Favourite Pub in Brighton & Hove?

[xenophon]

Walking along London Road is like passing an audition for Night of the Living Dead

 

[Hockley Blues]

I'm suprised no one has mentioned the Ancient Mariner..

If it wasn't for their prices I'd agree. Not quite the same since Sarah left too.

 

[pishhead]

I heard a rumour the other day that the old blockbusters on London road is going to be a wetherspoons.

 

[Storer 68]

Any bar in West Stand Upper...............................

I think I shall call it "The Nelson" after Goldstone Gaz

 

[BBassic]

The Sovereign gets my vote. At least on Sunday evenings. They do a coin toss thing whereby you buy a pint and if you call the toss correctly you get your next drink free. Many Sundays I've gotten plastered in there without spending too much. I like the Prince Albert as well.

 

[pauli cee]

Don't know what the staff are like in there now (though I note they are pretty much the same lot) but a couple of years ago they were consistently the moodiest, self absorbed, ignorant bunch of scenester twats I have come acros in a long long long time.

wasn't the old zelgrain crowd, by any chance?

 

[willingdon_seagull]

Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson or Basketmakers for me

 

[Barry Izbak]

Working my way through these recommendations this year I found myself in the Bristol Arms (nee Bar) this afternoon.

It has been taken over and is 100% better than it was when I was in there last year - including a table tennis table in one bar !!
Tell me where else can you play table tennis in a pub ? Blooming marvellous
Obviously not for me today, but they have some sort of games night on a Monday including this. I may have to check it out sometime.


Also - Can confirm previous poster recommendation for Sunday lunch in the Great Eastern from previous Sunday

I am using this thread as a personal shopping list. More feedback to follow in future weeks

 

[Titus]

The Victory. Good beer and food.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

The Prince Albert and The Spotted Dog. The George was nice last night as well.

 

[Jesus Gul]

The Windmill for me on upper north st

and me...circa 1990 though

 

[Gullys Cats]

The local

 

[big nuts]

As mentioned by a couple already Jeff at the Montpelier is tremendous landlord, friendly, funny and a big football fan albeit a Liverpool one. Now I'm not living a 30 second walk from there I don't frequent it anywhere near as much as I used to.

Another pub which has improved is the Alibi near me and the landlord Neil seems a decent bloke.

The best roast dinner is undoubtedly Coopers Cask in Farm Road.

Other pubs I like are the Eddy near Brighton station, Great Eastern, Earth & Stars, Basketmakers, Open House, Spotted Dog, The Greys, The Reservoir, The Conqueror, Ancient Mariner & Lion & Lobster.

 

[Skaville]

Any bar in West Stand Upper...............................

I think I shall call it "The Nelson" after Goldstone Gaz

What a great idea. Why not give all the beer stations names. It would be much easier to arrange to meet people before/after the game.

 

[British Grenadier]

The Lord Nelson Inn was like a 2nd home to me when I moved to Brighton and if I am in town, then I often fall in there, so this gets my vote.

This is followed very closely by The Sir Charles Napier, it is a proper local for me, dozens of friendly faces and rather conveniently, it is less than 100 paces from my front door.... The only downside is that it doesn't sell Harveys.

Other boozers worth a mention are
The Windmill, as it is central-ish and it sells Erdinger.

And Hove Place is the best pub in Hove, I can't believe no one has mentioned it!

 

[vegster]

Another shout for The Reservoir, just discovered this in the last few weeks, good beers and a cracking sunday roast