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The London & County (Lloyds No 1), Eastbourne

Pub added by elizabeth mcgraw
46 Terminus Road
Eastbourne
BN21 3LX
Phone: 01323746310

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Lloyds No. 1 (J D Wetherspoon)

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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The London & County (Lloyds No 1)

Lloyds No 1 bar squeezed into a two-storey corner pub with seating / dining tables at a definite premium. Usual furniture and decor throughout, although the upstairs definitely benefits from a larger window area. Ruddles and Doom Bar on both counters, but four more beers - including the local Long Man Gunpowder Stout (£2.49) - and a cider available in the main ground-floor bar.

On 23rd December 2018 - rating: 6
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Danny O'Revey left this review about The London & County (Lloyds No 1)

lloyds No1 opposite the railway station. Smaller than lots of Wetherspoons it is open plan but the smaller space & large bar area means its less featureless than others, with high ceilings and pillars giving an ok feel.

Beer quality is ok but another one that suffers the curse of Wetherspoons with staffing - a number of staff just milling around doing nothing whilst people wait at the bar

On 29th October 2014 - rating: 6
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Aqualung . left this review about The London & County (Lloyds No 1)

On a winter's Saturday midday visit this place was quite busy. It's a fairly typical Spoons, certainly at lunchtime. I was surprised that it wasn't that large inside, although the upstairs was completely ignored. I wonder if the upstairs area is used for Lloyds style activity such as evening music. As a corner bank conversion with windows on two sides it was much brighter than all those shop conversions where the front doors provide rhe only natural light.

All the beers were going, the Greene King Abbot Reserve and Marston's Old Empire were both in very good condition.

The young (student?) staff kept the show on the road much better than some Spoons, although there weren't loads of people demanding coffee or asking stupid questions about the food.

On 2nd December 2012 - rating: 8
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Roger Button left this review about The London & County (Lloyds No 1)

This Lloyds No. 1 version of Wethespoons is housed in what, given the name, was presumably a branch of the London & County Bank that eventually became part of Nat West). Prior to ‘Spoons involvement it had been a Hogshead and a Slug & Lettuce.

The interior is split over 2 floors although the upstairs wasn’t open on my visit so I can’t comment on that. The main bar is quite small compared to the average ‘Spoons. It would feel a little cavernous and were it not for a few wall remnants breaking up the sightlines. The décor is quite plain with the usual ‘Spoons snippets.

My visit was essentially for a breakfast and first pint of what would be a lengthy crawl but the pub was quite full even at 11am with fellow breakfasters and I was advised that there was at least a 30 minute wait, not that there was anywhere to sit and eat it anyway which made the closure of the upstairs bar a bit mysterious.

I consoled myself that there were 6 ales (Ruddles County, Marsten Old Empire, Deuchars, Batemans Rosey Nosey (with a fully functioning flashing nose light – a rarirty!), RCH Steam Sleigh and Springhead Rudolph’s Ruin).

Given the choice of the 2 ‘Spoons in town, the L&C would be my preference, certainly for the beers. It is also far superior to the Gildredge opposite if you are looking to kill time before a train. Other than that it is a functional ‘Spoons that does the job unless you want breakfast on a Saturday morning.

On 8th December 2011 - rating: 6
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john mcgraw left this review about The London & County (Lloyds No 1)

This is a fair sized Lloyd's No.1 that had a fair range of guest ales on when I visited.It was fairly busy and I managed to get a seat that was unfortunately by the big screen playing music but other than that not a bad pub.Has an Upstairs seating area.

On 4th February 2011 - rating: 5
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Steve C left this review about The London & County (Lloyds No 1)

The last time I visited here was in August 2008 when it was a Slug and Lettuce and although I found it to be above average for the chain as the service was friendly and food pretty good I still wouldn’t have returned just for a beer because it was just another bland S&L. The name changed to The London and County some time ago now and with it a change of owners as it was added to the Wetherspoons portfolio and became a Lloyds No 1. The usual drink and food promotions are all present and my visit last Thursday night whilst I waited for a train from Eastbourne station opposite was at the start of the beer festival that runs for a couple of weeks so it was pretty busy. There were only two staff on duty, but they were very experienced and soon made sure that all were served. There are seven hand pumps on the bar with six used for ale and one for cider and there is also a standard draught selection from which I had a decent pint of Guinness for only £2.95. This isn’t the biggest Spoons that I have ventured into so it doesn’t take that many people to use up the seating, but there is another bar up a large staircase that provides some seating for the overspill. There are three plasma screens (one upstairs) and as usual these were showing muted rolling news. There was some background music playing, but it was so low that I could still hear the heavy metal band that was shouting some drivel in the Gildredge over the road.

Breakfast can be had here from 7am every morning and there is an extended license everyday until midnight except for Fridays and Saturdays when it is 1am.

I wouldn’t go out of my way to drink here, but due to its location I’m sure that I will find myself darkening their door again in the near future.

On 1st November 2010 - rating: 7
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