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Pub with No Name

Description: PUB. Southover Street, Brighton.

Newest Review: ... they said that that was up to the new owners. So it became, quite informally, The Pub with No Name. What happened next should be no surprise. The builder-turned-landlord decided that he was going to keep the pub, he enjoyed it too much to let it go. It was also, no doubt, a nice little earner. He never got ... more

... round to giving it a proper name, but then, why does a pub need a name? You can have a pub with no name, well you can have one in every town, otherwise it gets too confusing. In keeping the pub, they seem to have made the right decision because the place ...more

Read Reviews for Pub with No Name

Pub with No Name: Only the Name is Missing (905 words)
by - written on 06/05/01 (Very useful, 172 readings)
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The Pub with No Name is a real success story. Perhaps surprisingly considering that it is right at the top of Southover Street. It’s a bit of a hill and there are stacks of pubs on the way up the hill to distract the drinker. But the PWNN is a good pub, and as I often say in my pub reviews, a good pub is a rare thing. But it wasn’t always like that. Way back when it used to be a pub called the Royal Exchange. I never went there but my dad tells me it was just a normal boozer for Hanover, the part of town it lies in. A normal, craggy working class pub. But Hanover had changed around it. No longer was it the honest working class district it once was, ... Read the complete review

The Pub With No Name (96 words)
by - written on 10/09/00 (Useful, 56 readings)
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Based at the top of Southover St, off Queens Park Rd, this pub has a good range of drinks, including draught Hoegarden and Harveys. It also does reasonable food, and is particularly nice for Sunday lunch. It has a welcoming, friendly feel to it, a lot of stripped wood, and a good mix of local people. It's also child friendly, which is a definite advantage if you have them, and is reasonably well laid out for children, although the patio at the rear is quite small. Well-situated for an afternoon or evening at the racecourse. ... Read the complete review