The Park View Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Our server James was brilliant! Very friendly."
• "Absolutely love this place! Came in on Monday and was served by a lady called Faye (we think that’s the right name) and she just went the extra mile for us."
• "Service was very good, fast and clean."
• "All of the staff are lovely and friendly."
• "Very friendly service."
• "Ray was absolutely fantastic."
• "Great service staff were very friendly kelly and Harris very welcoming great experience."

Cons:

• "This place was a total joke, with industry experience I reckon they had a bad stock take judging from the meeting going on, which meant we were not greeted and pretty much served with contempt."
• "Customer service always pretty poor and now it's all done via an app they barely even acknowledge you."
• "15 minute wait to get servered in a pretty much empty pub."
• "He shrugged his shoulders and walked away."
• "When we asked if we could get some help with the at-table ordering thing (6 people, ordering starters, mains and drinks and it failed for us twice) our waiter: 'I'm short staffed. I've got six tables in the garden and THEY'VE managed it,' and then disappeared into a door marked 'private'."
• "Had one member of staff walk straight by us twice and not even acknowledge us."
• "Staff weren't very helpful at all, four girls just stood about chatting! Not very professional at all...They didn't even offer us drinks."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The seafood Linguine I had was the best I’ve EVER tasted."
• "Really good burgers with loads of fries served in a hot tin mug which kept them hot- superb!!"
• "The food, especially the Mac and Cheese and halloumi fries are also always delicious."
• "Foods always great."
• "The food was divine!"
• "Gorgeous food."
• "Delicious fish cakes on a tasty fish bouillabaisse."

Cons:

• "Overpriced average food with no description."
• "The food was abysmal."
• "Looks great but the food doesn't match the new interior."
• "Absolute shambles of a restaurant."
• "Really terrible food. I had sausage and mash, it was inedible."
• "The nachos were so dry, the only cheese was on the bottom of the bowl, under the nachos themselves."
• "Christmas Dinner ruined by the fact the lamb was served rare and bleeding and my pregnant daughter couldn't eat it."

Ambiance & Location

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is fantastic and location is great."
• "Popped into The Park View for a quick meal on our first night in Brighton. Monday evening and it was buzzing."
• "One of a few places in Brighton that serves the Beyond Burger; if you are veggie and haven't tried it yet I wholeheartedly recommend it."
• "Nicely decorated and friendly, efficient staff."
• "Great character for a pub."
• "Lovely ambiance with a great variety of food and drinks, plus a fab beer garden."
• "Great local pub, best outdoor seating in the neighborhood with plenty of tables outside and in."

Cons:

• "'The Park View' has recently been 'refurbished' but unfortunately it still seems to be somewhat soulless."
• "VEGGIES BEWARE! When adding bacon to a beyond burger (veggie burger AND veggie filter added to the menu) the bacon option is REAL BACON."
• "Worth popping in for a quick drink but that’s about it."
• "Nice terrace in good weather, if you can get a seat - probably more room mid week afternoons. Not disabled friendly as the pub and terrace are on several levels and ladies loo is on a half level off the basement."
• "For such a great location and nice building the food has always disappointing for at least the last 10 years."
• "The place had little atmosphere except for the dogs there, it was a completely unremarkable experience."
• "I think they must be following a step-by-step guide in how to make potential customers feel unwelcome and lose business!"

Value for Money

Pros:

• "All this was only £16 each between the two of us. Highly recommend!"
• "Cod sandwich and steak sandwich with fries for lunch. A bit pricey but well worth the money!"
• "The beer was kept well and the food was really tasty and reasonably priced."
• "Oh yes, and the pub is nice too! Great outdoor and downstairs seating areas, and reasonably priced."
• "Drinks packages were good value."
• "Drinks I thought were pretty reasonable."
• "The price is a bit higher that what you'd like to pay, but inline with the quality and service."

Cons:

• "We left to find somewhere else to eat. Do not recommend at all."
• "Charged £10.30 for an incorrect beverage! Which is correct?"
• "Very disappointed. I ordered a main but swapped the fries for chips (both £3 on the menu as sides) and then paid. Around 10mins later I was told to go back up to the bar to pay more money."
• "£11 for a 'nourish bowl'? Think it consisted of dry leaves, some sort of unidentified cheese and pulses... absolutely horrendous waste of money."
• "Very expensive for what it was and lacked any salad."
• "Having paid £75 a head then to be charged an extra £4 for the smallest ever blob of ice cream for my granddaughter we were all gobsmacked."
• "For £18 total it was a rubbish meal."

Facilities & Accessibility

Pros:

• "You can hire out the downstairs with a private bar too."
• "The pub has recently reopened and is adhering to all Covid-19 guidelines and have several rules in place to help keep everyone safe."
• "The pub is dog friendly which is fabulous."
• "This Pub has a great atmosphere. Friendly bar staff! Great seating area inside and out! Dogs are welcome."
• "Pet friendly."
• "Beautiful venue inside and out, especially during covid, the outdoor space is very spacious."
• "Kid friendly."

Cons:

• "Service is encouraged by this horrible clunky app as supposed to any table service making the place on par with weatherspoons."
• "Cramp seating and was reserved."
• "Sorry. How do disabled people get to your basement rest room via a stair case..lm very confused."
• "No cutlery twice and burnt food and drugs."
• "The 'crispy' duck salad, which wasn't crispy enough."
• "The most expensive item on the menu (steak) was really poor and the triple cooked chips are just oven chips."
• "You can't really see the park but that didn't matter (you probably can in winter when there are no leaves on the trees but then again, who would want to be in the beer garden in winter)."