NightclubMadeira Drive
Volks
Cheap, chilled seafront bar, better than nearby tourist traps
6.9/10
Local score
No. 6 of 19 nights out on r/brighton, from 32 locals across 15 threads.
87% would send a mate. Still recommended in 2025.
A seafront arch bar repeatedly called the best on the seafront - good music, chilled staff, and genuinely cheap drinks (under a fiver for a G&T, three shots for £5.50). One commenter griped about £7 cans of Red Stripe, but others directly disputed this, saying prices are excellent; it's also a favourite for outdoor tables on sunny days and a stop after a night at Concorde 2.
- Go for
- Cheap drinks and people-watching by the sea
What locals say
…attracts is horrible, as others have previously said its all violent townies, chavs, loafers no socks, neck tattoo's and generally people who will fight you if you look at them. i have been to many other club nights at concorde, audio (back in the day) green door and even the volks. i feel safe at these locations and feel the people there want to be there to have a good time and not just for a fight or to bother girls.
…is shite Shoosh is full of young girls that want to get preyed on by 40 year old men. (Full of men that prey on young girls) Arch is okay, the dnb tunnel is cool but the rest is just meh, it's small and sometimes empty All the seafront clubs are just scummy imo except for The Volks Chalk is…
It is possible to drink your own on the pier but the potential hassle isn't worth it. And fuck that bar on there that sells £7 pints lol (same goes for the zipwire bar). Volks bar is the best bar on the whole seafront imo. Good music and chilled staff.
I got straight up robbed in Volks once, lmao. I wouldn't say it's agro, but it's super grotty imo. Concorde 2 is a better crowd, imo.
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