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King's Pub

Bar Pub

😠 Forced to sit down by server. Charged almost 8€ for a Guinness that wasn't even in a full-sized glass. Service was painstakingly slow. Atmosphere was hampered by servers shouting at either each other or customers coming into the bar. I would sooner go on holidays with the McCanns than buy another pi... People often mention service, live, music, staff, good, pour, Nice, order, Great, rock,


Address

15 Rue de la Préfecture, 06300 Nice, France

Website

www.kings-nice.com

Contact

+33 4 93 62 17 11

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

3.60 (515 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 5 pm to 2:30 am
  • Wednesday: 5 pm to 2:30 am
  • Thursday: 5 pm to 2:30 am
  • Friday: 5 pm to 2:30 am
  • Saturday: 5 pm to 2:30 am
  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: Closed

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: service (20) live (18) music (15) staff (14) good (12) pour (12) Nice (11) order (11) Great (9) rock (9)
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  • 1/5 Tom F. 4 years ago on Google
    Forced to sit down by server. Charged almost 8€ for a Guinness that wasn't even in a full-sized glass. Service was painstakingly slow. Atmosphere was hampered by servers shouting at either each other or customers coming into the bar. I would sooner go on holidays with the McCanns than buy another pint from here. Please, and I can't stress this enough, do not go here.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Nicolas V. 1 year ago on Google
    Everything great except the band. Seriously, if you think they are really live, you have no idea of what live music is. They have even punched one of the members in the public because he saw they were doing playback. To finish this up, shots were really overpriced Cheers!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Adrien R. 1 year ago on Google
    Great live music, good vibe and overall a fun place to relax and have fun. Melanie the bartender is such a sweetheart 🥺. 10/10 would definitely recommend 🔥
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Carolyn O. 4 years ago on Google
    I don't just hand out 1 star reviews. This place earned such an honour. I've been trying to remember the name since I went there in feb and finally found it. Hilariously terrible service, the closest thing I can describe it as is actively hostile. I would almost go again just for the novelty of being outright abused by service staff. Good cover band playing though.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 annadsd 1 year ago on Google
    Worst bar in all of Nice. A lot of negative customer reviews here confirm this! When other bars are crowded, it's the only one empty in the whole street. Locals don’t go there, and tourists who do not know sit down and can get a negative experience. The bartender and the old waitress won't let you use the toilet until you order something. Very rude and mean people. Visitors for them are those whom they definitely don’t want to see. To our comments that this is not correct and the toilet should be available to those who need it, they laugh in our faces. At the end of an unpleasant dialogue, we were kicked out of the bar, and an old waitress pushed us into the backs on the street. It was humiliating and insulting. I turned around to push her away, she grabbed my hair and beat me on the chest. I have bruises. She didn't want to let my hair go until people separated us. I lost my earring and they wouldn't let me find it. It was a disgusting place with disgusting staff who is not happy to see visitors and be friendly. Go to nearby bars. People are not humiliated there.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Quentin G. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) We wanted to watch the evening game with 5 friends. We arrived at 7 p.m. to make sure we had a seat and start the aperitif before the start of the meeting. I have rarely met such an unfriendly person in my life: received like plague sufferers, we are accused of wanting to book in advance or of sitting down and not ordering anything for 5 hours ... maybe that politeness is not innate in everyone but nevertheless respect for customers should be a minimum. (Original) Nous voulions regarder le match du soir avec 5 amis. Nous sommes arrivés à 19h pour être sûr d'avoir une place et commencer l'apéritif avant le début de la rencontre. Je n'ai que rarement rencontré de personne aussi mal aimable de ma vie : reçus comme des pestiférés, on nous accuse de vouloir réserver à l'avance ou de s'assoir et de ne rien commander pendant 5h... peut-être que la politesse n'est pas innée chez tous le monde mais néanmoins le respect de la clientèle devrait être un minimum.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Саша �. 1 year ago on Google
    I DEFINITELY DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS BAR! Bartenders are too rude and love to argue with visitors over Political topics. He interrupted us in the middle of the dialog and started to impose his opinion. We asked him to leave us, but he didn't. The situation ended when I started shouting at the bartender after a few polite requests to leave us alone, which he ignored, by the way, and he left muttering something to himself.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Rowan C. 1 year ago on Google
    Very unpleasant experience as they didn't like to take card and then wouldn't take contactless. Then my card wasn't working. Lady continued to get angrier and angrier about the failed transactions. Then took the drinks away without saying a word. Would not return!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Carlos H. W. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great rock and roll in an old bar. Cold beer and very attentive staffs. (Original) Ótimo rock and roll em um antigo bar . Cerveja gelada e staffs muito atenciosos.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Peter M. 4 years ago on Google
    When coming into the bar, we where shouted at for taking our time in choosing a seat and for not being able to speak French. They took a long time to serve us, and to top it off, my friend was ripped off with a €4.50 small glass of super market brand freeway cola. Don't go here.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Nico P. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good music but the bosses not very nice at all (Original) Bonne musique mais les boss pas très sympa du tout même

  • 3/5 Matt Steiro K. 4 years ago on Google
    It is so tragic it makes my life feel better, I recommended going.

  • 5/5 nicolas b. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Rock atmosphere with concert every weekend! Ideal to escape !!! Staff at the top, the bosses are very respectful and do everything for the establishment to be friendly! Pleasant moments assured. (Original) Ambiance rock avec concert tous les week end!!!! Ideal pour s evader!!! Staff au top, les patrons sont tres respectueux et font tout pour que l etablissement soit convivial!! Moments agreables assures.

  • 3/5 Zoltan E. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Fast service, cheap prices. (Original) Gyors kiszolgálás, olcsó árak.

  • 4/5 Daniela L. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great pub in old Nice .. great live music fast and attentive staff. I recommend it to everybody... (Original) Ottimo pub nella Nizza vecchia.. ottima musica live personale veloce e attento. Lo consiglio a tutti...

  • 5/5 Paolo L. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful venue with live music to start the evening in Nice (Original) Bellissimo locale con musica live per iniziare la serata a Nizza

  • 5/5 Anne-Charlotte H. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Pub at the top! The bosses are adorable. The music is good! (Original) Pub au top ! Les patrons sont adorables. La musique est bonne !

  • 2/5 Holger H. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) typical pub. too loud to be able to talk. (Original) typisch Pub. zu laut um sich noch unterhalten zu können.

  • 3/5 Joe S. 4 years ago on Google
    It was OK fo drinks when in Nice, nothing that fancy and it was fairly dead when we popped in. Toilets were not in good condition.

  • 5/5 Atlas 1 year ago on Google
    I can only give this place 5 stars as we were being very cheeky and eating food from elsewhere on the premises, we asked the staff it was okay and they were so kind about it and even gave us a spoon! Ordered a Monaco to drink too which was a good balance of the spirits, soda, and grenadine. It was too early in the day to be able to say what the nightlife is like here, but from walking past in the evenings it seems lively.

  • 5/5 Ryan D. 9 months ago on Google
    Great female-fronted band on the night we went, good beer but this place does not accept contactless payments, so be warned before you order a drink!

  • 5/5 Carine C. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A pub at the top, direction and great staff Every evening groups Reasonable price, if you take a ride in the old nice pass to the king's pub you will not regret it 😊 (Original) Un pub au top, direction et personnels génial Tout les soirs des groupes Prix raisonnable, si vous faites un tour dans le vieux nice passer aux king's pub vous le regretterez pas 😊

  • 5/5 Ward L. 1 year ago on Google
    Had a great live show here (pop/rock/grunge) by a local band which played for almost three hours. Drank one too many beers, which were reasonably priced. 5/5 would visit again.

  • 1/5 Ollan p. 1 year ago on Google
    me and my friend went inside to wash our hands and while waiting for our friends. A guy came up to us being very rude saying we couldn’t be in there since we didn’t order anything yet, i told him we were waiting for our friends but he just said he didn’t understand wich i know he did. We had to go to another bar after this. very sad since our friends love this bar.

  • 1/5 Adam C. 1 year ago on Google
    Shocking pub. Rude staff and extortionate pricing. €40 for 2 doubles. Defo watered down alcohol too. Do your self a favour and go to Wayne’s Bar next door.

  • 4/5 Rikun 2 years ago on Google
    Good live music, free snacks during happy hours. Good selection of draft beers, cocktail selection limited though

  • 5/5 Jonathan O. 2 years ago on Google
    Friendly service, cold beer, happy hour until 8pm.

  • 1/5 Sharan D. 1 year ago on Google
    The band was genuinely incredible but the bar staff were the rudest I've encountered. We waited 25 mins on a relatively empty bar and spoke with two bartenders asking to be served only to be completely ignored. Shocking service. Ended up leaving as it didn't look like we were any closer to being served.

  • 4/5 Bülent K. 8 months ago on Google
    Very good live rock music performance almost every night. One of the best live performances in Nice. They do not accept card. Make sure you have enough cash. This pub is usually not as crowded as it should have been.

  • 3/5 Michaela H. 9 months ago on Google
    Great live music that lured us into the bar (one star for that). Margarita was super expensive (14€) for what it was. It tasted like there is no alcohol or lime. Just sugary water.

  • 1/5 Judge D. 6 months ago on Google
    Great location, nothing else going for it. Terrible service, bar was covered in empties, only older couple serving who were overloaded. My wife ordered a glass of Rosé wine, it was like paint stripper. Surely a criminal offense in this part of France! Go to Wayne's next door, like night and day

  • 1/5 Rafael P. 8 months ago on Google
    Very rude employee who made us order something even though we had already ordered. They didn't gave us coffee, a very simple request from our part, and demanded for we to order a drink or to leave the establishment. Do not recommend at all! See the other bars around it, there are better options.

  • 1/5 Jolijt T. 9 months ago on Google
    Absolute rudest group of servers I’ve ever encountered. Insisted we buy a $7 coke to use their bathroom… okay so we did that. Then they said only one person could use the bathroom for one drink. Then they proceeded to yell at us when we asked politely if they could make an exception. Totally bizarre. I've honestly never experienced such a hostile angry group of people.

  • 1/5 Francisco G. 8 months ago on Google
    Very bad employees, didnt have coffee and made us to drink anything due to obligatory consume that they mentioned. Very not friendly emplyoees and ran us out because we just order guiness. Not to visit!

  • 2/5 JC Le S. 7 months ago on Google
    Overwhelmed staff, this place is arguably surviving purely based on its location. Beware, "pints" served in plastic cup are less than 50cl. A bit cheeky and just shy of blatant rip off.

  • 1/5 E G. 4 years ago on Google
    AVOID AVOID AVOID! Exorbitant prices, extremely rude staff and dismal atmosphere. I can safely say this must be the worst pub in Nice. There is a reason it's empty.

  • 1/5 Romain Le P. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) To flee ! for an order of more than 60 euros, we are refused a glass of water, the answer was "we are selling water". 15 min wait to order, poor service and the glasses are very light alcohol levels .... (Original) A fuir ! pour une commande de plus de 60 euros, on nous refuse un verre d’eau, la réponse a été « nous on vend de l’eau ». 15 min d’attente pour commander, service médiocre et les verres sont très léger niveaux alcool....

  • 5/5 Dom D. 4 years ago on Google
    Seems to be the only rock pub left in nice, great live music every night, very nice service from the waiter, 5/5 would recommend.

  • 1/5 Edward R. 4 years ago on Google
    Stopped here to buy some sandwiches to take with us on a tour bus. After making part of the sandwiches the owner said we had to eat our sandwiches there. Didn't understand his logic!

  • 5/5 Vladimir F. 4 years ago on Google
    Very traditional feeling.

  • 5/5 Kasper L. 6 years ago on Google
    Everything you'd hope for: While everyone may don't live the genre of the live music it certainly lights the mood. Nice selection of drinks. Prices are not horrible. Staff very nice. Aircon inside and nice tables outside as well. Go there.

  • 1/5 Adam R. 4 years ago on Google
    Watch out for the bad wine and 15euro minimum on the bar. Got frog marched to the cash machine by the owner as I didn't have any cash to get out of this whole. It's empty for a reason. Landlady threatened to call the police over 4euros. Unreal.

  • 4/5 nic r. 5 years ago on Google
    €4.50 pint happy hour with free nibbles ,friendly staff

  • 5/5 Bogdan D. 5 years ago on Google
    Great beer. Recomand the Monaco beer for the ladies ;)

  • 1/5 Stefano C. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) 1 Diplomat + 1 Glenmorangie Whiskey + dislike = 27 euros. I bow. (Original) 1 Diplomatico + 1 Whisky Glenmorangie + antipatia= 27 euro. M'Inchino.

  • 5/5 Italia 1. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The Italian owner is a really good person. The beer is good and the evenings are designed with passion (Original) Il proprietario italiano é davvero una persona valida. La birra è buona e le serate son pensate con passione

  • 5/5 Jenny F. 3 years ago on Google
    Fab live music venue, great staff, we use it when ever we get to Nice

  • 5/5 Maxime N. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) 1h57 ... the boss authorizes the tour. Well received. A bit pricey but unwrapped red carpet. How to say ... a bar as we like them ... music sympathy smile .. there is no time to be drunk and on vacation. ! (Original) 1h57... le patron autorise la tournée. Bien accueilli. Un peu cher mais tapis rouge déballé. Comment dire ... un bar comme on les aime... music sympathie sourire.. ya pas d'heure pour être bourré et en vacances. !

  • 1/5 Max M. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Awesome. They are able to make alcoholic drinks ..... without alcohol 🙃 To avoid (Original) Génial. Ils sont capable de faire des drinks alcooliques.....sans l’alcool 🙃 A éviter

  • 5/5 Loredana S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great music and fast service! Nice and polite staff. highly recommended! (Original) Ottima musica e servizio veloce! Personale simpatico ed educato. consigliatissimo!

  • 1/5 Mathieu M. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Particular atmosphere, to bypass, to avoid !!! (Original) Ambiance particuliere, à contourner, à fuire !!!

  • 5/5 jimmy z. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The boss is very friendly (Original) Le patron est très sympathique

  • 3/5 Katrine D. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice atmosphere and good service. But my gin and tonic were not very good, so choose another one for drinks. (Original) Hyggelig stemning og god betjening. Men min gin og tonic var ikke særlig god, så vælg andet en drinks.

  • 1/5 Mel_st W. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Poor service. After 20 minutes of waiting to order, they bring me a fruit juice instead of a cocktail. Very disappointing. To be strongly avoided. (Original) Mauvais service. Après 20 min d attente pour commander, on m apporte un jus de fruits au lieu d un coktail. Très décevant. À éviter fortement.

  • 1/5 Nicolas B. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beer without gas ... bad service ... sincerely avoid (Original) Bière sans gaz... mauvais service... à éviter sincèrement

  • 5/5 Jean-luc T. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Our canteen (Original) Notre cantine

  • 1/5 Anaïs F. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Ineligible prices and poor service The waitress ordered the wrong order and brought a € 12 ORANGE JUICE when I had totally ordered something much cheaper and didn't want to change the order and forced me to pay because otherwise "it came from his pocket". (Original) Prix inadmissibles et mauvais service La serveuse s'est trompée de commande et a amené un JUS D'ORANGE À 12€ alors que j'avais commandé totalement autre chose de bien moins cher et n'as pas voulu changer la commande et m'a obligé à payer parce que sinon "ça venait de sa poche".

  • 2/5 Chiraz Ben M. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The prices are generally very expensive. I paid 4.5 € for a zero Coke from a large plastic bottle, where there were no more bubbles and almost only ice cubes in my glass ... The group is nice, but we don't get along in the bar .. No wonder it is half empty ... Patrons not particularly friendly. (Original) Les prix sont globalement très Cher. J'ai payé 4.5€ un Coca zéro issu d'une grande bouteille plastique , ou il n y avait plus de bulles et presque que des glaçons dans mon verre... Le groupe est sympa, mais on ne s'entend pas dans le bar.. Pas étonnant qu'il soit à moitié vide.. . Patrons pas particulièrement sympathiques.

  • 5/5 Sandrine G. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great mini concert by the Fox group. Rock was in the spotlight .. covers of legendary bands! (Original) Super mini concert du groupe Fox. Le rock était à l honneur.. des reprises de groupes mythiques !

  • 5/5 Xavier T. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Welcoming place ... and lots of musical groups to see (Original) Endroit accueillant... et plein de groupes musicaux à voir

  • 4/5 Julien G. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Football and Rugby + Music Live reruns. Wide choice of beers, more focaccias or pizzas (for a fee) offered for consumption on the spot! Small flat, the owner gets rid of the glasses on the tables a little quickly, to encourage consumption ... (Original) Rediffusions match Foot et Rugby + Music Live. Large choix de bières, de plus focaccias ou pizzas (payantes) proposées pour consommer sur place ! Petit bémol, la patronne débarrasse un peu vite les verres sur les tables, pour pousser à la consommation...

  • 5/5 ERIC B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Excellent great atmosphere and service group at the top so I would recommend and I would go back (Original) Excellent très bonne ambiance et le groupe au top service aussi je recommande et j y retournerait

  • 3/5 Simon P. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good atmosphere, especially when there are groups playing live, but the musical genre is not varied enough I think ... There is mostly rock from the 80s, even 90s, suddenly, the average age of the clientele is around 40 years, the clients are 99% white, and a small part is close to extreme right groups , to believe all the stickers of neo-Nazi groups stuck in the toilets ... I specify all the same that the management tries to take them off but finds it difficult to remove them completely ... (Original) Bonne ambiance, surtout quand il y a des groupes qui jouent en live, mais le genre musical n'est pas assez varié je trouve... Il y a surtout du rock des années 80, voire 90, du coup, la moyenne d'âge de la clientèle tourne autour de 40 ans, les clients sont à 99% blancs, et une petite partie est proche de groupuscules d'extrême droite, à croire tous les autocollants de groupes néo-nazis collés dans les toilettes... Je précise tout de même que la direction tente de les décoller mais arrive difficilement à les enlever complètement...

  • 4/5 Chris 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very good zik (Original) Très bonne zik

  • 5/5 antoine B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice and musical atmosphere. Good evening with the FOX. Perfect service. (Original) Ambiance sympa et musicale. Bonne soirée avec les FOX. Service parfait.

  • 1/5 Patrick M. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I had come this evening with my wife to eat a foccacia. What was my surprise when the dog in the bar barked and then climbed on the table and grumbling attack and this with vigor, my food that I had ordered. A waitress came afterwards because I told her that it was unacceptable and replied "Poor miserable" to then set off again in double rotor towards the kitchen ... (Original) J'étais venu ce soir avec ma femme pour manger une foccacia. Quel a été ma surprise quand le chien présent dans le bar a aboyer pour ensuite monter sur la table et attaquer en grognant et cela avec vigueur, ma nourriture que je venais de commander. Une serveuse est venu par la suite car je lui ai dis que c'était inacceptable et a retorqué "Pauvre misérable" pour par la suite repartir en double rotor vers la cuisine...

  • 1/5 YoloRage# 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The dog in the bar bit my left calf and drooled on my feet, in terms of hygiene we saw better. (Original) Le chien dans le bar m'a mordu le mollet gauche et à baver sur mon pieds , en terme d'hygiéne on a vue mieux .

  • 2/5 Shivesh K. 4 years ago on Google
    I would give 5 stars for the singers! They were awesome, the staff is extremely unpolite, they won't let u taste the beer. They bug u to pay at the table literally disturbing you. Sorry for such rating maybe the staff was not in a a good mood. But this is how I felt. Remember to carry cash here.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Happy-hour drinks
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✗ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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