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England, United Kingdom Food Guide: 10 Pub food Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Lewes
Reviews on Pub food in Lewes, England, United Kingdom. Lewes /ˈluːɪs/ is the county town of East Sussex and formerly all of Sussex. It is a civil parish and is the centre of the Lewes local government district. Its population is now around 17 thousand. The settlement is a traditional market town and centre of communications and in 1264, it was the site of the Battle of Lewes. The town's landmarks including Lewes Castle and a 15th-century bookshop. Other notable features of the area include the Glyndebourne festival, the Lewes Bonfire and the Lewes Pound.
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10. The Snowdrop Inn
Overall Ratings
4 based on 631 reviews
A quirky free-house pub with a unique history. Serving sourdough base pizzas and a varying range of craft beers, local and from further afield.
Reviewed By nandc
We stopped in for a beer around 6pm on a Sunday evening. Great atmosphere, friendly service, good range of beers, nice places to sit outside as well as inside, It's a few minutes walk from the bottom of the High Street, but worth it! Will certainly be going back next time we're in Lewes.
9. The Swan
Overall Ratings
4 based on 242 reviews
Reviewed By Stephen G
Friendly service. Fairly quirky feel to the place. Very interesting menu with good variety - only downside was it didn't appear to be printed but was on a large board. I imagine the dishes change fairly regularly. Generous portions - especiallythe salmon. Food very good quality and prices reasonable.
8. The Jolly Sportsman
Overall Ratings
4 based on 472 reviews
Reviewed By Stulittle
Quite a regular visit when I travel to Brighton, but two in a week!! The food is really good, the steaks cooked to perfection. Good choice of delicious starters, and sweets - if you can manage them. Wine reasonably priced, staff friendly and helpful. Very relaxed atmosphere and not hurried - would recommend. Reasonably priced too...
7. Blacksmiths Arms
Overall Ratings
4 based on 163 reviews
Our restaurant is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Food is served Wednesday - Saturday 12 noon - 1430hrs , 1800hrs - 2100hrs. Sunday 12 noon- 1600hrs
Reviewed By John C
We were recommended to the Blacksmith's for dinner. It was disappointing. My Brussels pate lacked flavour and could have come from an external mass catering supplier. Our mains were equally disappointing. My Roast sweet potato consisted of a large sweet potato cut in half and dressed with melted cheese. It was fairly bland and what taste there may have been was masked by the heat of the spiced vegetables it came with. My partner's Reggae chicken came whole, coated in a dry black sauce. It was very dry and lacked any distinctive flavour. Service was welcoming and very pleasant but swamped by the numbers of diners.
6. John Harvey Tavern
Overall Ratings
4 based on 269 reviews
A traditional pub serving great food and award winning ales
Reviewed By DeeDee8057
We've eaten here before; my husband is devoted to Harvey's beer, so whenever we return to Sussex, this is where we aim for. However, I was really disappointed this time.On the plus side: the beer is wonderful, the service was OK, toilets spotless, nice surroundings;BUTThe food, although cooked on the premises (ie not boiled in the bag) wasn't hot. I had sausage, mash, vegetables and gravy; the sausages and mash were hot, the carrots OK, but the broccoli, kale and cabbage we stone cold! Really unacceptable.No-one came to check if our food was OK.Might well have to try somewhere else next time, which makes me very sad.
Lewes Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Lewes
5. Pelham Arms
Overall Ratings
4 based on 478 reviews
The Pelham Arms is a traditional British public house at the top of Lewes High Street, serving Lewesâ best local and seasonal food with a relaxed friendly service in charming surroundings.Built circa 1640, this quintessential Sussex pub has original oak b
Reviewed By jack1338
Decided to pop in for a quick thirst quencher , we then got chatting to a few locals and the barman , 4 hours later we swayed our way home ;). A very friendly and welcoming bar with lovely regulars , great beer choice too . Thanks for a lovely afternoon .
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4. The Green Man
Overall Ratings
4 based on 808 reviews
Reviewed By AzBelFan
This has been a regular family favourite over many years and, remarkably, the quality has not only been maintained but if anything improved of late. Service is friendly without being pushy. Great advice on wine choice including a little taster led us to choose a drop that we might otherwise not have ventured to try. It's not cheap but not crazily expensive either for good quality food.
3. The Brewers Arms
Overall Ratings
4 based on 176 reviews
pub in front of Saint Michael's
Reviewed By Barry H
Went in for an early evening drink on a Sunday. Nice atmosphere and very friendly regulars to chat to. Two bars - one quite traditional and the other geared to bar games and sport.
2. The Rights of Man Pub Lewes Sussex.
Overall Ratings
4 based on 357 reviews
Reviewed By Paul W
I always remembered this place as a run of the mill town centre pub, but The Rights of Man now has a separate restaurant and a hidden away roof terrace where I had lunch. The food is very good if a little pricey but did not disappoint.
1. The Cock Inn
Overall Ratings
4 based on 971 reviews
This country pub restaurant is family run and we always endeavour to treat our customers as we would wish to be treated ourselves.We pride ourselves on both our range of good pub food that is home cooked and our selection of drinks. We keep a range of cas
Reviewed By Outofthelaw
Recommended on Trip and not wanting to eat in the hotel we decided to come to this little country pub and the recommendations on Trip were truly justified. We would have wanted to give an excellent but to do so everything has to be right and on this occasion perhaps by reason of the large number of customers the service level was not quite good enough to reach an excellent standard we would have wished for. Overall it was very good and we will return should we come to this particular area again.
