The Sussex Cricketer — Restaurant in England

Music was insanely loud, about the same level as a club, but it's a local neighbourhood pub (?!?), the bar staff (x 3) looked like they'd need ID to get into the place, one didn't know what a 'soda and black' was and when they filled the glass with ice (bottom to brim of the pint glass) I asked for a little less ice but the music was so loud she couldn't hear me (at about 1-1.5 meters away). Her annoying colleague did see me, and I think heard me, but she just looked at me with a patronising smile and shook her head (?)... I was asked if I wanted a straw and I said no because I still had my last drink (unfinished) on my table but when I got back it was gone. I then went back to the bar to ask for a straw and the same patronising bar staff gestured to a pint glass of straws, that were on her side of the bar but within reach of the public (a pub rules no go - patrons helping themselves?), and said "they're over there".... Brighton and Hove has some great pubs, this isn't one of them, if you want a pub that's trying to be a club (again, in the middle of a quiet neighbourhood - next to the county cricket ground 😆), but succeeds at neither, then you're in luck, if you want a pub where you can talk with friends and family over a drink or two (and hear each other) and not be given 'short shrift' by a trio of school girls, then this is not the place for you I'm afraid 👍 as I...

My family and I booked The Sussex Cricketer on Sunday 6th August. We were told waiting time was half hour for food. I went to the bar to buy drinks for my family . I politely ask the lady behind the bar for a gin and tonic for my wife. She gave the drink to me and I asked if she could remove some of the ice please. The then turned her eyes up as if I was being a pain. That was the start. We eventually got our meals to our table 1 hour and twenty minutes later . We had two young children with us getting restless. I myself ordered pork belly roast. I had no more than a table spoon of meat on this pork belly. I was asked if the meals were OK and I said no meat on this pork . The waitress replied well I'm afraid that is pork belly. I replied,I've eaten in many places and had good pork belly and said chef should not have put this on a plate. I will not be going to The Sussex...

I haven't visited this pub since the refurbishment, and I was so impressed with the decor and ambience. Really stylish and lots of different styles of seating. Liked the fact they have "old pub-style" rugs, nice little nod to the pub's history. We booked specifically for a roast via email, and changed out booking time to be earlier as were told from 4pm onwards would be the normal menu (not roasts). On arrival we found it was the normal menu with the addition of 1 roast as the kitchen had a sudden change of plan that morning. Initially disappointing as I'm vegetarian and 2 of the party didn't want beef. Alas, they ordered the beef and I ordered a roast with no meat, and a confit duck ordered by another of our party...The food was excellent! We all cleared our plated and would certainly...