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The Gardener's Arms, Lewes
Lewes
BN7 2AN
Served areas
Gardeners Arms
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Reviews of The Gardener's Arms (Average Rating: 8½ of 10) see review guidelines
Steve of N21 left this review about The Gardener's Arms
This two bar compact ale house sounds unchanged from previous reviews, except for the fact that in these covid social distancing times, aluminium tables and chairs have been added to the front and the sideway of the pub to increase the number of seated punters it can accommodate. Fortunately for my visit it was a fine weather day and most of the afternoon punters were utilising these, so I managed to grab a table in the back bar and listen to a few of the locals bemoaning the fact that the famous Lewes Bonfire celebrations for 2020 had been cancelled due to the current pandemic.
It was good to find bar service in operation rather than table service and also good to find all six handpumps in operation with five ales and one cider available. Alongside the ubiquitous Harvey’s Sussex Best was Dark Star Hop Head, Godmark Black Lion Porter, Gun Brewery Pale Ale and Oakham Attila. I initially went for a half of the 7.5% Oakham Attila, but actually preferred the Godmark porter, with both beers in good condition.
I saw enough of this pub to know I would like it here when it can function properly with vertical drinkers filling the gaps between the limited available seating. Oh for those days...
On 16th November 2020
- rating: 8
[User has posted 1712 recommendations about 1661 pubs]
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BRUMMIE STEVE left this review about The Gardener's Arms
Love this pub and would certainly be a regular if I lived in Lewes. Great choice of ales and very reasonably priced to, they even offer a Camra discount. Always very busy and a good friendly crowd which is'nt always the case with pubs in Lewes. This is a proper pub a little rough around the edges but that makes it what it is, much better pub then the nearby John Harvey Tavern and The Snowdrop.
On 20th November 2017
- rating: 10
[User has posted 39 recommendations about 39 pubs]
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Aqualung . left this review about The Gardeners Arms
This is a former Whitbread pub that has been a free house for around 25 years now. The biggest problem with it is that it is so small. Happily it wasn't rammed on my Saturday afternoon visit but I still chose to sit on one of the seats in the alleyway outside as the carpeted area at the rear had a television on and the more basic front bar was busy. The whole building is quite long but fairly narrow.
The bar has six hand pumps which had one unused, Cottage Dogfight, Harvey's Best, Bath Special Pale, Dark Star Carafa Jade and Brass Castle Black Forest Stout. I went for the Carafa Jade (£3.60) which was in excellent nick. Overall this is a good pub but due to the small size of it can be uncomfortable.
On 1st October 2015
- rating: 7
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- Accommodation : No last updated 01 October 2015 by Aqualung .
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 01 October 2015 by Aqualung .
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 01 October 2015 by Aqualung .
- Beer Garden : No last updated 01 October 2015 by Aqualung .
- CAMRA Discount : Yes - 5% - last updated 20 November 2017 by Aqualung .
- Car Park : No last updated 01 October 2015 by Aqualung .
- Child Friendly : No last updated 18 December 2013 by Moby Duck
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 18 December 2013 by Moby Duck
- Function Room : No last updated 01 October 2015 by Aqualung .
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 18 December 2013 by Moby Duck
- Jukebox : No last updated 01 October 2015 by Aqualung .
- Karaoke : No last updated 01 October 2015 by Aqualung .
- Live Music : No last updated 01 October 2015 by Aqualung .
- Micropub : No last updated 01 October 2015 by Aqualung .
- Pinball : No last updated 01 October 2015 by Aqualung .
- Pool Table : No last updated 01 October 2015 by Aqualung .
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 04 November 2009 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 18 December 2013 by Moby Duck
- WiFi : Yes last updated 01 October 2015 by Aqualung .
