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The Rainbow Inn, Lewes
Cooksbridge
Postal town: Lewes
BN8 4PS
Served areas
Rainbow Inn
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David Walton left this review about The Rainbow Inn
Visited 23/05/25. Visited previously 29/06/23.
Cask from two hand pumps was 360 session pale ale and Harvey’s Sussex Best. Keg offering was Guinness, Inch's cider, Camden Pale Ale, Cruz, Moretti and Amstel.
Been to this venue on a fork in the road between Cooksbridge and South Chailey only sporadically over the years but would be one of our most "driven past" venues. It has a small car park and seating area out the front and a much larger beer garden out the back, with a mixture of grass and paving and some covered seating but mostly picnic benches. Inside the small bar counter is immediately to the left of the entrance and has a small number of stools to perch at the bar. To the right of the entrance is a small seating area with a parquet floor by the large fireplace on the right-hand wall, some regular tables and chairs and a large Chesterfield sofa against the back wall in the right-hand corner. To the left of the entrance through a narrow opening beyond the bar counter is a large, carpeted lounge with a carvery counter on the immediate right of walking through into the area. Regular tables and chairs that would mostly be for diners when food is being served. Windows on roadside and side looking towards garden so nice and light. Beyond the lounge is another stone tiled area with regular tables and chairs that would probably only be occupied by diners as a spill over when busy. Mostly occupied by a group of scaffolders drinking lager on our quick stop and probably sums up venue, you are here for the carvery or as a quick stop after a day's graft but won't be walking here for a quick pint. The venue has been closed for periods and changed ownership a few times in the time we have had a place locally and it is difficult to see it thriving given its location and it doesn't have the wow factor that such places need to have. Beer drinkers will carry on through Cooksbridge and into Lewes for variety.
On 7th March 2026
- rating: 5
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Rainbow Inn
Country inn located about 1/2 mile north of Cooksbridge Station. The car park entrance leads to a relatively small bar, although the small lounge area at the end by the blazing log fire was unsurprisingly the most popular spot on a cold winter day. The larger dining rooms are off to the left. Harvey's (as required by the local byelaws) and the 360° Session IPA (£6.20 with a packet of peanuts) offered from the pair of handpumps.
On 20th January 2025
- rating: 6
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Strongers . left this review about The Rainbow Inn
The entrance of the Rainbow Inn leads to a relatively small parquet floored bar area with an L-shaped bar counter that supports premium keg alongside Harveys Best and Long Man’s Blonde that are available from the two hand pumps. There are some bar stools around the counter and to the right is a mix of furniture that is faced by an inglenook that houses a burner and lots of chopped logs in the right-hand wall. There are board games and also a locked ‘secret’ door that is covered by bookcase wallpaper. I think it just goes to the kitchen so no real excitement there. A chalkboard up on the wall lists a varied selection of ‘grazing’ items, such as chicken wings and potato bites. These were priced at £6.50, or three for £15. The family decided to have some cheesy chips which were very well made with plenty of cheese that, I was told, went all the way down.
To the left of the bar area is a larger carpeted open plan seating area that was full of diners who were tucking into the Sunday carvery, I think food was available until 17:00. More diners could be found in the tile floored open plan rear section where access can be gained to the toilets and the large back garden where a patio sits to the right and a lawn to the rear. I was surprised to find this space empty because it was a lovely sunny afternoon.
This pub’s location dictates that it is dry led and as such I wouldn’t head here for a session, but I’d consider a revisit for a bite to eat again.
On 29th May 2024
- rating: 7
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- Accommodation : No last updated 30 August 2022 by paulof horsham
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 17 September 2022 by paulof horsham
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 17 March 2014 by hondo .
- Car Park : Yes last updated 16 September 2022 by paulof horsham
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 17 March 2014 by hondo .
- Darts : No last updated 17 September 2022 by paulof horsham
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 17 March 2014 by hondo .
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 17 March 2014 by hondo .
- Jukebox : No last updated 17 September 2022 by paulof horsham
- Karaoke : No last updated 17 September 2022 by paulof horsham
- Micropub : No last updated 30 August 2022 by paulof horsham
- Pool Table : No last updated 17 September 2022 by paulof horsham
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 17 March 2014 by hondo .
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 17 September 2022 by paulof horsham
- WiFi : No last updated 17 September 2022 by paulof horsham
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