The Hole In The Wall in Brighton and Hove - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

What a delightful cosy little pub, located just by the Hilton hotel. A cracking selection of ales, and ciders. The welcoming friendly staff really made the visit.

A decent range of beers. No food but I'll be back here again.

Great little gem of a place. Brilliant selection of international beers and a toad table in the back. Love it.

No big stouts at the moments at The Hole so my mate Mark bought me 1/2 of Overtone's Lost in the Dream. Different kettle all together but big in flavor and at 7.8 on the ABV its not shy. £5.50 all in. Cheers Mark.

Really cool pub with a great beer selection and toad in the hole game to play. Bar staff were super friendly, will definitely come back again.

Great small pub, off the beaten track with a great selection of beers. Highly recommended.

Absolutely fantastic. Gorgeous craft beer and cider with amazing staff who know a lot about what they do. Fantastic customer service. Brilliant vibe and atmosphere in the pub, from patrons and bartenders alike. Couldn’t recommend more!

Wow. From a closed pub to a decent craft oriented friendly place. Impressive and liked it. Should be included in any Brighton crafty beer crawl imho.

What is there left to say about the mystical Beer Palace that is The Hole In The Wall? Loads. If you can find this Brigadoon of a Bar in the first place proceed to pick a beer off the board and park your bum for a low stakes, high quality beverage experience. A full spectrum of pints across keg, cask, stout and fruit based drinks ensure no one goes underserved. Should you be with a useless friend who does not pint then break glass for an Emergency Buckfast Negroni and make them hate themselves. Well done The Hole. Keep on Holing On.

Fantastic beers and wonderful staff

There is not a better pub in Brighton.

Great pub friendly and good beer,good atmosphere and mix of people

Tiny little place, proper lovely vibes, staff are great and the selection of drinks are incredible. One of my favourite boozers in Brighton now!

One of the best craft beer spots in this part of town. Local selections and a cosy little spot for a quiet ale and a game of toads.

Great pub tucked away, but definitely worth a visit, interesting selection of beers served by knowledgeable staff, we loved it!

A genuinely brilliant pub. My friend and I were visiting from London (I went to uni at Sussex, so Brighton feels like a second home) and we chanced upon this place. What a find. Cosy, friendly, jovial, happy. We spent hours there - and time seemed to fly by. The white wines were great, and the bloody maries were amazing.

This is a nice little place right off the Brighton sea front promenade and a short step from the Hilton Doubletree. There is an excellent selection of craft draft beers and the staff are very knowledgable about each one. The site is small ‘apparently formerly Brighton’s smallest pub’ but it’s cost and fun with limited seating. The back room is popular with dog owners. The toilets are tiny and dated.

Great real ale pub, just off the main front but a real gem. Worth a visit for a pint.

Nice little quaint pub. Had a Buckfast Negroni, I liked it!

Wonderfully polite staff, great beer at an even greater price. A proper hidden gem. Also Dog friendly which is always a bonus for us, our little Boy made friends during our visit, so did we. I definitely recommend visiting this little pub.

Everything is freshly cooked and you have to wait. There are vegetarian pizzas, fish and chips, which are traditional recipes. They are a big portion.

Always a warm and welcoming gem of a pub. Friendly and knowledgeable bar staff, superb and ever changing beer selection. A game of Toads is a winner too. No food apart from bar snacks so I only put two stars on ‘food’. Make sense?

Great little quaint hidden bar!

Easily one the best pubs in the city - the carefully curated selection make it a must visit for any beer and cider enthusiast

Should have come here first for a good craft ale instead of walking around most of Brighton searching for just this vibe

A hidden gem of Brighton. Very first time here and didn't disappoint for choosing this place. Love craft beer and they are the best one for serving craft. Such nice selection of beers from IPA, stout, Sour, neipa etc. Good choice for cask and keg. I like the atmosphere. Not very big place but have plenty of seats. Bar guy was cool. There were board games and such nice green house plants.

Brighton’s best little secret. The best beer selection in town

Traditional pub with not so traditional craft beer of the highest quality

If you like a vast selection of beers, pale ales, dark beer, and largers with varying alcohol strenths, then this friendly bar is the place to be. Be amazed at the sheer choice available to the connoisseur....

Needed a place to settle in with some lads and this place found me as much as I found it. Got buried in a bench and met some absolute crackers. Thank you very much

One of the best craft beer spots in Brighton! Lots of taps of local brews. They even bring in some excellent craft beer from the US. Good prices, great location, friendly staff. Recommended.

Proper boozer! What an amazing array off ale's, cider, and bourbons. Needless to say, had a great time. Discovered a new pub game, hole in the wall. Well worth a visit or two!

Since opening in 2021 The Hole In The Wall Brighton has quickly become a Mecca for beer lovers. The story goes that it got the nick-name because in times past they served Brighton’s fisherman through a hatch rather than let them in the pub to stink it up. My visits to The Hole in the Wall Brighton have always been to a pub that’s felt warm, welcoming, and passionate about beer. They are traditional and committed to cask on the one hand, yet totally clued into the new world brewer scene on the other. For anyone lucky enough to live nearby, it feels like the perfect local.

Cracking little pub with some very well cared for beers. 10 keg and 3 cask beers

Proper pub, nice vibe and great selection of beers for all the craft beer lovers out there. Small although visited midweek and so not so busy. Barmaid was friendly and welcoming. Would visit again.

Great little pub, plentiful selection of cask and keg beers, friendly staff and cosy atmosphere.

A great find this! Tucked away, this pub is a hidden gem with many different interesting beers and ciders to try. Although I'd heard it was small, there were seats available when I went on a Thursday evening. Another venue with the Sussex classic pub game of Toads. I'll definitely return.

A cosy gem hidden up a back street with a great range of beers - one of those little charmers you'd like to keep a secret. A great place to hide from the loud hordes of boorish weekenders that can make drinking in Brighton a pain on a Saturday

Bloody love it here. Great still cider, brilliant beer selection and toad! They do serve tattys!

I like this pub and it's great to have it in Brighton. It's a bit of a secret, its tiny frontage hidden down an unpromising street behind the hotels on the strip. Once inside it's clear this is a pub for people who care about their beer. A chalkboard lists the selection, which is always interesting and often local and always features a stout and a bitter. Plus, in the fridge, a good selection of Continental beers in bottles. The interior is tiny, basically the front and back room of a house, with a bar inbetween. Benches and surprisingly heavy stools with cast iron legs. A little like a traditional pub or even a working man's club. Notably absent: loud music, pub carpet, thai food, endless rows of popular IPAs and lagers. Best on busier nights when the small space pushes the crowd out onto the street. At quieter times, a good place for a chat or a beer at the bar.

Well worth a visit, especially at quieter times

Incredible little pub, staff incredibly friendly. Would definitely go again!

Great little pub great beer ,loved it.

Very good pub close to Brighton's West Pier. Formerly called the Queensbury Arms. Three cask beers on handpump when I visited. A sign on the outside wall suggests it is the smallest pub in Brighton!

A must go boozer for me whenever I'm in town. Authentic, friendly and incredible beer selection. Very welcoming for me and my family and friends. Keep doing what you're doing! Cheers

Cozy and warm atmosphere. Good place for cheerful with friends.

One of the taprooms in town. An easy recommend

Great find but hard to find so glad we followed our google map. You won’t be disappointed great selection of craft ales. Only small place but well worth a visit when in Brighton great vibe

Due to the rubbish weather found this pub near our hotel. Friendly staff member. Interesting cocktail menu, we tried a few and they were lovely. The Bloody Mary was very spicy. The Buckfast Negroni was interesting. Loads of craft beers to try as well.

Buckfast negroni oh my days what a drink

If you like real beer this is the place for you. If you like a no frills, traditional pub feel, this is the place for you. It's my favourite. The bar snacks are great too. It would be fab if scotch eggs, sausage rolls and the like were also available but at least the lack of these at the moment gives me an excuse to leave and go home when I'm hungry!

What's not to adore about this little Brighton pub. Knowledgeable staff (on the 20 odd available drinks on tap). Great range of crisps and packet snacks. No other intrusive frills.... Just like a pub should be!

Local pub with good selection of beers

Great place for a few pints. Extremely good selection of beers, and an especially nice non-alcoholic (bottled) pilsner.

Stopped in for a couple of beers on a rainy day. The barman was warm and welcoming, broad selection of good beer, well kept and served. Very impressed, will return here if I'm ever back in town. Learned about Toad in the Hole too, looks like fun!

Absolutely lovely little public house, loads of choice of real ales friendly staff and great atmosphere, my only regret was not asking if I could buy one of their branded glasses

A hidden gem just off the seafront. Good selection of cask ales, even wider selection of keg ales. Cosy feel inside and nice a clean. Definitely a pub I shall visit next time I take a trip to Brighton.

A fantastic pub in Brighton! Greatest selection of beers I've ever seen, staff are amazing and it's a true gem in the heart of Brighton!

Great little pub, fantastic atmosphere, friendly staff

Proper pub with a great selection of kegs, casks ale, cider, soft drinks and cocktails. Great friendly atmosphere and lovely pint of London black

Fantastic ale house hidden just off the front. Great dark beer too.

Lovely old fashioned real ale pub with good beer and great service

Lovely, friendly pub with well kept cask ales

Fantastic pub, ever-changing beer choices, friendly staff and even a Toad table for some pub games. Excellent craft beer establishment.

Brighton's Best Pub! I absolutely love this pub; super friendly staff and a wicked selection of beers and ales. However, I dream about the nitro porter! You can't beat it with a game of toads and a few bar snacks.

It’s classic but modern. Located at the seaside but around the corner. Right in the center yet quiet.

Could be the frendliest pub I've visited. And a great selection of craft beer on tap

Superb. This is an atmospheric little place in the back streets off from the main seafront, very close to several hotels, with an incredible selection of beers on draught and cask. A photo of Des O’Connor adorns the Gents loo door. I have never been close enough to discern who is on the Ladies door (UPDATE: I think it’s Victoria Wood). Toad in the Hole - a pub game involving throwing coins at a chair, supposedly played only in Sussex - is a popular game here. The bar is Dog friendly too. Staff are friendly and knowledgable. The atmosphere is relaxed. It’s also very inclusive. There were lots of groups when I was there on a summer Thursday night, including several all female groups enjoying the beer - it’s clearly a place where people typically feel comfortable to come and enjoy drinking what they want on their own terms. Which brings me back to the quality of the selection - there are occasional tap takeovers, but the variety (usually 3 or 4 cask supplemented by an array of keg styles) from some of the country’s top breweries is what brings people here. Servings are in typically half, 2/3rds and pint depending on strength. Definitely a must visit if you are a beer lover and ever you are in Brighton.

A grand selection of all kinds of beers made the visit intersting. Unfortunately it was a bit quiet, almost none there at all. But I recommend you to go, it has an nice atmosphere to it. Enjoy

Super tiny and having the games next to the toilet door can make it quite intimidating

Great selection of beers and they're always changing.

Cracking little pub in Brighton. Real and craft ales.

Lovely place where you least expect it! A good mix of beers on tap, and good people. Service was good!

Great, cosy pub with excellently kept cask and keg.

There is a hole in the wall, please cover it. Thanks 😊

Excellent Toad in the hole table

A must visit pub for any craft beer lover whilst in Brighton. A small space with a large lineup of tasty brew. Friendly staff. If looking for good beer, make sure you stop here.

Small, cosy pub just next to the Doubletree - which sadly means that (too) many groups descend on this place with expense accounts. Still, once they have cleared out, calm is restored and you can enjoy a quiet pint in very good surroundings.

Great place and amazing craft beer!

Wednesday night, post gig: Hole in the Wall fully occupied by Hilton guests who had evidently stumbled around the corner for a post conference encampment: “Hey d’ya reckon we can put this round on expenses?” Heart went out to lone barmaid, capable and pleasant but clearly swamped, as well as having to contend with occasionally arrogant queue-jumpers who may have been enjoying something a bit stronger than the booze. Two ‘last orders’ pints of Cloak and Dagger Oatmeal Stout for us, not quite stale but very far from fresh, which was a downer. Too late to change. I heard this place was good, maybe we were unlucky, but it wasn’t good for us this time.

A tale of two visits. Visited on the evening of Monday 5th December. Beer great, but service dreadful. Barmaid was surely and reluctant to serve us until the locals on the other side (who came in after us) had been served. Not just us, another couple as well. Unsmiling, rude, offhand. Returned on the afternoon of 6th December. Brilliant, friendly welcome from the guy behind the bar. It's your job to smile and engage when you work behind a bar.

A grand selection of all kinds of beers made the visit intersting. Unfortunately it was a bit quiet, almost none there at all. But I recommend you to go, it has an nice atmosphere to it. Enjoy 😊

Amazing little find, if in Brighton get yourselves down there for the finest selection of beers you could ask for!

The feeling of a traditional boozer, with an endless range of craft beers, renewed by the minute, service with a smile, and other patrons that are polite and friendly. What else is needed? It's just hidden enough round the side streets that you don't have to fight through normal evening crowds to get to the bar and I was impressed how one person kept the drinks flowing at a decent rate while the owner was relentlessly back and forth to the cellar ensuring when one barrel went a new one came and was updated on the chalk board with the kind of speed a Navy gunner would be proud of.

This is a small but PROPER pub. Super friendly with a great range of draft craft beer/cider and hand drawn ales. They serve Tayto crisps which is always a bonus. Austin the barman is more than helpful and is even willing to provide tutelage / participate in a game of Toad in the Hole. I wish I had this pub at the end of my street.

Stumbled accross this place on a work visit to Brighton as it was behind my hotel. What an absolute joy to drink in this place is. Great selection of draft and non draft drinks and snacks. Staff a really really friendly and approachable and happy to chat about everything and everything. The fact it is dog friendly is a bonus!

Fantastic pub just off the sea front. Very characterful with a great friendly atmosphere. Always an excellent selection of beautifully well kept beers. Cask and Keg beers available, along with bottles. Wine and spirits too. Wide range of pub snacks including Tato crisps. Recently recognised as pub of the year by CAMRA. My go to pub in Brighton. It is a pub for drinks, food is not served.

As the name might suggest, this is a petite pub. Pretty well tucked away, The Hole In The Wall is a hidden gem. It offers speciality beers at fair prices. My partner stood salivating at the choices of beer on offer, which were written on a blackboard. The pub makes effective use of vintage theatre artwork on the walls yet does not feel tacky. Warm service and excellent music elevate the experience beyond the norm.

Friendly, extraordinarily good beer, games. Always make a point of going to the Hole in the Wall when in Brighton.

A lovely find just behind a row of hotels. Excellent selection of ales with great knowledge of all. Quiet, friendly and very welcoming. But take into account it’s a Wednesday lunchtime! Nevertheless, very interesting place and no lager in sight!

Great little micro pub just off Regency Square in Brighton. Visited twice during our recent stay at a nearby hotel. Great selection of beers and ales, friendly staff, unpretentious decor and a good atmosphere with a mix of local drinkers and visitors. Recommended.

We have been to the Hole in the Wall a few times. A very friendly welcome every time. There is a good selection of well kept cask and keg beers plus a variety of bottled beers from different countries. They also have the 'toad in...

Outstanding quality and choices of beers, the ever changing tap roster keeps things interesting as well as fresh in this intimate yet welcoming and well loved hub.

As we walked in we were surprised that this Brighton institution had undergone a massive change - HOWEVER - the new start is a good start! If you like your beer and craft spirits then this place is your must visit stop in Brighton. Unfortunately...