The Jolly Fisherman in Hastings

Always friendly, warm & inviting. Good selection of unusual beers - plus proper ciders, perry's, gins & all sorts of other things if they are what you're after.

This place has so much potential. It's got a lovely little wood burner, snug seating, it's cosy and atmospheric. There's always something interesting on tap if you like craft beer. But everything is ruined by the least friendly landlord this side of Tehran. Don't even think about asking for a taster as you would in any other pub that sells unusual beers. You'll be lucky to get a millimetre of froth. What a miserable sod. But the beer is good and so are the peanuts. And we made friends with some other punters who'd also felt the sharp end of the landlord's tongue so we enjoyed rolling our eyes behind his back lols. I always say if you don't like your job, quit.

Best selection of beer and cider in Hastings, but the decor needs some work.

Marked 5 for food but should be a 5 for the great range of IPA and Kent Cider. Lovely spot, great ambiance check it out!

Cracking little pub with excellent craft beer!!

Cracking pub doing proper craft beers...was there for the tap Takeover

The bartender is lovely, he remembers us from yesterday and even remember what we were drinking despite pub being very busy due to Hastings Tap Takeover. Small pub and lovely atmosphere

Should be renamed ‘The Grumpy Fisherman’. Other customers were welcoming though.

5 years or so. Same bloke, same service. He makes a living so he doesn't really care.

Very good selection of craft beer and cider. Very good service.

It really is as warm and cosy inside as the pictures suggest. Friendly bar man who adds to the laid back atmosphere generated in what has been surprisingly a pub for only eight years. Whilst just two cask beers were on tap, the one I tried from Orkney was in excellent condition. Plenty of choice for craft beer drinkers also one perry and six proper ciders. They even have local Sussex Wine by the glass. Check their opening hours if you are coming any distance first. Excellent.

The Jolly Fisherman was a pub for 125 years until 1959, but when I first saw the building it was a pie & mash shop and B&B, but for the past circa 7 years it's been a micropub again. I visit every couple of weeks and meet up with 4-5 friends, although a few of them go much more regularly. It sells 2 or 3 cask ales, half a dozen or so craft keg beers, and a half dozen or so ciders/perry. Plus an interesting selection of spirits (wine of course), many bottled beers, and an interesting selection of bar snacks. Friendly warm atmosphere, and a tiny back door, mind your head! Great music played too, and not too loud, but tasteful. You usually find beers from the continents too, I have no idea how they manage to get some of them!

The guy serving was unfriendly, unhelpful and pretty rude. Went in asking for a bit of advice on their car range of beers they sell. Server clearly couldn’t care less and and couldn’t have been more huffy and snotty. We won’t be coming back. Training very much needed.

Good choice of craft ales with a couple of decent cask beers.

The best craft cider selection in the area, Oliver and Becky know their cider and Perry!

If you love real ale and cider this is the place for you although it's quite small everyone in there is super friendly

Best small pub in Hastings, great selection of real ales and a fridge full of continental lagers.

I went there on my own on a Friday evening and sat near the bar, but the owner landlords refused to interact with me. However, he made a point of speaking to everybody else in the pub, whom he knew. I felt I was intruding and not welcome

Lovely little pub with great beers!

Only been here a couple of Tibet got to say I had a lovely time as ever.

Great selection of ales 🍺 and lagers

An absolute gem! Fantastic selection of craft beers and ciders on tap. A friendly, chatty host and a lovely quirky little bar on the historic seafront.

Very friendly with a good selection of beer and cider. Highly recommend.

Great burning sky TTO. Mad serious pig snacks.

This is a great little pub with a really interesting drinks selection. I don't think they do food at all.

Great little bar with character on seafront and I would have to say a must visit for beer and cider lovers. Snacks are great also.

Great pub, always very cosy especially in winter. Sometimes not a selection of beers that I enjoy but I always think that they have faith in them. Good selection of bar snacks - pickles, nuts, biltong. Overall a lovely place.

Poor selection of real ales, this place is more about the 'craft' keg beers and ciders. Real ale is also not hand pulled but he uses some sort of pump contraption to bring the ale up to the bar.

Painted lady. Semisweet cider 👌👌👌👌

There are 5 star bars. Then there are world class gems. This is a world class gem. In Hastings! Super knowledgeable behind the bar. Really unique beer and cider list. Takes a lot these days to delight someone as seasoned as me when it comes to beer. Nailed it and I am both surprised and delighted. The world needs more bars like this! Unmissable if you love beer. I hope this level can be maintained....because it's so tough to do. Very well done- it makes such a difference.

For a hole in the wall bar, it punches above its weight. Great selection of drinks, awesome staff and a lovely old world atmosphere. Can an entire bar be a snug?

Lovely little craft bar with a comprehensive list of craft beers.

We had a take a way.we will be back.

Lovely little pub, friendly staff great ale.

Great selection of beers. Great vibe. Great management.

Interesting little seafront ale/craft/cider/can café style watering establishment....easy to get well marinated in a short time

Micro brewed drinks an acquired taste.

Tiny little Craft real ale/cider/bottles/cans establishment with an interesting array of limited edition drinks

Quaint seaside pub, with a great range of IPAs and Ciders.

Lovely micro pub, great selection of drinks, very pleasant staff. Dog friendly!

This is a proper gem. Serving proper still ciders in 2/3 of a pint measures. Trust this is a good thing. Also have a good range of ales. Their can selection is Impressive. Fab atmosphere and pretty cosy.

Great hidden gem in Hastings old town, serving a huge selection of craft beers and ciders. Friendly owner and staff, and even a classic toads table for a true Sussex experience. Not big, so be prepared to share tables and stories

Fantastic selection of oft changing, very interesting beers, sours and ciders. A must visit if you want something delicious and different to standard lagers and cask ales!

Lovely little understated pub, great beers, friendly service

This was a good place for real ale but the prices are very expensive now. It seems to think as it is real ale or craft beer it can cost a fortune. Real ale sold in pints craft beer in 2/ 3 of a pint cider in 2/3 of a pint Why the stupid measures?? Nice place but you have been warned. Other pubs have a good selection so look around.

I brought 2 beers to take home and got a quick run down on them from the bartender, friendly and helpful. Reminded me of the inch bar in Dunedin NZ, a place I liked a lot. Great curated selection of beers, nice place to stop for beer fans.

Excellent atmosphere very friendly so much beer and cider in such a small space.

This place is great! Cozy, great drinks and you can play toad in the hole, to boot!

I visited on Fat Tuesday weekend when Old Hastings was bursting at the seams with revellers. The atmosphere in the Jolly was wonderful as was the beer. A huge selection, all very well kept and served by a knowledgeable barman. When the guv'nor came down later in the evening we had a wonderful chat about brewery history and our experiences in various Sussex towns. There is no doubt he is the real deal and knows his stuff. A wonderful friendly oasis in a desert of madness. Can't wait to go back. Unhesitatingly reccommended

Amazing small pub. Wonderful selection of beers. How they are all sourced is a mystery. Cosy warm atmosphere and very welcoming. Well worth a visit. Highly recommended

A friendly micropub in the Old Town.

Nice little place, lots of craft beers to choose from, asked the barmen to recommend an IPA but didn't want to and pointed me to the board, no bother picked one at random and it was lovely, would go back in if passing by again.

Lovely small and cosy bar, with some great beers on tap. Open fire, and great atmosphere

Great fish and chips, all cooked to order.

Fantastic pub. Good draught and bottled beer. Loads of character and cosy after a walk around the old town.

Cute little pub. With a fire! Good beers and amazing cider!

Cosy and welcoming with a very high quality beer, cider and wine selection. A pretty special place.

Excellent beers and ciders on offer, small and unasuming. Dog friendly.

A wide variety of pump beers . And personally cooked delicious food . Vegan too..highly recommended

What a show stopper this is amazing, beer garden is mesmerising

Tiny pub with great selection of Craft beers. Quirky and worth a visit

Unique pub amongst a myriad of sea front vendors. Small in stature but a giant in its offerings.

Probably the most delightful proper beer pub in town. Plus they had lambic beer in draught, which is a welcome first for me.

Fantastic micropub with a great selection of drinks.

Superb range of beers, excellent quality. I make no apology for being a beer snob - and was very pleased to visit here several times over the weekend, Beer great, Service - great. Atmosphere - friendly and welcoming. Highly recommend drinking here

Great micropub, right on the seafront. Tried to visit a few times over the years on our Bike 1066 Bank Holiday weekends. Successful this time and will try harder in future. Great range of ales, particularly recommend the Beltik Stout. Wonderful and not overpriced.

Bloody Good! But rammed at weekends... get there early and nest!!

Great cider selection and some tasty salami snacks

Small pub with a great choice of beers. Check opening hours.

No real atmosphere in what is effectively a craft beer focused micropub opposite the sea front. Prices on display are the 'take out' prices and an extra 10% is levied for the privilege of sitting on one of the few seats inside. There are plenty of other other pubs nearby providing a warmer welcome and real ale that easily matches I'd not surpasses the offering here. Wouldn't hurry back as nothing to particularly commend it.

Small atmospheric traditional pub with a great choice of beer, very warm and friendly. Highly recommended.

Really enjoyed the quiz night. Great selection of ales and ciders. Love it!

Good quality beers served by a couple who know their trade and care about their products.

Beer is very good indeed with an an owner who really cares about the beer. Small but excellent

Very pleasant old school traites.

Popped into this popular micropub whilst waiting for the bus back to Rye. A regular stream of customers to take advantage of the good choice of ales on offer at a reasonable price.

Traditional Ale House. Very small with limited seating and one communal toilet. Huge choice of ales and ciders. Really knowledgeable bar man.

Excellent selection of Vibrant Forest beers in the Hastings Tap Takeover. Busy on Friday afternoon.

Cracking micro pub, friendly staff with a nice selection of craft beer,cider and snacks. Definitely going back and highly recommend. Particularly like the green/red light WC indicator in the bar, no need to loiter around to see if it is free 🙂

Great bar with a fab choice of craft beer on draft and a big selection of cans/bottles located on the sea front.

Great pub, amazing food and looks amazing inside with the decoration.

Excellent micro pub. Great beers, welcome and background music

A great little find on our trip to Hastings. Recommended for anyone who enjoys craft beer, a welcomed drink and great service.

Good fish and chip place in Hastings. Freshly cooked. The medium sized haddock was in fact pretty large!

Excellent little pub in Hastings. Great choice of ales. Knowledgeable and friendly staff. Well worth a visit.

What a great find, one of my favourite brewery's Loch Fyne ales on the board, great atmosphere and great staff , will return very soon

Best for beer in Hastings, and mighty friendly.

Nice friendly pub. Great range of beers

Beautiful cosy old building with great beer selection.

One of our fav little sea front pubs - really small, really friendly and with really great beer

Top pub. Warm, cosy, friendly with the best selection of craft beer and cider in Hastings. Good, inexpensive tapas too.

Very good food, cooked to perfection. Friendly staff and would recommend to anyone.

The perfect place for ale. Simple as that.

Pre-booked a table as a sensible customer would only to be ignored at the door for some considerable time. Given the space is tiny, I can only assume I was being ignored. I tried to enter the pub to then be berated for going in. Not entirely sure how booking a table, turning up on time and wearing a mask results in terrible customer service. Took ages to be served (5 tables max). Staff obviously distracted by the small child running up and down all evening. I won’t be back.

Lovely micro pub, good prices and lovely friendly owners. Lovely food too, especially the local cheeseboard. Takeaway beers available too. Highly recommended.

What a little gem! Great craft beers. I opted for a pint of Bombay Social IPA which ended up as a couple accompanied by local bread with olive oil and balsamic. A refreshing change from the other pubs along the front. Didn't eat anything else but the menu looks great. Good homecooked fayre.

We'd walked past this little gem several times and could not get a table as it really is tiny. However when we did get to go in it was well worth it and we settled in for a good few beers. Great selection of craft beers - hubby and dad were well pleased. Also a really reasonably priced and good dry white wine - several glasses later we were very happy. The owners of the place are just lovely - really interesting and genuine people. Made us feel very welcome. If in Hastings, do not miss out on The Jolly Fisherman.

Top place. Laid back and fabulous. The only place you must visit in Hastings.

After a week on holiday staying just outside Hastings it took until the last day to find the best pub in Hastings! Fantastic micropub with a great range of ales and cider. I like trying new beers of any style and was surprised to walk in to the Jolly Fisherman and find all 7 beers on tap were beers I'd not had before, including 2 dark beers. They even serve beer in thirds, halves, 2/3s, pints and 3 thirds on a paddle. Very friendly and welcoming, great service, dog friendly and very good with covid 19 measures. I would definitely recommend to any real ale lover and will visit again if I'm in the area.

Tiny little one room pub, with a bit of seating outside at the back that has a great range of beers and ciders, good bar snacks including excellent pork pies and a friendly vibe. We visited several times. The owners clearly know their stuff and have created a very cool place indeed.