The Bent Arms in Mid Sussex

Had dinner here twice 1st time lovely food good service pleased 2nd time 2 days later awful lamb shank really thin flavourless gravy disappointing great location friendly staff

Excellent pub:restaurant Good food. Right prices. Super service from all the friendly staff.

Been here three times now for lunch and dinner and each time has been the same high standard. Staff are friendly and on point. Love it here

Unbeatable value, defo recommend. Stayed here for a night and was pleased with the room - clean, cosey and the building's got abit of character too. No parking charge and breakfast included in the price which is a bonus. Staff was friendly and was still offered breakfast despite running a little late - I was very happy seeing as I had a long night out prevously. Thank you for the great stay Bent Arms 👍

Eat freshly baked cheese and onion bread before dining on the local cheeses, steaks, or veg option. Drink in the scenery and quaff a large glass of chilled fine wine from the cellars. Or nurture a nice pint of Pilsner in the Oak dappled sunlight of the pub’s enormous garden. Make it a weekend, and stay the night in Lindfield’s best traditional Inne. Go wonder on a wonderful walk in Mid Sussex’ most well kept Saxon village.

Welcoming and homely, with attentive and friendly staff, serving good food at reasonable prices. As for staying the night, we were in room 8, which sits atop the kitchen and has the kitchen fan whirring right beneath the window. Very hot and noisy, and the state and cleanliness of the room was quite poor. They do a good job making up for it with good-quality bed linen, towels, toilet paper, etc. and don' charge much, so it's alright in the end.

The pub has a great atmosphere. The food is delicious food - lots of variety on the menu and good value. Good beer and wine list. Lovely garden.

Very disappointed with the rooms and service here. Not what we expected at all. Staff are disinterested and rude. Music in the morning was awful felt like I was in a hospital waiting room or like the music you hear when on hold on the phone. The rooms not very sound proofed at all. Could hear the beer delivery in the morning, about 7am. Woke up and couldn’t get back to sleep. Absolutely not impressed at all.

We just ate here for lunch. Absolutely amazing sandwich. Great service.

Quirky interior lovely food not that expensive.

Brilliant as always. Best lunch for Miles around.

Ordered some lunch, and the service was 10/10. The food was really nice. The service was quick, and the waitress was friendly and professional. I opted for the burger and fries, and it was possibly one of the best burgers I've had.

Amazing food, especially for the price. Last minute table for 12 people accommodated with 0 hassle. Highly recommend.

Great location, lovely building and garden, and well kept beer. Definitely a revisit on the cards.

Slightly disappointed with the food quality and slow service we had, one order completely missed off and we all had to wait over ten minutes for it to turn up, is is lovely pub and very old but no a single fireplace lit so it was cold in there. Shame because we had been before and experienced a great evening, hence going back.

First time visit to a pub with great character, cheerful friendly staff and full of customers who were enjoying a good time. If it's like this all the time I will be back again soon. Had a meal as two couples and no complaints, food was excellent along with the service and the complimentary warm bread was amazing... Thank you to the team.. Ps dog friendly!!

A great Friday night out, excellent service, brilliant food. Staff welcoming and conversational. The daily menu offers variety and the cost was reasonable. Really enjoyed.

Excellent food, friendly service, beautiful characterful surroundings and very reasonable prices. Have eaten here three times including lunch and dinner. All excellent. I really can’t fault this place.

Fantastic pub! Has a real country pub cosy feel to it inside. The staff were great and friendly. Delicious Guinness and beers on tap. We only got chips but they were phenomenal. Like, phenomenal.

Fabulous Sunday lunch for 29 of us. Delicious and great service, thank you 😁

As we were staying, we had both dinner and lunch. All our meals were excellent. The staff were pleasant and the service was excellent. A good menu choice as on the website - reasonably priced. An old and characterful surrounding.

Good night sleep. Staff very pleasent and nothing to much trouble. Would reccomend this place 100%. Breakfast very good.

A family get together for a pre Christmas birthday. 11 people. No complaints from anyone re food. My wife and I both enjoyed our food. Good service. Not visited before as we are not local. Will go again.

When down from Scotland visiting family we always try to visit,great atmosphere,Great food,and the staff are so helpful and always looking after you

Pub is nice. Room was terrible. No hot water one morning made me really unhappy with my stay

Good menu, well prepared food and helpful staff.

Had a good cafetiere of coffee in a pleasant environment. Obviously popular with local residents.

The Bent Arms is located in the beautiful village of Lindfield. If you travel there by car there is a generous car park to the rear, or it’s an easy rail journey to Haywards Heath, then a short taxi ride. The building oozes character with lots of original features. You can stay there, with one ground floor room, several rooms upstairs, and for a larger group there’s an adjoining accommodation offering two double bedrooms plus a sofa bed in the lounge. If you do stay, be sure to include the breakfast option. The cooked breakfast is delicious and really sets you up for the day. The restaurant menu for lunchtime and dinner offers a wide variety of dishes and the food is of a very high quality. The staff were brilliant, in my case going the extra mile to make a birthday meal super special. Great memories.

This is a nice dog friendly pub. The roast we had was tasty. I was unhappy that you didn't just get all your food on your plate. The roasts come, and then later, they bring a bowl of veg out. I really dont like this. If you are paying for a meal, i just want my portion on my plate. We were a large group, so I don't know if this was the reason. We were sort of waiting for everyones food to come to share the veg out. To be honest, this would put me of ordering a roast in this pub again. They lost a star for this reason.

Fantastic meal for 4 people. Thank you

Editing my earlier review because twice now out of four visits they have got my order wrong. The first time they forgot to give me my veggie burger so my meal consisted of salad + veg. The second time they forgot to give me the veg I'd asked for in place of salad & chips. This is basic stuff, and it's a pity.

Great place great food very polite staff .

Had lunch with a friend. The staff were amazing and the food was gorgeous. Its a bit dark inside the restaurant which makes it feel cold but apart from that, I would go there again.

Very good food and service nice atmosphere VFM

Great evening meal with friends. Although busy, we were very well looked after

We would just like to say a big thank you to the chef and all the staff that worked on Sunday 11th August . You made our Mother , who was celebrating her 95th birthday feel so special, the food was delicious, staff were attentive and so helpful and friendly , making wonderful memories for her on her big day . Eleven of us , all thoroughly delighted . We would highly recommend . Food , Service and value for money , 5 star ⭐️

Excellent local country pub. Nice pub with food to match. Good beers on tap and wine options a great pub standard. Beer garden lovely in gold weather. Nice environment.

The food here is delicious, I was pleasantly surprised. The atmosphere at nighttime is absolutely buzzing and feels so inviting. As far as the hotel goes, I really liked our room. It was spacious and had a cozy and homely feel to it. I believe it was room 115. The one bad thing is that the room is not insulated from the summer heat. The roof above absorbs every bit of warmth from the sun throughout the day, and it was like being in an airfryer when we went to bed. It was so hot that I actually could not fall asleep. The small fan in the room unfortunately does nothing. Otherwise a nice stay with a nice breakfast as well. Also No wifi in that room:/

Very good food and very reasonable prices. Service prompt and friendly. Highly recommended

Had a lovely 3 course meal from the set menu at a very good price! Both mine and my partners courses were all cooked to perfection! I also really appreciated how accommodating they are for gf, many options on both the set and full menus and dishes listed as gf or gfo where the dish can be made suitable for gf upon request. Highly recommend

This place should be the absolute Jewel of Lindfield, instead it’s just wrong. The inability to simply accomodate small groups without “pre ordering” a week in advance is just not in keeping with how we all live. The beer garden is lovely but the inflexibility is really poor. We have tried to book here several times and when we actually ate there it’s average at best. The toilets are also limited and difficult for anyone with mobility issues ( steps, uneven slopes and very tight)

Cozy pub with classic food. Plenty of space and dog friendly too, plus the home made bread was fantastic

Tasty pub food at a reasonable price. Great service despite being very full on a Friday lunchtime

Had a lovely meal. The table was ideal as it was near the door leading to the car park. Very friendly staff. Thank you.

An excellent place for dinner. I had the lamb which was delicious. The staff were friendly and attentive and it’s a lovely pub with a great interior and beer garden. Really good quality bread included too.

Had another wonderful meal at the Bent Arms. Food was perfect as always.

Stayed overnight on B+B basis for the Trading Boundaries music venue just 5 miles away. Bar and garden were full on arrival which was a good indicator. Simple check in. Room comfortable and good breakfast cooked to order. Would be a good base for touring Sussex. Lindfield is nice too

We live locally & have used this pub regularly. It never fails to impress, food is delicious, service excellent, plus it is a place with great character. The steak sandwich or plougmans are both great. Very nice staff as well. We have on occasion gone elsewhere & have never found a better pub. Fully recommend.

A great pub for us with brilliant food and a great location. Lots of room to run about for kids in the beer garden too. I recommend for a great Sunday Dinner! Not tried the rooms yet but had to give them a rating...

Just had the most amazing luncheon at this cute authentic pub. Praise all the way from making the booking to the service, food, atmosphere. Absolutely nothing to find fault with. Great menu selection - outstanding meal and service. Well done and proud to have this establishment in our village!👍⭐️

I come here regularly and it never let's me down but today's Sunday lunch was the best yet! Beautifully cooked , large portions and at a fair price; service is always friendly and excellent, even when they are busy ( which is almost always and today they were VERY busy!). Keep doing what you do guys , as it's the best Pub around hands down

Table booked for Sunday Lunch which we were so looking forward too as have been during the week several times . Table right near entrance to toilet ! Plus very large family group with children . So noisy we couldn’t hear each other speak . Eventually asked if we could move as there wa now a table free further away . Waited ages for very uninteresting Mozarella and Prosciutto started . The ages for Roast Beef ..which looked delicious t but had to wait another 5 minutes for veg to arrive. Roast Potatoes very dry and hard . Waitress continually ignored us when trying to get our bill .!!! All very disappointing.

Started very nice served straight away, then a large table of guests came in , as from that point we no longer existed Had to go and get our drinks ourselves from the bar,asked for a dessert menu never came,it was incredible how the staff literally ignored us

Great little pub, stayed here for couple of nights for work, rooms were comfy, staff amazing & food was fantastic & the portions were plentiful !!!! Would recommend & would definitely stay again

Came here for lunch and everything we had was absolutely fantastic and delicious!! Everything tasted fresh and was cooked to perfection. The staff were all wonderful and the atmosphere was very welcoming and relaxing. We will not hesitate to come back!!

The food is sensational. Steak was cooked to perfection and the sticky toffee pudding was incredible.

We called in for lunch at late notice and they were busy but the staff were attentive and found us space for three without delay. The food was excellent, the ploughman’s was excellent value for money and highly recommend - service was efficient and very polite. We had an excellent lunch and probably our best pub dining experience for some time.

Food and service excellent can not fault it thank you all.

Unbelievable place I’ve been going there for years and the two sisters call me the Tabasco man

We eat lunch at the Bent Arms several times a year and we have never been disappointed. It has been consistently good. The Ploughman's lunches deserve a special mention for both quality and portion size.

Great food at a reasonable price. Nice atmosphere. Downside carpark full and need to book a table well in advance.

Cycled here with my youngest child from Haywards Heath. Enjoyed a good pint of Thirsty Ferret and a lemonade. Sat in the garden in the sunshine. A great pub. Would have stayed for longer but parental responsibility prevented this from happening!

Busy pub, food excellent, lots of beams, cosy atmosphere. Had sandwich lunch but also do a set menu if you want a bigger lunch.

Had lunch here, Food was really lovely!!! Service was excellent, definitely going back!! 😋

Excellent place for a bite to eat, good quality food, excellent service, good atmosphere, hadn't been here for over 25 years, so it was a pleasure to come back and meet some good friends here. Definitely will be back soon.

Very nice sandwiches and friendly bar staff

Lovely old pub. Lovely food - we all had the risotto, which was delicious. Friendly, helpful staff.

Lovely food, drinks and staff. Always a pleasure to visit. Many thanks to all the staff.

Very pleasant evening with good food. Very good value for money. Only ate here

Have dinner, lunch, drinks etc here regularly. Best pub in Lindfield/Haywards Heath. Service always friendly, food always good and nothing pretentious. Love this place for atmosphere, good food and the bonus of being able to bring the dog!

Lovely cosy pub, relaxed service. Only had drinks and they were good. Worth a visit for a post walk pint!

Lovely Evening meal and drinks with a friend. Nice surroundings.

Good food and service but overcharged with the bill. Six people, 5 ordering from the two course set menu and 1 just ordered a sandwich. When everyone had paid their bill, we were told that a starter and dessert had not been paid for. But we ordered those dishes from the set menu at a set price! Asked to have the bill recalculated and told not possible as till was an old till. Ended up having to pay an additional £8 for dishes ordered off the set menu. Very disappointing and will not return.

held a wedding reception in the function room, we were staying for two nights and as the function room was not booked the night before they let us in too set the room up and decorate. staff were wonderful during the day checking on emptys and bringing wines etc up, could not fault the helpfulness of staff, they were polite to everyone even the 5 year olds that were with us. would recommand

Fine, sometimes stuffy and long queues but overall nice.

Good pub, cosy atmosphere. Plenty of space!

A pleasant old style but modern outcomes Inn. Food was very good. Rooms are adequate and character rather than luxury b&b style

I had to start the squash roulade which was taste less Main course was the medallions of beef, which turned up 25 minutes after everyone had got their mains. The desert was meringue nests which were soft and not crunchy . The restaurant didn’t seem bothered by any of the issues

Met up with some girlfriends for lunch. All had very tasty home cooked meals. My salmon was very tasty can thoroughly recommend it. The prices are very reasonable and service excellent.

Friendly and efficient service.

Very welcoming, handy carpark, cracking scrambled egg and the full breakfast looked lovely.

The six of us had lunch there yesterday, and it was lovely. They had no gas in the kitchen, and we were made aware that there wouldn't be any cooked meal option prior to the occasion. The friendly team went above and beyond to accommodate us and dished up a delicious lunch! We had a fab time! Thank you all!

Lovely pub 👌 very friendly atmosphere

Managed to get a table for my Birthday lunch .Made us very welcome and it was 2 pm . Wonderful food , perfect service. Crème Brûlée was amazing .

The service from the staff deserves 5 Stars to be fair. They were very kind and accommodating. The food was a bit average and a tad too expensive to warrant where they place themselves. I’m hoping the mark up is reflected in the service and not the food and it’s passed on to the staff in terms of pay and recognition coz it’s not the quality of meals that warrants this.

Food was absolutely delicious. Probably the best 'pub food' I have had in a very long time. The staff were friendly and attentive and the food was certainly value for money. Would definitely recommend.

Long weekend exploring West Sussex. Stayed 3 night at the Bent Arms in the lovely village of Lindfield. A lovely old timbered Inn, a friendly local atmosphere with great food. Helpful staff and good simple rooms. A good base for seeing the coast and countryside.

I booked a table for 4 for Thurs 1pm lunch, (not expecting it was really necessary as most pubs are not overbooked on a weekday but wanted to make sure we got a table) Good job I did, as the place was virtually full and I saw a group of 4 who just popped in on the off chance politely turned away. Our group of 4 all went for the 3 course set menu at £21.50 and everyone was delighted with their starters, mains and desserts. Everything was really good. Our starters were 2 prawn cocktails a mushroom and feta something and a prosciutto dish. All were beautifully presented and generous portions. 100% polished off 🙂 Mains were 2 cod in crumb with crushed potatoes and veg. A chicken curry with rice and poppadom and a beef stroganoff. Everyone agreed each dish was excellent. Really tasty and cooked perfectly. 4 clean plates again. For dessert we had 1 sticky toffee pudding with Ice cream, a creme bruele a chocolate brownie with ice cream and a panacotta. Again, all 4 dishes were perfect. We had a bottle of sauvignon blanc, some local ale and a cider. There was no drinks menu on the table so we ordered blindly and had no idea of the cost of our drinks but it was fine overall. The wine was perhaps a little pricey at £27 but that's really my only niggle as similar quality wine usually costs around £22 we have found. But equally, we DID have a LOVELY lunch, the place was full but we didn't wait overlong for anything, service was friendly and attentive. Would definitely return and highly recommend. I'm not sure what happened to cause the negative reviews on here as we encountered non of the issues others complained about. Food was excellent, service was too. Look forward to returning soon.

Keep it simple horrendous service. Staff rather interested in what was happening in each others lives, not looking after customers

Stayed for 1 night to visit nearby Bluebell Railway. Poor bedrooms . We had someone actually entering our bedroom at 11.15 PM . I complained to the manager the next morning who was not at all interested despite the safety implications and we did not even get an apology. Would not recommend despite the excellent meals.

Visited Friday night. As usual it was a really nice meal and fairly priced. All the food is cooked from scratch using good quality ingredients. You can tell from the freshness of the ingredients and the taste it's done properly and not microwaved. The home made bread is absolutely lovely! The pub itself is cosy inside and has a big back garden. Staff were friendly and helpful. Recommended.

Extremely disappointing. Lazy workers who just could not be bothered. Gave up in the end as the few who were working were actually just wandering around avoiding doing anything. Will never go again!

Generous portions menu would sort most groups. Good service, were not rushed to leave. Good value for money.

Had the same main course as before which has been ok but this time, not ok Yes it was cooked but cod lion very dry,crushed new potatoes definitely not fresh that day and green beans and carrots watery, disappointing Ladies loo needs a good deep...

Had the special 2 course meal..Prawn cocktail/steak ale pie and stuffed mushroom/ribs. Tasty and great value. Recommend booking as place was buzzing. Garden catches afternoon/evening sun. Pleasant welcoming staff. Car park gets busy.

Well what a little gem this place is! Was looking for a decent Ploughmans Lunch locally and I wasn't disappointed. My daughter had the sirloin, which was cooked to perfection and served with absolutely gorgeous chips! We watched other meals being served and they looked...

Splendid food , very generous portions, and friendly service from the hardworking staff. The Bent never fails.

My sister and I went to the Bent Arms for lunch (on a Thursday). We both had salads which were delicious! Mine was a Superfood salad with chicken. It was so tasty. My sister had the Goats cheese and bacon salad. She loved it. For...

We were party of 26 people for a 60th Birthday, we were in the upstairs room. The evening was perfect the Staff were so helpful , the food was hot and delicious and was all served at the same time, everything was perfect we would...

Came for lunch. Ordered a roast beef and it was delicious. Veg was a little plain but otherwise all really good. The free home made bread was a touch too. Lovely pub. Highly recommend