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The Geese

BarsBrighton

4.6 out of 5 stars4.6(809 reviews)

“Locally sourced British fare, classic Sunday roasts & regional ales turned out in a compact pub.”

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Quick info

+441273041010
16 Southover St, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 9UA, United Kingdom
£15–30

About The Geese

On Southover St in Brighton, The Geese is a pub built around British cooking and regional ales. Bangers and mash comes with a choice of sausages, including wild boar, alongside bone marrow mash and a choice of Guinness or Bourbon and Maple gravy, with the full run of options chalked up on a blackboard. The Sunday roast offers chicken, beef, lamb, or a veggie Wellington, served with roasted potatoes, carrots, leeks, and red cabbage, and cauliflower cheese is available as a side, sometimes paired with pigs in blankets. Pork belly also features on the menu. Stouts run to Guinness and Beamish. The pub takes walk-ins rather than bookings and opens Tuesday to Sunday, closing Mondays. Sunday service has been known to bring long waits for food to reach the table.

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Menu & Prices

23 dishes · mains £5–14
  • Cumberland£13.95
  • Beef & Ale£13.95
  • Pork & Leek£13.95
  • Venison & Apple£13.95
  • Cheese & Leek£13.95
  • Garlic Smoked Mushroom£13.95
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Reviews

4.6/5
809 reviews

What reviewers say

Reviewers most often mention sunday roast, sausage and mash, wild boar sausages and bone marrow mash.

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Featured reviews

  • Caitlin Richards
    “This roast truly knocked my socks off. The beef was so tender, so juicy, the potatoes were soft but oh so crunchy on the outside. The roasted carrots had such a complex and developed flavour profile I almost mistook them for a fine aged European cheese. I kept digging through this roast and finding more and more to delight upon, leeks, red cabbage etc etc. ordered a side of cauliflower cheese and pigs in blankets - I couldn’t even call them sides they were nearly a whole portion. And the true star of the show for me… the gravy, it was sumptuous and I didn’t even have to ask for extra. The staff and the atmosphere were the cherry on top; friendly and welcoming - I couldn’t have asked for more. Well done the geese, we will be back xxx”
  • MARCUS MORRIS
    “Top quality sausage and mash here. Excellently situated in Hanover. Its got a lovely buzz to the pub and area around it. We went on a Friday afternoon and there were some locals getting post work bevs and a load of people sat out front chatting away. Staff were friendly on arrival. You've got the big old blackboard to pick your choices between sausages, mashes and gravies and the staff can provide menus. I love that there's a selection of each component and it entices you to come back to mix and match. We had a mix but I had the wild boar, bone marrow mash and guiness reduction gravy. That combo was decadent and took me on a sausage and mash pilgrimage - I felt like I went on a real journey. We had the cooked greens as a side to share which was also really tasty. Absolutely loved it and will be back to try another combination.”
  • Luke Appleton
    “Came here today with a friend and had a roast. The staff were very nice & friendly. The food lacked flavour, but it filled a hole. The ingredients could do with upgrading in some areas.”
  • :Daniel :Ward.
    “The best Pork Belly I have ever had. Fabulous. I've been very fortunate to eat in the high tier restaurants and top gastro pubs and The Geese's Pork Belly beats them all. Very friendly staff and excellent Stout, Red Labeled Guinness (if you know you know) aa well as Beamish...........Book!”
  • cm
    “The Geese is a very good and authentic place in Brighton. I tried there the Bangers and Mash(Cumberland, Mustard and Dill Mash and proper meat gravy) and I loved it. In my opinion “The Geese” really has the best Bangers and Mash in Brighton. The gravy is great. Yesterday I tried the Sunday Roast there (with Chicken) and I enjoyed this as well. The portions are very good. I would recommend “The Geese” to anyone, who enjoys British food and who wants to eat in an authentic and friendly pub.”

Hours

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Customer Review Summary

Sausage and mash draws the most praise at The Geese, especially the wild boar sausages with bone marrow mash, which two reviewers pair with a Guinness reduction or a bourbon and maple gravy. One calls it the best they have had, and another credits the Cumberland bangers with mustard and dill mash and proper meat gravy. Close behind is the Sunday roast, where several describe tender, juicy beef, crunchy roasted potatoes, and gravy so good no extra was needed. A visiting American diner enjoyed the cabbage and carrots. One reviewer calls the pork belly the best they have had, and the stout and Guinness also get mentioned. Staff are repeatedly called friendly, and the atmosphere is called lovely. The roast is where opinions split. A table of six rated it five or six out of ten, reporting a wait of almost an hour with no warning, burnt broccoli and cheese that was replaced, stale potatoes, and a hard, cold Yorkshire pudding that looked like a muffin. Another reviewer found the roast lacking flavour. Even so, that table called the gravy some of the tastiest ever.

Location

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