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Nº 253 in 464 in Eastbourne

Nº 49 of 78 Other cuisines in Eastbourne

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Simply brilliant I am made welcome every visit

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Mick Barton . 2024-10-31

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Flippin' 'eck - the two people behind the bar were, like, guiding lights in the field of customer service! Very well played!!!

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Aaron Rolf . 2024-10-22

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Always a great place for lunch when in Eastbourne. Staff are lovely, too. Very reasonable prices. Food is always hot, tasty, and decent service. Big screens to catch the football, etc. There are plenty of drink choices. I highly recommend popping in there. Ready for Halloween!

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Linda Donaldson . 2024-10-20

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I had fish and chips, which were tasty and cooked just right. Prompt and friendly service and a pleasant ambience.

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Dovegirl . 2024-10-14

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Absolutely lovely pub, great atmosphere

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Kayleigh Crotty . 2024-10-11

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Lovely atmosphere. Really enjoyed the Takeaway Nachos this time. I enjoyed the Raspberries in my vodka. Monica, Kaite and Caroline are so welcoming. We come down every year and they always remember us. :)

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Luke P . 2024-10-10

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Lovely atmosphere. Really enjoyed the Takeaway Nachos this time. I enjoyed the Raspberries in my vodka. Monica, Kaite and Caroline are so welcoming. We come down every year and they always remember us. :)

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Luke Potgieter . 2024-10-10

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Great breakfast and really cheep

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Goronwy Owen . 2024-10-07

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Our favourite local! Decent priced drinks and food, and fantastic service from everyone! Always a good vibe every time we are here.

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Lucy O’Hara . 2024-10-04

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Nice big pub with reasonable prices. Good place to watch sports with both rugby and football on when we visited. Lots of seating and good atmosphere. We didnt eat while we were there but the food we saw looked good.

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Tanya Gore . 2024-10-01

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Big pub, sports shown. Good location.

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Barbara Drozdowicz . 2024-09-29

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We always make a bee line for The Duke of Devonshire as it’s our favourite pub, we come for a spot of lunch and a cheeky cocktail!!!!! Great service by the 3 ladies they are always happy and smiling, fantastic atmosphere and its Dog Friendly, get yourself down there

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Monika S . 2024-09-27

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Went in on a wet early afternoon and had fish and chips. They were very reasonable and nice, not sure which fish but ok.

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Janet Smith . 2024-09-27

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Good value for money! Food is really tasty, staff attentive, beer lively! Everything a good pub should have Popped in this morning for breakfast and a cheeky pint. Food suberb as always, friendly staff! Great start to my day

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Karolina B . 2024-09-24

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Monika is amazing. We came on holiday and keep coming back because service is wonderful.

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Stardust Blues . 2024-09-24

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Lovely staff, lovely food and lovely pub AND its dog friendly, best pub in town 😊

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Gabriella Olding . 2024-09-23

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I find the Duke of Devonshire to be a wonderful and happy place.Good choice of food,special offers and drinks.They also offer Sport and you can book a table online.Thank you all at DoD.

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Gary Enefer . 2024-09-23

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Lovely cosy pub in the heart of Eastbourne Town. Food is great and the staff are lovely!

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dan walding . 2024-09-17

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Had breakfast, food was really good and the sausage was banging.

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katie lewis . 2024-09-17

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Spacious, clean pub, we called in for a pint and enjoyed our visit

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Simon Butler . 2024-09-15

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A great place to be,staff are always cheerful thankyou

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Juliette Ansell . 2024-09-12

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Lovely pub, lovely food, lovely staff

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Trish . 2024-09-12

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My friends and I always come to The Duke if Devonshire for ladies that do lunch, the food is lively and great value for money, and the 3 ladies on the bar are lovely too

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Carol Ada.s . 2024-09-12

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We love to coming to the duke of Devonshire pub it's great value for money and the food is great, the 3 ladies working are brilliant

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Patricia Faulkner . 2024-09-12

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My go to pub in Eastbourne, great value for money, lovely food and the staff are friendly and always happy to help.

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Richard Meenan . 2024-09-12

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Great value for money, the food is lovely And the 3 ladies on the bar are fantastic

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Amy Skeel . 2024-09-12

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We always come to The Duke of Devonshire for our weekly ladies meet up, fab food and service and the 3 ladies are brilliant

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Elizabeth Chappell . 2024-09-12

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Wonderful staff and friendly environment!

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James Reynolds . 2024-09-12

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The staff was nothing but wonderful and inviting. I am visiting from Colorado for the first time and I felt so welcomed! The food was delectable as well! Just a great experience I will be back for the remainder of my trip 👍👍

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Erynn Heaston . 2024-09-12

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We love coming to The Duke of Devonshire pub, the food is amazing value for money, great atmosphere and the girls are always so welcoming

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carole harding . 2024-09-12

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The cheesy garlic pizza bread we had and the snack nachos were spot on and so were the drinks. The staff working were kind and friendly. The atmosphere was relaxing. I definitely will be coming back again soon

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Scott W . 2024-09-11

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Brilliant food, possitive environment and lovely atmosphere

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Connor Middleton . 2024-09-11

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Had dinner here today. I have to be honest and say that the staff wasn't really friendly, but the food was even better!! So really extremely good food! Important: this is self-service, which unfortunately wasn't advertised anywhere. Will definitely come here again - the food was simply bomb😍

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Alina Smajic . 2024-09-08

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Went here for dinner with my family, food was brilliant and came out quickly and the customer service was amazing. Will definitely be going back and recommending to friends. Great place

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Rose Holmes . 2024-09-05

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Amazing pub, really friendly staff anlway smiling and I can say they look happy to work there. The food was really tasty. my family annd I even met the kitchen manager Julian what lovely chap so we congratulated him for the amazing tasty food and not forgetting the music was top. We will be back . Gustavo

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Gustavo Smith . 2024-09-01

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Very strange occurrence at our once local pub, me and my brother had just came from the beach to use the toilet and get a drink, when we came out of the toilet we were told we weren’t being served anymore drinks (we hadn’t even had any?) and that they did not need to provide us a reason why, I asked around until I found who I assume to be a supervisor and he gave me the reason - we were selling drugs in the toilet ? Two other friends arrived later on who were due to meet us and were greeted with “ you won’t find what you’re after here and you’re no longer welcome here “ I understand that there’s a right to refusal but to straight up accuse people who regularly visit your pub of something that they didn’t do then proceed to bar two people who weren’t even at the pub because they know us doesn’t seem right ?

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Tyler C . 2024-09-01

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Always greeted with a smile the 3 ladies who mostly work lunchtime have it down to a tee,Great choice of beers and wine no need to go else where lovely atmosphere during the day !

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longrange69 . 2024-08-30

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Always a smile from Monica, Kate and Caroline. Fresh pint, sun out front, happy days

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Stuart Jones . 2024-08-27

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Food is amazing, very value price, staff are very friendly. I really recommend to go anytime. You have option to seat outside with friend and family, so you can enjoy your meal or have na nice drink.

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Dayane D . 2024-08-27

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Always a pleasure to see monica and the team, food was spot on as usual

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Stuart Jones . 2024-08-27

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I was there today with a friend for breakfast, the premises has improved a lot since my last visit. The ladies who served us were very helpful , smiling and cheerful .🤗😇 Very good food at good prices and delicious coffee !🍽☕️ We will certainly return here again🥳

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jessica blazewicz . 2024-08-27

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Lovely place definitely go again

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David Jackson . 2024-08-26

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Great pub, fantastic service, and it does John Smiths 😀 👍

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John Davies . 2024-08-20

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Wanted a place to eat during the air show and to watch the football. Lots of Big TVs and seating. Food much better than expected. We will return when in the area. The pub was busy and the service really good.

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Louis C . 2024-08-19

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As always when on holiday in Eastbourne it's one place I always call into, the food and drinks on offer is always 1st class and the service is excellent.

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Ken Clarke . 2024-08-19

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4 of us went in for some food and watch the football. 1 had fish n chips while the others picked 3 dishes each from the Mix n Match , all food was hot n tasty, staff were very visible clearing and cleaning tables which is nice to see.

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Steven Ward . 2024-08-18

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Popped in after a nightmare journey and dreadful experience trying to park in Eastbourne. This town really doesn’t want or welcome visitors. Happy to say the staff here were friendly, the place was clean, and there were lots of tables available (despite the air show being on). Hubby had chicken pieces, I had prawns and we shared the chips from the starter menu. Portions were perfect size, obviously the chicken, prawns and chips were frozen from a wholesaler, but still tasted ok. The chips were really delicious, loved the cheese sauce and onion bits, the Guinness sauce was awesome (would love the recipe). We would definitely pop in again for a light lunch. Food was 4*, drinks were 2*, so average 3* for the review. Don’t expect the WiFi to work though, unfortunately table ordering isn’t available, despite the table display saying otherwise. The ladies loo is easy to get to, clean as well. £6.10 for a pint of beer, £7+ for a glass of wine, unfortunately drinks are definitely on the expensive side, best to stick to soft drinks.

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JessicaTodd . 2024-08-15

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Sat outside on a hot day people watching! Clean toilets. Lots of people eating.

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Mel Martin . 2024-08-15

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Was very nice breakfast and good cost value for money. Will definitely come again at another date to have breakfast again.

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XZJSY l . 2024-08-14

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Vast improvement since my last post 5 years ago. Special mention to Monika, Kate and Caroline.

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Marc Abura . 2024-08-10

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One of my regular haunts on a day off , always a friendly welcome from Monica, Kate, Caroline and the boys . They serve breakfast from 10 until 12 then the full menu comes on... great selection of drinks too.as if that's not enough they have a big screen and smaller TVs dotted around to show all the sport , child and dog friendly as well

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Whitehawkman . 2024-08-09

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Found here on trip advisor and decided to book due to previous reviews as we were on a flying visit to Eastbourne. Service was quick, nice atmosphere and food was delicious. Just what we needed after a long day. Atmosphere was good. Not too overcrowded for a Saturday night and would come back again if I am in the area.

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Slyk . 2024-08-09

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The Duke of Devonshire is the best pub in town, fantastic staff and management, great value for money food and drinks, clean and tidy pub, great for watching live sports AND dog friendly, get yourself down there, it’s absolutely GREAT

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Monika Sammes . 2024-08-08

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Great place to have a drink and fantastic food. Great atmosphere and fabulous staff. Our place to go to in Eastbourne

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Peter V . 2024-08-08

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Visited this pub on recommendation and decided to try the breakfast,it was amazing and great value for money ,best breakfast we have tried so far on our visit . The 2 ladies behind the bar were an absolute delight and nothing was to much for them ,well done Duke of Devonshire ,keep up the good work

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Kate Olding . 2024-08-08

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Great service! Great lunch & great atmosphere! Had a lovely breakfast this morning. Quick service greeted by some lovely lady’s! Will definitely be back next week

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caroline healy . 2024-08-08

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Fantastic food great service worth every penny 😁

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Martin Royffe . 2024-07-30

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Great spot for a cheeky beer and watch the world go by

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Mark Hurst . 2024-07-27

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Nice pub, good for watching sports. Friendly staff and a nice relaxing atmosphere.

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Mark Rossiter . 2024-07-27

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Brilliant service by extremely professional service by bar staff loved the place

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john murrant . 2024-07-25

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The man at the bar wasn't very friendly, the music was too loud but the food was good.

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noa sonse . 2024-07-21

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Good value for money friendly staff. Okay bye

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jeff plain . 2024-07-18

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My old mate "Boss Mann Fritz" invited me to the Duke for a swift pint. What an experience! Very amusing bar tender - sorry about the cataracts. Welcoming atmosphere but the beer was pricey! Worth a visit.

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M.F.W. Kellermann . 2024-07-13

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Best atmosphere in town for sports. Nice food and Drink deals for everyone to have a good time. Dog and child friendly is a massive bonus. One of the only places to have Hazy Jane on tap

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Craig Burke . 2024-07-03

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Food good and prices as was the Camden town hells larger

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Peter Mc . 2024-07-02

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Good place to get fish and chips… Thank you…

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Eranga D Premarathne . 2024-06-20

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I'm here to watch England, good place to come and watch football. Can't recommend enough. Good selection on drafts aswell.

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Matt Wordsworth . 2024-06-20

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He to watch England great atmosphere with all the fans

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Scott West . 2024-06-20

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Thank you so much for a lovely lunch. My wife, kids and I dined with our friends last weekend and the food was first class and was superb,in particular the mix grilled was outstanding. All of the staff were friendly and attentive and really added to the occasion. Thank you all, we will definitely be coming back and recommending you.

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anushka alwis . 2024-06-20

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Good size, plenty choice, big screens.

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Terry Munson . 2024-06-17

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Ive always come to this restaurant for many years for one particular burger i have the notorious p.i.g and honey-glazed burger but now ive descovered its been taking of the menu, there isnt any burgers which couldnt beat them I just came here for something to eat on the 13th june but the food was cold

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Chris Stonell . 2024-06-13

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The food was good but not special, we found it very annoying that there were too many staff walking around, and if you had even 1 sip of drink, the staff refilled your glass with your own bottle. I had not yet put down my fork after the last bite and my plate had already disappeared. We were immediately asked if we wanted dessert. When our answer was no, we had the bill within 2 minutes. We quickly finished our glass and we were standing. outside within half an hour. And that while there were still 4 empty tables.

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Nancy Sengers . 2024-06-10

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Returned again today for breakfast by far the best in the town staff very attentive

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Lynn Nelson . 2024-06-09

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If you can't scamble or cook an egg to well done, I suggest your in the wrong job.

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Jordan Froud . 2024-06-06

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Really nice pub with great food

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james crockett . 2024-06-01

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Didn't eat in here but drink service was good. Huge pub inside with seating outside the front.

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wendy crockett . 2024-05-31

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It's okay , it's like Wetherspoon I guess. Didn't really enjoyed it.

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D D . 2024-05-31

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A great place for sitting and relaxing in the sun,with a cool drink and snack,while watching the world go by.

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Guy Miles . 2024-05-29

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2 for a tenner meals are amazing. Why cook and do the dishes when we can get fish and chips for a tenner. Totally awesome. And not small portions either. We still visit here on a regular basis for our now obligatory fish and chips. We have now also become very close with the bar staff who are so friendly and welcoming. What more could you want nice place, great food, lovely staff. Don't walk past go in you will thank me.

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Debbie Norcross . 2024-05-13

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Had a lovely time. Great staff.

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Mel Hulse . 2024-05-12

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Nice atmosphere, very tasty food, excellent service, lots of good music, I loved it

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Nathiely Antunes Fernandes . 2024-04-25

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Really enjoyed being in your pub ,been twice times to eastbourne but 1st time in your establishment with my daughter and her partner

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Barry Williams . 2024-04-18

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Excellent welcome and friendly bar staff , great selection of sport

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izzycutt . 2024-04-18

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Football was on tonight so was a little noisy. Plenty of room, good menu, tasty food, very friendly and welcoming Dog friendly too

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Angie Wheeler . 2024-04-16

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not that bad overall! tables were a bit grim and some of the food was a bit on the cold side, friendly staff, decent prices and sports on the tv

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Liam P . 2024-04-14

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Girls lovely, food lovely, best pub in town.

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granani . 2024-04-12

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Lovely food, people behind the bar were very nice and accommodating. Nice and clean establishment.

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Paige Edwards . 2024-04-11

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Cheap beers and sport on the multiscreens, Monica and the team are always chirpy, would recommend

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Stuart Jones . 2024-04-10

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Great place, especially outside in the sun, food is delicious, drinks are priced at a great price, staff are welcoming, especially Caroline, always serve with a smile.

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Ashley Freeman . 2024-04-10

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Great Pub for football and a pint. Plenty of good quality screens. Didn't try the food but it was popular. A great sports pub with a good atmosphere and a good mix of people

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Richard Nicholson . 2024-04-07

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Rocking on Saturday night... Good drink selection and service at the bar.

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steve steve . 2024-04-03

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The Duke of Devonshire restaurant in London is a true culinary gem! The gastronomic experience provided by this establishment is simply exceptional. The welcoming atmosphere, the elegant decor and, above all, the delicious food, make this place an unmissable destination for lovers of good cuisine. I would also like to express my gratitude to the talented chef in the kitchen, whose creativity and culinary skill were truly inspiring. Their dedication to offering high-quality dishes and their commitment to providing a memorable experience for customers are evident in every bite. Thank you for making my visit to the Duke of Devonshire an unforgettable dining experience.

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Pedro Henrique . 2024-04-02

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The Duke of Devonshire restaurant in Eastbourne is simply spectacular! From the moment I walked in, I was greeted with a warm welcome and impeccable service. The front desk staff demonstrated professionalism and courtesy, ensuring my experience got off to the best possible start. And as for the quality of the meal, there are not enough words to describe how delicious and carefully prepared the food was. Each dish was a culinary masterpiece, highlighting fresh flavors and high-quality ingredients. This restaurant certainly stands out as a true gastronomic treasure in Eastbourne. I can't wait to go back and enjoy another memorable meal at Duke of Devonshire!

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Karla Tamires . 2024-04-02

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Very good experience! Warm food, very tasty, good quality of food, excellent service and very pleasant atmosphere! My favorite place!

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Aviero . 2024-04-02

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The Duke of Devonshire restaurant in Eastbourne is a true gastronomic paradise! I was impressed by the wide variety of dishes on offer, which cater to all tastes and culinary preferences. From classic options to more innovative dishes, each choice on the menu is an irresistible temptation for lovers of good food. Furthermore, I would like to highlight the warm and attentive welcome from the chef in the kitchen. His passion for cooking shines through in every dish he prepares, and his willingness to interact with customers and ensure their satisfaction is truly admirable. Without a doubt, a visit to the Duke of Devonshire in Eastbourne is a gastronomic experience that never disappoints and always delights. Congratulations to the team for providing such an exceptional experience!

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Paisagens de Riachinho Minas Gerais . 2024-04-02

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Our! Just wonderful. For those who want a familiar, cozy atmosphere and mouth-watering food. This is the place: The Duke Of Devonshire. Congratulations to the whole team, 10 marks.

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TCJ Arts & Brindes . 2024-04-02

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Came in to order food and was told by the lovely bar staff that hour wait on food to which the lovely bar staff informed me was a hour wait on 3 starter snacks….. went to order and was told the chef wouldn’t accept anymore orders as he had 10 in front….. I told her it’s 3 snack started and she told me the chef would kick off at her…. If the chef can’t cope with ordered he’s too much of a princess to be a chef he should be a fairy seams more fitting and to hear him shouting at his front of house was disappointed and disgusting!!!! Can’t stand the heat get out of the kitchen I feel sorry for his FEAMAL staff will not be going again disgusting atmosphere due to a bully chef that clearly spits in food

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Beth Ford . 2024-04-02

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Great service, leaves super satisfied

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Thanos YT . 2024-04-02

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Excellent service, perfect food, and cozy atmosphere! Very cool!!

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Caio Rocha . 2024-04-02

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Perfect location! Great atmosphere, good lighting, great service and the food was great!

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Caio . 2024-04-02

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