The Bedford Tavern

Nice venue with drag shows and other events going on. Not a very big pub so you might need to be standing for a bit. Very cosy tho. Average price for drinks. Friendly staff and atmosphere. LGBTQ+ friendly. Came over and have fun.

First time visiting and it was for drag bingo and I’ll definitely be back! The pub is small but it adds to the atmosphere and the drag bingo show was absolutely hilarious!!

This place has everything that you would expect from a traditional English pub.. extremely friendly staff, welcoming atmosphere and decor with cozy fireplace, tasty and affordable food, good range of beers and spirits, dog friendly... It's a real gem and worth it to visit

Excellent atmosphere. Lovely nooks. Amazing friendly staff. Highly recommend.

Lovely lady behind the bar, made us feel very welcome

Best place for a Sunday lunch and a evenings entertainment. Adam and all the bar crew truly are fantastic, welcoming fun and make you feel like you want to keep coming back

Fabulous! Good fun! Great food! Amazing entertainment!

This is such a happy, fun loving place, staff and customers so welcoming. Normally a night to remember when you visit!! Drinks are reasonably priced as well. We have had Sunday Dinner on previous occasions and this is fairly priced, delicious and more than enough to get you through the day 😊

Well, what a transformation. The Bedford used to be one of our favourites, but over the last 5 years had really gone downhill. But it has recently been taken over by the management of the Brighton Tavern, and they've done exactly what was needed. Gone are the attempts at trendy decor, and back is a good old-fashioned, cosy-feeling pub, with subdued lighting, traditional furniture and decoration, and decent real-ale (local staple Harvey's). Bar staff were efficient and very friendly, and we had a very nice evening there indeed. The pub has a front and back bars, with a corner snug at the rear. It's still a little quiet, but then again I suspect they have had to build up the business effectively from scratch. I hope they succeed in turning it around. ********************* Dear, oh dear. I think it was Thomas Wolfe who said, 'You can't go home again', meaning you can't revisit somewhere you've left, because it won't be the same again and it will spoil your memories. That is so true for this pub... The Bedford Tavern used to be our favourite watering hole. Here was a well managed, mixed gay/straight pub (nicely described by a friend as 'straight-friendly'), with a real country pub feel, (it even claimed to be haunted) and with excellent real ales, and good food. It was always packed. A change of management and a slight trendying up of the decor, saw the beginning of a slow decline a few years ago, but after a recent change of management we thought we'd give it another go. It was a disaster. For a start, the interior is a mess. I really hope it is just a work in progress, but it's now really awful - as if someone has watched too many makeover programmes on TV and thinks they can do interior design, when they can't. Trendy leather armchairs have replaced the traditional pub furniture, but with the original tables - so there's less seating, it's hard to move it if you want to, but the tables are so high that your pints block the view of your friends. It doesn't make for a sociable atmosphere. Further disasters include putting pebbles from the beach into the gents' urinals as a design feature. Trust me, it doesn't work. They'd be better off ensuring the urinals didn't leak and cleaning the air intake from the hand drier so it works properly. They've also installed harsh new spotlighting, which makes the bar area painfully bright and unattractive, and makes ordering a drink feel like you are being interrogated. Not that ordering a drink was a great success - it took two goes to get a bitter shandy right. And the bright lighting simply highlights the fact that the carpet needs a good clean. Unfortunately, the frosty patina on the glasses made drinking an unpleasant experience too - something has gone wrong with the glass washing. One of my most disappointing pub visits in years.

Woooooo spooky ghosts in the pub!!!! I don't think this place needs to capitalize on ghost stories to attract customers as its a great place to drink some lovely real ales. In recent years the only people who were drinking in the pub were probably the ghosts but now under new management and back to roots decor it should see a good up-surge in living human beings at the bar. The exterior can't be missed as it really is beautiful - all old fashioned beams etc dating back to the1800s

Th Bedford Tavern is a traditional old Brit pub situated in Brighton's famous Lanes, The self confessed, 'most haunted pub in UK', it has a very old school decor out side and in with a kind of old tavern vibe. They offer real ales like Harveys Best, Bombardier and Old Speckled Hen It has a cosy and friendly atmosphere and the staff are welcoming to everyone. They also offer a tour of Brighton which starts at the pier and ends with lunch in the pub.

After a horrible period in the doldrums, new management have taken it over and restored the interior of the pub to its traditional appearance: red carpets, traditional furniture, old-fashioned paintings on the walls, and - bliss - real-ale restored to the hand pumps. It now feels cosy and welcoming again. I'll be back!

It was very painful to visit this pub to checkout what has changed. Ten years ago I use to walk along the seafront from Kemptown to this pub. It was run by 2 lovely lads who kept their Real ale well. They rotated 3x pumps every week. They had good food and it was always packed. The regulars were from all walks of life. It was a great fun pub. Their 2 dogs also added to the fun. Now, its a pub with a poor image. The chairs are too low and far too big. The tables are too high for the seating. The carpets have not been cleaned in many years and show it! The pictures are naff. Its hard to look at the bar due to the over lit shelves. Shelves may I add are near empty. The staff can't pour a pint properly and don't listen to customers. They got a simple order wrong 3 times! The music is irritating as well. The pub has no atmosphere. And lacks good style. Only Harvey's on. And no sign of food. The side door was locked. So only one door to use in an event of a fire!

Nice little Pub with friendly staff and good selection of beers. An extra star for the Otter Ale.

Got kicked out of the tavern last night after a chap spilt drinks all over the place - no response from the bar or from the chap himself - apparently they would've sorted this out, just didn't offer to until challenged, apparently 'just one of those things' - agree, but sort it out! Appalling response - sadly this means I will never give this place my money again - suggest you avoid, avoid, avoid!! Dreadful customer service - save your money - spend it somewhere else! Somewhere that will appreciate your custom - what a shame! Great place, great night - but dreadful response. By all accounts, and judging by the defence from the bar staff of said chap, it wasn't the first time time for such incidents - appreciate it costs a fortune to replace drinks every time but manage the situation better. Go somewhere more experienced and better all round

The Bedford is a very Olde Worlde pub in the Brighton Lanes, it has a very traditional decor with looks of dark would features, open fires, pictures of the olden days etc. Its also suppose to be the most haunted pub the UK and any member of staff will be happy to tell you a tale, they offer a tour of Brighton, including all the spooky spots. They also have an array of real ale of the 'proper' drink lovers.

The guys from the wonderful Brighton Tavern in North Laine have taken over the Bedford Tavern and turned it back into a friendly, traditional local pub. The guys are really welcoming and it's completely devoid of attitude. It's definitely worth the trip from Hanover where I live!