The Roundhill in Brighton and Hove

DO NOT BOOK HERE I paid £40 to reserve an Xmas booking. They then cancelled because the chef was sick. They told me I'd get a refund but I haven't. I have sent 3 emails and tried calling but no response.

We booked Christmas dinner here, which was expensive, but that's not unusual for a Christmas day dinner, so that was fine. However, it wasn't until after we paid (with a generous tip) and left that we found out that our meal was supposed to have the 1st two drinks included, but we were charged for both of those. Our meal was also missing a couple items. I have emailed the Roundhill multiple times since then by replying to the original conversation asking what options we wanted for our meal, but we have not received any response at all. It's now been 1 month since the first email, with 2 more emails being sent inbetween, and I am genuinely shocked that they have not responded with anything. No apology, no explanation, no offer of doing anything to make it up. They are just ignoring my messages completely. Really disappointed and we won't be returning. Once they have your money, they lose all interest.

Had the new tasting menu which was amazing. I loved the mushroom and the cucumber in particular! It was a good mix between vegan comfort food and fresh. The staff and Adam were all amazing!! 10/10 best in brighton

Absolutely fantastic food with such great flavours. Astonishingly good vegan food. The best we've had. Staff are so welcoming.

The new taster menu is very delicious! Especially the cucumber salad and the bao buns - would really recommend for vegan small plates. Also love local cosy vibes

The food was good for vegan food. Though, the Yorkshire Pudding had a burnt taste to it. But the potatoes, carrots, and gravy were delicious. The lemonade was one of the best lemonades we've found.

The food was really disappointing and quite sickly. Some folk might like it, but it's not for me. I went here about 2 years ago for a roast, which was amazing, so I was surprised. It's put me off trying the roast again in case they've gone downhill. The staff weren't bad or anything. It just felt a bit flat in there, and like they weren't feeling it.

Perfect vegan roast! Friendly & cosy pub, with lovely staff. We absolutely loved our vegan Sunday roast dinners, which had generous portions

Would not recommend this pub for a roast , for the price I paid £15.50 I would expect much better quality. Very little on the plate and what was there was swimming in a sweet sticky gravy . Would not go again. Nice staff and atmosphere.

Wonderful Xmas eve meal , intimate , well decorated on a Xmas theme , such a lovely place to have our family Christmas dinner

Fantástico. La comida es excelente, un montón de opciones y porciones muy buenas, y el servicio fue excepcional. Una cálida bienvenida y nos cuidaron mucho. Gracias Roundhill Team!

If I could give 10 stars I would. Thank you to the Roundhill for looking after our big group on Boxing Day so well. Unbelievably delicious food, and the best service from the most lovely and caring team. A huge thank you!

Reserve bajo su propio riesgo - nos llamaron para cancelar nuestra mesa 15 minutos antes de que fuéramos a llegar, sin apenas una disculpa. Algo ha ido muy mal con su personal y servicio al cliente. Llamamos aproximadamente una semana antes de nuestra reserva para reservar una mesa cara a cara, y nos dijeron: 'Tienes que reservar en línea,' (no era como si el personal estaba ocupado cuando llamamos) Fuimos a reservar en línea, y no estaba claro si solo estaban sirviendo su menú de Navidad, o si podíamos reservar a la carta, así que los llamamos para comprobar y nos dijeron que podíamos reservar cualquiera de los dos. Así que reservamos una mesa para tres, a la carta, en línea como se aconseja. Quince minutos antes de nuestra reserva, nos llamaron para decir que como habíamos reservado a la carta, no había comida para nosotros y solo podíamos entrar por bebidas. ¿Cómo puede un restaurante no preparar una comida para tres? Muy decepcionante ya que mis padres estaban de visita desde Gales, y habíamos estado deseando una comida fuera. Luego me dejaron tratando de encontrar otro lugar para llevarlos en el último minuto en la noche del Día del Boxeo. Me temo que este lugar no estará abierto mucho más tiempo, a juzgar por todas las malas críticas recientemente. Mi sensación es que la gente que trabaja allí simplemente no puede ser molestada - estaban cerrados cuando pasamos a las 9 pm Ciertamente no voy a volver - qué manera terrible de tratar a los clientes que habían pedido, y habían seguido sus consejos de reserva.

Booked a reservation for Sunday roast. Our first time in and we were very excited as we live right down the street and my friend is vegan. Had the potential to become a local for us. When we got there and were shown to our table, one seat was in very direct early day sunlight. My friend couldn’t see anything from her seat. As the place wasn’t particularly busy, I asked the man behind the bar if we could move to one of the other three free tables for two. He very coldly told me that this wouldn’t be possible as they were reserved. I explained that we also had a reservation but the direct sun in our eyes at our table made it so that we couldn’t even read the menu. He told me that each table was specifically allocated depending on the party size so it would be impossible to move us. As someone who has worked in the service industry for over a decade (and probably anyone who hasn’t) this was very confusing to me as there were multiple free tables set specifically for two which were not in places where they could be added to form larger tables for larger parties. These were stand-alone, high-top tables and individual round tables set for two. I tried to explain why this was confusing for us, as it seemed fairly simple to just swap us with another table, and his response was inappropriate. He essentially told us off, began mumbling under his breath (when I asked what he said he replied “don’t worry about it”), and acted as though we had massively inconvenienced him. He talked to us as though we were beneath him and not worth him time. I’ve never experienced customer service so outwardly demeaning and uncomfortable. Witnessing my discomfort, another member of staff came over and very quickly and easily told us that it was no problem for us to swap to another table where the sun was not so intense. This server then proceeded to serve us and was very kind. It’s a shame that this initial interaction was so uncomfortable and rude that we considered leaving before even trying their delicious food. There was an issue with the ticket for our dessert being lost, but we were in no rush and our lovely server comped it for us for the trouble. He really was a saving grace. I really hate to say this, but management and ownership should know how this staff member, with dark hair a shirt with a bunch of moons on the back, makes customers feel unwelcome and uncomfortable. I would love to come back for another delicious meal and great service from the gentleman who ended up serving us, but if I see that particular staff member in, unfortunately I will go somewhere else.

Nunca comí aquí desafortunadamente, ya que el gerente me envió un mensaje a las 9 pm de la noche anterior para decir que el sistema no había reservado nuestra mesa. Obviamente ocurren fallos en el sistema, y lo aprecio. Ofreció otros 2 horarios disponibles, así que volví a llamar al día siguiente para moverlo a la hora ofrecida, solo para que me dijeran por teléfono que de hecho no había ninguna mesa reservada para nosotros todavía! Un grupo de 6 descendió de Londres especialmente para ello. Muy decepcionante.

Love this place - the vegan roast options are AMAZING. Atmosphere is nice and chilled.

Had a friend Xmas get together here a few days and was so disappointed. I'd only heard good things but food was cold and portions were small. They were had no white wine and most of the cocktails they didn't have the ingredients for so couldn't make. All of our drinks glasses had little brown/black bits in them, which we think were coffee grounds which hadn't been rinsed properly from the dishwasher. They also promised to decorate our table Christmassy and didn't. All of our Yorkshire puddings were raw/uncooked, so called 'red wine gravy' was clearly just bisto. Gave us 50% off our bill but fair to say I won't be returning.

We went here for a work lunch specifically because my colleague has celiac disease, and we were assured during booking that their dietary needs could be met. This was unfortunately not the case. Servers told us the food for my colleague was gluten free but they had a very intense flare up of their disease directly after eating at the roundhill. Honestly, if the food cannot be prepared without cross contamination with gluten it would have been better if we were told this rather than having to find out when my colleague was sick. Really sad and disappointed because the food was actually delicious.

I have always loved food at The Roundhill and it is great that caters for vegans as well as coeliac people. My mum was able to have her gluten free meal and she was absolutely fine, so I would recommend as a coeliac safe place with delicious food. However on this occasion I found food to be cold when served and the cauliflower cheese appeared to have been sitting under a heat lamp for a while, it was still delicious but it felt like quality has gone down a little, not to mention the my husband had 1 potato on his roast! Ahahah! Anyway service was not great. It was incredibly rushed, we were given 4 glasses even though it was 5 of us. We were also never given our sauces, even thought we asked for them. Also upon arrival the person on bar ignored us while pouring a beer and looking at their phone and even when spoken to barely acknowledged us. Obviously I am unaware if they were short of staff on that day but it was not the best experience.

¡No como solía ser! Fue masivamente cuesta abajo. Tuvimos un asado decente, pero estábamos allí para una celebración y fue difícil sentirse celebrativo allí. Apenas nada como se anuncia en línea - no hay cócteles (posiblemente una margarita podría haber sido manejado, estaba en un menú de 5 , 3 de los cuales implicaba café y su máquina de café se rompió! ) Solían ofrecer deliciosos y muy especiales cócteles de postre - definitivamente ya no. Además, apenas hay opciones de vino. ¡Lo que está escrito en las pizarras encima de la barra no es lo que tienen para ofrecer! Pregunté y 3 botellas de la nevera fueron pillonked en la barra de mí para elegir. El personal era lo suficientemente agradable y el asado vegano era agradable (budín de Yorkshire encantador), pero reducir sus expectativas si usted vino aquí por última vez hace más de unos meses. Exploraré otras opciones locales - The Signalman Maybe & the north Laine grapas. Una gran pena ya que los propietarios anteriores realmente habían hecho algo especial aquí.

Came for a birthday meal and was quite disappointed. They ran out of cauliflower cheese by 3:30pm (we sat down at 3) and offered no other sides. The portions were small, lacking in greens and the wellington seemed overdone. Had to ask for horseradish to go with the seitan, even though it was listed on the menu. Sticky toffee pudding was cold, but the gravy was great though! Staff were very inattentive and we had to go up to ask for menus and order subsequent drinks and desserts. Coffee machine was turned off by the time we arrived at 3, and our water was never refilled despite finishing the jug in the first 20 minutes of our sitting. Toilets also dirty and lacking toilet roll. There also seemed to be a freezing cold breeze coming from the front door directly toward our table. Food was good, but lacking in areas. Overall an okay experience as a vegan who loves gravy & yorkshires, but I was sorely disappointed and based on previous reviews I’d heard it really missed the mark! Would not return.

Fuimos a comer un domingo con 7 amigos. Preciosa mesa grande en la parte de atrás. Sin embargo, el servicio no era realmente genial. Podría ver a todo el personal super ocupado y no puede criticar por eso, por supuesto. Sin embargo, el servidor era particularmente amable y no se sentía bienvenido, etc. La comida salió todo junto, que era bueno, sin embargo, se olvidó de nuestra guarnición ordenada (esperó a que llegara, pero nunca lo hizo consiguió esto quitado de la factura). Tardamos siglos en limpiar nuestra mesa. Pedí bebidas en el bar y les aconsejé que las trajeran, pero nunca lo hicieron. Cuando los platos fueron finalmente despejados unos 25 minutos después de que hubiéramos terminado nos avisaron que teníamos 15 minutos antes de que la mesa fuera necesaria - ninguna oferta de postre (o tiempo para comer de todos modos! ) En cuanto al asado, ¡es genial que sea 100% vegano, incluido el pudín de Yorkshire! Sin embargo, apenas hay verduras en el plato (tengo literalmente 1 . 5 brotes y una zanahoria! ) y dentro de unas 2 horas tenía hambre. Podría valer la pena probar y bg allí durante la semana, he estado los domingos un par de veces y ha empeorado

El menú de Navidad fue extremadamente decepcionante. El asado de nueces parecía una hamburguesa de frijoles y he sabido mucho mejor del supermercado. Estaba dominado por la salvia y era francamente incomestible. El resto del plato era muy promedio, patatas asadas fritas, repollo insípido blanco. Lo mejor fue la chirivía asada y la zanahoria. Para añadir insulto a la lesión tuve un chinche de estómago después de la comida. Nunca volvería a comer allí.

Decent pub, nice staff, not great food

Small but cosy pub on Ditchling road. Great service with the best vegan food , especially the burger 🍔 ( and i am not even vegan). Highly recommended.

The food was not great, and some super strange vibes from one of the waiters/bartenders on Friday night. He gave half of our table their drinks/food for free and the other half paid as normal. Acted generally odd/stared a lot/listened in on our conversations and made some of us a bit uncomfortable. The other bartender was friendly, but can't say I'd ever come back, which is a shame as it's super local to us.

I'm not a vegan I just appreciate good food, I kept smelling the most gorgeous smell when walking past everyday. Popped in on 2 4 1 burger night I have to say the Roundhill burger was an absolute triumph tasty is an understatement 100% will be eating there as often as I can, highly recommend for vegans and non vegans alike

Fuimos aquí como habíamos escuchado cosas positivas anteriormente. Gran error. Reservamos una mesa, pero una vez sentados esperamos 20 minutos para ser reconocidos, esto no es una exageración. Se habían quedado sin cerveza y sin sidra de barril, trabajo en pubs y sé que las cosas se acaban, pero eso es ridículo, quien está pidiendo la cerveza necesita mejorar su juego. El vino se servía en vasos, lo cual es algo personal que no me gusta. Se habían quedado sin queso de coliflor, fuimos tarde en el día tan justo, que era solo otra cosa. No hay especiales, a pesar de ofrecer especiales en el menú dominical, entiendo que no hacer especiales cuando se hacen asados ya que es mucho trabajo, pero por qué activamente ofrecerlo. El asado en sí estaba bien, por debajo de la media. Yorkie era agradable, lo cual es bueno dado el hecho de que es todo vegano, pero toda la verdura era dura y carecía de sabor. Gravy y la crema de rábano picante eran buenos. El menú decía que venía con puré de remolacha y brócoli, no venía con ninguno de los dos. No tenían suficiente personal, no era culpa suya, pero se notó. Entiendo que era tarde en el día, pero tal vez no ofrecer comida o la opción de reservar mesas cuando la experiencia proporcionada fue tan horrible. La peor experiencia gastronómica que he tenido en mucho tiempo, siento decirlo. Realmente no soy una Karen, pero le aconsejaría que no malgastara su dinero.

Gorgeous cosy pub serving vegan food, delicious roasts on a Sunday. Would advise going a bit later as we had to wait for our table even though we booked. We went today and there was not one beer available on tap (only bottled beer, wine, or soft drinks etc). Also their 'biscoff mousse' which sounds delicious was just a glass of very liquidy cream with a Biscoff biscuit in the top and the strongest tasting syrup which was too strong to eat for over £5. Stick with the sticky toffee pud!

Very tasty roast with mushroom & beetroot Wellington but more roast veg & greens would have made it much better & more filling. I wasn’t completely full when finishing, which I’ve never experienced with a vegan Sunday roast in other places/cities. 30 mins wait time minimum from ordering. Some people waited 50 mins for theirs.

Firstly, I do have to say Adam (the owner) was wonderful and gave us a discount after the experience we had. Cannot fault him at all, I'm devastated to have to write this but I wish I had read some of the negative reviews before coming here as our experience was the same. Based on the strong reviews we chose this pub for my birthday, but half the food we got was so undercooked it wasn't safe to eat (e.g. completely raw cauliflower cheese, raw batter in the yorkies) as well as things added to the plate that are not listed in the menu (the whole plate was covered in beetroot sauce) we were so disappointed, it really put a dampener on the day. When we tried to tell the wait staff about this, they took the plates and we were then ignored for over half an hour. Side note - the wait staff are dressed in addidas trackies and crop tops with midriffs completely on show, I'm not old fashioned by any means but we wouldn't have chosen to go here knowing this because it looks unprofessional and unhygienic. The seating is so cramped that you will be bashed into constantly, I cannot stress this enough. The edible parts of the food were nice, but overall nothing compared to any vegan roast anywhere else. Watching other people leaving large amounts of their food too while we waited for a member of the wait staff to stop ignoring us suggested that it wasn't just us. I hate to leave a negative review anywhere but coming here spoilt a special occasion, really regret it and I don't want anyone else to go into it not knowing that it is a risk.

We love the roundhill for a sunday roast. Staff are friendly food is fabulous and all vegan whats not to like? Went back for a birthday treat, not as good as it used to be just ok. Parsnip was hard cauliflower cheese not really cheesy. Felt cramped round the table should seat 2 but there were 3 of us. Don't think we would return , prefer our own roast dinners ,soz

Love this pub and the food but I do feel they are understaffed and a bit unsure if they are a restaurant or a pub. Staff are great but run off their feet. No bar service. The food is top notch though!

Lovely vegan roast. Friendly staff! Nice selection of vegan beers and ciders.

Food was delicious (and we are quite exacting with our standards).

..wow, what the hell just happened??? A large group of us just had sunday lunch at this once-loved Brighton pub. It now appears to be run by people who don't know how to run a pub, with food cooked by people who don't know how to cook.... how hard is it to make a roast potato for goodness sake??? Ours were RAW, as were most of the vegetables. And the bizarre practice of not being able to pay for your food upfront means you get the pleasure of queueing up to order, and then queueing up again at the end to pay?! Very odd. Whoever is in the kitchen should really not be..

We have visited the Roundhill many times over the last few years for various celebrations, birthdays/anniversaries ect. Today we visited for a Sunday roast with friends visiting for the states. Unfortunately the quality of the food and the service left a lot to be desired, potatoes and veg barely cooked, portions much smaller than they used to be, offhand comments from staff about members of our party and a general feeling of annoyance radiating from the staff. Such a shame as the food and service on previous visits has been outstanding.

Unfortunately a really average experience today. I'm vegan and gluten free and was looking forward to a decent roast at The Roundhill. Placed our order and was then advised that the new chef no longer provides gluten free Yorkshire puds or gluten free cauliflower cheese so had to go without. Portions felt a little measly - My partner had the seitan which was only one slice and I had the nut roast (which was luke warm) we only got 1 piece of carrot and 1 piece of parsnip, Ordered the gluten free sticky toffee pudding for dessert only to be told there was none left (we were a 2pm sitting). No other gluten free options available. Staff were friendly and helpful but overall left feeling disappointed.

We stopped by on our way home after visiting Brighton for a vegan Sunday roast and were not disappointed with the quality (and quantity!) of the food. There was a mix up with our order, but the server was extremely apologetic and our food came quickly after this point, with a discount applied to our final bill.

Limited veggie food. This is a shame!

This place had some great reviews and I was reassured I would not regret going there as food was supposed to be lovely. I found a rather limited choice of dishes, the mushroom "hamburger" I ordered was nice but far from exceptional. Also, perhaps a choice of life music that was introduced as evening progressed should be reconsidered. I understand that young people are keen to start their career somewhere, but I was not prepared for high volume life performance while having a chat with my friend over a dinner. And definitely this place is a little too pricey for my taste. Not sure if I will ever have a courage to revisit.

Lives up to the reputation. Delicious food, good portions. Would happily return

Used to be superb and I recommended to many people in the past. Really, really disappointing these days. The outside looks like a tip. Especially the bit used by the staff. Ashtray full to the brim, empty Red Bull cans. No-one taking ownership of the place. And no better on the inside. Wine shelf above the bar empty, fallen off beer badges just left lying on the bar. Dead leaves on the plants. Tables dirty, no waiter taking a drinks order. The whole place is simply grubby and you would think twice about getting a draught beer as you can't be sure if the lines get cleaned. The food was still just about ok but no more than that and seeing how the bar area looks you wonder what the hygiene situation is in the kitchen.

My friends and I loved this pub. Lydia was amazing 😍 best service ever!!! Thank you

Very nice place and friendly staff to go on a weekend, fair price too

We had a vegan Sunday roast and it was lovely! 🌱 The potatoes, vegan yorkshires & sticky toffee pudding is to die for - highly recommend to all vegans looking for a roast!

Really lovely pub serving plant based food. Menu is varied and good value. Staff are friendly and efficient. Will definitely be going back.

Great food, nice service, good location, nice environment. It's great to see pubs offering 100% plant-based food.

My old local, years ago. Greatly changed and for the better. One of the best corner pubs I know. If you walk there you will need a pint ….a very hilly position!

I loved all the food and drinks at the round hill, Ava at the bar was fantastic and made the most amazing strawberry mojito I’ve ever seen! Would recommend

We should have known. In all our years of attending the Roundhill it was never possible to book a last minute table; a month in advance was the norm. So where to begin? Disappointment. Sadness. Anger. The Roundhill was a pioneer of vegan cooking for years. The pinnacle of the Brighton Sunday roast scene. Where did it all go wrong? From the moment we walked in, the atmosphere was like a lead balloon. This was not the Roundhill we knew and loved. No acknowledgement - no one cared. We felt ignored. The previous shabby chic has lost its renaissance glow, in its place tired misery. Food? Uncooked, raw broccoli, limp soggy potatoes, lukewarm throughout. Gelatinous mush masquerading as seitan, a terribly sorry excuse for a Yorkshire - previously people had travelled from all four corners of the globe to experience the famous roundhill Yorkshire- what a woeful fall from grace. In fact, we watched it sitting unattended on the pass for 15 minutes. The waiting staff couldn’t have cared less, with a uniform more akin to a night out in Ibiza on the sunset strip. Please avoid at all costs - such a shame the wonderful old proprietor has passed the mantle on to the neck tattooed boy on the laptop, who has allowed this bastion of vegan food to be washed down the drain. What a disgrace.

*By far* the best roast I've ever had. The picture I've uploaded is unfiltered. Everything was cooked beautifully with distinct and delectable flavours. It's really obvious why this place has the reputation it does. Also just really nice for sitting out in the sun.

Very disappointed to be leaving a negative review after recommending this pub to many vegans and non vegans in the past. First visited in February 2023, where the food, service and atmosphere were excellent, yet has seemed to plummet since. We visited on Sunday. Food was okay, vegetables were a little undercooked, and believe the prices have increased yet the quality of food has gone down. Service was quite terrible. The waitress tried to find our booking, but couldn’t find anywhere so left us to find another waitress (no communication with us), then we see her serving food to others. Understanding they may have been understaffed, we patiently waited. Once her and another waitress came back, they point at a table in the corner or said we can sit outside. We choose to sit outside, but had to wait a very long time to get our order taken. Found the waitresses quite rude and uninterested. At one point I asked a question about the menu and the waitress gave me a rude one word response. Hoping with these negative reviews increasing, the pub will take action to improve.

Just returned from a lovely experience at this pub. The staff couldn't have been nicer and felt relaxed as soon as we entered. We ordered two starters and two mains. The starters were incredible, Cauliflower and the Satay skewers. We then had chicken burgers. We are already planning to go back for Sunday Roast!

It has been so lovely having a great vegan pub restaurant so close to home but latest visit was a massive disappointment. Menu has been changed for the worse, limiting choice (with no options for kids). The food that arrived was not only 50 mins in the waiting, it was really poor quality. Even the ever-reliable vegan burgers were not appetising.. The place also looked a bit of a mess with loads of glasses piled up on the bar. The staff gave us a free bottle of wine for our disappointment (thanks :) ) but the whole experience left us feeling that we won’t return. Such a pity when something great and local loses its way!

I had the worse fried ‘chicken’ burger and service at this restaurant. I must say that I ate the majority of the burger before realising that I was not enjoying it. I then disassembled it to find that the faux chicken; it looked like a gelatinous lump with no flavour. I tried to cut the large piece with a fork and failed. The fork with just bonce back. I did eat the chips and the bun and left the rest of the burger. I complained to the waiter who was very uninterested, even when I showed my fork bouncing back from the burger! No discount was offered because I ate the majority of the plate before I realised there was an issue!

So sorry to write that this was a complete letdown. We had the olives, gherkins and cauliflower for starters: 10/10. But the main dishes were simply horrendous. The home made seitan on the Caesar's salads smelled horrible, it was also slightly burnt so really bitter (???) and overall impossible to eat, unless drowsed in mayonnaise (which we did, because we were starving). The vegan coco bacon adds a sweet note to the salad that was overall just sickening. The vegan chicken burgers contain the same seitan, and a THICK slice of it, so they also smelled bad. The burger buns were burnt, dry and the fries soggy. We also had "spicy" margaritas that weren't spicy at all. We had to have the bill corrected because 3 items were on it that we didn't order. I'm writing this review because I don't understand what happened there at all, after all the good reviews we had high hopes and were really excited about this place. But it's hard to understand how so much could go wrong with such simple dishes. Please please please review your seitan recipe!!!

Really nice pub for Sunday roast. Really tasty

Brilliant atmosphere and staff were very kind, young lady at the bar greeted me with a wonderful smile and made me feel very welcome as it was my first time. Food was excellent.

Great pub I love the chilled atmosphere

Friendly staff and tasty vegan food.

UPDATE: Following a response from the manager, I'd like to make a few further points. Adam, while it wasn't your intention to cause issues by parking illegally, and you 'require access' - this doesn't place you above the law, nor does it take precedence over the safety of local residents and other road users/pedestrians. I appreciate that you'd have preferred I come and speak to you/leave a note, but I didn't want to. I don't appreciate you saying that my review affects your sales/staff, I'm sure they do work hard, but I'd argue that it was your actions that have affected these things, not me just choosing to point out facts that pertain to your establishment. I also see that you've conveniently failed to address the time you chose to not display a missing cat poster, which is hardly in the spirit of community. Manager of the pub, Adam, parks on double yellows opposite the pub, blocking the view of traffic for cars trying to pull onto the main road. Creates a dangerous situation because he refuses to park anywhere other than 5 metres from his place of work. Also refused to display a missing cat poster in the pub’s window.

Really amazing pub with excellent staff and delicious food!

Had a lovely Sunday roast at the Roundhill. Didn’t have to wait long for the food and it was piping hot. Very good portion and I do really like their Yorkshire puddings. Pleasing to see a vegan restaurant full of happy customers

Amazing food lovely staff managed awesome in the Sunday dinner busy period. Much appreciated 😁💚 Fantastic range of roasts expertly cooked, vegan meats were fantastic, beef and chicken especially! A perfect balance of fancy and home cooked roasts from childhood. Puddings were beautiful, sticky toffee was borderline sinful! All absolutely stuffed and rolling home happy. Thanks all! 💚💚💚 Sorry the picture isn't really aesthetic, empty plates are the best endorsement though right!?

Just had a splendid St Patrick's day special menu dinner at The Roundhill. Crispy pastry pie, colcannon, kale and lovely rich tasty gravy. Guinness brownie 😍 Green whisky sour! Staff were attentive and lovely as ever. Hoorah for cosy 100% vegan venues. Thanks folks. 🍀

Visited The Roundhill 10th March 2024 for mothers day... Booked as a treat by my son. Arrived and stood for around 10 mins at the bar.. No eye contact or acknowledgement from any staff member, eventually had to get the attention of a lost looking young lad to say we had a reservation... He then looked for our booking on the computer and couldn't find it... Until I pointed it out for him, he proceeded to show us to a very small round table squeezed between the kitchen and toilet with 2 seats and said he would get another chair for our party of 3, this would have blocked the entrance to the toilet! I explained this wouldn't be suitable, so he went to speak to another member of staff... He then came back and offered us another very small round table ( not enough room for 3 plates of food) and squeezed us in another corner. I asked if we could sit at the table next to us as this had enough room for 3 people, He said it wasn't possible as reserved for a party of 2 and the timings wouldn't work!? This seemed ridiculous to me but we sat at the table given. By this time we had been there approx 20 mins... We waited to be served for another 10 mins... At which point another party was seated and brought water straight to their table. At this point we were feeling very ignored and my son and husband felt bad as this was meant to be a treat for mothers day. We decided to call it a day and left. I called the restaurant when we were making our way back to the car as my son felt uncomfortable about making a scene in the restaurant... I spoke to Imogen who had been serving behind the bar, she was very apologetic about what had happened and offered to sort it out... I said we would feel awkward about returning at that point, so she said the manager would call to speak to us in an hour... This was at 3.30pm....they never called. All I can say is, we have been on several occasions and had reasonably good service.... This on the other hand was extremely poor. Such a shame as we won't be returning.

Visited The Roundhill today 10th March 2024 for mothers day... Booked as a treat by my son. Arrived and stood for around 10 mins at the bar.. No eye contact or acknowledgement from any staff member, eventually had to get the attention of a lost looking young lad to say we had a reservation... He then looked for our booking on the computer and couldn't find it... Until I pointed it out for him, he proceeded to show us to a very small round table squeezed between the kitchen and toilet with 2 seats and said he would get another chair for our party of 3, this would have blocked the entrance to the toilet! explained this wouldn't be suitable and he had to go and speak to another member of staff... He then came back and offered us another very small round table ( not enough room for 3 plates of food) and squeezed us in another corner. I asked if we could sit at another table next to this with 3 seats.. He said it wasn't possible as reserved for a party of 2!? This seemed rediculous to me but we sat at the table given. By this time we had been there approx 20 mins... We waited to be served for another 10 mins... At which point another party was seated and brought water straight to their table. At this point we were feeling very ignored and my son and husband felt bad as this was meant to be a treat for mothers day. We decided to call it a day and left. I called the restaurant when we were making our way back to the car as my son felt uncomfortable about making a scene in the restaurant... I spoke to Imogen who had been serving behind the bar, she was very apologetic about what had happened and offered to sort it out... I said we would feel awkward about returning at that point, so she said the manager would call to speak to us in an hour... This was at 3.30pm..it is now nearly. 8pm and no call... I expect this will never happen. All I can say is, we have been on several occasions and had reasonably good service.... This on the other hand was extremely poor and now reading other reviews seems to be a common experience now. Such a shame as we won't be returning.

Really nice pub and a great location for the vegan supper club we were attending there on Monday. Both were great, will definitely be visiting again!

Me and my friends had a lovely time. Food came out very quickly and we had good service by Nathan, who checked on us regularly and kept our water topped up. Especially loved the small plates the arancini was very tasty. Generous portions. Beautiful chill atmosphere!! Would recommend :)

Fun food that tasted good as well, loved the selection of small plates. Service was wonderful they went above and beyond and gave us a whole lemon!

The food here was AMAZING. Savoured every last bite

We went twice. The first time was fantastic - perfect service, good drinks & dishes, the place is lovely with an antique stair and lots of (real, not plastic) plants. The 2nd one was catastrophic, 4 waiters doing nothing, people lining up and leaving after 20/30/40 minutes being ignored, catastrophic cocktails. We might go back but the 2nd time was one of the most catastrophic staff performance we ever witnessed.

Came here for dinner on a Thursday evening. Tried the buffalo panko cauliflower which was tasty. Also tried the Buddha bowl (forgot to take a photo) and the seitan coconut noodle soup. The coconut noodle soup was okay - I wouldn’t recommend it if you’re feeling like Asian food as it tasted a bit like a the ingredients were just thrown together. The seitan wasn’t very pleasant. The coconut soup base was creamy. It was strange to eat udon noodle soup with a spoon and a fork though. Service was good and friendly.

Incredible food (the cauliflower wings are out of this world), lovely staff, gorgeous venue

Used to be our favourite place for the crispy cauliflower wings, the mushroom burger plus lots of other delicious options. Came for lunch today and so disappointed. The cauliflower wings were soggy, chips were definitely not triple cooked snd the burger is a ‘beyond burger’ which you can get anywhere inc at home! The menu is very limited now so sadly we won’t be back again for a long time.

Place has really gone downhill since we last visited. The place was pretty much empty and we could see why. Staff seemed lost like they didn’t know what they were doing and would obviously rather be on their phones then serving anyone. Our table was okay but we felt ignored throughout the entire meal. Food was pretty good but nothing else seemed to match that standard. We had only come a few months ago just before Christmas and the difference was clearly very apparent. Last time the pub felt warm and cosy and very welcoming and the staff were lovely. Seems like a lot of changes have been made for the worst. Could have done with some better lighting and quieter music. Unfortunately we will not be returning as the manager? (Guy with the fresh haircut and neck tattoo) was incredibly rude to us when we said we were shocked at the prices being so high (£7 for a pint and nothing to brag about) and we could overhear him being rude about both me and my partner to the other staff which was incredibly unprofessional and clearly why the staff looked like they wanted to be somewhere else. He was also helping himself to more drink then they seemed to be selling which obviously explains his rudeness. Such a shame to see this place flop after such a good summer here .

Best pub roast I've ever had, and I've had more than I'd like to admit 😅🤌

Haven’t been to this pub for a while and when we first walked in we were a little confused why the place was completely dead as this place was always packed to the rafters. The food was ok for the price and was nice although not terribly creative and usually for vegan there wasn’t many vegetables. The pub needs a specials board rather than just the same old sheet of burgers. Cold - omg I know the Russians are screwing us for oil atm but you need to have the heating on with single panes of glass in your windows, or better still get that fire place working and it will be toasty. Drink price - whilst your food was reasonably priced the pints of cider were around £7.50 a tad too expensive for a pub. Atmosphere - lighting too bright, music too quiet and too boring, tables needed candles (to warm it up if nothing else) I would return but prob not till the summer, as a business you can’t afford that so I recommend actioning some of the above. Also the lady on service was perfectly friendly but her energy level didn’t match ours and this will always irritate.

Not the warmest place to be in January, it’s a summer venue which we have enjoyed in the past. Not even having the blankets on our knees helped with the draft. The menu has not changed! They could do with a winter menu and we would have appreciated a new printed / clean menus with larger print. It was not a comfortable dinner. All the tables are an odd with legs in the way, maybe try round tables!

We'd been twice before and on each occasion it was outstanding. So, our visit yesterday was a real disappointment. The starters were great but of the mains, mine was cold and had to go back for a re-heat which meant the nan was then over-done, and in the Buddha bowl the batter round the cauliflower was raw. They'd run out of hummus so that was missing but we were told when we ordered. Unfortunately, the staff seemed to be wishing they were somewhere else. It was a real shame as we'd taken friends specially and felt let down.

Visited for my birthday to try the famous Sunday roast and it did not disappoint! It was a good portion size, everything on the plate was delicious and I was particularly impressed with the vegan Yorkshire pudding. Cocktail was lovely too and the Biscoff dessert was to die for! The service was very friendly and the atmosphere cosy and welcoming.

We’ve been wanting to try this place since it became a plant based venue but never got around to it. Last night we gave it a go. Whilst the menu description of the dishes looked interesting in reality they weren’t. I opted for the Bombay Naan which was excellent, my wife went for the Buddha Bowl. This arrived with pitta breads, red cabbage, tofu in what looked like batter, edamame beans, some kimchi, a smear of hummus, quinoa and some falafel one of which was doubling as a snooker ball (it was hard). We looked at reviews of the Buddha Bowl at home and many diners had given glowing reviews and descriptions of the aforementioned dish which in this instance bore no resemblance to what arrived (see previous reviews). The pub was cold and whilst the service was good, there was no bitter on tap, however the Guinness was good. Previous reviewers had mentioned “award winning” and maybe when The Roundhill first became plant based it was but with advent of other plant based venues in the area The Roundhill I’m afraid missed the mark. Oh, the Panko Olives were good though.

Wow. Best sunday roast I can remember. Lovely sharp service too. All 100% vegan. Love it Back a year later as on hols here and still good.

We came on a Wednesday, which I would never do again. There are plenty of great reviews for the Sunday roast! But unfortunately this was a bit of a messy experience across the board. The Roundhill's website shows the standard a la carte menu, various drinks menus and the Sunday roast menu, as well as a flyer for pasta night. When making our booking, we were presented with the standard a la carte dining option or the pasta option. We decided to give the pasta a miss and book for the a la carte. When we arrived we were presented with a reduced version of the a la carte menu, especially for Wednesdays, due to the pasta menu/offer/deal. This isn't displayed anywhere on the website, which I don't think is fair or transparent. They were also lacking a lot of the larger dishes, leaving a burger option, the wrap option and small plates. The menus we were given were heavily faded on the left, making it unclear which dishes were GF and which were GFO. When we ordered from the menu, we asked about some of the GFO versions, which resulted in the person serving us having to leave three separate times to check what the GFO actually meant. For example, the GFO for the loaded fries, removes the topping (seitan, which the person serving us wasn't aware is literally gluten). Leaving chips with sauce and gherkins, for the same price as the regular loaded version. After we'd ordered, the person serving us returned a few minutes later to inform us they usually have a cheeseburger loaded fries, which is GF, so they could do that instead, which we were super appreciative of and happy to go ahead with. As our food came out, at least 1/3 of the dishes were cold to the point where you couldn't tell if they were meant to be served cold, or just hadn't been properly heated/kept warm. This included both versions of the cauli wings we ordered, the cheeseburger fries, and the corn, which was by far the coldest. Nobody came to ask how our food was, or check in, so I went and told the person serving us about our issue, who insisted they were hot when they came out the pass, however the fact remains that these items were cold when they were put on our table, which was disappointing. We were told the pasta night was a new direction for them, but the whole evening felt very unorganised, overly complicated and disappointing. What's more we saw roasts being served and when we asked a staff member about this, they mentioned they can be booked in advance, however on the website the roasts are listed as Sunday roasts, which made us think they were only served on Sundays and require booking in advance, again, this could be us misunderstanding but it doesn't clearly state they are available any day as long as you pre-book. Also when booking the table, as mentioned above, we were only presented with two options; a la carte or pasta. We were kindly treated to not having to pay for some of the cold items, but the whole experience felt confusing and disappointing. I appreciate this may be a new direction for them, but it felt like it hadn't been trialled much or given enough thought.

Came for the pasta and wine £10 deal, it used to be incredible, with lovely fresh pasta and interesting flavours and toppings (mushroom and truffle one was incredible) but the pasta I had this time was incredibly basic, literally tomato sauce and fusilli that could have come from a tin and basic unseasoned spaghetti that barely tasted of anything. Service was nice but it's just such a shame the food standards are not what they were. Also the chef was eating some spaghetti with his bare hands in the open kitchen which was a bit off putting, maybe use a fork in front of customers haha😅 wine was amazing though!

A delightful experience coming to the roundhill. The staff were so welcoming & friendly, and the food was tremendous. Would highly recommend to any vegans wanting a superb Sunday roast at decent prices. Good range of local draught IPA'd & lagers, and no added service charge; definitely tip the great staff though

Great vegan sunday lunch helpful staff and very good value for money will definitely be back next time we’re back in Brighton

great vegan sunday lunch great service & very good price look forward to returning when were back in brighton soom

Fantastic food, lovely staff and a great atmosphere. The Sunday roast is great and they're happy to cater for large groups. Toilets are nice and clean, it's warm and food arrives quickly. The only improvements I could suggest would be if they could be more generous with the condiments, get rid of some of the seats at the bar so it's easier to get to and put some cushions on the wooden chairs. Having recently revisited, I would add that the cream & biscoff dessert needs more flavour and the roast could do with one fewer sauces (just gravy).

Excellent Vegan pub, the food was very tasty, especially the cauliflower wings! Staff were very friendly and attentive. Would highly recommend and be visiting them again very soon!

Maybe it was a bad day but the roast was far from the 5* reviews seen here; had the seitan and it was only just warm when it arrived. It tasted... fine... But I swear the roast potatoes were deep fried and they were undercooked inside. And the place could've done with the heating turned up a bit. The staff were really nice tho. Like I said it must've been a bad day. I'll try it again someday.

We had a great time at the Roundhill Pub, the food was delicious and the staff very friendly! It is also dog friendly so we could take our dog with us. An 100% vegan pub is the future!!

First time visiting & we will definitely be back The staff were really friendly especially the lady with the pink hair she was just wonderful The food was incredible so beautifully presented & delicious & to have an alcohol free beer on tap was such a treat Everything was incredible, I loved all the amazing plants everywhere I’m dying to try Sunday lunch♥️

Lovely food and lovely atmosphere!!! Really goood if ur looking for a vegan roast in beighton 😊🥰

Had a great time! The food was so so lovely, and the service was amazing. Only thing I would say is the non-alcoholic old fashioned wasn’t worth the money but to be honest probably quite hard to replicate that flavour. But will definitely be coming back to try more!!

A pleasant, plant-based place to be. The green-fingered vibes all around make sense when you realise that The Roundhill Brighton is best known for their 100% plant based menu. On this visit myself and friends tucked into their plant based Sunday Roast. Most of us went for the Wellington and it was excellent. I'm not vegan or vegetarian and I honestly did not care that there was no meat in sight, nor would I have noticed that the food was completely plant based if no one had mentioned it. The gravy and cauli cheese could have fooled me, absolutely delicious and very filling. Read more about The Roundhill and discover many other Brighton pubs on my blogsite

Incredible food and great vibe. Love going somewhere as a vegan where I can have anything on the menu. Sunday roast is perfection.

Really delicious food. I am not vegan and at times hard to tell I wasn't eating meat. Generous portions and a nice vibe.

Amazing experience! I visited with two friends for a roast this Sunday. We were originally booked for a table outside but it was chucking it down so we asked on the off chance whether there would be a possibility for a table indoors (it was super busy and we didn’t think it would be possible). A lovely member of staff (unfortunately didn’t catch her name) went above and beyond to get us a table indoors so we could comfortably enjoy our lovely roast dinners and gave us cosy blankets while we were sat outside for the meantime. When we were given the table inside the atmosphere was super cosy and it was nice and warm. Vegan beef roast dinner was absolutely unreal and we left feeling nice and full. One of the best roast dinners I have had in Brighton and will most definitely be rushing back! Thank you so much! x