Cinque Ports Pub & Restaurant — Restaurant in Lewes

What a great find down in the old lanes of Seaford - an unpretentious , cosy atmosphere of a restaurant pub, with the friendliest of barmaids, and landlord. We even bumped into the chef outside (compliments to him for the tasty grub consumed ! )Went there with my son - and still being a bit nervous about dining in public with the recent covid lockdown, we were put at ease with fantastic covid measures in place (temperature taken, taking contact details )- and then we quickly moved on to eating like kings two evenings in a row (eat out to help out scheme, which on a budget for a few days down by the coast seemed too good to be true (although the normal menu prices were entirely reasonable aside from this!!) - recommend the chicken wings/blue cheese dip and the delicious steak, with homemade onion rings. When we were there , the other clientele were made up of older couples, families, and groups of men belonging to some kind of club - all very convivial and non intimidating - the vibe was very relaxed and everyone seemed happy , chatty and catered to. I only wish I can visit in the colder months when they have the roaring fires going - after a walk along a winter windswept seafront I bet it’s like a cosy blanket entering into The...

Came here today for some lunch and a few drinks as my mum and dad have just moved around the corner. I came in alone and was warmly welcomed by the landlord who was very friendly. We had some delicious Thai food and the food service was great. Other customers were friendly too and there is the most gorgeous friendly dog, which is an added bonus! A really lovely local pub that I’ll no doubt be seeing a...

Delighted that this is now my local. Yet another wonderful meal from the Thai Kitchen, we vusited with friends - they enjoyed it so much we were back the next evening. This is a regular occurence whenever anybody comes to stay at ours. Spart from the wonderful Thai food (and attentive polite service) the pub itself has good prices, a wide choice of drinks, and well kept Guinness. In a word...