Dorset Arms, Lewes - pub details
Address: 22 Malling St, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2RD [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 12443)
Lewes (0.5 miles), Cooksbridge (2.4 miles), Glynde (2.7 miles)
Brewery: Hart Brewery
Pub facilities/features:
- Real ale
- Outside seating
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> Current user rating: 6.8/10 (rated by 61 users)
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user reviews of Dorset Arms, Lewes
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| There is always good cider here, and good food. There's a proper log fire too. c_and_j - 3 Feb 2012 21:31 |
| I found this pub to be very food orientated and I’m always suspicious of pubs that advertise an a la carte menu, especially when it is only on a Friday and Saturday night. My wife and I decided that we should eat before we started our crawl of Lewes and I will report that our sandwiches were a bit on the pricey side for what they were and I did start to get very irritated by the bong coming out of a speaker at the side of the bar that lets the staff know that there is food ready to pick up. The pub consists of a small public bar with a toad-in-the-hole table which was probably the nicest part of the pub and a rather bland L-shaped main bar area that stretches around to a large fireplace that segregates a few more tables in the far corner. There is also a dining type area at the rear and plenty of seating out the back which overlooks a car park. The wife did argue that it was very clean and the staff didn’t stop working even when there were no customers, so 10/10 for effort. Best, Star of Eastbourne, Old Ale and Armada were all available from the Harveys Brewery along with Old Rosie and Westons for the cider drinkers. I didn’t spot any TV and the music was so low that I wondered why they had bothered putting it on. The staff were nice enough, but I think that there are better places to drink in the area. Strongers - 4 Nov 2009 16:49 |
| Average sort of pub. Very ordinary - quite bland, cookie cutter pub fittings. Lacking a genuine atmosphere, but quite comfortable, clean and acceptable. Three Harveys beers - however, the condition was poorest of all the pubs visited in Lewes. SilkTork - 16 Jul 2009 16:10 |
| The best pub in Lewes in my opinion. Harvey's flagship pub in the town and well deserved. Great food, good beer and wine and friendly and efficient staff. The only downside is the car park opposite which is over-run with parking attendants, so make sure you leave plenty of time to enjoy your food and drink. Although they are the "official" HQ of the Cliffe bonfire society, the CBS members tend to drink elsewhere these days, so it doesn't get over-run with the Bonfire Boys. crispyduck - 10 Jul 2009 16:52 |
| You can’t really get away from Harvey’s in Lewes obviously, and the Dorset serves a decent pint in comfortable if unremarkable surroundings. You need to be a great pub to be a good pub in Lewes and this place probably just hangs on thanks to it’s food offering. Millay - 14 Jun 2009 10:01 |
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