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still a good boozer, no gimmicks, killer juke box, bloody good beer, nice vibe.
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Perfectly acceptable pub to stop by with congenial staff, nothing special but nothing wrong with it either, although the outside drinking area is right alongside the road. Popular with the theatre and pre-clubbing crowd on weekend evenings.
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An excellent small pub with a nice outside seated area situated right at the start of the North Lanes. I visited during some heavy rain and there was a couple of customers in but no-one outside. 4 ales on tap, 2 of them were local brews. I had an excellent Old Chestnut from Dark Star. Pleasant staff, customers friendly and courteous, all in all a pleasant experience. I would recommend this pub if in Brighton as it will probably surprise you.
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Been to the Waggon a few times now and still keep going back. A drinkers pub with friendly bar staff and the locals are friendly too. One of the few pubs in Brighton that remember what I drink when I call in!
Not a great deal of selection in real ales, but what they do have is kept well, and they specialise in fine whisky's which isn't my thing but I am impressed!
I just thought I'd show my appreciation for the pub, long may it prosper!!
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Lovely staff and a good selection of drinks. Other than that it's a basic pub with a nice atmosphere that gets very crowded on Saturday nights. Would recommend as a stop off on a city center crawl.
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Peculiarly, 2 weeks ago saw my maiden visit to this pub, surely one of very few I haven't managed to get into in this area over the years despite not being from Brighton. Initial impressions didn't suggest anything too out of the ordinary, but then again there is much to be said for that; a good sound boozer than knows what it does best without any gimmicks or pretence is to be welcomed, all the more so in a city dosed up on a plethora of plasticated places prefaced by the word "bar".
Modest selection of 2/3 ales but complimented by the unusual presence of real perry on pump: well worth a go for those who believe that cider can be pear-flavoured, should be fizzy, poured from a bottle and served over ice - hopefully you might be converted. Service was friendly (keep up the good work ladies), and the punters were of a mixed age and class - although accented towards the younger end in the evenings especially as the Waggon seemed to be something of a magnet to hen parties etc. Nowt wrong with that as long as no beer is spilled!
Another one to chalk up for the notional pan-Brightonian crawl, if not a pub which justifies a whole evening to itself.
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Fantastic pint of Harvey's, friendly bar staff and a wide mixture of people, from arty types escaping the crap beer on sale at the Dome to footie boys. Good town centre pub with big seating area outside.
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Decent boozer by a major shopping area. Harvey's, Fuller's and Adnams ales were on tap and the Broadside was very good (we'd had enough of Harvey's and Fullers). I remember ZZ Top being played.
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Successful mix of traditional freehouse and contemporary bar (lots of parallels in Islington); London Pride OK; worth a stop on way to Sydnet St etc.
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went in on Sunday night nobody else waiting at the bar but waited 5 minutes to get served, no apology for being kept waiting. Nice pint of Harveys though. Would probably try again.
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Dropped in here on a Sunday afternoon, had no problem finding a seat. Quite small and popular, so it probably gets packed on busy evenings. Laidback atmosphere - good mix of people, not just trendies as you might expect in this area, - a bit backstreet local and a bit of bohemian cafe in a successful mix. A few ales and a nice little selection of whiskies. A very nice pub - recommended.
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A good pub for an area which is largely filled with trendy bars etc. Beer (including Harveys) generally well kept and staff friendly. Can get very busy but an outside seating area. Worth a visit.
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Very pleasant, chilled out Brighton pub with a limited but well kept set of ales. Nice to spend a couple of hours chilling with some pints of Harveys Best.
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Had another excellent Harveys Sussex here while on the ale trail. Sat outside in the sun - lovely.
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A small City centre pub with a local feel to it. Makes a nice change to the trendy bars full of posers, and the landlady and staff are friendly and down to earth. A good selection of beers and wines, and the range of whiskies (and whiskeys) on offer would put most Scottish & Irish pubs to shame.
There is simple but good pub food served at lunchtimes, and you will often find free food laid out in the evenings and at weekends. There is also a pretty large seating area out front which is great on a nice day.
I've never had to wait more than a few minutes to be served, except when it's been extremely busy with the pre or post theatre or concert crowd, and the music is supplied by a jukebox, so if it's repetative then that's what the customers have put on!
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this one is not bad.... worth taking a look at. stay off the guinness.. and try a few of the ales. as long as you can wait to be served while its busy..
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"Come back in ten minutes!" said the barlady as I approached. Actually she was talking to a colleague but looking at me as she said it. Luckily I was sober enough to assess the situation and stayed for a pint. They serve Harveys, Adnams Broadside and London Pride, and LOTS of wines. As pubs go it's perfectly OK but I'm surprised to see it in this year's GBG.
As a minor gripe, I didn't like the repetitious music being played. I was only there for 25 minutes but 'Monday Monday' by the Mamas & Papas was played twice; I thought this was a bit odd.
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I stood at the bar for ten minutes waiting to be served, as other late-arriving customers were served before me. Makes one mad. It wasn't very busy, but a hot day, and there was only 1 barperson on duty.
Still, they do a nice pint of Adnams :)
Briony - 21 Jul 2003 15:48 |
