The Pump House in Brighton and Hove

Came here on friday, and had some delicious food and good drinks, and the service from the people behind the bar was lovely and quick.

Amazing place, definitely recommend

Lovely old-style pub, good atmosphere despite it being fairly quiet at the time of our visit and excellent choice of food and drink. Football on tv for those wanting to watch it but it did not dominate the environment. Friendly staff. We had lunch as we often do… burger and fish pie this time. The burger was excellent as always. The fish pie was served piping hot but the accompanying vegetables were only warm, which was unusual and disappointing.

Great night and great service, booked a table and one of the staff offered us a better table! Food came out really quickly and was banging. Better than the average pub experience.

Drinks ordered never arrived, waited over 40 minutes and nothing came. Ordered the scotch egg for £7.. which was essentially a £1 scotch egg from coop put in the microwave - really disappointed.

If you order outside from the code on the table, they don't serve on time, we waited 30min while there was no one else.

We didn't eat at this pub but instead, myself and 2 friends went there around 10pm last Thursday evening for drinks after eating at a local restaurant. At 10.30pm, to our surprise, last orders were called. We decided to get another drink so we could continue to enjoy our evening, however, 10mins later one of the staff proceeded to put plastic cups on our table as well as the other tables where patriots were enjoying their drinks. I didn't realise that was the pub's way of basically telling everyone to pour your drink into the plastic cup and piss off!!! The employee said nothing whilst distributing the plastic cups nor did the bar staff serving the last orders! Had I known that, I wouldn't have bothered getting another drink! I am Brighton born and bred and used to frequent this pub for years but honestly I definitely would not bother going again - it's run by "kids" with no atmosphere. It just felt like we were being rushed to get out so they could close up and go! Maybe all pubs do this when business is slow? Loads of people came into the pub just after 10.30 but were all turned away because last orders had already been announced! Obviously something is not working right for this pub as there were only a handful of people there for a Thurs night before Xmas - maybe that is why they shut up shop so early? This used to be one of the most thriving and famous pubs in Brighton! I won't be returning.

Popped in for lunch while Christmas shopping with a friend, both had the fish and chips which we both agreed was delicious. We were served by Georgia who was lovely. Overall, a very enjoyable lunch.🤩

I suggest a little patience and an extra smile with customers who speak little English (the girl at the entrance). For the rest everything perfect.

Great pub that lets you take dogs in. Food isn't bad at all and a good selection of beers. Love a Nicholsons pub!

Lovely cosy pub. Staff were very welcoming and friendly. Food was excellent especially the pies. Definitely can recommend.

Una gran selección de cervezas, cervezas y licores en un pub muy antiguo lleno de carácter. Sentado dentro y fuera. La comida se ve increíble. No es barato, pero se ve muy bien relación calidad-precio. En las calles y uno de los muchos pubs muy buenos

Vegan pie meal is really good but they need more plant-based savoury and sweet items for the menu.

It's probably one of my favourite pubs in Brighton. I have not eaten there, but from what I've seen, the food looks nice.

I had their "famous pies" ... wild boar, this was more like a mass produced pie rather than worthy of fame. Sorry it did not impress. Just being honest.

An excellent visit, as usual. Friendly and efficient staff , good drinks and excellent food. For a central Brighton pub the prices make this pub a "must"

Busy place, good atmosphere, nice menu, friendly staff and really nice food.

good atmosphere, great central location, good for watching sport, great food and service

Great couple of lads at the bar , keep up the great service 👍

The weather was nice, the place was pretty, I ate well, the beer was good and the welcome was wonderful. A very good time

Quite congested around the bar, beer selection not great.

Impromptu visit, plenty of comfortable seating out back.

Hoy fuimos al pub a comer, una fiesta de cuatro. No estaba tan ocupado. Una gran fiesta detrás estaba detrás de nuestra mesa. El camarero no nos reconoció ni un poco, pasó muchas veces por nuestra mesa [para identificarlo, ¡tenía barba oscura y bigote!]. No hubo bienvenida alguna. Conocemos a Brighton muy bien y este tipo de cosas son raras. Salimos después de aproximadamente 10 minutos con disgusto.

Vi er 13 på tur og de åpnet opp eget rom for oss👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻super service og hyggelige folk. Gleder oss til fish and chips. Koselig atmosfære

Very decent and reliable pub when we come to Brighton - on this occasion it was a joyful break from the pouring rain too. Like the table service and prices are very reasonable for - city centre spot. A very enjoyable visit.

Super place! Very good service, lovely food and good atmosphere.

Alex & Daniel are the best 😉 perfect place 🇬🇧🍺

Nice old pub located in the Lanes, excellent for people watching😁😏

Nice place. Good beer. Service sometimes sometimes a bit slow. Prices are okay.

Good food, and a plus... you can have a conversation without having to shout 😁

My family and I went yesterday for drinks and lunch and I had the steak and ale pie with chips the others got fish and chips. The food was delicious! The menu was vast staff were friendly and attentive. I was served by Daniel who was polite, friendly and attentive towards our needs great customer service. Overall experience i would recommend this place to anyone who is looking for a good meal and pub experience.

Been my go to pub for the last two years. The staff are always warm and welcoming. The food and variety of drinks has always been great. If you want some place with all of the above, I strongly recommend The Pump House.

Always a good time. Amazing staff and great pints!

We went to this lovely place for dinner today and we had the best time, the two boys Nik and Daniel were really nice and polite to us, the food was amazing as well as the service, also the place is great and the atmosphere amazing, I would recommend this place to anyone that wants to enjoy a nice meal. Thank you

Amazing food and good atmosphere. Good place to watch football with two screens.

Lovely food and hospitality. Highly recommend to visit

Came here to end our evening after a meal elsewhere, was left with outstanding service from bar manager Niko and bar assistant Casey. Recommend this place highly!

Must say, very disappointed, yes it's bank holiday weekend, so get prepared to be busy, only a pie meal, raw carrots, cold fries and a pie so hot from microwave un eatable, managed to get a refund but left hungry, would I recommend, no, 2 star at best

Very nice pub in the center and in the Laines, good beer selection!

Excellent food and service, would highly recommend

Great staff, great service great food x

molly was very rude and unfriendly. will not be returning.

We sat in this pump which is located in a beautiful square. The decor is very beautiful. To order you have to go to the cashier and say what you want to pay and then they bring everything, of course if you wanted something you had to wait for an employee to see you. The food was amazing and delicious but expensive and the portions relatively small. We got a traditional pie with chicken and mushrooms, a traditional pie with veal with wine and herbs and a traditional sausage with mash and caramelized and fried onions, and a small salad which had something put on it and was not nice (vinegar). All meals came with mashed potatoes and gravy. We didn't drink anything. We paid 50.50 pounds almost 60€. We had the experience of eating in an English pump

Breakfast with friends. Really lovely food, the staff here are fantastic and will go out of their way to make sure all is good.

Full English was really nice, great price at £10 each, smokey chargrilled bacon perfect poached eggs crispy hashbrowns sausages where very tasty, personal opinion wish the mushroom was seasoned overall great Breakfast

went there for the fist time nick helped me with my food allergies and suggested me with the best food options for me. atmosphere was great and i would definitely recommend .

I went to have a drink with friends service was excellent and a lovely girl named zoe helped us a lot with our drink choices by suggesting us many option. Great environment would recommend!

Very good hearty food. The pies are awesome. Very nice rustic facility. Highly Recommended.

Super nice service. Food very good. Ambience quaint and clean. Gluten-free food possible. Friendly service. Food very tasty and delicious. Gluten free food possible, just ask the crew. Clean and authentic look to us (German and Austrian visitor)

Good, traditional pub with good pub food!

Great pub with a nice atmosphere. The kids fell in love with their custom sodas.

Breakfast was lovely and Riya was an amazing host.

We loved this place! The food is really good and excellent staff 👌

Very nice place. Good atmosphere, friendly people,good food. Go there!

Vi uno de los partidos de la Eurocopa 2024 Inglaterra arriba y fue genial! Nuevo lugar de elección. Personal muy trabajador y divertido y un gran ambiente.

Gran noche viendo el fútbol - bar de arriba, gran servicio del barman - muy servicial y amable y se aseguró de que había suficiente tónica de flores de saúco para ir con mi vodka! Salud

Went for food and wine with friends, was a great experience…thankyou!

Great service and lovely vibe, will definitely come back.

Good vibes , good food and friendly staff

Great food, quick service, Alex was amazing. Top man!!

Great atmosphere, good beer and friendly staff. Next time I’ll come with better friends

Really good food and drinks. Good place also to watch the sport. Live music tonight too which was really good.

Good location, nice pub indeed. I came in for a pint, not the biggest selection of beers, sadly. I didn't have any food, but I may have a meal if I come back. I arrived nearly mid day, not too much people. But when my pint was almost empty, the place was starting to fill up.

We had Chicken and mushroom pie and it was really good

I had chicken and mushroom pie with creamy mash and carrot. Was excellent, lovely flaky pastry, lots of chunky chicken and mushrooms in a fab sauce. One word of advice, not good if on a diet at over 1100 calories, so if on weightwatchers diet save your points, it is worth it. Choice of real ale also very good. One happy customer.

Great food at reasonable prices Good atmosphere

I love it! Everything is very rich The beautiful place! Very good attention from the boys

Was advised a 40 minute delay to order food. I advised no worries and ordered drinks. Another local customer at my table advised I shouldn’t waste my time. Staff subsequently were very uncaring, had a care less attitude and just left us hanging while other customers were served. Simply the worst experience I have encountered in the United Kingdom. Contrary to other reviews, staff obviously could care less. Fortunately plenty of great options around this poor establishment.

What a lovely say to spend in this pub. Peter was absolutely superb with a great attitude, great pints, great food. What could go wrong!

I had lunch here as a celebration for my graduation. My whole family came down and all of us had the pies. The food was AMAZING. Very reasonable price paired with great service from the whole staff, more specifically Peter and Niko who made our stay. Would always recommend to anyone

An incredible pub with great staff and excellent food. The fish and chips is the best we've had in a very long time. Fresh, tasty and generous portions. Just a pity when the soccer came on and over took our conversation. That changed the atmosphere of this fine old pub.

A good pub as we like them. Beer, cocktails, chips, well-cooked British dishes, we loved it all! My darling took the Garden Platter all to himself. He loved it! I had the Salmon & dill fishcakes, it was so good, the potatoes were super well cooked!

A pleasant pub, good drinks, good food and pleasant service👍

Fantastic pies and a decent selection of beer

I was visiting Brighton for the day and wanted to find a friendly, welcoming place where I could have fish and chips and do a bit of work. The Pump House is delightful. A lovely old building and a very warm welcome, both from the bar staff and some of the regulars. The food was delicious and I could have sat there all afternoon looking of the bow windows. A lovely experience and I wish I lived closer.

Just pop in for a drink. Very friendly service, cool staff and I like the ambience. Even though not much choice of drinks but who care when you enjoy good time with friends.

Great bar with live music. Very good beer!

Great beer, a great location in the lanes

Very nice atmosphere with excellent food quality and very delicious! All staff members were very welcoming.

Nice pub shame every pint was light

While intending to enjoy rugby and have a drink at the pub on Saturday, 16/03, the experience was marred by the manager's frequent visits to a nearby table, where they engaged in conversation with a group of ladies and distributed complimentary drinks to each of them, resulting in increased noise levels. Food was unavailable during our visit understandably due to the hours we visited. However, it's worth noting that the staff member who served us was friendly.

I went to pub to have Sundays roast. What a mistake that was. Nut roast was soggy and undercooked. When I mentioned to the staff I got their poor "sorry" replay. What a disappointment! Avoid this pub for sunday meal.

Totally ok food. Very nice PUB in central Brighton. Has a good selection of beers. Ok prices.

Beautiful public house of old charm

Decent pub but I was surprised by the charges. Pint of Harveys Bitter and a glass of New Zealand Sauvignon was £16.45. Paid £8.91 for a comparable round elsewhere in Brighton today.

Decent pub but I was surprised by the charges. Pint of Harveys Bitter and a glass of New Zealand Sauvignon was £16.45. Paid £8.91 for a comparable round elsewhere in Brighton today.

Visited this pub a few years ago, found it OK. Although during a recent visit we popped in for lunch, the bar staff (during the day) were helpful and friendly. Ordered drinks and food, which arrived promptly, although proved to be disappointing, undercooked fries, listless burgers (wont eat here again). Unfortunately there was a very loud group at an adjacent table, who had no consideration for other pub customers. Our lunch experience should have been a warning, but we returned with friends for drinks later in the evening, the bar staff were, unfortunately, less accommodating and frankly it seemed like the customers came second to stacking shelves, but the beer was good.

Service was friendly. Food was dreadful

I made a booking for 20 ppl for a leaving do, i didnt know we would get our own room with its our bar and bar staff it was a really nice suprise. Lorna was wonderful, 10/10 for Lorna as well as everything else. The food was delicious everyone enjoyed. Thank you for having us

Beautiful atmosphere, very lively, loved it. Will eat there next time I go as it all looked delicious but I had dinner plans

Wanted to take the time and write a review for The Pump House located in The Lanes, Brighton. Particularly the lovely staff who welcomed everyone into the inviting old feel Pub. The Pump House has an interior to match the outside, the history of the building is clear and obvious for any visitor to see and feel. The Pump House offer a set but varied food menu, there is not a particular allocated eating area as such, you can take a table, and order at the bar. I was welcomed and served by Lorna, who was welcoming, efficient and humerous. Lorna was mindful to ask about any known allergies before processing food orders. She advised on the offered dishes as well as offering ideas for alternate choices. Lorna is an obvious asset to the company, she managed cheerful chat and banter with customers, both visitors to Brighton as well as obvious regulars. She provided great customer service in between taking and running food orders to tables, bar service and clearing of tables. All done while making customers feel they came first. The pub held a good mix of ages, the atmosphere was light and friendly, somewhere I can certainly recommend. Lorna, thank you 5*, as well as a mention for Molly,Niko, Dom, Pete and Emma.

We live in Germany and the Pump House is our pub every time we come!! Nearly always eat fish and chips, English style. Excellent!! I'm Irish and my husband German and he too loves our food!! Roll on summer and we'll be back! Nuala Hof

Went with a group of friends for Sunday dinner and the food was fantastic

Bit of an odd one here. Food, drinks and service all good. Then disco time starts and shortly after we are required (and not in a particularly polite manner) to transfer all drinks to plastic glasses. Not even proper solid ones but the squeezable types. This before 10pm. This for everyone including those sat well away from the impromptu dancefloor. I realise this might be part of licence conditions but rather bizarre nevertheless. Also male toilets in a bit of a state. OTOH fish and chips are good !

Proper trad pub. Didn't eat but menu looked brill. Nice pint.

Pěkný pub, velký výběr, možnost sledovat sport

So we went in and stood at the bar until a table became free. We ordered food. My Partner had Sea bass with mussels. I ordered the Turkey pie with stuffing and roasted veg. When the food arrived my partners was very nice but mine consisted of a pie, Mashed potato and one roasted carrot cut in half lengthways and gravy. No roasted vegetables plural and no stuffing. I certainly was disappointed and others were as well as they had to order a side of broccoli. Really for the price it should have had all veg there. I spoke to the barman he said it was edible. I agreed but at the end of the day they didn't even offer a refund or free drink. I don't think I will be going back.

This is always our first stop when we visit Brighton and we have been going there for 30+ years. We are always well looked after, most recently by Lorna & Adi, and we love the food so much, that we even had our Christmas lunch there this year. Be sure to pay it a visit if you are in the Lanes, you won't be disappointed!

Avoid the mulled wine Terrible And Luke warm Waste of money

Wow. I was here on a Saturday in early December and the place was packed. This pub is cosy, old, gorgeous, with great staff and food. We went in for a drink and to rest before continuing shopping but once we found a table I saw some of the other customer’s food and decided to stay for lunch. We didn’t regret it! Food was hearty, generous portions, and lovely. We had a great time and I’d love to return sometime.