Old Barn in Horsham - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

So impressed, well done Old Barn Nurseries at Dial Post. Lovely big car park with generous spaces, nice pleasant walk through store to very impressive dinning area. The staff here are so welcoming and very well trained which makes for easy ordering of food and served to our table swiftly with no delays. Can recommend the small bottles of Prosecco to accompany meals, we went for the breakfast and ordered x2 bottles of Fizz (very light and extremely nice chilled) with a full English with scrambled egg / toast with butter and the pancakes with syrup and fruit along with two generous cappuccino coffees all for £25, The whole experience was five star ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Key points All our food was well cooked and good quality products used which certainly delivered on flavour. The restaurant is light and airy and spotless, with lots of busy staff that are so helpful. Toilets spotless. Can’t wait to come back and if you use the app you can often get two hot drinks for the price of one which is always helpful. Thank you for an awesome breakfast 🙏

My wife's coffee wasn't good. Lacking flavour. My mocha was weak. Cheesy chips were stale and cold and much less than before. We were very disappointed as we normally really enjoy our visits. Lee was very helpful, cheerful and proactive. He was looking to help. I hope our next visit is better.

Amazing, love the place and the food! Great service and also hope it gets popular overtime. Thank you for such a wonderful and delightful time :)

Fantastic visit to a very busy restaurant today. Lovely happy and friendly staff who were extremely helpful. We had fish and chips, beautifully cooked and presented and very, very generous portions. Thank you and well done to all the staff!

Had the steak and ale pie, very good. Food here is good and the staff are very friendly. We’ve been quite a few times over the last year or so and it’s always been good.

Popped in on a wet miserable day to cheer myself up after a rubbish few days. Ordered 2 hot drinks and a Victoria Sponge cake. Instantly regretted the choice of cake once it was at the till, it was half the size of all the other cakes, it also looked wet, Anyway I took it to the table, didn’t even eat it, it became very obvious that it wasn’t a fresh cake, infact I suspect it was one of these long life off the shelf box cakes, it looked like it had some sort of syrup poured onto to make it moist, the top half was stale, the bottom wet. The “cream” inside wasn’t the usual quality of a fresh cake with butter cream, more the longlife cream that’s in longlife cakes! Really disappointing and actually a total waste of money as the cake ended up being left with one mouthful out of it.

I have never felt so enchanted by a Father Christmas experience! Wonderful, magicial, great value. Our family was TOTALLY blown away by our visit today. Thank you so much Father and Mrs Christmas and all the Elves xx

We often come here for breakfast, lunch or coffee and a cake as it's fairly local to us. It only dawned on us this morning to actually get a review posted. This cafe / restaurant is absolutely amazing, always impeccably clean, staff are always extremely friendly and helpful and the food and drink is always very good, promptly served and hot on arrival. There is always a special on the board for lunch and as yet, we have never found anything to be less than brilliant here. Definitely well worth a visit, loads of parking and a good sized garden centre too for a look around even if not in need of anything. Well doneTates!

Absolutely fabulous afternoon tea in The Breeze House today. A private pergola for 4-6 people. The afternoon tea was delicious, fresh, plentiful with plenty of variety. We were looked after by Jason who made the whole experience really special ( it was my Mum’s birthday.) Thoroughly recommended.

Large garden centre with plenty of products. Surprised they don't have much in the aquarium department. The restaurant (very clean) has been totally renovated but it doesn't have the atmosphere it used to have its soulless. The coffee is the worst I've ever tasted (& I've tasted some bad ones). The scones are the biggest and best we've experienced.. The manager (Paul Smyth) in the garden centre was really helpful and Sue was lovely.

Such a great vegan breakfast! We loved eating here! There's indoor and outdoor seating as well as specific dog friendly areas and wheelchair accessible seating. The staff were lovely and chatty even though they were swept off their feet! Loads of options for our dietary requirements and the staff were very knowledgable about allergen information. Highly recommend this restaurant!

Food is always good and staff are lovely but it was eating in a dog pound. There were lots of dogs which i am happy with as i have 2 dogs but i hate seeing the dogs sitting on the chairs and in 2 cases dogs sitting on the tables being fed from the plates. Please make sure dogs stay on the floor.

Never order gluten free from this restaurant as they serve gluten free breakfast with normal toast and when informing the waiter to be told that’s how the chef plated it up !!! When you complain to management they blame the coeliac person . Very very disappointed

Had the brie , bacon cranberry panini . it was barely cooked , brie not melted , just tasted like warmed bread . chips were dry but hot . This place always used to be a great little spot but now the extension has quadrupled it in size it feels like it has lost the quality aspect despite prices being high. Many staff members were miserable and appear to have lost the ability to remember basic manners such as ; " please" and "thankyou" . Overall dissapointing , there are many other good places in this area ,, thats where I will be going.

Dropped in here by chance to learn that it is now part of Tates. Excellent English breakfast & helpful, smiling staff. Clearly massive investment in surroundings & facilities. Well worth a long visit.

We went for one of their great breakfast rolls. They never disappoint in quality or nastiness. The staff are all lovely AND they serve Yorkshire Tea..what's not to love. A great restaurant for full on meals or light bites.

Toasted bacon and mushroom sandwich served with salad and homemade coleslaw . We were told we would have to wait 20 mins. Ok. The coleslaw wash awash with thin dressing, it didn’t resemble mayonnaise nor was it seasoned. The pink liquid was heading at pace...

This is an excellent Garden Centre cafe and, on a rather warm day, we visited for lunch. There is plenty of seating both inside and outside, with some outside seating being sheltered by umbrellas and an over-hanging roof, good on a hot sunny day. The...

I came to buy some Acer trees,just wanted to say how helpful and friendly the staff were and how healthy the plants all were,came away with 2 Acer trees and few more bedding plants,very pleased with my purchases.

My wife and I visit the Old Barn at least twice a month for breakfast , and it is always an absolute pleasure. The food is excellent, and very good value , and the staff are amazing!! Having owned a high end retail establishment for...

Having spent my entire working life in catering as a chef then manager I can't praise the restaurant at the Old Barn highly enough. Sadly it is so rare to go out and find an establishment which is as well run as this one. Every...

Last Sunday a large group of military vehicle and classic car enthusiast booked in to meet up at the centre, they opened the restaurant specially for us from 8am. The service food and staff were amazing.super fast delivery of food out tables.happy days thanks to...

When I booked by phone for five adults, I was told that two afternoon teas for two would be more than enough. They were right! We brought two boxes of cakes and scones home. And talking of scones, they were huge and delicious. Nothing was...

Just visited The Old Barn nursery restaurant Fabulous bacon buttie and pancake stack. Served by friendly staff, especially Sue who had a bright smile and bubbly personality Highly recommend

I was told amazing things about this garden centre and “meeting Santa”. Instead we were stood outside a shed Santa was in - really far away. They told us they’d take a photo of us and Santa, I thought whats the point ? If the...

Took my parents today for mums 88th birthday, and although they don’t really book tables especially on a Sunday, Karen ( who is a total star) saved us a table in the cafe ( next to restaurant) but we could still choose from the restaurant...

Breakfast again today at Old Barn, again, superb. Best scones ever, great coffee and hubby says their full English is second to none. Not only is the food superb, the staff are sooooo friendly and helpful, they also take this horrible virus seriously, every table...

Recently visited newly refurbished cafe. Plenty of space and good drink/cake/food options. We weren't aware the new bike stand is so far from the cafe and didn't have locks. Manager kindly went out his way to arrange suitable alternative. Will return.

The whole restaurant has an air of professionalism about it, the building is scupulously clean and the staff are pleasent and helpful. The food is toip quality and I would strongly recommed the Old Barn Restaurant

We have driven to the S coast twice this week, and have called in here on both occasions as it makes a useful refreshment stop. There is a coffee shop and a cafe with a more extensive menu. Good cups of coffee on Monday. Today...

We fancied a coffee and ended up buying a cooked breakfast which was really delicious. This site is an absolute must for shopping with lovely gifts, plants and furniture. In fact I'm glad I live so far away because I would probably shop in here...

We visited for lunch today 21.09.21 it was busy but the food arrived quickly the tracker given for the food when ready has a clever Technical item by placing the tracker on a mat on the table which says "place your tacker here" means the...

For sure there is lots of parking, lots of overpriced things you don't need & not just garden related - think al-fresco department store where you can wander around with brain in neutral. Now a favourite with coach parties who usually get marshalled to an...

Disappointing that afternoon tea must be pre ordered. Cream tea was ok but scones massive, ok for a man but gross, dry and over baked . Won’t be having scones again.

We don’t go out much these days, but when we do, we go to ‘Old Barn Restaurant’. Not only is their breakfast menu great, scones, the size of a house, the staff are soooo lovely, always happy to see you, friendly and helpful, thank you...

Fab little cafe/restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating. They have been doing a brilliant job of improving their vegan options. As well as the usual vegan toasties, breakfasts, main meals and cakes they now have vegan scones. I have never had any as good as...

My friend and I drove out to The Old Barn with no intention of buying any plants but purely to sample a coffee and a famous Eccles cake here. It didn't disappoint and we would return tomorrow! Give it a try, I guarantee you won't...

Now restaurant is up and running again we’ve been there on a regular basis for lunch on a Sunday I highly recommend it lovely food and staff

I had been to the Old Barn restaurant a few weeks ago and had a decent scone and coffee. This time I chose the American pancakes - big mistake! 3 small, soggy, pancakes, with very runny, soft, tinned (or frozen) mixed berries & juice poured...

I happen to be one of the many mentioned below. Masks were worn and distance was maintained, to as much it can be in a restaurant, whilst keeping an eye on two extremely explorative and active infants. The abuse was most definitely directed towards my...

Visited for a late lunch. Lots of outdoor and indoor seating,attractively laid out. Simple, well prepared menu, good quality coffee, everything tasty and we'll presented. I had eggs Florentine and was one of the best I have had. My friend had an al day breakfast...

It was our youngest son’s 27th birthday today decided to treat him to a English breakfast so glad we did as the food was excellent and staff very friendly would we go back definitely.

What a pleasure to visit Old Barn Garden Centre. The centre was so clean and tidy and considering stock shortages was full of great products and great selection. The restaurant was simply stunning and the food selection amazing. What set this garden centre apart for...

Massive garden centre so much to see disabled friendly large parking spaces the restaurant was very clean and the toilets staff were very friendly and helpful the food was excellent and a great price highly recommended you won't be disappointed

My husband and I had lunch here on Wednesday after visiting his 100 year old mum in her care home in Storrington. It was our first meal out in over a year and our first visit to this garden centre since it’s refurbishment. We were...

Went to the old barn on Saturday for breakfast. A very warm welcome fro Claire upon arrival, Great food, piping hot and freshly cooked. Excellent service from our server. Sophie who checked that we had everything that we needed. We also felt very covid safe in the environment provided.

Well, eve of lock down, so where else would we have our last breakfast out for a few weeks? Old barn restaurant of course. What a lovely surprise for us when we got there.....balloons, banner, badge etc all to celebrate my 70th birthday on ‘lockdown day’....thank you everyone, not only are you all amazing, kind and considerate, your foods not bad either. We will miss you...stay safe and see you on the other side.

We have been going to Tates garden centres for some years now. Most times we go, we have a meal in the restaurant. We’ve never been disappointed, great meals, nice selection, always hot, and welcoming staff. I previously wrote a review on the Old Barn, as we were so pleased that they’ve been taken over by Tates. We had a meal in there just before it had finished being refurbished. And it was fantastic. I had put a review on this, but now of course it is all newly refurbished, with an outside playground for children, and outside eating area.Well to be honest, I didn’t think it could be any better than when we visited before the refurbishment. Then we went last week, and was absolutely blown away. I was very concerned about going out for a meal, as this would be my first time going out, after months of lockdown. But my worries were soon put to rest. Absolutely fantastic, felt very very safe. I suffer from severe anxiety, and I am disabled, with very little immunity. Was slightly concerned, as had read a review, about someone that wouldn’t go back due to it not being very Covid friendly. I don’t know whether this has been addressed, but it was very Covid friendly to me. Screens between every table, which were way above our heads, I’m 6 foot. Social distancing very good. One-way system. All staff wearing protective gear. Also all staff so helpful, and very friendly. They were happy to do anything, to make our visit as easy, and safe, as possible. They are running a full menu. Which we were surprised by, but very happy with, as with the Covid situation we thought it would be a reduced menu. So I can’t praise them enough for that. The food arrived piping hot, good size portion, and nice and fresh. Food all cooked to order. My Mum and I, had steak and kidney suet pudding, I had chips, fresh veg, and lots of gravy with mine. Mum had it how it came, with boiled new potatoes and veg. Dad had scampi, chips, and peas, which he said was very enjoyable. I then also added 3 Eccles cakes, to take home. As I can never go to Tates, and not have my Eccles cake. But the dinner was so filling, I couldn’t eat it there and then. Also, we can highly recommend the Ham, Egg and Chips. I have a side of Baked Beans with mine. I’d like to give a special mention to Karin, she is an absolute delight. She looked after us so well. And nothing was too much trouble. A genuine lovely lady, who keeps the restaurant running so smoothly. The new playground that has been built for the children, looks absolutely brilliant. There’s also another little café, where you can just sit and have a coffee, cup of tea, maybe and a bit of cake. Maybe even an Eccles, laugh out loud. Anyway, in my point of view, as a disabled person with a very low immunity system, I found this a very friendly, safe environment. I would highly recommend a visit to the restaurant, if you are visiting the shop. I can guarantee, you will NOT, be disappointed. Me, my mum and my dad, will certainly be visiting a lot more often. And I’d like to congratulate all at the Tates for the hard work that I have put in to making this restaurant look so lovely and welcoming, and also very safe, with the Covid situation we are in at the moment.We look forward to seeing you all soon.I’d just like to add, I am in no way connected to this company, or have any incentives, or initiative to make me say what I have said. It is a genuine review, as I say, from a disabled person, with a lot of health issues, and I hope this will help you make a decision, to make the visit, and enjoy a lovely meal, at Tates Old Barn nurseries.

Sorry but I am going to disagree with some of the comments on here about Covid 19 applications... entered via main entrance & signed in on app scanning.... we were just having coffee & cake so went to the left hand side ...... no signs on floor showing social distancing .... screens on the left with a narrow space to people queueing so customers with food/drink more or less touching you as they went past..... at the till area you actually had to go past the till to see what cakes were on offer so poor layout.... then confronted with people coming in a door in that area so not entering through the main door..... while seated observed people coming in main entrance without signing in at all as supervisor was dealing with other customers....entrance to the toilets was congested to say the least..... on the plus side cleaning regime looked excellent...... I feel the screens need removing opposite the counter as cramming in a couple of tables just doesn’t work & would improve the flow of customers coming away from pick up area.

The cafe/restaurant has just been renovated and has a really nice, fresh feel. Dog friendly areas and staff are great with my Labrador puppy and really friendly with my boys. Food is reasonably priced and good quality. I’m about to try the play area too which looks really good. I’d definately recommend it!

Firstly thank you to the staff. Totally covid compliant, I’m disabled and exempt from wearing a mask (I wear a lanyard with sign to show this) my daughter and I visited Thursday 22 October. Coffee shop totally covid compliant everyone helpful. Just popped in for coffee and a cake with my daughter food great best of all coffee lovely. Restaurant area clean, signs up, social distancing and barriers up.

I treated myself to coffee and a slice of gateau in the newly refurbished restaurant earlier today and was most impressed with the new decor. All was going swimmingly well until I encountered the young man supplying coffee, he was working alongside a charming young lady who very kindly went off to find me a tray. He was unpleasant about her which, in my opinion was most unprofessional, perhaps somebody in management could give him some tips on customer care? In fact he should follow the example of the young lady who found me a tray! Apart from this blip I was impressed with the service I refs and would have given a five star rating had it not been for the unpleasant encounter.

Breakfast at one of our favourite places to go to....what a great welcome we had when we arrived today, 1st time since March 23rd lockdown. New restaurant and cafe but same lovely staff and food. Felt very safe, especially as my husband is classed as ‘vulnerable’.....which he reminds me of daily. Tates have certainly worked hard to make staff and customers SAFE. Thank you....try keeping us away.

We went to the garden centre today and wow what an improvement in the restaurant. Great staff especially Leah who was so helpful. We found the snacks very tasty and priced competitively. The play area looked good too so will return with the grandkids.

We visited today and had lunch at the cafe part that opened either today or yesterday. Lovely sausage rolls and pastie. There was a slight mistake with our order and the lady running the cafe dealt with it brilliantly. Sorted out the minor error and gave us free cakes for our trouble. Wasn't a problem to us but great customer service and cakes were nice. I've got to say that there are too many moaning Minnie's re social distancing. If someone is really that concerned then they shouldn't be visiting busy cafes and garden centres. I've recently been on the end of someone moaning (at a different venue) that I wasn't six feet away. It was 5ft 6in. Asked her why she was there if that paranoid. She reported me to a manager and was happy to stand a foot from him.Anyhow I digress . Brilliant improvement at old barn and great to see all the investment which must be good for jobs and the local economy. Keep up the good work. Customer service very good and food good.

visited saturday, met by a smiling assistant who took details ,found a table, clean, lots of sanitizer, plastic screens between tables, very efficent and happy staff, so helpfulserved quickly with teas , food was brought to our table.the food was well presented, well priced ,fresh and hot, the lemon cake was also very good, the social distancing was brilliant, felt so safe went into the store, the christmas display was so lovely, what alot of hard work has gone into this, customer service was so good again, would definelty return , thank you for a lovely, safe and comfortable saturday afternoon shopping and eating experience .

Went here out of the blue today and was blown away by the recently opened eatery in the refurbished old barn. Hygiene was excellent, food brilliant, value great but most of all the customer service. It was so well run and the staff were a delight! I never leave reviews ever but made the effort this time as I am so used to indifferent service and all our party commented on how well the staff did their job. Do not miss any opportunity to visit as you will not regret it. They really care about you here. We will be going back very soon and we are over 30 miles away!

Excellent breakfast came out in timely fashion, felt safe and well looked after in regards to social distancing. Perspex screen between tables and a one way system around the restaurant. Will be back next week!

Friendly staff, quick service, decent size English breakfast (especially the sausages), coffee is good, lovely new building. All round much better than before, new ownership should be proud

Really nice breakfast, arrived at our table really quickly and the staff were very welcoming. The social distancing was very well managed and there was a one way system around the whole restaurant. Will defiantly be returning soon!

Such good food, really friendly staff and fantastic new setup! Great with COVID guidelines and felt safe.

First visit here for lunch meet up with friends since it was owned by Wyevale. What a transformation in every aspect, surroundings, menu and food availability and staff. Large menu choice not reduced by the general excuse of covid.friendly staff and bright and airy surroundings all managed in a covid friendly manner. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend.

Popped in for lunch today to see the new restaurant, have to say the food was excellent if just a little expensive for what we had. What made me really uncomfortable was the attempt to maintain social distancing. We were met at the door by a staff member who asked us to register on the app then join the queue to be served. This is where we started to feel uncomfortable as although we were wearing a face mask, the man behind us was also wearing a face mask but he could not manage to keep a safe distance he just kept getting closer, we also noticed there were people sitting very close to the queue waiting to be served. When we asked for a soft drink, we were directed to the chilled cabinet that was unfortunately back up the queue that had formed behind us so we didn't bother. Some of the tables were very close together with an attempt to screen them from each other using very small perspex screens that are just not big enough. Once you are sat at your table the screen is barely shoulder height. Then people started moving about without face masks over their face, we watch a member of staff talking to a lady who had her mask under her chin but no where near her mouth & nose so what's the point. Sadly we will not be going back under the current circumstances which is a shame as the new restaurant is beautifully, but we felt uncomfortable. 16/10/2020.

We wander up to the restaurant ready to take a seat outside as we had our pooch with us, but a lady came out and greeted us and informed us that there were tables available in the doggy area that we could sit at. We were quite pleased about this as it was starting to rain and get a little chilly. We entered the restaurant and were greeted by some very friendly staff who showed us where to sit. We chose what we wanted and I went up to the counter to order. It was very well organized and the staff were extremely helpful and friendly. Our lunch didn't take long to arrive. I had a cheese and ham toastie and my husband had a tuna and onion panini, both very delicious. One of the staff came over and made a fuss over the dog and we were saying how lovely it was in there. She explained that it was their first day open and there was still work going on to open the coffee area. This did not affect our lunch even though we were sitting quite near to this area. The restaurant has been very well organized and the tables are separated very well. Was a great experience and we will definitely be returning for lunch.

We thought we would stop off on the way home and see the changes but large outside development taking place which looks likely to be a new cafe/restaurant, outdoor children’s etc.In the meantime there is a temporary mobile coffee/food stand.Prices were high but in fairness the flapjacks were of good size and home make.However my cappuccino was very expensive for £2.80 served in a near espresso sized cup. That was a bit mean.I can only see this place being of high prices in the future so we will probably avoid.

The service we received from Victor on the 13th June was outstanding. Nothing was too much trouble, he was helpful, informative and a pleasure to be served by. Truly an asset to Old Barn Nurseries Dial Post and his high level of customer service is a rare quality these days. We are not local customers and his attitude made such a pleasant visit that we will return when passing by again. THANK YOU VICTOR.

Due to these difficult times, it was our last visit for a while for our breakfast at old barn, although it was sad that we wouldn’t be enjoying their lovely breakfasts and scones for a while, what a lovely reception we had, and, even more importantly, how impressed we were with their hygiene and customer protection regime they had put in place. We are so going to miss the lovely food and even more importantly, the staff.....so lovely. Thank you, and hopefully see you on the other side of this strange situation.

Lovely atmosphere, food looked lovely and was very tasty and arrived very quickly . Staff were very friendly and pleasant. The chairs were very comfortable and clean . Also toilets were very clean .

Popped in for coffee with some friends as been a while for a catch up......... let’s just say I feel sorry for the staff!!!! The place is cold and dirty the toilets are shocking! What has happened to the original Old Barn! It’s nice to see some familiar faces with the original old barn staff (which was the only good thing about this visit!) but they don’t seem their usual happy selves though They seemed to be very rushed and stressed but nice to see they are all still doing their best to keep smiling, I can’t imagine it’s easy to smile with shambles around you. Understand massive refurb going on........ but is it necessary what was wrong with the way it was? Furniture?????? What’s with that? The barn has lost its vintage feel, the warm the cosy the history look now it looks cheap, cold and slung together! Quite a few new members for staff just standing around and leaving most of the work/if not all of the work to the original staff, (Till and drinks staff also clearing tables quickly before the next customer arrives to be served!) I would say it looks understaffed but if several weren’t standing around the ones already working in an area wouldn’t have to jump off to cover other areas! In a nutshell I can’t see myself and the girls returning to what used to be a beautiful place with friendly welcoming staff (friendly and welcoming staff used to work in the garden centre as Well, to keep this short and sweet but they look like robots, no one smiles and it seems it’s a chore if a customer asks for help!) Good luck to the Original Old Barn staff you were always great keep up the hard work!

A very pleasant atmosphere and surroundings and good quick service. Food was average but some of the other meals did look very nice. I would definitely visit again and I would recommend friends to viisit.

Was a regular visitor to the garden centre and the restaurant. When Tates first took it over the food was very good. As a vegetarian there is very little to choose from, so I was delighted when veganuary happened. I had one vegan meal which was the chick pea curry whichwas really good if not very spicy. I was looking forward to more. Unfortunately when February came vegans are no longer catered for, only mushroom wellington which doesn't appeal.So today I had the macaroni cheese which was appalling, the pasta was overcooked and hard, swamped with melted cheese, which was hard and inedible. Served with 2 tiny slices of bread. Used to get some salad and 2 slices of garlic bread, but not any more. For £8 it was extremely poor. My husband had the cod and chips and the fish was good but the chips warmed up and not very nice. The service was friendly and efficient, but the food leaves a lot to be desired. Will not be eating here again.

Very friendly staff on entering via the wrong door. Lovely restaurant staff particularly Charlotte who dealt with our order promptly and efficiently

Visited a few weeks ago to see how the refurbishments were going and to say hello to Karin as she is now at the Old Barn instead of South Downs, Hassocks. We were just going to have coffee but decided to have breakfast as well. So pleased we did. Everything on the plate was perfectly cooked, arrived hot and tasted fantastic. Eggs done sunny side up, a runny yolk and no brown or burnt thin crust around the edges that you sometimes find - just perfect (definitely to my liking anyway). We asked if we could have toast on one plate instead of hash browns or beans - not a problem. The service was quick and all the staff really friendly and very helpful. Thank you Karin and your team for looking after us so well. Shall definitely be visiting again.

The Old Barn used to be a lovely place but the new owners have ruined it. I visited it today and the food was poor value and had very little taste. Everything seemed of average quality at best. A redeeming feature were the staff who appeared polite and helpful, if very rushed. The atmosphere left a lot to be desired. I was in the temporary? prefab room which was cold, draughty and had no views outside the windows. The tables wobbled and so did the floor every time someone went past. Lastly I tried to use the toilets only to find they were all being used and a queue of four in front of me. Overall a poor experience which I obviously cannot recommend.

we used to eat regular in the Barn prices used to be reasonable, we feel its a bit expensive what we had.. Saying that we look forward to your new Restaurant with more choices..

Been visiting Old Barn many years now. Never really ate there, as food wasn’t to our taste. We then noticed it changed to Tates Garden Centre. Well, we’re big fans of all The Tate Garden Centres. Especially Southdowns. But now upon finding they own Old Barn, well lots more visits to the restaurant are in order. Meals are just fantastic. Good selection. Small or large appetite. You’ll find lots of yummy options. Food always piping hot. Good portions. Good menu selection. Reasonably priced too. And their Eccles Cakes. Well, what can I say. If I’m full from my Ham, Egg, Chips, and a side of Baked Beans, I’ll take my Eccles Cake home. The Staff are so polite and well dressed. And I can’t praise Karin enough. She looks after you so well. And is always on the ball, making sure everything is running smoothly. You may think they closed due to improvements being made. But, they are open. And are coping very well. I can’t recommend them highly enough. Give them a go. You won’t regret it. Already planned our next visit.

After being told that Karim from hassock garden centre had gone over to sort out the cafe at Old Barn. This need to be sorted and what a lovely surprise how much she has sorted in a short time. The Staff looked alot more happier then the last time we where there. The standard of food has gone up and the cafe itself has been improved to. Much more personal then the long table and uncomfortable chairs.

We are regular visitors to old barn since Tates bought it from Wyevale.....and gosh...what an Improvement....the nursery side is amazing, so much to choose from, and plants are very well looked after. But, our favourite part of old barn is the restaurant....firstly the staff are lovely, the food great and they have now started making their own scones...and I consider myself the ‘scone queen’...they are delicious. Thank you Old Barn.

superb coffee and a bacon sandwich, even better was the excellent friendly service. although I only popped in because I was shopping in the garden centre I will certainly be back again for the restaurant.

Popped in for a treat of coffee and cake, big mistake! Thought Fawlty Towers had resurrected itself. Was served coffee and gateau. The gateau was riddled with mould!! Complained and an apology was forthcoming but a decision not to visit again was an easily made.

Great food choices and service from Kaz and the team. Breakfast options are great with the ability to add items that are not offered at standard.

We had a group of 15 of us visit today and they had reserved tables for us as a group. The breakfast was lovely. Staff served the food with a smile.

Lovely Christmas dinner in the beautifully decorated barn. Wonderful time everyone really enjoyed their lunch.Recommended place to meet friends and family.

Service was OK but the food was cold, uncooked and awful, I think an over use of the microwave was also a factor I have been going here for many years but will not go again. Such a shame as it was always a nice place to visit. also the decor has been redone and it just does not work with plain cold walls and very loud floral print used on the furniture.

Went for an invited meal due to an error on another occasion. Food was excellent half way through renovations of what is going to be an amazing new restaurant and a few Dog friendly tables. Well worth a visit.😊

a really fantastic lunch menu everything covered from small bites to main meals,food always fresh and lots of it.lots going on there due to re fit and take over,but still very accommodated,always very busy

Visited here on Sunday lunchtime. Very very long queues for food and drinks. Only one roast dinner option for Sunday lunch and the rest of the menu was identical to the other Tates garden centres.

Wow what a difference from the southdown nursery in Hassock not only is it cold inside ok I know it is only a temporary building as they are having improvements done but still.

Transition is everywhere following the takeover by Tates. The separate coffee shop has gone and the restaurant has a temporary front extension and rear toilets to be able to cover the numbers. We had a pleasant enough lunch from an identical menu to Southdowns.

We popped in for a quick lunch, unfortunately quick turned to a long wait, but worth it in the end. The experience was made most pleasant by the delightful STEPHANIE who served us. It was her 2nd day and what a lovely sense of humour.......long may she last,a prize employee!!

Visited old barn for first time in ages , believe it has been taken over , what a difference in layout and choice, range etc . So much better than with the previous owners . Only downside was the coffee in the coffee shop wasn’t up to much and dont appear to be fully trained barista’s

We visited to buy plants and ended up staying for coffee. The coffee shop is lovely and a good place to have a rest from shopping. The centre is a good for buying gifts.

Called in for lunch on the way home from a couple of days away. Quite shocked at the change in the place and the lack of toilet facilities was causing quite a problem. Outside the main restaurant, there was one toilet for all...men, women, disabled and baby change!!! There were plenty of staff but all too busy to engage with the public!! Young man who served us on the till was sullen and not happy. Sad as we often popped in here, will return in a few months to see if it has improved.

Went for coffee at the Old Barn restaurant, and, oh dear, what has happened to the place! The lovely old pine tables and chairs have been replaced with the most hideous cheap tables, plastic covered seats....and where did they find that awful floral fabric for the seat backs?

I have eaten st Old Barn many times before it became part of the Tates group but today made me think I will never go again. Lots of empty tables but lots of uncleared tables and some were dirty. The decor is terrible and I really miss the lovely stripped pine tables. We were then told that there was a 1 HOUR wait for hot food and when we said we only wanted a sandwich, the response was the same - 1 HOUR!!! Needles to say we left and I really doubt I will return. Come on Tates, you can do better than that!

Stopped off for a bit of lunch, 3 cooked meals - the barn was very busy and seemed very disorganised!

We went here as I was emailed a voucher for a Traditional English Breakfast and hot drink for £5. Very good value but the 2 rashers of bacon, the baked beans and sausage where cold but the 2 hash browns and fried egg were OK.

We entered the cafe, just as I saw another sign for restaurant and coffee shop. As the sandwiches weren't interesting in the cafe, we went to the restaurant/ coffee shop and there we had a freshly made and interesting sandwich, but there are also several hot dishes on offer.

First visit since change of hands, happy to see a great improvement in the quality of food and service since the last time I visited.

Stopped for Breakfast after a too early start. Had a really good meal. Service was good and the surroundings nice, it is set within a large garden centre which has recently been taken over. Top marks.