The Castle Inn at Pevensey Bay is a solid traditional pub, close to the beach. It offers a fair…read moreselection of cask ales at average prices, a pleasant community atmosphere and the obligatory pub grub. The interior is fairly extensive and rather bright, and there's a small seating area to the front. The pub isn't really close to the castle, it's in "the other" part of Pevensey Bay, the beachfront part. Having a few hours to kill after visiting Pevensey Castle (the trains from Pevensey Bay station in either direction go just four times a day: twice in the morning, and twice in the afternoon along the Hastings to Brighton line), I paid this nice place a visit. Not quite as atmospheric and picturesque as The Royal Oak and Castle Inn (which ACTUALLY is next to the castle), it's a solid pub.

Visited the Castle Inn for the first time with friends and was not disappointed . Nice welcome from…read morelandlord and staff . Good choice from blackboard for lunch . Food and service was very good . Good size portions of home cooked food . Local beer was also very good . Will visit again when in the area.

Over Pevensey way today so popped in for lunch. As usual, great food. Always a pleasure to go in…read morehere. Beautiful part of the County

My wife and I had a curry on monday well presented ,enjoyable ,sweet,was…read more out of this world ,recommend a visit ,you will not be disapointed Well done. Thanks to Sonia & Stephan.

Great place to visit near Norman's Bay. I visited on a birthday a while ago. We ordered drinks,…read morewhich were definitely up to scratch. We could see kids having fun in the beer garden play area, great to see. I would recommend The Star Inn to anyone looking for a relaxed environment at a pub. Excellent service, I shall visit again.

I was told a lot of good things about this restaurant, I went there with my family and my first…read morethought of the restaurant was not good, the menu looked more like a flyer and not professional at all, after ordering our drinks the waitress said she will be back with our drinks and to take order for the food, after a few minutes she returned to take the food order but with no drinks, we did our order and still had to wait a few more minutes for our drinks, our starters did arrive fairly early and that was the only highlight of the restaurant, after finishing the starter we had to wait over half an hour for our main course, I had ordered a bacon and cheese burger served with chips and salad, the burger was too over cooked and was not enjoyable, after the main corse we ordered dessert and again had a long wait for our desert, I had a chocolate fudge cake what was their special desert for the evening, the cake was served with ice cream and was very dry I had to borrow some cream from someone else's desert to be able to eat it, I was not happy with my visit to the star inn and probably would not chose to return.

This pub is quite nice, with over half the area devoted to the restaurant part. We sat in the…read moreconservatory area, which was quite bright and airy. It's probably worth making a reservation (as we did) as this place tends to be quite busy. The food was very nice. The meal I had (sausage and mash) wasn't particularly good value at a shade over ten pounds. My friends had chosen a better value meal in the form of garlic chicken which was served on giant oval plates for around ten pounds. Service was very good, the food was served good and hot and there is the full range of pub drinks (including a good range of draught ciders) to take advantage of.

We had their poached salmon and sea bass with fresh veggies, rice, potatoes. Best meal we've eaten…read morein awhile. Good service. Will return, that's for sure.

So....... 2 weeks ago exactly we (Grace and Danger) played at The Smugglers Inn in Pevensey…read more Just to set the scene briefly, we had brought about 10-12 people to this pub. Being the bank Holiday weekend, most decent establishments should be busy regardless. For those who don't know the venue, it's not the biggest pub but you get 30 people in there or so it would seem full. More or less every table had people on it, bar maybe 1 or 2. Those that were there when we loaded in all stayed, we have definitely played to less people in the 6 years nearly that we've been going. The 'man' in question is the landlady's husband and had been drinking all night, he stopped us playing in the middle of our second set, which to start off with is just plain rude anyway but then the following ensues. We happened to be filming the gig and it luckily picked all this up. We want to let musicians and gig goers alike know how both the landlady and her 'delightful and well mannered' husband treat musicians and bands who take the time do them a service. The last couple of years have been hard enough for musicians and shit like this does not help. We've never witnessed this before in the decade that the musicians individually have been gigging on the circuit. It's also worth mentioning despite having in writing that they would pay us a certain amount they underpaid us and are completely in breach of contract. We want to thank the customers that took the time to come see us outside and thank us for what we did and that were also in total disbelief at what had happened.

Historic oak beamed pub with welcoming landlord and landlady. Great in the summer for families with…read morelarge beer garden offering a great range of good food and will even do a childrens portion off the main menu, in the evening chat to locals or listen to various live music most weekends, or have a game of pool or darts. Sure of a warm welcome whether your are 2 or 102!

This is the first time we have been to this pub. We ate in the bar last night - the food was…read moreabsolutely delicious and completely surpassed expectations and the staff were so friendly. Our dog was made very welcome too! We'll be back soon....

If I still lived in Bexhill (no offence but thank God I don't!!!)The Denbigh would still be my…read moresecond home. A great, friendly pub with a good restaurant (lots of fish straight off the trawlers on Bexhill and Hastings seafronts) I've been going here man and boy since 1990. The beer is always well conditioned and regular's are Harveys, Bombadier and other top ales. Landlady Mindy does front of house and her husband Shaun is the chef -you're always guaranteed a warm welcome. Oh and if you spot my Dad, John tell him dinner's on the table, he's the bald chap nursing a pint of Harveys.

A great place for a few drinks with friendly staff upstairs overlooking the harbour. They don't do…read morefood but there are several cafes and restaurants next door. There's a lift up to the first floor. They have a pool table, darts and TV sports and there's a lovely balcony area outside. A decent selection of beers and spirits and they have several live music nights every month. Our favourite bar in Sovereign Harbour.

Situated on the upper level of the Waterfront complex right in the centre of Sovereign Harbour, the…read moreGarden Bar is busy and lively and attracts a wide age range of people, especially at weekends when they have live music or a DJ to entertain you. Serves a good selection of drinks, not the cheapest place around but great service from friendly chirpy staff. Has a pool table and several TV screens dotted around so it's a popular place to go for watching sport, it can get a bit loud when the football is on though! Nice place to drop into after eating at one of the many restaurants on the Waterfont.

Really good experience. Food presented very good, greeted by oli and anton and his staff served us…read morewith good attention. Will be back again and very soon

Great time at the Holly Blue. My son and I go regularly and enjoy it every time. Especially like…read morethe amount of choice available and are slowly working our way through the long list of puddings. The waffles are amazing.

I came here with my aunt and uncle about a week ago for some drinks while I was visiting. It was a…read morenice little pub built in an old farm house. There were a good selection of beers and the wait staff was friendly. I probably wouldn't have given it another thought however, if I hadn't come back tonight for dinner. Most of the menu looked appetizing, but I ended up ordering from the specials menu. I had the mussels as a starter, and a slow cooked beef in a red wine sauce as the main. The mussels were cooked in a white wine and cream sauce and served with a slice of garlic bread. I'm fairly partial to mussels in general, but these did not disappoint. As for the beef, the presentation was outstanding. A perfect cylinder of meat on a square bed of mashed potatoes. The meat was perfectly seasoned and fell apart in my mouth. It was served along side a selection of vegetables that were also cooked perfectly... hot, fresh, and not mushy or overcooked at all. Sadly I'm heading home early in the morning, but the next time I'm out here I plan on coming back!

For a quick pint nothing beats this local pub. Half pub half restaurants often don't work well in…read moremy opinion, however the way this restaurant is laid out makes it work. It has a good selection of beer on tap and in the fridges, which is great for large varying groups of people.

The Crown & Anchor is a classic seaside pub in Eastbourne. Come here for brews and the…read morequintessential fish & chips. The fare was tasty, and the vibe is fun. On a nice day (rare to come by), you can sit outside, otherwise enjoy the cozy and historic interior seating. Staff were friendly, food came reasonably quickly, and prices were fair.

Fantastic Pub. Pubs…read morein Eastbourne that are staffed by friendly people, offer fantastic food, a wide selection of lagers and ales and doesn't have a clientele of drunks, druggies or thugs are few and fair between. So cherish the Crown and Anchor as it meets all the right criteria.