The Better Half Pub Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Amazing food and lovely staff."
• "Loved the vegan bean burger! Great ambience, great wines and really good food all around."
• "The food was so delicious I cannot even describe."
• "Best roast I've had in Brighton, pork belly was incredible, more a food pub than somewhere to just drink, has a more restaurant feel and quality of food."
• "Really good dinner. The hamburger was really good but the sausage with smash potato was amazing."
• "The fish of the day - bream - was beautifully cooked and a really big portion, too."
• "Delicious Sunday Roasts."

Cons:

• "Beef was grisly and roast potatoes seemed like they had been reheated too many time - had to work hard to try and cut them."
• "The food was just warm, over-salted, mushy roast potatoes, undercooked pastry, swimming in gravy, very thin sliced portions, rubber like textures and the Yorkshire pudding served was actually a dumpling."
• "The veggie burger was completely tasteless, bland and the whole thing utterly dry."
• "Sadly tonight the menu was basic, limited and bland, there were no starters and no specials."
• "The food was pretty average for the price £13.95 on average per head."
• "AVOID the vegetarian roast way overpriced as its pretty much a veggie burger patty on top of undercooked parsnip and raw broccoli."
• "The waiter came asked if the food was ok and I replied it was tasteless, bland, dry and really no eatable, her reply was just an OK."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff...superb. Nothing was too much trouble, service and attention was great and best of all, they were fun!"
• "Service was friendly and quick."
• "From everything from making the booking to the actual evening, they ensured things went smoothly."
• "Very friendly head chef came to say hello and check we were enjoying the food!"
• "Staff very friendly and helpful."
• "Prompt service, lovely staff and very good food."
• "Service was excellent, attentive but not overbearing."

Cons:

• "For the first two minutes standing at the bar there was no bar staff."
• "It was a full hour after walking into the place that we were able to order."
• "We were persistently asked at the end of meal to vacate table even though we were actually ready to go it wasn’t the point!"
• "Despite 3 reminders they failed to give the birthday girl her pud although they were still quick to remind us of the time and asked us to leave at 16:30."
• "Some staff were very friendly, but some very much not… having your bill plate lobbed on the table doesn’t really work."
• "The waiter who was less than sympathetic told me I should have called beforehand."
• "Don't seem to have much luck with this pub... Tried to have a drink 3 Sundays ago and they shut the pub as we got there."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Great little patio area out back and a good vibe with background music and vinyl Friday's, last Friday of the month."
• "By faaaaar the best pub in Brighton and Hove."
• "A real gem of a place."
• "Great atmosphere and dog friendly."
• "Nice place. Good decor. Great atmosphere."
• "The decor is fun and quirky, but the food was outstanding."
• "It felt more like a local than a touristy spot but was beautifully decorated throughout and had a very genuine feel to it, which can't be bought, only cultivated."

Cons:

• "Very quiet on our Thursday lunch but would like to be here on a buzzing Friday afternoon with the jazz."
• "Never felt so many sneering eyes as we were quite clearly not 'one of them'."
• "It feels bad giving this great place only 3 stars but the clientele in the pub were shocking."
• "Only sadness is that the fish and chips comes with normal peas and not mushy peas :("
• "Garden has plenty of tables but only one shade."
• "The first time we went there, was a Monday night, and the pub shut around 9:30; with the staff turning the lights off where we sat and still drinking."
• "Newly fitted out in the 'when I grow up I want to be in Shoreditch' flavour. Staff feel more interested in taking selfies then making sure the beer is served at its best."

Value

Pros:

• "Great selection of ales and other beverages."
• "Great staff good selection of wine and ales very very busy on the Sunday we went in."
• "Lovely decor, good choice of beers."
• "The friendly and polite staff are on hand to serve a decent wine list and solid selection of beers and spirits."
• "Very popular high end gastro pub food on offer."
• "Burger and chips was one of the best I've ever had."
• "Food is 10/10."

Cons:

• "House wine a little expensive by the glass."
• "The food was pretty average for the price £13.95 on average per head."
• "AVOID the vegetarian roast way overpriced as its pretty much a veggie burger patty on top of undercooked parsnip and raw broccoli."
• "The pasta and burger dishes could do with a little more salt and the portions were a bit on the big side."
• "The waiter came asked if the food was ok and I replied it was tasteless, bland, dry and really no eatable, her reply was just an OK."
• "The food was ok. Just ok."
• "We waited 1 hour and 17 minutes to receive our food."