Been meaning to go here for ages, and had delicious random Asian fusion sharing plates – crispy gyoza, bao, siu mai, crispy chicken. Surprisingly huge with multiple floors and roof terraces.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 2 Boyce’s Street
Category: Pub
The Open House
A hidden gem behind London Road station; huge outdoor space, cosy inside, nice people, good food. Thumbs up.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 146 Springfield Road
Maris and Otter
Very new pub in the old Revelator, but a really nice feel and nice looking burgers. Plus, they open for breakfast at like 7:30???
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 113-114 Western Road
The Shakespeare’s Head
Been meaning to go here for ages for their sausages and mash – choose your sausage, your mash and your gravy. Had cider and apple sausage, garlic mash and mustard gravy, and it was amazing. Sides pretty good too, and a really nice pub apart from anything else.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 1 Chatham Place
The Station
Although a Greene King pub, it does its own thing with pizza, and they’re great (2 for 1 Tuesday too!). My kind of space also – big, airy inside.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 100 Goldstone Villas
https://www.greeneking-pubs.co.uk/pubs/east-sussex/station-hove/
The Dyke Alehouse & Kitchen
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
The Office
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
The Mesmerist
Surprisingly huge pub with great interesting art deco type decor, a roof terrace and lots of nice seating. Really pleasant place!
Edit: Had dinner here last night, they have a BBQ type concession now. Had burger with maple bacon and chopped pork and it was an easy top burger, absolutely delicious. Mac and cheese and chopped salad sides were diabolical though, so revising down to an Ok.
Verdict: Ok
Location: 1-3 Prince Albert Street
The George Payne
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
The Brunswick
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