The Empress in Kingston upon Hull, City of

I am giving this place a 5 star for the kindness of a front door security man. He saw me and my child standing in the rain waiting to be picked up last Sunday. He came across the road with the umbrella and just gave it to us. People are not kind anymore and usually prefer to stick their faces into the phone screen that to look around and help… this is why we massively appreciate the gesture. Real gentleman. Will pass on the good deed. Thank you

Too crowded for me but good atmosphere

Popped in for a cheeky beer 🍺 😋, good crowd and service

Simply awesome pub. Even when quiet it's a great old boozer. Once busy it comes alive . Such good fun. Highly recommend.

Staff still great came over for our wedding anniversary 🥂 just so you know no food now

Good music but price of beer is bit high

Friday tea time drink. All good, nice traditional Hull pub.

Always a fun night spent in here.

Bonkers but good fun on a sat afternoon / early evening

Usually the first and last pub you will end up in on a visit lively and busy on a weekend

Best pub on Hull on a Saturday afternoon

dropped grease on my £300 coat , wouldn't pay for the cleaning bill. shocking customer service.

Always comfortable here. Good music (depending on your opinion)...

Great pub with great music and friendly staff

Lovley family run pub , plenty of drinks to choose from , staff very friendly and welcoming , why not have a bite to eat , have a look at the menu , all good home cooked food

Great place to be on a Saturday afternoon

Another good pub in Hull been going in there for years.Great staff

Cant miss out this pub on saurday afternoon pub crawl.keep playing the northern soul

Classic old school pub with old school atmosphere, not many like it left

I've been in Hull for a while whilst working,and this does a good pint.

Christmas lights were amazing.. good company, enjoyed the first few drinks. Friendly pub ,

I think this is the best place in Hull for vibes, music and beers. Pull a boozer with great staff

Great pub, great service but would be better if the phone was answered

Lively city centre pub with DJ on a Saturday night.

Always busy in here and atmosphere spot on

Great atmosphere but hard to get served as very busy

Cheeky drink on a night out, good atmosphere good times! One to pop into

Great atmosphere, and served quickly. Drinks are not overpriced and of a decent standard. We all had a good time, and it appeared everyone else did too.

If you like buzzing and busy, try this great traditional pub on a Saturday night, full of atmosphere music and dancing

Great atmosphere and lively on a Saturday night, good DJ

Night out drinking great atmosphere very busy

Awesome pub in the heart of Hull

The empress is a popular pub. This very attractive former courage pub is a lot bigger than its appears from the outside. There is a wide range of beers and lager sadly no cask conditioned real Ale. It's always busy at the weekend attracting a trendy crowd. There's a nice outside seating area at the front of the pub.

Proper old style pub in the heart of Old Town Hull. Nice pint of Estrella. Bit of music to dance to. Hull folk are friendly, too. What's not to like?

Really enjoyed the night music was amazing

Nice friendly pub and well stocked bar,great atmosphere and decent bar prices. Usually always come in whilst we're on the circuit

Great night here, fantastic local singer, had a great time x

We love going here when we are visiting from Canada! The staff are always very friendly

Great place to relax in sun with pint

What a vibrant, entertaining venue. Arrived around 5pm on a Saturday evening and it was very busy! Brilliant atmosphere and thoroughly enjoyed the music and beer choice. Will definitely be back here again.

One of the dearest pubs in town

Great pub great staff,, super saturday's, and Fridays 👍👍👍and Bank Holidays

Lively, busy pub, staff work hard, always a pleasure to have a drink in here

Old traditional pub but still attracts a lively crowd. Shame no traditional Ales available here.

Great music and vibe, the bar staff were brilliant 👏

Too expensive and like the black hole of calcutta.

Great to see the place busy & lively, served relatively quickly considering, woodchip decor never goes out of fashion 🫣😉😘

Good night out very busy but a very fun night

Visited on a recent visit to Hull. we only called in for a quick drink but stayed. DJ playing great music, staff friendly and doorman, well he was hilarious

Great old fashioned pub. Always a great atmosphere. Friendly staff and the security guy is a credit to the pub. Always a hello etc.

Not been in for a while very warm welcome and a good pint of beer

fantastic atmosphere great music only problem is it's too busy 😆 !!

Always good in the Empress. Great music, enjoy a dance with the locals. Close to taxi rank. Love the place.

Nice large pub..busy on an afternoon but still enjoyable. Large seating area outside to enjoy the view of the qQueen's Gardens .

An excellent city centre pub with a good range of drinks an an opportunity to sit outside and watch the world pass by.

Leuke pub in het centrum van Hull, zeker de moeite waard om een pintje te pakken

Lovely traditional pub, allways in when I'm in town

Good old pub, great atmosphere but does get very busy..

Motown music - dj was great - busy pub - service was quick

Good place to eat on a lunch time and on a weekend a great place for a night out.

Closed early like tea time Monday

We had a fab time, they had a singer on who was great.

Tenpin - Castleford. Very expensive. View the website for deals. £7.76 Ultimate Nachos. Took 25 mins to prepare. Made the bowling experience very under whelming.

Friday afternoon drinks, really quiet but started to pick up around 4.30pm. Always a good vibe a really popular stop off pub when on a pub crawl.

Nice place to pop for a few pints whilst shopping around the town 😊👍🏻

Girls night out. Good music. Place was heaving.

Visited on a hot day. Great air con, was lovely and cool inside. Service at the bar was quick.

Good pub with nice staff, can get a big rammed sometimes but still enjoy it.

Visited with works friends for a drink before going home. Staff was friendly behind the bar. Always been a friendly family run business. They could do to have a bit lighter Decor as it always seems dark. But non the less great pub

As an occasional visitor , its service when busy & seating availability is poor.

Loud and busy which isn't what I was looking for

Lovely pub. Fabulous and cool in this heatwave. Love this establishment

Nice pub with decent beers, good beer garden for the summer, can be very busy in the evenings at the weekend but great for an afternoon pint or glass of wine. Its been here a long time and Hull wouldn't be the same without The Empress love it.

Shockingly expensive. Great bar all the same.

Its a pub that sells beer and larger, nothing special.

Fun place,but you do pay a little over the odds.

This place has an ideal spot but is in desperate need of a refurbishment

Best pub I have worked at good staff best ever

Great atmosphere, good ales, great music. Always loved this pub.

Probably one of the best bars in Hull but nothing special . Can't see me coming back to Hull again . It isn't in the same class has Liverpool,Manchester and Leeds . Nice and friendly people but it's a run down city and don't no why it got voted has a culture city . There's not much to see tbh

Expensive dull and could do with a good clean

Very dated now. Still as busy as it was back in my day late 70's 80's. It was,how shall I put it, rammed. Wasn't a pleasant experience by the time I had been served and moved away from the bar area I had lost half my drink down someone's back. There are much better venues around that are busy and full of atmosphere but minus the pushing and shoving just to find a space to stand.

Who doesn't love a drink in here. Love this place

Wasn't the best. Poor layout and too noisy and the beer wasn't that good.

Great place to have a sing and dance with your friends xx

Fabulous service , music was ace and very friendly doorstaff

Great prices and great bar staff

Great atmosphere in this pub but far too many people you could not move which I think is dangerous incase of a fire or if a fight broke out like it often dose in pubs that are too full

Very busy... stuffed. Loud music. Good beer, plenty of choice. Lots of staff, friendly and cheerful, but it was difficult to get served.

Great atmosphere was like the Empress a few years ago. Great mixture of age groups and music fab

Love the Empress good food nice friendly staff

Try going in at half 10 and door man turn us way saying it was too full there was about 20 people that all

Great little pub with decent entertainment and selection of drinks

Not a bad place at all. A little quiet, but playing some great 90s music.

Extremely busy bar sticky floors and average service could be cleaner. Very expensively priced drinks. And far too loud music impossible to talk.

Gets full but service is very efficient so you get served quickly. Good music for the more mature customer. A good night out.

Nice place they had a singer on so it was a good atmosphere

Good old fashioned pub, great service by the guy behind the bar a proper barman. Will visit again.

Great atmosphere with d.j banging out the tunes Great service open till 11

Great place and very busy on the weekend with a great atmosphere. Mostly people in their 40's/50's have a good time. Good music