Tyber's Reggae Bar in Tunbridge Wells

Great venue for live music, amazing staff and good service

Very bad workers for the karaoke had 10 songs ritten down only let me sing one the person doing the karaoke seemed to be drunk and on drugs should not be working there really unsatisfied

Had my birthday meal here last weekend and so glad we chose to go to Tyber's! My original restaurant booking was cancelled by the venue last minute but Tyber's managed to get my whole party despite the short notice. Massive thank you to the wonderful staff who are so friendly and helpful and saved my birthday! Food was excellent, delicious as always and everyone in my party loved their meal. Cocktails equally delicious and generous! Band and DJ were brilliant, such a lovely vibe and crowd. It felt like there were a lot of regulars and there was a good community feel to the evening. We can't wait to come back and thank you again to everyone at Tyber's for a wonderful birthday!

We had a great Sunday lunch here and the service is excellent.

Music with the dj was great, the guest band stoked up the atmosphere rounded off with some great music.

Overall stars 1 Food rating NO Stars, this restaurant was chosen as a place to celebrate a birthday, our party consisted of different races. Everyone one ordered something different from the Menu, I ordered jerk chicken rice n peas and Mac n cheese, my husband ordered curry goat and rice and peas. We ordered a pina colda. So the food first and foremost was not Caribbean at all, the so called jerk chicken was an unseasoned breast of chicken that was grilled on what seems to be a George Foreman grill there was no scent or flavour of Jerk at all, the gravy was made from a watery consistency of bisto gravy no spice no pepper no ketchup to even try and make it seem like jerk sauce. As for the rice it was flavourless and tasted watery. My pina colda was not a pina colada at all it was just ice some in house rum which had a bitter taste and so coconut shavings and some type of cream, the drink tasted like water it was horrible, I asked the staff member to add some rum and she did but again it was a cheap in house rum and the drink was bitter and undrinkable. Curry goat- this was again not authentic it was fatty bones in a thick thick sauce which tasted of only curry powder absolutely horrible, the rice was the same as mine watery and tasteless. As for the others that ordered 4 plates went back and changed for some thing different, the jerk burger was not like real meat at all Remember I did say there was a mixture of races so this review is not coming from a black person who is use to flavoured food no one on the table enjoyed the food, no one. Please note I hate leaving reviews as I am a business owner and I know I wouldn’t like a bad review but I go up and beyond to make sure the products I make are top notch every time, but I feel like I am and can only be honest and in the hope that this place re thinks it’s menu and chef, if your going to run a Caribbean restaurant get a chef that can cook Caribbean like a Caribbean as it’s not fair for paying customers to come and waste their time and money as many of us came all the way from London. Staff the staff were nice but some didn’t really know what to do, our drinks were brought to us with her hand at the drinking rim of the glass which I thought was unhygienic. Atmosphere- for a reggea bar I found the music they played wasn’t what I would call real reggea music it was the type of reggea that made it on top of the pops back in the day, music that everyone knew the lyrics to, which I thought was a bit silly, having a reggea bar is about introducing all reggea music to people not the same repeated music. Me personally I think if I was to run this entire place I would have people coming from all over the world for the food and music experience. Don’t get me wrong the vibes was good people were dancing and drinking but again it seemed like locals that want to have a drink sing and dance oppose to people coming to listen to and love real reggae music and food. Such a shame as this place is owned by an old reggae band by it does not represent reggae at all. I do hope the manager takes what I have said as positive criticism as this place could be made so so much better

The whole place is fantastic just like Tyber, the Caribbean Burger was out of this world the music was brilliant, Mark Antony and Isaac, the decor the staff absolutely everything is well worth a visit

Had a lovely meal tonight, food and service were brilliant. We sat downstairs but could still hear the great music from the upstairs bar, which took us back to our younger days.Would highly recommend.

Christmas party. Good night and meal was tasty.

Lovely pub and great live events, good beverages and fantastic staff and visitors. Missed Tyber‘s show as was sold out but will be back to see him. Nice Dualers merch can be bought at the bar

Paid £15 for a cocktail made of 95% coke and 3% spirit. 2% ice. Not worth the cocktails. Even asked why it was so weak and the bar tender was happy to rob me. Save your dimes and get a £3 pint.

Came down from Essex had a great time at Tybers last night food was good and then cocktails and Ska N Mash excellent DJing with all my favorite choons 👌

Went for a Skatonics gig. Great little bar! Need to sort out the heat regulation though as everyone was SWEATING haha. But overall a lovely place with great atmosphere and friendly staff.

We had a fantastic night at the bar and even met the man himself! Definitely going to go back as a regular.

Started with very nice cocktails, had lovley food and a great evening with DJ Pete Lacey and of course Tyber & Pete.

Fantastic both Caribbean food or now Sunday roast .Great value for money ..then added bonus reggae bar on first floor

Don’t waste your money, apparently some old granny’s recipes book which was found, should have been buried with her! The food is bland & tasteless, curry goat….. more like curried lamb out of a can! Scottish server women was rude on the phone said she thought I had covid and that’s why I couldn’t taste the food, I wish I had covid so I couldn’t. Soulless food, if you are trying Caribbean food for the first time here, you won’t want to try it again. Do your self a favour and go to New Cross or Lewisham in south london and follow your nose to a soul food shop and you won’t be disappointed! Also I threw a bit of “goat” to my dog and the dog didn’t even eat it!

Went down for the Sunday roast. We had the beef, pork and chicken. Was beautiful. Will definitely be back. Staff was friendly and very welcoming.

Even though we went to see the music and it was cancelled, we had an amazing meal which was cooked beautifully and the service was excellent,

Well worth the trip from suffolk, fantastic bar, lovely atmosphere with great bar lady's 🍸 great music from the Dj and great band playing welldone all loved it 😀 if we had come earlier we would have eaten I hear the food fantastic. Next time for sure.

Beat roast chicken ive ever had tasted amazing

Popped in to try Tybers roast , very friendly staff nice meal good value, recommended they supply a spoon to put veg on your plate. Staff appreciated the recommendation

Tybers just started Sunday lunch and was excellent food was freshly cooked more than we could eat and the 100% value for money traditional Sunday roast and even tho we were to full for pudding we ordered them to take home lovely Sunday afternoon

Seriously amazing place. Great service, friendly crowd. Even if you're not a ska or reggae fan, it's superb!

Best curry goat ever! Cocktails were tasty too. 😋

Great atmosphere, food was excellent and very reasonable price will be going back soon

Travelled up from Dover with friends for the evening on my Birthday. Double Barrel were the band playing. It was busy but not packed and everyone was having a great time. The staff were amazing and so friendly, from the door staff to the bar staff. We had food & drinks and whilst the food did take an age to come out (I think they forgot about us) it was good quality. After a few pints of Red Stripe I personally had plenty of cocktails and shots which were all excellent. The live music was superb, the DJ was superb, the whole vibe in the place was superb. I cannot recommend this place enough and at 1am left with a big smile on my face. Best birthday night out in a very long time. WIll be having plenty of nights out here in the future, just wish I lived a bit closer.

Family had a fantastic meal here 5th Oct. The food was out of this world. We had to thank Chef Mike personally as every dish was faultless. I had the Caribbean Burger and it was so juicy, cooked to perfection. An absolute must to visit to try authentic Caribbean cuisine. Can't wait for them to start up takeaway and delivery service. Jax and all the staff deserve credit. What a venue. 5*

Absolutely fantastic bar, we have been all over to see The Dualers and think their amazing 🤩tried the Caribbean jerk pork earlier and it was delicious! We also washed it down with a Pina Colada which was exemplary. The staff are extremely helpful and welcoming also. Cannot recommend enough! 😎

Friendly staff and food was good Lots of fun with love music upstairs . Little details could be improved but overall worth a visit

Awesome place to drink n chat n try new things

We came down from Bristol for " It's a Wonderful Life Festival " We had lots of cocktails which were all fantastic. Me and my husband are cocktail Fans and we loved everyone - We also had some snacks that were just perfectly cooked . Tyber came up to us to speak and was just genuinely the most nicest bloke you could meet . His staff were all fantastic, particularly the lady with blonde hair on the door -was absolutely lovely . We met Mark and his wife (tyber best friend) Who was just so so lovely. Everyone there just made us feel so welcome - we will be back ... Thank you Tyber , all Tyber's friends , family and Staff for a unforgettable best weekend .... xxx

Had another fabulous visit to Tybers for the bank holiday weekend festival. This bar cannot be faulted. The drinks are very reasonably priced. We love the music there but that is not what makes it special, it is the staff who work so hard to make any customers visit special. For the first time we tried the food and it was delicious, we will definitely be having it on future visits.

Amazing day & night at tybers reggae bar, first time & will be going again

Awesome place great bar staff great food

Would have been good if reggae music was playing in back ground.

Went to the family day at Tybers and it was really good. Really impressed with everyone that works there. Even though it was really busy everyone was still cheerful and helpful. It was great meeting Tyber and Pete. They were brilliant interacting with the children. I think the two team members in the restaurant were fantastic there was a young man and a young women sorry didn’t get their names. When there was a problem with someone’s food the young man sorted dealt with it and I was really impressed. They also organised the face painting que and the children brilliantly. The BBQ was a great touch can’t wait for the next one. Keep up the great work.

Fantastic food excellent service always with a smile ...look out for the goat curry ... waitress recommended dishes including one for my vegetarian friend ..then upstairs to enjoy great reggae music .. warm friendly atmosphere...

Having seen the dualers a few times was excited to get tickets for the Tyber and Pete night . It was fantastic ..loved it and the bar ..atmosphere was amazing as all followers ..would certainly recommend .Was nt so keen on our food that we had downstairs in the restaurant but still enjoyed our meal time as met up with people we had met earlier in the Bar so all good fun . Had travelled a couple of hours and booked overnight hotel opposite ….a great 24 hrs ..loved it and hope to return 😊

Excellent night with Tyber and Pete, entrance was ticket only and tickets sold out but I was pleasantly pleased that it was not overcrowded, therefore they are definitely not overselling tickets. Great atmosphere, good food and music amazing. I will definitely be returning, met some lovely people and Tyber ☺️

We went to see Tyber and Pete on Wednesday 26 July which was fantastic and well worth every penny. We went to dinner before hand in the on-site restaurant and the food was great. Even though it was really busy the gentleman that served us was still very helpful and was very attentive amd brilliant at his job. We have booked for the bank holiday and can’t wait.

Great staff, great atmosphere, great food and drink at reasonable prices.

We went to Tybers on Sunday afternoon for lunch with some friends and all I can say is the food was lovely the atmosphere was electric. The man that served us in the restaurant was so friendly and was correct with his food recommendations. He is a real asset to you. We have already booked to come back.

Went into Tybers for the live Dj on Friday night and had dinner before we went upstairs. The food was amazing and very tasty the young man what served us was very friendly and nothing was to much trouble. Sorry I didn’t get his name he said he had not been there that long. But where ever he was before is definitely Tybers gain. He was brilliant. Could not recommend this place enough.

Visited on Saturday lunch time. Bar staff were so friendly and kind. The chef went out of his way to ensure my husband's vegan meal was suitable. The food was delicious and excellent value. We want to visit again for an evening out to see some music. Thank you for a great lunch.

What a lovely place, the staff were very friendly and helpful. It's my first time trying Caribbean food and what a joy . We will definitely go back 😀

An amazing place to visit in Tunbridge Wells. Great atmosphere imbued with the spirit of the Caribbean. Friendly stuff, nice cocktails, delicious food, portions are generous! Incredible music for connoisseurs of reggae. I would highly recommend this bar to visit.

Wow what a place we went for the live band and it was the best night. We ate in the restaurant before we went up stairs and the staff were so friendly and the food was amazing. Booked for another band next week. Can’t wait

Firstly the service was astonishing, staff was standing at the bar moaning about another member of staff, the food is not authentic Jamaican Carabian Food, the chef is Romanian, who was vaping in the kitchen, the rice was soggy and watery, the chicken and sauce was very watery. The salad and plantain was made to perfection. Rice and peas and chicken absolutely disgusting… I stood at the bar and ordered a cheery something cocktail, I was expecting a cocktail considering the price, they chucked a coke glass on the bar, poured Fanta fruit twist, added ice to the glass, cherry syrup and a tiny touch of alcohol. 15 seconds later and it’s done. I stood there in shock…

Staying in the hotel opposite I was kept awake way past sociable hours by the awful music. Such a disrespectful establishment

Went there for a live reggae and ska night - had the most fun!

Don’t eat here if you value your health. The ‘goat’ (or lamb?) contains sharp splinters of bone. The possibility of bone shards is not stated on the menu so be warned. According to the manager with superior attitude this is how Jamaicans cook their food and was to be expected…. No reason to put a warning on the menu.

Great service excellent food highly recommended food

Some may claim some bias to my review, as I sometimes DJ at this venue, but I believe it deserves a review as everyone I've chatted to give the venue and restaurant glowing praise. The fact the restaurant was fully booked is a good indication. Once again I chose the curried goat and I asked if the chef could make it a little hotter (I'm a chilli head), which he did and on this occasion the meat just fell off the bones. The restaurant definitely gets my recommendation, but upstairs is where the bands and DJs play. I absolutely love the decor here, the old posters, Dualers history and the layout. And I have always found the staff full of smiles. On the occasions that Tyber (from the Dualers) has visited, sometimes along with his family, the atmosphere has been electric, and he's often made time to talk to the customers and grab a few selfies. It's a little bit of Jamaica brought to Tunbridge Wells.

Great place for LIVE entertainment.

Friendly staff & solid happy hour deal on drinks. Drinks were not great though so I would have been disappointed to pay full price for them.

Awesome place to go for live music

Long way to travel but way worth it brilliant food , service and entertainment. Going back in October.

This is the 4th time I've had the pleasure of eating at Tyber's Reggae Bar and each time I've enjoyed the food. Previously I've had curried goat and on one occasion the Halloumi panini - both nicely served and delicious. The encona hot sauce is...

Family of ten including four little ones, staff couldn’t have been more friendly and helpful. Food was great and plentiful. Cocktails just fabulous. We will be back.

Today came to tybers bar with a few girls from work ...wow definitely recommend Borth the food quality , portion sizes and service ..jax the manager is warm friendly .. if in the area definitely worth a visit ..both for food and music

Top bar . Spent a small amount of time in the roof terrace on a hot sunny May Day . Didn’t get the chance to sample the cocktails sadly but I would love to here . Has great atmosphere , it’s built on three levels...

Went here with friends to celebrate my daughters birthday. Great food and cocktails. Staff were lovely. Will definitely be back.

So let me just get this right, all them customer's that left you a bad review. I sent them to Tyber's bar and they did not experience bad service. Guy was not served raw chicken, and you serve up lamb and pretend it's goat. That never happened, he just made it up. Another customer did not get dry chicken and you was not rude to anybody 😅 you did not take an order on the phone and told them to come in, after an hour driving when he got there, you he told him you're not doing it. They just made all of this up ??? all these customers are liars and they all know me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍 at Some stage somebody will see sense and you will have to take responsibility. Come Tyber wake up, consistency reviews speak for themselves !!!!!

Called them up to ask if they do takeaway - they said yes - then called to put an order in and was told to come in with the order - sent our son on a 20 minute journey (was longer due to road closures) only to arrive and be told they don't do takeaway - when we called back to complain about it, given some story about not putting our food in boxes without so much of a sniff of an apology and a whole load of attitude. Ps to be clear, the above happened and I have no idea who the owner is referring to in their rant but Google can ask me to verify if they want

Went to a reggae bar to get reggae food and ended up getting offered a jacket potato or lasagne. Asked to speak to the manager who was full of attitude. Definitely will not be returning

What a nightmare Place was busy on a Friday night Waited to be served with no problems and put in our order of curry goat rice and peas. Side dish of jerk chicken wings for the table. Let’s start with the jerk chicken wings- disgusting and undercooked with a drizzle of BBQ sauce- sent back and agreed not cooked properly and told would be removed from bill Next came the curry goat - this was mutton stew with some spice added that tasted weak! Complained to the waitress who introduced me to some scary looking manager/owner who then tried to tell me it’s authentic food ha ha ha It was so bad and the justification for this diabolical food being it’s been tamed down for a white audience as we couldn’t take the heat! Refused to pay our bill but left a £20 note on the bar for our drinks This business doesn’t care about the food or the customers so please avoid at all costs If you want authentic and edible food it won’t be found here

Excellent food and great atmosphere. Staff are super friendly and music is first class!

A great venue. Brilliant music with bands or vynal night. The place has a friendly atmosphere, the staff are great. Food and drink prices are reasonable. If you love soul, reggae or motown this is the place to be.

Fabulous food and friendly staff.. What more do you need.. Loved it.. Jking. X

A good night out if you enjoy the music. Get's going around 9

Lovely cocktails. Excellent roast dinner, ate everything on the plate.

Keep going with your positive vibes and big smiles!

Food took ages coming one of our group didn't get there's till some had finished took 15 minutes to sort cocktails properly but music upstairs was great

WHAT CAN I SAY BEST PLACE IN TWELLS FOR COCKTAILS. DAN THE BARMAN WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING SO WELCOMING AND FRIENDLY WAS SO WELCOMING. WOULD DEFO COME BACK DUE TO THE WARM WELCOME WE RECEIVED FROM DAN THE BARMAN HE IS SOOOOO LOVELY. Thanks guys was amazing.

Great evening spent at Tybers, fantastic atmosphere 👍

Great venue, lovely welcoming staff and superb atmosphere for a live band. Food was also very tasty

Great venue good music. Like that when the venue is at capacity you still have plenty of space your not on top of each other.

I have live in tunbridge wells all my life and one this I will say is this town needed this reggae bar! The atmosphere here is nothing like other near pubs/bars. I came here with a few friends on Friday evening for the 2B40 event,...

Great music, great vibes, great place! Please May it remain real & raw, nice one Tyber 👍🏼

Gents Toilets were broken and a mess even just after opening, on a Saturday lunchtime, and no hand soap available. Food was straight out of a jar- no pre seasoning or traditional approaches anywhere. ‘Jerk’ chicken wings was essentially Reggae Reggae sauce. All a bit...

Great music and really friendly staffs. I'm yet to try the food so keep it peeled for that review. A month later, I finally tried the food and it was yummy in my tummy. I had curry goat, rice and peas. I can wait to work my way through the menu.

The best venue by far if you are into your ska and reggae...Some top DJs every week...

Absolutely terrible! Don’t waste your money. We didn’t even attempt to eat the jerk chicken. They delivered a dry spiced chicken breast to the table, with side oxo gravy and 3 tiny thickly cut pieces of plantain!! For £12.50!! Absolute robbery. It didn’t represent jerk chicken at all. We complained politely and then the chef rudely spoke down to us and threatened to call the police as we refused to pay for food we didn’t even eat. If you’re the business owner of this establishment you need to get a better chef that understands the Jamaican cuisine and proper customer service. Your other staff were very apologetic and seemed embarrassed by her actions.

We were looking for a bite to eat for lunch. Husband is coeliac, and most of the Pantiles restaurants were limited for gf options. We saw the menu outside and enquired whether the chilli was gf... it was, so we stayed to have lunch. Husbands chilli and jacket potato portion was HUGE, as was the tuna cheese melts myself and daughter had. Both were delicious and really great value. Will return!

Brilliant atmosphere lovely food little bit pricey but loved it

Great live music venue, who's staff were enjoying the music almost as much as the clientele which just added to the overall great vibe feeling.

"I recently visited the Tyber's Caribbean restaurant for my sister's birthday, and unfortunately, it was a disappointing experience. The food was terrible, and one of the waitresses had a terrible attitude, almost arguing with us. Although the manager was apologetic, and I was offered my meal free, twice this did not save the evening. Furthermore, the bouncers outside were trying to act intimidating, making people feel uncomfortable. Overall, I cannot recommend this restaurant due to the poor quality of food, unprofessional behaviour of some staff members, and unsafe feeling atmosphere outside."

Really fun bar with great music. The drinks are a little too pricy to be put in plastic cups, but other than that I think it's a great place.

what the hell happened! iv'e been eating at tybers for the last few months one of the best jerk iv'e had outside of london great chef always comes out for a chat about bbq smoking meats and hot sauce challenge which i must say pushed me to the limit. i dinned in yesterday, first thing i noticed the menu had changed not as many authentic jamaican meals not the same friendly bar staff my wife and i would chat too. i ordered the jerk wrap as i have many times before. what the hell happened it was dry tasteless not a hint of spice. not sure ill go back. shame it was in my top 10 places to eat in tunbridge wells.

Yes I got asked to leave on Mother's day. This is between myself and them. Does not involve customers and certainly not an excuse for closed kitchen or bad service. She said she can cook better than me, obviously not. So any reviews after then is down to them. Customer's are now contacting me for food (i will not do this as not my way) or to book a table as can't get through on the phone or no reply on emails.

There was a ska band upstairs, we were down stairs for dinner at 6pm. We ordered drinks. Cocktails to start, wine for the dinner. The waitress was shocked when we ordered a bottle. The wine came first. The waitress ( a different one) just plonked...

Overall disappointing. Which is a shame as some of the menu was very good. Goat curry was very well done, rice n pea was too soggy and jerk chicken was average. Coleslaw was out of a tub and served in a thimble, not home made at all. Mojitos were weak, not made by an experienced barman. The service was appalling. The waitresses were very bad, plonking drinks down on the table not giving them to the person who ordered them, expressing surpise when we wanted to order a bottle of wine. We were told the kitchen was closed when we went to order dessert and informed Us they had sacked the chef. On top of which when the music started upstairs it was so loud you had to shout over the table. The place has potential but needs to up its game considerably and shiuld start by training their waiting staff in how you serve customers.

Travelled 10 miles to visit for lunch and was really looking forward to it. It was supposed to open at 12 but was closed when we arrived at 2pm with a note on the door saying opening at 3pm. Returned at 3.10 and still closed! Very disappointed and won't be returning. Stick to being a bar and music venue if you can't deliver on the food side! Love The Dulers so am very sad to have to write this review...

Lovely place great staff brilliant music food excellent

We travelled 10 miles to visit for lunch on Tuesday 21st March. They are supposed to be open from 12pm for food. We arrived at 2pm to find it closed with a hand written note on the door saying opening at 3pm. Disappointed, we headed...

Had the Goat Curry and Jerk Chicken wings. The food was nearly as delicious as the company I shared the meal with. Spicy and full of amazing flavours. I recommend giving it a try. We will definitely be back. The staff were friendly and the Tyber's cocktail that went with the meal was very tasty too.

Fantastic Night Out. Highly recommend a Visit.

Visited Tyber's reggae bar for the 1st time yesterday despite living locally for almost a year. Staff were so helpful with menu options and the food was absolutely spot on! Compliments to the chef (Dave). The bar itself is quirky and the atmosphere is brilliant. I would definitely recommend and I will definitely be going back!

We have eaten here a number of times, each time have thoroughly enjoyed our food! Tonight we had the the mixed platter which I highly recommend as was nice to have a variety. Curry goat being a top favourite! Good selection of food on the...