The Cleveland Arms
📍 2.7 miles from The American Express Community Stadium
About this Pub
Why it's great for Matchdays
A solid matchday option if you want to watch the game with a pint and a plate. The pub explicitly promotes live football and is listed on a local round-up for venues showing plenty of Premier League games (table booking advised on busy fixtures). CAMRA also flags that the pub has Sports TV. You can make a full afternoon of it thanks to daily food service and a Sunday roast that’s locally well regarded. Regular local ales (e.g., Harvey’s and Dark Star) are noted by CAMRA, so you can pair a Sussex cask with the match on TV.
Recent Fan Reviews
This was THE BEST roast I've had at a pub in ages. Everything was delicious! The pork was so tender, all the veg was cooked perfectly and the gravy was amazing. The staff were super lovely and friendly too ♥️ They also has a great selection of sides with cauli cheese, pigs in blankets and stuffing. Will definitely go again soon
What a cracking boozer, tucked away (slightly) - we had a round table with a view across the whole pub (and was perfectly placed for the TV screens, showing the rugby). Their Guinness was good - as was their Harvey's (Best and Old on tap) - we had some chips, which were good - other people's food looked decent, so we will be back for food another time. All the staff were great - good fun, attentive, helpful. Loved it!
I have been here twice now for a Sunday roast, the first time underwhelming, the second time worse. It’s a shame, the staff are friendly, environment relaxed, but the food a real disappointment. The meat, pork the first time, beef the next was ok, roast potatoes ok and Yorkshire puddings ok, but the veg was drowned under a gloopy salty gravy. If there is any green veg it was impossible to find. A roasted carrot, parsnip and some puréed veg? All lost under that terrible gravy. A real shame.
Came for New Year’s Eve lunch. We arrived a little earlier than we had booked, but staff were super friendly and helpful in getting us settled in whilst waiting for our table. The man (i assume is the owner) who served us, was very welcoming and ensured we were looked after. Food was great, everyone enjoyed their meals. The only reason I am rating this 4* is because the sticky toffee pudding was a little dry and was sadly not sticky! Great advice and knowledge on the beers available on tap.
Service was brilliant, they were so helpful as we wanted to move tables away from a large group, and they also helped me so kindly to work around my recent diagnosed food allergy. We had Sunday lunch, it was fully booked and lots of families were dining, which isn't our vibe, hence the atmosphere rating.