Pots and Pithoi Cafe in Mid Sussex

Lots of very expensive pots, all were just plain colour, there were some nice coloured jugs, mugs, bowls etc in the shop, wouldn't rush back

I don’t normally leave reviews but the coffee here is amazing. The lady who works on Sunday is so lovely and the cafe is incredibly cute, colourful and full of pottery. Unlike anywhere else I have been. HIGHLY RECOMMEND for a coffee and a slice of cake!!

It's a new place I've discovered right on my door steep. It's heaven and place to go for good food and great breakfast would highly recommend this independent establishment.

A fabulous little eatery in the Pots and Pithoi shop. The service was so friendly and helpful it was reminiscent of something imagined in a PG Woodhouse novel. We chose the quiche and when asked if it was substantial, as we weren’t particularly hungry, we were told it was hearty. They were more than happy to split it. We sat at a quaint table and were very pleasantly surprised that it was served to us on two plates already halved and each accompanied by a very well dressed and delicious salad. The quiche was simply a triumph. The kind of quiche you would marry if your were single. Unctious and flavoursome with crispiest pastry; it was a joy. We live 30 miles away and only went there to choose a big pot but will be back. A destination quiche indeed.

A very relaxing atmosphere amongst some gems of unusual merchandise and every shape of pot you could ever wish for, all along with excellent service and beautiful cakes..

Delicious salads and fab chicken souvlaki. Coffee is good too. Lovely atmosphere and you feel as comfortable eating solo as you do with a group of friends. As nice in the winter as summer. Lots of interesting items for sale. Yovi is always so helpful and it’s always great to see her welcoming smile

Met friends for coffee and cake and were very impressed. Very relaxing, caring staff and great cakes. It was raining, so we didn't get to see outside, but will certainly be going back again in better weather and perhaps having a meal. It all looked so good.

One of the best places to visit in the area. Great cafe and stacks of interesting things to buy in the barns and shop

Search out this cosy, pretty little cafe which is part of a friendly, family-run business mainly selling Cretan pots, as well as homewares and gifts. The heavenly home-made scones are enormous, served with clotted cream and the most amazing home-made jam; we chose blackcurrant and it reminded me of my grandmother’s!

A small cafe that serves a good choice of tasty dishes. The cakes are amazing. The staff are friendly and efficient. All set in the beautiful surroundings of the Cretan pots. Love to go here.

I have driven past on many occasions but never stopped until I took a friend for lunch .lovely menus all very fresh The outside garden is beautiful really recommend

Food was good, staff were attentive, delay with the order whilst they tried to find avocados but with a nice setting and great weather it wasn’t an issue.

Visited this lovely place again with a friend for a catch-up, we’ve been coming here every few weeks the last four months. We love it for its friendliness, it’s coziness and it’s yummy cream teas! Bit disappointed to find this time that the price of two cream teas has risen from £8.95 to £10.90 which is almost a 22% increase! Realise of course, that costs are rising, but this hike seems a bit steep. It won’t stop us visiting but we may not be able to do so often.

Visited for a light lunch with family after a walk across country. Staff were welcoming, the courtyard was beautifully laid out and shady. The Cretan salad was the best Greek-style salad I have ever had; gorgeous olives, large chunks of red pepper. In addition they provide your own olive oil and balsamic vinegar so you can add just the right amount of dressing. Highly recommended and will definitely visit again. So good I told the kitchen staff!

It always nice to eat and relax here. Food is simple, but very delicious. You are always welcomed and are treated like very special persons.

Great place to stop off for a coffee or a light lunch. Staff were friendly and helpful. Amazing Greek pots

I took a small group of walkers here for lunch. (6 of us). The whole place is beautiful. The large earthenware pots on sale outside look amazing, the gift shop is an upmarket Aladdin’s cave, full of goods in bright Cretan colours and many aromatic goods there too filling the gift shop with their aroma. One can eat lunch inside or outside in the very pleasant courtyard. We chose inside because we had been walking a couple of hours in the sunshine. The cafe is small and intimate and very relaxing. There are quiches, salads, chicken souvlaki and soup on the menu. Our meal was delicious and looked attractive too. We didn’t have cakes but they looked amazing on the coffee counter. Don’t eat here if you are in a hurry, the food doesn’t come quickly but that is part of the true Cretan atmosphere. Will definitely come here again.

My partner and her sister discovered this little cafe a few weeks ago and was really impressed by the tranquil and relaxing atmosphere. Its tucked out of the way on the East Grinstead Road from Crawley.

It’s infrequent during these times of the internet and fast good to find such a gem of a place where we felt special and were treated as such. Being a keen gardener, and also being my birthday, I was treated by my family to a couple beautiful Cretan pots and lunch!

Very small venue but absolutely lovely, the staff are very friendly, knowledgeable and quick.

A beautiful environment with the highest quality of products and service. A great place to detox and spend time with the family.

We’ve been here as a family a couple of times and each time we are in love with the place. The tea rooms are gorgeous and are a real showcase of the items Pots and Pithou has to offer. The service is great and the staff are very friendly and helpful. We’ve bought a number of beautiful ceramics and they work so well in our home. The water features are also original and elegant. There’s a lovely atmosphere to the site - couldn’t be better. Worth a visit!

I recently visited Pots and Pithoi with a friend on the recommendation of my ceramic mad father! My experience was delightful, served with delicious food by a wonderful young waitress Emily who held a lovely conversation with me and really took the time to make us comfortable. I bought my pot and enjoyed a well earned meal - I would highly recommend the hummus mezze! My friend and I will certainly be returning for a repeat of last time.

Called in to take a look at the pots here which are the best I have ever seen. Not cheap but absolutely the best. Took coffee and a truly excellent toasted tea cake - fab!! And served with a smile.

This is The Place I meet friends (and occasionally take my husband) for coffee and cake or lunch and now a breakfast menu has been added.

Went to have lunch with a friend and hoped to see my lovely friend in the kitchen there. She made us the most delicious and amazing looking lunch! The cafe itself is just beautiful, lovely things to see and buy everywhere.

An excellent setting to have a meeting, high quality food , very friendly and welcoming . The cafe has a very good atmosphere and I would recommend highly.

Hidden away, lovely staff, and fabulous food. Perfect for a quiet meal or snack. You won't find better cake anywhere. We will be back!

Popped in to have my water feature pot replaced. What a lovely place! Very helpful staff and pretty gifts and gorgeous cafe. The cakes were scrumptious!

Perfect at any time but especially on a sunny day! Great home made food and good coffee, a little haven away from it all and if you love pots then the choice is endless!

Met a friend for morning coffee- and got to try the new autumn menu......and it was delicious. We both had the avocado on toast with feta. Delicious. We had to try the cakes afterwards- they were also of very high quality. All the staff were incredibly welcoming, warm, friendly and efficient. Everyone that walked past our table greeted us friendly and wished us well. This is the sort of 5star treatment that so many other places lack nowadays. It doesn’t take much to make a customer welcome- and everyone here does. I will be back and I will recommend it to everyone I know. Lots of mums on the runs coming your way for an hour break with a drink and cake. Thank you

This is becoming a regular visit. Perfect location for a relaxing lunch or just a coffee. Surrounded by pots and plants of all sizes you can but dream about how your garden might look. Nice place

Sitting in or out amongst the pots for coffee & cake or Greek inspired lunch.....plus the staff are so friendly. Book a table for Fridays & weekends

This is essentially a retailer of Cretan Terracotta pots - and wow do they have a variety! However, on this occasion we decided upon visiting for mid-morning coffee and cake. We received a very warn welcome from the moment we parked the car and were served quickly and efficiently. Coffee was very nice and the cakes were as delicious as they were fresh. On this occasion we had a chocolate brownie and a (massive) slice of carrot cake. Prices are very reasonable.There is seating inside and out but as the sun was shining we decided to sit amongst the terracotta pots and olive trees. An absolute delight. There is a small farm-type shop with an eclectic selection of goods for sale. We actually told some friends about our visit and they decided to pay a visit. They also gave Pots and Pothoi Cafe the thumbs up.

We walked over from Turners Hill and had a lovely welcome and fantastic service from start to finish. We sat outside for lunch but then preferred to move inside for our delicious cream teas - the waitor carried our teas/drinks/plates inside and laid them out for us. Our lunch of panini's and soups were very good and the cream tea great. The environment to sit, listen to running water and amaze at the large pots is lovely. We will be back.

We took my father in law up here today , it wasnt that busy so we sat down looked at menu and waited and waited lady came to clear tables next to us , didnt say anything to us , just carried on clearing , a will be with you in a moment would have been nice or you need to go to the till to order but nothing so we waited a but longer , still nothing so we got up and left . looking at the menu it did look over priced so we carried on down the road and found somewhere else to eat .

Found our way here and enjoyed our visit. An amazing array of cretan pots, many of which could also be turned into water features.

Stopped for lunch which was a very tasty ham panini, with a large salad. Sat outside in lovely surroundings, with the sounds of running water and the view of terracotta pots. Made a great change from the run of the mill locations. Will definitely return to try out the cakes.

Probably the most relaxing lunch I've had in the last 5 years. This amazing little location is the sheer definition of Tranquility.

We enjoyed a great lunch in a superb setting with great service - I would highly recommend. We also enjoyed walking around the courtyard that has recently been refurbished.

Service superb delightful staff. We stopped off for light lunch and was delighted to discover home made food that wasn't the usual unhealthy stodge so often presented in 'garden centres'.Soup particularly to be recommended.

Found this place on the off chance whilst on a bike ride desperately trying to find a fuel stop! And what a gem it was, the courtyard was beautiful it felt like a little peaceful piece of heaven!! The cake and coffee were both lovely too. Definitely worth a visit if passing through the area.

A couple of friends introduced us to this place a few weeks ago and we were so impressed we visited again this last weekend. Really this is somewhere to buy Cretan pottery but the way it's laid out feels like sitting in a garden on a Greek island listening to the water fountains and enjoying excellent if simple food. The entire staff are all so fiend and helpful; cold water served without asking and food freshly prepared without undue wait. Even if we did have to wait it would have been well worth it. This really is a place to visit even if it is off the beaten track!!We ended up spending more than anticipated as we also purchased a large Cretan earthenware pot which then required us to purchase some more plants from a craft fair the following week but that's another story!!

Absolutely wonderful cafe... great service, location, courtyard lovely for goid weather, fabulous cakes 💖 and just all round fab experience... love it!

Just popped for lunch (& cake) with my parents and toddler, we ate lunch in the newly landscaped courtyard surrounded by beautiful pots, flowers & water features, very tranquil, would have stayed all day given the chance!!!

Dropped in to see what’s like now under new ownership. Still lovely with some great stock and they’ve clearly put a lot of time & effort into the design and layout. Shame the cafe no longer offers the Mediterranean menu it used to have , used to come regularly with friends as it was delicious.

Great service and lovely people. A little hidden gem and certainly worth a visit. Some amazingly beautiful pots set in a stunningly landscaped courtyard.

We were seeking refuge from the surprisingly expensive pots and stumbled into this lovely café. Good quality, well priced, friendly service.

Having driven past many times, I decided to visit with my parents. Lots of interesting things to look at and the cafe seemed lovely. Friendly owner who said she was available if we had questions but we were free to wander. Very expensive though so unlikely to go back

A bit overpriced considering is a small cafe and not very accessible. The service was good but the drinks were not great.

Fuimos a este lugar por accidente. No parece atractivo cuando pasado el aparcamiento como la señalización parece decirnos para ir más allá. Hasta que pasado el edificio, guau que parecía increíble. Los diferentes tipos de ollas, plantas y fuentes de agua eran muy bonitos y se evapora en la naturaleza.

Lovely menu, great salads with fresh ingredients and a very pleasant setting. Souvlaki and roast vegetable tart excellent.

The coffee at Pots and Pithoi is consistently excellent. A little on the pricey side, but worth those extra pennies. Elegant and stylish, with a relaxed atmosphere.

Una hermosa cafetería con comida griega muy sabroso y un ambiente único. El personal era muy amable y servicial. Lo recomiendo encarecidamente y volveremos!

Visitamos este lugar hace unas semanas y me pareció que el lugar era ridículamente caro y extremadamente pretencioso. No se puede utilizar su tarjeta para comprar cualquier cosa menos de £10 y la cafetería es ridículamente exorbitantes por ninguna razón. Ya que hay muchos otros...

Un lugar encantador para sentarse dentro o fuera. En el primer día cálido del año, mi amigo y yo nos sentamos afuera en el jardín - era glorioso sentarse entre las ollas y flores. Muy Mediterráneo. El servicio era amable y brazo y sin duda...

Gran lugar para reunirse para el almuerzo, pastel, café con amigos. Aunque era muy caro la cerámica y otras mercancías son hermosos y únicos. Un gran lugar para comprar un regalo. Disfruté de mi plato de comida vegetariana buñuelos y muy grande de ensalada, pero...

The pots are wonderful, the shop amazing, the staff lovely & the food delicious - but the prices??? They wanted £8.95 for what was basically a plate of posh lettuce & rocket, with about half a dozen small slices of beetroot, 6 halves of walnut & a tiny bit of bulgur wheat. When I quibbled I was told, well you had walnuts & bulgur & cranberries (did I??). Honestly, the food tasted great but it was a tiny salad compared with last time I was there. My companion had mozzarella with orange & olives - that is, six tiny bits of zested orange & four or five olives cut in half. None of this was worth the money they wanted (but I did quibble, so .......!). Sad, because after last time I was really looking forward to it.

Stopped for lunch because the smell from the cafe was wonderful and the limited and straightforward menu implied it would be quick. Our waitress very helpfully enquired how long the main courses would take and told us 20 minutes, so we opted for soup and mozzarella. This still took 15 minutes, but was tasty (the soup had lovely cumin-spiced pittas). My advice - place your food order before you browse the huge array of pots and your lunch will be ready at the same time as your pots.

If you like quality and originality it is definitely a place to visit. A delight for the eye and taste buds. The baklava was superb. Looking forward to having a proper meal in there and will return with more comments. Service was very warm, still intrusive.