The Colonnade

The Colonnade is a lovely old-fashioned bar in central Brighton. It's next door to the Theatre Royal, and we usually refer to it as the Theatre Bar, but it is actually independent from the theatre and has separate entrance. That said, it very much has the feel of a theatre bar, and you can order interval drinks and a bell rings to let you know when to go back to next door's performance. Brighton has a lot of fly-by-night drinking holes, often enjoying 15 minutes of trendiness before becoming deeply unfashionable and disappearing. The Colonnade is like an antidote to all that. Its camp-as-you-like, cosy atmosphere, all red velvet and warm lighting make it a ...  Read the complete review

The Colonnade Bar, 10 New Road The Colonnade is one of the most personable of the old-style pubs in the centre of town as well as everything you might expect from a pub neighbouring a theatre. Old notices, signed pictures and theatrical photos and memorabilia make it impossible to forget that the Theatre Royal is next door and this boozer's raison d'etre. However, it is independent from the theatre and a boozer in its own right as well as superior to the watering holes inside the Theatre. It's small and atmospheric, if perhaps a little cliquey as a result, but also refined and stylish. Red drapes and polished brass evoke an age of Edwardian ...  Read the complete review