Temple Bar, Brighton

This may be the Temple Bar, but I thought that it felt more like a pub with dark wood furnishings and conventional furniture throughout. Then interior consists of a large island bar with seating around it and more seating in a raised area to the right rear of the pub. There is also a flight of stairs that run up to the lounge bar that I did not visit on this occasion. I didn’t spot any televisions, but there was some slightly depressing background music playing. Standard and premium draught products are available from the bar that supports eight hand pumps. Two of these were unsued so the ale options were Molly Malone’s Brighton Stout, Hammerpot’s Shooting Star, Arundel’s Castle, Dark Star’s American Pale Ale and Ballard’s Nyewood Gold. The eighth hand pump was drawing Old Rosie for the strong cider fans. Pub grub is served all day and there are five picnic tables on the path out front. I’ve been in worse places, but there is a time and a place for soppy love songs and last night (Tuesday) wasn’t one of them. I’d still have no problem revisiting here for another pint.