Heverlee 0623
Heverlee 0623

About us

Solid pine tables, walls adorned with retro magazine covers, urban art and beer mats and lampshades your granny would be proud of, the Hop Poles manages to perfectly blend the traditional with the kooky and get it spot on.

Only a few hops from the beach or the city centre, this unique little pub with a big personality also boasts a new soundsystem.

Laid back lunch hours by day or upbeat destination venue by night. Or both!.

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Beer gardenFoodOutside areaReal aleCask Marque
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4.4/5

Maxwell Lewington

2 months ago

Best Thai Green Curry I’ve had. Egg Fried rice was also amazing! Would highly recommend!

karmun lui

2 months ago

amazing thai food and probbaly the best thai food at brighton, worth to try it and definitely go back and recommend to others as well!!

Damien Z

3 months ago

I've read many reviews saying the same thing about this place, that there is an issue with a particular member of the door staff and one of the managers which was entirely my experience too. I've been to the hop poles now and then over the last 25 years. For me it's a fairly average pub, not at the top of the list but not at the bottom either, nothing special inside but nice sitting out on the back terrace in the summer and open late. On this particular occasion there was a young doorman there who just seemed to want to rub everyone up the wrong way and had got carried away on some sort of power trip working on the door and was already having an argument with 2 other customers when I arrived. I was there around 1am to meet a large mixed group who had been there for a number of hours to celebrate a birthday. This doorman wouldn't let me enter even though I wasn't drunk, was polite and just politely asked to join the group I was there to meet. I asked to speak to the manager but the doorman refused and said that he'd decided I wasn't coming in for no particular reason so that was that and I couldn't question it in any way because apparently he was God and made all the decisions for the bar. Bear in mind I'm nearly 50, I'd been working that evening so had come out to join the group late, I'm quite a relaxed guy and the only ever time I can recall having any sort of minor falling out with a doorman was about 30 years previously so I really wasn't out to cause any problem! If they weren't going to let me in then I was going to wait outside because the entire group I was there to meet had decided they were going to finish their drinks and leave as a result of this doorman. However the doorman and another member of staff who I think was either the manager or assistant manager became quite aggressive when I refused to move away from the street at front of the pub. I pointed out it was a public street which they didn't own and I had just as much right as anyone else to stand there, that I was calm, I wasn't trying to argue, I wasn't causing any obstruction, I wasn't even interested to talk to them, I was quite happy to go to another bar as there were many in the area and I was just quietly, peacefully standing there minding my own business waiting for my friends so we could all go somewhere else. They became very aggressive, really getting in my face & doing their absolute best to intimidate me, threatening me insisting they had powers and rights that they didn't have. As long as you're off their property they can't legally touch you any more than any other member of the public can and if they do using any sort of physical force it's assault and you can call the police and potentially they'll be arrested. You can then take them to court or they'd have to pay you an out-of-court settlement figure as a result because you can't just attack members of the public because they're standing outside your bar any more than you could attack someone walking past your house. Our group would have stayed there until closing time buying drinks if it hadn't been for this doorman and the general aggression level and treatment by him and the other member of staff means we'll take our custom elsewhere in future. Brighton has 300+ pubs there's really no need to come to this one and sadly it does seem to have gone downhill with the recent change of management, it really hasn't been a good vibe the last few times I've been there. I'd advise anyone in this sort of situation to video the incident, write public reviews detailing your experience, don't let them threaten and bully you for just standing on a public street and if there's any sort of physical element to their attack when you're off their premises then call the police because they've broken the law. These people are employees of a private company, they're not above the law so don't let them get away with it. We won't be back and there are at least 5 other late-opening bars in the immediate area so there's really no need to go to this place

Fiona Conaty

1 year ago

Had a delicious Sunday roast, reasonable price too! The pork was very tender (could taste the cider apple in it) and my friend's beef perfectly cooked. The staff were friendly too and a nice cosy atmosphere

Melita Latham

4 years ago

We had a fabulous Sunday Lunch here! The staff are really friendly, the food is fabulous and the atmosphere is great! We loved the outdoors area in particular, especially when the sun is shining enjoying a nice refreshing pint of cider or wine! A hidden gem! A cool place to go in Brighton!

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Heverlee 0623
Heverlee 0623