The Royal Oak - Piatti

Juniper

➤ 31 Tarrant Street, BN18 9DN, Arun, United Kingdom

Piatti • Kebab • European • Fast Food • Vegetarian

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"Bit of a dream. Wonderful decor, excellent wine list, utterly sensational beef ragu with pappardelle, friendly staff, all of whom are (literally) invested in the restaurant. Went for lunch, but suspect it would be as good if not better for dinner. Menu is short, well put together, and convincing. Cakes and bread in the window. The obvious place to go for lunch in Arundel, and a new star in the area: knocks The Pig well off its pedestal, and even threatens the Parson's Table."

La Campania

➤ 51 High Street, BN18 9DN, Arun, United Kingdom

Piatti • Pizza • Cafés • Mexican • European

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"What a wonder restaurant. Made very special by the lovely Italian lady who was our waitress. She loves the restaurant and her enthusiasm was contagious. The food was the best we have had in a long time. Everything was delicious. WE would recommend this place to anyone and wish that we lived closer so that we could take friends. The decor and music was also special and very laid back. Actually might make an overnight stay in Arundel just so that we can enjoy the food and wine fully without having to drive home it was that good!!!!"

The Bridge Inn

➤ Houghton Bridge, Amberley I-BN18 9LR, United Kingdom

Piatti • Pub • Vegan • British • Vegetarian

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"We had a family meal here while out for a walk. Food came in a reasonable time and a decent size and price. Sometimes had difficulty catching the eye of staff. Draught beer and cider includes Stowford Press, Neck Oil and Proper Job which went down well. I had a halloumi burger which had a lovely amount of halloumi and it wasn't chewy but soft, great mix with pesto and peppers. Husband had steak and kidney suet pudding which was a favourite and the rest of the table had scampi (great big fat chips that were crispy and soft inside) and then mackerel pate and prawn cocktail (starters so they could justify dessert). The st Clements cheesecake was full of citrus but no orange and very creamy, otherwise didn't pack much flavour Toilets clean and well looked after"

The Holly Tree

➤ The Street, BN18 0PH, Arun, United Kingdom

Piatti • Pub • Steak • Vegan • British

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"Went with my partner who’d been here a good few years before and had fond memories of it. It’s changed! I was told on the phone it was advisable to book, I have no idea why as it was practically empty. We were pretty much ignored when we got there by an older woman behind the bar but hoped it would get better. The elderly woman on another table went off to find her own pepper so I should’ve known then. We ordered drinks and one pint of flat coke later we asked to send it back, I was told it was indeed real Coke by the sullen looking waitress wearing cycling shorts. She then admitted it wasn’t real Coke and did he want a bottle of that. We were waiting so long for our food that dirty glasses were accumulating on the table and at one point we put them up on the window sill. Then noticed a dirty big stain on the table cloth and a candle holder with old wax in but no candle left there on the table. We asked how much longer the food was going to be as we both had work in the morning and it turned upafter 60 minutes and I wish we’d have left 20 minutes earlier when we’d thought of doing so. When it came it was a shock to see the £27 sirloin steak. Over priced and average at best. We had to ask the waitress ‘can you please take all these dirty glasses while we eat?’ The meal was already ruined and our evening out spoiled not by the food but by the shoddy way we were treated from start to finish. Even the lemon had to be sent back! No juice, fell away from the skin into mush so god knows how long that’d been there. Apparently she needed to tell the chef but brought back more of the same. We had to quibble the bill afterwards as the pint of flat cola syrup sent back was still on there. The manageress or whatever her job title is should be embarrassed at how customers are treated but unfortunately it was obvious she didn’t care and no apology given and she treated us exactly the same. If o was on my own I wouldn’t have paid so they’re lucky we did. It was one thing after another. We came home feeling like we’d been taken advantage of and I wish I’d said more at the time. I don’t usually leave bad reviews, I chalk it up to experience and move on so you can imagine how bad it was. If you like fawlty towers you may enjoy this farce but we’ll put this down to one place we’ll never go back to and will NEVER recommend. Joke of a place. What a shame."

The Black Rabbit

➤ Mill Rd, Arundel BN18 9PB, Chichester, United Kingdom

Piatti • Vegan • British • Vegetarian • Sandwiches

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"The Black Rabbit. Excellent location. Good variety of beverages and ample room to dine. Price was fair. Staff attentive. Reserved a table to avoid any dissapointment (which, by 12:30, the pub was filling up fast, so I would highly recommend booking in advance). The service was warm, friendly and attentive. The food arrived quickly and was very tasty. The mushroom sausage roll was lovely as was the flatbread and hummus to start. For the main, the sea bass and mushroom risotto with tomato butter, was delicious. My girlfriend had the lamb medallions which was described as very tasty the gravy/jus a highlight . We both had pud, 1 apple tart and 1 chocolate brownie both delectable. Views of the arun and arundel Castle simply perfect! Recommend!"