Dukes at Komedia in Brighton and Hove

Fabulous quirky venue in the heart of the North Laines.

The price is very expensive, but the seats are very comfortable and there is free water to drink.

My favorite cinema in Brighton. Comfortable seats and decent audiovisuals. I just wish they showed older movies more often because 95% of the new movies that play there are trash. I love going to the cinema but it's so rare anything is playing that actually motivates me to spend my money, which is a shame really.

Appalling on line service (not) for members

Great old cinema Nice cafe bar inside Nice staff A throwback to the past cinema glory

Love this cinema, definitely my favourite one in Brighton. Really comfortable seating, well looked after, great choice of films and really friendly staff.

Great atmosphere, nice bar and comfortable seating in the centre of the City

Screen 2 was fine for our film The Holdovers. Didn't buy refreshments or food however. Seat a little soft for films over 2 hrs.

Always an excellent experience watching a film here.

This is a chain cinema with an independent, very Brighton feel, with its enormous kitsch female legs in red and white stripey over-the-knee socks and black, high-heeled shoes tumbling overhead from the front roof entrance. This is why I don’t want to diss it. But my visit yesterday (incidentally to see the Korean film “Past Lives”, about which more in another review) felt a bit shabby. The downstairs cafe was dark, closed, and shuttered, which took me aback a little. There were no staff around. I then decided to take the lift upstairs. I went down a dark red walled corridor and took what was a fairly rickety and dark deserted lift upstairs, once stopping at a sort of goods room with no one in it - which was a surreal experience - a bit like being in a film noir! All of this was quite enjoyable - until I got to the ticket desk at the cafe upstairs. There was a long queue - I waited around 20 minutes for one staff member to serve everyone before me. The only other staff member in the building was checking tickets at the screen entrance door. I was then charged £21 for one film ticket, a soft drink, some kettle chips and a packet of Maltesers? Not an experience to be repeated - I think I need membership. But the tour de force was an auditorium that was decidedly stuffy and smelled of strong cheese. Is this the air conditioning others have remarked on at Dukes at Komedia? The whiff nearly put me off the movie. I couldn’t help thinking of the bright clean, fresh and airy atmosphere of Lewes Depot, Chichester New Park Cinema, or the Towner Cinema in Eastbourne. Not to mention any of the other chain cinemas I might visit in Brighton. And Dukes at Komedia needs more staff than two, to work three busy screens and a cafe, on a Thursday afternoon in the North Laine. I feel that if imaginatively programmed cinema chains like Picturehouse, which have recently opened even more of their cinemas in London, are to survive, they will need to better maintain their existing buildings and staff, especially in a place like Brighton, with its buzzy and vibrant local film scene. Personally, I am into screenwriting and have been to a few director/cast Q & As/screenings here as well. I would feel more encouraged to return if this improves.

Lovely place to catch a show or film.

Top cinema in "town". Good bar and staff.

This is how cinemas should be. All the usual chocolates and snacks and popcorn BUT with a great range of drink options including alcohol as well as pizzas on some days which you can eat in the cinema. If you ate a member you get a hearty discount- pint of IPA for less than a fiver?? Bring it on!

Very small cozy cinema. The popcorn cost twice the amount of your movie ticket so sneak in your own snacks. Very few bathrooms as well but otherwise a nice place with comfortable seats and good location.

Watched Slam Dunk. Great to be able to watch niche movies in Brighton

One of the best cinemas in Brighton in my opinion. Small, cosy, no a**holes. Good drink selection and decent priced snack bundles. Blockbusters and offbeat films alike.

Always friendly and it has a lovely atmosphere.

Part of the Picture House chain so a good selection of films on offer. Nice bar and friendly staff.

Different from the places we are used to. Well worth a visit if in the area. Wasn't too busy but made us feel welcome and would definitely go again.

I cannot go to a regular cinema any more thanks to the Komedia!! Seats super comfy (single and sofa) great bar, snacks, food downstairs. I love this place ❤️

Great cinema, we watched our film in screen two and the seats I booked were double seats so we were able to sit next to each other with was cute

Can you please do something with the air con at the bar area on the 1st floor? Its so cold there with about 10C when the super cold wind is blowing at people’s face. Its not possible to sit there before the movie starts. I asked several times to switch it off. Please keep it switched off or find a way how to make it pleasant for your customers. Thank you

Lovely local cinema in North Laines Brighton. Screens and bar upstairs.

My fave cinema. Lovely screen, lovely seats, good beer on tap, wine, snacks, and the staff are fantastic!

Best place to watch a movie in Brighton

The antidote to plastic odeons.

What a lovely combination, film & bar. On same floor, not to mention exceptional kind staff who didn’t mind me trying a Malbec and Merlot before making my decision. Lovely vibes created by invested staff in making your evening lovely.

Always find the bright floor level lights down each side distracting and annoying whole watching the film

Great venue in central Brighton, good range of movies

Lovely cinema. Feels luxurious

loved the vibe of this place and comfy seats

The cinema is lovely and the seats comfortable, but we had an issue where the film we were watching was quite quiet (on purpose) but we could hear the film playing in the next screen which was a bit distracting.

Best cinema experience in Brighton.

Nice place, nice staff, try to book tickets online but they had server issues (fair enough, these things happen). One thing that I thought was annoying - I was watching Tar in screen 2 and we could hear music coming through the walls either from screen 1 or below? This seemed like a massive oversight to me, least I expect is to have an undisturbed cinema experience.

The sofa seats are so comfortable, the staff are super friendly, and being able to get pizzas and beers to take in makes it so much better than a normal cinema!

D at K is my favourite cinema in town by far. It's just..well, .. lush! Always feels elegant but alive , and I guess a little bit more thrilling, compared with anywhere else, which is nice when going to the movies.

Not many people know that the Komedia has a lovely cafe upstairs and lovely clean toilets. So next time your shopping and fancy a coffee think of the komedia.

A great cinema experience - comfortable seats, friendly and efficient staff, two good cafes offering quality snack options.

Part of a small chain, you will be treated well, have a great choice of drinks and snacks (including a full bar). Seemed to attract a nice, friendly crowd. Very very comfortable seats with loads of leg room. Highly recommended.

Absolutely brilliant. My elderly mum with limited mobility was really well cared for. White wine, chilled, served in a real glass - what more could you want

Different from the places we are used to. Well worth a visit if in the area. Wasn't too busy but made us feel welcome and would definitely go again.

We booked here primarily because we couldn’t book cineworld . So glad we did- more comfortable, easier to get to, friendly staff. My daughter dropped her purse, and staff were happy for us to go back in during “In between “ cleaning and luckily we found it. Clean, comfortable, local. Perfect.

This place attracts a certain type of person in a town that does the same. Arrived today to see a film with my partner, but I was in the row in front of her having been unable to get adjoining seats. Another visitor was in my seat for the same reason, and a further visitor had the ticket I needed. Between the four of us, and thanks to the decency of the woman who was viewing alone, it all worked out for the best and that's the sort of people who come to this place. The back row, on couches, with a holder for your drink, in the warmth of a small theatre, is one of the most relaxing places to be. I promptly fell asleep. It does not get better than this, it isn't even expensive. Good beer, good wine, good food, good employees, good clientele, great comfort. If it isn't showing what you want, wait until it is.

The cinema is a nice, independent cinema, with fairly comfy seats, but not recliners. We had pizza before we went in, had to wait 20 minutes for it as the first one apparently fell apart so a second had to be cooked - hmm, well, it wasn't worth the wait. The atmosphere is, the cinema is OK (but prefer the Cameo in Edinburgh - our home town), the pizza does not live up to expectation

A really nice little picture house bang in the middle of Brighton. Highly recommended. Didn't eat, had a beer and watched the picture.

It is always a pleasure to visit Dukes at Komedia! The staff is very friendly and the films and performances very interesting. Don't miss it on your next trip to Brighton.

I messed up today and when I arrived for the 2.30 showing of the film I wanted to see, realised that I'd bought tickets at Dukes at Komedia for yesterday's performance. The Manager couldn't have been more helpful and swopped my tickets for today's performance. Really appreciate that.

This is our local and we go a lot. Sometimes just films often life plays or opera. Very nice staff and comfy seats. feels like you belong to a club. nice wine, coffee and cakes too. Great for the oldies although don't use it very much as yet.

This is a great cinema. Comfy seats and rarely over crowded. Good snacks and drinks. Have not tried restaurant.

I feel really lucky to live in Brighton and be spoilt by 2 great cinemas (albeit the same company). Dukes at the Komedia has a very different feel to the original Dukes but is still a great venue. A good range of films and I like the sofa seating. The only real complaint is that the counter and cafe on the ground floor is so slow and always understaffed. Ordering a coffee there before a film is an ordeal - considering people are generally there to watch a film and the staff are aware of film timings (as they also sell the tickets) the snail pace they apply to making coffees verges on being a joke. Even when there is a long queue I have on a number of occasions seen a second member of staff just mooch around behind the counter rather than starting to serve. The upstairs bar is better and the staff there at least seem to understand that you are there to see a film! However staff are generally really friendly and seem to have a genuine interest in films.

The cinema is great if you don't order food, comfy seats and whatnot. Drink prices are extortionate, a medium watered down pepsi with loads of ice is about £3.60... how?! Ordered nachos and waited 25 minutes for them to come burnt AND cold with barely any cheese. We arrived 15 minutes early and got into the viewing 10 minutes late! They were ordered without jalapenos, alas came covered in them, but we were worried we might of had to wait another 25 mins for more nachos. Other than that, great cinema, really comfy and a good location.

Came here to watch live feed of Madame Butterfly. We have membership which makes tickets and food and drink affordable but otherwise I do think most things are overpriced here. Being a long production we decided to go for a bottle of white wine to share as being the best value but when I asked if they had anything to keep it cool, like a wine jacket or bucket I was practically laughed at, like what an absurd idea! Needless to say we didn’t order a bottle because on a hot June night it would have been undrinkable after the first glass. If they want to pretend they know about wine and change £25 plus for a bottle than I expect them to provide this for people when necessary and be a bit more educated as no one wants to drink warm white wine. Also they need to get some new sofas at the back as the seat had completely gone on the 2 seater we were on making it so soft and squishy it was difficult to get up off!

I used to go here and had not been for a while. It use to be a rare treat rather the manufactured cineworld type chains Walked in and music was so dreary for 30 minutes. It sounded like an old 80s punk band , but dreary with no content. I then went to buy a cake and coffee for two. The cost was oh my god....£13.30. On top of the expensive tickets it’s a relief film was good. The toilets were terrible. Wife said the women’s were smelly and in the gents in was the urinal that was like the type you get in temporary toilets. Stainless steel long trough where men go on each other’s streams So in summary , I no longer need to see it as a rare treat \. I can not justify the cost , it’s just not good enough. The parent cinema at `Preston Circus’ 10 times better and The Depot in `lewes’ lovely Sorry `Komedia ‘ you are no longer a luxury.

Este es un pequeño cine independiente que tiene dos pantallas que muestran una buena selección de películas. Los asientos son cómodos y las pantallas tienen un buen tamaño. Café y pasteles de la cafetería son de primera clase. Vale la pena unirse si va a utilizar el cine con bastante frecuencia.

Had heard a lot about this place so decided to go for a film, and compare with the chain cinemas. A positive experience, nice bar area, comfortable seating with good legroom. Only downside was the sound system which seemed to distort - maybe just too loud even after removing my hearing aids!!

Desde este lugar tratando primero hace dos años, nos dimos cuenta rápidamente de una experiencia increíble ver una película aquí es.

comfy seas good facilities - range of drinks and cakes etc - nice staff - good screen and sound facilities.

Komedia Duke's en posiciones como un "diferente" experiencia de cine - se paga un recargo por una experiencia supuestamente premium. Yo tenía en mente algo como el excelente Cine eléctrica en Notting Hill - que tiene sillones de cuero en una pantalla de cine con poco hermoso art decó. Me quedé muy decepcionado. Fuimos a ver Dunquerque en pantalla 1 ayer, en un sofá", en la parte trasera. Pensé que podría ser algo así como un bonito sofá de cuero para pasar el rato. Este sofá" era sólo un sub-silla de cine estándar hizo un poco más amplia, y mucho menos cómodo que el equivalente en cine Cineworld o estar Odeon. Su sitio web dice que la comida y la bebida está disponible que puede llevar a la pantalla. Lo que no dice en el sitio web, ni en el menú o en cualquiera de las vallas en el bar, es que la cocina se cierra antes de la película comienza así que tendrás que hacer que hacer con un paquete de patatas fritas (o caro bar chocolate o palomitas). Cuando le preguntamos al personal sobre este no tenía nada que decir, excepto que la cocina fueron impresos en el menú Horario de apertura - que no son. La decoración dentro de la pantalla y el vestíbulo está en mal estado y genéricas y en realidad menos atractiva que la media de gran cine de cadena. El sonido es terrible durante la película (afortunadamente no hay mucho diálogo en Dunquerque. ), era ridículamente caliente, y los asientos están mucho más cerca juntos que en la cadena de cines.

Que quieran ver 'Conductor Baby' fuera en Brighton con la intención de ir a la Odeon donde estaba siendo mostrado. Pasear por las calles hacia el mar nos dimos cuenta de la película también estaba siendo protegido en el Duke. A pesar de numerosas visitas a la Komedia que nunca había estado en el cine.

Esta fue mi primera visita a Komedia y yo pasamos un tiempo fantástico. Personal muy amable y servicial, una gran relación calidad-precio, no bebidas caras. Un lugar fantástico para ver a una película o como lo hice en mi visita, algunos stand-up comedy. Una noche muy agradable!

A menudo visita los Duques en cine komedia y cafetería. Situado en el corazón de la zona norte de laine de Brighton ofrece una experiencia de cine muy especial con auditorios pequeños de lujoso confort y una gran variedad de películas de Hollywood a casa de arte. El café es una zona preciosa para dejar en un café, una copa de vino o un aperitivo antes, después o sin una película. Como miembros de picturehouse estamos regular película amantes y esta es la experiencia de cine más civilizado y relajantes que puedas hoe.

Fuimos a ver el estreno de un plan perfecto de Alex Vernon, en Dukes la última noche. Nos quedamos muy impresionados con el lugar. Los asientos son súper cómodas mucho espacio brazo también. Pudimos ver la película sin conseguir twitchy vagabundos. Una noche excelente. Ideal para películas independientes. Muy impresionado con la película no puedo esperar a ver el acabado/edición extendida.

Fuimos a la komedia ver Joseph. Craqueo poco lugar, gig había vendido y el ambiente era eléctrico. Sin duda un aspecto viene aquí de nuevo.

A really cosy little cinema, with great, comfortable seats. And a nice café, which serves wine too. Wonderful location in the North Laines area.

Can't imagine we'll go to an Odeon or Cineworld again after visiting this cinema. Comfortable, spacious, lovely food and drink and easily the best atmosphere in a cinema I've ever found. Perfect for blockbusters or indie films alike.Hang on for the half-price membership offers if you can, but even at full price this place offers a lot for not very much.

Great Local cinema !Really Good coffee and Grub along with friendly and helpful staff in a lovely location and makes the other local cinemas look very poor in comparison.I wish I had become a member years ago !

lovely cinema and great venue downstairs, got tickets to rogue one already I cant wait, then we are going to the comedy club that is in the basement afterwards!

Love going here, great venue, good acts and plenty on the agenda - can be a bit pricey, but hey, treat yourself.

Forget high street cinema brands, this picture house venue is exactly how cinemas should be. With an eclectic selection of movies from the latest blockbusters through to art house, foreign, independent and classic retro or cult classics.They offer more than your basic popcorn and soft drinks. Surprisingly good coffee, independent sweets and snacks, pizza and cake. Just don't make the same mistake I did and eat too much before you go on, you'll only end up stifling to stay awake.Grab one of the sofas, sit back and enjoy. My only tiny criticism being that no matter what time of year you go, the screens can get surprisingly hot and stuffy.

Super comfy seats, plenty of leg room, all seats seemed to have a good view. Alcohol and food available as well as usual sweets and popcorn. Will return on our next visit to Brighton!

Dukes at Komedia is a charming little cinema and comedy club that caters to the entertainment needs of pretty much anyone. Customer service is always excellent, and staff members clearly communicate well with each other. Whilst the comedy club part of the building has brilliant wheelchair access, the cinema does not. Unfortunately screens do not have designated seats for wheelchair users.

Enjoyed the comics very much. We also ate there, food was good and well priced as were the drinks, so it rounded off the whole evening quite nicely.

A unique and fantastic cinema experience with excellent customer service from friendly staff. Would highly recommend!

What a lovely cinema in the heart of Brighton. Seats are very comfy with loads of leg room. There is a bar and you can take drinks in. Very friendly staff and would recommend for a night out.

I really enjoyed my visit to this cinema. It's small with comfy seats. As an old style cinema, the seats are on a gentle slope, so I was glad that no one very tall came to sit in front of me. There was a nice bar and cafe, and you can take drinks in with you. It shows a decent range of films too. Not just Hollywood blockbusters.

Been twice to watch a film and both times got sofa seats which were really comfy and didn't make my bum ache like the usual cinema seats! The leg room is the best thing. So many times I've sat in the cinema with my knees jammed against the back of the seat in front but no problem here. Worth the few extra pounds to watch a film in comfort. Don't think I'll go back to the other cinemas, I've been spoilt here!

Have been several times and the compare is right on the money.Normally three acts, and often they are like the three bears in terms of OK, not too bad and very good. That said there's something in every act that is funny.Food is not so good and the menue really over sells it. My advice eat first and buy a nice bottle of something to enjoy whilst watching.Sitting in the front row is just asking for trouble as I found out twice. Great night out.

I've seen loads of Bands over lots of years at this venue (Nine below Zero being the best!!) so I have to admit I've been a "little anti" the changes at this venue! Anyway "she who must be obeyed" dragged me along to see a film at the weekend and I've gotta say "I've been missing out!!" Great venue, and the auditorium we were in (Screen 1) was really good. I was really impressed with the Digital Image (is that the correct phrase?) and the sound quality was brilliant! We had a couple of drinks in the cosy bar beforehand and all in all we had a great evening at the flicks! Well done to all at the Komedia.

Went this morning for a coffee with my friends. We placed the order for our numbered table at the till and then sat outside. Drinks came out 15 mins later. (We just ordered coffees). Place looks nice and food smelt lovely. Staff was very nice.

Siamo stati a vedere l'ultimo film di Star Wars e il cinema ci è piaciuto tantissimo! All'inizio eravamo un po' spaesati dal momento che manca una biglietteria vera e propria, infatti i biglietti si acquistano al bar al piano terra, ma il cinema è piccolino, i sedili molto comodi e la proiezione eccellente! Siamo andati di martedì e ci hanno detto che c'era un'offerta speciale... pensateci ;). Nel bar al piano terra c'è persino un telefono per chiamare gratuitamente un taxi... era gennaio e abbiamo approfittato. Consigliassimo!!

Went to see the latest star wars film on Sunday.Booked it online in the week and got the twin soft seats with extra leg room these are half way up the cinema in the middle( book early if you want these as these are very limited ) but all the other seats in the cinema are all good quality and comfy.you can take the normal popcorn and sweets in ,but also food and drinks from the bar on the first floor toilets are at the top of the stairs.great small cinema and excellent experience really good sound and picture quality.

The Duke of Komedia is a great place for many things such as cabaret, film, music and so on. However, it is not a place for one to have a coffee because the coffee will undoubtedly be served coldish.

A fantastic cinema, great bar and wonderful intimate screening room. Very comfy seats, especially the sofas. Beats the marina or Odeon by a mile!

Two cinemas, really comfy raked seats ( you can see over the top of that bouffant hairdo) and even sofas if you get there first, great sound,. It's a luxurious feeling seeing films there. You can get nice cakes, decent coffee, great beers and OK food - that varies a bit. I still meet people in Brighton who haven't been here - go! - here, and the sister cinema, The Duke Of Yorks (Preston Circus), are the only places to go to see films. .

The Dukes at Komedia is an offshoot of the Duke of York's main cinema (about a mile away) inside the Komedia comedy club. like its parent it an excellent cinema with a good choice of films, a world away from the big chains. It is extremely comfortable, big sets lots of leg room, clean (no wading through popcorn), all together so civilised.

The best cinema in town. that's it. the BEST. air conditioned, nice comfy bar and cafe, really comfy seats, good leg room, stepped arrangement of seating so even the tallest person sat in front of you is not a problem, even got sofa style seats for the couples, excellent screen quality, especially 3d, sound system to rival some night clubs.

Having been a member here for about a year we often get a family ticket as it includes popcorn & a drink for the kids. Today the popcorn machine wasn't working. We were told downstairs that no snack alternative could be given as a replacement but that we could get 4 drinks instead, (2 drinks included in the family ticket and then 2 more instead of the popcorn). Going upstairs we were told that the 4 drinks had to be the kids cartons - ok fine - and were then told no, we can't even have these as it's on a 'subject to availability' basis. Having checked their advertisement, where it does not state this, we got 4 cartons of juice. This was causing long queues with everyone having the same problem. We understand if the popcorn machine is broken but you need to offer an alternative as it is stated in your advert that it is included in the price & NOT subject to availability.

One of the best cinemas in Brighton and very central due to it's location in The Lanes. Lovely little cafe upstairs for soft drinks and bar drinks. Great cake, the Orange Polenta cake is a definite recommendation.The theatre seats are ultra comforatable. Worth being a member as you get a discount for GBK (next door) and in the cafe also.

I used to love going to the movies until loud, talking, knob heads started ruining it. Then along comes this cool place. So watching movies with fellow movie lovers on a sofa drinking beer, yes please. Fantastic.

Excellent programmes of independent films. Silver screen for over 60s twice a week at reduced rates.

We are regular cinema goers and love the charm of this little gem. The seats are very comfortable and if you get there early, make sure you ask for a sofa as they are cosy and spacious.You can also get a beer and they regularly go late showings of old films and series of films. The prices for the drinks and food are slightly at a premium as you would expect for the convenience. Limited number of films but then again it is a small cinema so it can't be as flexible me as the big boys.

Fantastic independent cinema.. lovely seats.. intimate screen.. awesome popcorn.. and you can have beer too!

... on the biggest screen imaginable. The Komedia is a super venue to catch latest, arts and classic films. Easy to find location in Gardner Street in the North Laines area. All seats have unrestricted views (we choose row D for a great view), are really comfortable and well spaced. There's even seats for two, for romantic movie moments. A good bar too, with a nice vibe for pre-film drinks and you can take your wine into the cinema - and the wine is served in real glasses, not plastic. Definitely ranks as my favourite cinema in Brighton.

The seats are nice but I couldn't get over the kind of people who I encountered there. In the bar there was lots of middle class pushy pushy when it was busy in the bar and a few rude visitors in the screen who thought it was ok to put their coat on me over the back of my seat.. Not the first time I've had this kind of experience at Cinema cities. Doesn't feel like an accessible place to all and a bit of an unfriendly crowd; aimed at the middle classes market really. Rather would see a film at home, less pushing that way :)

I'm not a big fan of going to the cinema, too big these days with too many people talking and munching their way through half a ton of popcorn that you can't enjoy the movie. Not this place, it's fairly small and cosy with some sofa style seats for couples. The cafe serve snakes and drinks (alcohol too) that you can take into the theatre to enjoy while you whatch the movie. Just seems that the people that use this place show a little more repeat the those around them so everyone can enjoy the experience. If like me you don't like large univiting cinemas, this could be the place for you.

Have enjoyed going to the cinema many times here! The quality of the viewing experience (including sound) has always been great, however we found that the sofa / couch seats were not that comfortable... so we won't be picking one of those in the future (individual seats are very comfy).The usual array of soft drinks and popcorn available, but sometimes its just nice when you can ask for a proper hot chocolate in a cup!

Comfy seats with settees, should you wish to be more intimate!Great sound and all mod cons in a unique setting... BIG fan of the Picture House 'group'; having enjoyed the facilities of the Brixton Ritzy MANY times.

Very comfortable seats, great atmosphere and we were able to get a coffee rather than coke! The toilets were clean and well kept.

Dukes cinema was east to book in at the cafe as the entered the building, and staff showed the way upstairs to the screens, there is also a bar on one level between the screens.We found it a very enjoyable experience.Hove Resident :)

Great cinema locaton, clean comfortable and grwat cafe attached for food and drink. You need to include this in any visit to brighton.