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    The Setting Sun

    4.2 (21 reviews)
    ModeratePubs, Gastropubs
    Open 12:00 pm - 11:00 PM

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Great food, good pub generally. Views from terrace stupendous

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    10 years ago

    Perfect location for some lovely burgers on the terrace looking at the sun setting over the horizon

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    Review Highlights - The Setting Sun

    The Setting Sun is a charming little pub perched right on top of a hill on the border of Hanover and Kemp Town.

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    The Hartington - the hart   ington of Hanover

    The Hartington

    (9 reviews)

    ££

    This pub is in between being traditional and being new age Brighton but it does work in the sense…read morethat you are curious about things on the walls etc. when you enter. I agree that the food here is very good and that the price you pay although not cheap does reflect the good quality. For the best roasts get in there before 3 on a Sunday. A good atmosphere for pubs is essential and I believe this pub does have that but to me it always feels a little bit like it can't make its mind up in the end. As I am a big fan of pub games such as pool and darts which are facilitated, you'd have to argue it ticks most of the boxes. This pub often fills up around 9 oclock in the evening which is quite normal but before then it tends to be far too quiet for my liking.

    Having trekked up the never ending Hartington Road, only to still be lost, I eventually discovered…read morethis pub lurking over the horizon. From the outside, the red paint and large windows are enough to convince you the Hartington might be OK. When you step inside however, you discover where the feel attraction lies. The walls are decked with paintings and a collection of other trinkets. Running alongside the various paintings were still fairy lights, which helped to create a very relaxed room. The drink prices are a bit of a confusing one; a small house wine is £2.40, but my pint of Staropramen was £3.75?! I wasn't delighted by the price, but then Brighton has never been known for discount alcohol. I also decided to branch out and try the food menu; I had a spicy lamb cutlet dish, served with mash and roasted vegetables. While initially unsure of what I might be served, I ended being really quite impressed.

    Park Crescent

    Park Crescent

    (13 reviews)

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    The Park Crescent is a corner pub close to 'the Level' park, with a predominantly studenty…read moreclientele, real ales and Thai food. The pub has a single large U-shaped room, wrapped around the bar area. There's also a garden with a smoking area out the back. The decor is fairly standard for the area; part panelled walls, wooden floors and second-hand wooden furniture, and lots of candles, making a decent first impression. They serve Badger ales, which included Hopping Hare, Badger Best Bitter and Tanglefoot on our visit. Or, rather, they didn't because during the course of the evening both Tanglefoot and Hopping Hare went off during the course of the evening, and the young bar staff, though pleasant and helpful, weren't able to change the barrels. Not a particularly good start. We tried the Thai food, but were a bit disappointed: the quality was variable, and, compared with other Thai eateries in Brighton, delivered smallish portions; a Pad Thai noodle dish was reasonable enough, but portions sizes of a chicken curry and particularly a stir-fry were disappointing (just three pieces of pork in the pork stir fry, in a glutinous pink goo). Service was friendly, though, and some of the mixed starters others were having looked more generous, so I suspect it depends what you have. What really put me off, though, were the Gents' toilets, which were simply disgusting (score: 1 out of 10): a smelly, blocked WC with a malfunctioning flush and no lid on the water tank, and urine soaked floors. Not conducive to enjoying your subsequent meal...

    The Park Crescent is a lovely little pub tucked away on a quiet residential street near the Level…read more Probably one of my favourite pubs in town, it has loads of character and charm. It is one of few pubs that successfully blends contemporary and old styles. The interior is largely wooden and the walls are covered with interesting memorabilia and old photos of Brighton, giving the pub a really cosy, 'steeped in history' kind of feel. The small round tables and candlelight make the pub feel quite traditional, whilst the cool, pastel paint-job and slick bar area, provide a modern twist. Drink prices are average and there's a good selection of ciders and beers. I also had a delicious Bloody Mary here once. The menu is really interesting...yummy sweet potato risotto, delicious fish cakes and chunky chips are among many delights on offer. The Sunday roast is also really good and the portions are huge! This pub is great year-round- it's cosy in the winter months but also has a really lovely little garden for warmer weather. A handful of picnic tables are nestled amongst palms, aloe vera plants and vines, which makes for a really pretty little drinking spot! In the evening the fairy lights and tea lights come out, making it feel like a magical little fairytale garden. Definitely one of my favourite places to drink a cider on a summer's eve! Oooh and they do cash-back, which is always handy, or dangerous, depending on how you look at it...

    Bugle Inn

    Bugle Inn

    (1 review)

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    If it's cool hair cuts, thick rimmed glasses, drinks that end in 'inha' or 'ito' and ironic…read moregaudiness that tickle your fancy; Brighton is undoubtedly the place for you. However, The Bugle Inn just off the Lewes Road may not be, for a number of reasons which I will now attempt to explain. Firstly the Bugle Inn or just simply the 'Bugle' is a proper old fashioned boozer in the best sense of the word, a bit dingy, full of loyal drinking borderline alcoholics, live folk music and a local ales. Walking into the pub, you are immediately struck by the lack of pretense in the decor in a city obsessed by such things. A dark, rich, beer sodden and (used to be) smoke infused character has penetrated seemingly every last fitting in the pub down to the old fashioned 60s style carpet and ornate wooden bar fittings. The walls are relatively bare, and art work has mostly been snubbed in favour of a few relatively modern guinness posters. Lets not be in doubt, this place is geared toward the simplistic art of drinking in a pub and the atmosphere is produced almost wholly by the punters and the owners (all people, not aesthetics), which I think is the special essence of the pub. The other crucial element to this place which demarcates it from the rest of Brighton, is that it is an Irish pub, but not in the European idea of an Irish Pub as some reductive theme park made of oversized Guinness hats and fake memorabilia. No. This is an Irish pub in a sense which I didn't realise was really possible in Brighton; its full of Irish people (including the owners). I used to live next to the pub with my window facing the street and I promise on a busy night when live music was on, the accents of the leaving crowds could sometimes make me question in a half sleep-induced haze, whether or not I had in fact transported myself to my own grandfathers fatherland in dream. I don't know where the rest of the time this Irish population is hiding in Brighton, but they do seem to come out of the woodwork, for this one special watering hole. If its possible to say, this strong Irish presence simply makes the place a bit more lively, open and laid back than most quite small, localised pubs in England which often can have their established pecking order on show for all to see and feel. The Bugle, is basically a great pub to get away from the more knowing Brighton scene, have a pint, a chat, and also maybe on an odd thursday night see some live Irish music. However after writing this review i now realise the irony which lays at its core. The 'ironic gaudiness' that i originally bemoaned of Brighton and held up The Bugle as it antidote to, is i suppose, in many ways what could be seen as the pubs attractions to many, and maybe even me? So my advice, which you should most likely not take is to not go there, and allow me to enjoy this little unspoilt gem on my own. Or just go, and have a good old fashioned knees up, and leave the thick rimmed glasses behind (unless you actually can't do without).

    The Black Dove

    The Black Dove

    (22 reviews)

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    Finally went to this place last night after tip off from one of Brightons top Yelpers!! Wish i'd…read morecome here before now. Really nice inside,quite a lot of seating,a cosy little room down stairs. Great selection of drink,whatever your taste is. And in my eyes they played some of the best music i've heard in a bar for ages. Last night it was afro-latin music,if i had my way every bar would play this type of music!! Other nights are on as well.....check local press!!

    My local and definitely one of my favourite drinking establishments in Brighton…read more It's regularly listed in the 'Brighton's Best Bars' lists floating around on the world wide web. It also makes a few craft beer pub lists too as it has a very long list of world and craft beers, mainly in bottles, to chose from. It may surprise a few but it also serves amazing cocktails. A craft beer place AND a good cocktail place under one roof!? Surely not! But yes, it definitely works, they do a mean Amaretto sour and Espresso Martini and some of the more unusual cocktails too. It's not table service though which I actually really like as it remains down to earth and has a local hangout vibe. It gets really busy at the weekends on Friday and Saturday nights and there's often a band on or a cool DJ playing Northern Soul over the weekend too. In the daytime it's really chilled out and the bar staff are always happy to chat to you and talk you through the latest beer/cocktail menu (or about anything really!). There's also seating outside but with the view of the top of St. James Street it definitely is a better view inside with its quirky decor. I lucked out with this place being my closest pub!

    The Setting Sun - pubs - Updated May 2026

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