Rum Kitchen - Brighton Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Recommend the chickpea curry with plantain -- delicious."
• "Absolutely love this place. The food, the music and the staff are amazing."
• "The food was good but my bun was a little burnt but hey I was so full I didn’t need it."
• "Food was exceptional, drinks are continuously topped up."
• "We ordered a jerk bowl, consisted of boneless chicken, rice, peas and slaw. Just the right amount of food and the meat just melted in your mouth."
• "Amazing food! Really yummy and the cocktails were also amazing! We had The Full Jerk and it was delicious!"
• "The food and drinks were great. Very good service from Dan who was very nice and accommodating with our baby and options on the menu."
• "Delicious food, great cocktails, and fabulous service."

Cons:

• "The food took a while to be served and then only half the group received their meals."
• "The food was terrible. I ordered curry goat with rice and peas and coleslaw and could not finish it."
• "Food was ok. Nothing like traditional Jamaican food, chicken was plain, wouldn't recommend."
• "Food was fine but do wish there could have been a little more variety with what was on offer with the main food."
• "The food wasn't great, expensive for what you get - simple stuff you could make at home for a lot less."
• "The curried goat tasted good initially but not long after eating, I felt achy in my stomach."
• "Our mains were cold. As we gave them to the server she went into the kitchen and was smirking!"
• "The food was a subpar attempt at Caribbean food and did not bring forth the flavours of authentic jerk chicken."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "Fast, attentive service to begin with -- less so when we left."
• "Our server was able to provide recommendations and really knew the menu."
• "Our waitress, Rosie, provided us with a great experience, exceptional service."
• "Wasn’t as spicy as I was expecting, I’ll be adding heat next time."
• "Very good variety with the premium brunch drink options!"
• "Had a great welcome as soon as we walked in and nothing was any trouble."
• "Was served by Aidan (bartender with a luscious beard and thick ginger locks) - never had a better mango mojito in my life!"
• "Had curry goat tonight practically minus the goat, paid £15 for a bowl full of rice."

Cons:

• "The place is ran by a bunch of trainees! No one was taking responsibility."
• "Not a good dining experience. First of all, the place has a pub-like service."
• "I very very rarely post about poor service. But this was unbelievably bad."
• "We had our table booked for 20:00 and sent a pre-order previously for 11 of us, unfortunately, a couple of people cancelled on the night which seemed to have caused many problems for the staff."
• "I was excited to try this restaurant but was disappointed."
• "Had a great welcome as soon as we walked in and nothing was any trouble as we wanted to be away from the door."
• "Came here with my partner for my birthday on Sunday and the drinks, staff and food were absolutely amazing!"
• "Shame food was such a poor standard, as friendly service, good atmosphere and nice venue/location."

Atmosphere and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Visited the Rum Kitchen for Bottomless Brunch and it was absolutely fantastic."
• "Great atmosphere and good music too. Will definitely be returning!"
• "Felt the tables towards the front were a bit on top of each other."
• "My only criticism would be the toilets were upstairs, stairs that match those of a Wetherspoons, with a broken foot it was quite a mission."
• "Overall the best experience from the best team and best venue."
• "The venue itself is decorated to the highest standard and was so clean and spotless. Even the toilets are spotless."
• "We booked a table for 15 at the rum kitchen for my friends birthday last night."
• "Great first experience! Had the bottomless brunch and what fantastic value for money!"

Cons:

• "The music was so loud I couldn’t hear the waitress and couldn’t hold a conversation with my husband."
• "The place was ran by a bunch of trainees! No one was taking responsibility."
• "The food was terrible. I ordered curry goat with rice and peas and coleslaw and could not finish it."
• "We went for bottomless brunch on the bank holiday Sunday, can't fault the brunch itself great value for the drinks and food options!"
• "I was excited to try this restaurant but was disappointed."
• "Had a great welcome as soon as we walked in and nothing was any trouble as we wanted to be away from the door."
• "Came here with my partner for my birthday on Sunday and the drinks, staff and food were absolutely amazing!"
• "Shame food was such a poor standard, as friendly service, good atmosphere and nice venue/location."