The Stanley Arms, Portslade

What a great pub! Friendly staff, excellent beers - a really good choice of real ales, with 4 different ones every time you go in. Also good choice of lager, cider etc available for those that want it, bit the main thing is the very high quality of the real ale.

Good beer festivals every few months, friendly environment with quite a mixed group of people where anyone would feel welcome.

Only thing stopping it getting a 10 is sometimes the tables could be cleaner, but as long as it doesn't get too bad, who cares?

16 May 2009 18:44

The Eagle, Brighton

Very annoying. Staff unfriendly, and for some reason don't want to serve anyone. 2 of the beers were off (as in rotten). I took back my pint of bitter, and with no apology was told "it's very hoppy" - as in it's not the beer mate, you just "don't get it".

I asked for something else and got given a HALF instead of a replacement pint. If I hadn't already ordered and paid for the food, I'd have walked out then. When the food did turn up, it was mediocre and not worth the substantial price tag.

What a nonsense pub. If you're a bit like Nathan Barley, you'll fit in here. If you're more of a Dan Ashcroft, stay away!

16 May 2009 18:39