The Mash Tun in Brighton and Hove

Tony and all is amazing. #awesome

Nice pub for a break. No food or table service here.

Cool looking pub right next to the Brighton Dome. We popped in for a quick drink at the end of the day due to the interesting painting/mural on the outside. Inside it's a fairly typical pub, with a reasonable selection on tap. Unfortunately not a lot of choice for non alcoholic drinks, except soft drinks, and a small selection of non alcohol free drinks (I know, it is a pub, it's meant to be predominantly alcohol). Service was quick however and the music was the right vibe for the place. The main gripe is the toilets, flies everywhere and not particularly clean. I've been to a few pubs in Brighton and to be fair a lot of them are similar, so it's just one of those things you'll have to put up with.

Great pub to go to on a Friday night out. Great atmosphere and always lively

Busy but a nice venue. Specially love the outdoor seating. Nice staff and friendly service. Been there for a quick drink and didn’t disappointed. Hope will be back soon.

Nothing like a terrace at the end of the day!

Cheap drinks, great atmosphere! Would recommend others to go for a young fun crowd

One of my top places to go on a night out in brighton, amazing bar staff all so friendly with excellent service, always good music from the djs 10/10 vibes always

best pub in brighton by far, great staff always friendly welcoming and efficient service! 10/10 for music from the excellent djs and 10/10 vibes every night. a must go place for every brighton night out

Had the haggis ragu special for lunch. It was incredible! And just what I needed in the middle of my whisky tour

Great pub really good atmosphere and good selection of beers

Cool cats hangout. Possible the best pub in Brighton for a few decades. Well worth a visit

We were in the queue (a friend and I) and the man behind us in the queue was apparently rude to the security guard. The security guard then didn’t allow me inside because he assumed I was with the rude man, despite us explaining we didn’t know them. I hadn’t even said a word to him before I was denied entry. He let my friend inside, leaving me a woman alone outside at 11:30pm. When we were trying to explain the situation to the security guard he told us he didn’t care as he had a long shift and all his friends were out having fun right now when he has to work. Towards the end I got abit emotional about the situation and he shouted at me about how tears arnt going to get me anywhere. It felt like he just wanted to take out his frustration on someone in some weird power trip. This was my first time visiting Brighton and he completely ruined the experience. He had curly short hair. The other staff after seemed lovely and were sympathetic about it but they couldn’t do anything about the situation as they weren’t security.

As my first time coming to Brighton to support my friends at Pride I was reccomended this pub. As someone who has to drink little due to personal reasons I was appalled by the service at this bar. Within 5 minutes of being in the bar, without drinking any alcohol, I approached the bar and was told by a curly haired barman that he would not serve me. He was extremely patronising and rude, I felt like dirt. As one of my first trips to Brighton, this server hands down ruined my experience. Not only did he try to humiliate me but spoke to me as I was nothing. The atmosphere of the bar was brilliant but he ruined it all. I was stood waiting still for my drink for at least 10 minutes. He wore leaf decorations around his head and was extremely unprofessional. I say this from someone who has been a Supervisor of a bar for over 2 years in Bristol. Please sort your staff. I am disappointed. I would never allow my staff to justify how he spoke to me.

Great student bar, full of personality and great characters. Such a great people watching spot on the patio and the staff have more fun than us punters, don’t change!

Amma was great. Lovely service. Will b back 🫶

Having left Brighton now I’m leaving reviews for the best spots. The staff here are so friendly and as it goes, great pub for a night out. Good music & great student deals ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Rebecca pours the best pint I’ve ever seen. She puts the pro in peroni. She was so keen on helping my friend in distress. She’s like a sister to me now. Ellie has the best English and drama is exemplary and I’m sure she will succeed in any walk of life. Pours the second best pint of all time and has a great music taste. Aimee is my favourite human alive. Her knowledge of the local area brings joy to my life and has improved my time in Brighton and hove by ten fold. Tom’s moustache is an all time classic. His ability to effortlessly fetch ice and change barrels is an all time win! Wow what a fella. Sadie and Eva are extraordinary also, gliding around the bar like Torvill and Dean making sure all of the punters needs are met. Top top stuff from the A team. Tony is an incredible bouncer. He has made me feel so safe and is a very approachable gentleman.

Staff are great, songs played at request, quick swift service + we love Tom

Unreal pub and quality service, Rebecca and the team were amazing to me and the boys we ended up staying all night from 4pm

The team were great! Amazing service and great music, thanks guys!

Lovely staff! Great vibes, will be back for sure!

What a night! Best pub in brighton!

Great hotdogs, sadly very slow service despite being empty but the worst part was the gents toilet. Probably the most disgusting toilet in Brighton; a trough that stinks of stale urine in what amounts to a dingy cupboard. Floor is just a puddle of urine. No actual toilet for men either so don’t eat too much because there’s no facility for you. I can’t overstate how horrid the toilet situation is here. Truly vile which is a shame as the food was good.

New woman at the door didn’t believe my passport id and requested to look at my Instagram then my Apple ID on my phone, I work with the company as a bar supervisor. Bad attitude definitely will be thinking twice before I go back again. Dj and bar staff was lovely as always.

Top pub in Brighton - nice terrace, good range of beers. Lovely staff

Very strange experience I had, which involved going into the pub for one drink, putting my one drink on a table to say goodbye to my friend as they were leaving (all within the space of under 20 seconds) , I come back to find my drink gone, there must have been under 15 people in the venue, the bar staff then tell me that they had got rid of it, as I was not allowed to leave my drink on the table? I then ask for another one as that's unacceptable behaviour to throw the drink I just paid for away? and I also ask for an email to make a complaint, and was thrown out? one of the strangest experiences I have ever had at a bar

Evening staff super arrogant. Messing about behind the bar I couldn’t even get a glass of water. Served me an awful tasting drink, kindly asked them to remake it and they refused saying I’d have to pay for another one.

Didn't eat. A busy Friday evening (service was as expected for a busy pub) Atmosphere was pretty good. Vibey, and a mix of club (inside) and pub (outside)

Nice place to go for drinks with great atmosphere outside, always busy, drinks are very average, bit worn down and dark on the inside

We had a great staff party last night. Thank you to Ferroni for looking after us all. Dj was brilliant, such vibes!

Nice sunny spot if sitting outside , new benches are very skinny , therefore quiet uncomfortable to sit on also got wood splinters from them .... can be busy pub , on this occasion there was only one barman for a busy bank-holiday afternoon , Atmosphere always good, with good music , did not eat but saw food come out and it look reasonable basic menu of hotdogs and fries

The evening began fine. However, after consuming alcohol, I was abruptly ejected from the premises. Yet, what truly unsettled me was not the ejection itself, but rather the aggressive behavior of the security guard. He treated me disrespectfully, engaging in derogatory banter with his colleagues at my expense. Furthermore, he physically restrained me, forcefully pushing me towards the roadside, causing me to stumble.

Good bar to get with a nice selection of beers on tap

Excellent customer service! Really cool bar! Thanks guys 😁

This one double malibu coke cost £10.40. A truly extorisionate and unreasonable price for a drink that ended up being mostly made up of ice. The bar where not upfront about the price, and just demanded £10.40 after putting down in front of my girlfriend. Most people aren't expecting to pay that much, and most would pay just to get out of the awkward situation. I do not recommend this pub, there are cheaper pubs with a way nicer atmosphere. At the very least ask how much the drinks are before ordering, you'll be unpleasantly surprised.

Hector made me feel so comfortable. Amazing staff and good simple drinks

This is an edit as mashtun replied and its good to hear that you wouldn't have made that decision yourselves. Mashtun is a good bar just the bouncer experience needs to be upped guys were very rude mashtun staff are good though bouncer kicked my mate out because he went to the shop to get food eat it and come back the guy wouldnt let him come back in. I asked why and he kicked me out because i asked why

new bouncer is homophobic, wouldn’t let me gay friend in for being too drunk. i was with him all night and he was sober due to being on anti biotics. this has happened twice in a week. my other friend was also assaulted and harassed by a group of men, when she told the bouncers they ended up barring her and let the men stay (these men are known dealers in brighton so they probably have a deal with security). bar staff are annoying and rude and drinks are over priced.

I had a really great night until, unfortunately, a black female bartender was incredibly rude at the bar, so much so that me and my friend group decided to go home. We understand last night was busy due to it being St. Patrick's Day, but the customer service from her was just appalling, and she was incredibly rude for no reason. We were really lovely to her and were trying to order our drinks. I've been to this venue multiple times and have never been treated this way, which is incredibly disappointing.

It's alright. Drinks are priced as you'd expect them to be. Full of people dancing. Cute Polaroids on the wall. The bouncer was not particularly friendly. At all.

Very nice busy venue, with staff that all seem to be very friendly and so on the ball to serve you, even when they are busy, also nice starting point if your going to dome or indeed when you leave

Ozzy was great - very understanding and kind thank you!!

A nice little bar. Good beer. The music was bloody awful though

Nice atmosphere and staff, dreadful toilets!!!

Took ages to get to front of queue and then they stopped serving drinks for 10 mins so they could record videos behind the bar.

Really nice bar for a Friday night! This was part of a pub crawl with my friends and it helped make the night a memorable one. Cheers!

Ended up in this bar walking home to the air bnb! Good vibe and had chicken and braised beef loaded fries which were very good. Would go again despite the price of the wine!!! (7 pound plus for medium red).

What an amazing bar. I came here alone and was immediately welcomed by everyone. These guys have the mose friendly, superb bar with a relaxed atmosphere. Beautiful people here, highly recommended.

At night it's loud and sweaty but still nice🤞🥵

great bar for students! the staff is adorable! we can count on the security who are attentive and kind I recommend

My favourite institution. The staff are so attentive and the food is amazing. Unmatched vibes. Slay.

Best pub in Brighton that tom and Ollie fella are the best bartenders in Brighton

Really great pub, I’ve had the best nights in here and the staff are SO lovely. Especially this really fit 5’4 brunette who’s very loud… she’s a proper sort.

A real Brighton institution. Pub, bar, club it’s got it all. Not to mention good looking young bar tenders.

Wow what an institution. Pub, bar, club it’s got it all. And some really good looking young men in there.

one of my faaav places to drink and dance, the staff create the best vibe! especially love thursdays

Suzuki-San is the OG master. Such a legend of the industry. Huge selection of bottles at very reasonable prices. Despite being such a small bar, almost every time I’ve visited over the years, even on a random mid-week day, I’ve bumped into whisky people I know from all around the world. Tokyo has a lot of great whisky bars, but I always make time for Mash Tun and Aloha.

Best place for a night out in Brighton. The service here is unmatched and the vibes from the whole staff from doorman to manager was impeccable to say the least. I had the pleasure of dancing the night away along with the staff behind the bar and a bunch of other young people having a great time. Me and my friends greatly appreciate the warm smiles from the staff and the music from the dj as it set the tone for the night. Big shout out to Ama, Niamh, Aimee ,Hector and Bella. Hope to see you all soon ❤️

The bouncers acted disgustingly all night, herding in customers like sheep treating us like children when we just wanted a quick drink and a nice night out. Various fights broke out and the bouncers (obviously) made matters so much worse; putting all customers at danger by fighting with 18 year olds for no reason at all. Please sort it out mash tun & Laine Brewery, the mash tun used to be a safe space in Brighton where people could just have a drink, have a dance and not be worried about any violence or trouble. Now it’s a tourist trap charging extortionate amounts for awful drinks to just witness an occasional brawl

Extremely violent security who are racist. Security guards encouraged violence from club attendees and man-handled a girl who was spiked. I had a dodgy feeling when people were being let through based on “knowing a bouncer or a staff member”. Minimal regard to safety. Bouncers use violent “attendees” to intimidate visitors when raising serious complaints. Bar staff seem powerless and seem to have no authority or knowledge in club procedures. I would recommended the place for people actually want to have a terrible experience

Miserable arrogant barman who could be bothered to pour a full pint. When I asked him to top it up, he pored a few more drops in and passed it over. Meanest got up I've ever encountered!

Fantastic place to eat and grab a drink - even turns into a fun night out later in the evening.

The Chicken Burger was seriously the best burger I have ever had bar none! Not even joking. The crisp of the chicken, the honey glaze and combo with the mayo and relish was too good!

Excellent pub in Brighton great for students

Great atmosphere and music. Had the porchetta sandwich which was insane! Lovely staff too

One of the best bars in Brighton. A must visit. Good vibes and great music.Love when they have the Dj in spinning old 2000s indie tracks.

Always great, great food, music, great staff, and a great atmosphere 👍🏽

£12.95 for a pint and a half of decent beer seemed a bit over priced. Or perhaps the staff made a mistake. Otherwise okay.

Food was great! Staff could hardly be bothered to lift thier eyes from thier phones. It's like I was an inconvenience whilst they chatted and text leaning against the walls. They were happy to talk to friends who they knew but made myself and my partner feel very unwelcome. The girl that served the food was bang on, friendly and nice but the girls behind the bar had serious attitude problems or had hangovers.

Nice pub but 4 of us had food and it was the saltiest food we'd ever had. Genuinely inedible and expensive given how much salt costs. As a joke when we ordered tequilas and the bar had no salt (obviously it had all gone in the food) we ate a chip pre shot to get the salt fix.

Fun place if there’s nothing else to do, student pints are welcome.

I bloody love the Mash Tun! Mainly for a night out because if I'm there I'm in it for the drinks and a fun time. The food cheap and unbelievably good for the price, but it is pretty standard pub food - definitely good to soak up alcohol if you need it.

lovely atmosphere, gold drinks, chill vibes

Great place to have a beer close to the lanes.

Since Connor left this place has gone to the toilet

Smashing little pub. Good selection of drinks, and reasonably priced for Brighton. Guinness was smooth, and the Red Stripe was refreshing. Brilliant outdoor seating area with a good atmosphere, ended up chatting to quite a few people sat out there. Staff were nice, my mate ended up with a free pint as they had to move a barrier and got in his way a bit, a really nice gesture. Urinals could do with some TLC, but aside from that no complaints, I'd highly recommend.

they let us try a beer before we bought it, great service :)

Friendly staff and security who offered me pizza as it was my birthday! Barman notified us on the student deals which was nice. Good service, enjoyed the indie/pop music, good vibes. Would come back

Fantastic bar service and very friendly staff!

I like the funky glasses, good vibe, plenty of outdoor seating and great location

Best night I've ever had in Brighton

Nice variety of drinks available, friendly staff welcoming, nice small buzzy atmosphere however have to get there early in the night in order to get in without long queues. Bouncers are friendly and don’t have power issues which is a bonus for a big city.

would be 5 stars if they didn’t shut the outside area after 11:30, the indoors area becomes too sweaty and overcrowded which is even more overwhelming for my anxiety. otherwise it’s a nice night out

Overcrowded, too many immature boys, massive leak from the Aircon. If you want a trashy place to dance to not so great music, this is the one.

Good choice of drinks. Comfortable seating.

I got to me banged and got sent to hospital was not good

Absolutely banging, came here for a friend’s birthday and love it. Photo Booth upstairs is a nice touch. Will be back xx

Really dislike this place and never understand why I inevitably end up having a pint here on a night out. Always packed. Toilets are some of the worst I've seen.

Great vibes, great staff, can't wait to come back

Great pub and excellent outdoor seating which is covered

Loved coffee and sandwiches we had

Came down from London with the girls for Weston Wednesday. Did not disappoint. Really welcoming staff, brilliant music, and a nice safe atmosphere. We had a lush time! xo

We always come here for a few drinks when we're in Brighton. It can get a bit 'student-y' late at night, but it's a good atmosphere and there's some great beers on tap. Such a shame they no longer do food, I loved the burgers!

There are so many more pubs to choose from than this one. As a Tourism Hotel Inspector, I have seen the best and worst edtablishments in my career, however the Mash Tun has to be the grubbiest eating establishment. The drinks are not great either… there’s a distinct smell of mould, sticky surfaces everywhere, dirty glasses and be careful where you sit, it is sticky throughout as I doubt the place has a cleaner .. and there are dangerously dripping & malfunctioning air conditioning units (H&S!) dripping mould dust and water over the customers and onto their food & drinks. I reported this to staff who Couldn’t really care at all. The staff then became very prickly and ultra sensitive… eaves dropping in our chats ( we are all in our 50+). be mindful of what you say in conversation. I’d leave 0/5 if only allowed me too ! I am making an official complaint to Brighton & Hove Tourist Board and the health and safety officer at the city council.

There are so many more pubs to choose from than this one. As a retired English Tourism Inspector, I have seen the best and worst establishments in my career, however the Mash Tun has to be the grubbiest eating/drinking establishment. there’s a distinct smell of mould, sticky dirty surfaces everywhere, dirty glasses and be careful where you sit, it is sticky throughout as I doubt the place has a cleaner .. but the most worrying thing is there are dangerously dripping & malfunctioning air conditioning units (H&S!) dripping mould, dust and water over the customers and onto their food & drinks. I reported this to staff who Couldn’t really care at all. We tried to Move the staying and was chastised. The staff then became very prickly and ultra sensitive… eaves dropping in our chats ( we are all in our 50+). be mindful of what you say in conversation. I’d leave 0/5 if only Trip-advisor allowed me too I am making an official complaint to Brighton & Hove Tourist Board and the health and safety officer at the city council.

Very busy, well placed, central Brighton pub. Very convenient, lively, good to sit outside but often rammed.

Too noisy and very much for youngsters not us "old folk"

Dirty and expensive with zero atmosphere. Early Friday night and two of the bees we're off already. This pub's glory days are way behind it - it's sad, but we won't be back.

Lovely pub, screens for sport and good beers on tap.