Pubs & Clubs
Beers & Breweries
Pubs & Clubs
Beers & Breweries
Join Us

Rook Taproom, Brighton

You have visited this venue
View all visits

Directions

You want to visit - You have this in
Operator: Independent
38 Dean Street, Brighton, BN1 3EG (View on Google Map)

Formerly the Prince Arthur which re-opened on 10th April 2014 as a joint venture between a local brewer Brighton Bier and the South London outfit Late Knights, although ownership then changed to the Southey Brewing Company. Terraced house on a steep hill just off the Western Road shopping area.

September 2022 - closure announced - future of premises uncertain.

Re-opened December 2023 as the Rook Taproom with 22 taps for beer and cider.

Information for this venue is provided by the Brighton & South Downs Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Prince Arthur; Brighton Beer Dispensary
Local Authority
The City of Brighton and Hove (B)
Last updated
15/02/2024
Last surveyed
16/01/2019
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Hanoverwerk
Pub ID
BRI/262
Asset of Community Value

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest

Listed status: Not listed

The servery and bar back appear to date from the first half of the twentieth century, in this small, single-bar pub near the Churchill Square shopping centre.  

This is now a small single room pub, formerly known as the Prince Arthur, with a servery and bar back that appear to be pre-war. Plans from 1928 reveal, however, that there were at that time three tiny rooms (saloon at the rear of the pub, public and private bars to the front with separate entrances directly from the street into the two front bars) with a bar counter configured to serve both the public and private bars. There does not appear to have been a separate off sales. Since then the servery has been narrowed but also lengthened by means of the removal of a staircase, and the partitions between the three rooms have been removed with the overall size of the bar area increased by moving the WC to the rear of the pub.

Sunday
Noon - 10:00pm
Monday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Tuesday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Wednesday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Thursday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - 11:30pm
Saturday
Noon - 11:30pm

Current beers

This Pub serves 2 changing beers and 0 regular beers.

Source: National


Your scores

Join CAMRA to access beer scoring and view scores for other pubs. Become a member.
Retrieving scores
You have no beer scores submitted.

Facilities
Function Room Function Room
Conservatory
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Real Cider Real Cider
Ascension, Silly Moo
Real Heritage Pub Real Heritage Pub
Transport
Close to bus routes (50m)
Nearby Station (750m)
Brighton (East Sussex)

Help keep our information accurate!

Notice an error or missing details? Help us keep our pub & club information accurate by sharing any corrections or updates you spot.

Suggest an edit

Nearby

Exterior. (Pub, External). Published on 26-07-2013
Closed • Opens in 12 minutes
Hampton
Pub, in Brighton
1 Changing Beer
Exterior. (Pub, External). Published on 11-06-2013
Closed • Opens at 4:00pm
Cauldron
Pub, in Brighton
Cask Ale not available
Exterior. (Pub, External). Published on 26-07-2013
Open
Windmill
Pub, in Brighton
3 Changing Beers
Exterior. (Pub, External). Published on 14-07-2019
Open
Royal Sovereign
Pub, in Brighton
1 Regular, 2 Changing Beers
Exterior. (Pub, External, Key). Published on 15-02-2024
Closed • Opens at 4:00pm
Brick
Pub, in Brighton
1 Regular, 2 Changing Beers
Prince of Wales in late 19th c. (Pub, External). Published on 10-06-2013
Open
Prince of Wales
Pub, in Brighton
3 Regular Beers
Exterior. (Pub, External). Published on 15-03-2019
Open
Regency Tavern
Pub, in Brighton
1 Regular Beer
Exterior. (Pub, External, Key). Published on 15-02-2024
Open
Medusa Bar
Pub, in Brighton
Cask Ale not available
Exterior. (Pub, External). Published on 03-05-2019
Open
Temple Bar
Pub, in Brighton
Cask Ale not available
Exterior. (Pub, External, Key). Published on 15-03-2019
Open
Hole in the Wall
Pub, in Brighton
4 Changing Beers

Need accommodation?

 

 


Recently Viewed

(Pub, External, Key). Published on 16-04-2017
Open
Watling Street Village
Pub, in Towcester
2 Changing Beers
© Campaign for Real Ale 2023 - 2025 (ce-11)
Home