Hobgoblin in Brighton and Hove

Good place to hangout with you mates.

Staff are very kind, the atmosphere in the garden is very nice, great for students as they do discounts

Seems alright. Extra star for the surprise cat

Great place Great atmosphere and friendly staff Food cooked fresh Recommended

The outside of the pub is one of London Road’s more colourful contributions. Since Indigo took over the Hobgoblin Brighton it's had an elaborate and eye catching graffiti mural of some description which is an indication of the young punters it’s aimed at. From the dusky neutrality of the inside, you enter the neon jungle that is the back garden. There must be 12 or 13 tables of various sizes, painted an assortment of bright primary colours and laid out across a massive astroturfed space. Many of these are in their own heated booths, and those that aren’t are mostly covered by retractable rain covers. Music is pumped out through speakers and the garden also plays host to some mega garden parties with live DJs according to their socials pages. There are a decent number of taps here, even if beers on offer are weighted towards mass-produced brands – lagers like Pravha and Madrí. ‘Craft’ options include Blue Moon, Neck Oil IPA and Gamma Ray APA though they have been known to stock local craft brands such as Gun Brewery and 360. There's a full review of my visit here and lots more pubs on my blogsite...

Drinks are extortionatley priced and the bathrooms are in an awful state. Do not recommend

Visited after the Forge Comedy Club, thinking it would be a quick drink before a taxi, and then discovered the back garden. What a find! Great atmosphere and space to chat and chill in. We stayed till it closed :)

Visited after the Forge Comedy Club, thinking it would be a quick drink before a taxi, and then discovered the back garden. What a find! Great atmosphere and space to chat and chill in. We stayed till it closed :)

Please teach your staff, how to pour a cider.

The staff were absolutely disgusting. I The star of the show was a lady called Charlotte if I’m correct. I specifically remember She was horrible before we even spoken to her. I have been to a lot of different places yet I’ve never experienced customer service like it. I would never bring my family here, They said they were drinking for work, which is fine everyone deserves fun. However the experience we received was nothing short of embarrassing. I would never come back here and I would recommend people far far away. There is a handful of staff that are nice. But as for the rude women who works here. And the blonde girl who also works here. They should be sacked. Absolutely shocking, and over all shame because it’s a lovely pub with a lovely manager who I did speak with and I thank him very much. such a shame the - 100000 from me. Will not be returning.

Please teach your staff, how to pour a cider.

Great service polite staff fabulous beer garden very relaxed chill environment

Really expensive. Nearly 9 quid for a pint

Spacious beer garden and pub. Good beer selection.

Came on a first date and had the worst experience I’ve ever had at a pub. Went to the toilet, which was disgusting, was full of rubbish and it wouldn’t flush. As soon as I came outside one of the members of the door staff was waiting ready to accuse me of taking drugs. Bear in mind as well, this is midday on a quiet Saturday and I had one beer by this point. I was happy for them to search me and pointed out the toilet was faulty however they became very aggressive and we had to leave. Quite an embarrassing situation to have on a first date. As a warning to those thinking of visiting, I have heard of this happening before here and personally I will never be coming back here again.

Over priced tiny portions of food. Don’t waste your time, ordering a large curry I think they just chuck it on a plate or as I did through Uber Eats in a tub and don’t look what’s ordered.

Fascinating pub this one has a great look and charming feel about the place we popped in which touring a couple of comedy gigs in this area..

Lovely pub, great atmosphere, friendly staff.

I love this pub, massive beer garden.

this review is simply based off half price mondays. it is an amazing student deal night that I cannot recommend enough! I go for chess society with brighton University and the garden area is just so vibey.

Was quiet when we visited, but staff were friendly and the garden is something else. Will come again when the weather is better

Cute bar with an amazing paint job on the front! Back seating space great for groups and good choice of drinks

Not a great pub. Garden ok, but generally charmless.

bathrooms were absolutely vile, and when i left the stall i was confronted by a bouncer demanding to search me because he “heard me sniff”. crazy claim to make considering the sheer volume of the music in there. i was then searched in the bathroom in front of everyone, and when the bouncer ultimately didn’t find anything (shocker!) he demanded to go through my wallet and managed to break it in the process. i pointed this out to him and he shrugged and told me to leave the bathroom. absolutely ridiculous. on top of all that, general customer service was poor and i was overcharged for my drink (board above the bar said £7.15, i was charged £9.15).

What an amazing looking building

It's a student pub. Knock yourself out.

Reasonable place for an afternoon beer. £5 for a Star lager and £8 for a wine served in a plastic glass.

Does not serve cask ale. Not a pub.

Great for uni students and a gorgeous beer garden. Friendly staff :)

I was unable to locate a drink menu on their website or in the pub itself. Additionally, the pub was quite bustling, seemingly overloaded. However, if you are a student, you'll probably like this place. The large tables in the garden are also a plus if you're planning to visit with a large group.

Lovely place, great interior and exterior, long que for drinks but the bar staff are great and friendly. Huge outside area, well lit and colourful with a good atmosphere and buzz.

Love the place, been there 4 years, never lose that Touch.

£9.20 for two lemonades. I miss the student days when could get a beer for less than a lemonade. Alas, will probably never come back :(

It's a cool and cosy place with the garden.

Really nice place to grab a pint with friends!

This pub doesn't have WiFi for its customers for a start. The staff were lovely can't really fault them at all to be fair but the toilets were absolutely horrendous and stank to high heaven and I disliked the decor of the pub. Dingy and unloved were my lasting impressions of the pub. If you've come with a laptop, I hope you can tether

Greit sted å slukke tørsten en lørdag dette. Her ble det både hatter til gutta og Fuglatap på TV2Play. Var i godt humør når vi forlot dette fuktige stedet med sin bakhage hvor stemningen var god.

wanted to come to this pub as i had heard great things, yet was left feeling disappointed, confused and least to say vulnerable when the door staff wouldn’t let me in when all i wanted was a casual monday evening pint. would not come back to this place if i was paid.

We always have a Bloody Mary as an important part of every holiday we take. It was warm, we were slightly lost and Hobgoblin was there! It seemed like the opportunity. Jake, our bartender, assured us that he made great Bloody Mary's - we have heard this one before and have been left disspapointed at some quite well heeled establishments across the UK. Were we wrong to doubt! Easily one of the best Bloody Marys we have ever had from across the UK and internationally. Jake should be in competitions for his Bloody Mary! Hobgoblin had a great back garden area where the drinks could be enjoyed in the sun (or not! Shade was also provided). Really friendly staff. We will be talking about those Bloody Marys for years to come.

The best backyard/Garden in brighton

Great pub but doesn't serve Hobgoblin any more!

Pub has a great outside seating area which has been lively every time I've been. There are large tables which can seat a fair few people and there are some smaller booths too. Toilets and the inside is a bit grotty but it's worth it for the outside area. Beer selection is adequate too.

cool arcade tables and nice beer garden. they have some great deals as well.

Staff were just very rude including one of the bouncers, felt like they just didn’t want to be there and this was apparent by how they spoke to customers.

Nice vibe. Cool outdoor space and friendly bar staff

Great pub, Great drinks nice little beers garde n too

Spenny but deece, has solid vibes

garden out back is beautiful Good deals for students

Easy to find, a beautiful beer garden, great camaraderie, price for food and drink is reasonable. Only thing to pick on is the entrance to the beer garden the surface water on the floor seemed really filthy, may need a bit of clean

Great staff and decent price nice pub

Looks great still and still friendly staff

Rude staff Sell you a drink them kick you out five minutes later No drinking up time If I wanted to drink out a plastic on the street I wouldn’t be paying over a five a pint

Lovely pub, lovely outdoor area, great atmosphere and good drink selection. Some drinks are a little pricey for what they are, but staff are friendly enough and the area is very conveniently in the middle of town - perfect spot for a bevvie after a day's shopping around London Road

Rediculously expensive but is an okay venue. Nice garden

Nice beer garden plenty of birds in there 😊

A double dissarano with a mixer was advertised for around £6 and when I went to the till I was charged £9.50! I asked if I could take it back realising I had been falsely advertised to, but the lady at the bar was very rude & unhelpful and made me pay the near tenner for one drink! Bad customer service and false advertising, I wouldn’t go back.

Gotten rid of all the cool deal and but that made it unique and interesting, basically doing the same as evey other mediocre bar in Brighton now except from one or two student deals

50% of the drink is the straw and the straw is disintegrating as I sip

Best beer Garden in Brighton!! - The Hobgoblin is a staple of Brighton life. It's a fantastic pub that's been around for so many years it feels like it's a part of Brighton's heritage. The Beer Garden at the back of the pub is exceptional, extremely Large, fully covered (for those raining drinking sessions) and, in my humble opinion, very well laid out. The staff are always friendly and professional and the pub always partakes in festivities and seasonal events. Drinks prices are average and they often have live music. It's a cornerstone of pub culture and I cannot fault them on anything. Their food is awesome too. well-priced and good quality. If you are visiting Brighton, make time to have a pint at the Hobgoblin. You won't be dissapointed :)

Maddie and Ben on the cheespot were a great pair to speak to they walked me through the menu and were very friendly and professional one of the best places ive been to in brighton this weekend, thank you so much!

Really disappointed. They were happy to take our money and talk to us when it suited them but dismissed us without any provocation when they felt that they were being dismissed and brought up fabricated claims of racism when it suited them.

We came on a Monday night, great staff and reasonably priced drinks! Really enjoyed the new food offering in the garden by Chee’spot, super tasty and well priced!

It was a monday 27.09.2021 Quite Early evening. Very sad day for me and my best friend as we were just coming back from funeral of our great co-worker. Weather was absolutelly horrible.Rain had no mercy that day and we get absolutely soaked to the skin. We needed to hide somewhere. Our steps went to Kogi restaurant next door to Hobgoblin , but unfortunately they were fully booked… Lovely waiter decided to give us a table, but we had to wait 20min for it . My friend suggested that we could spend this time at Hobgoblin and avoid further showers. What happened next was something terrible and shouldn't have ever happened anywhere. Doorman blocked the door for us and instead of greeting us, he began to interrogate us. He first asked my friend without any further due how much did he drink today. My friend say he had a glass of wine.He then asked me the same question. I asked him why is he asking me, so he informed me that I look very tired. Really ?? I will just stop here for a second and provide you with a few more details. Both of us are not teenagers. I am 40 years old and my friend in his early 50’s .We were both wearing suits and none of us were drunk .Will say more - my friend had in fact only a small glass of wine and I am not drinking anything at all since over 6 years! I felt really insulted , but it wasn’t over just yet! When I reply that I didn’t drink anything man goes step further and without any words of explonation order us to show the contents of our backpacks. If not of my friend, bad weather and other sad circumstances I would never allow this to happen, but I decided to just do whatever I was asked for not to stay outside the bar in the rain. Man not only looked into our bags, but also start touching them inside and outside .Any covid regulations at all ?? Eventually we were good to come in to practically empty bar … I did not order anything feeling extremely disrespected and we left shortly after my friend finished his glass of wine to have fantastic diner in restaurant next door . It's been a few days since this dreadful visit, but I can’t stop thinking about how we got stripped of our dignity. I can’t change my past, but what I can do is to warn everyone who considering to visit Hobgoblin, so that you do not have to go through the same. It’s many other bars in the area to choose from and trust me you will not loose anything avoiding this one. Few words to the management as a friendly advice.: You own nice looking bar in a heart of Brighton. Please don't let your reputation be ruined by unprofessional and unpleasant staff. In these particular uncertain covid times, customer care should be at least at a decent level. What your doorman does when groping your guests' backpacks, violating covid rules, are definitely not a great example of that and is brutally alarming. I hope you will take my opinion into account and I wish you all the best in improving the services you offer in the future.

We got our baggs checked on the way in but thats pretty standard.It was fairly quiet we got a booth and the bartender was nice and friendly

Great bar service on a busy night and lots of seating for larger groups. Not so great for couples if you want to get an outside seat on a busy evening.

Came here based on the recommendation of good food. Last stop on our day trip to Brighton. Felt old in there as the clientele was youngster, found out later its a student pub but no complaints from me. Had a decent beer and an awesome hotdog. Bar staff were friendly as was the doorman who let my gf and I in from a side door as my gf uses a wheelchair. Beer garden looked decent but unaccessible to us as it was several steps up to it. Sat inside where it was quite dark but was not an issue. As we were getting ready to leave a bar staff member approached us and got the side door open for us to exit which was kind of her to be observant. Thank you for a nice end to an awesome day

Checked ID twice on entry and getting a drink. Cheapest pint is £5.10. And the beer garden shuts at 11pm🧐

Nice pub. Toilets were really not great and there was only 2, defo not enough for such a big pub. But pints were good and the atmosphere was nice.

Staff friendly but needs a damn good clean, looks like the ladies haven't been cleaned for months

Nice pub! Love the arcade game tables and enjoyed the outside area. Heating didn’t work though and the bodyguard wasn’t friendly

Lovely decor and friendly staff

Great pub for students. Great food stalls in Garden. Good security. Live music.. Really nice staff.. Not for me but totally for students..

nice big beer garden, decent beer

Very studenty nice staff was disappointed they didn't actually serve hobgoblin

Joysticks need replacement but was really fun to have games on the table. More like a student pub but nice :)

The Dog House in the beer garden. Awesome hot dogs and loaded fries. Gluten free buns and very helpful chef. Delicious! Cooked us fries in a separate pan just to be safe. Legend!

Nice beer garden good selection of beers.

Nice to be back again; enjoyed sitting out in the garden!

Completely Biased To The Student Body Prices Are Outrageous Rude Staff Terrible Experience Overall Students Need To Realise Local People Matter As well.

Lovely pub garden, friendly staff and a great atmosphere. Would definetly recommend a visit.

There are too many pubs desperately needing business to stay in this one, where the staff didn't care about customer service.

Good place for drinks and veggie hotdogs were great

Rudest staff ever, aggressive towards you if you ask for a drink. Felt uncomfortable to ask. Rude and aggressive staff

Well worth the journey from Cheam Had great time, food and service great 👍 defo would go again ... cheesy curly chips a must... thank you

Buzzy back garden beer expensive but generally good vibe for Friday Brighton.

I work at a bar and can say the customer service here is pretty poor, there were really long wait times when I went (20 mins+), perhaps because they're understaffed combined with the servers' apathetic attitude towards serving customers. The drinks are ok priced for the area, waitress was unwilling to grant a student deal due to having already processed the transaction at the till prior to serving (but was practically an unwillingness to go to the little effort required to sort it out)

There was a rude male member of staff. We tried to get in the pub at 9.45pm and there was some sort of gate across the door, but no sign saying it was closed . We thought surely they can't be closed as there was many people inside and many free tables. He was very rude and said they were full despite obviously not being so! Think he was trying to stop people coming in so he didn't have to do any work. Avoid!

Nice pub. Cheap and cheer full with a beer garden.

Great vegan loaded fries and good beer selection but too pricey. £6.70 a pint for neck oil 😭

One of the male staff was extremely rude. We weren’t provided with a menu and he refused to explain what items were available. Called us ‘big girl’ and said we should ‘make up our minds’. When the drinks came and we asked to pay separately he just said ‘I’d rather is you didn’t’ and the walked away.

Great pub. Good selection of drinks

Decent place and nice beer garden, but what totally let it down was the false advertising of a 99p 'tequila Tuesday' night on both the website and a screen in the window of the bar. When we arrived and asked the waitress of it was on we were told it hadn't been running 'for years'. False advertising at it's finest.

One of the male staff members was extremely rude to me and my partner. We live across the road from hobgoblin. We had simply forgotten to put on some masks to go to the toilet like a multitude of others had, and a certain staff member in a white horizontal stripped top snapped at us. We were willing to give a tip of £10 between us, but after that, we all felt that it was undeserved. We understand that you are very stressed, however, it doesn't give you the right to be uneccesarily rude to customers! The female staff were amazing, approachable and bubbly though! But because of this man, we will not be returning. I hope that he learns how to treat people properly and tolerantly.

Put it simply, great vibes and great drinks!

Once upon a time this was one of Brightons real gems. An alternative pub playing rock and alternative music with great selection of drinks and food. Unfortunately it was taken over a few years ago and is now a soulless chain pub playing chart music. Generic booze and no soul. It's only redeeming quality now is a large "beer garden".

This is the go to pub for my friends, its quite cheap, and I like the vibe. Great for students. It gets busy quickly, and when it gets late service can take forever usually because the staff are drunk 🤪😂

Nice little pub and good prices

Went today on my 30th, great service beautiful place 👌

Got a table , and the service was great, we also had veggie hot dogs and curly fries , very good .

Really nice atmosphere and amazing garden, friendly staff!