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    The Colonnade

    3.8 (17 reviews)
    ModeratePubs, Lounges

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    Nice bar, warm cosy interior. Shame about the demeanour of the barman on the day of my visit. Drinks reasonable price for a theatre bar.

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    Review Highlights - The Colonnade

    You can watch the world go by then decamp to a play a next door's Theatre Royal.

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    Bohemia Grand Cafe & Late Lounge - The front of Bohemia lit up at night

    Bohemia Grand Cafe & Late Lounge

    4.3(13 reviews)
    0.1 mi
    ££

    After a winning streak of good dining experiences in Brighton, thanks to places found on Yelp or…read moresuggested by other yelpers, on our last day we decided to start wandering around the town and try our luck with a place we'd never heard before. We stumbled upon this place totally by accident, and to be honest with you, from the outside it looks like a pretentious fancy pub, with fancy décor and not an awful lot of good food. Well, the place HAS fancy décor, It's kind of flashy and I would usually avoid such place. But what the hell. We were seated on the balcony upstairs, we had a view of the isle-bar serving smoking cocktails (literally smoking, by the way) and I thought I had better order something hard to mess up, just in case my prejudice is right and food there wasn't going to be all that much. So we ordered a baked Camembert, a cheese board (what do you mean that's too much cheese? Sorry, can't hear you over the sound of this Stilton feasting in my mouth), and the only burger in the menu. I'm going to say it now: that was THE best burger I've had in the UK, and second best only to one I've had abroad. The bun was perfect: soft with crunchy-from-grilling edges, the cheese was melted AS IT SHOULD BE, the patty thick and juicy, it didn't fall apart despite the amount of goodness in it so I could use my hands like I'm meant to. The burger alone wins half of the stars I'm giving this place, the other half being the amazingly friendly staff, and quick and prompt service. The MINUTE I am back in Brighton, there's another one of those burgers with my name on it. Seriously, go have that burger.

    I love this place. I've been twice for late night dancing on a Saturday night, and once for a…read morecooked breakfast on a Sunday morning. The decor is pure class, funky and modern and so much to see. There are lots of different levels and seating areas, each with a different feel. The place attracts a good mix of people, but all pretty high standard. I think the evening has a smart dress code of no trainers or scruffy jeans. The music is brilliant. A complete mix of music jumping all over the decades. There is a big screen showing the videos too which can be quite entertaining. There is a massive bar in the middle of the bottom floor, so easy to get too. The only thing is it slightly dominates people at the bar and less dance space. Get there early if going on a Saturday night as it always gets packed and turns into a one in one out queue. The venue is only small, but makes a good atmosphere because of it. People will start to think I am obsessed with toilets in my reviews, but this has the best women's toilets I've seen in Brighton. Go have a look! I also ate a cooked breakfast here on a Sunday lunchtime and it was top notch. I expected it to be expensive but it wasn't. And to eat in such lush surroundings with very polite and smart staff made me feel like I was in a classy restaurant. Go and check it out if you get a chance is my advice.

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    Bohemia Grand Cafe & Late Lounge
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    Casablanca Jazz Club

    Casablanca Jazz Club

    3.6(25 reviews)
    0.2 mi
    £

    Casablancas is a Brighton classic; one of the biggest and crummiest music venues, this jazz dive is…read morea big student attraction, as well as one of the coolest and cheapest places in town to grab a drink and hear some funky tunes. Not your average club or bar, it does repel most of the West Street chavs with it's jazz, funk and slightly-more-out-there music: a boon in this area, to be sure. Thanks to the immense popularity of this place waning slightly, it is now slightly more fun to hang out in (it used to be so packed you could hardly move), yet is still a bit too busy for my liking. Still, one of the nicer of Brighton's music bars, with the occasional live band to round it all off. Although it used to be wall-to-wall rammed with students here, this has now calmed down somewhat: not sure what soured at Casablancas, but it seems many of the students aren't coming back. The prices are still cheap, which is a bonus, but I suppose it does look more and more run-down: a spruce-up wouldn't do this place any harm. Still, if you're looking for a cheap night with slightly more esoteric music, this is as good a place as any to start!

    Admittedly I've only been to Casablancas once, but I was sorely disappointed. It's the sort of…read moreplace that people rave about going to, so I was expecting something amazing. In fact, it was a bit plain and grubby looking inside, with not that great music. I wouldn't be against going back there on a different night, though (we went on a Thursday night, which seems the stereotypical night for students to go - I saw loads of acquaintances there), so it clearly wasn't too bad. Just not as good as I'd expected judging from other people's opinions of the place.

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    Casablanca Jazz Club - *Taken from official website

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    Oxygen

    Oxygen

    3.1(16 reviews)
    0.5 mi
    £

    This bar situated a stones throw from 5 of the main stream night clubs in Brighton, it is the ideal…read moresetting to start the night off. It was opened two years ago and is still as stylish and chilled as it was when it opened with a sister company opened up in hove recently. This new store clearly indicates that this bar is giving people an experience that really gets the night off with a bang. With great drinks promotions which include 'the good, the bad and the ugly' shots which can be selected at choice or spin a wheel to let fate decide the outcome. Every night of the week is normally busy so the atmosphere is always thriving and on the special sports events the bar has plasma screen televisions at both sides so you can choose which side you want to support and have friendly rivalries. As I play for a football club and we needed sponsoring I asked Oxygen to help, they happily supplied us with money for all forms of kit and offered even better deals on a Wednesday night which is the biggest student night of the week. It is safe to say that on this day is when the bar is full to capacity so if you like this sort of thing then Wednesday is the day.

    This place isn't really for me, first off I actually think I'm a little too old for it (God, that's…read moredepressing). Secondly, West Street itself isn't really for me. Lots of very young gals and guys dressed up to the max in as little as possible, with florescent fake tan being a must. It's also Hen night central, and hordes of drunk women with feather boas and whistles kinda scare me. Oxygen is very much this kind of place. The bar is covered in sticky shot residue, and the toilets are pretty bad, and there's only 2 ladies toilets, and any place that doesn't have enough ladies bathrooms makes me RAGE! Nothing dampens a night like queuing in a smelly toilet for half an hour. This being said, I do like to go in there. No, not for the sticky bar or to use the bogs, but because of the huge range of cocktail like shots, all for two quid. A bargain! You can literally just pop in there (it's often empty) grab a shot and be on your way. Simples.

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    From www.oxygenbrighton.co.uk

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