The Hanover in Brighton and Hove

I can't believe there is even one negative review regarding food on this site. Kids yes, they are a bloody nuisance everywhere especially when their parents treat the place like a childrens' playground and, unfortunately, this is an area where 'little darlings' are allowed to 'express themselves'. However, for adults... As a semi-regular, I have always considered their pizzas not just the best in Brighton but just about everywhere. This was, nevertheless, the first time I/we - there were seven of us - had been for Sunday roast. Superb is an understatement. The portions were huge - I think I must have had half a splendidly cooked cow! - while others indulged in a mixed meat roast. The accompanying vegetables were more than plentiful and, despite, being tantalised by the dessert menu, unfortunately none of us had room. Drinks prices are a little steep for an out of city centre establishment but food prices are cheap by comparison and the quality is fantastic.

pop in here often on my own or with a friend,im working my way through the menu and so far its all been so tasty and lovely especially the pitzza,buger and roast student and nhs discount really nice staff local normal trad pub no gimmiks lots of space and feels comfortable as a solo0 woman taken my grandkids in nice little menu for them and very child friendly

My partner and I went along to the Hanover for a Sunday roast. I hadn’t been there for a while so thought we would give it a go - wished we hadn’t really. Terrible greeting from the lady behind the bar - rather curtly “you need to register with the nhs app” as soon as we’d walked through the door! An “hello” wouldn’t have gone amiss. Ordered the roast Turkey - the meat and potatoes were ok - the gravy, veg and Yorkshire pudding were a disaster! The veg tasted like they’d been cooked in vinegar - as did the gravy and the Yorkshire pudding was like it had sat around all day! Not easy to ruin a Sunday roast but they managed it! Would rush back.

4 adultos y un niño cenan en The Hanover, Queens Park Road Brighton. 3 de nosotros optamos por un filete de solomillo con papas fritas caseras, una ensalada mixta encantadora, aros de cebolla y salsa de pimienta o mantequilla, mientras que mi hijo comió una hamburguesa masiva con papas fritas y ensalada, además de un plato especial para niños de 2 platos de pasta y helado. La comida era deliciosa, los filetes cocinados como ordenó y encantador y tierno. Sin duda recomendaría la comida y el servicio fue excelente.

Went for a meal while visiting my daughter. The food was awful, the cutlery needed a good wash. The place was in need of a good clean and a splash of paint. Wouldn't recommend the place!

Fuimos aquí para el asado del domingo. El pub en sí es agradable y el personal es encantador. Pero la comida no era genial. Nunca volvería aquí para una comida a menos que fuera una pizza. Mi hijo tenía pizza, que era muy agradable y sabrosa. El asado estaba frío. Carne que no pude comer. Patatas frías y más como hervidas. Yorkshire muy grasiento. Salsa fría también. Esperamos mucho tiempo por la comida. El chef está sobre trabajado o debe haber estado enojado para hacer una comida tan pobre.

No había estado aquí por un tiempo, vino con amigos anoche. Pedí una pizza, un poco dudosa acerca de pedir pizza en un lugar no italiano, pero era bastante sabrosa. Tuve la florentina. Buen servicio y bonita decoración. Bastante caro para lo que tienes sin embargo.

A good fun pub with a big food menu. We did find it confusing that everything containing Gluten was marked with a G, as everywhere else does the opposite. Not a great GF selection if you don't want a pizza.On separate occasions we have had great roast dinners and evening meals, although open mic night is far too loud!

Tuvimos la cena de Navidad aquí y fue excelente. Desde los entrantes hasta los pasteles de carne picada, toda la comida era excelente. Deliciosa paté, sopa y langostinos, carne tierna, jamón y pavo con coliflor, roasties y verduras, pudín de toffee pegajoso, helado, brownies, brandy, natillas caseras y, finalmente, pizzas. ! ! Las mesas estaban muy bien decoradas y el ambiente era estupendo. El alojamiento y el servicio fue brillante. Nos lo pasamos muy bien y no nos podemos quejar.

Fui aquí hoy para el almuerzo con 8 amigos. . la comida era deliciosa . . Tuve la hamburguesa tex mex con ensalada, papas fritas, ensalada de col y guacamole. . muy muy bien . . . Sólo un par de preguntas. . . Cortar tablas en lugar de platos (mis fichas seguían cayendo) y mayonesa barata en las botellas Hellmanns. .

Nos quedamos en el local para tomar una cerveza rápida después de la larga caminata desde el centro de Brighton. Muchos lugareños en el pub le dieron un ambiente inmediato. Los asientos y la decoración están un poco desgastados y desgastados, lo que los desconcierta un poco.Parecía que tenían un buen hombre de bodega, ya que él estaba muy atento a los grifos mientras estábamos allí.Prefiero cervezas ámbar a la prevalencia de las tendencias de IPA hoy en día, que tienden a ser limitadas, pero disfruté 360 grados amargos.Elegimos la pizza "Hoso", opción vegetariana, tomate, tomate quemada por el sol, parmesano raspado, aceite de ajo y albahaca, aceitunas negras, queso mozzarella y un cohete. que fue excelenteLlegó antes de que terminara mi primera pinta, ¡así que no está mal el momento!En resumen, volveremos por otra opción antes de irnos de Brighton.

I'd eaten most of the amazing beef roast, so I won't post a half eaten photo, but the side of cauliflower cheese was unbelievable.. This is a great pub with friendly locals and an amazing chef. A must do place if you are visiting Brighton..

Normalmente no escribo comentarios pero fui a este pub para cenar. El personal es encantador, vasos sucios, muchas telarañas y comida horrible! Hamburguesa de pollo cajún seco / cocido y patatas fritas bastante aceitosas. Ambos dejamos la mayoría de nuestra comida y fuimos a otro pub local para comer. Definitivamente no lo recomendaría, aunque nos gusta apoyar a las empresas locales.

Vinimos para la fiesta de cumpleaños de un amigo que había contratado el salón de actos en la parte de atrás. La habitación, aunque bastante oscura (sin ventanas), era muy práctica para mantener a todos los niños contenidos y significaba que podían desahogarse sin molestar a otros clientes.

Nice pub, lovely staff, decent food but the gents toilets is a bio hazard. Not sure when they were last cleaned but the stench is unbearable. The food is prepared only a few meters away from the loo, so can't imagine it would win any hygiene awards. If going there, avoid sitting near to the gents. A decent pub sadly spoiled

Had dinner here on Sunday. Pork belly, lamb shank and beef all cooked to perfection. Plenty of veg and big Yorkshires! Service was great and we enjoyed our meal very much. Would highly recommend.

Being a local at this pub its great having a pub/ kitchen within walking distance. Four of us had Sunday roast here. Three different meals, lamb, belly pork, and beef, all very large and delicious.

Good food and helpful staff but our experience completely spoiled by unruly kids left to run around ignored by their ‘hipster’ parents. This was in the evening, not lunchtime. Won’t be returning.

A refreshing change to find a pub that serves GLUTEN FREE! any pizza on the menu. Was not disappointed. a hidden gem.

Roast was quick, large and very tasty! service was brill even though 10 of us turned up with 5 minutes notice. Plenty of space, nice atmosphere and desert was incredible too

Paramos para tomar té en nuestra primera noche en Brighton. El lugar era muy bonito por dentro y tranquilo. Pedimos dos pizzas y algunos doughballs.After y dos bebidas. Era bastante querido por lo que tuvimos pero la pizza era muy agradable. La mantequilla que venían con las bolas de masa era un poco demasiado gruesas.

Yo vivo cerca. Mi marido y yo a tomarnos una copa y una pizza monthd hace un par de. Pizzas son geniales. Recién hecho en frente de usted. Sin embargo los padres parecen utilizar pub local como una guardería. Ir en la puerta, tropezar a un niño montando una moto arriba y abajo. Los padres cuando me cuestionó parecía askance si los niños deberían hacerlo. Muchas mesas de familias. Los niños parecen correr sus berrinches. Nos fuimos muy rápidamente y nos fuimos a otro lado. Es una lástima, ya que la pizza muy buena

Porciones saludables y combos sabrosos vegetales (contamos 9! Razonable esperar), para la preparación fresca. grub mostró . Sin duda es uno de los. domingo asados mejor que hemos tenido y volveremos! Un gran pub local con buen ambiente y oigo, una estupenda (aunque difícil) de...

Un salto en el domingo de Pascua en la esperanza de conseguir una mesa para 2 por un asado. Gratamente sorprendido que sólo había unas pocas mesas adoptadas. Tenía el cerdo y la carne. Ambos muy buenos. Gran selección de verduras y una abundante enhorabuena...

Buena comida y cerveza - me encanta la fresca pizza n sabroso. Pruebe el "degustación" cervezas, 3 cervezas para probar la variedad.

Fuimos para el almuerzo un sábado. Había tres locales cervezas de eran excelentes, y siempre algo de variedad de la comida estándar, aunque también había cervezas estándar disponibles. La comida era magnífica, tanto teníamos hamburguesas, y fueron adecuadas con evidente esfuerzo hamburguesas caseras en las coberturas que venían con ellos.

Vinimos aquí porque teníamos una reunión familiar y tuvimos que llevar nuestro perro. Hemos estado antes, pero hace mucho tiempo, así que pensé que le daría una oportunidad como las pizzas estaban wicked no nos decepcionó la comida era excelente. Probé la carne de hamburguesa fue increíble las pizzas eran geniales y el Tex Mex Chili era fantástico también. Todo a un precio razonable.

Un buen ambiente y la cena era grande y sabroso asado (excepto para el relleno). cremado. Zona exterior agradable y mucho espacio interior

Went to meet up with my friends on Monday evening, and we all had dinner,we ordered the cheeseburger all home made with a choice of fries, salad, a breosh bun and homemade coleslaw, fresh mussels with Julian fries, and steak and chrizo pie with mash and fresh veg, and the whole food was truly amazing and so very tasty, we all tried each other's food and all agreed it was beautiful and to have decent pub that does all home cooked food is great, it's a lovely pub with a great atmosphere and the barstaff are so friendly, so I am very happy to give this review, and the place has a separate homemade pizza area which will do a wonderful choice of fresh pizza,

Used to like this place but seriously going down hill. Usually full of kids running round like lunatics and on my most recent visit couldn't get a decent coffee only instant, couldn't get a decent soft drink just cheap cartoned juice and my wife's wine glass had lipstick on it. Also the toilets are in need of refurbishment and most of the fabric seating is severely and disgustingly stained. Even the staff who were always friendly seem to be really miserable these days.

Popped in on a sleepy Sunday afternoon. Only wanted a quick beer. Plenty of staff on but nobody knows what they're doing. Shame, good selection of ales.

Schönes grosses pup mit gutem essen und reichlichem bierangebot ab fass. Wir hatten lamm, huhn und mixd. Grosse portionen mit vielen beilagen. Nicht alles hat unseren geschmack getroffen.Es gibt auch pizza.

Popped in after a nice walk, bar maid was efficient a bit quiet mind. Had the roast chicken - portion was huge with so much variety! A proper Sunday roast with the home cooked feeling.Other half had a chicken burger. Lovely slaw and salad with this also. Highly recommend food in here. Have been before and had a pie which was also fab

We liked the look of this place straightaway. It is a large pub, uncluttered and with large tables spread throughout the space available, many occupied on a Sunday lunchtime by families with young children, such as ours. The staff were friendly and approachable, so all of our early impressions were favourable, and our order was speedily taken at the bar. On the subject of the bar, this pub features several well-known and well-respected real ales, so all good so far.The menu. however, was too large for a diner to feel really comfortable that the meals they ordered did not come straight from the freezer, and sadly, this was the case with some of the food we ordered. I chose the three-meat roast, and at least one of the meats, the pork I think, had that taste that food left too long in the deep-freeze tends to acquire. I had the same impression with some of the vegetables, notably the carrots.The beef was also disappointing, being rather sinewy and fatty. The quantities, however, were very generous, and at least one of our party, normally a hearty eater, had trouble finishing her meal.All in all, I felt a little let down by the Hanover. They've got such a lot going for them; ideal premises, a good catchment area, pleasant and efficient staff, but by offering such a vast menu, there must have been at least 50 dishes on offer, they sacrifice quality for quantity.

This pub has a lovely atmosphere and the staff are very friendly. Excellent fast service and well priced food for the large portion size - particularly like the Roasts!! Great variety from mussels to meatballs and pizza from a stove oven cooked in front of you. We were pleasantly surprised to find out that they offer gluten free Pizzas. Wide range of ale's to choose from I particularly enjoyed the quirky bat with three different ales deal (can't remember name). One of my favourite pubs in the Hanover area especially as it appears to be the only one in the area that offers more than just roasts on a Sunday.

We prebooked for last Saturday afternoon for 11 people. We had lots of space and were given lots of time before, during and after the meal. The food arrived together, was hot and lots of it! The food IS spicy hot as well, where appropriate, so watch out for that, we mostly loved it. Between us we had meatballs, pie+mash (comes with a Yorkie pud!), ribs/chicken, chilli, veg. chilli, burger. There were a few of our party valiant enough to attempt pudding, and there were large portions of brownie, sticky toffee pud and an icecream sundae. This is a good food pub which does not rip you off and we had a great time. Thanks to all.

went in monday bank holiday, and OMG we have never seen a pub this busy, it was packed, and evan people eating at the bar it was that busy, we managed to get a table as people just leaving, Ordered our drinks, and food at the Bar, lovely staff with a lovley smile, we waited around 15 minutes for our food which was great, i ordered the Spare Ribbs, and WOW what a trat, a whole rack with homemade chips, coleslaw, a good healthy salad, my Partner ordered the Chicken Burger with looked and tasted amazing, it came iwth a lovely slad, Coleslaw which as I asked was again homemade, and the best fresh chips I have had in a long while, the Buzz around the pub was great, and with the place so busy everybody was being looked after, we decided to treat ourselfes with a dessert, we shared the bannoffee Pie again Homemade, and what a gut buster that was, it was very very Yummy, we cannot fault this brilliant pub for its great homemade fresh food and it shows,

We had rented a house for a few days opposite The Hanover so it made sense to check out their food and the fact they have stoned baked pizzas was a bonus.There were 8 of us, we ordered 7 pizzas and 1 vegetarian burger.The pizzas were a good size, tasted great and good value at between £9.50 and £10.50. The burger was also very good.Probably one of the best pizzas I have had.Friendly staff and good beer, although there were not many people in the pub it had a good atmosphere and was welcoming.There was just one down side that should be sorted out, the burger came about 10 minutes before the pizzas, everybody should be getting their food at the same time.

Had a Sunday lunch with family and experienced a nice meal. Big portions of food made and served in a traditional way, without surprises.

Had my mums birthday at the Hanover on Sunday 26th. We decided to book in advance as mum lives nearby and wanted to go to the local pub. We all met at the pub with my brothers and my sisters. The place was packed at 15.00, so we got told by the manager Adam that there was a 30 minute wait for food. We all were fine with this so ordered our wines and beers. We placed our orders, and it really was not that long a wait at all. We ordered the huge lamb shanks, beef and chicken roasts. I had a veggie roast for myself, and what came was fantastic. The portions were amazing. As we tucked into our lunch we all talked about how great our food was. Mum said it was delicious, and we all agreed. After we had finished our meals we looked at the dessert menu. I opted for the waffle with Ice cream, mum had the brownie with ice cream and my brother had the sticky toffee pudding with custard, and again OMG the portions were huge. We can honestly say that the service and the standard of food in this wonderful pub truly is fantastic. We even asked for them to play Stevie Wonder's Happy Birthday for our wonderful mum which they did for us. So it's a huge thumbs up for the Hanover!

Went here for dinner on Saturday. We ordered the full rack of ribs. Omg they were amazing. They are the best ribs we have ever eaten. The ribs were acompanied by beautifully cooked wedges, onion rings, a huge salad and home made coleslaw. Great value for a HUGE portion. Highly recommend. We are going back with some friends very soon.

Have often visited this pub mid week for a very good pizza. Went this Sunday for the Sunday roast. Admittedly we arrive late 5pm but they said food was still on. The portions were huge but over cooked and virtually inedible. A pub that was relatively good needs to maintain its standards. Don't serve poor food else you get reviews like this. This + uncontrolled kids running around means we will find somewhere better to go.

Visited in mid June on a fairly busy Sunday afternoon, three of us had mixed meat roast whilst I had the lamb shank roast - superb. Huge portions and a great variety of vegetables. Also very good choice of reasonably priced real ales. Will be back soon.

I visited here whilst visiting Brighton this weekend, the pub is very quiet but the food is INCREDIBLE! portion sizes are more than friendly (a little too much) and the food is reasonably priced. I had the Cajun Chicken Burger which was delicious! proper cut and marinated chicken breast with skinny fries and coleslaw. I was amazed at the portion size and overwhelmed by the delicious flavours!My partner had the full rack of ribs which was double the size of mine, bigger than her arm in fact! Meat was tender and not fatty at all, tasted like this also had been marinated over night this came with salad, chips and coleslaw which again was served on a chopping board sized plate! overall really impressed and cheap as chips!

I have never had a bad meal in The Hanover. I never wait long, it is always good quality and the price is reasonable. One of my favourite local eateries....and visiting friends can park!

Use this pub about once a month when I am over this part of town. A really good selection of good ales. Really enjoy their pale ale. They make a good pizza with a nice base. Toppings are decent and some can be quite fiery. Good value food. The pub has a good interior, is child friendly and staff are really good. Worth a visit

this Great pub is a must for sunday lunch at its best, went with 3 of my friends as heard it was amazing, and O.M.G we all were not dissapointed at all, between having the biggest lamb shank ever with all the yummy trimmings on it was fantastic red wine gravy, and I had the mixed Roast, god it was superb, the menu is fantastic with a truly great choice, for everybody, evan Gluton free choices which is brilliant, the place was packed and we did have to wait 30 minutes, but after our meal it was so worth the wait, they also do freshly made pizzas a seperate kitchen section and they looked so yummy, they also have a lovely private garden which was spotless and the service is superb, they really care and it really shows in the service and the food.

I have previously reviewed the Sunday roast and visited today for Mothers Day. There was a temporary chef in and I wasn't sure what to expect. However I was in for a treat! I chose the Beef and my daughter had the chicken. Pizza was chosen by two of us. The beef was excellent with proper roast potatoes, homemade Yorkshire and a selection of veg with a delicious leek fritter which sounds odd but was so tasty! The whole meal was perfect and had that home cooked taste.. The only downside to this is there is a new chef tomorrow so hopefully he will be as good!

Can't believe the bad reviews. This place has a state of the art pizza oven that does the best pizza base i have had this side of Rome. Some of the toppings could be a little more Italian but the la reine and fiorentina are really good. With 5 guest ales this place has a brilliant selection and they also have the cask mark so good quality as well as quantity. Finally, this is in my opinion one of the most family friendly pubs in Brighton. Loads of space and the kids menu is such good value I feel guilty ordering it!

I too am local and occasionally drink at the Hanover Pub and participate in the Pub Quiz on Tuesdays. I have not had a roast dinner there for a long time but recently had Sunday lunch in a family group. Three of us had the beef, one had chicken and two the roast belly pork. We all enjoyed our meals. On the plus side the meat was good and plentiful, the veg was varied and the Yorkshire puddings were excellent but although there were plenty of roast potatoes on the plate, they were a big disappointment. They were dry and tasteless and I suspect they were frozen. The menu states the Yorkshires are homemade and they certainly tasted and looked it. Why if they are homemade can't the potatoes be too? Also like the other review noted there were no parsnips which I love with a roast. I must admit I enjoyed the stuffing which was very tasty. All in all a successful meal.

As I'm local, and have had many a good night at The Hanover, we thought we'd try the Sunday Lunch. We are on a quest for the best roast beef sunday lunch in Brighton - and this was most definitely not it. After a 40 minute wait, the plates arrived. Large plate, cold, which meant that the gravy was also stone cold on arrival. They re-heated it for me, but it didn't make up for the miserly two thin slices of gristly beef, the overcooked roasties, or the lack of a parsnip. Strangely, there was stuffing ( ? sausagemeat ?) and the Yorkshire pud wasn't too bad. All in all a disappointment. The quest continues.....

Popped in this evening to ask about booking their function room for an event we are planning for about 60 people. Bar was almost empty but the barman was more interested in his friend than he was in serving us with a glass of wine each. We asked about the room and he said he'd get someone to come to talk to us. We took a table and waited. And waited. And waited. The person we were supposed to see did venture into the bar, spent a good while scribbling on paper and then disappeared. We asked what was going on and the barman said he'd get him for us. So we waited...and then we left. Went to neighbouring pub with function room and there was an instant difference - guess where we are going with our £1000 budget? Shame we can't give zero star reviews.

I got burned so badly, wasted loads of money on the worst roast in the town. Terrible service, uncooked veg and the cheapest tasting meat, they forgot our orders too. I'm still furious at how poor the roast was,sounded great on the menu. Pork was rubbery chicken tasted like airline food.

The ale is good, variety, price and quality. So come here for drinks, not the food. This used to be a great pizza place but that's long gone based on this visit. Simply put there's barely enough topping on the pizzas to distinguish one from another, quite the most miserly thing I've ever encountered. For a few quid as a side snack to night of ales it'd be fine, as they are well made but just not flavoursome enough, so a tenner a pop is OTT. And don't expect a warm and engaging relationship with the staff, total number of words shared with us by one of the staff over 3 visits to our table... nil. I'll be back for beers but disappointingly not for the pizza.

Dirty toilets and tables. Slow and uncertain service. Failed to deliver our whole order and then tried to under refund us the difference. We won't be back for a good long while! Disappointing!

Went with a family group. Lunch was one of the best Sunday lunches I have had. Excellent, a good pile of food very well cooked and presented. All the dishes we had were great. Much better than I would have expected at the price. Also a good range of real ales. Highly recommended.