Nice, open, relaxed cocktail bar, which wins a lot of points for a large chunk of the menu being £8 Mon-Thurs. Lots of food too but didn’t try that this time!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 16 Duke Street
Category: Bar
Bohemia
Passed by many times and have had a conventional drink in here once, but this time went for cocktails. And they were super amazing, proper showman style stuff and well worth a go – nice table service too. Keen to try the resto now!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 54-55 Meeting House Lane
The Cauldron
A really cool potion themed bar. While you can theoretically just walk in and have a drink, the main draw is the potion “experience” where you get a welcome drink from a mythical beast, then make two – quite involved! – potion drinks for yourself, interacting with some neat little props on your table using your wand. Well worth a go!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 1-2 Clarence Gardens
XOXO
Odd to rate this, because they rate themselves on cocktails and brunch. Went for neither – had a beer of an evening. But I liked the people and the venue, and 2 cocktails for £10 really good for that area. Want to try their brunch!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 24 Prince Albert Street
Pier Nine
A weird one! A relatively small casino, but only about half of it is casino, the 2nd floor being a massive open space with a huge screen, tables etc with a bar, food and pool and other tables. Went on a Tuesday: dead empty. The drinks reasonably priced, the food pretty good; the pool etc really, really expensive. I’d love to see it busy but for now, more casino than otherwise (ie a bit depressing).
Verdict: Ok
Location: 9 Grand Junction Road
The Fix
The Set took over the Cocktail Shack in Regency Square and this is the result. While the Cocktail Shack was amazing and unique, The Fix is just a generic bar, with a decent menu but just not exciting in any way.
Verdict: Ok
Location: 33 Regency Square
Bison Beer – Hove Bar + Bottleshop
Bison started as a craft beer shop in the Lanes, and recently opened their second location which is a bar and bottleshop, so falls under our remit. As a shop, it’s excellent for craft beer, wide range, great service. For me, as a bar, not great – really, it’s a shop with a couple of tables in it. Fine, but not a place to hang out.
Verdict: Ok
Location: 57 Church Road
All Bar One
Part of the chain of course, but it’s a nice big one with really great service.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 2-3 Pavilion Buildings
https://www.allbarone.co.uk/national-search/south-east/all-bar-one-brighton
Koba
Small cocktail bar that plays cafe by day; I went by day and thought it was the other way around. I’m sure it’s cosy for cocktails, but I know it’s great for a coffee and a cake. Nice, spacious and warmly furnished. A real oasis.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 135 Western Road
Libation
Comfy bar with plenty of space, draught beer and cocktails. They do food but didn’t eat this time. Nice place but nothing dramatic to recommend it.
Verdict: Ok
Location: 10 Victoria Grove