This place is off the beaten path but worth the country drive from Crawley. Excellent quality…read moreingredients in the meal, locally sourced at least for the meat probably more. Food prep and presentation was good as well, especially for what is a country pub and inn. Definitely a local spot with what looked like assigned seating for some of the locals. Beer and cider selection was pretty much on par with most of the local pubs. Also had several whiskey and ports. Dessert was very good as well. If you don't mind a few hard looks when you walk through the door by the bar maid it's well worth the stop. The waiter was very friendly!

Lovely location, beautiful open fire and very accommodating staff. Haven't eaten there but I've…read moreheard the food is good quality.

This is a lovely family-run pub located just near the Handcross turn off on the A23. There's a good…read moremix of locals and passing trade who are equally made to feel welcome. Its a dog friendly pub so you do get a lot of the local farmers and game-keepers in there which adds to a nice genuine rustic atmosphere. The food is excellent and they always keep a specials board running with what ever fresh produce is available. There's a handfull of tables and chairs at the front of the pub which gets the best of the sun and is great to enjoy your lunch or if the weathers bad, sit inside by the nice big open fire and warm up.

Nice Camembert appetizer. Good drinks and beer selection. The ambiance is warm and inviting. Lots…read moreof locals

This place has an absolutely amazing beer garden that never seems to be short of places to sit even…read moreon the busiest sunny day. The pub is really friendly and has some great locals propping up the bar who always make you feel welcome. The food is great pub grub and you can get a two course lunch from £12. They have a great Irish music night once a month that is such a laugh. They also serve a good pint of guinness to go with it!

Fair-to-middlin' food in a nice old building. Right by the main road which makes the garden a bad…read morechoice. Nine times out of ten you'd be better off heading into Horsham than going here.

Great pub with a nice garden. I had Wexford mushrooms in melted Camembert on bread which was…read moredelicious!

Alex & Andy Owen, owners of this great pub always do their best to source locally sourced produce…read moreto use in their kitchen which I think is not only noble thing to do but makes the food taste so much better. The pub decor is really comfy and tastefully furnished. The staff are friendly and down to earth and don't get flustered even when its completely rammed. My favourite part of the pub to sit is the cozy 'blackboard bar' which serves the best sirloin steak baguette and chips ever! They also stock some local Sussex wines here which are best enjoyed in the huge beer garden in the Summer!

This place never fails and Dan, Andy, Sophie, Suzie, Emily and all the front of house team were…read morereally great. The food was cooked to perfection and we (almost) licked our plates clean. There is a choice of eating in the restaurant or the bar and, although the restaurant looked really lovely, we chose the latter. It had a great atmosphere and we cannot recommend this place highly enough.

This is a nice big pub right in the heart of the friendly village of Handcross. It does concentrate…read moremore on the food side of the business than the pub locals which does detract from the atmosphere a little bit but it does make up for it. Its perfect for large groups as there is so much room inside and out and they always have plenty of staff on the go to cope with things. If you are a fan of long walks, there is an excellent one just opposite called Cow Wood, really picturesque and made even better when you know you can finish it off by a nice long lunch in this pub.

This used to be a really soul-less pub called the James King many many moons ago but has since been…read morerenovated and re-named with some really successful results. The food menu is large but not tacky. Classic pub grub and some good chef's specials. I had a fantastic ploughmans lunch there and it wasn't at all expensive. They have some great real ales on tap - I'm a big fan of the Badger Ale here. The beer garden is huge and really good for families. You are allowed to take dogs but they have to be on a lead and you can't take them through the pub. Great place for some sunny daytime drinking!

Do not go here on Sundays! The roast beef is more like roast tyres. Slow service, but at least we…read moregot our money back.

Great food, awesome beers and very friendly staff! They were very considerate of our son's nut…read moreallergies. Atleast three staff members checked in on us.

Easily the best bar in Crawley town centre. Good selection of beers and ales, bottled and draught…read more Excellent pub style menu and make sure to check out the specials board. Shows most main sporting events. Interior is traditional, always clean, with a nice relaxing atmosphere. Staff and locals are all very nice

when I was young this was a bit of a miserable place, so I had a nice surprise when I returned this…read moresummer after moving to the old home town again. It's been nicely refurbished in and out, and the menu is pretty good, if lacking in the veggie and dairy free department. Was amused at the basket of fruit and a sign telling you to take one of your five a day!

The Hornbrook is a great place for lunch or evening meal. The staff are very friendly and the…read morerestaurant is just that bit qwerky! Good value for money and portions are pentlyful. Just make sure you pick a comfortable chair to sit on!

This is my dad's local pub and has been for about 30 years so I know it really well. I've seen…read morequite a few landlords come and go over the years but the current family running it are by far the best. They have that perfect balance of looking after their locals (without making the place at all clicky) and being as welcoming as possible to the passing trade. The food is really good and they source all their produce locally. One of the locals farms Aberdeen Angus cows so the beef is bought directly from him. In the summer the garden gets pretty full up but is huge with plenty of climbing frames etc to keep the kids occupied. If you go on a Sunday (the roasts are excellent and really reasonable) there will definitely be a group of rosy cheeked men sitting at the bar drinking like there was no tomorrow. The one with the silver-grey hair making the most noise is my dad, I'm sure if you ask nicely he'll buy you a drink.

A middle-of-the-road rating for this country pub near Horsham…read more The menu if probably slightly more adventurous than average but the results on the occasion I visited at least were merely "OK". Service is friendly enough, but decor is a little over the top: a theme is one thing, but there is such a thing as too many stuffed animals. My companion - being a woman, more sensitised to these matters than I - did specifically commend the quality of the toilets.