No 32 Reviews Summary

Category: Bar & grill

Address: 32 Duke St, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 1AG, United Kingdom

Phone: +441273773388

Rating: 4.1
based on 133 reviews.

Staff Service

Pros:

  • "Crystal, our waitress, was wonderful: friendly, professional, and really helpful."
  • "The staff are exceptional, so much fun, nothing is too much trouble."
  • "Great food and attentive staff."
  • "The staff at No 32 accommodated all our requests and the service along with all the arrangements was great!"
  • "Our waitress, Jade, was so lovely and attentive."
  • "Every single person we've dealt with on each visit has been so kind and friendly."
  • "The service was fast and the waitress who was serving us was brilliant."

Cons:

  • "The manager was very rude when we were paying our bill as he just wanted to get rid of us."
  • "While the food and cocktails were lovely, the whole experience was ruined by a very rude waitress."
  • "The man with the black tattoo sleeve and the Italian accent is rude and aggressive in how he addresses customers."
  • "Service was extremely slow and the waitresses were very cold and unwelcoming, was made to feel like we shouldn’t be there."
  • "The staff were a bit slow and got impression most of them couldn’t be bothered being there."
  • "Once seated ignored for approx 20 mins and had to grab someone's attention to order."
  • "Serving staff need some training though - they couldn't answer questions about the menu and served the wrong main meal to each of us."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Burgers are delicious."
  • "The 'tempura' fish & chips we ordered was delicious."
  • "VG mushrooms - delicious and flavoursome, praline dessert - smooth and rich."
  • "Steak wasn’t hot, but was still very tasty."
  • "The food was amazing, one of the best steaks I’ve ever had, and the desserts were to die for!"
  • "Portion sizes are above average and the food was well presented, tasty and reasonably priced."
  • "The food was tasty, well cooked, simply amazing and top quality."

Cons:

  • "Out of three of the meals two came cold."
  • "A little pricey for mains that were not amazing but looked great."
  • "The food took 2 hours to come and when it did, it was very bland and not worth the money."
  • "Ordered the sirloin steak, medium rare.. And that's quite literally all I received along with a side of depressed rocket leaves and a soggy tomato, nothing else.."
  • "Quite disappointed with the food. Was here to dine. Please don't say it's tempura when it is not."
  • "Nice atmosphere and great service but the food was absolutely disgusting.. fries tasted like they were cooked at least three times, the meat was like rubber/charcoal and please don't ever take the so called falafel burger.. yuck."
  • "The ribs were not as juicy as I would have liked."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

  • "Later in the evenings, the restaurant transforms into a dance venue, which works remarkably well."
  • "Great ambience and decor, music and fab terrace."
  • "Music was mostly on point for sure, the staff and crowd were on 🔥."
  • "Decor and ambiance was amazing."
  • "Stunning interior, deceptive from the outside, you wouldn't believe how huge the place is!"
  • "Ambiance was good."
  • "The venue is stunning."

Cons:

  • "The one downside is that they didn't turn on the fans or get a good flow of cool air through the place, it was super hot."
  • "Service at the bars can be quite slow due to large cocktail menu and everything served in plastic."
  • "We waited 10mins to be served then a further 20mins for our drinks to arrive."
  • "The restaurant turns into a club at 10:30."
  • "This is a nice looking venue, shame it wasn't very busy when we were there, its £5 to get in, and all the tables are roped off so no where to get a drink and sit down."
  • "It’s lovely downstairs but upstairs is a little more dingy."
  • "Coffee bar separate to the bar & kitchen so the service staff had to be yelled when service was ready - not pleasant."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Yeh, the drinks aren’t the cheapest but the atmosphere, service and drinks were worth every penny."
  • "The wine was very good if a little bit expensive but overall I'd say this was worth the trip."
  • "Said drinks were a little outside of my price range (£9.50 for a Mai Tai, for example) but certainly worth the price, judging by the taste and quality of the spirits."
  • "The food was delicious and reasonably priced."
  • "The food is great and the prices are reasonable."
  • "Don't overlook their incredible wine list. A diverse selection from around the world. And their cocktail selections are excellent too."
  • "Absolute first class host and a great place, we really could not fault any aspect of our visit, food, service, value for money...all 5 star."

Cons:

  • "Eye wateringly expensive even by Brighton standards."
  • "Food is too pricey for the quality, not worth it."
  • "They seemed reasonably priced until we realised they don't come with any sides, for which you have to pay extra."
  • "A big disappointment! A well presented place but overpriced food and the food too little and not done properly."
  • "Door charge in operation (£5) from around 11pm but the time varies."
  • "Everything was nice except the creamed mash which was super bland and not creamy at all."
  • "Also not quite sure why it took 20 mins to put some hot water on a peppermint tea bag."

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