Royal Sovereign in Rother

Jordan & Will are very welcoming & they produce some fantastic food, the ribs & monkfish scampi were amazing. Can’t wait for the upstairs restaurant to be completed. Lovely decor & a warm friendly atmosphere.

Awesome, such a must and directly opposite the railway, warm friendly and decadent, perfect 💋💋💋

Had such a lovely time at the Royal Sovereign last weekend! Such a warm welcome from the staff and they are so passionate about what they do. Really love the decor and vibe too, it’s a breath of fresh air for Bexhill. Looking forward to visiting again soon and recommending to my friends! 👍🏻

Food and beer was superb, highly recommend the monkfish scampi. Great atmosphere in this pub and the service was excellent. Will be back soon for some more delicious food. Great work guys 👍🏻👍🏻

What a fantastic addition to Bexhill, we have eaten there a few times now and the food is stunning and the two guys that run it are so talented!! The service is first class and so worth a visit 🎉

Honestly, as someone who eats out a fair bit in Bexhill and st leonards...the food is absolutely delicious. I was blown away with the variety and the quality of the food. This place is now no.1 in Bexhill for food. Amazing!

The bar food here is easily the best in Bexhill. Can't wait for the upstairs restaurant to open. Lovely staff and great space with some fantastic local art for sale. Highly recommended.

Outstanding! Full stop! Tapas on steroids!

Absolutely fantastic little pub with light bites available! Food is top notch! And a top notch team! Highly recommend! Great little venue for family events or gatherings too!

The jewel in the culinary crown that Bexhill has long been missing! We visited yesterday evening and were absolutely blown away with the delicious food and quality of service! This is an absolute must go to venue and one that we will certainly coming back to again. Bexhill has a good number of eateries but this one is just leaps and bounds ahead of the pack! Parking in the side streets is free after 6pm, or in nearby Eversley Road car park after 7pm.

Under new management/ownership. I took my two daughters (one am quite fussy) this weekend and they both really enjoyed it. And so did I. For me, Bexhill is full of the worst places to eat you can imagine. Lots of restaurants pretending they know what good food is but not really getting it. It’s like being back in the 1980s. And I loved the 80s but not for its culinary scene. The Royal Sovereign now serves small plates, and everything we had was good, such as the flat breads, monk fish, chicken in a basket, bao bun, chips, etc….. it’s all garnished well and nice side sauces. Considering that they are knocking this food out with a single hob, a deep fat fryer, and a table top oven shows they know what they are doing. They are planning to open a restaurant upstairs in the new year. I’ll be going when it opens so sure! Good luck to them.

I love the Jam nights. There are some really nice people who attend and I had a go on the drums!

Went in the daytime, expensive and empty.

Called in to see a friend play a gig. Nice friendly staff and a really warm vibe throughout the entire night. Reasonably priced (£5.20 for Bear Island) and weekly music events too. When I'm next in Bexhill with some time I'm likely to call in again. I visited on a Saturday night (8pm+).

Under new management and absolutely brilliant! Great new local to enjoy over the weekend 👍

Great friendly pub with great friends and great staff who we know well. Highly recommended

A definite change from the old Sovereign... Wayne and Co have done a great job, like the bars they have done in Hastings

It used to be a good bar but seems permanently closed now. Shame

Expensive lager served in a dirty glass.

Lovely staff,Great music, lovely atmosphere.

Been done out to a lovely spec. Not too olde worlde, not too modern. Great music too...👌

Great vegan food and friendly staff

Nice bar, polite staff,and plenty of choice.And best of all there was no music lol.

Nice pint of Guiness, beautiful friendly barmaids and a nice ambience 😉

Recently refurbished and taken over this pub now offers delicious food and a great choice of beers and the staff are welcoming and attentive, would definitely recommend

Dark but warm pub. Interesting decor and old pub furniture makes it comfortable. Exciting barbecued food cooked in van just outside the back door. Interesting range of drinks. Long walk to gents and the music playing over the PA was a bit wet for my tastes. Seating outside on street for smokers. Dog friendly.

Well decorated, friendly staff with interesting and delicious cocktails

The Royal Sovereign has had a refurb during Lockdown. Trendy dark grey frontage and a new feel. Thank goodness. The old place was a bit scary - American Werewolf territory. Now called The Sovereign, still under the same brewery chain, one would now happily spend time here for a drink or food. They serve Moretti and ciders on draught, which is a really good start. Hoping for a weissbier or two. The kitchen is seven weeks away from ready, so for the time being they have a weekend pop up, The BBQ Project. I quite happily ordered from the concise but appealing menu. There are vegan options. Apart from the fries being slightly under, the food is excellent - chunky meat options, fish finger bun, vegan burgers, Philly steaks, dirty fries and so on. Craft and quality produce - buns from Judges, for instance - and not at all expensive. Not a meal out treat, but well worth the effort to visit at the weekend. Sadly, no desserts. We await the menu for the kitchen proper but I think the management know what is needed for a potentially great location opposite the station. Bexhill badly needs a standout/go to pub and this could easily be it. Great improvement, really friendly staff, nice ambience apart from the smokers outside. Get yourself down there. Ask for Kim - she's a gem and sets the standard for modern pubs. Excellent work by all involved.

Excellent food, lovely staff, highly recommended

The pub reopened recently. We went for a few drinks late on the bank holiday. All the staff was super friendly. They are renovating their kitchen so for the next 7 to 8 weeks the people from The BBQ project are cooking.

I had a very good experience a very good night a proper pub.

Was a good little local pub but unfortunately it is no longer a place to enjoy a pint gs

Interesting stuff at good prices

Basic street pub, popped in for a drink before getting train home, friendly bar lady

What you see is what you get , no pretensions a proper pub with all you would expect. Including all the colourful characters that make a good local, even if your just popping in for a quick pint before getting on the train .

A proper pub, with a pool table. Not many of those left!

Good old style pub very friendly staff I'll be back 👍

Highly recommend the Royal Sovereign, great spot if you like me and like your dukebox

Beer what more can I say. Staff freindly

A warm and friendly proper pub with a great atmosphere. As a visitor from the Midlands I was welcomed by everyone here. I cannot recommend this great pub enough, and know its going to be my new local, or localish.

Nice friendly little pub with sports, pool table and games.

Good choice of beer and ale , it's a nice friendly chilled out atmosphere .

Nice little friendly pub with a garden.

A real pub in Bexhill-on-Sea. Friendly staff.

Great place friendly atmosphere the staff are fantastic xx🍸🍸🍺🍺🍻🍷🍹

Great little tidy pub with the best sports TV in the back room great host!

I've give it 2 stars as on last visit we were served 2 very dodgy pints and the server didn't seem to care. Not been back since. Always busy when we've passed by so guess all is well again.

Although this pub looks a bit rough and ready ..it's actually a good boozer with a pool table juke box and shows sports TV... With reasonable priced drinks. A proper pub.

It's a pub. Ok. Nothing special.

Great old fashioned style pub. Warm welcome from the lady behind the bar. Good beer, what more do you need?

Feels like favourite pullover rediscovered, friendly atmosphere, just like old pubs should be.

Lovely staff, nice atmosphere. Really do recommend!

Cracking pub, brilliant managers, always made to feel very welcome, x

Friendly staff.good atmosphere and good beer.

Proper Old School pub!! One of the more expensive and unattractive pubs in Bexhill. Cater for sports but not much else. Not family friendly and has a downtrodden feel about it!