Only With Love Lewes Brewcafe, Lewes

Multipurpose community facility at the top end of Malling Rec with a small café / bar / open to all. Multicoloured modern furniture and picture windows inside, and some wooden benches out on the patio terrace. Something of a joint venture with the Only With Love brewery, and I found their Bongo (£5.50), Bantam and Banger available from three of the five craft keg taps on the side wall behind the counter.

Only With Love is a brew café for the Only With Love Brewery that is based not far away in Uckfield. It has the feel of a community centre and it overlooks a large children’s playground, which is handy for pisshead parents. There was a bit of interesting US funk playing in the background, but then a load of slow dross kicked in. There were four OWT lagers available alongside a guest. I went for their Winding which was OK, but expensive with the price of £8.50 for a pint and a small can of Kola. The food menu is aimed at the users of the park opposite with four bagel options alongside beans on toast, yoghurts, oats and crisps. The service was polite, but I didn’t see anything here that would entice me back.