The Geese — Restaurant in England

We were really disappointed. After hearing great things about The Geese and their Sunday roasts, I was really excited to bring my mum for her birthday lunch. When we were initially seated we were asked if we had pre-ordered which we hadn't as there had been no communication throughout the booking process that this was a) necessary or b) an option, and were told therefore that there was no roast chicken available - not a huge problem but a bit frustrating.

We booked for 3pm, ordered by 3.10 and were still waiting for our food at 4pm. This wouldn't have been a problem had we been told there was a big wait on food but nothing was communicated.

At 4pm I asked one waitress how much longer it would be and was initially told that as they hadn't taken the order they couldn't tell me (??) and so when I then went to ask at the bar was told "if I was having to ask it's probably on it's way" - with no further follow up or any effort to actually find out from the kitchen where our food was, which we found incredibly rude.

When the food did finally arrive over an hour after ordering, it was pretty average. The meat was cold, and both the carrots and potatoes were undercooked. The broccoli cheese was good but this unfortunately wasn't enough to turn the experience around for us.

I understand that the pub is popular, but it kind of felt like there was an element of complacency and for the best part of £20 for a roast (with a 'best roast' accolade) I would have expected a much better overall experience. Unlikely to...

Wanted to go here for ages, average food certainly not the best in Brighton. Very expensive for what it was, didn't like the atmosphere at all. Very disappointed 😞

WOW WOW WOW. IVE COME BACK TO MY REVIEW AFTER AN AWFUL REPLY TO MY PARTNER.

Where shall I start, hard dry potato's, the pork belly was so fatty, half was given to the dog, the rest left, the veg was just cabbage and carrots, the Yorkshire pudding was over cooked and like cardboard. I ordered cauiflower chesse, this was burnt. The chicken and gravy was very nice so not all bad. But after leaving a review to be attacked and accuses of being rude and basically troublesome to the staff is totally unprofessional, my partner wanted a tea, which they don't serve, so don't bother asking. I left the pub and bought tea bags from the local shop and even gifted them to the pub. Our issues were met with hostity, although we were offered a replacement that was kindly declined and as apparently as way to stop us being rude to the staff my cider was not charged for. SMALL PUB VERY NOISY, certainly not a relaxing meal. I would have left this, but to be told you are extremely rude due to being unhappy with something is an awful response. £45 for 2 average roast and an awful after experience is certainly not worth it. At no point were my partner or myself rude.

Awful...

We were 6 people that went for a Sunday Roast to The Geese after recommendations. We all rated it 6/10 or 5/10 overall. Definitely not the best roast in Brighton. The atmosphere of the pub itself is lovely. Would definitely go back for a drink but maybe not a roast. When we ordered no one told us there will be such a long wait, which often pubs and restaurants tell their customers to prepare them, but unfortunately nothing was said to us. We got Chicken, Beef, Lamb and the Veggie Wellington option. Out of those, the chicken and the beef were the best. We also got cauliflower and cheese and also broccoli and cheese which was burnt but it was then replaced and it was average tasting. Now all 6 of us agreed that there was a lack of veggies on our plates. The roasted potatoes somehow were both crispy and stale at the same time and a bit hard on the inside and the plates didn’t have an equal amount of potatoes. The Yorkshire pudding looked like a muffin and it was hard and cold when the food was served. The gravy on our plates was some of the tastiest gravy ever! Overall we waited almost an hour for our food. I wouldn’t mind if the communication from the staff was there as sometimes tasty things take time to get prepared but this was an average roast that...