Master Mariner

A bubble of homely atmosphere in the bland and characterless expanse that is the Brighton Marina. Complete with candles, a good selection of ales and spirits and even the occasional dog. Recommended for a drink or two if you’re in the area.

Really nice pub and location but badly let down by all young bar people with absolutely no customer service. It’s very hard to get one word out of them. I just paid for my drink and the young man pit the money in my hand and just walked away to talk to his friend, the other barman. Unfortunately this is my local and happens most nights when I go in. The staff need supervision and training, not just go to work as a social club. You feel as if your disturbing them when you ask for a beer. Could be so much more.

I’m not much of a fan of the mariner… I wouldn’t enjoy an afternoon walking around or having a meal here as much as I do by the pier in Brighton, as (like Samantha says) its just a bit too conventional and fake. That said, watching boats bob up and down on waves while supping a pint of Guinness is not to be sniffed at, and makes for a fine way to enjoy the sun.
Just a little away from the majority of the shops, and nestled alongside the swanky looking flats that border the water, it makes for a fantastic little nook to tuck a pub into, and there is ample outdoor seating to enjoy when the weather is warm. I haven’t got around to trying anything on the menu yet (as I tend not to stray over to the mariner all that often). But the pub looked clean and well maintained with friendly staff ferrying away empty plates from satisfied faces, so I can only assume the traditional menu is a well received menu.
Not worth going to the Mariner for per se, but certainly one of the best ways to spend your time there.

Great pub with great food and staff!

The Master Mariner us abut the only authentic establishment in the horrendously Americanised Brighton Mariner. in what looks like an old chandlery or harbour aster’s building the pub has a really traditional seaside pub. Th interior is has a really homley feel with wooden panel walls and open fire.
Its a proper family pub which makes a change all the über cool pubs that Brighton is littered with. They serve local real ale and the menu offers pub grub and has something to suit the whole family.