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Poets Ale & Smoke House, Hove
Hove
BN3 5BF
Served areas
Reviews of Poets Ale & Smoke House (Average Rating: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Moby Duck left this review about Poets Ale & Smoke House
A fairly large corner pub, it's two roomed, a larger public bar with a couple of TV's and a smaller, quieter saloon bar, there is a small sun trap beer garden to the rear. There are ten handpumps in all across the two bars but not all it seems are in use nowadays, three beers were on which were Harveys Olympiad, Armada and Sussex Best.
A pleasant pub.
On 24th June 2024
- rating: 7
[User has posted 2072 recommendations about 2042 pubs]
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Pub SignMan left this review about Poets Ale & Smoke House
Close to Aldrington station, this is a cracking two bar, backstreet pub that has branched out with its own smokehouse which helps them churn out smoked meat across an American comfort food style menu. Of the two bars, the left-hand side is much larger, occupying quite a large open space with high tables and stools to the front and through the centre, chairs, and low stools along the left-hand wall and to the rear and the servery over to the right. The bar has a typical wood panelled counter front, albeit painted blood red, with a nice dark wood bar back topped with two matching ceramic lions. The room is bare boarded on the bar side, but carpeted elsewhere, whilst the décor comprises lots of blackboards, a few quirky beer themed items and lots of World Cup bunting. Two TV screens were showing the evening’s fixture with loud music in place of any commentary. A passage behind the bar connects the two rooms and gives access to the beer garden as well. The other room is a little more compact and quieter, with a similar servery to the left, plenty of seating around the perimeter and more of the same décor, including what appeared to be butcher’s hooks on the ceiling and some art that ties in with the whole smokehouse theme.
They had three Harvey’s beers on cask – Sussex Best, IPA and Old Ale – plus a real cider on the final handpull. The IPA was okay – not my favourite from the Harvey’s range but in good nick at least. The barman was extremely friendly and the pub was absolutely rammed – not a free seat in the house – on my Saturday evening visit.
I was a little apprehensive about this place, as the name suggested it might be a little too food focussed, but on a Saturday night at least, it was very much dominated by drinkers, which made this a pleasurable visit. Some well-kept beer and interesting food options add to the attraction, and I’d say this is worth a look if you’re on a crawl around the wider Hove area.
On 20th March 2023
- rating: 7
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Will Larter left this review about The Poets Corner
A large and impressive building, with lots of interesting external features (see photos). I get the impression that the current owners and operators would like to be able to rename it something more hip and modern, but the name is firmly applied to the fabric of the building. Inside they have been more successful, if judged by the fact that I didn't like it very much. It certainly looks modern, but whether it is hip or not is not for me to say. There are two rooms, the bar counter of the room in which I found myself had a number of hand pumps with four of Harveys' range, including Old Ale, and a guest beer whose pump clip had been turned round. I enjoyed my half of Old, but with its loud background music and darts on the TV, this is not my sort of pub. Good beer though.
Date of visit: 22nd March 2018
On 27th April 2018
- rating: 7
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 08 February 2015 by Aqualung .
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 08 February 2015 by Aqualung .
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 08 February 2015 by Aqualung .
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 08 February 2015 by Aqualung .
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 08 February 2015 by Aqualung .
- Car Park : No last updated 08 February 2015 by Aqualung .
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 20 March 2023 by Pub SignMan
- Darts : No last updated 08 February 2015 by Aqualung .
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 20 March 2023 by Pub SignMan
- Function Room : Yes last updated 20 March 2023 by Pub SignMan
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 08 February 2015 by Aqualung .
- Jukebox : No last updated 08 February 2015 by Aqualung .
- Karaoke : No last updated 08 February 2015 by Aqualung .
- Live Music : Yes last updated 08 February 2015 by Aqualung .
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 20 March 2023 by Pub SignMan
- Micropub : No last updated 20 March 2023 by Pub SignMan
- Pinball : No last updated 08 February 2015 by Aqualung .
- Pool Table : No last updated 08 February 2015 by Aqualung .
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 20 March 2023 by Pub SignMan
