A wonderful country pub that is a real family favourite for Sunday lunch. There's an ever changing…read moremenu with lots of local fare. The helpful staff are vey happy to help you choose and there is a good selection of homemade dishes for the kids too, alongside the traditional items like Roasts. Good selection of real ale is available too. Best of all, for those of us who like such things, it's slap bang next door to the Lavender Line steam railway. A roast and a vintage loco? Everyone's happy.

I love this place, proper village pub with home-cooked food and fantastic beers and ciders on tap…read more You always get a warm welcome here from the pub owner, his wife and their staff, whether it's your first visit or you are a regular. My favourite is the vegetarian inferno burger, which comes with a pile of proper fat chips. About a million miles from being a gastro pub and all the better for it!

This pub was the stopping place for Pilgrims in 1510 travelling between Winchester and Canterbury…read moreso is really steeped in history and oozes character with it. Since then, not surprisingly its come a long way! Its now a top destination for a relaxed and friendly night out. The food is top quality and in no way pretentious. Last time I ate there I had the chicken liver pate served with red onion marmalade to start followed by the pan fried calves liver which was so tasty! If you get there early enough on a Sunday to sit outside and enjoy their roast dinner, the view is beautiful and makes the whole experience really special.

Great pub for a drink in the garden. Some of the friendliest staff and fantastic outside space…read more Only had a round of drinks but the menu was good and the food that was going out to other tables looked and smelled amazing.

You really should try the Sunday lunch here. Its pretty un-beatable and you can tell there's so…read moremuch attention gone into the whole thing. The roast beef is my favourite, just nice and pink and full of flavour. The trimmings are all brilliantly cooked as well, light fluffy spuds and the gravy is proper home-made from stock and not from Bisto granules. The staff here are great, really down to earth and whether your a local or just popped in after a long walk, they treat everyone with the same warmth. They do serve some nice fish such as Mahi-Mahi throughout the week and of course sell the classic cod and chips. Great country pub.

This pub is quite nice, with over half the area devoted to the restaurant part. We sat in the…read moreconservatory area, which was quite bright and airy. It's probably worth making a reservation (as we did) as this place tends to be quite busy. The food was very nice. The meal I had (sausage and mash) wasn't particularly good value at a shade over ten pounds. My friends had chosen a better value meal in the form of garlic chicken which was served on giant oval plates for around ten pounds. Service was very good, the food was served good and hot and there is the full range of pub drinks (including a good range of draught ciders) to take advantage of.

We had their poached salmon and sea bass with fresh veggies, rice, potatoes. Best meal we've eaten…read morein awhile. Good service. Will return, that's for sure.

I only stopped by here for a quick drink so I am really only commenting on the pub and the service…read morein this review although I plan to come back to eat and possibly stay while walking the South Downs Way. I had been out in Alfriston for the day with the new boy and after a visit to the local gallery and a glorious walk through the Sussex countryside, we popped in her for a quick glass of red before heading home. The pub, like everything in the picturesque village of Alfriston, is old (14th century) and quaint. Think open fires, low wooded beams and lots of character. Wanting to make the most of the early spring sunshine we sat in the garden which is also beautiful. The service was reasonably friendly if a little brisk and the wine was decidedly average, but the surrounding more than made up for this. We bumped into friends that were having the Sunday roast and they also commented that they had waited a long time for the food and there was nothing special about it, I would like to try this for myself though before making a judgment, maybe something from the al la carte menu which look pretty tasty. I will be back and will happily update my review when I can judge the food for myself!

Having enjoyed another lovely visit to The Cathedral of The Downs, then this is the place to get a…read morepint and a good lunch.No, a superb lunch. You should try the Mustard Baked ham, egg and chips! Well looked after ales will more than slake your thirst, ( if you're not driving). Lovely area to stroll around.

With its beautiful roof of Norfolk reeds and oak beams, this pub really is a charming place to head…read morefor a nice long lunch on a warm day. There's a huge garden to accommodate large groups and there's plenty of room inside the place too. The staff and owners are really friendly and can't do enough to make you feel welcome. Food wise, I can't recommend the steaks enough here. They source the meat locally and you can tell the difference in the flavour. The Sirloins are fantastic and the chef really knows how to cook it to order (you'd be surprised how many don't. Perfect place to head to on a sunny Sunday afternoon.

The Thatched Inn will always hold a little place in my heart. Aside from the great impression it…read moremakes on pulling into the car park, due to the exceptionally maintained thatched roof, it is the 'pubiness' that makes it a winner. Located on the fringes of Hassocks and overlooking a beautiful stretch of Sussex countryside (great for a post Sunday roast walk to preserve the waistline!), the pub has the advantage of space that Brighton establishments sometimes lack. You would be hard pressed not to find a parking space and the same applies to seating within. The pub provides a cozy bar including a pool table if you fancy stopping by for a swift pint, the 'Keymer' bar for a more relaxed beverage and a large, yet homely dining area if you have come to eat. I will come back to the food in a minute. In the summer, the expansive secluded garden is perfect for children to bomb about, or for those summer nights when the weather is pleasant (of course, a bit hit and miss in this country!). The menu is wide ranging (check the website for a current list of dishes) and offers traditional, quality pub food. A lot of the produce is locally sourced and cooked to order. Sometimes this does mean that you wait a little longer for your meal, but the wait is worth it in such a nice environment. This is a great pub to consider for a Sunday roast, especially if you live in Brighton and have access to a car. They will happily take bookings and also cater for private parties in the dining area. I would have liked to see a wider range of ales on tap, but they do try and keep a local brew or two in rotation. Aside from that, expect your regular range of alcoholic tipples on offer. Many moons ago, in my youth we used to walk to the Thatched from Burgess Hill for our Friday drinking sessions and I would still make that walk! I guess the one negative is the location if you are without transport, but if you do make the pilgrimage from the station, I believe you will be glad that you did.

This place is great!!! The location is cute, and the building is unique with character. You can…read moretell that people really enjoy coming here. They have typical British pub food. I ordered cheesy bread and the shepherds pie. Oh my goodness... both were incredible!!! It was a weirdly cold day when I went, so the food was not only delicious but also very comforting. Coming here is a good time.

A great, slightly quirky, traditional pub in a great Sussex village…read more You won't find Chiddingly by accident - it's off a narrow lane off the A22, between Lewes and Eastbourne. The village itself dates back to Domesday and has a fine mediaeval church (worth a visit while there). In fact, the village has 55 entries in the listed building guide, so there's more than enough history to occupy the most hardened tourist before retiring to the pub for refreshment. The pub building dates back to 1774 (and possibly earlier) and is a Grade II listed building; the frontage of blue and red bricks looks suitably traditional, and through the front door there is a main bar area to the left and a wonderful snug room (with a huge fireplace) to the right. The interior is all wooden beams and stone floors, with a bar serving a good selection of real ales and generous portions of traditional pub grub, all with friendly bar staff. (NB The food is popular, so be prepared to wait at busy periods). Towards the rear of the pub, the walls are festooned with old pictures and photographs, and a motorcycling theme predominates: it is a well-known meeting place for bikers, and there's a club board by the back door giving details of events, runs, etc. Outside is a large garden, with lots of seating. The rear of the pub is decorated with old enamel advertising signs, covering every subject imaginable. Also at the back is the large, surfaced car park - perfect for rows of shiny (or, in my case, not so shiny) motorbikes. If all that wasn't enough, the pub also host a fortnightly folk and blues club (http://www.6bellsfolk.co.uk ) as well as its biker meets. Oh, and on my last visit, my mate and I (on our bikes) opted for 2 pints of soda and lime to quench our thirst, with a couple of packets of crisps. It came to £1.80. How great it is, not to feel ripped off with outrageously priced soft drinks! (Next time, though, I'll get someone else to drive so I can sample the real ales...)

5 star service , food and setting. Welcomed as soon as we got into the pub, food arrived quickly…read more Staff friendly. Gardens are immaculate and pretty. Lovely peaceful setting and you can hire a boat on the river! I'm surprised this hasn't had good reviews posted

A horrendous, depressing and dispiriting pub…read more The Anchor is blessed with the most wonderful location in East Sussex, deep in the countryside and next to a river. You can hire boats, there's a kitchen and a choice of ales... well that's the theory. The pub has almost zero stock of drinks, the food is re-heated cardboard lifted from the nearest freezer and microwaved in seconds and the boats are inconcievably expensive (and I mean inconceivable - you can read the price, calculate the hourly cost for your party, write it down, paint it on the side of the boat - it won't work - it is so expensive your brain will refuse to take it in - you can simply not conceive that hiring a boat would be so expensive). And then there's the service... I've been to the anchor four times over the years and on recent occassions I have been left with the feeling that my presence at the pub is nothing more than an imposition, a liberty that I dain to visit their establishment and what's more try and buy a drink (or maybe even some crisps - I ask you) from their pitiful selection. Last time it was a lovely summer Sunday, at about 7pm - so like an idiot I thought "Let's go to the Anchor, they can't do it to us again". There were about a dozen people there... I left the family outside in the garden and went to the bar... and waited... and waited... a phone was ringing on an on... so I waited... and waited... eventually the 'landlord' came out, answered the phone, muttered to his mate and then looked at me with a sneer. I asked for a drink, he looked disgusted at the idea. "We're closing" "Can I get a drink for my kids?" "No" "Please..." No response. He just ushered me out, shut the door and locked it behind me. Leaving my family and a dozen punters and family confused and annoyed to wander off and find a real pub. So overall - expensive, rubbish food, no drinks, rude and horrendous service. Add to that the fact that the landlord has been known to search people's bags in case they are daring to bring their own food to eat on the boats, the benches outside the pub or even on the other bank (!) - whiich he doesn't even own. My advice - do not visit. You want to boat on in East Sussex - build one for yourself it cheaper and more pleasant!

The George is one of my favorite pubs anywhere. Beautiful drive through country roads in Kent to…read moreget here, full traditional pub with a beautiful garden with tables outside. Service is super friendly, food is amazing, beer is plentiful. I would have lunch here every weekend if I could.