Arlington Arms, Eastbourneback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Went in here on a Saturday early evening. Good laid back atmosphere except for a few loud and foul-mouthed drunks who had probably overstayed their welcome following a lunchtime footy game on TV.
Harveys stout was an excellent find, and soaking up the sun in the decent sized garden was a treat after the dreadful rain.
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Marginally better than The Alexandra across the road. It was slightly busier in here. Friendly service again. Harveys appeared to be available. But no sign of the Stowford Press cider (it may have been in the other bar). The Sunday lunches didn't look too appealing. The weakly meat raffle was slightly more appealing. But we decided to head for the beach instead. Wouldn't hurry back in a hurry.
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This pub is ok with a general mix of characters from chavs to rockers that all seem to get along. The staff are very friendly and the beer is good, although only Harveys was on during my visit. There are another couple of pumps, but these were either off or unused. There is also a selection of standard lager available alongside Stowford Press Cider.
The pub is quite large with a dining type area, that was closed during my evening visit, that comes off one of the bar areas. This side had an excruciatingly loud karaoke machine playing with some dreadful drunk singers so I upped sticks and went to the more civilised bar around the other side. This bar has a couple of plasmas, a pool table and bar billiards. There is also a beer garden out the back and the bus stop is directly outside the front door.
I think that the 7.8 rating is a little flattering, although I wouldn�t mind if I had to go back to this pub.
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Has this pub closed down? Last time I went by it was closed on a Friday night.
anonymous - 12 Jul 2007 03:26 |
I was disappointed to find only the Sussex Best available. On previous visits there was a better choice. However, no complaints about the quality of the beer or the friendliness of the pub.
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Visited this pub based on the 9/10 rating it has received on this site. It really is a nice pub, very spacious, clean interior, but fairly old fashioned furnishings and decor. VERY friendly staff and we were made to feel extremely welcome - they even called a cab for us to get back into town when it started to chuck it down with rain. The local Harvey's bitter was well kept and the best we had in our stay in Eastbourne. No food available weekday evenings so can't comment on that, but menu looked reasonably varied.
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