Ye Olde King & Queen Brighton Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Also a 45-minute wait to get into the pub, however, bouncers were very friendly and good to talk to."
• "The staff was also really carrying and available, making sure that I had a memorable night."
• "Absolutely lovely staff."
• "Efficient and friendly service."
• "Very friendly staff."
• "Staff really chatty and efficient."
• "Polite and helpful staff."

Cons:

• "Bouncers were quite rude to everyone entering the building."
• "The place is nice, but the security guards are very violent."
• "DO NOT GO HERE! If you like bad attitudes from managers, nasty food, or poor staff, then you should stray away from this place."
• "Shocking customer service. The pub is almost empty and the bar staff are ignoring you."
• "Pub was rude to my 18 year old friend as she had a citizen card which wasn't accepted and she had to leave!"
• "The staff have repeatedly been incredibly rude. Interrupting members of my group when they are speaking and using a stand-offish tone when they do so."
• "The manager was extremely argumentative and rude."

Atmosphere and Decor

Pros:

• "Great pub to watch football in. Great atmosphere, friendly service & fit barmaids."
• "Beautiful tudor histroical decor. Interesting paintings and I love the courtyard."
• "Wonderful place, the decoration is amazing, every day of the week you've got drinks deal."
• "Absolutely brilliant pub 'old tudors farm house 🏠 great atmosphere."
• "The front of the house has a lot of beautiful details, so you have to take your time and inspect everything thoroughly."
• "The outside decoration were just beautiful."
• "This place is like a medieval village! Great venue for sports, karaoke and other events."

Cons:

• "The whole place is pretty tired and could do with redecorating."
• "There's a dated and dirty feel inside but I guess that is to be expected in a period building like this one."
• "A pub from a bygone era. Huge pub, old fashioned and very much past its sell by date."
• "The venue itself feels odd and the vibe is hard to discern."
• "But inside its like a grotto stunning!"
• "Immediately noticed the floor and all surfaces all being dirty and extremely sticky."
• "Saturday night creche!!! Over 40's made to feel like aliens, tables not cleared off food or glasses."

Food and Drink

Pros:

• "The menu looks very appetising and the choice of beers from around the world was excellent."
• "An absolute amazing pub, great atmosphere, good food, great staff, if u are in Brighton give it a try."
• "We tested the fish and chips and I think it is the best I have ever tried!"
• "With good food, and a good selection of beers and lager."
• "Food was great and served in no time."
• "Food was good and reasonably priced."
• "Good cheesy chips!"

Cons:

• "No craft beer. Piss quality larger."
• "Disappointing, very poor quality food, burger buns stale, salad brown around the edges, fries overcooked and rock hard."
• "Their food was terrible. I ordered a bacon and cheese pannini and got ham."
• "The beers taste as there is water in them, the food is absolutely tasteless."
• "The two local beers we tried were a bit meh."
• "Food is well priced but you get what you pay for."
• "But the staff are rude, the beer is overpriced and was flat."

Location and Accessibility

Pros:

• "The pub is very close to the Brighton Pier."
• "Close to Royal Pavilion."
• "Large historic pub in an excellent location with it directly facing Victoria Gardens and being within a stone's throw away from the Brighton Pavilion and Dome."
• "Drink prices are also very reasonable and the location itself is very accessible and close to bus stops used by students."
• "Historic building in a good location."
• "It's still a lovely snap shot of Brighton history on the inside and outside."
• "This is what I was looking for in London and amazed I had to go to Brighton to find a great British Pub. Fun, friendly and a great atmosphere."

Cons:

• "signage is really really poor if you've never been there before it's confusing."
• "The current building has architectural and historical significance."
• "But the staff are rude, the beer is overpriced and was flat."
• "They only sell gluten free beer in a bottle and then the first 3 beers my friend asked for they had ran out of."
• "The prices are a bit high compared to other pubs unless they have a special going on."
• "Not save too much for children inside because of stairs."
• "I used to go here frequently but now feel unsafe because a woman had her drink spiked here."

Facilities and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Clean bathroom."
• "Large venue with plenty of sport screens, arcade style games and upstairs dance area."
• "Perfect pub for watch sports, several tv also in the outside area."
• "3 pools tables, 2 retro foosball tables, a arcade machine table (10 pages with 6 games per page)."
• "Large place with Pool tables and gaming machines."
• "Sat in outside garden area covered by lovely pergolas & surrounded by pretty borders decorated with Begonias, New Guinea Impatiens, Sweet Williams etc."
• "You could fit another pub in the outdoor space they have it's truly great, equipped with heaters and lots of bench seating."

Cons:

• "However there was a lack of cleanliness as there were customers dirty glasses and plates were left on the table."
• "Very uncomfortable seating (I have a bad back) and a woeful lack of real ales."
• "However, the toilets are a little bit dirty and some are clogged in both of the bathrooms."
• "There was no music outside (I was there at 3pm) and it would have been nice to have something to break the silence."
• "Eaten here before. Went for lunch on Friday couldn't believe they had no fish on the menu. Lovely building. Friendly staff. One problem for me no disabled loo and LADIES loo upstairs."
• "Toilets could have done with a clean."
• "Unfortunately let down by a general manager who seems to have an attitude problem."