The Waterhouse bar & terrace has taken its name from the hotel’s very own architect the famous Victorian Alfred Waterhouse.
Alfred Waterhouse was born in Liverpool in 1830 to a Quaker family. His brother went on to found PriceWaterhouseCoopers. His architectural style was,
for the era, unique as he was renowned for spiral rooftops and favoured Redstone and terracotta rather than the then classic Victorian white washed rendered buildings seen
around Brighton today. The Manchester town hall and Strangeways prison are just a couple of his unique works. Queen Victoria herself worked closely with Alfred on the plans for his
design of the Natural History Museum.
Waterhouse designed the Metropole hotel and doors first opened in 1890 with local guests as well as those arriving by special luxury trains from London Victoria heralded in by our very own band. The hotel when opened had Turkish baths, perfumery and later a hotel cinema and casino; many of these original opening scenes are located around the
hotel public areas today.
The Waterhouse bar & terrace opened its doors May 2012; we aim to ensure this stunning destination bar & terrace offer you the very best in hospitality combined with
a great dining and drink experience. Enjoy delights from signature cocktails, chilled champagne on ice, the very best gins and whiskies in town, seafood platters to
three tier cream teas, offered daily.
COFFEES / TEAS
Solo Doppio
Espresso £3.50 £3.70Macchiato £3.50 £3.70 Primo Medio Massimo
Americano £3.80 £4.20 £4.80Latte £3.90 £4.40 £4.90Cappuccino £3.90 £4.40 £4.90Mocha £4.20 £4.40 £5.20Hot Chocolate £3.60 £4.50 £5.00
Extras (each) £0.50Marshmallows / flake / extra shot / extra syrup
Speciality teas £3.90Traditional English, Signature Earl Grey or Lady Grey, 2nd Flush Assam, 2nd Flush Darjeeling, Russian Caravan
Infusions £3.90Camomile, peppermint, cranberry, raspberry and elderflower, blackcurrant, ginseng and vanilla
A discretionary service charge of 10% will be added to your bill. All prices include VAT at the current rate. For those with special dietary requirements or allergies who may wish to know about ingredients used, please ask the manager
WATERHOUSE… IT’S TEA BY THE SEA The seventh Duchess of Bedford in 1840 said she always had a “sinking feeling” in the afternoon;
this was resolved by inviting friends around for afternoon tea to share local scandals & gossip. This tradition since the hotel opening in 1890 is one we trust you will enjoy and favour.
The Traditional Cream Tea
£22.50pp
A three tier loaded stand with warm baked fruit and cheese scones, clotted cream and preserves,
delicate pastries and éclairs with the Metropole macaroons, and chef ’s finger sandwiches served with Twinings loose
teas.
Add a chilled glass of Champagne.
£8.00 pp
Gin Tiers and Tea
£28.00pp
A three tier loaded stand with warm baked fruit and cheese scones, clotted cream and preserves, delicate pastries
and éclairs with the Metropole macaroons, and chef ’s finger sandwiches served with Twinings loose teas and a
fruit gin & tonic.
The Sussex Cream Teas and Cheeses
£24.00pp
A three tier loaded stand with warm baked fruit and cheese scones, clotted cream and preserves, delicate pastries and éclairs with the Metropole macaroons, and a selection of
cheese loaf, crackers and Sussex cheeses with Twinings loose teas.
The Sussex cheeses... perfect with a glass of our dessert wines.
£8.00pp
The Mad Hatter – for children
£12.00
A three tier stand of their very own. A selection of ham, Marmite and cream cheese finger
sandwiches, jam tarts, candy floss and éclairs served with the candy floss milk shake or iced orange juice or a glasss of
chilled milk.
A discretionary service charge of 10% will be added to your bill. All prices include VAT at the current rate. For those with special dietary requirements or allergies who may wish to know about ingredients used, please ask the manager
Large group bookings, gluten-free and requests for special occasions can always be discussed with our manager; please do ask.
SANDWICHESPlease choose your bread from –sliced white or malted bloomer, multi grain bap or white baguette
Egg and watercress £6.50 Extra mature cheddar & tomato £7.00 Honey roast ham & English mustard £7.25 Smoked salmon & cream cheese £8.00
Roasted vegetables & vegan pesto £7.50 Poached salmon & cucumber £8.50 Hot steak baguette £12.00With fried onions & oyster mushrooms, rosemary mayonnaise
A discretionary service charge of 10% will be added to your bill. All prices include VAT at the current rate. For those with special dietary requirements or allergies who may wish to know about ingredients used, please ask the manager
BREAKFAST BITES
A buttery, flaky large baked croissant with your choice of filling. Please choose from:
Traditional with butter, £3.00 preserves or Nutella Emmental Cheese with tomato £4.50 Fried egg, smoked bacon, £6.00 ham, cheese
Smoked salmon £7.00 with scrambled egg
French toast dipped in £4.00cinnamon and sugar with honey
CLASSICS
Hilton Caesar Salad with Reggiano parmesan shavings £12.00with chicken breast £15.00with tiger prawns £17.00
Hilton Club sandwich £13.00with bacon, lettuce, tomato, chicken and egg
US Black Aberdeen Angus burger £14.00add bacon £1.00 add cheese £1.00
SMALLER DISHES
Croquettes £6.50Porcini mushroom risotto croquettes with tomato chutney (v)
Seafood chowder £6.75Seafood selection served in a creamy sauce, chargrilled bread
Smoked mackerel pâté £6.95with beetroot carpaccio, served with malted bread
Quail £7.50Quails eggs wrapped in chick peas, goats’ cheese & spinach, piccalilli & wholemeal bread (v)
Quesadillas £7.50Spinach, cheese & spring onion quesadillas, guacamole sour cream dip (v)
Crab & chilli spring rolls £8.00Fresh, fragrant crab & vegetable spring rolls made to order, served cold
Wok fried squid £8.50Seared in chilli & lemongrass served with bok choi
Fishcake wrapped in air-dried ham poached egg, salsa verde mayonnaise Small £8.00 Large £13.00
Mussels £13.50Lime leaf & lemongrass broth, served with a baguette
Side order of chips £3.50
A discretionary service charge of 10% will be added to your bill. All prices include VAT at the current rate. For those with special dietary requirements or allergies who may wish to know about ingredients used, please ask the manager
BIggER DISHES
Fish & chipsBeer battered fish, mushy peas, garlic & lemon mayo
Cod £15.00 Plaice £17.00
Sussex Blue cheese, pear and walnut £11.95 tart tatinCaramelised pears, walnuts in puff pastry topped with Sussex Blue cheese & baby leaves (v)
Warm chicken and chorizo salad £12.95Chicken breast, bell peppers, spinach & honey mustard dressing
Waterhouse gourmet burger £17.00227g prime burger, sirloin steak, smoked bacon, fried egg, beef tomato, mixed leaf and chips
SWEET DISHES
Brûlée £6.50Banana crème brûlée
Cheesecake £7.00Lemon cheesecake
Pecan pie £7.50Clotted cream ice cream
Ices £6.50Selection of ice creams and sorbets
Cheese for two £12.50Local cheeses, all produced in Sussex including Sussex Blue, Olde Sussex Cheddar, Sussex Camembert, Spelt biscuits, quince jelly, grapes, celery & apple
A discretionary service charge of 10% will be added to your bill. All prices include VAT at the current rate. For those with special dietary requirements or allergies who may wish to know about ingredients used, please ask the manager
WINES OF THE WORLD
175ml 250ml Bottle
Rosé
Merlot Rosé £6.30 £9.00 £26.00Veneto, Italy 2010/11
Red Wine
Merlot £6.00 £8.60 £25.00Monte Verde, Central Valley, Chile 2010/11
Rioja Crianza £7.20 £10.30 £30.00Don Jacobo, Bodegas Corral, Spain
Cabernet Sauvignon £8.00 £11.30 £33.00Errazuiz 1870 Mapuche Block, Aconcagua Valley, Chile
Chateauneuf–du–Pape £9.80 £14.00 £44.00Reserve de L’arnesque, Rhone Valley, France
Should a wine or vintage become unavailable we will be pleased to offer a suitable alterative All wines on the list contain between 8% and 15% alcohol by volume
WINES OF THE WORLD
175ml 250ml Bottle
White Wine
Pinot Grigio £6.50 £9.30 £27.00Solstice, Pavia, Italy
Chardonnay £6.70 £9.60 £28.00Emporium, Sicily, Italy 2009/10
Sauvignon Blanc £7.20 £10.30 £30.00Riverstone Ridge, Marlborough, New Zealand
Chablis £9.00 £13.00 £38.00Gloire de Chablis, J.Moreau et Fils, France 2010/11
Sauvignon Blanc £10.00 £14.00 £42.00Cloudy Bay, Marlborough, New Zealand 2010/11
Should a wine or vintage become unavailable we will be pleased to offer a suitable alterative All wines on the list contain between 8% and 15% alcohol by volume
CHAMPAgNE
125ml Bottle
Heidsieck & Co, Monopole, £8.20 £49.00 ‘Silver Top’ Brut NV Reims, Champagne, France
Heidsieck & Co, Monopole, £9.50 £57.00‘Rosé Top’ Brut NV Reims, Champagne, France
Pommery Brut Royal NV £12.00 £65.00Reims, Champagne, France
Veuve Clicquot Brut NV £75.00Reims, Champagne, France
Bollinger Special Cuvee Brut £90.00Reims, Champagne, France
Pommery Apanage Rosé NV £110.00Reims, Champagne, France
Bottle
Pommery Cuvee Louise 1999 £190.00Reims, Champagne, France
Louis Roederer Cristal £300.00Reims, Champagne, France
Pommery Brut Royal Magnum £120.00Reims, Champagne, France
Pommery POP UK FLAG 200ml £19.50
Pommery PINK POP 200ml £22.50
Sparkling
Prosecco Extra Dry £34.00Fantinel, Italy
Should a wine or vintage become unavailable we will be pleased to offer a suitable alterative All wines on the list contain between 8% and 15% alcohol by volume
gIN AND TONICS
Standard £7.50 Gordon’s
Developed by Scotsman Alexander Gordon in 1769, it is a triple distilled for a smooth finish. Plymouth
Founded in 1876 by pharmacist James Borrogh. A fine example of a London Dry Gin.
Premium £8.50 Bombay Sapphire
The only Gin to be vapour distilled. This gives it a distinctive aroma. Hendricks’s
Made in Scotland using cucumber and Bulgarian rose petals. A daring and modern Gin.
Tanqueray
Distilled four times. Four botanicals - juniper, coriander, angelica and liquorice to create the perfect balance.
Luxury £9.50
No. 3No.3 with juniper at its heart, unashamedly celebrates the integrity and the character of traditional London dry gin.
Sipsmiths
Hand crafted in small batches and made in ‘Prudence’, Shipsmith’s unique copper. Still an incredibly smooth dry gin.
Tanqueray 10
Born in the elegant 10th still, with a pioneering spirit and attention to detail that embodies the craft and the passion of Charles Tanqueray himself.
All of our gin and tonics are served with premium Fever Tree tonic water.
Fever Tree tonic water: By blending fabulous botanical oils with spring water and the highest quality from the fever tree, they have created a delicious, natural tonic with a uniquely clean and refreshing taste and aroma.
Waterhouse recommends:
The Scarlet Fever £9.50
Bombay Sapphire and Fever Tree tonic water with a splash of Campari and a wedge of orange.
A discretionary service charge of 10% will be added to your bill. All prices include VAT at the current rate. For those with special dietary requirements or allergies who may wish to know about ingredients used, please ask the manager
SPIRITS
Vodka
Smirnoff Red £4.90Smirnoff Black £5.20Grey Goose £6.00Belvedere £6.00Zubrowka £5.20
Rum
Bacardi Oro Gold £5.20Bacardi Superior £4.90Havana Club 3 Year Old £5.00Havana Club 7 Year Old £5.90Captain Morgan’s £4.60Sailor Jerry £4.90Sagatiba Cachaca £4.50
Tequila
Jose Cuervo Silver £4.90Jose Cuervo Gold Especial £5.10Patron Agave Silver £10.00
Brandy, Cognacs and Armagnacs
Martell VS £4.90Martell VSOP £7.30Remy Martin XO £16.00Martell XO £17.00Janneau VSOP £7.50Hennessy Paradis Cognac £34.00
Fortified Wines 50ml
Terras Do Griffo Special Reserve Ruby £5.00Rozers Tawny £5.50Tio Pepe £5.10Harveys Bristol Cream £5.10
Single Malt
Highland Dalmore 12 Year Old £6.40Glenmorangie 10 Year Old £6.40Singleton of Dufftown 12 Year Old £6.40 LowlandsAuchentoshan 12 Year Old £6.40
All spirit measures are 25ml unless otherwise stated A discretionary service charge of 10% will be added to your bill. All prices include VAT at the current rate.
For those with special dietary requirements or allergies who may wish to know about ingredients used, please ask the manager
SpeysideMonkey Shoulder Malt £6.40Macallan 10 Year Old £6.00Glenfiddich 12 Year Old £6.40
IslayLagavulin 16 Year Old £7.50Bowmore 12 Year Old £6.40
Island Highland Park 12 Year Old £6.40Jura 10 Year Old £6.40
American Jim Beam White Label £4.70Jack Daniel’s Old No.7 £5.10Canadian Club £4.70Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel £7.00
Blended Bells £5.00Johnnie Walker Red Label £5.00Johnnie Walker Black Label £6.00Johnnie Walker Blue Label £28.00Jameson’s £5.50Blackmills Black Bush £5.50
Liqueurs Sambuca Luxardo £4.00Disaronno Amaretto £4.00Kahlua £4.00Southern Comfort £5.50Jagermeister £4.70Galliano £4.90Cointreau £4.90Grand Marnier £4.90Drambuie £4.90Malibu £4.70Archers Peach Schnapps £5.00Tia Maria £4.00Chambord £4.70
Aperitifs 50ml
Baileys £4.50Martini Bianco £3.10Martini Extra Dry £3.10Martini Rosso £3.10Martini Rosato £3.10Pimm’s No. 1 £4.90Campari £4.60
SPIRITS
All spirit measures are 25ml unless otherwise stated A discretionary service charge of 10% will be added to your bill. All prices include VAT at the current rate.
For those with special dietary requirements or allergies who may wish to know about ingredients used, please ask the manager
A discretionary service charge of 10% will be added to your bill. All prices include VAT at the current rate. For those with special dietary requirements or allergies who may wish to know about ingredients used, please ask the manager
BOTTLED BEERS
London Pride 500ml £4.50London, England
Magners 330ml £4.50Ireland
SOL 330ml £4.30Mexico
Tiger 330ml £4.30Singapore
Peroni 330ml £4.30Italy
Heineken 330ml £4.30Holland
Budweiser 330ml £4.30USA
Kronenbourg 330ml £4.30France
Becks Blue (non alcoholic) 330ml £3.40Germany
Smirnoff Ice 330ml £4.50 WKD Blue 330ml £4.50
BOTTLED DRINKS
SOFT DRINKS
Coca Cola/ Diet Coke / 330ml £3.40 Coke Zero Appletiser 275ml £3.40Orangina 330ml £3.70Red Bull / Red Bull Sugar Free 200ml £4.00Big Tom Spiced Tomato Juice 200ml £3.10
Evian Still 300ml £3.00 1 Litre £5.00 San Pellegrino 300ml £3.00 Sparkling Water 1Litre £5.00
Feel Good £3.40100% natural juice with no sugar Apple & Blueberry, Orange & Mango, Cranberry & Pomegranate
Bottle Green 275ml £3.10Elderflower Sparkling Presse, Elderflower & Pomegranate Presse
Capri Sun 100% Fruit Juices 200ml £2.50
Schweppes Mixers 200ml £2.00Fever Tree Mixers 200ml £3.40