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The Sussex Arms, Twickenham
Twickenham
TW2 5BG
Served areas
The Sussex Arms
It's a miserable wet day in January, so there's only one thing for it
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Reviews of The Sussex Arms (Average Rating: 8½ of 10) see review guidelines
Bucking Fastard left this review about The Sussex Arms
A suburban ale house,the exterior still shows three doors but the interior has been opened out ,and only the middle door gives way to the tap room.It's all classic 30's interior with lots of wood panelling,a long bar immediately ahead and a good brick fireplace to the right.The larger fireplace to the left is now a seating alcove ,while elsewhere there are lots of drinking shelves and high stools.A fitted bench in light brown leather arrangement to the right is a comfortable seating area.The stained glass in the front windows is a noteable feature.
Outside at the front is a seating area,while there is also a beer garden out the back.The large flatscreen and moveable screens will show sport,the soundtrack was rock standards and it's a proper boozer in a scruffy part of Twickenham.Pub grub food is served (median £15)and there is a cheaper lunchtime menu ,daily meal deals offering value.
The star here is the ale from 21 gleaming handpumps,it's a Big Smoke pub offering on my trip their Solaris along with Harvey's Sussex Bitter,Brentwood Lumberjack,VOG Well Drawn Summer IPA,Portobello Summer Blonde,Vocation Bread & Butter,Thornbridge Jaipur IPA,Oakham Citra and a very good By the Horns Hopadelic (£5.05 with a CAMRA discount offered without enquiry by the cheeky barmaid).
There are 5 real ciders and perry along with 15 keg taps offering another 4 Big Smoke beers,and a mix of continental lagers plus Guiness.
There were a lot of unused handpumps on my Wednesday afternoon visit and the only fly in the ointment was a focus on those that were drawing of a lot of pale ,blonde and golden ale and not much dark .
With the ceiling covered in handpump clips there will always be something here worth quaffing ,I liked the atmosphere and would happily return.The pub sign featuring a beer tun is a nice touch .Worth the hack out of the town centre.
On 4th August 2023
- rating: 8
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Steve of N21 left this review about The Sussex Arms
Was making a weekend of it for one of the recent Rugby Autumn internationals and without any intervention from me the good lady managed to book accommodation where we had to walk past the Sussex Arms to get to Twickenham Stadium. Consequently we utilised the pub pre-match, post-match and were back in for Sunday lunch the day after.
Pleasantly surprised to find all 20 pumps in operation for our Saturday visits and, although a few were doubled up, there was still 11 ales and 4 ciders available.
Alongside the Big Smoke Solaris and Underworld and the regular Harvey’s Best there was Citra and Heights of Oblivion from Oakham, Five Points XPA, Gorgeous Brewery Gunpowder IPA, Thornbridge Jaipur, Southwark Brewing Mayflower Session IPA, Exeter Brewery Falls Over and Ascot Brewing Anastasia Stout.
I tried the two Oakham brews and the Anastasia stout and they were all kept well, but the Oakham Citra was in particularly excellent form.
A couple of the other ales had gone by the Sunday lunchtime, but not the Citra which continued to be excellent, as was our Sunday lunches. And then on top of this the backing music comes from a turntable at the end of the bar by the coffee machine and the pubs collection of vinyl. But for this lunchtime the manager had brought in Pink Floyd Dark side of the Moon and Led Zep IV from his own collection. Happy days..
On 25th November 2021
- rating: 8
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Sussex Arms
Last night was my first visit to the Sussex Arms since pubs have been allowed to open this year.
There are still a couple of tables at the front where you can drink, whilst most people walk through the L-shaped pub itself to the outdoor area at the rear.
The patio and garden are quite large here. Whilst we couldn't get a booking last week, there was plenty of space on a Monday night for walk-ins. The patio area is undercover and next to the kitchen. It is undercover with tables nearest the pub benefitting from heaters. Beyond is a garden area with plenty of tables, albeit much more exposed.
The ale and cider range was slightly more limited than in normal times, but it was still decent. Regular beers are Big Smoke Solaris & Underworld, alongside Harvey's Sussex Best Bitter. Guests yesterday were Portobello Stiff Lip IPA, Ascot Gold Cup, Northern Monk Eternal, Kent Prohibition, Five Points XPA, Burning Sky Plateau & Oakham Citra. The 4 ciders were Lilley's Strawberry Cider, Seacider White Peach, Farmer Jim's Medium Farmhouse Scrumpy & Pulp Rhubarb Cider.
Use of the Big Smoke app is encouraged, although it was playing up a little yesterday and staff were happy to take orders at the table. Unfortunately, there still doesn't seem to be a way to use the loyalty cards that the chain used to have, where every 10th pint was free.
Still one of the most reliable pubs in London.
On 27th April 2021
- rating: 8
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- Accommodation : No last updated 02 May 2014 by Aqualung .
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 07 August 2013 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No - It's a permanent festival. - last updated 02 May 2014 by Aqualung .
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 07 August 2013 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No - But there is a pub loyalty card scheme - last updated 07 August 2013 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 07 August 2013 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 07 August 2013 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 07 August 2013 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 07 August 2013 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 07 August 2013 by Quinno _
- Live Music : Yes last updated 05 May 2014 by Aqualung .
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 07 August 2013 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 07 February 2021 by Tris C
- Pinball : No last updated 07 August 2013 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 02 May 2014 by Aqualung .
- Quiz Night : Yes - Wednesday - last updated 02 May 2014 by Aqualung .
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Real Cider : Yes - and perry - last updated 07 August 2013 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 02 May 2014 by Aqualung .
- WiFi : Yes last updated 02 May 2014 by Aqualung .
