The George, Brighton

I have visited this pub at least 50 times over the past 4 to 5 years, and I can concur with some that it USED to be fabulous. It's a real shame though - especially since it is the rarest of things, a vegetarian pub - that this place is now an utter hole.

Anyone who insists this place is still any good is, I can only assume, a plant, a member of staff or an utter glutton for punishment.

Their service is always unreliable to the point that I have rarely seen them get a vegan order right first time: most of the time your vegan meal may turn up initially with real sour cream, real cheese, or real mayonnaise. So, if you order a vegan meal - even if you spell out the fact that you're vegan three or four times while ordering - then make sure you get a veggie/omni to check that your food doesn't have the real thing in it.

Every single time I have ordered food here, either as part of a group or on a date, I have always received my meal at a different time to my partner/friends. On numerous occasions my partner has received their food and the waiter/ess has waited for this moment to tell me that - despite ordering my food half-an-hour ago - they don't even have the food that I have ordered!

Terrible! Terrible! I am not exaggerating when I say that they get orders wrong more often than they get it right. The quality of the food and its presentation, when you do get it, is much poorer than it was several years ago. It is now bland, poorly presented, and frequently missing a key ingredient. My Elvis Burger had none of the advertised peanut butter in it last time I ate there. They have served me uncooked halloumi in a club sandwich. My meals have frequently been near cold.
There is also no consistency in portion size and cooking standards.
Their nachos are tortilla chips from a bag.
I have received a garlic bread baguette so uncooked that it was white and some of the butter hadn't even melted.

Also, the last time I was there I noticed that the kitchen floor was ABSOLUTELY COVERED in old food, packaging and general detritus!
Filthy!
Shockingly dirty.

If you get a good, on time, correct meal in a decent amont of time, then you have been especially lucky! Fact.

2 Feb 2009 19:05