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The Sussex Arms, Paddington, W2

21 London Street
W2
W2 1HL
Phone: 02077231026
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Reviews of The Sussex Arms (Average Rating: of 10) Add Review see review guidelines

Moby Duck left this review about The Sussex Arms

A modern bar that was practically empty on a late Saturday afternoon. No real ale and a mostly ordinary keg selection bar the Allsopps Pilsner. I can't see any reason to return.

On 7th January 2024 - rating: 4
[User has posted 1868 recommendations about 1841 pubs]


Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Sussex Arms

Modernised bar with stark black-and-white illuminated signage, rather disturbing purple lighting inside and large screens showing music videos at some volume. More interestingly, as part of an aviation theme, there are two banks of ex-Concorde seats facing each other in the centre and other bits of miscellanea about the place. Also has a row of small tables out on the front mini-terrace. No real ale, and a mostly dull selection of of keg beers enlivened by finding Allsop's Pilsner (£6.10) beside a couple of Goose Island taps.

On 27th November 2023 - rating: 5
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Tris C left this review about The Sussex Arms

A pub has existed here as the Sussex Hotel since at least the mid-19th century and was at some stage a Taylor Walker pub, judging by the arched sign bracket.
Cheap looking frontage indeed, the knobbly black and white ceiling persists as per the previous review, but otherwise it’s much changed, doubtless not for the better. The floor is modern bare boarded, but the walls are now bare brick with large TVs to the left and right with one above the bar, broadcasting the incessant drivel that is MTV. Otherwise, the interior’s multicoloured lighting makes the place look a bit like a lap dancing club. The place is now marketed as being ‘aviation themed’, some elements of which can be seen on the unbelievably cheap and uninformative website; the chrome thing you see is one of two matching sections of polished aircraft fuselage with windows, probably taken from an old airliner, like a Lockheed Constellation. Further sections have been fashioned into two glass topped tables, which sit between probably the rarest seats you’ll ever find in a pub: four, two-bank reclining seats taken from Concorde (see photo). Probably all sat on at one time by David Frost, they’re surprisingly small, possibly smelling a bit Joan Collins. Customers were very blokey, though this is a very blokey area.
Ales: real ale has been withdrawn and barholes were blocking one of the chrome founts, which may have dispensed ‘craft’, the fount nearest me dispensing, inter alia, Camden Hells at £3.30 a half, served by a friendly barmaid.
This is probably the least appealing pub in an immediate vicinity dominated almost entirely by poor pubs, all of which are local too me. If drinking in W2, I’ve two words for you: Mitre and Victoria.

On 14th January 2022 - rating: 3
[User has posted 1956 recommendations about 1923 pubs]


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London W1 Crawl, 26/03/16 by Komakino .
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Pub location see interactive map of local area
Map location corrected by Rex Rattus
London Paddington, 0.35 miles, 6 min walk (show)
London Marylebone, 0.78 miles, 15 min walk (show)
Kilburn High Road, 2.08 miles, 40 min walk (show)
Latest updates View all updates for The Sussex Arms, W2
7th Jan 2024, 09:51
Review submitted by Moby Duck
 
10th Dec 2023, 22:25
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  • Accommodation : Yes last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
  • Bar Billiards : No last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
  • Beer Festivals : No last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
  • Beer Garden : No last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
  • CAMRA Discount : No last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
  • Car Park : No last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
  • Child Friendly : Yes last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
  • Darts : No last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
  • Dog Friendly : No last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
  • Function Room : Yes last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
  • Hot Food : Yes last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
  • Jukebox : No last updated 14 January 2022 by Tris C
  • Karaoke : No last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
  • Live Music : No last updated 14 January 2022 by Tris C
  • Live TV Sports : No last updated 14 January 2022 by Tris C
  • Micropub : No last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
  • Pinball : No last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
  • Pool Table : No last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
  • Quiz Night : No last updated 14 January 2022 by Tris C
  • Real Ale : No last updated 14 January 2022 by Tris C
  • Real Cider : No last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
  • WiFi : Yes last updated 10 October 2017 by Quinno _
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