With gourmet fast food scaling new culinary heights in recent years, grabbing a quick bite of food at the pub is no longer a backup option to reserving a table at one of the many restaurants on offer in Brighton.
Working out which pubs serve the best food to accompany a tipple is often the defining factor when choosing a pub to relax in with friends and family.
Thankfully, Brighton isn’t short of pubs serving delicious food, from New York-style pizza to quirky vegan kebabs, to mouth-watering Thai food.
The Best Pub Food In Brighton: Mouth-Watering Meals To Accompany A Drink
Nearly every pub in Brighton serves an array of brilliant food to accompany their drinks. These pubs are some of the best in the town at serving mouth-watering pub grub.
| Shakespeare’s Head | A popular pub in Seven Dials specialising in all things Bangers & Mash. |
| Hope & Ruin | Music venue and pub serving the best vegan kebabs in Brighton. |
| Dead Wax Social | Stylish pub in the heart of the North Laine serving one-of-a-kind 20″ New York-style pizza. |
| The Cricketers | A traditional pub in The Lanes serves traditional pub food with a gourmet flair. |
| The Dorset Bar & Kitchen | North Laine favourite with a varied menu of pub grub classics. |
| The Pond | Bao Bun extraordinaire in the heart of the North Laine. |
| The Eagle | Serves some of the best Thai food and Sunday roast dinners in Brighton. |
Shakespeare’s Head
The Shakespeare’s Head, or “Shakies” as locals know it, is somewhat of a legendary pub on the Brighton drinking circuit thanks to its spectacular British-inspired cuisine.
The pub itself is a traditional drinking establishment with an inimitable character, whilst its location in Seven Dials, which is fast becoming one of the trendiest neighbourhoods in Brighton, makes it a highly sought-after place to eat and drink.
The menu at Shakies is simple but extremely effective. The pub specialises in Bangers & Mash, using succulent pork sausages, creamy mash potato, and some of the best gravy you’ll ever taste as ingredients. On Sundays, The Shakespeare’s Head also serves up one of the best Roast Dinners in town.
Address: 1 Chatham Pl, Brighton, BN1 3TP
Website: https://www.shakespeareshead.pub/food
Hope & Ruin
Vegan food and Brighton have become synonymous over the past decade. New vegan restaurants and eateries and popping up all over the town almost every week.
But every revolution has to start somewhere, and The Hope & Ruin on Queen’s Road were one of the first pubs to welcome a vegan lifestyle to their venue.
Beelzebab has been at the forefront of vegan cooking in Brighton for years and has won several vegan food awards along the way. The kitchen serves delicious vegan doner kebabs and loaded fries with a no-nonsense attitude that continues to attract hungry visitors to the venue day in and day out.
Address: 11-12 Queens Rd, Brighton, BN1 3WA
Website: https://www.hope.pub/food/
Dead Wax Social
For anyone familiar with Brighton’s vibrant nightlife, Dead Wax Social will undoubtedly be part of their vernacular. The pub is an ever-popular destination for drinking in the town drawing hundreds of revellers through the doors every night of the week.
Whilst Dead Wax Social has never historically been renowned for its food, that has been swiftly remedied with the opening of Dee Dee’s New York-style pizza.
Dee Dee’s is named after the legendary member of the New York punk outfit The Ramones and is Brighton’s very first and only New York-style pizzeria, serving massive 20″ pizzas and pies by the slice.
Address: 18A Bond Street, Brighton, BN1 1RD
Website: https://www.deadwaxsocial.pub/food
The Cricketers
Located in the heart of Brighton’s buzzy and vibrant Lanes quarter, The Cricketers serves some of the best pub grub in town.
With a kitchen run by the trailblazing, entrepreneurial head chef Phil Batley, The Cricketers serves traditional pub food with a gourmet twist. The pub’s famous burgers are mouth-watering to behold, while the fish and chips are prepared and cooked to perfection. With vegan and vegetarian options available, there’s something for everyone on The Cricketers’ menu.
Address: 15 Black Lion St, Brighton, BN1 1ND
Website: https://cricketersbrighton.co.uk/
The Dorset Bar & Kitchen
Nestled in the bustling centre of Brighton’s popular North Laine, The Dorset Bar & Kitchen has been consistently serving delicious food in the heart of the town for years.
Combining traditional pub grub favourites with imaginative and show-stopping takes on old classics, the food at The Dorset is the perfect accompaniment to a long day’s shopping in Brighton’s capital of quirk.
Highlights from The Dorset’s menu include vegan tempura banana blossom, roasted half-chicken, and a variety of succulent burgers.
Address: 28 North Rd, Brighton, BN1 1YB
Website: https://www.thedorset.co.uk/
The Pond
Sometimes, a light bite is favourable to a large meal when drinking in a pub with friends and family, especially if you’re the only person eating.
The Pond is Brighton’s Bao Bun pioneers, and there’s no better way to wash down a couple of pints, or a glass of wine, than by enjoying delicious street food.
The Taiwanese classic Bao Bun is prepared and cooked to perfection at The Pond, while the bun fillings change according to each season of the year.
If that’s not enough to tempt you, with Bao Buns costing in the region of £7 each, you’ll have plenty of spare change to put towards another round at the bar.
Address: 49 Gloucester Rd, Brighton, BN1 4AQ
Website: https://www.thepondbrighton.com/
The Eagle
The Eagle’s in-house kitchen, Nano Eat, has been serving mouth-watering Thai Food to Brighton’s thirsty population for years and continues to go from strength to strength.
With small plates, stir-fries, curries, noodles, and salads, Nano Eat makes fresh food that belongs with a pint. The flavour in Nano Eat’s dishes makes it one of Brighton’s best producers of Thai cuisine, while The Eagle’s enviable location in the heart of the North Laine is tailor-made for relaxing after a hard day’s shopping.
Address: 125 Gloucester Rd, Brighton, BN1 4AF
Website: https://www.theeagle.pub
