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Monday 8am - 6pm Tuesday 8am - 6pm Wednesday 8am - 6pm Thursday 8am - 6pm Friday 8am - 6pm Saturday 9am - 6pm Sunday 9am - 6pm

Rotunda Brighton

Art-deco style café overlooking the rose garden. Freshly prepared food, coffee & ice cream. Open Mon-Fri: 8am-6pm, Sat & Sun: 9am-6pm. Dog friendly.

10/06/2026

🚨 NEW MENU ALERT 🚨

Our new Summer menu is here at Rotunda! After plenty of requests, we’ve added jacket potatoes, quiche, and plenty more to enjoy. Come try the new dishes and tag us to share your thoughts 😁💚

16/05/2026

Summer Events are now live☀️ Get your tickets while you can! 🎟️⏳

Our next Rotunda Jazz event on 14th June 🎶

Join us from 5pm for an upbeat afternoon of jazz, hosted by the lovely Lucy Pickering.

Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rotunda-jazz-tickets-1980095451799?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios&sg=9dd2be2b5302247e674584656c216815a05f3780be433333a512d4951003b8b0c22b4d74f46bf98643a0f049e98b54d30ee12d8eb840bddb9e6a28e5c072af3fcca0ef8cabaeb7b490ec1074ac37

Saturday 4th July

Come and be amazed by the true sound and likeness of the legend that is Kate Bush. ‘In the spirit of Kate’ will perform all the hits we know and love from Wow, Running up that Hill, Wuthering Heights, Babooshka, Hounds of Love and many more!

Tickets - https://www.liveinukevents.com/kate-bush-at-the-rotunda

Doors open: 7pm
Show starts: 8pm

Delicious loaded fries street food menu available from our kitchen
Licensed bar

Our classic comedy is back after a short break for the summer. Get your tickets ahead of time for our next show on 26th August.

As always, a quality lineup, click this link for more information.

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/rotundacomedy

19/02/2026

CSM COMEDY PRESENTS: ROTUNDA COMEDY - LIVE AT THE CAFE

Ben Van der Velde
Resident host of the iconic Good Ship Comedy Clubs in London
'The perfect comedy club host - he is a master of audience interaction' Huffington Post

Jamie D'Souza
Rising star of the comedy circuit and finalist at both the So You Think You're Funny and the Musical Comedy Awards
'There is something immensely likeable about Jamie D'Souza' Chortle

Jo Neary
Jo is a comedian, actor, writer and artist
Recently featuring in the BBC 1 show, How Are You? It's Alan Partridge, and also on tour with Johnny Vegas in the stage adaptation of Ideal
Nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe and Best Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival
'Truly inventive and way beyond most bog-standard stand up' Johnny Vegas

Michael Akadiri
A top headline act on the comedy circuit (and resident junior doctor)
His debut Edinburgh Fringe show, No Scrubs, was nominated for Next Up's Biggest Award in Comedy
As seen on Comedy Central's Live, ITV's Stand Up Sketch Show and Channel 4's Stand Up To Cancer
'Supremely talented and likeable' Metro

Delicious loaded fries street food menu available from our kitchen

Licensed bar

Doors open at 7pm

Street food and bar open at 7pm

Show starts at 8pm

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/rotundacomedy

12/01/2026

Mick and Jon from The Blues Pill join us on Friday 30th January for an evening of laid back blues, featuring songs from Little Walter, Bo Diddly, Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Walters and more.
Free entry - although contributions to the hat will be appreciated - and you can reserve a table by emailing [email protected]

09/01/2026

CSM COMEDY PRESENTS: ROTUNDA COMEDY - LIVE AT THE CAFE
Maureen Younger
Resident MC at MY Comedy in London and Birmingham
Finalist at the British Comedian of the Year Awards 2023
Co-host of the WTB podcast with Jen Brister and Allyson June Smith
'If you've been lucky enough to see her perform, you'll be fully aware of just how funny this woman is' Time Out

Omar Badawy
British-Egyptian stand up, voice over and content creator
Omar started performing stand up in 2019 and won the prestigious So You Think You're Funny Award at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2021
Nominated for Best Newcomer at the Chortle Awards 2022
'A veritable gag machine...tightly delivered with confidence and poise' Chortle

Joe Foster
Brighton based stand up much in demand on the UK comedy circuit
Winner of the South Coast Comedian of the Year Award in 2015
'Tightly written and very funny material' Latest7
'He tells them well and with an offhand wit' Chortle

Ian Smith
Multi award-winning comedian about to embark on a national tour with his show, Foot Spa Half Empty
As seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC) and Have I Got News for You (BBC)
Regular guest on The News Quiz (R4) and Just a Minute (R4)
Nominated for Best Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards in both 2023 and 2025
Nominated for Best Show at the Chortle Awards 2023
'There are few Fringe shows as purely funny as this' The Guardian

Delicious loaded fries street food menu available from our kitchen

Licensed bar

Doors open at 7pm

Street food and bar open at 7pm

Show starts at 8pm

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/rotundacomedy

06/12/2025

It's our Christmas Show and what a line-up we have!

'A night of top-notch comedy...one not to be missed' welovebrighton.com

Tom Toal
One of the UK's most in-demand MCs returns to Rotunda for our Christmas Show
Tour support for Rob Brydon, Jack Skipper and Suzi Ruffell
'The Tom Toal comedy glow warms us all' Scotsman

Katie Green
An exciting new voice on the comedy circuit
Before relocating to the UK from her native California, Katie appeared at HBO's Women in Comedy Festival,
Laughfest and the San Diego Comedy Festival
Finalist in the Funny Women Awards 2020
Selected for the prestigious Pleasance Comedy Reserve in Edinburgh in 2022

Stuart Laws
Comedian, actor, director, writer and often viral sketch performer
Best Show nominee at the Leicester Comedy Festival 2021
Best Show nominee at the Comedian's Choice Awards 2022
Tour support for James Acaster, Ed Gamble and Lou Sanders
Director of James Acaster's award-winning show, Hecklers Welcome
'You'll struggle to find a comedian with a better jokes-per-minute rate' Fest

Thomas Green
Thomas joined the UK comedy circuit from Australia in 2016
Now one of the most successful headliners in the UK
Tour support for Mo Gilligan, Jason Manford and Russell Kane
Sold out his first UK and IRE tour in 2023 and recorded his first Comedy Special at the Comedy Store
Currently on a huge national tour with his show, Brainstorm
'He's proof you don't need a gimmick to be great' The List

Delicious Christmas loaded fries street food menu available from our kitchen
Licensed bar

Doors open at 7pm

Street food and bar open at 7pm

Show starts at 8pm

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/rotundacomedy

24/11/2025

Last call for tickets for this Wednesday's show. Featuring:

Barry Ferns
Founder and host of the iconic Angel Comedy and The Bill Murray
Stand up, writer and director
This year's Edinburgh Fringe Show, My Seven Years as Lionel Richie, nominated for Best Show at the ISH Comedy Awards

Dinesh Nathan
Finalist in the coveted Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year Awards 2020
South Coast Comedian of the Year 2019
Black Out Gong Show Winner 2019
Tour support for Suzi Ruffell, Tom Allen, Seann Walsh, Romesh Ranganathan
'Nathan is a class act' Chortle

Marjolein Robertson
Stand up, improvisor and storyteller from Shetland
Nominated for the Sean Lock Comedy Award and the Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award
Sold-out Edinburgh Fringe shows Marj (2023) and O (2024), embarking on her first national tour with the latter this year
'Impish, upbeat, able to mine an everyday observation to almost absurdist lengths' The list

Rachel Fairburn
As seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC) and Comedy Central Live (Comedy Central)
'The Rock n Roll of British Comedy' Rolling Stone
Performed six critically acclaimed shows at the Edinburgh Fringe
Completed a nationwide tour with her show, Side Eye, earlier this year
Co-writer and co-host of the smash hit podcast, All Killa No Filla
'Huge presence in a pint-sized frame' Chortle

08/10/2025

CSM COMEDY PRESENTS: ROTUNDA COMEDY - LIVE AT THE CAFE

Stephen Grant
Legendary Brighton MC and host of Krater Comedy Club at the Komedia for 23 years
Founder of the award-winning Forge Comedy Club
Repeat winner of UK's Best Compere at the Chortle Awards
'The kind of comedy vision that can see round corners' Chortle

Lee Peart
Lee is a popular face on the UK comedy circuit
Tour support for Jason Manford
Resident host of the monthly Down the Hatch show at the Komedia
TV warm up for ITV's Loose Women
'Made the room squeal with laughter' The Observer

Toussaint Douglass
Award winning stand up, actor and writer and 'one of the best and most distictive acts around' Chortle
TV appearances include The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV), Late Night Mash (Dave) and Richard Osman's House of Games (BBC)
Co-writes with James Acaster on many projects including People Person (Ch 4), the Springleaf podcast and The Island (Dave)
'There is something of a Richard Ayoade vibe to Toussaint Douglass' Chortle

Amy Annette
Amy is a comedian, writer and producer
Winner of the Funny Women Comedy Industry Award 2022
Sold out her debut solo show at 2024's Edinburgh Fringe with her show, Thick Skin
Completed her first national tour this year including a run at the Soho Theatre
Tour support for Nish Kumar, Rose Matefeo and Lou Sanders
'Her joyous energy is so infectious she has the audience hanging on every word' Best of the Fest
'One of my favourite comedians' Aisling Bea

Doors open at 7pm

Street food and bar open at 7pm

Show starts at 8pm

04/08/2025

August sees the return of the Rotunda Comedy Night after it’s summer break, featuring a stellar line up:

Sally-Anne Hayward
Award-winning comedian and regular compere at Glastonbury
Tour support for Sarah Millican, Russell Howard and Suzi Ruffell
Co-host of the hugely successful Spit or Swallow podcast
'Innate effusive likeability with straightforward but effective writing...a primetime act' Chortle

Alex Farrow
Host of Oxford's award winning comedy club, Jericho Comedy
A former teacher, taking his show, Stand Up Philosophy, to this year's Edinburgh Fringe.
'An intelligent new star with a skill for strong joke writing' British Comedy Guide

Ola Labib
One of the fastest rising names in British Comedy
Supported Mo Gilligan and was the first black Muslim woman to perform at the O2 Arena
TV Credits include The World's Most Dangerous Roads (Dave), Comedy Central Live (Comedy Central), The Emily Atack Show (ITV) and Richard Osman's House of Games (BBC)
Completed her first sold out tour in 2024 with her debut show, pOLArising
Her scripted project, The Pharmacy, was commissioned by Channel 4 and aired this year to great critical acclaim

Sean McLoughlin
As seen on Live at The Apollo (BBC) and Mock the Week (BBC)
Sean is about to embark on an international tour with his show, White Elephant
Support for Ricky Gervais, including at the Hollywood Bowl
'An impassioned and uniquely brillian talent' The List

Doors open at 7pm

Street food and bar open at 7pm

Show starts at 8pm

TICKETS

Address

The Rose Garden, Preston Park
Brighton And Hove
BN16HN

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 6pm
Tuesday	8am - 6pm
Wednesday	8am - 6pm
Thursday	8am - 6pm
Friday	8am - 6pm
Saturday	9am - 6pm
Sunday	9am - 6pm

Telephone

+441273554161

Website

http://rotundacafebarbrighton.com/, https://linktr.ee/rotundabrighton

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