Hollington Oak in Hastings

Abi , very help full , always smiling 🙂 , cheerfull happy , chatty.

Emma and Abi was lovely, great service with a Smile:)

Rediscovered pub from our past still going strong and serving very good food at very affordable prices shall be using more often

What a lovely place for a pint, and a brilliant bit of food. We didn't book, and turned up with over 20 people, and they delivered, totally. Lovely food, great time, and we all loved it.

Staff couldn't have been more helpful, we were a last minute party of 20 having a mix of Sunday roasts and kids meals, the food was amazing with no skimping on the portion sizes and for me having lashings of decent gravy being a massive bonus. The children were made to feel welcome, good family feel with loads of outdoor space in the garden for them to let off steam. Would definitely recommend a visit under this new management, it's certainly moved up a notch 👌

Shame. Used to be a lovely pub - rubbish now, rude owner, oh well, onto the next!

It was a last minute decision to go out to dinner this evening but was well worth it. The food was served quickly, fair sized portions and was very tasty. The staff were extremely polite and friendly. Good value for money too. Would definitely recommend to family and friends.

Cheap and cheerful food - you get what you pay for. No complaints on the microwave meals but the service was shocking! Why anyone would run a pub when they clearly don't like people! Never met such unaccommodating, unwelcoming, awkward and rude staff - such a shame, the place has potential.

Never thought I’d be saying this about my local pub that I’ve been going to for the past 5 years, but ever since new management has taken over, all I’ve heard is bad things about the new(ish) landlord and all I can do is agree with them. Every time me and my friends have gone in there we’ve always been friendly and never ever caused issues or created a reputation of some sort. But the landlord always seems like he’s got no personality and has an attitude. The previous owners have always been friendly, kind and also apologetic whenever service is running slow. We’d always managed to go in and make friends with the staff and have banter about football etc. But this landlord always fails to ever strike a smile and seems like he’s drastically losing the community of the pub. The pub used to be busy full of nice, kind and loving people and I would never know of any drama. It would just feel like a family, having the usual locals up there and others, who knew what a lovely respectful pub it was. But now it just seems like a complete ghost town of a pub that struggles to fill up. All of the locals seemed to have found another pub, because of obvious reasons. I’ve got friends that have worked behind the bar, that have left after a short period of time, that have said about how they’ve been mistreated and let down. It’s a shame to see how bad it has fallen since the new ownership has taken over but I pray it finds its way back to its respective heights as there was no other pub that was like the oak.

Visited here for dinner, first time ever being here and unfortunately it’s not somewhere I’d recommend for the below reasons: We ordered a mixed grill, Southern fried honey chicken burger and all day breakfast, when it came out we received; ▪️Mixed grill with no chicken, no onion rings, no pineapple, no peppercorn sauce (this I added). ▪️Southern fried honey chicken burger, this came out as a beef burger?? I spoke with the bartender who in all fairness corrected the issues, but when we asked if the chef was having an off day, he stated ‘you’re the first food order we’ve had all day, the chef’s in holiday mode’. I do understand that we’re human, we mess up, however a little worrying. Food wasn’t great quality or flavour and felt disappointing for the £40 paid. The positive notes are; bar staff friendly enough, plenty of seating available and dog friendly.

Went to The Holligton Oak as it has jst re-opened. Service was lovely & staff very friendly but not intrusive. Limited menu due to not yet being opened even a week. What we had was very nice - wouldn't hgve chosen burgers if full menu was available but chicken burger was excellent value & my friend enjoyer her cheese & bacon burger

Called in one Friday evening for food and live music, the mixed grill was really good and a great price, all of the staff were welcoming and friendly and the live music was fantastic and performed by Josh Collins. I don't get down to Hastings very often but when I do, I'll definitely go back to the Hollington Oak 👍

Lovely place. Adam was a Very helpful guy. Did the best for our party. Many thanks 😊 🙏x

Lovely food and staff. Cheap drinks

this pub is our spot now ; had a lovely katsu chicken today , roast dinner a few weeks ago staff and team polite and attentive , open smoking area loads of outside seating in the huge garden , excellent food prices, kids menu ; they have really thought of everyone here : well done

Our family loved the food & excellent service we recieved from the landlord & staff,really enjoyed our visit.

Staff were very friendly and accommodating , very good with my 4 year old grandchild. The food was served hot and within good time. The food was excellent

Great beer garden, cheap prices for the quality of the food. 100% recommend!

I cannot describe how downhill this place as gone, we visited last year when we was in Hastings, it was lovely very welcoming. This time was a complete different experience, we was greeted my the landlady bubble who was very clearly under the influence, had white powder around her nose, we were seated, was told to come to the bar and order I say told it was more slurred. The environment who actually very clean but while looking at the menu all we could hear was the landlady loudly behind the bar telling customers how much she has to work, being very degrading about others. With this we just upped and left, to hear someone comment ‘bye then’ on our way out. Such a shame we really thought it was on its way up.

Good points.Food was great .garden was good.Bar lady was nice .Not so good.Price of the beer was very high .Over £6 a pint and was a bit dark and uninviting inside,but not the worst pub I've been in.Three stars about right.

Celebration, food not good,jacket potato cheese was like rubber, the lasagne half was burnt and stuck together,menu needs to change from Chips to fries also they were over done.

A wonderful traditional English pub. Felt very welcoming, and staff were gracious. Food was very good, nice to see a senior menu for older adults

Very good traditional English pub. Wonderful!! Great service, last pint as good as first, food was wonderful, staff even better!

It's isn't the most fanciest place you will ever see, but it has a very homely vibe to it, the staff are very friendly and the food does not disappoint! Will definitely come again in the near future.

This establishment has a very friendly and well connected atmosphere. The food was really good and would highly recommend.

Lovely place, great food would 💯 recommend! Had cocktails, couples starter and rump steak sandwich which was so good I could have eaten another. All of it was excellent. Definitely going back.

Well what can I say apart from outstanding. Visited on Sunday for a roast with my husband and three children which range in age. Upon entering this lovely styled public house we was greeted with lovely warm smiles a very happy hello and how may I help you I was served by a lovely young lady by the name of Mia wonderful smile and such a delight. Service was exceptional she went above and beyond to serve with a very high standard felt so welcome so relaxed. We sat in the garden beautiful day there was a child’s birthday party that was there and they invited my two youngest to join in was lovely. The food amazing my roast was delicious I had beef roast it was cooked to perfection I have picky eaters so the choices you get on a kids meal is perfect. My husband had the bacon cheese burger and said how perfectly cooked it was and the value for money aswell couldn’t ask for a better price for such delicious food. WE WILL BE RETURNING 100% I have told all friends and family they too will be coming for a visit with thank you the hollington oak for a wonderful experience xx

Really lovely staff and reasonably priced food.

Called into the Hollington Oak for an evening meal with my wife while on a weekend break. The food was really delicious and good value for money in a lovely traditional pub. The staff were friendly and helpful. I would highly recommend the Hollington Oak for good pub food at a fair price.

Thatchers on draught big plus sign

A pub with great potential, but the manager could do with some training and the kitchen staff should read orders, send out the food ordered and in a timely manner. Items were missing, food had to be chased up multiple times and the poor lady on the bar was receiving little support from her colleagues. It was not busy, the manager was having a lovely break in the garden with friends, and the chef was refusing to send out food paid for. Very bizarre. I felt sorry for the lady on the bar.

A pub with great potential, but the manager could do with some training and the kitchen staff should read orders, send out the food ordered and in a timely manner. Discounts weren’t being honoured, the advertised bouncy castle hadn’t been booked, Items were missing, food had to be chased up multiple times and the poor lady on the bar was receiving little support from her colleagues. It was not busy, the manager was having a lovely break in the garden with friends, tables were left uncleared, and the chef was refusing to send out food paid for. Very bizarre. I felt sorry for the lady on the bar. The food, when it finally arrived - there was a wait of about 15mins from the first plates coming out to the last, was fine and good value for money - we never did receive one portion of onion rings as apparently the chef refused to send them out ….. 🤔🤷‍♀️

We've found this pub on our way from a trip to the seaside. It's a nice building kind of in the middle ow nowhere. The food was brilliant and cheap. For the price we didn't expect much but it was the best buttery mash I had in the pub. Pie was brilliant, definitely good quality. Portions very big and we had to ask for our deserts to be packed and we had to take them home because we couldn't even finish our mains. The service was brilliant, Bubbles (I hope I spelled the name correctly) was amazing, super friendly and very caring. It's also dog friendly and my boy enjoyed running around big garden. I would definitely recommend this pub for Sunday roast/pie and for a brilliant service and great food. Thank you for an amazing experience

Popped in for lunch on the spur of the moment. Good food for the price and a couple of nice beers. Staff were friendly and helpful.

I travelled from shoreham to visit my best friend for a few days in the half term, we had a lovely day with fun activities for the children aged 0, 3, 7 and 12 the children had an amazing time and the food we all had was amazing with very friendly staff and a lovely family feel to the place, would definitely visit again

The ambience and atmosphere is good. Don't try Rice with Katsu Curry It really doesn't taste good. Gammon and Egg was really delicious also Hunter's Chicken was good.

Most of these good reviews will be from people visiting during the day but by early evening it is an absoultely vile pub since the new lease holders have taken over. Dirty everywhere, leaving dust pans and heaps of dirt just in the middle of the floor while staff are too busy drinking/ on their phones/ eating instead of serving. Over two thirds of the people in this pub are always high on coke and god knows what else, doing drugs in the toilets and phone calls doing deals and just looking to cause problems if you even look at them the wrong way. Staff are rude and obnoxious, probably just as high on drugs as their customers. This pub would do so much better with new lease holders and if you could move it to a new area out of Hollington!! Full of chavs, don’t even bother going here after 5pm (probably okay during the day as all the druggies are passed out in bed) …

Great place for Sunday lunch really good value for money and excellent service everyone was really friendly and bent over backwards to make sure we were all happy - even producing a special veggie roast for one of us. Definitely be back.

Good food, good prices plus the staff are friendly and quick.

Nice pub just has too many televisions and music on loud. The landlady is warm and friendly. Only went there for a drink but the food looked yummy

Popped in for lunch, for a break from monster job nearby.Very welcoming and friendly staff, food was served with a smile.fairly priced food and tasty at that.will definitely pop in again if I'm working in the area again.

What a lovely pub will be back soo

In the middle of a double shift I went with a hunch they did Sunday roast. They certainly delivered. Service was impeccable all round and for the most unbelievable price, I had a lovely drink and remarkably good roast dinner. Next time I’m asking for extra gravy. Couldn’t recommend more highly!!!

We went here for my daughter's 18th birthday.I will deffinatly be going back.Staff were very friendly,atomosphere was was warm and perfect for younger children.There were a selection of games and books to keep younger ones amused.The food was absolutely amazing and the best value for money that I've seen around our town.We were all very happy.

Wow what a lovely friendly pub. Such a warm welcome and lovely Halloween party for the children. The entertainment was fantastic and really felt like a homely atmosphere. Great time had by us all. Can not wait to visit again. Plus the food looked delicious will definitely be wanting to eat next time I visit. Thank you for a great party for the children.

It was great and good atmosphere and the food good

This was first visit and found that the welcome was warm and friendly , the food was very good . The Sunday menu good choice and fair price This is a typical English local pub and offers lots both inside and outside tables.

I am telling you all this place is a rockstar, if you haven’t explored it you haven’t explore the life. I have decided it to be my pub for life long ! Wonderful staff and people , thx

Visited with a group of my friends on the pubs 1 year anniversary. Band was amazing, atmosphere was great, staff were lovely. We all really enjoyed our evening out and loved all the drinks & shots deal that are on offer.

Such a loving welcoming place the barman was lovely and food was a bargain and very tasty highly recommended

Came here with friends for lunch. The waiter/barman seemed to be doing everything, and was very stressed. Due to dairy intolerance I chose the vegan burger, which on the menu said came with sauce and violife slice (vegan cheese). I didn't get this and had a rather bland meal. The waiter/barman was very abrupt when I told him initially my meal was not complete. I then checked the menu to make sure I wasn't wrong. I again approached him to say it wasn't what I expected and had a very abrupt response "well you ordered it, I'm not the chef". He hesitated to take my plate, and was not keen to resolve the issue, nor apologise. When I tried to order a drink, he said he had "lots of things to do". It was clear to see his stress levels were high, there were other customers, the phone was ringing and he seemed to be the only one serving that day so I didn't get a drink in the end and had to get water from my car being a breastfeeding mum and very thirsty! My food then came back with a sauce, but the waiter said the kitchen confirmed no cheese- again no apology or resolution. It really was a very poor meal, I felt completely excluded from enjoying my meal with others because of having a special requirement, where I was restricted from choosing from the 2 meal deal because of it. I only stayed for my friends, but really felt so unwelcome. I won't be returning.

Very friendly staff ,good quality food very good selection prices very reasonable Thank you very much for an enjoyable lunch J&D

Great pub local to me, great selection of beers, the landlord Rebecca is lovely. Bar staff are friendly, Connor was great. Good food and great prices

Good service again Great meal MUCH improved Just needs steak & scampi back on the menu Enjoyed the live music Saturday night

Not been to the Oak in a few years. Since then, new owners, lovely fresh look. Friendly atmosphere, conor was a nice Chap serving, and the food was great. Mac n cheese with bacon and chicken add ons , friend had hunters chicken , both were really nice. Be back again soon with new customers for you. :)

Had a lovely roast with the family, staff were pleasant, was good service and good atmosphere and clean.

Long time since I’ve been to this pub as previous owners were not great but it’s been transformed Conor behind the bar was great very funny had a brilliant night will be going back from now on

Great family orientated pub, very welcoming , lovely food with a good selection . Staff are great and the landlady Rebecca is fab. Lived in Hollington for nearly 18 years and only recently discovered this gem of a pub

Had been meaning to go to this pub for ages and finally got around to it. Really nice setup - felt very relaxed in our booth style seats and didn't feel rushed like you get with some pubs. Kayleigh who was front of house made us feel very welcome from the off despite not being regulars. Large menu with a decent range and it is all super cheap. Portions are good and quality of food not too bad. Would recommend.

Fantastic pub with amazing friendly staff very helpful and kind the food we had was to die for the pie is amazing as well as the katsu curry i highly recommend this pub to anyone thinking of visiting it really is a little hidden gem well done to all the hard work of the staff at hollington oak keep it up

Great night thanks to Jason, excellent service, fun pub quiz, dogs welcomed. We all had a great time.

What agreat place working away from home the staff here are great the landlord and landlady are legends and Connor the barman Was a font of local knowledge and made us feel really welcome top bloke top pub and great beer garden

My family and I hired the hollington oak for our yearly get together,the staff couldn’t have been more welcoming and helpful as always, The owner was so welcoming & Charlene & Caitlin mother & daughter I believe gave my family such a wonderful experience that...

Friendly staff, beautiful venue, and a great atmosphere… highly recommend!!

Absolutely amazing service, great food and they were super busy yet nothing was too much, it was England’s ladies final so real busy, we didn’t book either (rookie mistake) but that didn’t matter at all, they found us a lovely table for all 9 of...

Absolutely amazing, we didn’t book yet they fit all 9 of us in last minute and on ladies World Cup football day too, it was really busy but we never felt that it was, our food was amazing & quick, served quickly too, the staff are awesome, highly recommended, go you won’t regret it xxxx

Great family pub with happy welcoming staff and a smashing landlady clean toilets and plenty of events 🥳👍💯

Food was amazing good quality I really enjoyed the food and the company lovely place to eat!!took the kids along they had fun in the massive beer garden.

Busy Saturday night but staff were having fun while working hard . Food was good. Garden is massive with festoon lights. The turnaround of this venue is amazing Well done to all .

I literally can’t even express how much I have enjoyed coming to this pub over the last 6 months, once again an amazingly band night. We had Caitlin serving us when we had dinner which is reasonably priced and she is just delightful such a...

We called up last minute and we were very grateful they could fit us in. We both had a lovely Sunday lunch which came with all the trimmings. Finished off with a chocolate fudge cake for dessert. It had a very friendly atmosphere and would...

We havent been to The Holligton Oak for about 7 years as it wasnt a nice place for us.Today we had lunch and what a change,Excellent food/drink and team.Highly recommended.

Excellent meal excellent service made to feel very welcome Kayleigh was especially helpful and friendly and they also have a great beer garden

Visited this pub with my family lucy was our server made us feel very welcome and done a great job. Will be visiting again

Great pub with a lovely garden! Very dog friendly :) Louisa was great, brought water and treats out for the dogs and made sure we had everything we needed

Got served by a waiter called Lucy she made me feel comfortable and so lovely

Was really pleased with the attentive new bar maid Lou, service with a smile and made my afternoon.

Absolutely amazing place to go beautiful garden welcoming staff and brilliant food deal buy on burger get one free, never been to a more atmospheric pub/restaurant really recommend

Great service from bar maid Lucy will visit again soon.

Great service from Lucy made me feel welcome from start to finish! New to Hastings will deffo be coming back when I visit again

Went here for lunch, it was our second visit and yet again a great experience. We were served by a very friendly waitress called caitlin. She couldn't do enough for us. Meal was lovely, very reasonably priced too. Would highly recommend here

The food and drink are all lovely. Came up here on a karaoke night and it was a laugh with the lads, the night felt even more special with the bar member Kayliegh I believe. She made the night more memorable. Excellent service also always had a smile on her face.

Lucy behind the bar was very welcoming. Top service girl!

Very friendly staff great service and my stand out barmaid is the young Kaitlin all in all the best. Family pub in Hastings

Really enjoyed my time visiting the hollington oak brilliant service especially from barmaid Lucy made me feel welcomed and great hospitality through the night

What a great service had a great family day out at the Hollington Oak!! Fantastic service from bar staff Lucy lou very welcoming.. Will definitely be going again loved it ☺️

Just like to leave a review a lady behind the bar called Lucy, excellent service very professional and quick service

Had an amazing time at the Hollington oak very nice staff especially Lucy great costumer service

We went for a girls afternoon meal and were served by a kind waitress called Lucy. Good food, great prices and fantastic service. We will be coming again. Thank you again to our lovely waitress Lucy x

Had dinner here Friday night and the atmosphere was absolutely amazing, and the bar staff couldn’t be any better, Thank you Caitlin And Lucy

everything’s about this place is great , a particular bar staff stood out to me as she was so inviting and very polite Lucy Cornelius

Absolutely brilliant pub, amazing chef, what a massive turnaround this pub has had, two lovely young girls behind the bar and was amazing to meet the landlady Rebecca, will definitely be coming here more regularly!

I came In Saturday for dinner and had the best service, the nicest environment with the most friendly staff, Caitlin served me and she went above and beyond! 100% will be back the food was INCREDIBLE😍

Love coming to this pub! Everyone is very friendly! Beautiful surroundings. Love being served the bar tender Lucy very friendly to everyone! Lots of laughs and fun!

Went for dinner here Saturday and had the best experience, my server Caitlin went above and beyond to make sure I had everything possible, it was truly amazing, the food was impeccable😍

Kayleigh was absolutely fantastic and the the other guys too! We had a fabulous meal with our 4 children. Fab children’s toy area and lovely atmosphere. Highly recommend! Beautiful garden too!

Great pub! Very friendly and welcoming, great food too, one of the best burgers I have eaten in a long time. I recommend to all.

Rebecca is a fantastic host - pizzas are fabulous!

Food was really nice - didn’t wait long at all

Will not be returning for food, despite this being our local.. The food had hairs in it and caused my girlfriend to throw up once she got home. £10.99 refund, evening ruined for the both of us Would like to see it improve as it was great before Just read the low star reviews and you can quickly see how little consideration there is for customer experiences