Pleasant really is a pleasant place to go for coffee and freshly baked sweet and savory yummies…read more They also sell artisan bread and groceries, so sometimes I stop in to buy some leeks or a big, delicious round of sourdough. The staff and Sarah the owner are very welcoming. It's one of the treasures of Lewes, in my opinion.

I'm very sorry Barbara C had an adverse experience at this restaurant because my wife and I had a…read morerelentlessly and unequivocally positive visit. Every aspect went well: courteous reception; choice of where to sit (we opted for the small garden, it being a warm night, which was delightful); very friendly, efficient service and above all delicious, imaginative food and drink. The format is rather like tapas in that you order 2-3 dishes per person plus one or 2 side orders, but the helpings are more substantial than the normal tapas plates. They don't have a paper menu, just a blackboard on which the day's offerings are listed, so I took a photo of that with my smartphone and we looked at it in comfort at our table. We had some mackerel on beetroot and carrot vegetables, tomatoes and ricotta, VERY delicious kerala chicken and an equally delicious mixed leaves and vegetable salad. The kofta balls were good, but relied for their taste on the very good sauce rather than having any intrinsic flavour. The skinny fries with aioli were very good indeed. We washed it all down with a bottle of the house white, a very good Falanghina, and without us asking they put water on the table - I wish all restaurants did this as a matter of course. The atmosphere was nicely informal but characterful and the tables close enough to be gemuetlich but far enough apart to be discreet. A black cat wandered around being friendly. The whole atmosphere was very pleasant and enjoyable. We'll definitely go again when we are next in Lewes.

I am absolutely thrilled to have stumbled upon this restaurant. I have been twice in the past week…read moreand have been completely thrilled with both the food and the service. The first time I had a perfectly cooked ribeye steak with a lovely bone marrow butter. The second time I had a pulled pork ramen. I have to admit, as a huge ramen fan I think this might be the best I have ever had. The staff in front of house as well as in the kitchen are incredibly friendly and helpful. The menu is quite small, which in my eyes is probably one of the biggest reasons this "farm to table" hot spot is doing everything right! If you have a chance do go out of your way to take a visit. You will not be disappointed!

I stopped off here for bread on the way down Lewes high street. The lady who served me was…read moredelightful and the aubergine salad next to her looked delicious. I mean as did everything, including the guy behind the counter, but really I wanted to buy everything. At home I was so impressed I had to post a 5 star review. Their bread tastes wonderful and is so flavourful. I already have a warm summer's day plan in mind revolving around buying a picnic worth of food from Flint Owl Bakery and sprawling over the race course. Perfect.

I first tried Flint Owl Bakery bread in Farm Cafe in Brighton. For me, it was the perfect bread, so…read morewhen I found out that they had opened a shop in Lewes I couldn't wait to visit. Flint Owl Bakery is based in Glynde in East Sussex. Here, they produce all their bread by hand, using little or no yeast, no preservatives or additives of any kind, and using very traditional processes. They specialise in sourdoughs but also do bloomers, wholemeal and granary loafs, and seasonal loafs depending on the time of year. As well as bread, they do a number of cakes and buns, and actually have a coffee shop on site although I didn't try it on this occasion. The bread truly is the best I have ever eaten. Bread can nowadays come with a bad reputation, but if you eat good quality bread like this without all the hidden extras, I don't see how it can possibly do you harm. The only downside is that it tastes so good it's impossible to stop at a slice or two! I would recommend the fig and walnut and the sea salt and rosemary. I plan to work my way through the other varieties asap. Go, buy, stock up your freezer, and never buy supermarket bread ever again!

This place isn't the best sandwich and coffee break place in the world, but it is amazingly located…read morejust across the road from Lewes Train station exit/entrance so it is really useful.When you've arrived in this picturesque town, it's early in the morning and you need near boiling fluids in you, this place is second to none. The coffee is alright and its quite cheap, so it can be a bit of a life saver. Again, the sandwiches aren't anything too special, but they're handmade and go into the belly without too much fuss. Best though, they are cheap. £2.20 for Egg, Ham and £1.75 for a pizza slice.

I've been eating their baguettes over the years and find them to be delicious. Always freshly made…read moreand friendly service. Andy G

Excellent service from a very polite young man. Coffee good quality and was very well made and the…read morecoffee and walnut cake was superb.

Decided to stop by for a cold drink and asked if they served iced coffee. The waiter said that…read morewould be possible and so I decided to get a double shot skim milk iced coffee. The drink itself was not the best; it tasted way too creamy and when initially served literally the entire cup was froth and it took awhile to settle. (I still have yet to find coffee served right here in the UK) However, I'll admit the ambiance of the place was enticing. I decided to take a seat outside, where there were about three tables squeezed in close proximity. It was very cute and charming with pretty hydrangeas and bushes, a quaint stop for a cold drink.

Wickle has two stores in Lewes, one on the High Street, and one in the Needlemakers. Their store…read morein the Needlemakers sells menswear, but in spite of that it's probably my favourite of the two because some of the clothes are pretty cool. Amongst other things they sell flat caps, fedoras, beautiful butter soft brown leather journals and coin purses (£21.20). They also sell boys-y things like old fashioned mess tins and constructable cardboard dinosaurs. There is some cross over of stock from the high street store, for example with their own brand scents (£29.50) which come very tastefully packaged in plain glass bottles, save for a coloured button denoting which of their four scents is inside. They also sell interesting old fashioned notebooks at both stores. The high street store is larger, and has a café at the back, although it is also more twee. It stocks women's and children's clothes and accessories aimed at the mummies of Lewes. Saying that they do have some lovely things, and the cakes are very tasty. They certainly don't go in for the minimalism of other nearby shops like Flint and Adamczewski, and as a result it's a good place to go for a rummage if you are gift shopping.

Wickle is the best store in Lewes and I wish they had one Brighton. They have so much lovely stuff…read morethat it's all a little crammed in but it looks great in an abundant sort of way. As you go in they have fantastic wool blankets, jewellery, perfume, hats and scarves. Then they have two or three rails of fabulous women's clothes-all from ethical brands, all reasonable prices and all that great style on the go, chic comfort look that I love. Then you hit toys and kitchenalia- cake stands, milk jugs, wooden letters to decorate, soft toys and kid's clothes. Finally, at the back a big finale of white wooden tables-a cafe! Genius.

Recently opened in Lewes at last a boutique cafe that is open on Sundays. Only tried the Flat White…read moreso far but very good and the only limitation is the cafe is super tiny so not much seating. Brilliant for catching a coffee on the way to the train station in the morning as just around the corner from the Landsdown pub on Station St.

Delicious. Best coffee shop in town. Nice rotation of beans. Tiny, not much seating, but good as a…read morepit stop to refuel!

Cheese Please is a shop that sells chocolate…read more ...... ... O.K. I couldn't go on lying to you like that, partly because it was quite a bad lie, and I think you would have most likely foiled my dastardly plan. So as you stupid ones at the back of the class are still trying to work out just what this shop does sell, I will address YOU at the front of the class, and explain exactly what Cheese Please does sell, and in what manner it does this. Well it sells loads of amazing cheeses, lovingly displayed in this delightful shop. There are always over 10 cheddars and 10 different blue cheeses as well as a veritable selection of soft and hard cheeses . with all this cheese, they make unsurprisingly very nice baguettes, which I had, with cheese in! and which was very well priced, so I was very happy. They also sell non cheese products, but I don't want to dwell on them, other than the quince jelly, which is amazing with cheese. Cheese cheese cheese. Please Oh yeah...I should probably mention that it is also a contender for Sussex Foodshop of the year. So there.

So I have to come clean and admit I am actually not a big fan of cheese, my tastes go as far as a…read morenice white Cheddar or something equally plain, if feeling adventurous, I might push the boat out for a bit of Halloumi. None the less, I came here recently to purchase a platter for a friend of mine who is far more partial to some of the blue stuff. I was shocked and impressed by the range available here; cheeses from all over the county, country and world were available. If like me, you have no idea what you're looking for, the knowledgeable staff are more than willing to assist you.

An airy room well served by the view of the river beneath the ample number of windowside tables -…read morethis cafe serves the kind of unfashionable food you'd find in the better sort of garden centre. If you prefer cress to rocket, sliced loaves to paninis and pickled onions to sundried tomatoes then you'll be well served. The ploughman's lunch is an endangered thing in the era of mixed olives and peanut crackers - this is a good place to find one and consume it in pacific contemplation of the fad-seeking hordes below.

The riverside cafe is on the other side of the bridge to Bills. If i had to choose out of the two i…read morewould defininetely eat and have a coffe at Bills. But saying that, the riverside cafe is much cheaper than Bills and there is usually more room to sit down as it is less hectic. They do a good range of cakes and pastries, and sandwiches and jacket potatoes and things like that for lunch. Another nice place to sit and watch the world go by (for a reasonable price!)