Popworld - Brighton in Brighton and Hove

Management aka Harrison, solved my issues instantly, he’s a great guy and very quick to help, absolute legend

My friend and I went here on Fri 6th September. It was the first time for me but my friend had been before, although not for a very long time. We had some questions that we couldn't find answers to on their website, so I rang Walkabout up the night before. Spoke to a lovely young man called Danny, who knew all about Popworld and answered all our questions. We had concerns about the toilets as we had heard they are bad, he confirmed that they are quite grim but we could ask at the bar for the key to the disabled toilet, which was much nicer. He confirmed that it was free entry before 9pm the best bit was when he said we could have a booth for free because they hadn't had many booked out yet. This came with a free bottle of fizz (Prosecco), or free shots. He put our names on the list fir a booth and also confirmed that the booth also gives free entry, regardless of what time you come in. He also confirmed that they do accept cash and that they do have cloakroom for coats, although he did explain that it's more a rail that they hang coats on, but it's in a private corridor behind the bar, so safe from public thefts. When we got there about 9pm, it was very empty, but it didn't take that long to get busier. The "booth" we were offered for free wasn't quite what I imagined, I thought it would be an actual booth, more private, like you see in other clubs, but we were just taken to a very large round table. It was nice and spacious, but I don't know how they justify calling it a "booth". The package was a bottle of prosecco, bottles of water for my friend as she doesn't drink, glowsticks, and 4 colourful hawaiian style leis, which we immediately put on. It also came with a personalised reserved sign with my name on it, that I thoight was rather cool...I like seeing my name in print! The music was great, all our favourite songs from the 80's, 90's and more, all the cheesy pop, which we absolutely love to dance to. The DJ played all the songs we asked for, which was lovely. The dance floor was large and spacious, plenty of room to dance without bumping into other people. It was busy, but not too busy, which is exactly how we like it. We stayed till the very end, danced all night, had the best night ever. The bar staff were also very good, they offered to look after my bottle of fizz behind the bar whilst we were dancing and away from the table, they even had anti drink spiking things that you can stick over the top of your glass and then put a straw through the middle, although not sure this would be very effective if someone was trying to spike a drink. All in all, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, we felt like VIP's! We didn't encounter any trouble, there were visible security people around, so we felt safe. The only one negative is that the ladies toilets were a bit grim, however, not as bad as I was imagining and Danny did tell me that they are going to be spending a lot of money completely ripping out and refurbishing those toilets. He said in a couple of weeks, so that should be about now at time of writing this review. We would definitely go back again on a Friday night. The dance floor was easy to dance on and not at all slippery when people spill drinks, unlike Pryzm in the Disco room, where they have a wonderful multicoloured disco floor, but because of what it's made from, it becomes dangerously slippy when wet, and everyone takes their drinks on the dance floor so there are a lot of spillages and we have seen people fall over numerous times, so it was a blessed relief to dance on a dance floor where we don't have to worry about slipping over all the time. Absolutely fab night and will be coming back as soon as we can. Loved every minute. Thanks Danny 🙂🙂🙂🙂

Was cheap drinks but place was empty

Staff were super friendly and patient :)

I had a great time, Leah and the team was amazing. I will definitely be returning

Very expensive, watered down spirit drinks to the point of having no taste at all ,shouldnt be allowed at all....won't be returning here for that reason.Visited with a birthday group of 14 all very disappointed with the quality of drinks,left and continued the night elsewhere and noted the difference in alcohol quality.... I NOTE NO RESPONSE FROM VENUE AS IT'S NOT A GOOD REVIEW ..LOL...NEED I SAY MORE?..... AND THE FILTHIEST TOILETS EVER!!!!!!!!!

Ladies Toilets were disgusting. The taps were loose on the sinks, wet floors and toilet paper on the floors. The gents was spotless and they had an attendant offering aftershave and toiletries. Why doesn't the ladies toilet have this?

DJ hasnt got a clue what pop is. Literally has about 20 tracks on loop, dont reckon I saw him touch anything.

Appalling attitude from bouncers on the door starting fights with our group - large white American/Australian

Lovely venue that opened just for the nursing committee, thank you staff for coming short notice and making the night great 🍻 Alex T and Mel

The Australian butch security is the most racist person I have ever met. Not fit to be working in such an environment. This place is unsafe and I would never ever go back. Shame on you pop world for allowing such people to work in your establishment.

We booked a table here (I think last minute) for 25ish people for my Hen do at the weekend, we turned up for the booking, went in to find a boxing match on EVERY screen at FULL volume which we'd not been told about at all at the time of booking. It wasn't on the website anywhere, so we turned up and sat in a booth for 45 mins awkwardly waiting for the boxing to finish and the music to finally start around 11.30pm. We had paid £100 deposit and were waiting a long time for drinks to come to the table and were all just sat there awkwardly without a drink waiting for this boxing to stop with it on too loud to even talk to anyone. Once the music did start it was great and we got sparklers in our drinks buckets and props and confetti and all sorts of fun stuff but it just kind of killed the whole vibe for that first hour and if we'd know this we'd have gone somewhere else

The night I experienced was an intricate network of rhythms, sounds, and movements, a complex assemblage of bodily sensations and digital technologies. The performance was an example of what Derrida would describe as différance. The pub's sound was characterized by a constant tension between repetition and variation, creating a sense of never-ending difference.

Popworld's moved to Walkabout, it's true, And let me tell you, it's a great venue! The music's bumping, the drinks are flowing, And Leah made our night, her energy glowing! She greeted us with a smile so bright, And made sure our drinks were just right. She danced with us and sang along, Leaving us with a memory that'll never be gone. Popworld's new home is a perfect fit, And with staff like Leah, it's a guaranteed hit. So if you're looking for a place to go, Popworld at Walkabout is the way to go!

It's okay, however the bouncers can be a bit weird, I once watched a fight happen and they just broke it up and let them stay in and in the same night they kicked a girl out for arguing with one of the shot people very bizarre. But it's always busy a good place for decent drinks and good music.

On behalf of Terry: Tom the security guard makes me feel safe whenever I come to the venue, as I am autistic and sometimes struggle socialising this makes Popworld feel like a safe place where I can come and know I will be understood and taken care of. If I have any issues I know I can go to Tom or the bar staff for help.

Love it here. High camp, blasting all the pop classics. Had a great dance, snow cannons, Christmas hats. Lots of drink choices.

Went to Popworld with my girlfriend and a few of her mates last weekend. Good atmosphere, happy hour was good value. Door team were very through and head doorman was quick to help when a couple of lads wouldn't take no for an answer talking to my on my girlfriends mates. The door team seemed very used to taking the heat out of situations especially when people have had a few and things can get out of hand when not handled well. Will definelty go back there next time we are in Brighton

A great night out, fun and great atmosphere, the security team were excellent, headed by a short bald guy, who was extremely professional and helpful who gave some excellent friendly advice to the females of our group, its nice to see security that actually care about the safety of their customers unlike other venues where they don’t. Well done superb job!

Popworld was a great night out with my friends, we laughed like nobody is watching and sang like nobody is listening with the drinks flowing and happy tunes we felt very secure and safe with all the security walking around.

Last night I don’t a charity boxing fight, And after just wanted to go for one drink and head home with my girlfriend. Girlfriend is heavily pregnant so didn’t want to be in a massive crowd, just a quick stop off before heading home. The head doorman and the security team were absolutely amazing, looked out for us while we I had a quick drink, was kind respectful and helpful. Don’t think I’ve met a nicer security team. Thanks again absolute 10*

Such a nice environment in this bar. There’s lots of dancing and the DJ was quite good. They played hits from the 2000s, a nice throwback. The drinks are very cheap, happy hour’s from 6-8pm, 50% off aka. a good deal!! The security staff are very very friendly and one feels very safe. A great night out. 😊

Love the scenery and how well they manage the place. Bar staff are top class!!!

Love the place!!! Best place in Brighton!!

Customer service was not it. Server with no hair was extremely rude and disrespectful to my friends and I. Do better.

A bald worker tonight ruined my whole trip to brighton i had come a long way and thought i’d enjoy my last night out here and he was rude and power hungry, management need to have a look into this bloke

Always had a good experience here but tonight the short bald guy just didn’t let us in even after telling me I was too drunk, I left and didn’t let the others in power hungry bloke

I have had great memories here in recent times. But today it was just not it. The bald staff member just ruined mine and my friend’s experience today. I hope something is done about this.

Always had fantastic experiences with all the staff, i just try to avoid the very short bald guy because he’s always so self entitled, the rest of the staff seem genuinely scared of him whilst theyre all so nice.. i would give a far higher rating as all my other experiences are so positive but i am ashamed to say this man overshadows all their wonderful performances. In no where else have i experienced such a rude self entitled person with little man syndrome where the other staff are literally scared of him but he’s so rude that he overshadows the whole operation and its sometthat needs to be deal with. Potentially if the staff felt themselves able to talk to the pathetic man it could be overlooked however while this continues i will be going elsewhere and advising others too as well. A rude man overshadows the whole fantastic operation which is a shame and i hope action is taken soon and properly.

Jacob is amazeballs. Love it here

Grwat time,massive drinks.thanks luke for great service

Amazing experience, great vibes. Thanks luke for service