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Vegan food vendor operating inside of the pub since 2015. Menu offers seitan doner, hot dog, and fries. Order at the bar. The Hope is a music-led, watering hole with always tunes on the stereo, and above it is the 150-capacity venue that has been a part of the Brighton music scene since its days as the legendary Lift. Kids welcome until 8pm. Delivery via UberEats. Open Mon-Fri 12:00-22:00, Sat 12:00-21:00, Sun 12:00-19:00.
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126 Reviews
First Review by cakeandcounselling
peanutplans
Points +3213
Amazing, lively atmosphere - Edit
Great for chillin'with a beer and having some "pub" food. Super fun, relaxed atmosphere. Always packed it seems. Free seating so first come, first served. Order at bar and take an order number to your table.
Read morePros: Great atmosphere, Completely vegan, Fairly priced
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AnneBam
Points +96
One of my fave vegan places - Edit
Amazing kebabs and loaded fries, love this place, one of my all time favourite vegan restaurants
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k.kirei
Points +50
The best hot dogs in town - Edit
Great hot dogs in town, my favourite is simple version. I will definitely come back. I don't recommend deserts, the Oreo and peanut butter brownies with ice cream . They taste like usual brownies, you cannot taste peanut butter nor Oreos and ice creams simply lack any flavour and they cost a lot for a scoop.
Read morePros: Hot dogs , Dirty chips
Cons: Ice creams and brownies not worth it!
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J.P.
Points +577
Oh You Dirty Vegan - Edit
Beelzebab is my favourite food choice when I goto Brighton! I'm excitedly looking forward to going to visit Beelzeburger the next time I am in town. I always walk away well fed and smiling! Thank You Luke!
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Annecupcake
Points +95
Buy the PBJ fries - Edit
Great vegan hotdogs but for me the stand out dish was the peanut butter and jelly fries. Amazing!! My hot dog was great too, if a little messy to eat. The pub is really quirky, you can sit in an old bath, and had lots of good non alcoholic options for non drinkers.
Read morePros: Great menu , Quirky location, Good value for money
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sleeves
Points +42
The best Vegan Kebab - Edit
Excellent vegan food at great prices, plus it's served in a great pub/music venue..perfect!! The Kebabs are beyond reproach and the hot dogs are ace too. All food is excellent value for money, my only complaint would be for all their claims to "Hail Seitan" there's not that much Seitan on the menu (Just the Kebab meat, the hot dogs are tofu)
Read morePros: tasty, good value, great venue
Cons: not enough Seitan?
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ChloeScotney
Points +188
Top notch vegan junk food! - Edit
Visited this place when venturing to Brighton. I was newly vegan at the time and was delighted to stuff my face with amazing junk food, no compromises whatsoever on flavour!
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Vegan alcohol a plenty , You can buy merch too!
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IdaE90
Points +306
Great junk food place with very laid back vibe - Edit
Really good for reasonable junk food and for grabbing a few drinks. Friendly laid back staff
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fortytwoandahalf
Points +137
The Best! - Edit
The B E S T place I have ever eaten in Brighton. The food is extremely delicious. Every time I am in the area, I am tempted to have my breakfast/lunch and dinner here. It is the best vegan junk food place out there - don't miss.
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PerrySwift
Points +131
Incredibly tasty, but not great for coeliacs - Edit
Awesome place to go for some vegan junk food: hot dogs, kebabs, poppers, fried gherkins and olives and some really interesting fry toppings.
Read moreUnfortunately, there weren't any gluten free options on the menu (other than fries), so I just went for it and ate what I wanted. No regrets.
Pros: great food
Cons: no gluten free
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Layra
Points +720
Good pub food - Edit
Cool pub with a totally vegan menu, featuring mainly hot dogs though. Too bad there aren't burgers as well. The hod dog was good, the loaded fries as well, but not the best I ever had. My friends liked the kebab, even though they tound it a bit spicy. Portions are very big and the staff is very friendly.
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DANYRM
Points +78
Quirky pub with a vegan kitchen (Hope and Ruin) - Edit
First of off, [censored] amazing vegan cheese. Secondly, the chilly is actually spicy. This place is worth a visit for its particular vibes and its great junk food. Maybe you want to order the kebab, but I'd recommend you going for a hot dog and some cheesy fries.
Read morePros: Cheese, Quirky vibes, Helpful staff
Cons: A bit dirty
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P-chan
Points +74
Good and plentiful food - Edit
Good and plentiful food
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Nellinda
Points +64
Indulgent bar food - Edit
Trendy (in my opinion) bar with the most mouth watering, sinful food.
Read morePros: Vegan junk food galore , Good location
Cons: They serve non vegan alcohol so ask before you ord
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imogenmichel
Points +2693
Great vegan junk food - Edit
We came here for a late night dinner yesterday and it was generally very tasty food - nice melty cheese and tasty seitan. Unfortunately the bread on the kebab was a bit dry and a bit lacking in seitan but apart from that everything was really good! The one big downside for me though was the volume that the music was being played at - had to shout to be heard.
Read morePros: Tasty seitan, Great cheese
Cons: Loud music, Slightly disappointing kebab
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LadyAgonist
Points +23
Wow - Edit
I’m not from Brighton was visiting for the evening.
Read moreI researched the best i could and found this place to be one of the closest to where we were going that offered vegan food i had not tried before.
Was plesently surprised to find somewhere that offered vegan food that hit every taste bud i needed it to.
Overall if i am visiting Brighton again, I’ll be going in there again
Pros: Amazing food, visually/taste and quality. , Loved the interior, very unique., Easy to find
Cons: Toilets were grimey with mould
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kezia
Points +914
Vegan 'junk food' at it's best! - Edit
Visited here In February on a weekend trip from London. Have tried a lot of the vegan restaurants in Brighton but this one stood out as different and I love vegan 'junk food'! So had to try it. Liked the fact it’s in s pub too.
Read moreThe pub is full of old nik-naks and has a shabby-chic feel. The kitchen is actually a converted caravan on the pub. Fits in well with the pub's style & I liked it.
Wanted to order everything, but just picked a selection in the end. To start we had the ‘Naughty little boys’ deep fried breaded olives served with homemade mayo. I loved this idea and had never come across it before. Had I not been wanting to save room for my kebabs, I would have ordered more. Also ordered the fries topped with sliced vegan sausage and curry sauce - really good!
We then ordered two kebabs, which were huge! The seitan was well cooked & full of flavour.
I would have had 0 complaints, but I had asked the member of staff for my kebab to come without any onion, as onions don't agree with me. However, the Tzatziki white sauce contained a lot of raw onion pieces. I had to pick at it and couldn’t enjoy it properly so anyone who doesn't like onions, maybe ask for an alternative sauce. I will next time.
Service was o.k, staff weren’t the most attentive to be honest We had to go and get our own forks and napkins from the back of the pub when our food came, which was fine, as I think they were quite stretched with orders and it was a Friday lunch time, so fair enough.
I will definitely be visiting this pub again, next time I’m in Brighton. And will have the ‘Naughty little boys’ for certain.
Pros: All vegan , Good portion sizes, The ‘Naughty little boys’ are AMAZING
Cons: staff weren’t the most attentive
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Rowse
Points +1063
Delicious naughty grub - Edit
Yummy vegan hotdogs, kebabs and loaded fries in a nice relaxed pub. I had the hotdog with sauerkraut, which was very messy to eat - the onions, gherkins and sauces were delicious but the sauerkraut a bit strange and stringy. I also had the ‘meat and chips’ - fries with vegan kebab meat and chilli sauce. I find fries with toppings are always a bit soggy but they were still very nice. What’s great is with all the options you can try a bit of everything. The staff were friendly and the atmosphere was very nice.
Read morePros: Vegan!
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avocado_jess
Points +3010
vegan kebab - Edit
We ate here before heading home from our visit, with vegan and omnivore friends, and enjoyed it immensely. We all had a vegan kebab, which was tasty and filling, and shared some ‘popcorn chicken’ - also tasty! Great place.
Read morePros: great food, affordable, great location
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AlvinCoxall
Points +131
THE BEST - Edit
The food is so amazing, the hot dogs and seitan is so nice. The peng poppers are a must.
Read morePros: great food, great vibes
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Claremveg
Points +629
Awesome! - Edit
If you fancy some delicious seitan loaded fries or a nice juicy not dog, this is the place to come!
Read moreGreat bar to hang out in too, while eating so much great food. And they serve Boho gelato as well as some great gooey brownies
Highly recommend you get yourself here!
Pros: So much yummy choices
Cons: Wouldn't be suited to eating alone
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The London Vegan
Points +2265
good vegan junk food! - Edit
This is a great place if you're craving proper vegan junk food. I had the kebab 'meat' and chips with chilli sauce and though I've never had the 'real' version of this I imagine it was similar! Cheap prices too and lots of options. Agree with previous review - much more of a drinking place, loud music even in the day (I was there on a Sunday) and not somewhere to just go for food but great if you want beers and munchies!
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lauraXsynthesis
Points +576
Too loud!! - Edit
Tried to go here on a Friday night but the music was way too loud for conversation so we went somewhere else. Basically an extremely noisy rock bar.
Read morePros: Near the station, Easy to find
Cons: Loud, Crowded
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WillDando
Points +18
Relax and Enjoy - Edit
Just a pub where veggies can eat and drink.
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Veganolive1
Points +4758
Wow Great Vegan Food - Edit
The Hope & Ruin is a pub and live music venue, with a vegan kitchen run by Beelzebab and is a pub like no other, with an ecletic and wacky decor, with items like old washing machines incorporated as furniture.
Read moreThe menu looks awesome with hot dogs, loaded fries and a seitan doner, with brownies and ice-cream supplied by Boho Gelato.
The kitchen is the back half of a caravan, located in the bar, so I had to take a photo, notice the number plate.
We managed to find a table on a busy Tuesday evening and chose a Beelzebab doner minus the soya tzatziki, a Krautwerk dog and Fritz's fries and waited in anticipation.
This is proper vegan junk food, not stodgy or greasy, but finger licking good, and impossible to eat in a delicate way, so I just got stuck in. Hubby was equally impressed with his tofu dog and we both loved the fries. I had a quick chat with chef Luke, to express our love for the food and to pick his brain for tips on how he makes the best seitan I have ever eaten, as my attempts resulted in a heavy, rubbery mess that went in the bin.
This place is highly recommended and when back in Brighton, I would be there like a shot.
Pros: Vegan menu, Vegan desserts, Vegan kitchen
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emroisen
Points +177
Could have been better - Edit
Love the decor and atmosphere at this pub. But the food really really disappointed me. I got a kebab, but I couldn't eat it all. There was waaayyy to much "meat" (seitan), and not nearly enough veggies. Plus, the veggies were all at the bottom of the kebab so I only got them in a few mouthfuls at the end. I'll be going back to try something else next time and hopefully it'll live up to the reviews!
Read morePros: everything vegan, great staff, awesome atmosphere
Cons: the kebab was not enjoyable
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AceofSpace
Points +44
Cool pub, cool food - Edit
Went there twice last week, very cool place with a bit of a punky feel to it, couldn't be better.
Read moreWhat more do you want, have a nice pint, order vegan fast food, and have lost of choice, all at the same time, whooo!
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