Tiny reviews of Brighton food and drink
The old Dyke got a bad review from me, but the new Dyke, while a shadow of its former self (as in, half the old pub, maybe less, no garden) is an excellent pub. Had a great venison pie, lots of nice tables, friendly service, all good.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 218 Dyke Road
One of the few booze places right in North Laine, and it’s…fine. Very friendly, but pokey outside bit at the back with crappy tables and pretty small all round. Better probably to go to a proper pub.
Verdict: Ok
Location: 8-9 Sydney Street
Surprisingly huge pub with great interesting art deco type decor, a roof terrace and lots of nice seating. Really pleasant place!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 1-3 Prince Albert Street
Great community pub in Hove; lots of outside space including a pretty great play area for kids (fenced off!). Everyone there just great, and the food was smashing too. Will be going back.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 18 Payne Ave
Great pub with a huge outdoor space, rotating wide selection of craft beers, and two music venues. Food looked amazing – only had sweet potato fries but they were exceptional!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 1 Holland Road
Surprisingly large pub inside (and with a pile of picnic tables which will make summer excellent), nothing crazy but a nice pub done well. Food in particularly excellent, especially the bacon jam on my burger!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 88 Havelock Road
Fantastic gastropub, cosy with a lot of personality. Lovely service and great food, all for a reasonable price. Bookings strongly advised!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 1 Hove Place
Surprisingly spacious pub tucked away at the far east of North Laine. Not dramatically characterful but lots of seating and nice people, so that’ll do me.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 125 Gloucester Road
What a nice surprise this pub was. Cosy inside, with (at least when we went) a fairly raucous after work drinks crowd, the staff simply can’t be helpful enough. And the food was just AMAZING. We both had raclette burgers which rivalled specialists Coggings across the road (two for £12 on Thursdays!), huge plate of onion rings, and raclette garlic bread with huge amounts of garlic. Absolutely top food and seriously good value.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 82 Dyke Road
Visited this straight after Brighton Craft Beer Co. and I think it’s more what a lot of craft beer enthusiasts want – a run-down-by-design type interior, small, etc. Very wide selection of beers, and excellent service. The Dizzy Gull provides food (brought to you by the people behind The Set, so had high expectations) and it was, at best, ok. I had a schnitzel that was obviously prepared with care (panko breadcrumbs etc) but was overdone and tasteless.
Verdict: Ok
Location: 38 Dean Street