Crown & Anchor
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A really nice place with really good food. The employees were really nice and helpful. Had a really good time there!
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Had a lovely evening in this pub with great food and a bonus of a band playing. Staff were great too.
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Called by accident as only in Eastbourne for 2 days and did not want to eat in hotel. Booked for later in the day and was glad as it became very busy. Only a small area for serving meals but of very good quality and good value. The starter of ribs were excellent and the portions were large especially the pork belly which included all vegetables and left us very full
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Loved the food went there for dinner 3 times during our weeks holiday lovely fresh homemade food looking forward to go back next yearx
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The staff were very friendly and helpful.
The food was superb, would highly recommend the Sirloin steak topped with Stilton sauce.
The food was superb, would highly recommend the Sirloin steak topped with Stilton sauce.
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Popular with both locals and tourists, great atmosphere, friendy staff, good food and overlooking the seafront too. Great.
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I was staying locally in Eastbourne for a couple of days and came across this lovely pub with food.
I ordered the lamb shank and when it arrived it was the most beautifully cooked lamb shank I have ever tasted all served with fresh vegetables and roast potatoes. I would highly recommend this place 5/5 for me. 😀👍
I ordered the lamb shank and when it arrived it was the most beautifully cooked lamb shank I have ever tasted all served with fresh vegetables and roast potatoes. I would highly recommend this place 5/5 for me. 😀👍
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Had dinner on Saturday steak and ale pie with veg my friend had lamb shank both were delicious. Then on Monday we went back and the food was again first class we both had pork belly and veg which were carrots, cabbage, broccoli, and leeks in a sauce and nearly forget mash potato. The staff are friendly and the entertainment excellent
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Rather disappointed with the food received. I ordered Lasagne which was very tasty but very over cooked with some of the pasta so hard it was difficult to chew. My husband ordered Crispy belly pork which again was very over cooked and shrunk away. Not like the meals we used to get a while back. What a shame. So disappointing. Unfortunately we will not be rushing back. We have recommended this pub so many times. Will not be doing so again.
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This is one of the closest decent pubs to the seafront and the pier and internally it’s a modern decor with mainly plain tiled and wooden floors, pastel coloured walls with some typical exposed brick walls in places, one of which has a large chalk board with the food menu. The main bar room has wooden table and chairs throughout but still plenty of bar stools around the square bar area. To the right is still a more public area with pool table and dart boards but still quite smart with plenty of comfortable seating and then upstairs is a function room and access to the very good outside balcony area with limited seating providing wonderful views of the sea.
The food is decent pub grub rather than gastro with the usual Beer battered fish and chips and assorted burgers coming in around £10 and we found it a decent stop for a spot of lunch. Walked past it every night in the evening when it was significantly livelier with a younger crowd and there are regular live music acts at the weekend who I presume play in the function room upstairs.The only downside is that this is a Greedy King pub and of the four real ale hand pumps three had Old Speckled Hen, Greene King IPA and Hardys & Hansons Olde Trip and the fourth was unclipped, although according to the barman the fourth one usually had a changing guest ale but I was just unlucky for my visit.
Good pub and deservedly popular, but due to the ale choice I ducked it in the evenings for the Belgium Cafe further along the seafront.
The food is decent pub grub rather than gastro with the usual Beer battered fish and chips and assorted burgers coming in around £10 and we found it a decent stop for a spot of lunch. Walked past it every night in the evening when it was significantly livelier with a younger crowd and there are regular live music acts at the weekend who I presume play in the function room upstairs.The only downside is that this is a Greedy King pub and of the four real ale hand pumps three had Old Speckled Hen, Greene King IPA and Hardys & Hansons Olde Trip and the fourth was unclipped, although according to the barman the fourth one usually had a changing guest ale but I was just unlucky for my visit.
Good pub and deservedly popular, but due to the ale choice I ducked it in the evenings for the Belgium Cafe further along the seafront.
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Myself and a group of friends went to the Crown & Anchor for a birthday celebration on Saturday evening. I phoned ahead and asked for two bottles of champagne to be put on ice! On arrival we found that a table had been set aside for us, which was a very nice touch. Champagne and glasses were on the table with Olie the manager waiting to open the first bottle for us. Many thanks to Olie and staff for the very kind welcome, we shall return.
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From the friendly & efficient staff to the comfy surroundings & the foid which was excelkent, served fresh & cooked to order this has to rate a 10 out of 10. Had a small but goid range of ales too.
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We must have booked on the Chef's off day judging by the rave reviews on the food because ours was far from good.
We booked this pub based upon the good reviews of the food and also the fact that it had entertainment - which was OK but again not great!For startes I had the crispy halloumi sticks with dips, not too bad - my husband had their version of Prawn Cocktail, made with Shrimps not prawns and pretty tasteless - which is surprising seeing as they were on the seafront, you would expect fresh prawns.
For mains I had the Cod and Chips, large piece of Cod, can't really go wrong with fish and chips so not too bad, chips a bit dry like frozen chips. My husband had the Sirloin Steak, very small completely charred on the outside piece of steak with hardly any chips and extras - a very small nasty tasting dish as the burnt outside completely overruled any decent flavour the steak may have had before it was cremated. Value for money was terrible, two startes, two mains, one soft and one alcoholic drink each came to £69.00!
Their saving grace is their staff, really lovely young people who served us, polite, courteous and very good at their job, it's a shame the pub food lets them down - would be a great place if the food was better.
We booked this pub based upon the good reviews of the food and also the fact that it had entertainment - which was OK but again not great!For startes I had the crispy halloumi sticks with dips, not too bad - my husband had their version of Prawn Cocktail, made with Shrimps not prawns and pretty tasteless - which is surprising seeing as they were on the seafront, you would expect fresh prawns.
For mains I had the Cod and Chips, large piece of Cod, can't really go wrong with fish and chips so not too bad, chips a bit dry like frozen chips. My husband had the Sirloin Steak, very small completely charred on the outside piece of steak with hardly any chips and extras - a very small nasty tasting dish as the burnt outside completely overruled any decent flavour the steak may have had before it was cremated. Value for money was terrible, two startes, two mains, one soft and one alcoholic drink each came to £69.00!
Their saving grace is their staff, really lovely young people who served us, polite, courteous and very good at their job, it's a shame the pub food lets them down - would be a great place if the food was better.
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Called in when just arrived for a drink nice pub by the sea front. Good friendly service in nice surroundings. Saw the food come out which look great. Pity we had booked else’s where for our few days visit but would not like to let the other restaurants down. We call in for food on next visit down.
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Nice pub, good food. Nice team, good service. The little terrace with the sea view is nice to have a good cigar, though the traffic a bit bothering.
Still nice place to make a short visit to chill.
Still nice place to make a short visit to chill.
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When in Eastbourne we always stop at the crown anchor wide range of drinks and superb food that would Grace any restaurants table well worth a visit
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Went on Wednesday night and there were only tables outside, but the boss was fantastic and got us a table inside. The food, staff and atmosphere was great so we decided to eat there on Friday night. Superb yet again. Thank you guys for everything.
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My wife and I visited this pub because we really wanted a good old pub Sunday lunch. I can tell you we were not to be disappointed.
The pub itself has been around for a fairly long time but was refurbished a few years ago. Has great old world styling, lots of wood and a great warm feeling.
The menu covers all the old pub Favourites you might expect, as well as a few twists of their own. We elected for the roast dinner. After all this is what we came for.
I had the roast beef with all that came with it. My wife had the braised lamb shank.
The beef was lovely, a little more done than I would prefer. But this did not deter in any way from the flavour or quality. There was a very suitable serving of vegetables. All were served hot and fresh. As near as I could tell. They were all prepared in house. It was a really nice, authentic pub roast. The lamb was exceptionally well cooked, and tender through, and through.
As expected, the lamb was a very large portion of meat, and my wife struggled with it. I was happy to assist.
Both meals were well prepared and presented, condiments of choice available on the asking. We had a very nice bottle of red wine with the meal.
We followed this up with the dessert offer of more wine with a cheese board. Very traditional indeed and was a wonderful way to let the Sunday afternoon slide by.
The pub itself was very clean and fresh. Food was of good quality and presentation. The staff were very pleasant as well as helpful. We were not rushed by them in any way. I can’t’ wait to get the weekend off and visit again. Next time though I will book in advance. We were lucky someone had not showed up for their regular table.
The pub itself has been around for a fairly long time but was refurbished a few years ago. Has great old world styling, lots of wood and a great warm feeling.
The menu covers all the old pub Favourites you might expect, as well as a few twists of their own. We elected for the roast dinner. After all this is what we came for.
I had the roast beef with all that came with it. My wife had the braised lamb shank.
The beef was lovely, a little more done than I would prefer. But this did not deter in any way from the flavour or quality. There was a very suitable serving of vegetables. All were served hot and fresh. As near as I could tell. They were all prepared in house. It was a really nice, authentic pub roast. The lamb was exceptionally well cooked, and tender through, and through.
As expected, the lamb was a very large portion of meat, and my wife struggled with it. I was happy to assist.
Both meals were well prepared and presented, condiments of choice available on the asking. We had a very nice bottle of red wine with the meal.
We followed this up with the dessert offer of more wine with a cheese board. Very traditional indeed and was a wonderful way to let the Sunday afternoon slide by.
The pub itself was very clean and fresh. Food was of good quality and presentation. The staff were very pleasant as well as helpful. We were not rushed by them in any way. I can’t’ wait to get the weekend off and visit again. Next time though I will book in advance. We were lucky someone had not showed up for their regular table.
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Good point:
- Super friendly staff, very welcoming to all. - Very helpful & child friendly.
- Great value for money for food and drinks; considering the location. - Would recommend to anybody.
- Had a small beer garden outside with a pool table and dart board inside. - Free WiFi.
Bad point/area for improvement:
- Baby changing in the ladies toilet and inside one of the cubicles, so very narrow.
- Super friendly staff, very welcoming to all. - Very helpful & child friendly.
- Great value for money for food and drinks; considering the location. - Would recommend to anybody.
- Had a small beer garden outside with a pool table and dart board inside. - Free WiFi.
Bad point/area for improvement:
- Baby changing in the ladies toilet and inside one of the cubicles, so very narrow.
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Enjoyed cheeseboard platter and red wine special. Staff very accommodating to wheelchair user . ( although toilets not disabled friendly ) One of our party had a huge cod and chips which was delicious.
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good service at bar very good group friendly atmosphere typical music pub with outside seating opposite beach
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All the staff are very friendly and helpful, food and drinks are all very good and would recomend to all ages of people.
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Went here as it was close to where we were staying and had just arrived. What a lovely pub and such friendly and helpful staff. The food is excellent as well ( the pie is to die for ). A must to visit while in Eastbourne a really busy place but so friendly inviting place to be with excellent service.
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our son held his evening wedding party here in the upstairs private room, large room with its own bar. The staff were Brilliant very helpful, the pub did the buffet which was outstanding. They allowed people in during the day to drop off the cake and fix up the fairy lights. Thank you for making our son & Daughter in laws wedding complete
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We were staying in Eastbourne, car broken down and we were served by a lovely lady who was so welcoming and friendly and great with our 2 boys. Food was delicious. We was gutted we had to leave some dinner, drinks and afters because our recovery truck arrived early. Would come back again
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