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Haus on the Hill, Brighton
Brighton
BN2 9UF
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Haus on the Hill
Side-street pub at the top of the hill in Hanover (one of many other good pubs in the vicinity), with a L-shaped, alehouse-style interior with a covered rear patio to the rear. The slightly quieter raised area back right was busy with those dining from the Caribbean-themed menu. Four cask ales from Brighton Bier on the five handpumps, including the Mildred mild (£4.50), plus Lost Weekend from Downland (£4.80).
On 21st April 2024
- rating: 7
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Pub SignMan left this review about Haus on the Hill
Another pub in this student-friendly part of town, this place appears to be operated by Brighton Bier and attracts a good mix of locals. The pub has a bare boarded, U-shaped interior with the bar in the centre and lots of fixed bench seating around the perimeter. The bar has a nice, curved counter with a tongue and groove front and simple bar back, whilst the benches have been supplemented with loads of low stools, which also fill a somewhat cosier raised space to the rear right, which looked like a decent spot despite being a little isolated from the rest of the room. There’s also a small seating area to the left of the bar where a single, large table stands in a bit of a void space behind a partitioning wall of sorts. The half-panelled walls have dark uppers decorated with lots of old adverts, clocks, photos and beer themed bits, including a beer board to one side of the bar, although these didn’t seem to be particularly up to date. Hot food was advertised, but despite the place being packed, I didn’t spot anyone eating. I also noted signs for the beer garden, a function room and a sun terrace, none of which I managed to explore.
There were three ales available across five handpulls – Brighton Bier American Pale Ale, Downlands Best and Hammerton Penton, plus a real cider option. Service was insanely slow, thanks to a packed pub being served by a lone barman, but the APA was worth the wait – one of the better conditioned beers I found on a thirteen-pub crawl around Brighton and Hove.
I liked this place, which seemed rightly popular with the locals and clearly looks after its ale, providing a few interesting options to keep you interested in returning. The interior was comfortable enough, without really sticking in the memory and the service could obviously improve with the addition of some extra staff, but overall, this felt like one of the better options in this part of town.
On 21st February 2023
- rating: 7
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Moby Duck left this review about The Southover
It took us quite a walk up some serious hills to get here from the previous stop, BrewDog, once getting here we were the only customers on a Friday afternoon, maybe due to the location though there are plenty of chimney pots around. A fairly traditional lay out,probably once two roomed but now sympathetically opened out with a central bar. There was a decent selection of five beers and one Cider, my pint of Tiny Rebel Hank was decent enough.Despite the hike I liked this one.
On 25th March 2018
- rating: 7
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Will Larter left this review about The Southover
An interesting selection of beers mostly from local micros (I noted 360°, Laughing Frog, 1648, Firebird and Burning Sky - are these really the names of breweries?), priced at £3.09, £3.19 and £3.29 according to the labels below the hand pumps. However, when we ordered two halves of different beers, we were charged £3.85. I queried this, and was given the bewildering explanation that "pints are on permanent special offer". We spent the rest of our time here thinking of alternative euphemisms for "rip off", while criticising the internal décor of the pub. If we had not been ripped off (sorry, subject to the withdrawal of the permanent pint discount vis-a-vis halves) we would probably have found the pub interesting and possibly even stayed for a further half or two. My rating is accordingly permanently discounted from 7 to 5.
Date of visit: 24th November 2014
On 5th January 2015
- rating: 5
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paulof horsham left this review about The Pub With No Name
The freehold of the former 'Pub with no name' recently passed from Punch to local outfit Indigo and they've sprinkled a little of their pub magic (plus a new name and a fair amount of money, I suspect).
The bar has been moved to the centre of the room and faces you as you enter. A couple of seating areas (one up a couple of steps) on the right, one to the left. An upstairs room will open in due course. On my visit, the varnish could still be detected, but that will soon pass.
Indigo's pubs each has a slightly different theme, and the emphasis at the newly-christened Southover is on 'craft beer'. Let's not get into any arguments about what that might mean and just describe what's on the bar. 6 pumps are available and 5 will be dedicated to locally sourced ales; the sixth will feature a micro guest from further afield: on my visit Jaipur, with Saltaire lined up in the cellar ready to go. Prices seemed competitive to me, at around £3.19 or so; it's also possible to get 3 1/3rds for a similar price. Multiple taps dispense the likes of Anchor Steam, Meantime, Brooklyn Lager and Orchard Pig cider; there's also a couple of Brewdog fonts, serving up Dead Pony and Punk at present - these are believed to be the only dedicated Brewdog lines in town. While prices for these seem reasonable, the not quite so large print reveals that £3.40 gets you a schooner (2/3, not the full, pint). There's a variety of bottles in the fridge as well. Branded beer menus help you with your selection.
An important note for visitors is that the pub will not open till 3pm on weekdays.
The manager was chatty and rightly enthusiastic about his new pub. I share his excitement and look forward to further visits.
On 2nd April 2013
- rating: 8
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hondo . left this review about The Pub With No Name
3 real ales and food served. Interior as described below.
On 12th November 2012
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Steve C left this review about The Pub With No Name
I think some years ago this pub was called the Royal Exchange and the current sign hanging outside says ‘Meet-Eat-Drink’, but the friendly manager informed me that this is ‘The Pub with No Name’. The interior is L shaped with a raised seating area at the rear and a bar to the left of the entrance. There is a standard and premium draught selection and the bar supports three hand pumps that were drawing Arundel’s Sussex Gold, Dark Star’s Hophead and Molly Malone’s Brighton Stout. Happy Hour(s) are advertised between 15:00 and 19:00 Monday through to Friday and cheap tapas is available on Tuesdays. There is a plasma screen that was off and I didn’t see any sport advertised, but there was some reggae music playing in the background. There is some outside seating at the rear past the toilets.
I found this pub to be very friendly and the Hophead was on good form.
On 1st January 2012
- rating: 7
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