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Enterprising youthful pub in the best part of town; promoting interesting local beers well if not quite delivering on quality.
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Nice pub. Busy with a young student-y crowd. Good selection of real ales.
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great atmosphere, visit it soon!
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Nice cosy atmosphere, hard to get seats at times. Clueless bar-staff though, mnore interested in chatting to their mates than serving customers, and totally ignorant regarding the drinks they serve.
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Great atmosphere and very friendly staff, although they may get chatted away with you and forget about serving other people.
I've been there twice and both time I was after Sunday roast, it was absolutely great! Tried beef/lamb/pork/nutloaf with friends, all were delicious (and not over-cooked which I hate!) It's a place I know I can rely on if I'm after a good Sunday roast.
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cracking boozer, shows just what a small corner pub should be about. atmosphere, lighting,ambience and good products. allways love a Pleisure pub as they have a top range of qulaity spirits and ales. last time here was quite recently, the '70's prog rock' night was too loud for conversation so we left and the cask beer was warm. wont stop visiting though, friendly crowd.
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A really splendid pub, great staff, brilliant selection of spirits (I never knew there were so many different types of bourbon!) and top ales. The barman was keen to tell me they were local guest ales which change weekly which I thought was a great idea.
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went in for a drink and also had a lovely sandwich. great atmosphere and will back back! :)
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Lovely atmosphere and cosy environment. Tried here for birthday drinks with work colleagues after reading reviews and had a most enjoyable evening. The blokes mentioned how nice the dark beer was.
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Top quality pub, atmosphere and staff are great. Always a few decent beers on, and a good selection of spirits. I have never tried the food. This place is pretty small, so finding a table isn't always easy. Overall one of the best pubs in Brighton.
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Love this ickle pub... they do great bowls of chilli & cheese! Very yummy!!
FiMcB - 28 Dec 2006 16:34 |
The best pub in town. I have never had a poor evening here in my visits to Brighton. Extremely friendly, fantastic harveys ale and good food. Highly recommended
anonymous - 29 Sep 2006 13:19 |
Visited the Great Eastern on a crawl with a friend on 18th August 2006.
Overall not too bad a pub. Long narrow intimate low-ceilinged pub with woodpanelling throughout and a wood floor. Deuchars IPA, Hopback Summer Lightning and Harveys Best Bitter were available that evening. I had the Deuchars IPA which was a bit below par and a touch warmer than it should be.
Attracts a young (18-40) crowd mainly, and locals were very friendly on our visit.
The rear wall of the pub serves as a "library" with plenty of "real" books - not plastic imitations. Food is served lunchtimes only. Modern background music is played at a comfortable level. Fairly subdued lighting, mainly by compact fluorescent lamps. Note the pub can get very smoky.
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What's happened to this pub???? I was really looking forward to a lovely Sunday Roast yesterday and got the worst Sunday Roast I think I have ever had, I know a big call but it was bad! I couldn't cut the beef it was fatty, chewy and tasteless, it was swimming in bisto, the carrots over cooked, soggy cabbage, tasteless potatoes, need I go on... and I haven't even started on my husbands meal. I remember going to this pub a few years ago and having an amazing Sunday Roast it was great and really memorable, I don't know whats has happened but it's not good... we will never go back to eat and will be informing my friends about this place.... Sort it out guys, get a new chef!
anonymous - 4 Sep 2006 11:36 |
best in the early evening because this cosy pub gets a bit cramped. a very cosy, comfy pub.
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Love this place, just what you would expect from a pub in the laine. You just feel that you are home and could stay for a week or two as soon as you walk in.
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One of the best pubs in the North laines. Cosy and friendly with a decent (and swiftly-served) sunday roast.
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Great pub with a great atmosphere. Practically lived here in 2001-2003. Real ales always taste great, usually have Youngs, Harveys. Used to have Waggledance which is definitely one of my favourite beers. Meet some interesting characters in here, A real variety of people. Service always good. Love it!
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Long overdue a revisit on my part. A smashing pub on Thursdays or any other day of the week. I can only endorse anonymous's comments about the HSB. As regards to the place being crowded in the evenings - is that a bad sign? Not in my book!
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This pub is good on a Thursday afternoon but its too damn crowded in the evenings and the ceilings a bit low for my liking.
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Would Our Lord Jesus Christ drink there, though? That's the burning question...
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The best pint of HSB in Brighton, and no mistake. I was in there the other day and a fine ale it is, in fact I had several. The barmaid was indeed stroking a young man in between pouring pints, but it was comprised entirely from loving caresses, and nothing dirty, sleazy, or 'underhand'. The look of true commitment in their eyes made it nothing less than a beautiful love scene. The used glasses were swiftly placed in stacks and cleaned, and the locals were both entertaining and engaging. I, in fact, helped two jovial regulars at the bar complete the Guardian crossword, a feat for which I swelled with pride.
My only gripe is the uneducated nature of the graffiti in the gentlemen's toilets, which results in the debasement of an interesting theological discussion into a self-righteous athiest getting on their high horse and making a fool out of themselves. Someone with such bitterness towards religion really needs a divine force in their life. A force like Our Lord Jesus Christ.
I stayed for no less than three pints of the splendid HSB, and left a happier and a wiser man.
anonymous - 14 Oct 2005 13:30 |
This has to be one of my favourite pubs in Brighton. Fantastic atmosphere and a great range of bourbons (now my favourite drink) and good ale. Definitely worth a visit, especially for Sunday roasts...
anonymous - 13 Sep 2005 00:39 |
It used to be charming, but this pub is now losing the plot. The barmaid looked furious that she had to stop stroking her boyfriend in order to get me a drink, several used glasses were lying around uncollected, and the atmosphere was dingy and gloomy. A great shame.
anonymous - 2 Sep 2005 08:33 |
Charming little pub, with an impressive range of drinks available. More welcoming than many Brighton pubs. Famous for having shelves of old books around the walls.
anonymous - 5 Feb 2005 15:28 |
