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The Prince Albert, Brighton
Brighton
BN1 4ED
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Prince Albert
Situated on the hill from the railway station down to the Lanes, this is certainly one of the better pubs in this area. A couple of bouncers were on the door and it was quite busy inside, with some people spilling out onto the tables on the pavement to the front of the pub.
Inside, there are multiple rooms with the bar just in front of you as you enter. There were 5 real ales on handpull, along with a cider. Ales were Burning Sky Plateau, Aurora & Porter, Cloak & Dagger We All Float & Long Man Best Bitter. The cider was Ascension Mothership. Craft beers were Burning Sky Arise, Abyss Super Pale, Long Man Pale Ale & Siren Broken Dreams. I also noticed and ordered a draft cider from the Gun Brewery called Limbertwig.
This was another loud and boisterous place. But we again managed to find a table, with the pub still managing to turn customers over quite quickly. My first visit here for just over 5 years. But I'm sure I'll be back.
On 25th February 2024
- rating: 7
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Will Larter left this review about The Prince Albert
Very much as I remember it from previous visits - busy, noisy and a band about to kick off upstairs. An interesting selection of beers on the hand pumps, but at the end of a long day of pub research I wasn't about to go for anything in the region of 5%, so had a half of Long Man Best Bitter. Unfortunately this was served too cold to give the beer a chance - I had a very enjoyable pint of this beer at the Ladies Mile in Patcham - but this was still rattling my fillings half way down the glass, so it gets NBSS 2.5.
On 14th February 2024
- rating: 6
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Delboy 20 left this review about The Prince Albert
Very striking pub well described below. We were short on time so we had a quick drink from Burning sky which was decent. I would happily call again.
On 30th September 2019
- no rating submitted
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Tris C left this review about The Prince Albert
A commanding pub, made all the more striking by the polychromatic paint job to the double-fronted façade. The end result rather sums up the essence of Brighton in a nutshell.
The interior is multi-roomed with pale bare floors and simple pine furniture, peripheral pew seating, wicker chairs with colourful patterned wallpaper, some painted t ‘n’ g panelling and lots of beer mats. There are murals of everyone from Mr. Spock to an imperial star destroyer guarding the Death Star; eclectic is too tame a word to describe the interior, though ugly sums up the cash machine. There are fireplaces to the rooms, use not discerned, but there’s a log burning stove to one which does appear to be functional. Live music seems to be the big thing here and you can hear it from the pavement but it’s more muted inside, so I expect that it takes place on the upper floors, not explored.
Ales: good service dishing out that listed below with my Burning Sky’s Plateau at a very reasonable £1.80 a half and a welcome drop too.
This place seems to be a lot of fun, but we were in relatively early in the evening, so I don’t know how banging it might be towards closing time when the drink has been flowing freely.
Note that there are no locks to the gent’s lavatory cubicles, which is possibly an anti-drug use measure but denying people their privacy isn’t on.
On 1st April 2018
- rating: 8
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Prince Albert
Originally built in 1848 as a station hotel. This is now a large and striking bohemian pub and what with the multi coloured painted exterior, it looks very Cuban in style. The service in here was excellent, even though the pub was busy on our visit and the staff were very friendly and chatty. I went for the Burning Sky Plateau, which would definitely pass the three pint mark.
On 31st March 2018
- rating: 8
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Prince Albert
Recently repainted again, now with an unmissable six-colour frontage. Inside, it retains a multi-room layout of attractive appearance and some regional heritage interest. The wooden benches at the front are a popular spot during good weather, and the place also operates as one of Brighton's many live music venues. Decent selection of real ales in a variety of styles available from the six handpumps, including two from Burning Sky whose logo appears on the façade. The current incarnation may be its best ever, and the place is very handy for the station.
On 31st March 2018
- rating: 8
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Prince Albert
A very large and colourful pub,set back from the busy street leaving a large courtyard to the front.It sits below the station,on the underpass road so good for a pre or post train journey pint.The interior is interesting with the bar in the right room but with corridor access,while there was more seating to the left side and a door to a rear snug.The wooden floor gives it an ale house feel,and music is a big feature here.Lively around the bar there were 6 handpumps drawing on my visit Dark Star Hophead Loral,Burning Sky Plateau and Aurora (very decent) ,Longmans Best Bitter , Pilot Pale Ale and a real cider.A decent selection ,worth of it's 2018 GBG listing and one of the revisit list when next in town.
On 25th March 2018
- rating: 8
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Will Larter left this review about The Prince Albert
My last visit to this pub must have been too soon after the death of John Peel in October 2004, so the mural was new to me. Also the layout of the bar was not as I remembered it when Luton played Brighton at the Withdean Stadium in 2006. The character of the pub has changed to the extent that there's now a big focus on music, but it's still a pub with good beer and still handy for the station.
There were six hand pumps and my notes tell me 16 keg fonts, though I don't remember counting them. There's a nice dark wood bar with a brass foot rail and some hooks. As noted by previous reviewers, the bar also serves those who use the back room, and there are other rooms beyond which can be pleasant to sit in. At the time of my visit Franklins Smoked Porter was on special offer at £2.50 a pint, a fact that led me to have not just one half but two, so the beer must still have been in good nick.
Date of visit: 3rd January 2017
On 21st February 2017
- rating: 7
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Moby Duck left this review about The Prince Albert
Impressive mural on the outside of the pub as mentioned below extremely lively on Saturday evening as you would expect and very bohemian in its feel. Multi roomed with six hand pumps on the go,the Burning Sky Plateu was in top form. I loved the vibrancy of this place, its right up my street and will use this pub again .
On 26th June 2016
- rating: 8
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hondo . left this review about The Prince Albert
New massive mural on the outside wall since my last visit ( numerous dead musicians and John peel ). Multi roomed interior with a real fire in one. 5 real ales. Live music blasting down from the upstairs venue.
On 15th October 2015
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