Cricketers in Chichester

Thank you to Ruth and all the staff at The Cricketers. My family hired the lovely function room, to have my mum's Memorial get together today. My family and I had a lovely afternoon, even though the weather could of been better. Your garden was so peaceful, and we all went out and looked at your chicken/hen coup. The food and service was great. The whole experience was just perfect. We are grateful. Kind regards, The Shine family. ❤❤❤

Really great weekend stay. Comfortable and large room, good facilities, breakfasts were great, and the service top notch.

Had a Sunday roast and it was very tasty and great value. Recommended.

After a 30 mile ride on the South Downs in the glorious Autumn sunshine, you need sustenance, and. a comfortable seat for one’s derrière! The Cricketers provided this in spades, with a Steak, Ale and Mushroom pie (one of those proper ones with a thick pastry top and bottom (Not soggy!!) freshly cooked veggies and cheesy chips Yummy!! 🤤. Rounded off with Profiteroles and cream!! A perfect spot for a meal or a beer after a day out.

Super staff, food and accommodation. Really enjoyed our brief stay.

Proper English country pub. No frills but that’s the appeal really. Lovely owners, good beer, pretty gardens, good food and very handy for Goodwood!

Only had a drink here but the staff were friendly and good. Thee menu looked reasonable. Can sit outside.

After a lovely walk in the countryside the 4 of us decided to have some refreshments here. What a beautiful garden this pub has. We shared two pizzas between the four of us which were obviously hand made, excellent oh and the Eton Mess was to die for. The staff are quite young but also very professional. Can't fault this place. Will definitely be returning in the future.

Nice welcome. Very reasonable prices. Beef and ale pie lovely, roast beef great, lovely veg. Big garden.

Such a wonderful place to stop and recharge along the West Sussex Literary trail. I’d highly recommend and would love to go back. Dining in the garden was a highlight!

Great food, ale, accommodation and staff

Superbly placed pub for exploring the South Downs National Park. Lovely ambience and atmosphere. Great food and drinks options. Expansive woodland garden at the rear with many individual tables/seating to choose from. There is plenty of off-road parking at the front. Accommodation is super clean and so relaxing. Private entrance, en suite. Very comfortable beds. Super quiet at night. Small fridge in room with fresh milk, water, fruit (oranges/apples). Also, cereals, bowls, cutlery. A lovely selection of teas, coffee sachets, etc, too. Even a fan, for a hot evening. Host Ruth is lovely, as are all the bar staff. Service is impeccable, too! And the breakfasts... well, they are really lovely 😍 👌 Perfect, in fact. Fresh coffee in a cafetiere, fresh juice too. Thank you, Ruth 👍 Excellent value for not just the accommodation with breakfast, but for the food and drink too. A testament to a thriving pub is that we stayed midweek, and it gets busy in the evenings, but in a good way. Pleasant atmosphere, nice people, relaxing and not so busy that you can't get good, attentive service. All in all, it is a great place to relax, unwind, and be brilliantly placed for exploring Petworth (and Petworth House) [10 minutes by car], or Arundel [20 minutes by car], or further afield into West Sussex and beyond. I can only highly recommend this destination. It is how a pub/accommodation provider should be run.

Food really yummy. Service excellent and with a smile. We will be back!

Great pub, with a lovely garden. Food is delicious with great service with a smile. Rooms are small but very clean and comfortable. Will stay again.

Stopped for lunch.The Cricketers is a lovely pub with first class food at very reasonable prices

Having been here many times and so often eaten the fish and leek gratin, always enjoyed it, very disappointed today to find it all breadcrumbs and little fish. It will be a while before we come again sadly. The service a little slow but very friendly staff behind the bar.

Went there for Sunday lunch and drove from North London only to get there at 4.00 and the kitchen was closed 🔒

Absolute gem of an inn, with interesting sporting history - if you like cricket, anyway! The pub is very welcoming - every member of staff is friendly, courteous and helpful and the approach is to make a stay or visit relaxed and pleasant for guests. The location is ideal for access to much of West Sussex and is itself set in rolling hills. Beer on tap is good, properly priced too; evening food is the right menu for a pub and the main ingredients are locally sourced, including trout from the very nearby fishery. The sirloin steaks are high quality and cooked to perfection. Breakfast options include full English and it’s also really good food. Accommodation is slightly quirky with two rooms in a recently converted brew house - the standard is very high for an inn. Parking plentiful, access easy, plenty of tables with a nice garden to the back of the building. A great stay, nothing to dislike at all.

Beautiful pub in the country with lovely gardens. The food was delicious and home made. The staff were welcoming and very efficient. Definitely worth a visit.

Lovely old pub in a beautiful location. Wonderful traditional garden. Dog friendly.

Lovely garden, friendly service and great food. Looking forward to being back for some more!

This is the first time we have come for lunch 🥙 and it was very nice and very nice people there and the garden is something two look at as it so magical 🧙‍♀️ such a lovely place 👍👍

It is a lovely place to visit or stay I will have to go again Loved the service Great food and drinks The rooms are very clean and cosy got a good sleep Good chap named dom great service

We booked here for a family meet up, half way between our homes. We had tried to book before Christmas without success but it was worth the wait. The food and service was good and we had a very enjoyable lunch in a lovely setting. The log fire was a bonus and was lovely to see.

Only stayed the one night, rooms are clean and spacious, food in the pub is very good, and the service excellent. Would highly recommend if you're in this neck of the woods.

Chanced our luck when we were passing, without a booking, on a miserably wet evening. The lady behind the bar was very happy to serve us & offered us a table next to the fire- bliss! We were pleasantly surprised to see meals for £12/13. For pubs in this area, in the current climate, they were the best prices we've seen for a long while. They offered really good traditional English food. I love pie and I'm so often disappointed by a caserole a dish with a puff pastry lid on it. This was a slice of proper shortcrust homemade pie which was huge. It was delicious and came with generous helping of potatoes & fresh veg. My husband had sausages with bubble & squeak which was also excellent. Very pleased to find this pub & looking forward to coming back!

Great food and service. Cosy country local pub. Visit regularly for mid-walk Pitstone.

Met up with a friend was very happy with the location and the inside. Disappointed with the beers non really to my taste. Tribute,Doombar or Harveys are my preferance.

Brilliant food in a lovely pub. Would definitely go again as the food and service were excellent. The steak and ale pie was the best pie we’ve ever had in a pub

Booked a table night before turned up to be told by bartender that he would squeeze us in so not happy to start with. Ordered drinks and picked up a menu. Drinks delivered to table and we ordered. 10-15 minutes later waitress came over to ask if we would like to order. Explained we thought we already had. Bartender came over not once but twice to confirm our order. Seeing other people who had come in after us getting food questioned what was happening to be told the fish stew took longer to cook but food would be ready in 10 minutes. After 20 minutes still no food. Told bartender we were leaving, without paying for drinks, his attitude was that’s up to you but your food will be next. Left. Landlady came out to us in the car park and tried to persuade us to come back in eventually admit bartender had not put our order through when we ordered. Offered us the food as a takeaway. No charge .Accepted burger for my daughter who was upset. Just bad staff won’t be visiting again

Quite simply an excellent pub, probably my favourite one around! On previous occasions I've sat in the lovely garden but, as we did tonight, I especially enjoy sitting in the bar area during winter when there's a roaring fire going as it's so cosy and atmospheric feels like a 'proper' pub. This evening I popped in for dinner with a friend - the barman (I think I heard someone call him Alex) is an absolute credit to the pub, really friendly and attentive service. The food was delicious and the portions were large. No complaints at all (although I would like to request the return of the chicken and chorizo ciabatta you had on the lunch menu a few years ago!)

Lovely pub with great food. Dog friendly 🐶

Last time we went we had a young dog who was so noisy, we had to escape to the garden for lunch. Same dish this time, mushrooms and Stilton with pepper corn sauce. Excellent as a light lunch. This is a traditional lunch with charming staff, a broad menu and excellent food. I was very envious I didn’t get to have any of the onion scraps with the local sausages ! Bought some local honey too, looking forward to trying that.

Stayed the night whilst attending a near by wedding. We had the downstairs room and it was lovely. Had everything we needed, tastefully furnished and cosy. Garden of the pub was lovely for a drink in the afternoon and breakfast was also good. All staff we encounter were really friendly and helpful.

Only a 5 min drive from my destination. Lovely little hotel room. Lovely country pub. Very very clean. Very friendly and attentive staff. Room was ready upon my early arrival. Had a few lovely touches to the room little fridge with fresh milk and water and cereals and tea and coffee etc. breakfast in the morning was absolutely delicious. Overall just such a lovely little place I would highly recommend staying here.

A first visit to this attractive pub. Lunch was great value, the food was excellent, very well presented and the service was friendly and efficient. We look forward to returning soon.

We hadn't booked and the staff said we were welcome to say IF we could find a table. We went out to the back garden and there were a family leaving so we settled down, brought drinks and watched as the one person who was bringing out food, walked past us several times - and the table was still full of the previous peoples' meals & drinks. We piled them up & made the person aware, but he seemed very rushed off his feet. We managed to get a menu after returning to the bar and were told it was going to be over an hour wait for food as they were too busy and as we hadn't booked - they weren't' expecting others to want to eat. Despite the seemingly negative attitude of the lady behind the bar - we ordered some food & enjoyed spending time with friends in the garden until our food arrived - which was very welcome after the wait! When our food was brought over, that was when the table was cleared - we did feel quite sorry for the young person as he seemed overwhelmed with it being just him, but he just kept going so should be given kudos for that. We will return but will book a garden table next time in advance. The garden is dog friendly, which was fantastic as brought 2 Newfoundlands who enjoyed the shade, the bowls of water left out for visiting dogs, and the attention from other adults & children.

I went to this pub a little time ago very I very rude staff and owner named Ruth horrid not friendly and dose not look after there customers well at all food was appalling tasted horrid for the price I hope people no they reuse sources off of tables that people have used and spit in food all together horrible pub would never go back over my dead body

Apologies but I cannot believe the comments about the food here. I ate here for dinner and then lunch and the food was of a very basic quality. I had two different salads and the quality of ingredients and care take on creation was less than I was expecting for the price I paid. The location is lovely and the staff were very friendly but this food is arguably £3/4 overpriced at least for what you get.

Over the past year visiting with a friend who came over from Australia it was a half way meeting point. Lovely staff, lovely food and well looked after. The Garden is beautiful and the weather really helped and we sat on the decking in shade because of her two dogs. Would we go back - yes.

We stayed for one night in this lovely pub. Clean and comfortable with lovely touches such as fresh milk in fridge and fruit. Breakfast in the beautiful garden was delicious. highly recommend this little jewel in the Hampshire countryside. landlady was helpful and accommodating when I foolishly ran out of petrol. Will definitely stay again. plus I had the best dessert I have had for a long time. waffle with salted caramel ice cream , Chantilly cream strawberries, toffee sauce and popcorn. I recreated it a few days later at a family party. it went down a storm. thank you to the chef.

We have just come back from a 1 night stay in a renovated barn it's absolutely beautiful inside exceptionally clean with everything you need. Fresh milk and fruit in the fridge. Hot drinks selection and breakfast boxes in the room. Ruth is a fantastic host and goes above to ensure you have a perfect stay. The breakfast in the morning is delicious with fresh coffees and orange juice. We will definitely stay again. The grounds in the garden is stunning.

We discovered this charming pub whilst out walking today, it’s beautiful inside and a wonderful spacious garden to the rear, helpful friendly staff and great beer.

We found this little gem whilst staying near Petworth and visited several time during our stay. There is a good selection on the menu and the meals we selected were delicious and mu husband was impressed with the burgers and the chips are brilliant. We also tried the ploughmans which were excellent. The service was great and staff very friendly. We loved the garden which was really well spaced out and very peaceful. We really look forward to coming back on our next visit.

Had a great meal on a Saturday afternoon at 2 pm. The service was great and the food was good honest pub food at a reasonable price. The pub garden is spacious and we thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

Took almost an hour to get food, no updates, apologies or explanations, charged for drinks we never had, again corrected with no apology, food mediocre at best (super watery sauce with mussels; tasteless seafood gratin). Staff were inattentive and we had to reach out to them almost every time, usually found them in the bar which was near empty, pub/restaurant was overall at perhaps 30% capacity, so being busy no excuse. Hopefully we just visited on a very slack day… Great garden and pub in itself, other customers main courses looked decent and arrived quicker.

It's been a while since we visited the Cricketers, but the food was absolutely great and the staff very friendly. We both chose the local griddled asparagus on a bed of salad leaves with poached egg and hollandaise. It was beautifully cooked and presented and our side order of cheesy garlic bread was delicious. Every one of our group complimented the food on how good it was.

I ordered the Chump Lamb Chops which came with three! I would have been impressed with two. Perfectly cooked with roasted new potatoes and mange tout. And...excellent service. The family ordered a huge homemade burger and an ample portion of plaice. Best value eat out...

We have just arrived home after a two night stay here and I will start with my one and ONLY criticism of The Cricketers - the bar /restaurant area can get a little quiet and I feel that some soft background music would be ideal...

Just come back from lunch at this pub ,it was so cold inside the six tables in the bar area all customers were eating with their coats on .This was at 12.30 on a Saturday.I went up to one of the young girls at the...

We stayed the night at the Cricketers Arms. It is a fantastic country pub. Food is amazing (we both had steaks). Guinness was very nice as was the wine. The service was impeccable. The room was the upstairs room in a converted barn. Very cosy,...

This is a family run pub with a great atmosphere , The food is excellent and the service also . We are always welcomed and can take out 3 dogs in no problem at all . the staff are always friendly and happy to help...

My husband’s ham eggs and chips was delicious, and my partridge (roast with all the extras you’d expect,) was superb. We finished with a crumble. Service was excellent and friendly. There was a comforting warm fire near the bar. And the loos were good.

Being new to the area my wife and I wanted to support our local pub and had dinner there last night. The welcome was friendly, the ambience was just right. Service was exactly the right pace throughout. My wife had the Venison and I had...

A friend and I booked two rooms at this Pub for a one night stay. The lass who booked us in was friendly and very helpful, we had two bikes and it was no problem to put them in the Function Room for safe keeping....

Stayed there for the weekend as friends were getting married at Cowdray Park. We stayed in the Hay loft which has been renovated to a high standard. The room had all essential comforts and the food and drink in the pub was top dollar too....

I had a really great evening here last week with some of my family looking over old pictures. The pub had keen and attentive staff who worked hard. I had a sourdough lamb flatbread which was one of the specials. It was absolutely delicious! The...

Lovely lunch this weekend, family trip after a long walk. Our son had the kids Fish & Chips which he really enjoyed, followed by a Chocolate Sundae. Generous portions which really filled him up. We had the Sunday Roast, perfect after a walk and the...

Having eaten here last night I would suggest that the young staff could do with some training. The food was average and when the waitress took our plates away we commented that the potatoes were not cooked through and not edible, her reply”that’s ok!” I...

Went for lunch but changed our mind when the staff moaned about our tiny dog being about one foot away from us in the empty dog garden. Very unfriendly atmosphere - we didn’t stay.

Staying at a local Shepherds hut and wanting to enjoy the outside area we chose to take away food. The chicken burger and the steak and ale pie were outstandi The staff were extremely jolly and the ambience in the pub seemed delightful. I wish...

Arriving tired hungry and thirsty we we all e-seated a two tables and drink orders taken. Food orders followed delivery of the drinks and after a bit of a gap as they were busy the hot food arrived at the same time for each table...

Food was good, what you’d expect from a standard pub. Garden is great with tables spread out and in great surroundings. We were two families and everyone happy with what they got.

My Wife and I walked a section of the South Downs way.Very impressed .My family comes from Mountain Stage in hills of Kerry so I have good yardstick to measure the way against.The trek across the South Downs Way took longer than I had planned...

The beef sandwiches are usually very good at the Cricketers, but on Wednesday the 4th of November we must have had what was left over as the standard dropped well below. There were four complaints on our table.

We popped into the Cricketers for a quick drink on our country walk this afternoon and would thoroughly recommend! The barmaid on shift was really friendly and the beers tasted great too. Excellent Covid measures have been taken and the garden has the perfect set...

My wife and I did a nice circular walk starting from the pub, we booked a table before. Had a lovely pub lunch, friendly staff, great tasting food. Will definitely be coming back, well done the Crick's!

We ate here on Saturday night with our family and were disappointed. I feel like I'm missing something having read such good reviews. It was decidedly average pub grub. Such a shame when the location doesn't match the experience.

We arrived at lunch time, found a free table in the garden, and bought our drinks. On asking for a menu we were told that we could not be served food as we had not reserved a table. No one told us this when we...

Came here for lunch today and despite two phone calls to book still no booking when we arrived which was disappointing However they redeemed themselves and did apologise for the error as we left. A lovely setting, glorious garden out back and the best steak...

Our first time of eating out since the start of the Covid crisis. This was a very relaxed and friendy venue to meet our friends in for a early lunch. The arrangments felt safe and well thought out but in the context of a very...

Wonderful garden, fabulous food with good choices and a reasonable price. The staff are polite and helpful, had a great lunch and will definitely be returning.

really lovely beer garden to drink the well kept ale they have on offer. decent pub grub with a good snack selection for hikers. very friendly staff. all round a good pub to visit if out enjoying the local countryside!

We had a fabulous crab, prawn and leek gratin starter as a main course which was delicious and perfect for a light lunch.

Very friendly atmosphere lovely food good friendly service. Good selection of items on menu allows for smaller portions on daily roast.

Lovely old-style pub with cracking ales on tap, friendly service and lovely food. I went here today with my wife and children - even the dog was welcome. So glad we found this place - will be back again soon!

Excellent lunch today to catch up with a friend. Home-made fish finger ciabatta with triple cooked chips were absolutely delicious. We will return.

A nice welcoming country pub, tasty well cooked food, with plenty of choice on the menu, with good sized potions. The staff are friendly and helpful. Plenty of parking.

Great choice of food and service was excellent despite the fact they also had a very large party booking at the same time! Food was great (particularly the piccalilli!) and lovely relaxed atmosphere. Staff were very pleasant and accommodating

Ordered a 2 course meal. While awaiting my lime and lemon was served, flat lemonade tasted just like tap water. Exchanged with little apology. An elderly lady then questioned us when we confirmed we ordered 2 starters, could hear her interrogating the barman who took our initial order-totally unprofessional. Soup arrived containing sprigs of herb- choking risk. Croutons were soft. Main course just tasted like an experiment! Pork, Parsnip Pear with sprigs of herb and sliced lemon peel. Parsnip crisps were rubbery. Atmosphere was dull. Toilets desperately in need of refurb. Used to visit periodically. Overpriced and poor quality. I visit many establishments and haven’t written a review in some time. Will avoid in future.

If you want the typical English afternoon - cricket on the lawn - great food and chat with the owner this is for you - the hawk and I kicked back and enjoyed a Sunday afternoon

This is a lovely friendly pub with a fantastic garden, however the food could do with improving. Bread used on sandwiches was not fresh. The beef in the sandwich was impossible to eat because the 'topside' (I doubt it was) was so tough, you couldn't bite through it. And the chips are either oven chips (not acceptable) or very old chips that were cooked the day before and left somewhere to drain off.

This pub has a very relaxing feel, with its lovely rear garden a bonus on a fine day. Food is largely locally sourced and cooked fresh, so there may be a little wait when it's busy. However, the benefit of the local produce shines through when it arrives at the table. The steak ale and mushroom pie was a stand out choice. Beer selection is good too.Definitely a pub we will return to when next in the area.

Dropped into this pub after a day out in Petworth. We were specifically looking for a family oriented pub with a garden where we could eat and let the kids play. All I can say is what a hidden gem - the pub was great - garden was excellent with great layout and design, great staff and service. The food was incredible. I would highly recommend this place and will be going back again when passing through.

A very clean and welcoming pub.with a good range of real ales .The menu is varied covering all tastes and is good value for money..Its sausage and mash easily passed my pub food test ,very good quality sausages

Visited the Cricketers for the first time The food was delicious and very well presented on the plate Great view in the garden Great service from the man in charge We definitely will be back again Thank you The Cricketers for the lovely time

We had reserved a table for the evening meal, best to reserve as can be busy. We were advised on arrival to order soon as poss as a large party of 16 were arriving, which we did. Our meals were very good and came within a reasonable time. When it came to ordering desserts we were told could be a little wait, which they apologized. To be fair their was just the two serving at bar and waiting on tables so a busy time which I thought they coped with well.

First time visit to The Cricketers ,as we been recommended by a friend

Had lunch here. Five meals from blackboard. Very very average and over priced. Extremely small salad to accompany two underwhelming fish cakes. Two average fish and chips for high price. Two other meals also disappointing. Didn't complain as our guests from abroad first experience of fish and chips and would have embarrassing.

We have just spent the weekend at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and just by chance stopped on the first morning for breakfast and every other morning. The quality of the food and friendly owners really made it so much so that we stopped every evening for a meal and a few local beers.

A great pub with great food! Our walking group had lunch there recently, they had opened so that we could pre-order before our walk started which was great, so when we came back at lunch time all we had to do was pay for our food, confirm our order and wait for it to be served! Our food arrived together even though we were a large group with diverse orders, very nicely presented and generous portions. The sandwiches were well filled with garnish on the side and the cooked meals looked delicious. Lovely gardens to sit in and really nice and friendly staff - definitely well worth a visit.

A warm welcome when we arrived, great choice and quality of food, really well conditioned ale (Flower Pots), great service, great garden. We were a party of 8 adults and 1 child and everyone enjoyed their meal, not a single gripe - I don't think that has ever happened before!

We usually get great food and great service here, over the last 10 years it’s been fab. The other day we arrived to eat in the evening for 4 of us. The pub was half full but all the tables had reserved on them except the round table for 4 at the bar, which 2 staff where busy folding napkins. No smile or greeting from them just a no you will have to eat outside. I have spent a fortune with you over the years you even ordered 4 32 oz steaks 4 lobsters and a special champagne I wanted without a deposit, all cooked to perfection I might add, see previous reviews and pictures. Tonight We had to pay for our beer no tab, and then we had to pay in full for our food and sit outside because the staff wouldn’t give up there seat. It was so cold outside after 10 minutes we came in and as the staff had finally finished folding napkins we sat at the round table. We then enjoyed a most magnificent meal and left. Usually I leave between 15 %and 20 % as a tip, this time as we had to pay in advance nothing was left. £20 out of your pay because you couldn’t greet a customer or be servile to them. I hope this is just a one off as I rarely give less than 5 stars.

I took my elderly disabled father for pint and sandwich but arrived at 12.15 to be told no sandwiches were available given they advertise ‘brunch’ bacon or sausage sandwich til 12! My disabled dad is 84 and in wheelchair they said we needed to order off main menu! He is diabetic so had very expensive poor quality soup! Don’t bother with this pub their customer service is rubbish we were told we needed to leave table which is only one my dad could access which wasn’t booked by1.15pm as it was reserved!AVOID!!!

I was part of a large walking group visiting the area. We had preordered our meals, but were still delighted (and surprised) at how punctual the service was, and the really high quality of the food. Very friendly helpful staff too. Greatly recommended

The pub were kind enough to call me and offer a Mother’s Day booking after they had a cancellation. I hadn’t been to the Cricketers before so was pleasantly surprised to be greeted by such a friendly and welcoming bunch, with the lovely log burner warming up the bar area on a chilly day. The food we had was lovely, and with really good-sized portions we all left full to the brim! I had beef which was delicious and tender, and the coq au vin was also excellent. Desserts were equally superb, especially the affogato, and throughout the meal, service was spot on from lovely, attentive staff. I can’t wait to return and try some more of the food on offer. Great pub with excellent food, thoroughly deserving of 5 stars.

What a treat when travelling from London. Just been here for the second time and not disappointed. A lovely fresh ale to accompany the best ploughman’s lunch ever. Loads of it and a lovely variety of food on the plate, we sat outside overlooking the lovely gardens and were very lucky to have a warm sunny day. How many pubs do you go to where the staff would come out to the garden to ask if everything is ok. It’s cosy inside too with a real log fire, nice seating, prompt service and a good variety of ales. Parking is really easy as it is set well back from the road behind a grassy island. They keep chickens so you know the eggs are fresh.

This was my first visit to the pub having had it recommended by a friend. Lunching with three others: the menu was varied; the four different mains we ordered were substantial, well cooked and well presented; the staff were friendly and obliging. I can't fault it.

A warm welcome as first timers and excellent, charming service throughout. Good selection of ales. A wide-ranging menu and top-quality fare.

We popped in for lunch on one very very very wet and windy Wednesday in March. The fire was lit and the lady behind the bar had a beaming smile and made us feel so very welcome on such a horrid day outside.