Brighton Music Hall Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Amazing atmosphere with a huge amount of seating. They always have live music which adds to the ambiance."
• "Great atmosphere and location on the beach."
• "Perfectly placed near the end of West Street directly down from Brighton Station."
• "Great atmosphere, music, and food."
• "It's a great spot to enjoy live music while dining and drinking."
• "Great location on beach front loads of seating outside and some inside above bar with great views of sea."
• "Great food, lovely staff and excellent live music too!"

Cons:

• "Shame that half of what we ordered wasn't available (and we only found that out when it arrived)."
• "Also felt it was a bit uncomfortable when the entertainer came round asking for tips via either cash or card."
• "Consistently the most disgusting toilets in Brighton, which is a shame because listening to great music on the beach is amazing but the toilets regularly put me off staying as long or coming back as often or rating it as highly as I otherwise would."
• "Be prepared for a pushy guy after live music coming round dropping a beer bucket on your table with money in asking for tips for the musicians."
• "The only improvement would be the unisex toilets, at busy periods it’s a long queue."
• "However NO ACCESSIBILITY FACILITIES! What a disgrace the management should be ashamed of themselves."
• "The toilets need updating for the ladies … 2 of them you have to use your phone light in as you can’t see… not always toilet roll in there… the hand dryer doesn’t work and the soap dispenser has always been empty or half hanging off the wall whenever I’ve been!"

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "We were well looked after by the waiter Karl who let us use one of the funky music booths until the next booking arrived."
• "Extra friendly staff."
• "The staff were super friendly and attentive to both myself and my daughters."
• "The staff were fantastic, really attentive and friendly."
• "Staff were really friendly and helpful."
• "The staff are all really nice and welcoming, and they work so hard."
• "Very friendly staff, overall 10/10."

Cons:

• "The service was slow, and the bar staff were not friendly."
• "Very slow service."
• "Service was a joke, would not recommend this place."
• "Incredibly rude front of house staff ruined what would have been a lovely afternoon."
• "The staff looked like they didn’t have a clue what they were doing also."
• "The staff are have no customer service skills."
• "Nice location and good spot for live music but the WORST customer service of any bar in Brighton."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "Surprisingly good food for such a touristy place."
• "The food is also very good."
• "The food was really great."
• "Food: 5/5 cod a chips for me. One the best portion of chips I've ever had."
• "Absolutely wonderful. Came here with my boyfriend for our year anniversary and we both had a pork slider... It was by far the best burger we've both had in a long time."
• "Came here for a Sunday roast with my partner, and wow it beats any other roast in Brighton."
• "Great food, lovely staff and excellent live music too!"

Cons:

• "The portion of chips was disappointing, to say the least."
• "But the food was disappointing. Left half of the fish because the batter was too oily."
• "The food was akin to a school dinner."
• "Food wasn't amazing but I wouldn't expect it to be in such an establishment."
• "Food is average, pretty basic."
• "Food poisoning from having burger at this place."
• "Food and drink is poor quality."