GastropubPreston Road
The Joker
Home of Lost Boys wings, Brighton's favourite chicken pub
7.1/10
Local score
No. 54 of 212 pubs & bars on r/brighton, from 76 locals across 76 threads.
88% would send a mate. Still recommended in 2026.
The Joker at Preston Circus is best known as home to Lost Boys fried chicken, coming up again and again as the top spot for wings in Brighton. It also has pool tables and a function room upstairs, making it popular for group and party bookings, though some find it pricier than a typical pub and debate whether it even counts as one.
- Go for
- Lost Boys fried chicken wings and pool upstairs
- Heads up
- Some say it's overpriced and doesn't feel like a real pub
What locals say
Welcome to Brighton! For wings, my favourite place is The Joker at Preston Circus (this has come from extensive “research” in the field of chicken parts eating). When it comes to fish & chips the least worst option is Bankers in Hove (I’ve not found a decent chip shop anywhere in the south of England). Two bonus meals: The Black Lion does and corking roast and you…
Lost Boys @The Joker beats everything else hands down. They do lots of flavours now (not Orange buffalo anymore) so I’d still recommend going. Chilli Pickle Vindaloo wings are excellent too! Bok shop was terrible when I tried it. Blazing bird ok flavour but soggy with no crunch.
Lost boys still exists, it's in The Joker. Nothing is better than lost boys in Brighton. Sorry. Boom bird, coq fighter and bok shop are aite. Morley’s on St James street if you want London style fried…
…from the vegan market they do on the first Saturday of the month at the open market 😁 Rest of the places: Garden Cafe, Foodilic, Nowhere Man, No Catch, The Wick Inn, Brighton Beach Cafe, Bagelman, Crosstown, Caffe Bar Italia, Little Jack Fullers, Dominos, Infinity Foods, The Joker Sadly a few of the places shown have shut down since the photo…
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