Side-by-side comparison
| Dimension | Yum! Curries | Brinjals (Lewes Road) |
|---|---|---|
| Brighton location | 1 Paston Place, Kemptown · 25 min to BN1, BN2, BN3 | Lewes Road — student-corridor & Brighton Uni catchment |
| Pricing register | Premium-comfort. Yum Makhani £15.95. | Value-led with bigger portions. Often cited as bigger plate per pound than Bhindis. |
| Portion size claim | Per-dish portion strip: 8–10 boneless cubes, no skimping. 10–12 in biryani. | Bigger portions — Brinjals' standout local reputation. |
| Halal certification | Halal-certified end-to-end. Every meat dish, every kitchen. | Check directly with Brinjals for current halal certification. |
| Boneless chicken | Boneless only. Hand-trimmed cubes on every chicken dish. | Standard UK Indian takeaway menu — mix. |
| Nut policy | Nut-free across every dish we cook. Off-site desserts contain nuts — flag at checkout. | Standard UK Indian disclosure — check per-dish allergen info. |
| Beef & pork | Never. Inclusive by design. | Standard UK Indian menu. |
| Cooking philosophy | Low-oil. Flavour from spice technique & reduction. | Classic UK Indian takeaway-style. |
| Rice | Sella 1121 long-grain parboiled basmati — holds shape on delivery. | Standard basmati, generous portion. |
| Packaging | Branded compostable kraft — tiffin tower for family feasts. | Standard takeaway containers. |
| Consistency model | Central kitchen + local assembly. | In-house kitchen, ex-Bhindis chef heritage. |
| Direct ordering | order.store — same eat-in price, no aggregator markup. | Aggregator-led delivery. |
Comparison reflects Yum! Curries' published policy and publicly available information about Brinjals as of May 2026. For current Brinjals menu, certification status, and pricing, please check Brinjals directly.
When to choose which
Choose Brinjals if
You want generous-plate, value-led Indian on Lewes Road — the bigger-portions promise that local students and regulars rate highly. Brinjals has carved out a real lane and the ex-Bhindis chef heritage tells you why it works. Cheap, plentiful, dependable.
Choose Yum! Curries if
You want premium-comfort with structural guarantees: halal-certified end-to-end, boneless on every chicken dish, nut-free across our cooked menu (with the off-site dessert exception clearly named), low-oil cooking, branded kraft packaging, and the same flavour every order from our central-kitchen-plus-local-assembly model. We're not the bigger-plate-per-pound brand — we're the get-it-right-every-time brand.
The honest summary
Brighton has multiple Indians worth keeping in rotation. Brinjals is excellent at value and portion. Yum! Curries is excellent at structural consistency, halal-end-to-end, boneless-only, nut-free-cooked, low-oil cooking, and a branded experience that arrives hot. They're solving for different parts of the same audience. We're happy to be one of the choices on your list.
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