more and is not available on Saturday nights. To book, use the restaurant’s booking page or call 01273 711001. Indian Summer is at 70 East Street, Brighton, BN1 1HQ. Opening hours are listed on its website and differ slightly between pages, so check the booking page for the time you want. Last October the restaurant also offered Brighton residents 15% off the food bill from Monday to Thursday. The 2026 feast menu and announcement do not mention a residents’ discount, so ask when you book.
At £35 a head with a minimum of two, the October Feast asks one thing of diners, and the restaurant says it in its own words: come hungry.
