The Ginger Pig
Hove, Sussex
Good Hotel Guide Review
Across the road from Hove’s shingle beach, Ben and Pamela Mckellar’s Edwardian mock-timbered gastropub is ‘loved by locals for its foodie reputation’. Part of a small local restaurant group, it was gingered up in 2017 with the addition of guest bedrooms. Beyond a grey facade, our inspector found ‘lots of endearing qualities, such as elegant revolving Art Deco doors into the modern dining room and bar’. The rooms are ‘far more than an afterthought’, with ‘minimalist decor, dark grey walls, Dan Hillier modern art’. Extras include a minibar with ‘a pre-made Negroni and Old Fashioned for two, a beach towel in a Ginger Pig tote bag’, air conditioning, an espresso machine. ‘Uplifting, roomy bathrooms’ have ‘striking tiled floors, a freestanding bath, a walk-in shower, Cowshed toiletries’. In the bar and buzzy restaurant, the menu brings dishes such as roast cod fillet with crispy cheeks, carrot and cumin purée, dhal, confit tomato and saffron velouté, with good meaty and vegan choices, though ‘I would have liked to taste more punchy flavours’. Interesting breakfast options include baked eggs with muhammara and toast’.
Hotel details
Address
3 Hove Street
Hove
Sussex
BN3 2TR
England
Telephone
01273 206577
Bedrooms
11.
Open
all year.
Facilities
restaurant, bar, private dining/meeting room, in-room TV, civil wedding licence, public car park nearby.
Background music
‘soft mood music’.
Children
all ages welcomed.
Dogs
allowed in 2 bedrooms (£35 per night, bowl, bed), in bar but not restaurant.
Credit cards
MC, Visa.
Prices
room-only doubles from £120. Breakfast from £8.50, full English £11, à la carte £40. 2-night stays preferred at weekends.
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