📍 Lewes BN7 2AN
Pretty much perfect! The beer was as fresh as you could possibly imagine. I guess they have a pipe running from the brewery across the road straight into the pub.
The Harvey brewery tap room. Very traditional old pub tucked down a side road, opposite the brewery shop. We only had beers, not food. Think we tried about 5 or 6 different beers, all good. And, if you like what you're drinking, you can pop across the road to the shop to get some to take home!
A stunningly beautiful and very old tavern hidden down a side street in Lewes. It is fabulously pretty both on the outside and has exposed low beams on the inside. Very in keeping with the vibe of Lewes. Downstairs it has 2 rooms where you can eat and drink, and then upstairs it also has two rooms filled with bigger tables where you can eat and drink. It is a pretty big pub and offer a nice selection of food. Now the issue, service. Almost non existent. For the first 90m of our visit there were two young ladies serving and clearing for the whole building. As we were a leaving a gentleman joined them. As you can imagine this meant service was slow, very slow, painfully slow. We ordered food and it was 49 minutes from ordering to it arriving, and this was from a fairly limited menu. And the food was okay. £16 for a burger is an optimistic sum for what appeared on the plate. My over salted and only just warn chili was certainly not worth the wait. I now understand why they had so many seat available. So, I'd suggest a drink if you're not in a rush on a slow day, otherwise maybe wander on.
A lovely quaint pub next to the river. A pleasant atmosphere, really friendly and welcoming team of staff, and the Sunday Roast - I had the minted lamb - was delicious. A generous portion, with plenty of veg and just the right amount of gravy. I say at a small table outside, and the sun shone down on us. I enjoyed my visit here and trust you shall too. 5 stars for the food and the service. A high 4 for the atmosphere. Overall, easily 5 stars.
Best pint of Harvey's, served less than 150m from the brewery. Perfect!
Excellent tap room, great staff,quality beers brewed in the town,well worth a visit if down this way.
I was here for lunch on a glorious September day, sitting outside at the table that gave the best view of the river. Excellent food for the price and my lunch companion thought the beer was equally good, as one would expect from a pub owned and operated by the brewery. My lime and soda was more than okay. Indoors it is a lovely traditional pub.
Good selection of Harvey’s Brewery beers as you would expect. Staff were great. It’s a little bit tucked out of the way so need to look out for it if you’re a first timer like me.
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