Brunch by day, a candlelit bistro by night. Sussex produce and good wine, opening soon on Lewes High Street.
Olden is a new all-day kitchen on the High Street. Mornings are flat whites, poached eggs and Lewes sourdough in the window light.
When the sun drops behind the castle, the lamps go low and the candles come out. The kitchen turns to Modern British and Mediterranean plates built on Sussex produce: lamb from the Downs, fish landed at Newhaven, vegetables from growers across the county.
Good bread, a proper wine list, and a table you are never rushed from.
Brunch until three, then small plates, mains and something sweet into the evening. Allergens are listed on every dish.
Open the menu on its own pageOlden Benedict, 1 of 10
★ SignatureSussex ham hock, poached eggs, toasted muffin, brown-butter hollandaise
eggs, milk, cereals containing gluten, mustard
★ SignatureChilli, lime, pickled shallot, seeds, toasted Lewes sourdough
eggs, cereals containing gluten, sesame
★ SignatureStrawberries, blueberries, whipped crème fraîche, maple syrup
eggs, milk, cereals containing gluten
Free-range eggs, Sussex sausage, smoked bacon, black pudding, mushroom, beans, sourdough
eggs, cereals containing gluten, sulphites, celery
Baked eggs, spiced tomato & pepper, feta, coriander, flatbread
eggs, milk, cereals containing gluten
★ SignatureBasil oil, aged balsamic, grilled focaccia
milk, cereals containing gluten, sulphites
Hot honey, pistachio, za'atar flatbread
milk, tree nuts, cereals containing gluten, sesame
Brown crab mayo, apple, radish, dill
crustaceans, eggs, cereals containing gluten, mustard
Sea salt, lemon
None of the 14 major allergens
★ SignatureNewhaven hake, crushed potatoes, samphire, mussel & saffron butter sauce
fish, molluscs, milk, sulphites
★ SignatureSmoked aubergine, salsa verde, charred hispi, lamb jus
sulphites, celery, mustard
★ SignatureDry-aged 35 days, triple-cooked chips, peppercorn sauce
milk, sulphites, celery
Aged parmesan, truffle, crispy sage
milk, sulphites, celery
★ SignatureFreekeh, roasted squash, pomegranate, tahini, toasted seeds
cereals containing gluten, sesame
★ SignatureSalted caramel, clotted cream ice cream
eggs, milk, cereals containing gluten
Hazelnut praline, crème fraîche
eggs, milk, tree nuts, soya
Three scoops, ask for today's flavours
None of the 14 major allergens
Locally roasted espresso; oat milk available
milk
★ Signature125ml glass from a local estate
sulphites
Pint of cask ale brewed just down the road
cereals containing gluten
Sussex gin, vermouth rosso, bitter orange
sulphites
V vegetarian · VG vegan · GF gluten-free · DF dairy-free. Our kitchen handles all 14 major allergens; please tell your server about any allergy or intolerance before ordering. A discretionary 12.5% service charge is added to tables of six or more.
Glyndebourne season
At Glyndebourne the long interval is for picnics on the lawns. Collect a Sussex hamper from us on your way: the gardens are about ten minutes' drive from our door.
Staying in Lewes? Start the day with brunch here, then pick up your hamper on the way out.
For the lawns at Glyndebourne, packed in Lewes
Hamper for two£95
Collect from10am
Order by 5pm the day before. Sample contents and placeholder price; the hamper follows the season.
Chalk soils and cool summers make some of England's finest fizz. Poured by the glass from estates a short drive from Lewes.
Sussex gin, vermouth rosso and bitter orange, stirred and poured over one big cube.
Prefer a pint? There is cask ale brewed just down the road, and a short list of low and no-alcohol drinks made with as much care.
One table, set apart at the back of the room, for birthdays, family suppers and the dinner after Bonfire Night. We will build a set menu and wine pairing around your evening.
Make an enquiryA five-minute walk from Lewes station, up Station Street and onto the High Street.
Brunch every day until 3pm. Dinner from 5pm, Monday to Saturday. Opening hours are provisional until launch.