Fire at the Lion & Lobster pub........

[csider]

Heard a rumour fire early this morning, pub flooded and in a bad way..........Anyone shed some light on this please

 

[Notters]

No way? It's my local and the best pub in Brighton! I was in there on Wednesday night... Please say it's not true!

 

[siclean]

went passed it small fire on top floor, pubs open today as normal but only ground floor..

 

[Superphil]

totally overated pub, went once, never again, beer not exactly pristine, food was shite, oh, and the place stinks of piss from the toilet

 

[The Spanish]

Spot on. I have never understood why the place is held in such esteem. Funny how things become received wisdom with pubs if you say them enough. 'The Lion and Lobster, fabulous pub.." Why? I lived in Osprey House and used it for a good couple of years on and off, all of a sudden its 'groovy'.

Its got a travel guide sort of fame. If it gets a mention its got to be good.

 

[csider]

Very good pub. Friendly and lot of money recently invested, shame not on the G/Floor toilets though.

Excellent food and mostly friendly staff.......One tall mixed race bar woman has massive norks, worth a visit alone

Glad up and running still.

 

[csider]

totally overated pub, went once, never again, beer not exactly pristine, food was shite, oh, and the place stinks of piss from the toilet

outdoor roof garden stinking of piss................

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Where is this place and what was it called before it got the trendy make-over name?

 

[csider]

silwood street/back of bedford sq. been called same name for years. no trendy make over, roof garden added and refurbished restaurant on first floor. good old fashioned pub.

 

[Easy 10]

Lobster thermidore must be on this afty then.

 

[csider]

Lobster thermidore must be on this afty then.

No, lion steaks.....

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Tis indeed the original name:

 

[Southy]

It's owned by Gary Whelan, Irish born actor from Prime Suspect, Ballykissangel etc. Best pint of Guinness in Brighton

 

[Notters]

Excellent Harveys and dark star, great food, only true freehouse left in Brighton!

 

[xenophon]

For a footy pub you can't swing a pub cat in it.

Good ale

 

[Eric Potts]

Excellent Harveys and dark star, great food, only true freehouse left in Brighton!

The Evening Star may have something to say about the last 6 words of that description

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

You can't beat The Star but the Lion is a fine pub, good food, drink and friendly staff, some of whom are quite tasty too!

 

[xenophon]

The Evening Star may have something to say about the last 6 words of that description

And the Hand in Hand? A free house shurely?

 

[BensGrandad]

The concept of Free House has changed over the years with the advent of the pub owning companies like Enterprise Punch etc which in essence are owned by these companies but the lessee is free of tie as to what beer he/she sells. Isnt the Evening Star owned by the brewers of Dark Ale based in Ansty.

The original Firkin pubs were advertised as free houses so when I had my pub in Guildford I asked if I could hire the pub for 200 people the only condition being that they stocked Fosters, knowing full well that they were in fact owned by Allied Breweries. I complained that they werent a free house but a subsiduary company of a major company, to the Trading Standards who in turn made them paint out the free house signs in all of their pubs throughout GB.

 

[Superphil]

still a poor excuse for a pub, compared to what else is available in the area