The Quadrant, Brighton

Another decent little pub. I can't really add to Pubsignman's description so I won't try to! There were 3 beers on when I called. We tried 2 from the Hepworth brewery - Prospect and Pullman. Both were good but nothing special. I would happily call in again.

Another pub on the road running from the train station to the beach, this is a smart venue with plenty of interesting Victorian features, despite the pub having been opened out a fair bit over the years. Entering into the lower bar, you find a room with scuffed floorboards, banquette and low stool seating to the left under an enormous mirror and a lovely curved, dark wood bar counter to the right. The bar has decorative brass lamps on the counter top and an impressive, elaborately detailed bar back arch with some nice old lights above the serving area. A staircase to the rear of the room leads up past a nice series of etched glass panes to a first-floor room that occasionally plays host to live music, as was the case when I visited during the Washout Festival. The upper bar is a small, wedge-shaped space with a deceptive amount of room for small tables served by a mix of chairs and low stools. Some nice lamps act as feature decorations in the front windows and there is a grand mural of the back wall depicting a somewhat cliched Victorian-era scene, whilst a few old black and white photos of local landmarks round out the room’s décor. There was a nice relaxed vibe in here on a Saturday evening accompanied by solid soundtrack of rock songs which played quietly enough in the background. The bar supports five handpulls which were dispensing Black Sheep Holy Grail, Robinsons Trooper, Dorking Red India and a cider, with one pump unused. The Red India was a rather steep £4.55 for a pint, but it was in good nick and went down nicely. The barman here was highly efficient and very friendly, dealing well with some younger customers who turned up for the festival but had no ID on them. I missed out on this pub during the Pubs Galore Brighton crawl the previous year, so was keen to check it out when I was next in town. It was definitely worth the wait, as I really enjoyed the fine Victorian features and the well-kept ale. Like many Brighton pubs, this place does a fine job without really standing out from the crowd, thus becoming another to add to the long list of pubs worth checking out or adding to a crawl around the city.

This was a nice pub to start our crawl but my Langham beer was dull.Good interior.

Built in 1864 and Grade II-listed with an interior that CAMRA lists as being regionally important, this is a very attractive corner pub on a main road leading to the railway station. The exterior features black granite pilasters with ornate gilded capitals and the name of Thomas Bovey, landlord from the late 19th to early 20th centuries. The rear entrance and picnic tables appear less inviting. The interior is indeed impressive, especially for a place that’s not that large. There’s a split-level interior, probably explained by Brighton’s topography. There’s much dark wood with an attractive bar and bar back with brass lantern bar to the windows and etched glass aplenty. There was a very friendly barmaid who served me with a half of Langham’s Halfway to Heaven at a fairly steep £2.20. It tasted like a bonfire – I’m not sure it’s meant to taste like this. If it was off, I’ve never tasted anything like this before. There’s live music and comedy nights here if desired. Worth a return visit just for the interior alone and worthy of inclusion in any crawl of the city, but the ‘Restrooms’ sign doesn’t belong on this side of the Atlantic.

Have been meaning to visit this interesting-looking pub by the clock tower for years, so glad to have finally called in. The exterior of this wedge-shaped building has plenty of decorative features, including fascia boards erected in late-Victorian times by Tom Bovey (the then landlord). The split-level interior comprises two compact bars that have been little altered over the years, justifying the place being recorded on Camra's regional inventory. Three handpumps can be found on the lower counter, and these were dispensing Langham's Halfway to Heaven, Arundel Wild Heaven APA and Laine Breaker pale ale.