Latest reviews from Lewes

“Cafe-cum-bar in the centre of the town. Nice cosy space. It was the craftiest place we found in Lewes outside of the other two brewery taprooms. Keg only. There were some Lervig heavy hitters pouring on our visit last week. Great range of crisps and snacks“

Cheeseboard 667 days ago

“Nice taproom space at the brewery. A small indoor space with larger outdoor space out the front and back (some of which has cover). Decent range of the breweries beers on last weekend. There was a food truck on site“

Cheeseboard 667 days ago

“Nice space next to the white cliffs, but it's a PITA to reach and you take your life in your hands crossing the main road to get onto the industrial estate. Around 10 taps pouring last weekend, there was some decent haze, plus Dest of course.“

Cheeseboard 667 days ago

“Best pub in Lewes, on a recent trip. It's a quirky one room pub with an island bar. Plenty to go at on cask and keg including the welcome sight of some Burning Sky beers. It's the sort of pub where you could spend a few hours, and we did. Two amazing and very chilled pub dogs too.“

Cheeseboard 668 days ago

“Comfortable & traditional freehouse on Cliffe High Street. Harvey's Best plus five other beers on cask. A friendly welcome awaits. My second favourite pub on a recent trip to the town.“

Cheeseboard 668 days ago

“Well situated old school shop just by the brewery, with an interesting selection of the brewery's beers plus various bits of merch. They sell wine too. Growler fills available.“

Cheeseboard 668 days ago

“Pub that serves as Harvey's brewery tap I believe. It's only 200-300 yards from the brewery itself. Good range of the brewery's beers available.“

Cheeseboard 668 days ago

“Corner pub serving five real ales plus a 3 or 4 keg lines. Some local brews, whilst others were more ubiquitous - Landlord, Jaipur etc. Friendly service“

Cheeseboard 668 days ago

“Welcoming, wooden panelled Harvey's pub on the High Street. Four cask plus a few keg lines also. Good range of the brewery's beers. There's a lovely suntrap garden courtyard upstairs at the back of the pub. The food looked good, tapas style.“

Cheeseboard 668 days ago

“Old school cask pub. Worn but welcoming. Six cask plus a couple of keg lines. I was slightly surprised to see a Swannay beer on cask but it was tasting fine. Other beers were from more local breweries“

Cheeseboard 668 days ago

“Nice pub with a little courtyard garden/sun trap. Couple of Abyss beers on keg plus Badger beers on keg and cask“

Cheeseboard 668 days ago

“Medium sized one room pub towards the top of the hill out of the town centre. Around six beers on cask, including some local options. Tried a couple, one wasn't in the best condition, the other was fine.“

Cheeseboard 669 days ago

“Visited April 2022. It's a gorgeous old brewery when viewed from the other side of the river - although brewery tours are apparently yet to restart post-Covid. They've done a nice job of making their high street shop attractive too; a good balance of olde worlde and modern. It's a fair size, although half of it is given over to wine. It looked like Harveys' full bottle range was available - big stacks of their mainstream beers, with their stronger and more famous brews hidden on a small rack at the back. They also had some Trenchmore Farm cider and West Country meads available. The staff were really friendly and cheery; it felt very welcoming and quite atmospheric here. An essential visit if it's your first time in Lewes; make sure you pick up some of their superb imperial stout if you've not had it before.“

wheresthepath 702 days ago

“Visited April 2022. Upmarket deli up the hill on the opposite side of the river to Harvey's brewery. Excellent cheese counter (as you'd expect from the shop name!). A small but carefully chosen selection of 20ish beers and ciders from local producers such as Abyss, Beak, Burning Sky and Bignose & Beardy. The owner is very friendly and enthusiastic (and knows his cheeses!). If you're in Lewes and fancy something to take out that isn't Harveys, this is worth a look.“

wheresthepath 704 days ago

“An awesome brewery taproom. Lots of seating and very popular with the locals. Very picturesque next to the white cliffs. 16 taps plus one cask ale and a good selection of canned beers. Lots of room for parking. Well worth a visit. Might be worth booking a table.“

jmgreenuk 727 days ago

“Pretty Tudor exterior, and nice homey wooden interior, an old-school pub. I'd done the Harveys selection, but this had some interesting guests, including one of my favourites - Tring. competent staff, at both ends of the pipes, that Tring was delish! Another pub that makes Lewes a very worthy beer spot.“

FatPhil 1719 days ago

“5 real ales and 5 kegs of harveys, plus some unimportant nothingbeers. Nice wooden interior, warm and wecoming. Decent enough staff happily accomodated the half-pint petes that we were. Food menu said it had a foodie vibe, but didn't partake. Nice place to relax.“

FatPhil 1719 days ago

“Slightly tourist shop fee, but a fancy one, not tat. Good selection of beers, including some interesting growler fills, and weird and wonderfuls bottles of stuff I'd never even heard of before. Including some 2.7% early morning starter juice. Right on the beaten path, definitely worth popping your head in.“

FatPhil 1719 days ago

“A wonderful cuiriosity of a pub - somewhat quirky interior decs, but feels friendly and fun. Good selection of real ales, on form, and even a cask lager and a fantastic real cider when we were there. Service with a smile, they seem to care about what they sell. Top place.“

FatPhil 1719 days ago

“Nice place, a bit like a tea shop in parts, but a more pubby feel at the bar end. We sat in the half tun, which was nice. Good range of Harvey's beers on tap, all in good condition. Well worth a visit. I found it a bit hard to find, we wandered up and down a bit before we found the entrance.“

FatPhil 1720 days ago

“Nice little boozer. Friendly feel. Nice staff. Real ales on good form. Just what you want from a pub.“

FatPhil 1720 days ago

“Very nice classic pub with plenty of locals but also a gang of hikers relaxing after a long days walk. Good selection including a Landlord in perfect condiction.“

ekstedt 2076 days ago

“A very nice little pub closer to the brewery. Cosey athmosphere, rustic interior with darw wood. A good selection of Harveys beers in perfect condition.“

ekstedt 2076 days ago

“Very nice place with a friendly and attentive service .. when we asked about their brews ( not on at when we came in ) they replied to us the beers are coming the day later ( cask ) .. they actually put on one of their beer in a tap which was a NE.Ipa that was pretty good and fresh .. if you’re in town and more lucky than us well worth the visit ..“

jorge76 2086 days ago

“Maybe the best Harvey’s in town well kept and with clean pipes ( which seems to be not so obvious in England) .Very food oriented with many people having their dinner here.. good place“

jorge76 2086 days ago

“God pub with only Harvey’s beers .. we had our lunch here which was very good .. well kept casks ..“

jorge76 2086 days ago

“Is for place like this one I still come to England.. Traditional boozer with old style pub feeling .. not only Harvey’s beer on tap but mainly local .. “ good “ people in here spending their time drinking here ..“

jorge76 2089 days ago

“At the bottom of the town, if you pass along a couple of residential streets, below the huge white chalk cliffs there’s a pub called the Snowdrop, so named because of a deadly tragedy involving an avalanche of snow from the cliffs above many years previously. Yes that’s right, an avalanche in Lewes. Pub has a bright and intriguing appearance and even more so inside. Bright and colourful touches of counterculture and interesting knick knacks decorating the walls and bar. Surf boards hang from the ceiling. Beer list is great and includes Burning Sky, 360, Harvey’s and other local craft brewers. Cask condition is excellent and bar staff are bright and friendly. Very much community pub with old boys perched at the bar, hipster craft beer fans and the local thirty and forty somethings. My fav pub in Lewes.“

EdKing 2274 days ago

“The pub in Lewes nearest the brewery, in a little riverside alleyway.Large but inside is a bit old school spartan and basic. Some of the casks are served on gravity and there's a good range.Food is also decent. I prefer the Rights of Man up the road because it's cosier, but this is always handy as it's a stone's throw from the Harvey's shop.“

EdKing 2275 days ago

“Harveys pub in the heart of Lewes dedicated to Lewes resident Thomas Paine.Not able as having one of the best ranges of Harveys pub in the town. Cosy old school pub, which can get quite busy and has a very nice food menu. All the beers I tried were in tip top condition: Armada, Kiss, Best, Wharf IPA, Wild Hop etc. Also have the keg range including the Stout.Would rather drink here than the John Harvey Tavern. Nicer vibe, slightly better range.“

EdKing 2275 days ago

“Pub at the top of the hill in Lewes. Think it’s Green King as the in house bitter Black Horse bitter is a Moreland Beer. Friendly bar service and a cask tap list of 6 to 8 beers all of which was in great condition on a Friday at midday. Vibe is modern pub.“

EdKing 2275 days ago

“Old school Harvey’s town pub. Bog standard old style interior. Wood panels, old carpet, framed pictures of the town from many years ago. Clientele is local old boys. Beer is absolutely bang on form and perfect condition. Two Harvey’s beers on tap. 4 guests and standard keg beers.“

EdKing 2275 days ago

“Visited on 11th September 2017. Large riverside pub a stones throw from the brewery. Lovely looking pub, lots of low beams and a really nice feel to the place, got lots of Harvey's bottles and memorabilia around the place. Beer choice had a mix of cask and keg offerings from Harvey's. Service was good. Prices and quality of beer was also fecent. Definitely one to visit in Lewes“

WingmanWillis 2397 days ago

“Visited on 11th September 2017. Nice traditional boozer a few doors down and across the street from the Harvey's bottle shop. It's pretty basic inside. Central bar splits the place in two. Good range of cask beers from across the UK which were well kept and decently priced. Service good. Decent venue.“

WingmanWillis 2397 days ago

“Visited on 11th September 2017. Lovely old shop down in the town centre. Really nice decor and the beers are well displayed. If you are a Harvey's Dan then you're in heaven here. Lots of beer from across their range at decent prices. Picked up a few bottles from here. Staff were friendly and helpful too. I'd return to boost my Harvey's ticks!“

WingmanWillis 2398 days ago

“We decided to seek out the Pelham Arms after hearing (at the South Downs beer fest) that they had just installed an in-house brewery. It is a rather handsome pub that has been sympathetically refurbished to strike a good balance of traditional and modern. I would guess from the cask selection (just a couple of taps) that this is/was a Badger tied pub. They have 1 keg line dispensing beer from their on-site brewery called Abyss. This was accompanied with an A4 description of the beer which in our case was a rather impressive Rye IPA. They also had another beer bottled which we got to take away. We sat in a rather pleasant beer garden in the back. A nice pub in general and worth making the effort to try the house beers. Tis a shame about the cask ales though...!“

Scopey 2502 days ago

“Rights of Man is a Harvey’s - tied pub located on Lewes High Street. Inside it is rather compact (aka small), traditional and quirky. Had to squeeze in on a Saturday afternoon to try a new Harveys beer on cask (Wharf IPA). They have 4 cask lines and 7 keg, 1 of which was Harveys and the rest macro swill. A rather nice place, which I would like to enjoy on a quieter day. Worth stopping past for a tasty full pint of Lewes’ finest imo.“

Scopey 2502 days ago

“We swung past the Brewers Arms before the South Downs Beer fest as it opens early doors (aka 10am). it is located on the High Street right next to the castle. It is a small and traditional looking pub with 6 cask beers from Sussex micro-breweries and 1 cask cider from Biddenden. They also have 4 keg lines which on my visit included Burning Sky and Tiny Rebel. Friendly barman and comfortable ambiance. A worthy stop on any pub crawl in Lewes.“

Scopey 2502 days ago

“This outpost of Hartley’s Wines is located on Lewes High St. It is an ex Wine Rak shop bought over by an independent group. They have a about 50 -75 different beers and ciders, a large amount of which are in fridges. Plenty of cans and a good focus on some more local breweries - Harvey’s, 360 and Lost+Found. Should be a few new ones for you here. A decent enough bottle shop.“

Scopey 2502 days ago

“It’s the closest pub to Harvey’s brewery. Nothing special, rather cheap feel to it. Service was really nice but selection was a bit disappointing.“

malushky 2777 days ago

“Must visit in Lewes for all beer fans. Pretty much all Harvey’s bottle selection is available, the only one I could not buy was Elizabethian Ale as it was out of stock. Good ambience and very good service.“

malushky 2777 days ago

“Smallish and cosy, slightly scruffy in a god way. Decent but not huge selection.“

kwik-lime 2859 days ago

“Nice, small and cosy place, friendly service, good selection of a variety of brews on cask.“

MrTipple 3072 days ago

“This is the closest Harvey’s pub to the brewery itself. It is fairly easy to walk past as it is located down a side-street. Traditional pub interior with plenty of Harvey’s paraphernalia and an open-fire. Rather warming on a cold and wet day! Good range of Harvey’s beers on cask hand-pull, gravity and bottles. Not exactly much rates for the likes of me, but I rather enjoyed the super-fresh and rather tasty cask ale action. A must-visit in Lewes.“

Scopey 3386 days ago

“This is the bottle shop for the infamous Harvey’s brewery in Lewes. The shop has a fairly up-market wine-shop feel to it. Inside they have a wide selection of Harvey’s Beers, merchandise, wines and spirits. Harvey’s beers come by the crate, individual bottle or growler fills. They have pretty much the entire bottled range and some seasonals on tap. Not exactly cheap, but this is a solid venue and a must visit in the area.“

Scopey 3386 days ago

“Placed an online order here prior to Xmas 2012. Good selection of Harveys beers, 20 or so, most in small rate friendly bottles. Good prices and fair postage rates. My case turned up well packed, promptly and damage free.“

Theydon_Bois 3420 days ago

“You can’t get your Harveys fresher than that! Just across the street from the brewery and shop the JH tavern serves a nice selection of Harveys ale, both classics and seasonals. I tried the best Bitter and Old ale which were served and tasted to perfection, as well as the Christmas ale which was available when I visited, although some might find it a bit too sweet. Foodwise the menu consists of the usual pub grub and the prices are reasonable. Only had a couple of warn snacks which were fine, but from looking around at other tables the portions seemed quite impressive. An easy and casual atmosphere, friendly staff and nice decor (it was Christmas time after all). Considering it’s the brewery tap if you only have time for one place in Lewes this pub should be your choice.“

nocheinbier 3421 days ago

“The bottle shop and general store for Harvey’s Brewery, quite large and a little posh, thus pricey, although the beers are at a more reasonable price and you are left to browse at your own pace. The girl that served me was gorgeous.“

imdownthepub 3586 days ago

“Small, friendly pub, fairly close to the Harveys brewery but remains a genuine freehouse. There is a reasonable selection of guest beers alongside the Harveys Sussex Bitter. Popular and a pleasant place to while away a sunny afternoon.“

imdownthepub 3586 days ago