Dancing Man Brewery Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Atmosphere was amazing, staff were really friendly and most importantly food was amazing."
• "The ambiance is top shelf, it is a micro brewery with a grand menu of boutique beers."
• "Amazing atmosphere and decor."
• "The inside is really nice and feels as though there is a great atmosphere there!"
• "The aesthetics of the building are stunning, and the food and drink were delicious!"
• "Authentically rugged and chic decor and atmos."
• "The upstairs restaurant has the best interiors of any restaurant in Southampton."

Cons:

• "The terrace is some sort of open square adjacent a very busy road. It makes it very noisy and uncomfortable to sit there."
• "What a dump."
• "It was bloody freezing inside, not sure if they have any heating but it wasn't on."
• "DMB must get a prize for the stickiest tables in the dining area. It was like there was glue on the table."
• "Outside two portaloos, the first had some numpty chucking up in it, I used the second. No lighting, no hand wash."
• "On getting home our clothes smelt like we had spent the day in the kitchen."
• "Sat outside for first drink which was OK, very noisy as on main road."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were very polite and friendly, would highly recommend."
• "Staff were really attentive and atmosphere was great."
• "Staff were great in offering advice."
• "The staff were all really friendly and attentive."
• "The staff were amazing and could not do enough to help us."
• "Bar staff where helpful and informative."
• "The service is fast and attentive, lovely team."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately service was very slow and staff were unhappy."
• "Knocked off a star purely because bar staff a little rude and no real customer service."
• "Really, really poor customer service!"
• "The service was quite slow."
• "Staff seemed arrogant and unattentive."
• "The service was a bit slow. We had to repeatedly call over staff to take orders and drinks."
• "Sadly just had a case of seriously poor customer service. Barman very rude."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "Cosy micro-brewery with a range of tasty and interesting drinks, worth repeat visits just to see the changing roster and try their new brews."
• "The food is to die for and there's an extensive variety of brews."
• "The Chicken Broccoli and Stilton Pie blew my mind - so flavorful and perfectly seasoned!"
• "Desert was also excellent, beautiful little pastry, lovely almost biscuity crumble topping and they ice cream tasted home made."
• "We enjoyed trying new beers along with very delightful food."
• "The food is fantastic and there's a good range of vegan options available too."
• "The food arrived quickly and it was delicious."

Cons:

• "Very disappointed with our experience."
• "So many of their beers are overly hoppy."
• "Quite pricey for what it is."
• "The food was all so oily, it was gross."
• "All the dishes were way too salty."
• "The food we got was at best mediocre - I had a pie which had more chewy fat than meat."
• "Chicken was dry and sauce of choice came in a small cup."