Yates Hastings in Hastings

Good atmosphere on a Saturday night

For a night out… definitely place to go… everyone will make you feel like home

Very rude staff. Table was dirty and my wife’s expensive jumper got stuck to the table. Asked for a wipe but ignored us. Asked another guy behind. I am busy he said. Rude rude rude. Will never even think of revisiting. I am a chef/ owner of a gourmet restaurant in London & the proper training of the staff is not evident. Don’t recommend this place at all 👎

As a delivery driver this place is a shambles. I work in the hospitality industry in a local restaurant. Give the guy my delivery number, he says 2 mins great 👍 8 mins later I ask how long it's going to be, 5 mins. Ok what's going on. 15 mins later I ask again "the ticket hasn't printed so we don't have your order... Bro you gotta be serious how can I ask 3 members of staff and it not be there. Something's wrong if McDonald's is more efficient than you. Shocking

Nice place.. Let's talk about the veggie burger.. The cheese is not melted, the veggie patty doesn't taste good. Flavorless fries. The servers do not offer us alternatives. This is all disappointing 🙄 Also when receiving my veggie burger, I was able to find a dead mosquito stuck on the cheddar. The lack of seriousness and hygiene is very disappointing

Last place open on a Saturday night, decent music, nice enough crowd. *Edit who's Mark? 🤦🏽‍♂️🤣🤣

When i went in the person that was the waiter was rude and seem to disliked serving us he was a young kiddie but seem not to like being there

Good place and very friendly staff

Great service, staff friendly and tables were clean. We had a breakfast which was nicely presented and tasty but not very hot.

I didn't eat , nice vibes, nice people

The food and drinks were really good! Really nice atmosphere, interior and music. The only thing that let it down were the bar staff, they were quite rude at times, swearing a lot and complaining about having to make drinks in front of customers. In all fairness it was a busy, sunny day with an event going on so I understand that they must’ve been stressed with all the orders however their customer service needs to be improved. One lady that was on the bar was really good, she was really nice, talkative and promoted the business well unfortunately didn’t get her name, but she was lovely!

Food was great and came quickly, had a long wait on drinks as only one staff member knew how to make cocktails. Pretty empty when we went so not much in the way of atmosphere.

The prices here are 50% more than the wetherspoons 2 mins walk away for example pint of coke £3.30 compared to £1.95 , rekordalig cider 2 for £9 compared to 2 for £5 in wetherspoons ,service was ok when you went to the bar served immediately the place was quieter than wetherspoons poss due to prices

Typical Yates Pub, Food and drink, Cheap prices, Great Staff. Cheap thirsty Thursday .

Fab night all round. Love it when they play Imagine Dragons

Love it - would deffo recommend

Gotta love some Imagine Dragons! Great bar and team 👏🏻👏🏻

Good food, friendly staff, excellent drinks.

Run down, tired and the clientele should be wearing ankle bracelets

First two pints ok, third well smelly, definitely off

Didn't have any food but what I did see was looking very good.

Night out , was ok , music was decent , but drinks were really pricey

We went for lunch as a family of 6 during half term. The kids eat for £1 off the kids' menu and there's also a '2 meals for £10.99' menu, so it made it affordable for us all. The kids meals include 4 steps - a meat/veg option, potato/veg option, beans/veg option and a dessert. Drinks do increase what you spend significantly - we spent £24 on drinks alone! Service was quick and efficient. Food was fresh and portions were generous - we all really liked our meals and pretty much finished everything. Upstairs toilets were clean. Avoid the downstairs accessible toilet if possible. Worth it for lunch if you're in town with kids.

Great prices and decent food. Friendly bubbly staff. Recommend also a fab kids menu too.

Weirdest experience of my life.. ordered our food and on the menu it states each burger comes with a drink. Ordered at the till to be told this isn't correct, their head office don't allow them to do the deal.. false advertisement 🙄 anyway, ordered what we wanted and waited. Whilst waiting, there was 2x girls behind us that looked no older, both drunk.. a 60 year old man on the table next to them went over and started talking to them about their 'lady items'. When the girls kicked off, they was told off by security so we stepped in and was told they couldn't kick him out because he's a regular.. they seem to let any old weirdos in off the street tbh, it was quite amusing 🤣 food came, chicken burger was nice but chips were very bland. No seasoning and had just been thrown in an oven 🤣 we tried to eat as quick as possible so we could get out of there.. personally will not be going back but it's cheap so would be good on a night out 🤷🏻‍♀️

Do not come here to watch sports. They refused to play the sound on championship playoff bc then we wouldn’t be able to hear the music. Unfortunately I didn’t come to a pub w this many tvs to listen to the radio. EDIT: following the owner’s review below, my friends and I were there specifically because the pub advertised F1 and Championship Playoff. There are advertisements inside the pub and online for these sports events. We asked at the bar before these events started if they would play with sound, which they assured us they would. All patrons in the pub were watching the silent TVs from what we could see.

Popped in after a day of shopping, it was a lovely hot day and the place was great, riff raff was outside(!) Inside was lovely and cool, ordered a pineapple vodka n lemonade and a pint of coke and was served by a lovely barman, he looked like he was friends with Avril Laverne (scater boi) but he was so lovely and friendly. His mate brought us over ice cream and a cheesecake and it was great! The pub had a really great feel and the music was so good for an oldie like me I wanted to stay! Excellent place, great staff and I will definitely be coming back! Cheers!

Missing items from food ordered. Salad was off and cucumber wasn't fresh.

Very friendly staff,good food & decent beers what more you you ask for...

Food is hit and miss. Kept under heat lamps so usually dried out. Great venue though.

Today I went in with my friend for a drink, I ordered a staropamen which after taking the first sip didn't taste right so I took it back and asked for a different beer, Amstel, the barman huffed and poured the drink down the sink. My friend also had an Amstel and we both said these didn't taste right either clearly something wrong with the drafts so we took them back and asked if we could have a refund or change to bottles, the barman had to get the shift leader as he couldn't deal with this. The shift leader came out and said 'what's the problem now' I explained the issued and asked if we could swap to bottles to which he replied 'well you have to pay the difference' I explained that I was sorry I had to complain but something didn't taste right to which he replied 'oh well'and walked off. As a regular customer I was shocked by the customer service I received, I certainly won't be coming again.

Great beers and amazing food, love the Neck Oil and Gamma Ray!

A nice atmosphere. I was here last week with my daughter and just now with my wife ( 12pm ). We both had the steak which tasted fine but really disappointed on the chips. Sadly they were overcooked or cooked beforehand warmed up. It was shame, but we hope you give feedback to your chef. Thank you

The bar floor was very sticky, felt like a work out just to move back to the table, food was questionable (we left quite a bit) the drink was okay!!! Would i go back No, would i advoid another Yates. Yes!! It makes weatherspoons look posh. Which is saying something.

You will definitely love the ambiance just at the heart of the town

we have come to Yates in Hastings many times and we have always had a brilliant time, the food we have ordered food and it has beat my expectations. Laura behind the bar went the extra mile and made the experience here so much better and is the reason that we come back. Laura is an asset to your business.

Always my 1st stop when visiting Hastings and last place I go before heading home, love it

BBQ melt chicken tasted old , wasn’t even properly grilled. Ordered two coffees - one came ok, other like water. I guess used same coffee pot for two coffees.

Bit like a wetherspoons type of place, usual regulars, of all ilks😬

Great place and food. Staff always helpful and happy to assist.

We had the worst experience I think we’ve ever had! Bleached hair young boy with glasses has the worst attitude I’ve ever seen for someone working in the service industry! Even had the gall to give sass and attitude to his manager … INFRONT OF US!! Disgusting employee.

Great Atmosphere love the Karaoke 🎤. Team friendly 👏

Awesome birthday gathering, love Karaoke nights - great food and drinks

Very nice place and welcome u all the bar staff are nice and helpful

It's a typical Yates pub, the food looks very good seeing what other people had orfdered.The toilets are in the neordered. And the disabled toilet didn't have a light. The biggest problem is that even with only 6 people in the place the staff still feel the need to have the music so loud that it makes your ears bleed.

Really friendly staff ,good food ,that's all you need & had a great time

Always a great night out, staff really friendly and always helpful 😊 if you haven't tried the food yet I highly recommend it 👌

I was in around the festive season. The music was awful. Some niche sound, where the DJ playing clearly thought he was playing to his mates in his front room. The DJ was terribly rude to one of my friends when they asked him a question. When I complained to the manager about how rude and aggressive he was, she told me it was out of her hands, and to write a bad review. So, here I am. There was a really nice young (potentially camp – not sure how to describe them) he/them behind the bar, that was very friendly and helpful. The DJ was ... I want to say maybe a Nigerian man, in his 50s.He wears glasses and has a beard. He really brought bad energy and it was Christmas. He was litterally shouting at us when he was in the background of one of our photos, clearly he had something to hide. I just thought it was interesting how protected by the management staff he was, considering he was being so unreasonable. Even the security were rolling their eyes at him. I did not feel listened to or respected. I've worked on many late night bars, and I understand the difficulty of dealing with challenging drunk customers, but I was not one of them. I don't drink. I've never expected much from Yates, but I was very disappointed by the way the managing staff handled the situation, considering my respectful group of friends were the few people in there that night and we spent a lot of money. I would never go back again, and for so many other reasons, I'd advise you: DON'T BOTHER. Weatherspoons, The Crypt, Bat & Bee are all far more lively, friendly and fun places to have a night out in Hastings, all in a 30 second radius.

Good value good food good company

Thursday beer prices are Brilliant 👏

Quiet and pub with less people.

Pretty lifeless place to be and staff act as though they don't really want to be there,won't be visiting again, also over priced

One of the finest establishments I have ever visited in my entire life. went I’m there looking to see if they sold favourite beer Imagine Dragons. Would highly recommend make sure you visit

Holy cow the years have not been kind to this place, standards always used to be fairly high. Food is cheap yes, good no! I'm sorry but if you order a SF chicken sub with melted cheese then it might be helpful if the food was hot enough to actually melt said cheese. The side order of pigs in blankets that were ordered arrived barely cooked at all. The young chap serving behind the bar today was very helpful, the other staff members seemed to spend most of their time stomping about pulling faces like they'd just gotten detention. With so many other food outlets in such close proximity it beggars the question why standards have been allowed to fall so low.

Nice enough place with decent service. Unfortunately the pre cooked food was inedible. Would return but not to eat.

Recently attended this pub to watch a football match on the TV and visit old friends. Couldnt fault the service and atmosphere certainly would revisit again.

Booked table for football,very accomodating,good beer,choice,price. Will use again in the future.

The staff are so helpful and accommodating, love it here!

Günstige Getränke und angenehme Atmosphäre.

It's a Yates', you get what you expect. Staff are great and they show sport, top notch.

For the street drinkers and people who are barred from withers....bit better recently...

Only downside, is too many youngsters. Hastings need a night out place for grown ups.

The food was really nice and the food & drink deal was reasonably priced.

Brief visit to this watering hole. Fancied drink and needed loo! When ordering drink was served by two members of staff...one poured drink...other took money...a little strange! Regrettably an overpowering smell of fish... suspect smell originated from dishes not cleared from nearby table. Mentioned I needed loo ..little did I realise that facilities whilst clean...were up a substantial number of stairs... something both my wife and I found difficult. Final comment...dislike seeing posters encouraging customers to rate pub well on social media...but perhaps I'm a little old fashioned!

Staff provided great service all night, food was top quality would recommend going

Had a great time with the family on my holiday and service was great and the choice of food and drink was excellent.

Wasn't expecting much and I wasn't disappointed.Grim place to be avoided

Great service. Lovely full English breakfast with coffee. Very reasonable price.

Went for a drink and to watch the rugby. Staff were knowledgeable and helpful regarding the cocktails.

Lovely pub, very friendly staff.

Loved it Breakfast and evening meals were fab, we will come again when we visit Hastings

Great food and friendly staff, highly recommend going in for lunch.

Family of 2 adults and 2 young kids over 20s, had lots of drinks and music vibe was really good. Music and good beer made stay for more then we thought when we got there. Lydia pulled one pint after another like a pro and every different beer had their own glass. 🍻 👏

Staff absolutely brilliant nothing was too much trouble . Food was delicious hot and good value for money. Pool table kept the boys entertained . And a brilliant atmosphere come here everytime I come to Hastings and will never go anywhere else .

Breakfast was decent also a good vibe with music and cool decor 😎 will definitely go back when in Hastings again 😀