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Open House

London Road pub famous for its beer garden

5.5/10

Local score

No. 81 of 212 pubs & bars on r/brighton, from 45 locals across 48 threads.

94% would send a mate.

A Laine's pub by London Road station that keeps coming up as having the best beer garden in Brighton, with an almost entirely gluten-free menu, TVs for football and a genuinely queer-friendly crowd. Detractors call it a 'dreary chain pub with terrible beer' and some say they avoid it on principle for being a Laine's pub.

Go for
Hanging out in the best beer garden around
Heads up
Critics call it a bland chain pub, average beer

What locals say

Hey! My partner is coeliac and we’re Brighton based so we’ve spent a lot of time scouting out gluten free places! The Open House pub by London Road station is amazing, their menu is almost all GF and they have a separate fryer and kitchen. Curry Leaf Cafe is also great, Moshka on London road is amazing for brunches and light lunches, if you’re feeling fancy then Riddle & Finns and The Coal Shed are really great with allergens.…
u/exactinglynx, 202016 upvotes“Any good places to go for gluten free food?”
Sorry you feel anxious going to a pub, there are some lovely and welcoming ones showing the football. Open House is a good…
u/UdonDugong, 202417 upvotes“queer friendly football game showings”
Well there's loads of life drawing in Brighton... Draw's Tuesday and Thursday evening sessions at the Open House pub are very social and we stay for drinks afterwards. Quite a few of us are self-employed, so maybe that ticks the own business box too. My big list of regular life drawing sessions https://www.cannerei.com/life-drawing-sessions-in-brighton/ I'm not an animator, but take a look at @brightonanimation…
u/idrawthecans, 20263 upvotes“Brighton man bored out of his mind”
The Eagle and the Open House are just dreary chain pubs with terrible beer. Bat and Ball is obviously a joke, but in recommending genuinely decent pubs I wouldn't have the Eagle or Open House in a top…
u/Krizzlin, 20253 upvotes“Hey Brightonians. I'm visiting Brighton shortly to see if I like the place for a potential permanent move. Need suggestions.”

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