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Small, friendly, spotless local with no frills but exceptional Okells - quite a surprise. Great walking in the streets round here too.
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The best pub in this area of town. Always friendly both sides of the bar. Great ales. Highly recommended to visitors to Brighton and worth a trek off the tourist trail. Lucky locals.
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Nice street corner local up at the top of the hill. An ex-Gales pub so now selling Fullers, but the Ale is consistently well kept. Sometimes nice and quiet and sometimes busy and full of atmosphere. Very good andf reasonable Sunday roasts. If I am in Brighton and I want to escape the world then it is often to the Napier!
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A welcome sight after the walk uphill, and was not disappointed with the Gales beer which we had in the delightful upstairs garden with a postbox in it!
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I haven't been to the Sir Charles Napier for around 3 years. Living in Sydney doesn't help the situation! I do miss Princess Andrea though and the many laughs I had with her. I hope she is doing well, along with the rest of the locals. I will remember the fun I had there forever.
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Lovely Pub. Great Location. Great Bar Staff (high 5 Andrea). Good Beer (shame gales stopped producing GB!!! how i miss it!!)nice and friendly locals (some great characters). folk night once a month adds an interesting feel to the place. Will be returning very soon!
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Lovely Pub. Great Location. Great Bar Staff (high 5 Andrea). Good Beer (shame gales stopped producing GB!!! how i miss it!!) folk night once a month adds an interesting feel to the place. Will be returning very soon!
anonymous - 9 Feb 2007 15:17 |
Excellent place - good beer, no loud music, friendly atmosphere.
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This was probably my second favourite pub in Brighton and as far as ambience and appearance is concerned it still is. It is now part of the Fuller's empire and on my most recent visit, the only former Gales beer available was HSB, which was not up to its usual standard. Maybe I was unlucky. London Pride and Chiswick appear to be the other regular beers with Fuller's own Discovery masquerading as a guest beer.
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This is a great little pub. There is a wide range of Gales (now owned by Fullers) and Fullers ales on. The staff and locals are always friendly which can be a novelty in Brighton. There is a small beer garden but this fills up quickly in the sun so you may have to resort to the comfortable old leather armchairs inside. The sunday lunch is top-notch and reasonably priced.
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Excellent if rather small garden. A hidden gem. Only comfortable for about 8. I'm normally there with my mate on a sunny Saturday, so aviod if you're a party of 7 or more. Larger groups could arrive after dark when I've gone home, possibly.
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Not far now from the top of the hill, and working up a thirst for that pint of Gales. Choose from Buster, GB, Frolic or HSB. A traditional and unspoilt street-corner local, its cosy interior has wood-panelled walls decorated with various memorabilia, including prints and old photos of the area. The drinking area extends around a central bar. In the far corner, near the door to the back garden, are a couple of very cosy armchairs. The only downside to the Sir Charles Napier is that it doesn’t sell Festival Mild. Has been a GBG ever present since 1981, with the curious exception of 2001. (Spring 2004)
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Gales pub. Reasonable service and well-kept beers, but very much a "locals'" drinking haunt and not very welcoming. Sadly overrated by the Brighton & Hove CAMRA group.
anonymous - 22 Jan 2005 20:50 |
