The Farm, Eastbourne

Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Farm

A new addition to the Good Beer Guide, this pub and restaurant can be found out to the north east of Eastbourne in the suburb of Langney. It's a bit of a trek to get here, if using public transport. However, I suspect most of the customers in had arrived by car and made use of the large car park to the rear.

Most of the customers present were wearing black. They were all talking about their lives and their past pursuits. I got the feeling that they had been to a funeral, but there I heard no mention of anybody deceased.

Entrance to the pub is through a small garden area to the side, where two other customers were sat with a dog. The lack of an entrance to the front of the pub again pointed to most people arriving from the car park. Entering into the low ceiling bar, there is a room off to the left-hand side set out for dining. In fact, if you continue beyond the bar, there is a vast area of seating for diners, spread across a number of different levels. I couldn't see any customers in this area, but it was almost 3pm by this stage. Music was playing in the background throughout the pub and at an acceptable level.

At the bar, the barman didn't quite seem with it. Despite clearly asking for a half, he proceeded to use a pint glass and I had to repeat my request for a half. Harvey's Sussex Best Bitter & Timothy Taylor Landlord are the regular beers. The guest beer was Three Acre Blood Orange Pale, which I had ordered. Although, I can't say that too much of a blood orange taste was apparent. In fact, the beer was fairly characterless.

I went into better pubs in Eastbourne that didn't make it into the latest Good Beer Guide. I wouldn't say that this one is worth the trip out of town to visit, but perhaps it takes on a different guise at more lively times of the week.

On 10^th October 2023 - rating: 5
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