Setting Suns downfall will be that it’s a Henieken pub. They spend hundreds and thousands on renovations, entice green and naive new landlords who have no real idea how expensive the beer is they’re buying, they run out of money. Rinse and repeat. Nothing worse than the dreaded ‘investment planned’ symbol next to a listing. Almost always means the pub is going to end up looking even worse.
It always seemed like a diamond boozer to me. Off the main roads but usually full. It just looked weird. Like they'd try to model it on a provincial curry house.
Used to be one across the road called the Sussex Yeoman. Don't know if it's still there. Seem to recall it being very expensive, poor selection of beers and devoid of atmosphere. But apart from that, fine
I've been past it about a thousand times don't think I've ever considered going in. It's in a weird transient spot with no parking and surrounded by busy roads. Somehow the feng shut is off
We held my mum's wake in The Setting Sun. Struck me as a pub with a lot of potential but the owners didn't know what to do with it - it wasn't open every day, for example, so they weren't maximising income.
halcyon days. Eddie before Denise as well
'I’ve been in some rough dives in my time, but I don’t think I’ve ever been anywhere that I thought it was more likely to kick off at any moment.
Pub Spy: This place is not for the faint-hearted and surely the worst pub in Brighton
I’M not narrow-minded and don’t think I’m squeamish, but getting my shoes covered in vomit before I even got through the door should have…www.theargus.co.uk
County Oak - now New Oak.
It has vastly improved since this when it was in the middle of multiple owners/landlords, but a very different pub from the one I used to drink in 30 years ago!
That's Greene King for you!Used to be one across the road called the Sussex Yeoman. Don't know if it's still there. Seem to recall it being very expensive, poor selection of beers and devoid of atmosphere. But apart from that, fine
The problem it's got is its between either better or more immediate pubs. If people are just looking for a pint they're confronted with 4 immediate pubs out of the station. Anyone who knows what they're doing will go to the BoT or DoW instead. So it's a bit no-mans-landy
Just a quick heads-up that the owners wanted to transform it into a Sports Bar. This shortly before the pandemic hit. The community felt so strongly about it that they got a petition up to stop the changes. Think the petition was successful on that occasion, tho not sure what the current state of play is. Again, maybe some deeper research needed
Great stuff. I’ve had experience of this with the same pub group. They forced it on me, I left, they’re now returning it to what it was. Jokers.Just a quick heads-up that the owners wanted to transform it into a Sports Bar. This shortly before the pandemic hit. The community felt so strongly about it that they got a petition up to stop the changes. Think the petition was successful on that occasion, tho not sure what the current state of play is. Again, maybe some deeper research needed
I would definitely sort out the toilets. In many respects that pub is popular because it’s in a great spot plus it’s very unreconstructed in an area where so many have been tarted up - it literally looks exactly the same as it did when I first started drinking in there, apart from the removal of the bar billiards table.
