The Red Lion, Arundel

One large main bar and beer garden at the rear, 4 beers 1 cider, (Timothy Taylor, Gloom Bar, Hophead, Cwtch Gold), good selection of malts, dog friendly, food always available, prices for cask are very reasonable for a tourist town. WiFi, cutesy table numbers on old vinyl records, interesting quirky décor in bar. Paved area with seating at the rear. Customers at the bar formed an orderly queue! not something you often see.

The Red Lion offered a comfortable room on a hot afternoon, with my seat looking out on to the High Street. I found 3 ales & 1 cider coming through the pumps - Doom Bar & Landlord fortunately supplemented with "Chaff" (4.7% & definitely hazy!) from Farmyard Brewing, so the commitment to local breweries has certainly diminished since my last visit. The pub was attracting all sorts of groups on a Saturday afternoon recently, with some tables marked as "reserved" for later. It's a reasonable enough stop-off, though I'd not classify it as essential these days.

Really good pub in the centre of Arundel which always seems to have a good crowd in. I often go to Arundel for a drink when there's a live band playing here, some really good bands and always a good atmosphere. Decent selection of real ales how'ever I always go for the Thatchers Gold which is my favourite cider.

The main fairly square front area has the bar along one side, a carpeted space with mixed seating and abstract artwork on the walls, much of which was for sale. Beyond, to the rear, a narrower boarded area with seating down one side seemed to be the preferred dining area with a number of groups tucking in. A mixture of pub grub and fancily described stuff such as Brighton Plaice in garlic butter with ratatouille and new potatoes (£12.95). Sandwiches were mostly £5.50 unless you wanted steak. This rear area leads in turn to a garden. A pretty reasonable beer range, Greyhound Brewery Amber Eyes, Doom Bar, Sharp's Atlantic, Arundel Brewery Sussex Gold with Old Rosie cider being reverse clipped. A decent range of whiskies are available from the "Malt Shelf" behind the bar. The TV was off while a jazzy soundtrack played which then morphed into a Bryan Ferry anthology, live music is advertised. The pub is quite clearly dog friendly, three were in and I spotted a bowl on the floor in a corner for water. A reasonable town pub, no features of any interest really inside but comfortable and lifted a notch by the presence of a "different" beer and a bit of choice.