The Cuckmere Inn - Lewes

Always beautiful options and I really love that they vegan custard

Live locally so been here several times. We have had good service and food on each visit. The parking seems to catch a few people out but there are plenty of signs around and screens on the bar and at the door. This is obviously to stop people filling up the car park who go for a walk down the valley.

I visited this pub on a Monday evening a couple of weeks ago and have just had a parking fine through the post!! I would have thought the pub car park would have been free for visiting patrons and saw no signs outlining otherwise or staff members asking for vehicle reg numbers or anything!! I think this is totally outrageous!! Scamming customers who visit in good faith!!

We live in Kent but often take a trip to Seaford and have lunch in the Cuckmere Inn, which, up until now, was always very good. We went yesterday and it was awful. We had seen on their website a fixed price lunch menu so expected to be offered this. The server gave us the normal menu and, on asking about the fixed price menu, she said I don't think we do that. On checking she found they did. We ordered our food. Whilst waiting there were two ladies on another table who had ordered a large pizza to share. When this arrived with only a knife to cut it, they had to ask for plates, which they eventually got. They then had no cutlery or serviettes, fortunately we had some spare on our table which they had. The young server seemed oblivious to this. We had to wait a very long time for our food and watched the young servers. They didn't appear to clear any tables, never asked if more drinks were required. Having worked in the hospitality trade, I always kept an eye on tables and never walked away without clearing empty glasses, plates, etc. Another table near to us with four people had to ask where their food was as they had been waiting well over an hour for it. After another very long wait we were asked if we wanted dessert and asked for mini pud and a coffee, and were told no hot drinks as machine not working! We were given another cold drink and again had another very long wait for the mini pud. I will say the food was ok, but we were in the restaurant for over two and a half hours. There were other people who we heard grumbling about the waiting time. If they are short staffed and having trouble serving the food, then they shouldn't accept customers. Hence it will be a very long time before we visit the Cuckmere Inn again. Will wait to read further reviews.

There are a lot of fake reviews for this pub, it seems, mainly in praise of someone called Harry. The staff seem disengaged. A long queue at the bar, with one person serving and 3 people watching. Food below average. A salad designed by someone who has never eaten salad. The beef brisket sandwich served cold and on some of the worst toasted bread I have ever had. The chips served with it were cold, soggy and a bit nasty Possibly the weirdest thing was the refusal to serve food outside. A nice weekend at end of April with a garden full of people, and yet if you wanted to eat, you had to sit indoors. I suspect nothing will change. Lots of negative comments here, but if you are walking the coastal path, there is nowhere else to go. Personally, I would have preferred a glass of Huel than the meal we got.