Lion and Lobster Reviews

One of the best pubs in Brighton. Exceptional roast as well.

Very good Brighton pub. Spacious with an outstanding roof garden and excellent food.

I had a meal here with my family. The food was different from all aspects. Mint and pea risotto and spicy crunch squid. Well worth a visit as I will be there again.

if you like dry burgers with no sauce for top prices this is the place for you.

Always a go to. Harveys beer. And a big pub. But nothing special.

Great place, mix of old style inside and a few cool outside areas.

Lovely food and very comfortable. Sunday roasts are delicious.

The staff is always lovely and relaxed, therefore I love to visit this pub! Toilets, tables and all areas are always clean. Pub quiz on Mondays is great fun as well with very had questions! Best thing on the menu is the nachos.. they're to die for - trust me!

Nice pub. Friendly staff. Decent pub food and a pleasant smoking area up stairs. I liled it.

Amazing little pub, gorgeous food, nice decor, oldie worldie

Recommended by a local now living in Canada. As a Canadian traveler it was a perfect pub experience

Quirky pub with lots of different seating areas and great selection of drinks. Nice atmosphere and friendly staff.

Love it for food or drinks. Great roof terrace if you can get a space!

As one of the oldest pubs in brighton it definitely has a wealth of charm. The interior is cosy but interesting too as, there's lots of knick-knacks and prints to look at. The staff were upbeat and gave us a nice warm welcome. The food was good, only one gripe... my husband ordered the fish and risotto with clams and mussels. It wasn't risotto rice and there were no clams. Was disappointed that they didn't inform us when ordering. The rest of the meals however were spot on. Highly recommend this pub, will be returning!

Cozy building, bar on the ground and first floor, the third floor is a smokers area which is a mostly wooden terrace.

Used to love this pub but the new manageress thinks its ok to pull pints of vinegar

Came here for the marathon weekend

Great friendly pub

Good food reasonably priced and large selection of drinks

Friendly knowlegable staff efficient in their roles

All clean and tidy including toilets

Attractive premises

Can't fault the place - a must go to pub when in the area

Always busy with a good vibe, decent selection of drinks and food. The football can be a little loud at times but still a great place to come. Great little outside space upstairs

Popular bar,but looks old and tired,gets very hot inside too

Fantastic Pub - food was excellent and very cosy feel inside despite being a huge place - good roof terrace too!

Amazing place with incredible atmosphere, music and stuff. Really enjoyed being here.

Always an RV point for meeting a mate. Great atmosphere, fine selection of ales and plenty of space

Normal pub but it has three floors it is like a maze

Like Mary Poppin's Handbag (A lot bigger on the inside than it looks from the outside)

- Classic pub
- Does the trick (nothing special but sometimes that's what you want)
- Nice punters and staff

1St class Sirloin, good beers, very British place, nice people, children eat free, whatelse?

Good layout. Nice smoking area
Friendly staff. Usually has good events on.

Great, quirky boozer, on 3 floors, serving good beer & pub grub. Eclectic crowd, buzzy atmosphere. Smelly toilets

The Lion and Lobster blends the perfect mix of fine dining and outdoor casual drinking.

If you are visiting the UK or Brighton in particular, this pub is a classic example of a quirky (the name?) English Pub.

You can find plenty of dark little cost nooks for a more intimate setting.

The upstairs outdoor seating isnt exactly wheelchair accessible but it is perfect for an afternoon drink, also the restaraunt itself has a delicious selection (the roasts in particular )

I can see this pub being ideal for an event ie. Birthday or Anniversary aswell.

Had a lovely evening at the Lion and Lobster , staff and food great
Was my birthday and they celebrated it with us .

Great food, amazing roast! Staff v attentive and kept us safe from the torrential rain.

Best pub in Brighton in my opinion, has everything going for it and nothing against.

The LnL used to do one of the best fish n chips in town. Sad to say this is no longer the case. Fries where from frozen (McCain or similar), fish was from frozen and soggy as well, batter is far from as good as it was, portions are smaller and price is higher. Pub itself still as lovely as ever but tge food was one of the main reasons i would go here and take visitors for fine pub dining, will think twice now.

Lovely Christmas dinner with a good atmosphere and helpful staff

Very busy place be there early to avoid disappointment. Lobster is great though so worth the wait I suppose.

Had great time. The bar is huge on many levels. Did not eat but ambiance was fun-loving without much attitude.

Very lively Saturday night place. Good food and excellent service from very friendly staff. Would revisit when next in Brighton.

Lions and lobsters, strange combination for a really interesting place. For an Italian it seems the original version of the British-like pubs in our land. Like many albionic pubs, in addition to taps, there are always two or three casks for pump beers. The atmosphere is that in a place out of time low ceilings, carpets and woods, small and poorly lit tables, beautiful ... Discreet gastronomic part with the inevitable chips and a strange Greek-Turkish Romagna combination with hummus with beautiful mint Greek feta and piadina alla romagnola cut. The drink is excellent, excellent IPA, with a strong British flavor. Absolutely promoted. The local logo is also nice. All beautiful.

I have been to the lion and lobster many times. It's nice, not mind blowing and very dark. It's nice but not my favourite.

One of Brighton's finest pubs. Old school and all the better for it

Great atmospheric pub with live music at weekends and events during the year with face painting by Anklebiterz

we've been coming in here for 3 or 4 years when we visit Brighton. We eaten twice before downstairs and the food has been great. The atmosphere great and the beer fantastic.

This time we booked a table and was sent upstairs to the restaurant. Unfortunately the 2nd floor dining room by the upstairs bar is adjacent to an outdoor terrace where smoking is allowed. This meant that the dining room was filled with choking cigarette smoke - I thought that to allow cigarette smoke to pervade an indoor room was illegal these days.

Anyway it made for a poor experience and appalling atmosphere - we will not visit again, and i encourage diners not to attend until the policy is changed and smoking on the adjacent is banned.

It was so bad out hair and clothes stank of cigarette smoke when we returned to our hotel.

The Lion and Lobster was the venue for my 70th birthday party. The pub brilliantly looked after me and all 31 of my fellow guests, slightly adjusting their menu to our taste and giving great advice on wines, using Spotify for my music choices, setting up tables to suit us, giving us great service at the bar and tables, enabling a microphone to be on hand for a couple of speeches and generally making the evening run like clockwork. Thanks to Yianni in particular for overseeing. It made the occasion very special - and personal - for me. We love this pub and will be back!

the place is filthy, terrible service, rude and dismissive staff not to mention the food REVOLTING!!

Lovely staff. Some of the food isn't as great as it used to be but the staff were great!

Nice cosy atmosphere with lots of seating options inside and out, good choice of drinks and food, not too expensive for location.

Best place to watch sports in Brighton. Multiple floors, multi screen traditional pub.

Lovely pub with really nice food, nice atmosphere but very busy.

Where is the entrance or exit? Who knows. I haven't seen an conflict pub more than this one. 3 or 4 floors but stairs are unknown points or tables so mixed etc.

Before we went to dinner at the Lion & Lobster, my cousin in Worthing said we had made a good choice. We were able to decide that for ourselves. Everyone enjoyed their meals. Classic British pub. Was a good way to finish up our visit to Brighton. Parking is tricky.

First visit and what a wonderful place. Food & drink excellent quality and value. Terraces will make smokers think they've died and gone to heaven but smoke not too intrusive. Restaurant and bar areas are very classy with fabulous atmosphere. Can't wait to go back!

Wonderful food. Staff friendly. Fast service. All covid measures in place but not ruining the atmosphere.