Smugglers Restaurant in Wealden

Amazing value and great food, and staff went the extra mile in my view. Helps being short so you don't bang your head😂

Excellent starters and mains, but all desserts, although they looked delicious, were unsuitable for a diabetic and the cheese and biscuits on your online menu is no longer available, so sadly ended up with just a main as had not ordered a starter. Could this be reinstated please??

Great pub for a nice lunch. Different offers through the week. Service and food are excellent ! Ample parking at the rear.

Very nice welcome, food was lovely service great

Was so surprised with prices 2 courses £10 They have deals all week long food very good,give it a try

Very nice, had a lovely meal will be back very soon 😀

Excellent food at very reasonable prices. Welcoming staff and unhurried service.

Excellent service, amazing food. Very pleasant atmosphere. Enjoyed it all along

Lovely food as always and the restaurant is nicely themed for Halloween. Great service from the team on the night. We went on a Thursday night they had steak for £10 deal on. Starter Dessert half price with the £10 deal.

Lovely place, very helpful staff, and great food. Just a great place to go with your friends. 😁👍

Lovely food, excellent service. Highly recommend you won't be disappointed

Lorna and her team really pulled out all the stops yesterday, to accommodate 23 women from the Saltdean Brunch Club. We are a rowdy bunch and staff were swift in getting all our meals out and our drinks were never empty. Great food and a happy bunch of women. We are grateful that the staff in the background really took care of us. Thanks so much. Vicky - Saltdean Brunch Club

Lovely our first visit and definitely will go again good food very reasonably priced friendly helpful staff good atmosphere lovely cosy pub

Went there recently had their fish and chips, large portions and peas that tasted of peas, great service too, thoroughly recommend them

Great service and the food was amazing

3 courses for £10. What's not to like. Great value good food too.

Turned up at 5.30pm on a Sunday to find that they had stopped taking food orders, and it's the same at sister pub the Star in Normans Bay. Noticed the times had been covered up on sign. Disappointed as we use both pubs to eat in as good value & quick service.

I was taken here by my sister and brother-in-law. Catered for my vegan style very well. I would definitely recommend 👌.

This is a wonderful place to eat. The portions are more than adequate and as you leave, full of the fine food, your wallet will still be fairly full, due to the great prices and offers.

Excellent meal and real value. Can't believe how they provided such a good meal for the money. Really enjoyed everything about this restaurant. Thank you

Lovely old pub, friendly staff and excellent food...

Had a lovely meal here today with my mum and sister. The service was excellent ,a very pleasant young lady served us all. The food was excellent :- presented lovely ,hot and plenty of it. The atmosphere was cosy and clean. Will definitely be back soon. Thank you all😊

Great old pub / restaurant. Love the cosiness of the low ceilings and exposed beams. Really good value food. Great service from really good waiting staff.

Beautiful old Inn Really good food and service and great prices Highly recommend

The Smugglers has been here for years and has now changed from a pub to a restaurant. Run by the same owner as The Star, 5-10 minutes 'down the road'. As such, the menu is almost identical to The Star, and has similar offers too. With the offers, the prices are excellent for what you get. The food is mostly typically British. Portions are generous. Car park around the back, not massive but adequate. Outdoor seating too. The interior is full of character with wooden floors and low beams.

Ist time there and was pleasantly surprised.Very good service think chef went a bit mad with my salad enough for 4 people. Very busy but no pressure no rush.

Food was great, service was a bit slow, but we were not in a hurry. Waitresses were friendly and accommodating. One of my favorite places to eat.

Lovely food great service thanks a lot

Great meal here. We all had steak and mostly, they were all good, but a couple said they were a bit tough. And therein lies the problem with steak it doesn't matter how much you pay it can sometimes be tough. All in all, excellent value and service . Very pleased with the meal for 6 of us. Gluten free was well catered for and no problem at all.

The food was excellent, we had a family meal out, a family of 5 during a Sunday lunch service. It was quite busy as expected, we all had starters and a main, drinks and pudding, the food quality was excellent, and could not be faulted. There was plenty of food for everyone, and no faults were found apart from the service being a little slow between courses, but this would be down to it being so busy. The cost for the 5 of us was very reasonable. And I would highly recommend this establishment and will definitely revisit the venue again in the future.

Booked a table for 3 during the week. When we arrived the staff were very friendly and showed us our table. The food ordered was low in price so we were not expecting masive portions or top quality food but how wrong we were. The food came out quickly and was of very good quality we had 3 courses and the prices were very good. Will definately be going back a fantastic pub with good food and excellent staff.

Average, yet everything suggests be good service and good food. Yet all average

Excellent service, Excellent food 👌

In all good conscience I couldn't recommend the Smugglers unless price is the overriding consideration.

This was our first visit here and although prices are good and a friendly atmosphere but sorry to say the quality of food was not up to standard. Roast Lamb meal, hardly any meat, it was tough and gristly, all vegetables were under cooked and very hard, Yorkshire pud was like rubber. Others in my party had Plum Duck, tasty but again overcooked and hard to cut. No waitress came back to ask if our meals were ok. We mentioned about the quality of our food when another waitresses came to collect the plates, she was very apologetic but offered no compensation at all. We left feeling disappointed and reluctant to return.

Nice cosy restaurant and good service. Typical pub classics

Great food, lovely atmosphere and attentive staff - what more can you ask for?

Great after a wonderful walk with special friends

Excellent food and service. Absolutely recommend. We had a lovely family lunch. Thank you 😊

Amazing little gem! Service was the best! If you get Manda, you are in for a laugh! Food was brilliant and price was outstanding, especially for the portion sizes! Highly recommend

Busy restaurant very good value for money.

Great atmosphere very cosy and food and service very good, however no WiFi but overall great place I really recommend it!👍🏻you have to try the chicken burger

When we arrived here we were placed at a lovely table in the restaurant. We ordered our drinks. And we were served by a really polite member of staff. Nothing seemed to much for her she looked after us for entire visit. Thank you for a night to member. Sandra and David.

It's okay perfect for the elderly, cheesecake was banging!

Unable to eat the roast beef too tough

First time coming here Excellent place to eat will definitely be returning again fantastic food quickly brought out to us excellent service peaceful and relaxing atmosphere as I said above will definitely be returning 5*****

£10 deal,excellent food,what's not to love

Stunning place to have a meal! Staff are helpful and welcoming, food is absolutely delicious and atmosphereis peaceful and rustic! Very good pricing and they do really brilliant deals! 👏🏻 we've been here three times now and it's never disappointing!

Would happily return here. Me and my family were just visiting the area and made a happy discovery, the staff, food and atmosphere was lovely, look foreword to returning.

Great place to eat, great price and service 👍👍👍

Fantastic place to eat. Staff brilliant. Order taken and had our meals within minutes drinks etc. The roast lamb was the best tasting piece of lamb I can remember eating same goes for the other 12 family members with me. Already booked to go back for the Christmas menu. Prices are also very very good. Cannot thank the smugglers enough. Go and see for yourself. Went back for the Valentines night and the food was as ever fantastic. The staff were lovely. Service fast but not rushed. Thank you for another fab meal and evening

Great place to eat, very reasonable prices.

Great place for a yummy lunch as well very friendly employees

We booked a table and arrived early with the intention of having a couple of drinks in the bar before sitting down for our meal; only to find that it is a restaurant only, our fault I guess as we should have checked before booking. We odered 2 premium beers which were served in plain glass tumblers, and the beer looked flat and lifeless so had to be sent back, we had to order a bottle of wine instead as there were no other draft beers available and the only bottled beer available was Heineken. The staff were friendly and helpful... however the food was not what I would call restaurant quality, it was mediocre pub food that you can get in most Whetherspoons pubs and with the special offers they were offering we got Whetherspoon prices. A good place to go if you are watching the pennies and want a cheap pub meal, but dont expect anything more than that.

Had a lovely meal as per usual as have been here 3 times in the past few months. However we had no longer finished are main meal when are Bill was put in front of us even though I was hoping to have had 3 coffees but was told people were waiting for our table even though we'd only had 75 minutes at the table. Felt very rushed & very disappointed as everything else was fine

What a find lovely restaurant with excellent staff going back for family birthday soon food excellent

Beautiful food for fantastic prices, service as always was great, its always booked solid which is a great sign. Well done smugglers.

Had a really nice meal at the Smugglers really good service we went on a Monday and had the roast

Good mix on the menu well priced and good aatmosphere

Christmas eve dinner. Fabulous service, food was excellent and very well cooked. Portions we're huge. Will definitely come back again this Christmas.

I recommend this restaurant, very good service, can not fault it

Fantastic service, fantastic food and beautiful historic restaurant and very good value for money. Would definitely recommend!

Cosy lil place. If yr more than 5"6 u wil b bendin yr neck in a few places. Ther are signs warnin you of low ceilins. Staff are polite enough. They do need to speak up abit wen comein to a noisey table of 11 people. Also felt bit rushed today as in gettin starter main n puddin in short space of time of each other. Would of been nice to have starter then chill n chat before main. Overall nice place nice food nice staff. I will go again.

A good Christmas dinner with my group for the price. Service for 25 of us was very quick with everything hot. Real ale choice is limited to Shepherd Neame Spitfire which was well kept and, for these days, a reasonable price.

Located along the busy main road in a small and quiet Pevensey village, the pub offers a good value for money dining experience. We ordered a three course meal for less than £20 and we all enjoyed our meal which is delicious and freshly made. Food portions are just right. The staff are pleasant and attentive. There is adequate free parking space inside the pub. The place is beautiful, cozy and is a good dining venue for friends and families. The toilets facilities are clean and well maintained. Highly recommended.

The restaurant has a nice old interior that is well kept and the staff are nice and friendly. The food is selection is OK. However it was clear from our last visit that when you buy one of their 3 course meal deals the resulting food portions are noticeably smaller than when you buy the items separately. I found this quite an underhand trick which resulted in me remaining hungry due to the smaller portions I received. Attended another meal at xmas, this time we felt crammed into a space not big enough for the group. I was again disappointed by the size of the meal, where a "steak" was about the size of a small burger. I like the restaurant itself but the small meals and cooped up space ruin it.

Excellent value, excellent service - just excellent! You won't be disappointed 👍🥰 go give it a try 😉

Had our pre Christmas lunch here on Saturday. Lovely pub, really good food and portions. Staff really friendly. Had a lovely catch up with family. Merry Christmas everyone 🎄🎅🎄

Very enjoyable meal. Relaxed environment. Food tasty and excellent price. Hope to visit again at some point!

What a hidden gem. Great value 3 course meal for £10! Choice of starters and desserts plus fish or steak mains. Food served quickly and freshly cooked, although it was busy with at least 50 diners. very tasty. Restaurant nicely decorated too.

Great place for an evening out, amazing service, delicious food and lovely atmosphere

Love this restaurant, it's not a pub, it's somewhere to eat where you can get a drink. Great staff, service and food, as well as terrific value

Fantastic value for money. Great food and great service, we will definitely be back.

Family meal good food great company

Four of us went to the Smuggler's yesterday for lunch and chose off the 3courses for £12-50.. Excellent value...service was ..excellent..friendly but not intrusive and the portion sizes were the same as if you'd chosen off the main menu and the food was hot and delicious...Resturant was packed.....

Absolutely fantastic, great food and service

Such unwelcoming and unfriendly staff! Popped in to enquire about afternoon tea and were rudely turned away, criticised for not spotting a sideways-turned notice asking customers not to sit down. We felt unwelcome and embarrassed - this place clearly does not want our custom. Avoid!

Great service and food, topped off with a view of Pevensey Castle, makes for a great place

Seven of us for a meal. Food was brilliant, faultless service. Place was packed. Sister and brother in law amazed at the prices. Two courses left everyone bursting at the seams.

I have been to the smugglers before, I took my son & daughter in law today they where impressed with everything. I think they will probably be paying you another visit.

I know I am difficult to please when it comes to food and service. I have to admit that food was cooked just right and hot as it should be. It also tasted great. Service was very quick and friendly specially the waitress who served us. She reminded me so much of Cathy Brown from Mrs Brown's Boys. She was friendly and on the ball. We went there to chill out after a very stressful day for me and my girlfriend as her cat had to be put down to sleep beforehand. Thank you everyone involved for making it a nice evening.

This is one of our regular places to go and eat. Great value for money. Highly recommend it.

Chips were very hard, fillet steak was tough and chewy took two steaks home for our dog !!!

I used to drink here every week with a friend but when it shut as a pub and turned into a restaurant only, of course, we stopped going However, this evening we decided we would give it a try and we had three courses for £10 which was more than I could eat but was nice plain simple food served very quickly by charming waitresses The place was packed The only downside for me was that the only draft beer they sell was Spitfire, which is not my favourite beer It is a shame that the Brewery will not let them have a guest Beer such as Harvey’s best, which is wonderful We will certainly return at sometime in the future, and this evening. It was a good job that we booked.

Lovely pub in Pevensey, good food and reasonable price aswell

Fantastic food, fantastic service loved it all. No steak and chips to recommend but it was gorgeous

Nice stop for a quick bite and a beer. Thanks 👌

Visited with family after saying how great it was ordered starters then main meal main meals came out first two of us had steak it was a very small portion of meat. Then in less then 5 minutes starters came out AFTER main meal was delivered needless to say we couldn’t eat starters we all ended up leaving our starters when we complained and said we had never heard of starters following main they said that’s what happens when u sit in garden. When we spoke to manager about starters come our after main meal she said when ordering in garden it’s not the same as in a restaurant u need to specify u want starter first. (Think the clue is in the word starter.) They gave us a round of drinks free The table staff were not that friendly won’t go again

Good value and a lovely place 😊

It's okay. The staff are not that friendly. Tables are too close to each other.

Good food for a great price. Staff are really helpful

First visit to the new restaurant was very pleasant with sympathetic decor, friendly and efficient service and an extensive and well priced menu. Good parking too. Only slight downside is that it was a bit noisy when full due to the low ceilings but we will certainly return. Excellent value for money.

Nice to ieep the smugglers . Great prices . A bit cold in there .Its the star that has taken over on it . So always a bargain.

Much preferred it and the menu when it was a pub.

Lovely staff great food will be visiting again with my family. 10/10

Went for lunch today, ordered fish and chips and 2 chicken burgers. The fish was tiny and all batter, the peas were like bullets and the chips looked and tasted like microwave chips. The chicken burgers had no dressing again looked microwaved straight from the freezer. Needless to say we didn't stay for dessert. The waitress was pleasant, not her fault, she said she was going to fetch the manager who never materialised, the waitress offered us a discount on the food. We paid and left. If you can drive a bit further the Star in Norman's Bay has better cooked food. Not sure how the Smugglers claims to be a Restaurant, it's bad pub grub at best. I can't speak for other meals on the menu. Maybe people are happy to accept mediocrity in this country these days. I would definitely avoid if you want good food.

Don't waste your money overpriced frozen food microwaved got our meals 5 mins after sitting down tasteless

Went for a Special Deal £10 lunch and wasn't disappointed. Usual friendly service staff, tasty food at sensible prices. Will be going again soon 😋

Early dinner with family, very nice.

Faultless experience with super friendly and efficient staff and very good value food in lovely surroundings.