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Guinness Boy

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Jul 23, 2003
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Up and Coming Sunny Portslade
Thinking about it if you want to feel REALLY stylish and rich - and compare human faeces smells at the same time - then the Tesco's on Boundary Road is the very place for you.
 






Basil Fawlty

Don't Mention The War
Hove is the hidden gem of Portslade.

No seriously as a Portslade old boy it is ok. Plenty of good shops down Boundary Road/Station Road. Pubs not so good - Stag & The George in the Old Village used to be OK - I think the Mill House has gone downhill since I used to go there. Stanley & Gardeners ok. I don't do takeaways anymore but Shema Tandorri in Carlton Terrace used to be good.

Dog walks - take car/dog up Mile Oak Gardens and park near East/West Sussex border path and walk up onto Downs overlooking Mile Oak. Great in summer but a bit exposed at moment but dogs love it.

Mill House is now run by one of my dad mates, who he used to work with. He was the landlord at Hove Park Tavern. He did a fantastic job there!! And he doing a good job at the Mill House now, after years of dreadful ownership!!
 


u'vebeenamexed

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Sep 23, 2011
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Mill House is now run by one of my dad mates, who he used to work with. He was the landlord at Hove Park Tavern. He didn't a fantastic job there!! And he doing a good job at the Mill House now, after years of dreadful ownership!!

Good man maybe I'll go back and try a pint. I am from the Tony "sup up and sod off" days.
 






J2 BHA

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Jul 28, 2004
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Dilshad is the best curry takeaway I've found anywhere in Brighton so far.

The George and Stag are proper shit holes sadly as I'd love to find a decent pub nearby!

Trains/buses/roads are all good.

Easthill park is quite nice and going up the end of Mile Oak Road you find the farm that sells proper fresh meat and you can walks miles with the dogs.
 




Guinness Boy

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Station Road ! :shootself

You might be technically correct but if you asked 100 on that very street what road Tesco's was on 20 of them would say Boundary Road, 1 would say Station Road and the other 79 would hit you with a can of reduced mushy peas and steal your copy of Razzle to use as rizla.
 




Twinkle Toes

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Apr 4, 2008
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There's a good electroplaters there (if you should need any chroming or anodising done); & there's a great shop that supplies and cuts coloured perspex at supatops prices.

Hope that helps. :)
 




u'vebeenamexed

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Sep 23, 2011
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You might be technically correct but if you asked 100 on that very street what road Tesco's was on 20 of them would say Boundary Road, 1 would say Station Road and the other 79 would hit you with a can of reduced mushy peas and steal your copy of Razzle to use as rizla.

I would be the one that said Station Road - but I'd still steal your copy of Razzle.
 




MattBackHome

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Jul 7, 2003
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Thanks TEAM.

To clarify: accompanying me and the dog on our journedy out west will be my wife to be.

We're moving just south of old shoreham road.

Some good tips!
 


tgretton87

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Jul 30, 2011
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I live on Shoreham beach but deliver for Chinese for HONG KONG GARDEN in Mile Oak top end of Portslade. I can honestly say Portslade is OK to work in but personally I wouldnt like to live there. Station Road is full of bric a brac shops foreign owned takeaways and Delis which are just after your money rather than delivering any type of quality. Someone mentioned Oriental Village being a good restaurant, only if you like being crammed in on a Fri/Sat night.

The redeeming factors in Portslade are that you have a good base in wether to catch a bus/train to the Amex. The Stanley pub is by far the nicest pub others are proper geezer pubs but people like that sort of thing.

Hope the move goes well and wish you all the best.
 








So I'm moving from Preston Park to PORTSLADE (bit more space for the dog etc.) and I need some local advice.

What hidden gems are there in this up-and-coming goldmine of a community? I'm particularly interested in pubs, takeaways, places to walk the pooch, butchers & greengrocers.

I know THE STANLEY.

Gracias
THE TUNNEL HAS BEEN STARTED AND WE HOPE TO GET OVER 300 OUT BY LATE MARCH! PLEASE MAKE YOUSELF KNOWN TO THE BRIGADIER HUT 39 ON ARRIVAL:moo:
 


Jack Hackett

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Jul 3, 2007
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Had the misfortune to live there on and off between 2003 and last year. Not a lot to recommend it, full of inbreds, chavs and cokeheads. However, the best therapy you could get after a day in the city in my commuting days was to have couple of pints and people watch in the Whistlestop or Victoria when I got off the train. Always brought me back to reality and cheered me up. The Dilshad and The Shume (used to be The Kashmir opposite the Goldstone) are two of the best Indian take aways you'll find anywhere. The MSG free chinese The China Inn on Portland Road was excellent as well.
 


Tricky Dicky

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Jul 27, 2004
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I live on Shoreham beach but deliver for Chinese for HONG KONG GARDEN in Mile Oak top end of Portslade. I can honestly say Portslade is OK to work in but personally I wouldnt like to live there. Station Road is full of bric a brac shops foreign owned takeaways and Delis which are just after your money rather than delivering any type of quality. Someone mentioned Oriental Village being a good restaurant, only if you like being crammed in on a Fri/Sat night.

The redeeming factors in Portslade are that you have a good base in wether to catch a bus/train to the Amex. The Stanley pub is by far the nicest pub others are proper geezer pubs but people like that sort of thing.

Hope the move goes well and wish you all the best.

Does the Hong Kong garden deliver to central Shoreham perchance ? I could do with a new chinese takeaway experience.
 




TWOCHOICEStom

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Sep 22, 2007
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Brighton
I grew up just up the road from Portslade Old Village and I loved it.

Boundary/Station Road is a bit pikey, but on the whole, I think it's a great place to live. Good bus/train links, massive supermarket(s) nearby, good choice of pubs. Summer FETES. What's not to like?

Portslade. It's alright :thumbsup:
 


daveinprague

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Oct 1, 2009
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Prague, Czech Republic
I grew up living in the village opposite the George from around 12 to 16 1/2.........I joined the navy as soon as it was possible to escape....George used to be a packed pub, but last time I visited the area to see my sister who still lives there, it was totally empty (possibly enhancing the atmosphere)... ITs not somewhere I look back on with fond memories.
 


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