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Reserve your evening

The room holds just twenty-eight, so a table is worth keeping ahead of time. Reserve one of the covers for dinner or Sunday lunch, then find the door on a Lewes evening — candlelight, an open pass, and a short menu that changes with the week.

The room

28 covers, one candlelit space around the open pass.

Open

Dinner Wednesday to Saturday, and Sunday lunch.

Where

Lewes, East Sussex — in the heart of the old town.

The candlelit 28-cover dining room of The Copper Larder at dusk
The room at dusk, just before the first table arrives.
Keep a table

Keep a table

Send your details and we'll confirm by email. For the same evening or a party larger than six, it's best to ask us directly — we'll always try to fit you in.

When we're open

Dinner, Wednesday to Saturday from 6pm. Sunday lunch from midday.

Larger parties

For seven or more, or to take the back room, see private hire.

A request, not yet a confirmation — we'll reply by email to confirm your table, usually within a day.

Finding the door

Finding us in Lewes

We're tucked into the old town, an easy walk from the station and the high street. Come early and make an evening of Lewes — there's no better way to arrive.

A cobbled street in the old town of Lewes at golden hour with the warm-lit window of a bistro

  • Where we are

    The Copper Larder, Lewes, East Sussex

  • Opening hours

    Dinner, Wednesday to Saturday from 6pm · Sunday lunch from midday · Closed Monday and Tuesday

  • By train

    A short walk from Lewes station, direct from Brighton, Eastbourne and London Victoria.

  • Parking

    Town car parks are a few minutes' walk; on-street parking is free in the evenings.

Before you come

Good to know

A few honest answers to the things people ask before booking a table at The Copper Larder.

It does. The sheet is rewritten every Tuesday around what the South Downs farms and Newhaven day boats have given us. If there's a dish you loved, it may not be there next visit — that's rather the point of cooking with the season.

Always — just tell us when you book. There's a proper vegetarian option every week, we can adjust most plates, and because we cook everything in-house we can usually work around allergies. The more notice, the better we can look after you.

Very much so, especially at Sunday lunch, where we do smaller plates at half price. The room is intimate and candlelit in the evenings, so dinner suits older children best — but do bring the whole family on a Sunday.

When there's a free table, gladly — and there's always a seat or two at the pass to watch the kitchen work. But with only twenty-eight covers we fill quickly, especially at weekends, so a booking is the surest way to a table.

The list leans firmly towards low-intervention, natural wine from growers we trust, with plenty by the glass so you can follow the food. There's good cider and a few soft options too, for anyone off the wine that evening.
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