The Evening Star, Brighton

This has been my local since it opened at Easter, 1985. Several landlords/landladies have run the Shady over the years ranging from excellent to downright incompetent. The current incumbents, Linda & Rob, are providing a good range of cask beers and lagers. There is about to be a refurbishment to include new kitchen facilities to provide home cooking.

Returned April 09 to find the same exacting standards of beer with an even better range - you just can't fault this pub. Revisiting this pub after a period away from the area, it is comforting to find that standards have been maintained and the customers are just as friendly as I remember, still the best pub in town although the real ales are a touch too cool. Selling the best selection of top quality real ales in the area with an impressive range of foreign bottled beers. I especially recommend German smoked beers and Kriek 100% Lambic, Cantillon cherry beer. Truly a real gem of a pub.