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Hops & Grounds, Hailsham
Hailsham
BN27 1AF
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Reviews of Hops & Grounds (Average Rating: 4 of 10) see review guidelines
Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Hops & Grounds
Newly established café / bar (or coffee shop and micro-pub as the A-boards would have it). Comprises a square room with light décor and large windows, but it's located in an alleyway so darker inside than one might expect. Also has a few small tables outdoors. The counter is in the right-hand corner, with a display of cakes and pastries along the side and three keg taps at the narrow front end. These featured a pair of Long Man beer - Pale Ale and Lager - along with Session Pale from Three Acre (£6.20). Lakedown beers in cans also available, so despite the limited choice, at least it was all local.
On 27th June 2025
- rating: 6
[User has posted 8813 recommendations about 8813 pubs]
Strongers . left this review about Hops & Grounds
After a couple of weeks selling coffee Hops & Grounds started advertising themselves as a coffee shop and micropub, so after just over a month of them serving beer I decided to pop in for a visit with my daughter. There are a couple of café tables outside on St Mary’s Walk which is a pedestrianised alleyway that hosts some small shops and beauty parlours off the main high street. Inside is a square open plan laminate floored space with seating across the front windows and up the left opposite the serving counter that runs up the right. Available on draught were three keg products from Long Man, their Lager, Pale and Session Pale. The Pale was coming out a bit lively so there were a few issues that meant I had to take a seat and wait for delivery. A can of coke and pint of the Pale set me back £8.30 which is a lot to have a beer in what is essentially a café with some low background music, especially when a decent Spoons is just around the corner. There is a single toilet at the rear that has a baby changing facility, but it’s not disabled friendly. The Pale was fine in the end, but the counter is decorated with lots of old pump clips for products that have never been sold here which I find a bit misleading. I actually look at old pump clips on pub and bar walls and ceiling beams as being badges of honour rather than just mere decoration. This is a great spot for a coffee shop so I’m sure they’ll do well, but I’ll not be rushing back for another Saturday afternoon pint.
On 16th June 2025
- rating: 2
[User has posted 6168 recommendations about 6131 pubs]
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Berwick (Sussex), 5.21 miles, 1 hr 40 min walk (show)
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