Shortt's Bar Brighton in Brighton and Hove

Bar didn’t open despite having an event scheduled. No communication from the manager. No lights on. No contact. Our event was even on their website. Had several people messaging the Facebook and calling the number and nothing back. Poor. Do not book an event at this awfully run establishment. Disappointed is an understatement.

Cracking pub, great music and vibe

Very interesting bar. The live music was pretty terrible but very memorable and there was an incredibly friendly atmosphere which was fun to be a part of. However the beer was incredibly expensive and I would not spend too long drinking there.

Really friendly and welcoming owner. Allowed us to grab a table before England final. Good range of beer and spirits. Recommended

Top bar! Great atmosphere banging tunes

I had 3 brilliant nights at shorts bar in June skinhead reunion weekend I met boss mick lovely man great dj s I am back in Brighton bank holiday weekend end August look forward to some great nights at shorts see you there

Enjoyed a few pints and a good dinner as well as watching the local dart teams compete. Friendly staff.

Very expensive pub, but I'm guessing that their business rates and rents are behind this? Friendly staff, not so sure about the locals? Good location for my hotel in nearby New Stein.

Spent a very enjoyable evening at Shortt's on Friday night. Very quiet when we ambled in around 8.30 but filled out for the live music which started at 10pm. A friendly welcome from the bar staff and reasonable bar prices too. Worth a visit.

Great bar! Staff are excellent really lovely vibe about the place and music is spot on every time!

Shortt’s was just a minute walk up the road from our AirB&B, so we started a mini-pub crawl into town here. There was a really friendly welcome from the bar-lady, who was extremely chatty. We were quite early on a Saturday so it was pretty empty but it soon filled up. Nice relaxed atmosphere and a great place to shelter from the rain. Only stayed for a pint but will definitely be back if we’re ever in the area. We really liked it here. Iain, London

We stopped by for a quick drink but picked the wrong time as they were re-furbishing the place so we had to dodge the Decorators and the couldn't sit outside as they were relaying the patio. However, we got a friendly welcome, the drinks were fine and not too expensive for Brighton and there are lots of very interested music posters on the ceiling. I hope that they don't go in the renovation!

Popped in here twice this weekend whilst we were in Brighton. Did help it was 2 minutes from our B+B. Nice vibe to the place! Friday evening the music seemed to be good old 90’s! Then Saturday evening we got 80’s! Only had a drink but loved the atmosphere! Barmen were friendly as well! Recommend if your in the area

Had a great evening of music past and present supplied by DJs Annie O & Jimmy Lager. Very fun atmosphere, nice and friendly staff, good beer and wine selection. I think I’m now a Gavi lover converted from Sauvignon Blanc! We felt welcomed. Haven’t been during the day but could see a whole pile of board games, the decor was a topic of conversation with all the band names and famous singers. Staff were knowledgeable about the music being played when we couldn’t remember a few artists. We intend to visit again and have some food. This bar should definitely be on your visit list ✔️

£7.50 for a pint of Neck Oil. First and last time I'll be visiting this place.

I don't really get some of the other reviews my wife and I went in Thursday night, it was open mic night never been here before but we will definitely return, the couple working that night were telling us all about the different events they have on, enjoyed the beer, the music and everything about the evening.

Great pub freindley staff and people

Great venue great staff great punters x

Lovely venue, Great experience going to Brighton, Visiting different bars and clubs, it's good to travel to different bars and clubs

Best pub in Brighton especially when I dj there

Absolutely love this place!! Manda made us the best long island ice teas and was just so lovely, vibrant and charming to be around. Can't wait to go back in May 😁

Love the music in this bar. The full retro experience. Plus the staff are polite and helpful.

Great prices, great staff and great events! (They also have board games)

I'm trying to give it 6 stars. :)

Have eaten in here now many times, and have always had an excellent meal, always very busy that proves a good restaurant anyway. Staff are always attentive and create a good atmosphere.

Friendly service, unhurried but attentive. Delicious food - the best salad I've ever tasted! Unfortunately, I wasn't back in Brighton in time to use the "40% off mains on your next visit" coupon before it expired, but I'll be back anyway.

Bella Italia is good, you get what you see, not 10/10 but alright, if you want a cheap eat. Staff are friendly and helpful/attentive but it's just average food wise

We ventured into Bella Italia on a Saturday night thinking that it would be packed and we would have to wait a while. However when we arrived the restaurant wasn't busy but we still had to wait a very long time for food to arrive. Normally I would suggest that this if a good sign as the food is being made from scratch, however this was not the impression that I got from it. The food was fine but nothing to write home about. The best part was that the food wasn't overly expensive.

Fine place you have a drink or to have a dance night out. Great staff and I love the Guinness area outside. Food is also good. Alot happens there.

very nice bar. to have a drink.

Always have a great time here. Great food at a good price. All the drinks you could ask for and they even make a great cup of tea. Very friendly staff but most of all great music from punk/skinhead/reggae vinyl djs.and bands and so on. All in all a great little boozer.

Great pub!! Staff and customers are friendly and inviting. Live music is amazing. It's an all rounder

Great Barbers. Book and pay online. Superb!

Great local pub friendly staff and good selection of beverages to suit all tastes . Love that it’s sharing its space with a pop up shop , clothing by Loft well worth a look we love this local brand , small business.

Cold beers, a few cask ales, nice atmosphere and live music 🎶

Fantastic place. Good music & good beer!!!

Witziges pub, super Auswahl an Bier Sorten

There's a sunny little garden out the back.

Great boozer. No frills. No BS. Great staff. Great location near the B&Bs of New Stein.

Chilled really good friendly fantastic staff. Love it more evertime I go 😁😁😁🇬🇧

Love this pub! Excellent choice of drinks, amazing staff and great music & atmosphere, there's always something going on Thurs-Sun too. Also can't recommend the Durban curries enough 😍

Great place ,staff very friendly ,great atmosphere love it

Absolute brilliant we had a fantastic time over the weekend at the Shortt's Bar Brighton DJ-ing, MASSIVE Thank you To the management and all the bar staff for looking after us so kindly. We are locals from peacehaven and know the Shortt's Bar Brighton very well and we "Highly Recommend" Going to Shortt's Bar Brighton, for a great evening/ night out.... Definitely 5 Star ☆☆☆☆☆ from me. Looking forward to going back asap

Brilliant night of rock n roll Can't believe I've never stepped in before! The hillmans and the headliners(name I can't remember atm)

I pass this place everyday and had no idea how cool it was inside till I got invited to a Saturday all-dayer here featuring Soul music, a pop-up clothes shop and a full-spectrum of people. In all, this is what a venue should be with community at the heart.

Great bar, friendly staff and punters. Good choice of beer, nice wine and food (South African, which was refreshingly different). I didn't venture to the beer garden so can't comment but I enjoyed the live music

We had been to a concert and was told it shut at 12 but there had been a incident in the road, when we got in the barman said he was so sorry that had to shut at 11, that was no problem still had time for a couple of drinks and a great chat with the barman who was so helpful,sorted out a cab for us, and it was only 45 minutes but enjoyed the music that was bring played, great bar.

A proper lively pub / venue with friendly staff and a friendly up for it crowd, happy to dance around tables and generally have a good laugh. They have regular dance music sessions on Friday and Saturday nights. Well worth checking out.

Great pint of Guinness really good barman.

Loved it. Cool drinkers pub. Hospitality excellent

Great bar with an awesome open mic on Thursday evenings! Excellent choice of beers, wines and spirits at decent prices for Brighton. Friendly, efficient service with many characters ti chat to. Highly recommended 👌

Brilliant cosy bar. Plenty of room. Went to a music gig on Friday night. Good atmosphere.

Love it! Its really friendly and accepting. An amazing garden too. 😎

I don't really get some of the other reviews my wife and I went in Thursday night, it was open mic night never been here before but we will definitely return, the couple working that night were telling us all about the different events they have on, enjoyed the beer, the music and everything about the evening.

Amazing atmosphere.. Lovely stuff.. and fantastic live music..

popped into the shortt,s pub while on holiday, really friendly staff , a great little beer garden , no complaints only praise, thank you 😊

Smashing little pub with the warmest welcome. We were only passing through but the bartender, (might be called Nick?) could not have been friendlier. Made us really welcome and couldn't do enough to accommodate us. Never seen a harder working more attentive barman. Nice selection of drinks on tap, friendly atmos and cosy beer garden. If we lived local this would be our local. Highly recommend.

Friendly, 🐕 friendly. Good pub in Kemp Town 🙂

Great staff and garden live mic on Thursdays and dj's at weekend

The Guinness was excellent. Nice pub food to. The staff were amazing. Has a nice vibe to it. Definitely will be back once lockdowns lifted.

Cracking pub with a great beer garden. The bar staff are brilliant, going out of their way to create a table for us in a better location purely because the sun had come out and thought we would prefer somewhere in the sun. Couldn't recommend the place and excellent service more.

Genuinely amazing service, the owner made a personal effort to move us to a better table in the sun and kept us updated on the status of the chef, which ensured we had a great experience in the sun. Great food and drink in prompt service

I love this place! I've been there busy, quiet, mid eat out / to help out, every kinda way of living and every time without fail it has been great! I'm used to top level service - within my work etc and they have always been up to par! Which is rare! Recommend highly!

Filthy bar unclean sticky floors and tables the beer on tap is discusting unwashed glasses tasting soapy had bad stomach upset the following day give this pub a miss Horrible

LOVE it here! The bar manager/staff are lovely and the food is amazing. Would highly recommend.

Lovely staff and great atmosphere

Lovely pub, nice outdoor seating area, great customer service from staff and doorman

Nice locals local bar. Friendly atmosphere

Ordered a pint of Ale....barman seemed happy to serve a short pint. When I asked for a top up the barman seemed happy to give a sarcastic reply regarding giving me an extra sip. Maybe the weights & measures guys would like to pop in ...surely the customer should not be made to feel awkward with slapdash measures

Luvly old type of pub and live music 🎶

Nice bar with a dartboard, friendly staff, decent range of beer and a quality beer garden too.

Always have a great time here, great music venue, lovely staff and fantastic food👌

Went in for a drink, no Sol no Pinot, no offer as an alternative, but with attitude, what’s your problem you asking for a drink which we don’t have... it’s your problem, you’re just a customer, advising you to leave and drink somewhere else, don’t go there without your own drink in hand! Used to be a great bar once, now employs unprofessional staff with attitude, go there be flexible, go there and be flexible, accept what they’ve got something to give you, accept if it’s not necessarily what you want.

It has always been a good place/ but keep a watchful eye on the new manager and watch the place go under or should I say go up HIS NOSE!!

Friendly and great open mic night, could do with a facelift and some comfy chairs but really enjoyed the music, thank you to musician Joe Rivers and the pub team!

Lovely pub and friendly staff. Been here many occasions now. It’s always our go to pub when we are in Brighton.

Played darts there last night ,food was lovely ,but drinks expensive

First time visit & live locally. Nick the bar mgr was so attentive & professional. I am very 'picky' wth my drink orders bt service was excellent & Megan also kept up the friendly, spot on service. Singer Jennie Castell was on who was brilliant. She sang to the mood as it changed she was so good to almost read the audience mind on what we wanted her to sing.what a g8 nite thanku

Only been in a couple of times, had a couple of beers with my son, everyone was friendly, the bar staff were attentive, atmosphere was ok, but it was quiet in the afternoon

Shortt’s was just a minute walk up the road from our AirB&B, so we started a mini-pub crawl into town here. There was a really friendly welcome from the bar-lady, who was extremely chatty. We were quite early on a Saturday so it was pretty empty but it soon filled up. Nice relaxed atmosphere and a great place to shelter from the rain. Only stayed for a pint but will definitely be back if we’re ever in the area. We really liked it here. Iain, London

Popped in here twice this weekend whilst we were in Brighton. Did help it was 2 minutes from our B+B. Nice vibe to the place! Friday evening the music seemed to be good old 90’s! Then Saturday evening we got 80’s! Only had a drink but loved the atmosphere! Barmen were friendly as well! Recommend if your in the area 👍🏻

We stopped by for a quick drink but picked the wrong time as they were re-furbishing the place so we had to dodge the Decorators and the couldn't sit outside as they were relaying the patio. However, we got a friendly welcome, the drinks were fine and not too expensive for Brighton and there are lots of very interested music posters on the ceiling. I hope that they don't go in the renovation!

Lovely pub, great music playing, friendly staff, had just missed out on the food so will be back for a return visit

I had a very good time visiting Shortts bar with my two sons, they enjoyed their ice-cream and I had a good chat with Val.

Second visit in two days, work for council on beach clean so lunch was served hot, n brilliant will defo be back xxx

Such a great place, the bartender Matt brings the pub to life. Always provides service with a smile. Best bartender in Brighton by far

Great place with a good atmosphere. Matt behind the bar is a credit to the team.

A friendly welcoming Irish pub. Landlady’s amazing. Had Sunday lunch - not up to the usual standard this week- meat and vegetables fine, the strangest Yorkshire puddings looked like cupcakes and solid other than that fine

I've never heard of anyone going into this place. Nice enough though

We had two different vegetarian loafs, with all the usual trimmings. They were both tremendous. Generous tasty portions. The bar and wait staff were super friendly and helpful. Delightful.

The superb team at Shortt's continue to serve up incredible Sunday roasts, accompanied by a whole host of delicious veg and sides. A good location and with a nice yard, though sadly not much of a view, I'd recommend this place to anyone -- regardless of diet choices or needs.

Sehr leckere Burger und Chips. Bedienung freundlich, obwohl wir zu spät waren, bekamen wir noch was zu essen, prima.

Even on a.quiet night without a band on its still a place with atmosphere

Great atmosphere and very friendly staff.

Sehr gutes Essen, jede menge bier, gin und Cocktails, hinter der bar hat es ein biergarten sehr gemütlich zum verweilen.

First time visiting here on a recommendation, and we were not disappointed, relaxed friendly bar, delicious roasts, with a good selection of both meat and veggie options, no complaints for any of us. The pork with crackling was lovely, both the veggie and the mixed option which gives you a bit of every meat that friends had were described as delicious. Friends staff and relaxed atmosphere, nice garden out back for the sunny days, well worth a visit

Nice relaxed place, amazing roasts, friendly staff

Really friendly staff and excellently-poured Guinness! The food was really tasty too and massive portions!

Nice atmosphere and daily live music

Good food especially Sunday lunch