The Cinque Ports in Lewes

They asked me for ID to prove my age. I am 18 and over and got kicked out for no reason yet all the boys I was with got to stay without getting asked for ID. Wouldn’t recommend going for drinks there

One of the best pubs in Seaford

The Cinque Ports is a brilliant pub in Seaford! Kind, helpful staff. The food is excellent and nicely served. Good range of beers! Very welcoming and friendly. Highly recommended. 10 out of 10 guys for so many reasons!

Nice pub, decent beer and pool table fun

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 lot more of!

Went in twice today. Had a pint during the afternoon and then booked a place for dinner tonight.....a Thai meal. Neither occasions let me down. I was welcomed during the day and the place was clean and homeley. The Thai meal was wonderful and we will definitely do that again. We are "locals " and so know the alternatives. The Cinque Ports is definitely in our top " go to " places!. Thank you...Cinque Ports.

Had lamb shanks last time but bit small taste good

Had a great Thai Meal for friends birthday 🎂🎈

Amazing Thai food, great value for money. Very friendly staff. Definitely will be returning in the future.

Just spent Sunday afternoon here. Great choice of ales etc and fabulous Thai food. Staff are lovely, thoroughly recommend

Serves Harvey's Old and Best. Nice cosy pub

Really nice lively atmosphere and great Thai food

Clearly not family friendly . Don't ask to take a child in especially if the child has a disability . The landlord shouts at them without talking to the parents first

Clearly not family friendly! Don't ask to take a child in there especially if they have disabilities. The landlord shouts at them without speaking to the parents first. When he was told she has disabilities he replied "I don't care, don't bring her in here , in fact don't take her to an adult environment again" Completely inappropriate and clearly needs some training !

I had the best green curry here. The pub offered good Thai food with good price. Staffs are always nice and it's very cozy and friendly atmosphere. Worth a visit. Thanks a lot.

Lovely little pub friendly staff and clientele. Shame we didn't eat there it looked nice.

Excellent pub with friendly staff and great Thai food. Family friendly and nice pub dog. 10/10.

Nice traditional pub, but hardly a “destination pub”. Harveys in good condition at £4.80 (perhaps a bit steep for a place like this).

Great place for a few cocktails before a gig nextdoor at dreamland. Thanks Ray great host

Great place. Proper local pub but very friendly to tourists. Does fantastic Thai food at a reasonable price. Good pool table, good juke box, good range of beers.

A lovely lunch. Will be back to try the rest of the Thai menu.

Good friendly local pub. Great service. Good mix of people. Now offering Thai food.

Lovely atmosphere, great customer service. Was on my own and felt comfortable here Didn't eat but they have a Thai kitchen here and it smelt good

Lovely pub. The food from la maison was outstanding. All of the staff were friendly there.

No food. Rude staff. Very hostile atmosphere if you are not local. There are plenty of pleasant places around Seaford, but avoid this one.

First time here, thought I'll pop in while on break at work. Very friendly and loved the traditional look to the building. Barmaid poured a banging Guinness definitely be coming back 🙂

Nice comfortable pub, no big noises. Had Sunday lunch today and it was really good. Roast beef was really tender

A really great pub, friendly bar staff and just a nice safe well decorated pub and our first visit after one of the best nights at the theatre just here in Seaford at the Barn - Made in Dagenham. We shall return, very welcoming.

Probably the best bub in seaford

Just the best pub in town with the best beer

Good beer and cheerful service. A bit noisy if 2 major football games are on at the same time but it is friendly even if you know little about football!

Very nice place, good atmosphere 👌

We tried here today for the first time. It will also be the last! I asked for a pink/rose lemonade only to be told that they don't serve posh lemonade & had not heard of it! Only to be joined by the others sitting at the bar & laughing at the person serving's comment . Sorry to say I have not had that response before & felt quite uncomfortable!

After losing the Seven Sisters for a Friday night drink we had to find a new location. Having tried a few other Seaford pubs the Cinque Ports proved the best. Great bar, plenty of bar stools, great jukebox, pool table and brilliant bar staff. Also very happy to say an excellent pint of Harvey's Best is served here.

Good traditional pub, just like the old days! Friendly staff & friendly regulars to talk to.

Lovely pub, great food and friendly service. Recommend for Sunday roast.

Great pub, with friendly staff and a great atmosphere

Good night out with Tony and friends must do it again soon.

lovely pub great host bob nice bar staff

Decent place. Kind service. Large TV screens. Beer selection is sadly quite limited. Bathroom in appalling condition tho

Cute, homey pub in the heart of Seaford. Friendly service!

It was the people I was with made the difference. Atmosphere was brilliant mate

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 Cinque Port.

Great atmosphere,great governor, very friendly clientele and great food. Best of all a West Ham supporter

Amazing place, thanks 😊 🙏 😉 😜 😍

Fantastic food and friendly landlord! Lovely pub with beautiful hanging baskets. Definitely recommend for food, first class!

Fabulous meal! Chef Daniel is doing an amazing job. The rump steak is amazing! The chicken wings with blue cheese dip are delicious! All very COVID friendly!

Lovely meal, good safety measures in place and friendly people. I wasn’t even aware this pub did food..... great little find. They are doing the special offer during August on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday too.

Brilliant. Staff great, drinks really nice. Clean pub, clean toilets.

A proper boozer with good beers, and a convivial atmosphere serving locals and visitors alike

Run down,tatty,needs a total refurb.

Great hospitality, friendly atmosphere

Good for a social drink staff are friendly

Lovely pub with traditional lovely food!

Brilliant staff and lovely place to go lovely and friendly and homely . Mark is the best bar man .. xx

Traditional Pub no frills, as it should be, beer kept well & a friendly bunch of regulars.

What I call a proper pub with a proper landlord.

We used the Pub on 3 evenings while in Seaford for a weeks Holiday - on our first visit we were greeted by the very friendly Publican who chatted with us between serving people we also had some conversation with a few of the regular customers - this made us feel very welcome. There are large screen TV`s there for watching mainly Sporting events and they have a Darts team who play in local leagues - although we did not stay much later than about 8pm I would guess that the pub is a very popular one with plenty of customers in the evenings. I drink Stella Artois and I have never had a better pint of it - it was excellent. Before finding this Pub we had been into most of the others in the area but If I lived in Seaford `The Cinque Ports` would be my local without a doubt. Chris

...in the middle of Seaford, wouldn't be my regular, but had a good selection to whet your whistle...

I'm very surprised to read good reviews about The Cinque Ports. Went today for a quick meal. The actual pub was almost empty,a few punters there and then. The decor is quite passed by date. We ordered our beverages and food at the bar.(3 burgers) We waited a good 30 mns.(a really waste of time....) When the food arrived,we weren't impressed at all. Chips soggy tasting fish, chicken overcooked and dry . Terrible experience. Only one good thing to say, don't waste your time and money to come here.

Underage drinkers are often seen here. No hot water in the toilets. The only good point is the pool table at the back.

no chef so didn`t get to try menu, needs painting, renovating inside, bar looks great but seating areas scruffy

We searched all of Seaford on a Sunday for a 'fish-n-chips. Needless to say, my girlfriend and I are tourists and not aware every other place was closed. Except...this delightful pub. Parking is of course a challenge to find, however the challenge is rewarded by a lovely experience. The service was typically English, polite, understated and welcoming. We had the Clams and the fish and chips for lunch. Both were incredible. A delicate dish of steamed clams in a Thai style green curry. The fish and chips for two persons was appropriately sized, cooked well and incredibly tasty. (Fat free freaks need not order this dish). Both dishes were incredibly delicious. The cutlery and dishes were clean and the food was filling. The pub is a classic English pub that has not been updated since I roamed those parts of England 20 of plus years ago. Don't change it. I encourage every tourist to make this lovely pub a must do if you are visiting the Seven Sisters or Beachy Head.

We had a meal at lunch time.The pub was quiet at the time. They were very welcoming and we felt quite comfortable. We were surprised at how quickly we were served our meal which was good especially the chips which were homemade unlike the usual ones served by other places.

After a mornings shopping, my partner & I decided to head for lunch. After a bit of deliberation, we headed to the cinque ports inn, seaford. Lovely, friendly welcome. We chose our drinks & poured over the menu. Emma took over at the beginning of February & has set up a fab menu. Choice of sandwiches, pub classics, jacket potatoes with different fillings, burgers & speciality dishes too. My partner decided on a mixed grill & I plumped for the 8oz rump steak with a peppercorn sauce as an extra. The meals arrived & you could see that everything was prepared from scratch. No frozen chips here! My steak came with homemade chips, peas, beer battered onion rings, mushrooms, tomato & salad. All of it tasted wonderful. My partner thoroughly enjoyed his mixed grill, which included the loveliest, thick gammon either of us had seen. All in all a fabulous meal, great value & will visit as often as possible, to try other dishes available. Desserts are available but, again, that will be tried another time. Highly recommend you visit & give it a try. Thank you Emma

We visited Cinque Ports two days ago and still we are under the great impression. The food was excellent, customer service was absolutely friendly and all of it for a very reasonable price. We were completely fascinated by this place. Strongly recommend to visit. Igor Были в Cinque Ports два дня назад. Еда замечательная, сервис абсолютно дружелюбный и все это за очень разумные деньги. Мы полностью очарованы этим местом. Очень рекомендуем посетить. Игорь

After a long hike along the Seven Sisters Cliffs, my boyfriend and I were desperate to find food around 4pm in Seaford. None of the nearby pubs were serving food until 6, but a bartender recommended the Cinque Ports. The food was absolutely delicious - we each did a two course lunch special for only 7 quid. The service was also great. The bartender greeted us as soon as we walked in the door, and our server (Emma, I believe) was outstanding. It was the perfect place to end our long day's journey!

Traditional local pub in Seaford town centre, food is excellent and incredible value.

Encantador ambiente en este pub. Comimos aquí varias veces debido a la primera cena de estar tan delicioso. Caliente, recién preparado y presentación que lo hacían simplemente delicioso! Sin duda recomiendo este hotel a todas las edades. A un precio muy razonable. Felicitaciones ir a la chef! ! Sin duda alguna volveremos cuando estemos en la zona.

Very nice pub, nice atmosphere, friendly staff and the food is excellent, nicely presented and very reasonably priced, will definitely be going back and would highly recommend to anyone.

Have eaten here several times since they opened Emma's Kitchen in February this year. Very good value for money, breakfasts, lunches and dinners. Friendly service and really tasty meals. Already looking forward to next visit

My wife and I just had lunch here, I had a lovely Moroccan lamb dish with rice, and Anne had lasagne. Well-cooked, nicely served and not expensive. Already decided we'll be back next week!

I came here with a few of my friends, upon a recommendation from my work colleagues. I was very disappointed with the service. The food was vile. I had a lasagna, it was burnt on the top and cold at the bottom. The garlic bread was frozen in the middle. Over all my experience was... says it in the title.

Had a couple of meals here recently. Lasagne is great, the breakfasts are good and they do a lovely roast dinner with a nice selection of fresh vegetables.Really good homemade food and great value for money, cooked by the lovely Emma.

Welcomed with genuine friendliness, we had called in just to try the beer and ended up staying for an evening meal.Beer was Harvey's Best, Long Man Golden or Young's bitter and was well-kept.We selected 7 dishes from the Tapas menu (£2.50 per dish), which was plenty for two, and all the food was well-cooked and tasty - not limited to Spanish dishes - we had Italian meatballs, Moroccan lamb, chorizo in cider, garlic potatoes, spicy fried potatoes, chicken dhansak, mushrooms in creamy garlic sauce with a complementary plate of crusty bread. Need to book in advance to be sure of the 2 fresh seafood options (clams and mussels).The atmosphere was of a traditional English pub, with a range of clientele from youngsters playing pool in a back room, through some lively people enjoying the older selections on the jukebox (which also has the latest chart hits) to us eating and others just 'chilling'. The pub has different zones so that we could enjoy a quiet chat while the music was louder at the other end of the bar.

We came to have a family meal for Mother's Day. Could not fault it for value for money. Four of us had 3 courses, 3 bottles of wine and 3 pints and it was only £90!

Friendly pub with great staff and food, and a lovely place to play pool or darts, or watch the sport or music channels. Plus...it also has a really great atmosphere!

We heard that this pub served great English breakfasts, and they were right ! A great choice, from Eggs Benedict to a full blown English, it was all delicious. A very welcoming cosy retreat hidden off the main street and run by a lovely couple. We weren't there for long as we had to rush and support our son in the Sussex Coastal Marathon, but we'll be back again for more !

Great food well priced and good service will come back again nice breakfast and lunches well priced really recommended you visit

It was so nice to get a meal that was freshly cooked and homemade and different I had lunch at this newly opened restaurant "Emma's " with a friend we both enjoyed our meal and the hospitality provided by both Rob and Emma I have also heard the Sunday roasts are fantastic also the price, so I will be trying that next watch this space. HIGHLY Recommend.

Thought we would try this pub as new owners and now serving meals, Well we both had roast Lamb and it was one of the best We have had. We normally go to the Shore but now we will go here as found out that the head chef at the Shore is now here! Lovely home made Yorkies lots of different veg and you can have courses for£9.95 or all 3 for£11.95 oh and they do breakfast from 10am and get a full English for£3.95 we will be back . Try it out!

Given this pub a miss for a few years as our last visit was a bit rowdy(a Sunday lunchtime) & language was a bit raw!!!!! SO pleased things have had a complete turn around.Thought we,d have a drink 1st but menu sounded really good so we decided to have a roast,£7.95 each,think the two courses were £9.95 & although tempted just knew we wouldn't be able to manage two.Roast lamb ( plenty) & veg & Yorkshire pudding were superb,better than usual carrots & peas.Such good chefs,infact all the staff were very friendly I think they will be a great success.Definately be back,a lot to try yet & would certainly recommend......please Seaford residents,give them a try :) See you soon!!!!!!

Really friendly pub, not only were they happy for us to bring our dog in they gave her water & a treat. They have just started to offer food again & if they keep up the standard we enjoyed they will do really well. It takes a while for the word to get out, but once it does they will very full. Not many pubs in Seaford allow dogs which knowing how many dog walkers & owners there are here, then they are definitely missing a trick.I had beer battered fish & chips. It was so fresh & light & there was a home made tatar sauce my partner had 'Eggs Royalle' which was poached eggs on muffins with smoked salmon & hollendaise sauce. Also the beer was excellent.

Friendly, fantastic breakfast, fair price. .

Warm and welcoming. Excelling staff and home made food.Very good gane room with Darts board pool tale.Very clean Bar.

It's lovely now Cinque ports are doing Sunday roasts again, we eat there regularly on a Sunday, the chefs are really good & the chefs cant do enough for you. If you phone up & book a table they will stay open later. We order ours over the phone & it is on the table 10 minutes after we arrive, all home cooked & the vegetables are cooked to perfection. The apple crumble was gorgeous, closest to my mums I have had :-)Wednesdays are steak nights & we popped in to try the 2 steaks for £15 last night & they were superb cooked to perfection, including my stilton sauce. Took my dog in with us & he laid in front of the lovely open fire whilst we ate.Highly recommend the food & we wish the chefs all of the success. It's so good to able to get a Sunday roast again in Seaford after 4pm.Red wine is also very nice!

I have eaten many times at the Cinque Ports since they have started serving food. During this time I have experienced many of the superb dishes they have to offer. The dishes range from pub classics to dishes from other countries. The food is more than suitable for any occasion and at a fantastic price! I have not eaten at any other restaurant in Seaford since because I know that The Cinque Ports always go beyond my standards, please see for yourself and I can promise that once you have had a taste you will know my review to be true.

Food was good nice presentation.friendly also very good prices worth a visit

Went here for girlie lunch, can't fault it. Good fresh food, really friendly staff. New venture,so I gather so give it a try. We will be returning

Called over for a spot of lunch. Glad we did. Had the hunters chicken very very nice. Staff very friendly. Open fire which is always good. Would totally recommend coming in to try the food. Beer good too!

So far had breakfast and a sunday roast. Cannot fault it. Friendly staff and the chefs bend over backwards to make sure all is ok.

Regular to the pub so had to try the new chefs food and can truly say it was fantastic, proper tasty home cooked food, a must if you enjoy real cooking. Will eat there regularly. Thank you from Richard & Nicci.

A real pub! Great atmosphere, very friendly staff! Lovely welcome. Bob the landlord, lovely chatty guy and Mark barman, an entertainer. What most modern pubs these days lack is the ambience of the pubs from the past. Very traditional and deserves to do well. Food starting in February which will be an added attraction.

Top top pub with great staff.. good beers and a very friendly atmosphere... and Bob is always happy to share a pint with... little gem

A cracking little pub. Very friendly [staff and locals] with good old-fashioned banter. A relaxed environment and nothing is too much trouble for the staff. A fair range of beers and three TVs with different sky feeds so all tastes are catered for. Yep a nice little boozer.

nice locals pub, good ales! Steak night and roasts nom nom nom. Sky sports and all main football etc on multiple screens. nice pub, friendly, welcoming. Occasional live music. Friendly crowd.

Bob the landlord has done a fantastic job, the food is great and the menu changes a lot which keeps it fresh. Good selection of beers and friendly locals. Always showing the footie (and rugby)

This is a proper local pub with a friendly service and a great pint, good atmosphere around the bar and the land lord "Bob" greets you and remembers your name.

Friendly pub that hasn't been modernised into another clone venue. Good range of beers and helpful landlord went to the trouble of finding a cold bottle of cider from the cellar. Did not eat here but wouldn't mind giving the menu a go another time. Handily situated just off main drag in Seaford.

What a beautiful traditional English pub. Fantastic ales, great menu with so much choice and the food was delicious. Lovely staff too. 10 out of 10.