The Queen Vic

16/09/2022

We're repeating our open house this Saturday 17th from 9-3, with glassware and crockery, plus some furniture and kitchen equipment, and a bunch of Chef's home made goodies including cordials, his incredible brownie, and these lovely little bottles of Damson gin.

09/09/2022

It's our final clear-out of stuff from the Queen Vic! Saturday 10th from 9am-3pm we'll be having an Open House to sell off glassware, crockery, part-bottles of various premium whiskies, rums, and other drinks, and random other bits of kit. Sensible offers are welcomed on un-priced items, but please remember this is us saying farewell to ten years of our lives, so disrespectful offers will be treated accordingly. More items will be added soon, and if there's something you've had your eye on and really fancy let us know! Payment by cash and PayPal only, and we'll only hold onto items for you with payment in advance.

13/08/2022

It's our last night tonight! It would be great to see as many of you as possible for two reasons. Firstly, all our money is tied up in stock, so the more of it we can sell tonight the better. Secondly, we're really really going to miss you lot. So we'll hopefully see you later!

01/08/2022

It is with mixed emotions that we announce that we’re leaving the Queen Vic, and this weekend will be our last full weekend of trading.

Our Landlords have refused to renew our lease, and after ten years of constant battles with them, we simply aren’t in a position to fight them any more.

We love our pub, and the fantastic little community that’s grown up around it, but while in the eight years pre-pandemic we made our landlords upwards of half a million pounds of clear profit, and despite working hundred hour weeks and putting our heart and soul into the business, all we’ve made is debt.

We will be heartbroken to leave behind some of the amazing people we’ve met here, and we know we’ve created a unique environment that will be sorely missed by them. But to do that we know we’ve put a lot of noses out of joint. Our basic rules of respecting us, respecting each other, and respecting the building that’s our home, has made a pub that’s a safe haven from the madness of the outside world. But the flip side is that an awful lot of people who don’t understand the basic principles of civilised behaviour found we had a low tolerance for rudeness, and we’re sure there are a few hands being rubbed in glee at this news. However, we merely take that as a mark of success that bullying and entitlement should not be allowed in a true community pub.

We have absolutely loved our time in Rottingdean – it’s an amazing village with some amazing people. However, we’ve experienced some pretty shocking homophobia here – like nothing I’ve seen since leaving school, and worse than anything Philip’s ever experienced. But we’re immensely proud of what we’ve done in the pub and in the community, and we leave with our heads held high.

We have no idea what will be happening to the pub after we leave. After decades of neglect the building needs serious work to make it safe for any new tenants. We have little faith in our landlords to protect the history that’s held here, so we’ll be making sure that the little treasure trove of artefacts from the pub’s past will be looked after safely.

We’ll be opening as normal this coming weekend – Thursday the 4th to Sunday the 7th August – then on the evening of Saturday 13th August for a ‘drink us dry’ farewell session.

We’re leaving the pub jobless, homeless, and broke, but after a decade of battling the corporate machine that is our money-grabbing landlords, whatever the future is can only be brighter than the last few years. A huge thank you to all our supporters over the years. We don’t currently know where we’ll be ending up, but we hope to stay in the area, so we hope to see you all again soon.

24/07/2022

If, like Chef, you're a teeny bit hungover, we have the solution!

17/07/2022

Cedric is enjoying the cool in the bar before we open! And with the garden a sunny peaceful heaven, we're always the perfect oasis from the mad dogs and Englishmen...

10/07/2022

Did you know that swimming in the sea burns between around 300 and 600 calories an hour? If you need to refuel, we're cool and breezy in the bar and scorching in the garden! See you soon!

04/06/2022

With the weather set to be a bit wild all weekend, we remain the comfiest, cosiest spot to have the best Sunday roast for miles! Call 01273 894 225 or book online at www.thequeenvic.co.uk

03/06/2022

This Jubilee weekend, we're doing a Jubilee Royale (a bottle of fizz and three liqueurs to mix your own cocktails) for £15 - and our pink fizz for £15 too!

21/05/2022

It's . Chef loves cooking vegetarian and vegan - the meat we get is such good quality it needs only the simplest cooking, but it takes a bit of creativity and time to make something really interesting out of a humble veg. These buffalo carrot 'winglets' are a case in point. They're cooked very slowly for several days so the keep a nice satisfying texture, but have a rich savoury flavour running all the way through them. Delicious!

19/05/2022

A couple of weeks ago we experimented with a hybrid online/counter service which worked well, so we're sticking with it for the foreseeable. You can still use our fast, easy online ordering from your table, or come and order from us at the bar like the Old Days!

The last couple of years have been a huge struggle for all of us. We hope that as we support you,  you'll support us as we all get used to our New Normal

02/05/2022

We'll be hosting some (hopefully most or all) of the candidates after the hustings this evening for an opportunity for you to discuss their policies in an informal setting. There will be no obligation to buy a drink, and all are welcome.

All six candidates in the Rottingdean Coastal by-election have agreed to answer questions from voters at a hustings organised by Brighton and Hove News in collaboration with the Local Democracy Reporting Service. The event will be hosted by Brighton and Hove News and chaired by the Brighton and Hove...