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The food here is absolutely incredible. I believe it was taken under new management as of march 08 and the new chef "Gil" was employed - The Pork Belly here is unquestionably the best I have ever had, and a genuinely friendly mix of staff is refreshing. The music here is mixed with an acoustic night on wednesdays or thursdays and a mix of djs on friday and saturday. Some better than others, but considering the clientelle on weekend nights is considerably younger and significantly more intoxicated I think the music caters adequately for the crowd.
My experience of the beer here is good, I enjoy a pint here two maybe three times a week and have never had a bad experience. They change their range of ales about once every two months.
All in all I enjoy food and a pint in this pub relatively frequently and would reccommend it.
Those of you who have experienced the rather louder crowd and not so amazing music on friday or saturday nights. Give it another chance.
And try the pork belly.
Garwy - 14 Jul 2008 06:00 |
Well. They gave it an overhaul as far as the decor goes about 2 years ago. It now kind've looks like a 'ye olde worlde' pub of sorts... and it is actually one of the oldest pubs in Brighton, goes back to 1680 or something, but none of this excuses its music policy ( bad House Anthems- DJ or Stereo ), shit beer and horrendous pre-club crowd.
Absolutely awful bar in a pub shell.
It gets rammed on a weekend, and i guess if you wanted to try and pull an airhead from Burgess Hill then it could be perfect. If however you want a decent pint you'd be better off going to The Cricketers next door, which in contrast is theatrical, antique laden and old fashioned, but it always manages to serve one.
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Went down to Brighton on the weekend and decided to try and grab a beer. Foudn the place just outside the Lanes in Brighton.
This place confuses me. Aesthetically, the place is reasonably pleasing and looks like a nice old boozer. No Harveys (why don't you ever have this, Sussex pubs?) so went for Broadside. Poor move, poor off beer and terible staff who ddin't know or care either way about such things.
The evidence is clear here that this pub could be good. It ahs the feel of a nice pub, and yet insists on filling its lines with Heineken Export. Even the people inside are a confused mix of young and old not sure whether they're too cool for the pub, or whether it's their spiritual home.
All I can say is decide what this pub is about, get some decent staff who not only pay attention but are also in some way knowledgable about beer generally and even cleaning and running a pub, and who knows, you may get a higher grading than what I've given?
A missed opportunity.
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My friends and i went there last saturday. we had such a good time. The food was great (thai mussel)and we received a really good table service (polish girl). We end up staying all night! Brilliant!
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We visited the Black Lion for sunday lunch yesterday my wife and I as I heard their food is brilliant, unfortunately, we had to wait more than 20 minutes to order, and half an hour to get our table cleared after we finished, it just seems they're is only one member of staff for the whole place ( french and quite rude.... :-( )....... Will give it a 5 out of 10, one of the best sunday roast in Brighton, but probably the worst service.... Shame
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Jaysus - one of the worst pubs in Brighton. Avoid it like the plague unless you are a casual who enjoys the odd spot of agro.
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An ok pub. A little bit agro on the weekends and not a great atmosphere. The beer 'garden' is like having a pint in an alleyway behind a woolworths.
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Doesn't seem any more expensive than anywhere else in Brighton to me!
Food is pretty good too - honest portion sizes of decent grub. Not cheap, but not over priced either.
anonymous - 13 Sep 2006 16:52 |
Bloody expensive and I dont like the decor, wont be rushing back myself but it does always seem quite busy so it must have something going for it..
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this place is cool, saturday 19th is red tie night
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It was playing the Pet Shop Boys when me and my mate went there.
Nearly three quid for a Guinness..
Won't be rushing back.
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Looks small from the outside (but then again so many shops do in Brighton) but is quite big inside!
Tradional on the outside, Modern on the inside. Had no problems with this place, but nothing outstanding about it either. Was in on a quiet day, so don't know what this place is like during peak hours.
Interesting seating and nice bar, nothing spectacular on tap but good if your passing and fancy a good British Pint!
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Quite an expensive pub. All decked out with stone and wood, which does make it pleasing to the eye, but sadly, not the pocket. Not overly keen on the beer they did have on pump at the time of my visit, so stuck to my fallback (Guinness) at £2.90 a pint.
Only reason why I was there really was to check out their free WiFi access, which rocks. And rocks hard.
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One of the curious lion chain of pubs in brighton. not bad at all, but doesn't quite fit into its surroundings. to be honest I usually go next door to the Cricketers'.
Ant - 24 Sep 2003 18:07 |
Once arranged to meet a girl here but was blown out ignominiously. At least I saw Chelsea stuff Man U 5-0 which was some compensation.
Loser - 12 Jun 2003 18:57 |
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