I've always thought its sometimes worth taking a nice drive further out of town to find somewhere a…read morebit special and this place is a perfect example. The pub exterior is beautiful but once inside and more importantly, in the garden, you'll see why this place is so special. The views are amazing, almost breathtaking and there's plenty of room for the large groups of people that flock here. The food is excellent and not too over priced. Try the Harvey's battered haddock with home made chips. They also run a take away service for this if you prefer to stay at home but you'd have to have a pretty nice house to beat this one!

I took my staff here for our christmas meal which we did after christmas to avoid over expensive…read moreawful food with the service to go with it. We decided to go here as we heard some good reviews, menu looked good and different as well as the pub itself. We drove in to be greated by a lovely looking pub that looked recently refurbished from the outside, great car park which was imaculate and plenty of spaces! Taking into account that it was January and cold we walked in the pub to be greated by freindly staff and people which gave a local but 'buzzing' atmosphere. First thoughts were that the bar was small but great selection of drinks, local beers and wines too. Shown to the table and given menu's which were easy to understand and not to much to choose from like other places (a good thing). Menu was good, your normal burgers but also local fish and game as well as a good spechials menu. Food came out and good size portions and fantastically cooked and you could tell it was fresh produce, not your normal pub food! Needless to say we were impressed, so much so that I took the partner back there in May which was very pleasent, sat outside on the terrace overlooking the downs for a drink prior to dinner. Menu was great still and spechials was good. Value for money wise, its not cheap but you get for what you pay for. Good atmosphere, freindly staff, good drink and great fresh food. Needless to say very impressed, will be back and highly recomended.

Arrived here after the font closed disappointingly early. It was empty at one am when we arrived…read morebut got a bit busier over the next hour or so. Apparently it's open till five so it'd be a good spot for those nights when you just don't want to go home. The decor was reasonable - comfy stools and sofas - but a bit try-hard. The tables and the walls were covered in copies of the beano. Not my cup of tea but I guess useful if your date is a bit dull. Cocktails were reasonably priced and if we'd made it there before ten they would have been 2-for-1. We had an espresso martini and what was meant to be a passion fruit dakari. The dakari arrived in a martini glass with no ice though so I think there may have been some communication issues. Whatever it was it was delicious though! Overall a decent place to end the night but I wouldn't spend all evening there.

This place is a fab choice for an inexpensive carafe of red on the long walk back from the centre…read moreof town to Hove. With a lovely interior and heated pavement seating Paris House makes a good backdrop for a date or catch up with friends. I regret to say that I haven't been overly impressed by the food when I've tried it, but there's plenty of eateries in the area to try before heading over for a night cap ;)

Seemed like a nice enough little place - quirky decor, friendly staff, and interesting choice of DJ…read moregiven the setting...! Nothing overly special, but a nice place to go for a drink or two.

This is one of the cosiest pubs I've set foot in in a long while. It was freezing and drizzly…read moreoutside and inside the Marlipins - a pretty small pub - they had two open fires going! My face was glowing red within minutes from the much welcomed heat. They had some nice music playing at an equally nice level (Van Morrison and plenty from the same era) and the bar staff were really nice and friendly. The decor was old fashioned but suited the pub and didn't at all look worn or tacky. There was a good selection of real ales and also a good few house double deals which you don't see much of these days. Sunday lunch is offered at £6.95 and during the rest of the week they sell pizzas from 6pm - 10pm. I could have sat here all day to be honest and just soaked up the atmosphere (and Harveys) as it really had a nice feel about the place and its friendly locals.

A lovely 18th century pub that is fully aware of todays changing market, and has adjusted to it. We…read morehad an excellent lunch here today. Reet scrummy! Several choices and dealsthat won't break your bank. Thai food can be had, if you don't want traditional. Definitely go for the Steak and Kidney Pie, (Home-cooked). They maintain a good cellar and serve a varied ale stock, London Pride, Harveys etc. Can be very busy as it's right in the middle of the shopping centre.

A nice bar upstairs but downstairs is a bar and disco, almost the size of the average front room!…read moreIts a cheesy place to go, often free entry. Gets a little busy at weekends, but is open during the week too. Can have a fun night here, if your standards arent too high!! Staff friendly, and doorstaff reasonable. Good fun place.

Maxims is a kinda marmite place you either love it or hate it. There is a nice bar on the ground…read morefloor, although prepare to be met with bemusement if you ask for champagne cocktails! Downstairs is a cheesy little dance floor probably the size of the average sitting room, can go from being packed at the weekend, to a wednesday night when it has just been a few of my friends and I! Drinks are reasonably priced, toilets a bit manky but ok, DJ's normally play requests to the extent that some nights its like having a personalised jukebox playing :)

This is the only real pub on Preston Street, and so a very good choice to meet friends before going…read morefor a meal in one of the numerous restaurants here, or to retire to after for a quick drink to help the digestion. They have a good choice of drinks, and drinks offers - in particular, try their flavoured shots menu. The place has also been spruced up a little in recent years, and while it used to have a slightly grubby, sleazy atmosphere, it is now quite clean and modern. I prefer the outside to the inside however, and the garden is bigger than you might expect for somewhere so central. It has a lovely red paved floor, with wooden furniture and a slightly Mediterranean feel.

I had such a good time in this pub the other night, honestly, I wished it stayed open longer. There…read morewas mainly older people in there, but a few my age as well. The drinks were yummy, but the night I went they had these two DJ's just killing it with the sounds. One was named Big AL. Awesome guy, music to dance to all night long, and pretty cosy too. They aren't there all the time so I am curious to go when its just pub music. :)

Really lovely, friendly pub this nestled away in the little village of Keymer. Its a 16th Century…read morebuilding so has bags of character and retains most of the old beams etc. We usually go here for a Sunday roast (which is excellent and great value) but last week we went there for an evening meal and that was equally good. The beef Stroganoff was fantastic and really tender. The staff are pretty welcoming and set a nice relaxed atmosphere so its a nice place to just pop in and chill out over a few beers.

This is a great pub a little bit off the beaten track in Keymer…read more Situated opposite a quaint 14th Century church, the pub follows suit and retains the inglenook fireplace and oak beams from it's early coach house inn days. The main bar follows the pub tradition of hanging random items from the ceiling and here you will find an eclectic range of toby jugs and tankards. There is parking out front and a large garden to enjoy a summertime beer, but the real reason for coming to the greyhound is the food. They serve gastro pub cuisine and I have eaten a number of very tasty meals here. You will get full waitress service and i would describe the menu as upper market classic English cuisine. The Sunday roasts are also good, especially the nut roast and they are accompanied by all the trimmings. You will pay between £8 - £15 for a main course, but seeing as the y source local, quality produce, this is about fair. There are also a good range of locally baked desserts to satisfy those with a sweet tooth, although I tend to go for the cheeseboard myself. Expect a good range of lagers and ales on tap and a respectable wine list. There are also quiz nights held on Monday's. All in all, a great pub bursting with character, which is run by friendly staff. It's nicely placed to have a little stroll around the churchyard opposite to work off the meal also.

The Clown in Hastings is the very definition of a local boozer, almost exclusively frequented by…read moreolder punters from around town, not tourists. It is cramped, a little worse for wear, doesn't offer Wifi nor a huge range of beers. That said, it's also the place to get into touch with the locals, especially in the evenings when it can get quite busy (there's not a lot of room anyway). Fairly(!) cheap prices on various lagers, including Staropramen from the Czech Republic.

The most demonstrably disreputable pub in all of Hastings. The roar of a drunken mid-afternoon…read moresing-along coming from the pitch-black open maw of a doorway was like hearing the very hounds of Hell rehearsing a choral performance for the pleasure of Satan himself. The lady's half-pint you take in here may well be the last thing you do. Though by the time of evening when the fights break out, general inebriation levels are so high that every punch fails to land. Enjoy!