Lion and Lobster Review

One of Brighton's best pubs. Awesome food, great atmosphere and friendly staff.

I was visiting Brighton on a birthday trip from London, absolutely appalled by the Sunday roast I had lamb which was undercooked and resulted to me getting food poising. My friend had chicken which was dry and tasteless as well as the potatoes. Overpriced isn t the word, terrible service once seated will not be coming back! Toby carvery is better than here and you pay half the price! Defo not worth it

J bought chips from this place. Ooh Boy" chips were hard, brown in colour and very greasy. What a shame!!!

Nice beer, not too expensive and some amazing jazz music on

Very nice pub with loads of room and rooms. Nice roof terrace and good selection of beers. A bit pricy but well worth a visit.

Magnificent, quirky and huge. Drinks could be cheaper but overall a real hidden treat off Western Road. Go visit.

Food was good and not overpriced. Weird but cool decor. Smoking area/terrace is brilliant.

Great atmosphere and food. Quizzes, drinks and meals and really friendly staff!!

Cute pub, nice outside terrace bit and lovely staff

Food is ok, nothing exceptional. Waiters are chill and the pub below seems to be buzzing.

Great fully decorated pub near the ocean. Perfect for football games. Reservation recommended if having dinner.

The roast dinners here are absolutely delicious. Staff are good fun. Good value for money. I spent a special birthday afternoon here with my family and would not hesitate to go back.

Great old victorian pub
Lovely food and service

Perfect Sunday lunch in a lovely, friendly location.

Love this place. Proper pubby old pub inside, quirky and comfortable. My fave is the downstairs bar area. Always a dog and friendly people having a nice time.
Food is really good, it gets so busy but there is more room upstairs.

Traditional pub, not very exciting.

Could do with updating.

No vegan options in Brighton is a tactical mistake.

There's no phone signal in here unfortunately, I tried two different networks. Couldn't see a WiFi code anywhere.

The restaurant is lovely, the food is really good and not pricy, and the staff is really nice. Definitely going back! :)

Food average for price. Staff very good
More stairs than Stairway to heaven!

Legendary Sunday roasts, but you must book in advance !

Great jazz band on a Sunday night and a lovely upstairs beer garden

Nice little pub. Beer garden on the roof. Enjoyable

Possibly my favourite pub in Brighton. Great atmosphere, a roof top garden and lots of rooms to get lost in on the way. Oh and live music!

Brilliant pub amazing atmosphere good beer large with may levels and an amazing roof terrace also excellent food especially the pizza

Traditional pub at the boundary between Brighton and Hove. Fresh and tasty food. Nice Sunday roast. Great atmosphere. Although the cheese board is a bit disappointing; perhaps one of the worst I ve had in Brighton so far.

Traditional friendly pub. Wholesome food. Roast was nice and so was the super food salad. Generous portions. Will come again

This Tardis like pub has room after room and rambles over several floors including at least 2 outside terraces and a restaurant area. Food is good and varied and served until late. Not cheap but in line with what you expect to pay in central Brighton. Loads of atmosphere, friendly staff and customers . Excellent jazz on Sunday evenings.

Great if you're local. But definitely not for the day visit or tourist.

Great vibe in here, but the food was pretty poor to be honest. If it wasn't for my amazing company it would be 2 stars! Ale was tasty though! L&L is a top vibe though and I know people have def had good munch in there i think i just got unlucky :-)

Don't believe the hype about the food, it's pretty mediocre these days. It used to be much better but now they're just cashing in. Good beer and atmosphere though, just don't expect much from the food.

Until the last time it has been always a good option for food or drinks ... Just a tip : don't expect too much from their desserts, it's ok but it isn't as good as their food

Great pub, off the beaten track and renowned amongst 'Brightonians' as having the best, 3 storey, outside space going complete with bars and weatherproof TV's.

The main entrance bar opens up and the place wraps around giving you plenty of seating and hidey holes.

Great pub, fantastic food, top service. Kudos to chef Seb

A decent pub with standard beer and ale selection the wine list was a refreshing surprise. I enjoyed a large glass of the Rioja with my sirloin steak medium rare with a thick and well seasoned cracked peppercorn sauce. The waiting staff was a little disappointing. Upon ordering an orange gin from the bar I was greeted with trepidation from the bar staff who provided me an unsolicited warning that my drink may be overpriced. Apart from this, table service was quick and well received. I would recommend this pub to my friends with the warning that it could be found wanting in regard to its treatment of dinner guests.

We had an amazing dinner here in the restaurant upstairs - the staff in the pub were so friendly and directed us upstairs despite is being early.

I would recommend the fish sharing board as it was an absolutely delicious and had a great selection to choose from.

I had the pork schnitzel for main and it was enormous yet beautifully cooked. Our waitress was so lovely and accommodating without disturbing us too much.

I would suggest this place to people looking for an upmarket pub lunch/dinner with something a little different to choose from than your average place.

Good jazz and candles and flowers and nice staff :)

Lovely food, friendly staff and fairly priced. What else do you need?

Love this place. Food portions aren't huge but the quality is there. Good place for football games

This is great Brighton pub. Food is always pretty good. A fairly wide beer selection with more of a focus on real ale that craft beer. Nice atmosphere, massive roof terrace and stays open late!

Beautiful place with summer garden and very good beers

Love this warren of a place and tgeir fibe booze selection

Lovely cosy pub, mulled cider is lush on a cold night. Football was on so the boyf was happy, sound was off so I was too Always get lost on the way to/ from the toilets, makes for an exciting evening.

Lovely backstreet pub. Good food and local beer with friendly service.

Authentic fish and chips, great music and warm staff

Some time ago I booked a table and when I arrived my friends and I were seated at a table where the serving staff were bumping into me while serving other guests.
The steak was undercooked, and after sending it back, I received the same piece of meat but it was black, tough and inedible!
Needless to say that made for a very uncomfortable evening!
The next time I booked a table for three, we were placed on a round table that would barely fit two dinner plates!
On that occasion, when I told them we were going to leave, a suitable table somehow magically became available!

What a great boozer traditional boozer with a fair selection of beers. Downstairs a warren of sections including a large screen showing sport (and smaller more discreet screens throughout the pub). On the second floor a restaurant serving awesome food (or you can eat anywhere in the pub - don't forget to checkout the specials board). On the top deck the pub opens up to a roof terrace which is a great suntrap, unknown to most punters who don't venture past the ground floor.

Great atmosphere, great Sunday roast, lots of level and an amazing terrace with a separate bar and a fire place.

Amazing food and good service. I highly recommend for a full lunch meal on a Sunday. You can make online reservations on their website, which I'd recommend because they are quite busy on weekends.

A very nice pub although they were a bit out of the center of brighton worth a walk and little else and enjoy this beautiful and comfortable pub. Food is served until 11, the dishes are blunt serving hamburgers and dishes typical of English food. Prices are normal

Yummy pizzas, and roof garden. Great Brunswick boozer

Visited after seeing reviews online, and I'm pleased that we did. Decor is fantastic, staff are fun, and the atmosphere is great. Clearly a very popular pub, and for good reason. Had a few of the craft beers on tap, and they were great.

Super nice and cosy pub but the food options seemed somewhat limited and the meals weren't really anything special. Would be a great place to have a few pints with mates, not a dinner with family.

5 stars for atmosphere and publike coziness with plenty of Brighton funky character. Always busy. We tried restaurant food - small portions - average pub fare. Prefer the bar food but hard to get a bar table ! Definately need to reserve to secure table.

A proper pub in Hove. Had a steak & chips there. Excellent!

Great community pub good food tucked away but well worth a visit and shows sports sometimes

Great traditional pub. Very friendly service, not crowded and just a delight to drink in.

Nice place for dinner. Not very child friendly though.