The Franklin Arms

Friendly staff, great selection of alcoholic and non alcholic drinks, plenty of food options including a new brunch menu - great for families! Loads of space for prams, outdoor area, games and drawing stuff for the kids and much to my delight CLEAN toilets and changing area! (I know i’m not the only one that this makes very happy!) Been for roasts twice now, had the pork belly one week and the lamb and lamb ballotine the next 👌🏼

Good choice of drinks, good service and a great atmosphere when we visited on Easter Saturday evening when there were four live acts performing. The first two were not our taste in music but they went down well with others. My partner had a burrito which was reasonably priced and very tasty. They had quite a few vegan options, too. It was a fun evening and we had a really good time. We recommend they book Jot Sloppy (band) again, and recommend others to check them out!

Absolutely exceptional Sunday roast. Roast topside of beef cooked perfectly, decent roasties and a massive Yorkshire pudding, all coupled with roasted beetroot and carrots and red and white cabbage and plenty of gravy. Excellently seasoned. Visited as our son lives nearby and had recommended, he wasn't wrong! Looking forward to next visit to Brighton just so we can enjoy again!

I had my 40th birthday party here recently and I just wanted to express what a brilliant pub this is. Firstly the communication with the events team / management to organise the party has been amazing (thanks Justine and James), and even though I asked 1001 questions I was always impressed with the efficient and personable responses. On the day Connor made sure that it was a seamless operation and was always really responsive and approachable to any requests we made. The team managed to pull together a delicious veggie/vegan and almost entirely gluten free menu for me with amazing understanding of allergies and were very reassuring about this from start to finish. My guests haven't stopped banging on about how great the food was!!! April even came out to reassure me about her kitchen processes and wished me a happy birthday! I genuinely am so grateful to all the team who, from the first time we visited the venue were all so awesome and warm. My birthday was such a special day, and that's thanks to the Lewes Road Inn. THANK YOU!

Our family have just held a get together here, following our brother's funeral. The location is great, so easy to find. The staff were amazing at helping with the booking, so friendly and compassionate on the day. The buffet was incredible, so tasty, home made and fresh. It was wonderful, thank you so much to you all, especially James and April. You made a tough day so much more bearable. Thank you.