The Royal George

Walk into The Royal George and you'll find exactly what a pub should be—no craft beer snobbery, no forced rusticity, just actual people having a drink on George Street in Hove. There's a comfortable, lived-in feel to the place that suggests the regulars have claimed their spots for years, and they're not bothered if you join them. You can catch a match, sink a pint, and grab some proper pub grub without any faffing about. It's the kind of local where the bartender knows what everyone's having before they order.