Mekan Charcoal Grill & Meze

Mekan Charcoal Grill & Meze is a restaurant on Western Road in Hove, Brighton, centred on charcoal-grilled food and meze. The menu is arranged across several sections, including hot starters, cold starters, kebab dishes, grills, seafood and hummus-based options. That gives the restaurant a broad format, with smaller plates alongside more substantial grilled dishes.

Charcoal cooking is the defining style. The menu focuses on food prepared for the grill, supported by sauces, starters and meze-style plates. Seafood also has a place on the menu, while vegetarian diners can find options such as falafel. The selection includes a gluten-free-labelled dish and items containing nuts, so diners with allergies or specific dietary requirements should check ingredients with the restaurant before ordering.

The restaurant’s menu also reflects a balance between familiar grill-house dishes and eastern Mediterranean flavours. Meze, hummus, falafel, kebab and charcoal cooking create a clear identity without limiting the menu to one type of plate. Diners looking for seafood, vegetarian food or grilled dishes can therefore find different directions within the same menu.

Mekan presents itself around quality food, good service and consistency. The setting is a restaurant rather than a takeaway-only counter, with table reservations available through the venue’s website. The booking system accepts parties across a wide range of sizes, making the restaurant a practical option for both smaller meals and larger gatherings. Group bookings are best arranged in advance so that the required table size can be checked.

The Western Road location places Mekan within Hove’s established restaurant area. Its menu suits diners who enjoy charcoal-grilled food, meze and a choice of starters, as well as groups seeking varied options around one table. Seafood, vegetarian dishes and gluten-free-labelled choices add flexibility, while the presence of nuts on some menu items makes direct allergen checks important.