Address: 24 Sillwood St, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 2PS, United Kingdom
Phone: +441273327299
Rating: 4.4
based on 262 reviews.
Ambience & Decor
Pros:
"It is a warm, fun, wonky pub with great ambience, decor, music and a fabulous roof deck for smokers or nons to enjoy year round."
"Stunningly atmospheric pub which manages to be both a living piece of history and a bang up to date venue for drinks."
"Wonderful pub over three floors, widely considered one of the best pubs in Brighton for its charm."
"This Tardis like pub has room after room and rambles over several floors including at least 2 outside terraces and a restaurant area."
"Cool pub! Don’t be disheartened if you need to consult a series of ancient maps and commission an expeditionary force to find the upstairs beer garden, it’s worth it."
"Great pub, full of character, lots of nooks and crannies, and a cleverly designed outdoor area upstairs at the back."
"Quirky pub with plenty of nooks and crannies, spread over three floors and with a rooftop outside space."
Cons:
"The beautiful roof terrace is so shabby and unloved with broken chairs and creaking tables."
"Quirky pub currently mid renovation outside (June 2022) so it kinda looks closed."
"The pub itself is fairly dark and musty."
"Small dark dingy not very clean no soap in gents toilet too many tables too close I would consider the place a fire hazard not clear what way to go in the event of fire."
"Made the mistake of sitting in the back room, which is a bit dingy and smells of the gents."
"The whole building & furnishings did feel as though they needed a thoroughly deep cleaning after years of beer & god only knows what else being sprayed across the walls."
"The large table was not attached to the legs so kept tipping quite alarmingly for the sake of a few screws!"
Food Quality
Pros:
"Food is good and varied and served until late."
"The food is excellent and well presented."
"Food is delicious and they do offer vegan and vegetarian options too so everyone is happy."
"Fresh and tasty food. Nice Sunday roast."
"The food was very tasty as was the service."
"The food is well priced and really excellent with a great specials board for something different each day."
"The food is amazing, such a great friendly pub."
Cons:
"The food is absolutely horrendous."
"Oh my goodness, the food was quite appalling."
"Steer clear of the food here, we had to return most of our food because it was so under/over cooked."
"The food was flavourless and dry."
"Don't believe the hype about the food, it's pretty mediocre these days."
"The food that did arrive was just ok, the potatoes tasted like they'd been reheated."
"The food was bland and tasteless."
Service
Pros:
"Very friendly staff and good value."
"Bar staff were lovely and accommodating."
"The staff were very friendly and helpful (they helped me carry drinks from the bar up to the roof)."
"We had a party of 15, all our meals came out at once, all options were catered for, the food was delicious, and the friendly staff couldn't have been any more helpful - 5 star!!"
"Staff is great in this place."
"Bar staff are always spot on, service is excellent."
"Great service."
Cons:
"Very disappointing."
"The service was also terribly slow and overall a disappointing experience."
"Very poor service."
"From the very beginning we found the service lacking."
"The waiting staff was a little disappointing."
"We've enjoyed several really nice meals here, however they have a serious problem with customer service."
"Shocking how this chef won’t get fired/check what kind of plates they give out."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Best pub in Brighton in my humble opinion."
"Prices are about average as well, so won't break the bank drinking here."
"I thought the prices were reasonable."
"Food and drink prices appear to be comparable to those in the UK."
"Lovely place, lots of history and not overly expensive."
Cons:
"Certainly this old reputation is still reflected in the price-definitely the most expensive roast in the city."
"The reason for two stars is the extremely small portion size for the price when eating in the upstairs restaurant."
"Average Food for a quite high price."
"At £18.50, this was simultaneously the most expensive Sunday Roast I've ever had and also the worst."
"Used to have the best nachos in Brighton - unfortunately not anymore. They've almost doubled the price (from £7 to £11) and made them half of the size."