The Fox Inn, Bramdean

We've been popping in here quite often in recent months. Always very welcoming and with excellent and reasonably priced beer, particularly the Summer Lightning which, in our opinion is the best in the area. It's now been swapped out for Winter Lightning which is also lovely. A worthwhile stop on the A272.

19 Nov 2016 18:29

The Hawkley Inn, Hawkley

This is our first comment on BITE for quite a while. We've been into the Hawkley Inn a few times over the last 6 months. Every time we've immediately been asked if we want food prior to getting a drink. It seems drinkers are less welcome these days which is a shame given that this has always been known as a place for good real ale (and characters!). That said, the beer (Red Cat Macavity porter) was excellent; just what you want at this time of the year.

19 Nov 2016 18:20

The White Horse Inn, Priors Dean

We visited the beer festival this afternoon having not been for a couple of years. Well organised but perhaps a bit smaller than in the past. Plenty of beers and ciders on offer and found a few good ones but not enough to keep us there all evening. A few aspects put one off though: £4/pint is quite high for a beer ex and we've never been to a beer ex with uniformed security guards before! We must've missed the guest appearance by Kylie! Bring back beer festivals where you can get drunk and stagger into your tent without being watched! Previously this was a good venue but it seems to have become too commercial. What a shame.

20 Jun 2015 20:27