Royal Albion in Hastings

Great place for pies on the seafront

Lovely pub. Pies are beautiful. My only feedback would be staff could be more attentive. We had to sit for quite a while with empty glasses and had to keep going to the bar. Even when we had the bill it took a while to then pay. Sometimes you would walk to the bar and the staff would walk away and not even acknowledge you but go and do less important tasks like tying napkins around cutlery instead of serving customers.

Stopped by for a pint on the way home from work. Seems ok .

Fantastic atmosphere, pies and food was excellnt. Will definately be going back again.

I can honestly say that was the best steak and ale pie I have ever had !! Great service too

Great dog friendly pub. Had lovely pie and mash. Super friendly staff

Always professional, always tasty

Place was recommended but sadly I was hugely disappointed with The Albion. Let's start with the caveated positive, the pies are decent. Pastry was flaky and the filling soft as you would expect. Mash and gravy were also good although my pie was barely warm but the sauce just about compensated. It was all served on cold plates which didn't help. Anyway all in all ok but not exceptional, price reasonable enough. Worth noting I had to season the food too. The service was atrocious. Basically a bunch of people staring at mobile phones forgetting what they were supposed to be doing. A table next to us for 'Keith and Joy' hadn't been cleared even though they had left sometime past. Its off putting to see dirty crockery left for so long, it was partially cleared just before we left so had been there at least 90 minutes. Worth noting the venue was practically empty so there was no obvious reason for this cleanliness issue. Our bill was wrong although I didn't notice until we got home. We weren't charged for drinks that we had but were charged for sides which were included in the price. Suspect it balanced out but again shows how the staff were distracted by their mobile phones. We were offered a bowl of water for the dogs which arrived some fifteen minutes later. As for the venue, it's a bit tired. We moved table because the countertop could be made to move up and down with the faintest of touches. It was just all a bit grotty rather than rustic. I'm sure on a busy evening it may have been better but on our Wednesday afternoon visit it was all a bit casual and average.

Best pie, best staff, best everything. Becoming a local for us when visiting Hastings.

Excellent beers and cider,fab night for fat Tuesday.

This place is rockin'. Lots of live music. And I like the pies too. They do some tasty veggie and vegan food, too! And a pretty good Sunday roast, too! I definitely recommend the Albion . Booking is highly recommended. The staff are friendly. Scarlett was extremely helpful in resolving an issue too.

Enjoyed a late booked Sunday roast at The Albion. Banging meal, great service all round excellent experience except a yapping dog.

Food was incredible. Staff opened the fire exit to let me in in my power wheelchair as there is a small step (was ok going down). Very dog friendly. Lovely atmosphere. Staff were all lovely. Could while away several hours here!

What a cracking pub. The food is delicious. Those pies are totally epic. And such a nice crowd of people. Totally recommend

Nice pub alot of top knots and huberts though.

First visit to the albion today highly recommend the homemade pies filled to the brim, steak and ale with braised red cabbage and apple delicious.

Absolutely delicious. Fab meal and dining experience, friendly staff and a perfectly poured Guinness. 6/5*

Another gem of a pub. Excellent pies, great service, live music. I can't recommend the pies enough. Don't eat anything before visiting, you'll be full when you leave. As well as excellent pies the crab mac and cheese is superb and made with fresh crab. It's a recipe that I'm going to try and copy.

Went back for a Steak and Ale Pie meal on my own after discovering how great the food is at The Albion. A friend who came with me before said it is etched in his brain of great culinary memories. Truly scrumptious.

An enjoyable visit and would highly recommend

We came to this pub as a walk in guest with a family of 10. The restaurant side of this pub was 90% empty, with reservations later in the evening. We sat on a table which had 3+ hours until the reservation was claimed. Once we sat down and looked to order, we were turned away by staff because they were "fully booked". We were collectively confused why they continued to turn away more customers that were sitting on tables that were reserved for evening guests. We intended to stay as to have a drink, and maybe a bite to eat. The pub had lovely atmosphere, wasn't allowed to have any food, and the service was dismissive and rude. I heard the food is great here, hopefully some people are are allowed to eat in this empty restaurant.

Lovely venison, Stilton and port pie!

Just popped in for some food to escape from the horrible wind and rain and we had the most DELICIOUS meal. The pies are all homemade and they give you generously sized side portions along with your own gravy boat (an essential). Great for veggies too. We'll be coming back again!

pies are their speciality.... I tried the chicken and ham, it was packed with deliciousness! 😋

Great tasting pies, and plenty of it. Very busy, this near to Xmas, but a good atmosphere.

The BEST pie pub in Hastings, great pasties too.

Had a very delicious steak pie, highly recommended 🙂💪

Albion pies are the best...you won't be disappointed!

The best roast dinner is served here; you can tell it's cooked with love. Good customer service and reasonably priced

Good atmosphere and good beer, and still a great place to re visit

Great pies, with a range of sides and gravies. Good cellar of ales and ciders. Welcoming, friendly, staff and atmosphere.

Great beer good atmosphere. Still Good! After covid and duri g building works...try pasties at the stall! Building work over! Twice the space!! Dog friendly....

Popped in here last night and a warm welcome greeted us-a cosy pub,well mannered people and polite staff- would recommend this pub⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Food was lovely and the service girl was great aswell, had a great time, Only gripe I have is the choice of lagers was a bit pony......

Staff very friendly!! Best pies ever tasted! Dog friendly to!

I’ve walked and driven past a few times. Last week we finally visited. Fantastic team, lovely crowd in there and a decent drinka selection. The food was fantastic - the pies are spellbinding: we steak and ale & chicken and leek. Both were awesome - filled to the brim with best ingredients - alle home cooked and lovingly presented - chunky chips were and treat and the kids’ mac and cheese was good as well. Looking forward to returning soon.

This is the place to go for pies the drink is pretty good too!

Great Atmosphere and Food & Services

Food, for what it is, is great. If you want a pie, then this is the place. If you don't want a pie, however.... then go somewhere else. But, atmosphere, drinks and music (when they have it) are all fab. And at its best, it is a lovely,cosy snug pub.

Pies here are absolutely delicious. The chicken and ham one in particular was especially good. Definitely recommend. Very friendly staff too.

Apart from not having my selection of first and second course food and Cider of preference the service and food was good.

We had a lovely meal and drink here. The pies were beautiful. Nice friendly staff and lovely location

I met a new friend in The Albion for the first time. I felt comfortable and relaxed. We both decided we needed something to eat. We had the steak pie and chips. Wow, the pie was amazing. Full of tender lean beef. The chips were OK, but it needed some veg, peas? Then, a band turned up and played some brilliant jigs. A great overall night. Will definitely go back.

Lovely welcoming pub.clean friendly great service. Great food

Nice atmosphere, decent service, small portions for the price.

Best pub in Hastings. Beautiful food

One of the best in Hastings. Nice unspoilt interior with a decent outside area at the front. Interesting and good quality range of ales and great value pub grub. Very friendly

Cracking boozer, good range of beers. Tasty pies. Quality entertainment s. Friendly staff, good vibes.

Great pub, friendly staff, great atmosphere

Fantastic pasties, alongside decent ale. A hastings must 😀

Absolutely love it at The Albion. Pie & mash and pasties always on point , good beer and atmosphere. It’s my happy place and one of very few places in Hastings open on Mondays. Keep up the good work.

All round solid pub, food looked great and the pasties outside were amazing. Great service. Wish it had more seating but that comes with the architecture

All the pies are brilliant but if you like fish pie you've just gotta have it,, I promise you won't regret it

Quick drink while out on a stag do. Garden area was nice.

The best dinner I have had all year

Really good you need to try it the people are so nice

Great seafront facing pub, which can get very busy when the sun is shining & there's a local seafront festival

Never ate today..Friendly atmosphere.

Very slow service, considering the pub was quiet, and the food was OK but could have been better cooked.

Loved this pub!! Great staff, very welcoming and a Good selection of ales and beers :)

Bar man was miserable and the disco was noisy

Great locals pub in the old town. Delicious Pasties and good beer. Old School perfection.

Great pies! Very kid and dog friendly.

Tasty food, good beer, old fashioned pub, pleasant

Only had 2 drinks but cost £11, wine and half bitter. Bit expensive even for post Covid, mind you have to pay for new paint job. I will not visit again.

Cracking seafacing freehouse....Well worth a visit....Sun shines , sit outside & watch the world go by....intoxicating/ed

So glad we found this lovely quirky pub, couldn't resist having the pie and chips and seriously wasn't disappointed, food was so good , I will be returning, staff were friendly, it was all in all a great meal and service

Fantastic pub great selection of ales & lagers. The Pies are the best we have had. Would definitely recommend

One of the best pubs in Hastings.Has a good range of local beers .Some uner a fiver!

Great pub, music and craft beer and pies! What more can a guy want

Very popular! We booked just to be sure..Great pies with choice of side and sauce (or gravy ) perfect service for us..didnt feel rushed..cant wait till the next time !

cozy pub, very friendly service.

Their steak and ale pie was the best culinary experience I've had in this country. The meat inside was succulent and the crust was perfectly baked. Their options for gravy left me satisfied. After this lovely meal, I ordered an espresso martini and it is by far the tastiest espresso martini I've had. The service was swift and friendly. Overall, this is an excellent place to grab quite a few bites to eat and enjoy some drinks.

Called in for a quick drink and was charged over £10 for 2 halves of cider.

Nice pub on the sea front that does fabulous pies! Back for our third visit. The chicken, ham hock and leek pies are our favorites which are full to the brim with filling. The chips and chunky and crisp and we go for the cheese sauce to accompany - lovely! Staff are very friendly. They also have a hut outside serving pasties, which are great too.

I recently went to Hastings for a few days to regenerate with my friends from Joe's Café. The Albion was the first pub we visited and it immediately became our favorite one. Wonderful ambience, wonderful pints, cool and fresh, a fantastically tasty Guinness, the casked ale, fantastic! Not to forget the nice ladies behind the counter. We also really liked the customs of some of the locals (smelling 😉). We'll definitely be back 😍

Just WOW! It's all about the pies here. I had the chicken leek and ham pie with chips, medly of veg and beef gravy. Gravy was on the salty side. Pie was delicious as was everything else. Highly recommend. Staff very friendly and professional. Will definitely go back when next in Hastings. Highly recommend if you're into freshly made pies.

It's all about the pies here! Top notch pies in a traditional pub with wood panelling and a woodfire stove. The pork pie ploughman's is epic. Not only do you get a big pork pies but it also comes with bread, butter, 4 different cheeses, salad, pickles, and sauce. The chicken leek and ham pie was delicious. Chips are chunky and really good. Staff are lovely. They also do live music and events in the evenings.

Great atmosphere, lovely people

Great atmosphere for both regulars and visitors in a popular spot of old town Hastings, found on the sea front. Have not eaten here but visited every time in Hastings.

Love the atmosphere, sunny day.

Good choice of ales and ciders, friendly bar staff

Definitely one of my favourite places in Hastings! Love their Irish music night and skiffle sessions. Their pies are delicious too!

Go for the pies stay for the pies

Expensive,the cheapest pint is £5.80

Nice pub, friendly staff. Been every time we've visited Hastings, we love the atmosphere and decor.

Pie roasts are banging, bit expensive on the beer for what it is but good nonetheless

Visited this pub briefly while on a day excursion to Hastings. Staff were welcoming and hospitable. This old traditional pub was being renovated at the time, can't wait to go back and see the results. From literature inside it seemed there was plenty going on here, music, comedy, community events. Dont pass this pub by pop in and see what's going on!

A nice friendly place with a good atmosphere

Came here for a drink at 7.30 having had an amazing meal at La Bella Vista - imagine our disappointment at not being aloud in - although if you are sporting an orange wig you are welcome . I find it incredible and disappointing as I and my friends will no longer be coming here - very very lame excuse by the bar person too

Not sure if I’m allowed to post this as I used to work there, however, I will say this place is amazing, working at the albion and seeing the kitchens only made me love the food more, everything is fresh and the ingredients are the highest quality made by great chef’s. Atmosphere is always on point and it’s run by some of the best people around!

Friendly staff and fantastic food.

This place served the best pies I have ever had do not delay in going here pint and pietastic

Lovely gin, great staff. Always end up chatting to interesting people sharing a bench outside.

Great food and service. Highly recommend the pies

Food was decent/OK, kitchen service was slow…

The Albion in my opinion is the best pub in Hastings. The food is great, the service excellent. There's a very good range of beers and wines for sale. Also the decor is charming without being pretentious. Five of us dined there recently, we all had the excellent pies which come in a variety of different sorts - chicken leek and ham, venison etc. They come with very tasty sides and sauces, all for £14.00 , cheap these days for a really good plate of food. We all had a pint then shared a bottle of red, £27.00 a head all in. We will return.

We were there for dinner before Easter 2023. Fantastic pies. All homemade. The very finest, plus a rustic pub with lots of tartans on the wall, live music and really nice service. Service was good and unobtrusive at every point. Absolute recommendation!

Good pies, good ales & good entertainment in the form of amateur music night on the night we went.

Had a (booked) gathering here of about 14 people and we were beyond happy with our time here. Everyone ordered a pie and they were all delicious; piping hot and full of flavour. Service was very quick for food as well as drinks - we were always checked up on asking for more drinks if needed. Staff are lovely! I had a vegan pie with vegan mash and gravy. Was simply delicious! Would highly recommend!