User name:

Password:

Login


Sign in with Facebook


Not already a member?
Join our community and - Rate & review pubs - Upload pictures - Add events JOIN for free NOW


Chat about:
Approving photos with rpadam on the Pub Forum

Picture of The Crown & Anchor
Image posted by adam bell
Submitted on Sunday, 15th January 2023
With picture contributions to 2375 other pubs
View all this pub's pictures (9 more images)
Only members may add pictures, click to receive free membership

The Crown & Anchor, Eastbourne

15-16 Marine Parade
Eastbourne
BN21 3DX
Phone: 01323642500
Correct details

Served areas

Reviews of The Crown & Anchor (Average Rating: 7 of 10) Add Review see review guidelines

Please Note: This review is over a year old.


Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Crown & Anchor

Busy town centre pub with an almost wrap-around polygonal corner layout. All fairly anonymous inside, but with low lighting and a live band playing, I suppose anybody was giving much thought to that! Anyway, as a Greene King house, it was a slight surprise to find Harvey's (£4.50) and 6X available from two of the four handpumps, along with Old Speckled Hen and a reversed IPA clip.

On 20th April 2022 - rating: 7
[User has posted 8066 recommendations about 8066 pubs]


Please Note: This review is over a year old.


Steve of N21 left this review about The Crown & Anchor

Sounds like this pub has been smartened up with a bit of a refurbishment since previous reviews and now has a focus on food as well as wet sales. Internally it’s a modern decor with mainly plain tiled and wooden floors, pastel coloured walls with some typical exposed brick walls in places, one of which has a large chalk board with the food menu. The main bar room has wooden table and chairs throughout but still plenty of bar stools around the square bar area. To the right is still a more public area with pool table and dart boards but still quite smart with plenty of comfortable seating and then upstairs is a function room and access to the very good outside balcony area with limited seating providing wonderful views of the sea.
The food is decent pub grub rather than gastro with the usual Beer battered fish and chips and assorted burgers coming in around £10 and we found it a decent stop for a spot of lunch. Walked past it every night in the evening when it was significantly livelier with a younger crowd (presumably due to its prominent position near the sea front and the closest decent pub to the pier) and there are regular live music acts at the weekend who I presume play in the function room upstairs.
The only downside is that this is a Greedy King pub and of the four real ale hand pumps three had Old Speckled Hen, Greene King IPA and Hardys & Hansons Olde Trip and the fourth was unclipped, although according to the barman the fourth one usually had a changing guest ale but I was just unlucky for my visit.
Good pub and deservedly popular , but due to the ale choice I ducked it in the evenings for the Belgium Cafe further along the seafront.

On 11th July 2019 - rating: 7
[User has posted 2094 recommendations about 1985 pubs]


Please Note: This review is over a year old.


BRUMMIE STEVE left this review about The Crown & Anchor

Exellent sea front location, was my first pub on a recent visit to Eastbourne.
Reasonably priced drinks for the sea front and really good food served all day.

On 11th June 2011 - rating: 7
[User has posted 39 recommendations about 39 pubs]


View more reviews of The Crown & Anchor (5)
External web links for The Crown & Anchor

Pubs Galore is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

Pub location see interactive map of local area
Map location corrected by Just a quick pint, then I'm off
Eastbourne, 0.67 miles, 13 min walk (show)
Hampden Park (Sussex), 2.87 miles, 55 min walk (show)
Pevensey & Westham, 4 miles, 1 hr 17 min walk (show)
Latest updates View all updates for The Crown & Anchor, Eastbourne
15th Jan 2023, 17:26
Picture submitted by adam bell approved
 
15th Jan 2023, 16:17
Picture submitted by adam bell

Pub Details

Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.

  • Accommodation : No last updated 18 October 2022 by paulof horsham
  • Bar Billiards : No last updated 29 July 2013 by Steve C
  • Car Park : No last updated 29 July 2013 by Steve C
  • Child Friendly : Yes last updated 18 October 2022 by paulof horsham
  • Darts : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Steve C
  • Function Room : Yes last updated 18 October 2022 by paulof horsham
  • Hot Food : Yes last updated 18 October 2022 by paulof horsham
  • Jukebox : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Steve C
  • Karaoke : No last updated 18 October 2022 by paulof horsham
  • Live Music : Yes last updated 18 October 2022 by paulof horsham
  • Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Steve C
  • Micropub : No last updated 18 October 2022 by paulof horsham
  • Pinball : No last updated 29 July 2013 by Steve C
  • Pool Table : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Steve C
  • Quiz Night : Yes last updated 18 October 2022 by paulof horsham
  • Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
Local pubs

Icon Key: Picture Recommendation Rating Closed