Bolney Wine Estate Cafe The Eighteen Acre

The Eight Bells

➤ Bolney Place The Street, Bolney I-RH17 5QW, United Kingdom

Pub • Vegan • British • Vegetarian

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"Bolney is central to meeting up with my old school friends and we have always used The Bolney Stage for our catch-up. Having been recommended to try The Eight Bells I looked it up on the internet and was very impressed by the choice on the menu, so booked. I'm sorry to say it did not live up to expectations. The place was completely empty when we got there so had our choice of tables. My 2 friends arrived first and bought drinks. We found out later that the lime and soda had been overcharged by £2. We then looked at the menu which was quite limited. I had been expecting liver and bacon but sadly was not there. My friends asked what the soup of the day was as they fancied soup and half a sandwich. Unfortunately there was no soup and we were also told there was no chilli. They just had a panini each which when it came was HUGE. Perhaps a little too big, but very tasty. I myself had the steak pie which I thoroughly enjoyed. So no problems with quality of food, just lack of expected items from website menus. Service left a lot to be desired. Tables were never cleared, we weren't asked if we wanted more drinks, coffee, puddings which saved us from spending our money but was not really good for the business. A lost opportunity and we will be returning to The Bolney Stage. Sorry."

The Pass

➤ Brighton Road, Horsham, United Kingdom

Vegan • British • European • Vegetarian

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"is it a vogel? is it a plane? no, matt gillan, the Michelin-Startkoch, who runs the pass restaurant in the south lodge hotel in west sussex. last year we have heard more and more matte names of chefs, which we respect and tell us that matte eating is worth the trip. with the south lodge hotel near the airport gatwick, our first visit last year, a stop before the departure the next morning, let us sadly disappointed when it turns out that the pass is closed on a Monday that night of our stay. that alone indicates a key idea: while the restaurant is in a hotel, it is not a hotel restaurant. the restaurant design has actually...read more"

Hare And Hounds Cowfold

➤ Henfield Road, Cowfold, United Kingdom

Fish • Wine • Coffee • British

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"I went with a friend for lunch on a Saturday- some items were off the menu because the pub was waiting for a delivery. The waitress was lovely but did not know what the specials were. We both ordered the burger which were nice but the food was too big for the board it came on. Please bring back plates. The coleslaw was in a small ramekin and contained two teaspoonfuls. My friend who can only eat diary free food could not have a dessert because there was no cheesecake available. The menus looked dirty as did the outside area. Disappointing."

Heritage By Matt Gillan

➤ The Chequers, RH17 6AQ Slaugham, United Kingdom

Fish • Terrace • European • Ice Cream

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"Don't come here expecting to grab a quick bite and not book.. ..... The Heritage is a place to relax and savour every mouthful of food whilst being looked after by a really friendly team. The restaurant has a good balance of formal and relaxed....the service is attentive but not starchy and uncomfortable. The food is amazing.... We have lived here a long time and have been thankful that Matt and his team arrived and breathed life back into this previously boarded up building with an extraordinary amount of energy. They haven't excluded villagers from going into the bar and having a drink and we often do . It's good to see an eclectic mix of clientelle all there with a common aim...to enjoy a memorable and special dining experience in the beautiful surroundings of the village. Amused by an earlier rather sour review about twitching curtains in the village we feel compelled to say that the Heritage has brought a rather more considerate visitor that is careful not to block driveways and generally respect the pretty surroundings. We also know getting accidentally stuck up a road that turns into a bridleway can be stressful.....my husband has on occasions reversed the odd car down for a bewildered visitor because it can get a bit tight if there happens to be a wedding at the church. Just leave a little time for the whole dining experience......No one rushes you out of your seat and the table is yours for the evening. It is well worth coming ."

Crabtree

➤ Brighton Rd, Lower Beeding, RH13 6PT, Horsham, United Kingdom

Pub • Steak • British • Vegetarian

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"Okay so we intended on going to another pub we had booked but could not park but we had passed this lovely pub on the way past so returned there and the lovely girl there found us a table outside. Initial impressions were very positive a BBQ going and lot 's of plates coming out. Our expectations were very high. We were seen to very quickly but waited quite some time before food came out. The ladies of our group had roasts and they looked awesome with the biggest Yorkshire puddings I 've ever seen but once they began it was clear that the beef was very rare even too rare for my wife who loves rare beef! However to me the rest looked great. Sadly we couldn 't say the same for anything else. My fish and chips had to go back as the first was just batter or two little pieces joined together in the middle where the fish would usually be. It was hugely disappointing for £20!! Then my mates burger came and it was tiny, very wet with a tiny number of fries, his face fell as it cost almost £20! the plate was half empty. He sent this back shortly after sending mine back. Our daughter who is 4 got a kids sausage and chips was with mash but they swapped it for us . This was the biggest insult, for £9 £9! she got two small deep fried sausages nothing special with a tiny number of fries in a small cereal bowl it was a joke. She had no way to even eat them being in a small bowl. We assumed the juice was included being £9 but no, that was an extra £3! Not even a side salad of any kind let alone a scoop of ice cream. Then my fish came back with the old chunky chips being refried to within an inch of their life and it was the worst ever just a load of hard greasy batter with overcooked fish so I ate what I could and that wasn 't much. My mates burger came back but no better than before but ate it after we told him not to send it back. We got the vibe they weren 't happy we sent our food back, the waitress asked how it was and we were very blunt; she gestured like it wasn 't unexpected and later came back to say she had taken the fish and burger off our bill. I thanked her and told her she really didn 't have to do that and hoped our feedback would help going forward. Despite the dishes being taken off it was still so expensive and really poor value for money. I just cannot fathom paying £12 for 2x sausages and 20 fries with some orange juice, It 's a real shame, nice pub, nice staff but our food was both overpriced and lacking. The waitress said they were very busy and I understand the pressures in the kitchen but we left really disappointed and felt we had wasted £120. We actually laughed about it on the way home telling our daughter she ate the worlds most expensive 'cheap ' sausages!"