The Skull Bar in Maidstone

I'm here now and have just had a burger and chips with my partner. This is the best burger I have ever had. I came here a few weeks back with my dad and he said this is the burger he's ever had.

Cool rock and metal bar. Food is excellent.

Avoid the drab soulless Identikit pubs and bars. Instead, bathe luxuriantly in the majesty of ROCK at Skull Bar. Great service from a really friendly team. Excellent beer and food options, plus a properly luminous selection of shots.

Food is awesome if they've got any left. You know I'm talking about the chicken wings because boneless is not a chicken wing. Service is great, depends who serves tbf 10/10 for vibe just needs that extra push for 11/10

Family affair were awesome , sound was on another level . Staff were good . But way to hot , AC units would be good as no windows . But I’d wish this bar well going forward

Burgers were amazing loads of flavour and cooked brilliantly. The service was great lovely lady served us and incredible atmosphere

not bad ,not your usual run of the mill pub ,great alternative jukebox I.e metal/rock,different beers but not a huge selection ,didn't try the food but looked great on the menu,

Great burgers, great beer from a friendly venue

Really cool independent bar that has a great selection of drinks and bar snacks.

Just a great place to eat and drink

Great food (and beer!) and such great people in charge!

This is an interesting alternative bar to what I'm used to. It has a really cool "rock/goth" vibe.

Quirky little place tucked away but worth a visit

Travelled a long way to he told the kitchens closed.

Lovely bar, lovely staff, lovely beer!

Cool little bar with a great juke box and the food is exceptional.

It rocks, dog friendly too, but the arcade leading to it is not but shouldn't be a problem!

Good burger, good fries, good music!

Amazing food, probably best burger I’ve had

The service was great and the food is unbelievably good!

First time visitor here: Amazing service at bar, brilliant atmosphere, if you are part of the the lgbtqia+ community I'd recommend 200%. My macaroni cheese burger was amazing, Cajun fries taste as good as five guys, my fiance's beef brisket burger was delicious and his chilli loaded fries tasted just like something home made, could have had his whole portion myself. Also the skull bar "basic" beer is as good as anything else you'd order somewhere else and a great price too. Absolutely coming back here and bringing friends 🥳🥳🥳🥳

A quiet pint in a nice atmosphere

Awesome hidden spot: good wings, good drinks and good company

Fabulous food and great atmosphere

Quirky pub nice outdoor seating

A lovely bar in Maidstone selling great food also. Visited on Thursday night which wasn’t very busy so had our pick of which table to sit at. Ordered burger & fries. Was absolutely delicious. & finished it off with a Tinkie winkie cocktail in a skull glass. Rock music playing in the background & lots of skull decor.

Such a great atmosphere really great Hiden gem in town feels like you're not in Maidstone in a good way. The food is incredible and at a decent price.

Absolutely fabulous place so cool and sick it's such a cool atmosphere and so welcoming to anyone, very rock / metal bar which is awesome! Best bar in Maidstone good variety of different beers / spirits and the little things count! 10/10 would come back. And food seems amazing!

Food wasn't great. Always too hard or not much flavour, everyone I went with regularly kept complaining that they didn't like anything on the menu and that it wasn't cooked well, so we eventually stopped coming. Just regular, not cooked well frozen food. We tried giving it a shot for a while. The best part of their food was the rainbow cookies and they didn't make those, they ordered them from someone else who we went to separately. Her snacks are lovely, but she's her own independent brand (Flo's Cakes), nothing to do with the skull place.

Can't really ask for more, banging music, great food, good craft beer 😁 a good night out that is reminiscent of the 'old days'

My favourite place to find vegan fast food, best music, decorations, cool stickers, pool table, etc and I definitely can come with my 4 years old to have a great time. They also have non veggie stuff for the none vegans. Love how accommodating they are, i can come and have my vegan meal with my non vegan/vegetarian friends and have a fantastic experience, been vegetarian/vegan for 43 years now… finding a place with the music, art and food i love is just a treasure! Love love love it!!!!! (Btw, all the “new gen of vegans” that have no respect for anything, please avoid a fantastic experience here, i am sure you are going to complain, you always do)

Well to be met by a smile is a rare thing now days so off to a flying start straight away. The feel of the bar is great really liked the decor and theme! The menu is great with some great sounding food and this was backed up by some great flavours, will definitely be returning soon. Hats off to to the staff for the food and service

Excellent food, both quality and looks. Prefect place to have lunch/ dinner with your mate. Kind and friendly staff. Will be there for more.

Popped in for cocktails and a burger. Very friendly service, pretty decadent food with generous portions. Fun cocktails and a laid back vibe.

Best burgers in Maidstone, great food and staff are friendly and flexible for vegans with lots of options, awesome rock music and great vibes

Nice little place tucked away to have a few drinks, food looked really good as well but we didn't have any on our last trip but will when we go back

An excellent place, good music, nice drinks, great food! The food is so good and portions are huge. My 2 complaints about the food are that the wings were dry and had hardly any sauce, and that the nachos could do with some jalapeños. We will be back for more food, thoroughly recommended

These burgers are to die for! I urge you to try them. The best 👌

Discovering this gem in Maidstone feels like stumbling upon a hidden treasure—a much-needed breath of fresh air amidst the sea of cookie-cutter franchises that dominate. From the moment you step inside, it's evident that this place is something special, a unique haven that dares to defy the norm. And let's not forget the music. The jukebox, with its eclectic selection of tunes, serves as the perfect soundtrack to the vibrant atmosphere. But perhaps what's most remarkable about this place is its ability to make everyone feel at home. Whether you're flying solo and looking for a spot to enjoy a sneaky drink, or rounding up a group of mates for a night, you wont be disapointed

Big portion for what you are paying. Staff is very friendly. They confused our order, and the last burger came 45 minutes later from the first order delivered to the table. Small place and cosy. Definitely recommend this place to start your night with.

Love this place. Been a few times. It's easily accessible in my wheelchair, not need the loo yet, so can't review that. Staff are super friendly and welcoming and the food is amazing, so filling that I have trouble finishing lol

The food is 10/10. The wings are to die for. You must eat here if you’re in Maidstone.

Great music and food, nice atmosphere to sit and drink in

While walking through Maidstone with my wife and child we came upon a sign enticing us into the arcade. As we approached The Skull Bar the smells of big meaty (🍆) burgers and the sounds of the heaviest of metal drew us ever closer. 10/10 would smash...again.

Food, service and Armosphere was amazing. Absolutely recomend

Solid smash burgers. Not many places in Maidstone can deliver on them. Nice work folks.

Wife left me to my own devices for the evening, so I decided to give this place a try. The decor unashamedly makes no effort to be bland and neutral - nor does the jukebox - which really sets the scene for what the food is like. If you order cheesy chips, don’t expect 9 chips in a tiny metal bucket, with a delicate wafting of cheese curds - what you’re getting is a small mountain of chips buried under a blanket of gooey cheesey gloriousness! And as for the burger….. Look at it, just look at it. Double beef patties, double layer of sausage, and just because why the hell not - bacon. The food was amazing, and everything a burger should be. It was dense, hefty, flavoursome, and immensely satisfying. Great choice of craft beers to wash it down with too - I opted for a NEIPA that paired really well with the beefy flavours. I’ve been here for a cheeky mid-week burger on my own, and with a big group on a Saturday night for a few drinks, and always felt welcomed and appreciated as a customer. Happy to reconnected it, whether you’re eating or not.

We happened upon this place when passing through on a road trip. It's a hidden gem! Great vibe, funky decor, tasty food and the staff are lovely! Well worth a visit, will be back!

My favourite bar!!! Great drinks even better veggie burger.

This is genuinely the best bar in Maidstone, by a long shot. It is a compact venue but the atmosphere was great, with a great selection of beer and spirits. The bar staff were great, really friendly. The burger was insane, I enjoy burgers however their "Meatallica" was one of the best I've ever had. If you like organic/vegan food, probably not the best place for you and if you don't enjoy classic rock/metal, again, probably not for you. If you do however enjoy tasty and satisfyingly dirty food, great beer and fantastic music, Skull Bar is a breath of fresh air, compared to "other" venues in Maidstone.

Would be better if it wasnt card only

Absolutely love this place. Great beer, great food and great music. I’ve been quite a few times now and it’s always been brilliant. Keep up the good work.

We visited after a friend claimed she'd had the best burger ever in Skull Bar. Let's just say the burgers did not disappoint...they really were the best. The cocktails were lovely too. Great atmosphere and super friendly staff...we will most definitely be back :)

After moving to Maidstone and thinking I wouldn’t be able to get a good burger anywhere! I gave Skull Bar a shot and have been hooked since! Love this place! Banging burgers, fries and beers. Outstanding atmosphere, been here on weeknights, weekends, week days and the service has always been outstanding. Beer selection is impeccable, fridge full of obscure cans and bottles which I love! Best place to get a burger in Maidstone hands down!

I’ve never had a bad meal here and the staff are always welcoming and happy. Quiz nights are a buzz too. Maidstone’s most slept on venue.

Banger of a bar! Solid food and great beer with awesome decor and great music. It wouldn't be for everyone. If you happen to be, oh I don't know, an uptight vegan who doesn't like originality in their bars and considers Tofu a food then maybe go munch on a tree in the local park.

Great atmosphere Great music Great staff Great drinks And the food is amazing, fresh burgers and the loaded fried are fantastic, I cannot recommend this place enough. I will be going as often as I can

Great food, pints and atmosphere 5*

It’s hard to find a good food joint that not only provides great food but accompanies it with quality service with a background of rock music! I love a pint with a dose of def leaopard!

Had a lovely chilli burger (and dirty chilli chips, it almost sent me into a food coma). The beers are great too, and whenever I have been there the atmosphere has been chilled and the music indie/rock.

Just ghastly. The bar was garishly decorated - which sat ill with its location in a sedate and leisurely indoor arcade. The vegan burger was like a yellow label vegan burger, and the loaded chips came smothered in a red wine gravy that had more in common with masonry filler than with any gravy I've tasted. And the plastic vegan cheese grated onto it hadn't even melted. And my friend had to return his vegan burger as it was charred and inedible. To top it all the service left a lot to be desired and they don't seem to like vegans. Which is just weird. Because vegans like me are just lovely

The bar staff were lovely, drinks were good and I loved the variety of fruit in my gin. We will definitely come back!

Honestly one of the best burgers I ever had! Also I absolutely recommend the cheesy garlic bread, so tasty!!!

Fantastic food quick service very reasonably priced would highly recommended

Great burgers, really good food.

Went there on my lunch break. Food was quick and VERY nice. Very reasonably priced given the portion sizes were at least twice what I expected; nice, big burger, absolutely loads of fries. Service was friendly and helpful. Nice to be there when it's quiet but I'm sure a busier period would have a really fun atmosphere. Can't recommend enough!

Great bar love going here, great range of craft beer and friendly staff.

So when I moved to East sussex I have struggled to find a decent metal bar in my area without having to travel into London. Then I came across these guys and gals on insta so of course I popped in. And I'm so glad I did; great atmosphere straight off the back, the metal was blaring out of the jukebox, the beer selection was fantastic, local craft beers and their own skull bar lager. We tried two different types of wings (garlic parmesan and Buffalo) and disco fries; all I can say is wow, proper chicken wings on the bone and the discos fries in the gravy was sublime!!! The staff were incredibly friendly and the clientel were great (one guy complimented me on my music taste as I threw all my credits in to the app assisted jukebox) I can't wait for their expansion next door and above, Kent needs more metal venues and this is already a great place to visit for dive bar food and feels!!!

Really enjoyed the Meatallica, filling. Sort of glad they had tots rather than chips, made a welcome change! Had the chicken chaser also, wasn't a huge fan of the chicken but it was a good burger, I am just very picky with chicken and I'm taking that into consideration and keeping the 5*. Nice selection of beers, I was designated driver so just had coke but nice selection! Finished with a round of wings, not your standard wings, you get the FULL wing, not just people passing off the flats and pops as individual wings! Will return as soon as I'm back in Maidstone :)

Grabbed a takeaway and a week later me and the wife are still talking about how good it was. Best burger around.

Great staff that was ever so welcoming. Then had food. OMG the food is amazing , fresh , succulent, flavoursome and the craft beer was banging. The disco fries are to die for and the blue cheese chicken burger with spice was immense.

A real gem. Amazing food and atmosphere, highly recommend the limp brisket burger

Love this place! Food, staff and drinks are all excellent.

READ ME..... Well ordered here a few times now as working away. And just want to say thank you... That Mac n cheese was amazing 😍 the burgers are banging as always... The fries are good and also them cheese bites are good.. keep up the good work 😎

Absolutely incredible burgers!!! Good beers on tap too!!

I've been here a few times now. Good drink selection, food is really outstanding and the place has a good feel to it. Staff always friendly too.

Great atmosphere and music. The burgers are also excellent. Highly recommended!

The Blue Monday burger was delicious. Great pints, awesome atmosphere, and great music.

The food is fantastic and the staff are brilliant! Amazing decor and really cool atmosphere with great music! Definitely worth a visit!

Popped in with a mate before a night out. Had some really good food with house draft beers. Enjoyed the music as well 🤘.

Interesting quirky restaurant in Maidstone. Good variety of beers. Good burgers!

Quirky little bar where you can get best burgers in town, cool atmosphere and decent music. Highly recommended ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Had a great burger here and a glass of beer. Nice quirky place. Good service too. So much better than the chain burger places, and only a tiny bit more expensive.

I googled the 'best burgers in Maidstone' & I was not expecting what I got.... An EPIC BURGER! Great service Great food Great atmosphere Thank you, I will return with bigger trousers.

By far the best burger in Maidstone and the best burger I’ve had in a while. Cool vibe and great staff.

Ordered off Deliveroo last night and I got the Kevin Bacon amd OMG this was one of the best burgers 🍔 I have had in a long long time.

An absolute EPIC burger !! Had the BBC - crispy chicken, bacon, cheese, pickles, Brie & cranberry - to make a few ingredients !!! WOW !!! Hubby had a double patty cheese burger ( he’s fussy and doesn’t have any salad or sauces - no problem, it came exactly as he wanted ! Huge portions, and the girl who served us was delightful. The atmosphere was brilliant - exciting, edgy but still intimate and niche - if that makes sense We will definitely be back.

Friendly bar staff, tasty burgers and a great selection of beers too... what's not to like? The door shuts if the karaoke from next door is a bit too loud.

I heard so many great things about Skull Bar that I decided to grab some lunch on my way through town the other week and I have to say, it was just amazing! The wings I had to start were just incredible and to top it off, I had a burger for mains which I can say was probably the best burger I’ve ever had! Great taste, huge portion sizes, great drink selection all at a very reasonable price! The decor was right up my street also, was very cool and had great vibes! The owners are so lovely too, real friendly and chatty :-) I will definitely be going back for more great food real soon! Highly recommend The Skull Bar if you haven’t been already!

Great atmosphere! Lovely service! Excellent burgers and cocktails! Can really tell the kitchen and front of house care about the food and drinks they serve- one small issue was the menu was very difficult to read so maybe some difficult formatting to make it a better read! Overall amazing charismatic place will come again! Thanks :)

We have been telling a lot of people to visit this place (we like supporting small local businesses) but as we went to visit this afternoon with an out of town friend and were rather rudely told 4:45 “we are about to close”. Mind you the website and social media says open until 11pm and the door 9pm (I think). Not only was the way we were told unfriendly, a small business will not survive when the do not keep consistent hours or falsely advertises hours. Will not bother coming back again or recommending.

Great beer and delicious burgers. The vegan burgers and chips are awesome.

The food was great. Best burgers in town. Will definitely be going back 😀

Really nice food, guy behind the bar was really pleasant, went for a date night and wasn’t disappointed at all. Price was on point for the quality. Branding spot on too!

Best burgers in town. Great beer. Good staff.

Great beer lovely chilled vide, delicious hot dogs and burgers. Will be back for sure.!!

The beers are very nice, The Skull beer is a mild and one of the nicest I have had. I wanted to add that, I have visited a number of times since I wrote this and found the beer is always served in excellent condition. I made this review below before the Rainbow Skull Bar closed. It has been renamed and introduced meat options. As before, it has a very friendly atmosphere. At present there are no paper menus yet, the website needs to be developed, and no Wi-Fi, but the basics are excellent. It is now looking like a very successful business that is doing what it does with excellence. Some changes to the decoration, but the basic decoration has not been ripped out as could have happened and is so wasteful. Maidstone if you look up above the shopfronts has very many old buildings, I have included some pictures of those. The underpasses in Maidstone needed a map, because it is too easy to pop up the wrong side of a very busy road. I sent a comment to Maidstone Borough Council about it, suggesting a map be placed like a table in the centre of the underpass where different walk ways meet. The vegan burger is called bubble and squeak with extra vegan coleslaw and a vegan beer. I also used the power socket, which includes a USB charging. I have also tried the signature vegan skull burger, it is also very nice, and better than most I have had. --- my review from 4 months ago --- I had Sunday lunch today it was very good, the veg was not over done as is common elsewhere. I have in the past had a number of other things on the menu, and they are better than you might expect. The venue is noticeably very clean though it is styled like a motor-bikers pub but clean, and they also like bikers they visitors and staff are very friendly. The decoration and the large mirror and lighting in the toilet are also a feature, which tellingly is also very clean. So it is 100% vegan with unique decoration.

Came here a few weeks ago and it was faultless. Nice staff great burger great beer and rum selection 👍

Love this unique place. Hidden away in the Royal Star Arcade, is this little gem of a bar. The food is amazing, value for money, tasty and a decent portion. Had the 'Kevin Bacon' and WoW!! So tasty, loads of quality bacon 🥓 and the sauce, well yummy is an understatement. The chips also are filling and tasty wedges cooked to perfection!! You will not get any better in Maidstone. Also grab a craft beer or cocktail while you're there... Definitely the best food I've tasted in town. Thanks for your fab hospitality guys!!

This place is much improved since it transitioned from a vegan venue.