Cocktail barNew Road

Mrs Fitzherberts

Cheap cocktails and free upstairs room for hire

5.8/10

Local score

No. 78 of 212 pubs & bars on r/brighton, from 11 locals across 14 threads.

100% would send a mate. Still recommended in 2026.

Popular for cheap cocktail deals (2-for-£12, happy hour) in a central New Road location, and for people-watching over a pint. The upstairs room is free to hire and gets recommended repeatedly for surprise parties and group get-togethers; the smoking area reportedly has its own fireplace.

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Cheap cocktails and free upstairs venue hire

What locals say

The Setting Sun: Nice boozer, pretty standard but the garden and sun set view is just killer. Craft: One of many such pubs in this chain but they do take their drinks seriously and they have a massive selection of craft brews. Otherwise it's a pretty standard modern pine pub. Mrs Fitzherberts: Bang in the middle of town. Little pricey but good outside seating out front and and indoors outdoors smoking area and bar upstairs. Good drinks selection. The Hope and Ruin: Good bar with probably the best pub gig venue in town upstairs. May the drinking gods go with you. Explore and be merry I…
u/unseemlycad, 201834 upvotes“Best Brighton Boozers?”
Cielo Cakery on Church Street has amazing brownies!! We’ve lots of nice bakeries too all over town, Flour Pot , bond st coffee, LOAM all good. Cloud 9 is nice for cakes. Good happy hour cocktails at Twisted Lemon (not Saturdays) until 7pm and also Mrs Fitzherberts to cocktail deals. Presuming Ed’s is really fun and have good happy hour…
u/Born-Significance-62, 20245 upvotes“I’m visiting this week and need recommendations, please read.”
…by train. Essentially, walk out of the front of the station and just keep walking straight all the way down to the sea and it's on the beach from underneath a restaurant called Riddle and Finn's. Otherwise, there's lots of good pubs in the North Lanes. Try The Mash Tun, Mrs Fitzherberts, Wagon and Horses, The Fountain Head, The Pond (which also does great food) or The Eagle.
u/Liambill, 20253 upvotes“Short visit recommendations”
…you maybe able to walk into. Some pubs offer a walk up system but if the pub is a capacity you may need to move on to your next choice. My advice would be to wander around and see whats available, Brighton is a great place for wandering. For people watching have a pint at mrs fitzherberts, for beach beers with nice food head to Bison beach bar. For craft beers the evening star is good. Brighton is buzzing wherever you end up you will have a good time mate.
u/_-seagull-_, 20203 upvotes“Coming here for the weekend, wondering hows Covid affecting places?”

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