The Farmers in Mid Sussex

Huge portions counted 5 veg on plate delivered hot by very pleasant staff . Very impressed by our waitress who made all our requests happen especially a pudding request I couldn’t make my mind up on A cosy corner of the pub as main restaurant was full but impressed we weren’t just turned away but accommodated . Two empty plates for both courses tells how much we enjoyed it

Visited in the week with my family, on the way back from a local garden centre. I have quite specific dietary requirements due to being Vegetarian, but with multiple food intolerances and allergies. The staff member was really helpful and it was great to see that they offer a good range of options for Vegetarian, Vegan and Gluten free customers. All of us ordered something different (my family are not Vegan/Veggie) and everyone enjoyed their meals! Staff were all lovely, offering a warm welcome and with a friendly/caring approach when asking about certain ingredients. Will definitely visit again when I’m next in the area.

Reviews said it was best for roasts on FB, so thought I would try it with my family from Australia, how embarrassing! All four of us thought it was the worst we had tasted. Tough dry chicken, dry pork belly. The so called roast potatoes were absolutely disgusting, re heated rubbery and terrible. Carrots and parsnips tasteless, gravy was sweet? We all agreed the best part of the whole meal was the cauliflower . However, The staff were lovely. I think the only thing that attracts customers is the Yorkshire puddings. But the chef unfortunately needs to learn how to cook the rest of the roast much better. Desserts were fine though. Also watch out they automatically add the tip /service charge! And in small print you can ask them to delete it, like anyone is likely.... but I would not of given a £13 tip for the meal had I noticed it earlier.

Fantastic pub, service and food!

What a lovely old school pub wonderful 🔥

Stopped for an impromptu lunch . Burger , scampi and fish finger ciabatta . . Not a wow factor meal.. Nice view of garden. Quiet day.

Best loaded chips and gravy out of this world should be bottled and sold

Lovely outside space on a sunny day.

Lovely welcome, shamrock on the Guinness, no worries with service, great food infact the best roast beef I've had at a Sunday lunch in years!!! rare beef as requested 2 good slices too yup can't fault service or food brilliant thank you

These burgers were epic! The kids meal was really nice too. All the staff were very attentive and we enjoyed looking at all the things on the walls. The decor was very fitting. There's a lovely large garden with okay equipment too, perfect for sunny days.

Starter was good (garlic bread/ hummus) - that’s the 1 and only star I have given this restaurant rating! Roast dinner was probably up there with the worst I’ve ever had! Didn’t help with the fact that it was left on the pass for 20 mins or more, obviously forgotten about due to ordering and being served a starter! Shocking for the chef to let it go out really after this length of time! - bullet hard roast potatoes, dry chicken, limp salad, cracker-like Yorkshire puddings, the list goes on …. And NO there is no disguising the flavours of the roast dinner with the over reduced gravy and WHATEVER paxo mix concoction was going on in the stuffed chicken?? (Couldn’t quite work out by the smell what it was supposed to be - certainly no sausage meat in there)?? And also a word of advice - NO kid likes fresh tomato period! - (especially on their pizza, underneath the cheese, that you have to scrap off to get rid of hence losing the complete concept of what a pizza is supposed to be)! The lady behind the bar did change my first roast dinner without any qualm although I wished I had just got a refund the first time round as I didn’t eat the second attempt of the roast dinner. No-one approached the table to check if everything was OK with our meals and the fact that you had to pay before receiving your meal is always a put-off as your more likely to not request a refund for poor food/ service (which in this case we did not) Safe to safe will not be returning!

Great pub, great food. Go visit

Went for Sunday lunch, was met with melancholy downbeat music 🎶 very depressing made worse by being on repeat! Dogs allowed in the restaurant (pub side ok, but come on not the restaurant)!! Right next to us.. I had the vegan Sunday Wellington. The Wellington was soaked in gravy so pastry was soggy, and the [unknown] filling taasted like watery mashed sweet potato and nothing else. The roast potatoes and savoy cabbage were delicious but would have liked more than 1/4 of a carrot in the Veg!! Sadly we'll not be returning.

We visited for Sunday lunch. A bit disappointing really as the ambience comprised what we usually consider to be suicide music 🎶.. The Vegan option of Wellington was soaked in heavy so was more like a sloppy slipper.. Not sure what the filling was but it was a bit like a wet mashed sweet potato. Potatoes were were very nice, I did expect slightly more than 1/4 of a carrot 🥕.. So salt we won't be returning...

A wonderful fish sharing platter, enjoyed sitting on the decking with my wife A very enjoyable Thursday lunchtime, the service was as good as the food was although it was fairly empty, not sure what it would be like at busy times.

One of the best Sunday lunches I've had in a long time. Lovely location, amazing food and great service. Strongly recommended

Really enjoyed my meal here last Sunday 2/6/2024 We hired an area for my mums 70th and it was brilliant We have the weather on our side which made the day even more delightful. Plenty of choice for food lots of different types of beer some local beers and ales too! Staff were friendly and efficient Would definitely visit again.

Booked last minute table and we were not disappointed, absolutely amazing roast dinner. From the time we walked to the time we left was perfect! Highly recommend

We had the best day ever here for our wedding celebration! It was perfect . The food was gorgeous for both lunch buffet and dinner- excellently cooked and very generous portions. The staff were amazing- friendly helpful and efficient. We had 10 children who were fully occupied with the wonderful play area. Tons of seating!! I can’t recommend highly enough! Thank you. 🤩

First time at the farmers and it did not disappoint us, the most delicious Roast dinner we've had in a long time and was busy but the service was amazing!! We didn't wait have to wait at all, bar staff were good got served straight away. The desserts are scrummy would recommend to everyone😁👌

Welcoming, traditional pub with a good value menu. The dessert menu was especially good! Family friendly, with colouring sheets for children. I would recommend this pub and we'd come again if in the area.

Nice large pub with a good size car park. Nice outside area. The food was excellent and the beer was first class. A good place for children.

The four of us had an excellent lunch in the conservatory room with a fine view of the garden. Two of us had the beef and mushroom pie which was delicious. The other two had the slow cooked pork belly which was received equally well. The helpings were generous and only two of us were able to find room for dessert (albeit shared) which was pronounced very yummy. Overall very very good pub food with prompt and friendly service. We shall return.

There are only two words... Sen Sational! This is the best pub I have ever experienced. This may sound over the top, but it's true. From the catering, the scrumptuous food and the ambience. Start to finish it was magnifico! I will definitely be returning.

Food was amazing the portions are massive and super tasty! Definitely recommend

Solid pub standards. Lovely little playground.

Lovely pub. Staff friendly and obliging. Ample parking. Newly updated bar area with cosy seating and a separate pool table/darts room. Garden is fantastic for families due to it's generous size and play area. A patio seating area is far enough away from the play area for adults without children wanting a quieter visit. They often have quality live music outside. Food is great too, good portion sizes, a varied menu including kids options and it's far from boring. The loaded chips with pulled pork and gravy are divine! They also serve Latchetts Farm Gelato. Yum.

Great day out with the family. The service was great, plenty of outdoor seating (and indoors) and nice family friendly atmosphere with a playground for kids. Of course, great food as well.

What a lovely place! Staff are amazing and so helpful. Me and my family can't thank them enough for everything they have done today. We will definitely be coming here again.

Great experience, good food and nice stuff. Wasn't very impressed with the glass that my drink was served in. The glass wasn't very clean. It got sorted quickly and I could enjoy the rest of my lunch.

Had the best time today!! Great people the staff are ALL 5 star skills!! 🌟 the atmosphere for kids is unbeatable, 1 of the Best days of my life.... truly 😁😁😁😁

Top quality food, especially for a pub - service was great and attentive. The menu is good too, a range of tastes for all. Plenty of parking spaces, off the road, and it's a nice bar atmosphere too - with a selection of beers and cider. Top marks!

Brilliant night here, my wife had a massive choice of GF and went for the Farmer Burger and I had the sourdough bun on a bourbon burger. Fantastic amount of food and good value. Lovely cosy eating area. Top marks to the staff for attentive good service but also leaving us to enjoy ourselves

We had the best time and gorgeous food. Thank you for being so attentive.

5 stars are based on the cheeseboard I had. I am very, very hard to please when it comes to cheeseboards. Many local eateries (and even abroad actually) you are promised a cheeseboard only to be handed a sorry excuse for an anaemic looking side plate. The Farmers provides a cheeseboard with strength. A generous serving of three local cheese with an appropriate amount of crackers. They do not scimp on the good stuff. I am relieved to have found an establishment worthy of calling themselves a cheeseboard provider. I also was there for an open mic night. The atmosphere was lovely, locals and staff alike were very friendly and welcoming.

We had a lovely meal today in the Farmer's i lived in Scaynes Hill from 1950 till 1978 so as it was such a lovely day today we thought how nice to have a walk around the village and a meal would like to say thank you for the lovely meal 😀 😊

The food here is always delicious. The only downside was that during our last visit (lunchtime period), every table was booked!! (good for them 👏) We weren't asked for more drinks after our first, which we would have said yes to... and we asked for a dessert menu, but they took so long to come and ask what we wanted, we gave up waiting and had dessert at home. Shame. They had plenty of staff hanging around at the bar. Still though would recommend 👌

Booked for boxing day lunchtime meal with family. All bookings done on line. Very efficient. Staff were welcoming and pleasant. The atmosphere was not particularly festive. The website led me to believe that they have Harvey's beer and guest beers. Unfortunately no Harvey's but a local from the 360 brewery which was described as a Harvey's replacement, it was nice but not as good as Harvey's. There was also a Green Hop beer on offer, but this time of year?? I tried some but was very unimpressed, it had quite an acidic taste. The menu was not overwhelming, little for the non meat eater. The food was timely and plentiful. The steak pie was large but lacking steak, mainly mushrooms and gravy and more gravy on the plate and more in the a jug. Very disappointed with the pie. All in all the Farmers did live up to the earlier reviews.

Service rather slow but they were very busy.

Beautiful little gem. Amazing food. Had a beautiful meal with my daughter and partner. Warm, cosy and a beautiful open fire. Lovely food and great staff. Thank you.

£6 for the best ever Stilton and Onion soup with a generous amount of Ciabatta bread. Freezing cold day, loved the warm cosy fire, hot soup and Christmas decorations. Friendly staff, great place for lunch.

Absolutely fantastic pub! Great team.. Amy and Jack especially!! Great food, the camambert and breads were phenomenal! Super dog friendly pub too which is a huge bonus!

Great food. Busy time, so longer time to order and to pay. Generally perfect time

This was our first time here, and we will be coming back very soon. The food was very nice. The staff are friendly and polite nothing was too much trouble. All age groups were welcome. I would recommend it here to anyone what a lovely place to come to. 😊 Went back today even though it was a cold, wet day we were given a warm welcome. we had a lovely meal, and we all enjoyed ourselves well worth the journey 😀 I had the absolutely delicious stake and mushroom ale pie 🥧 😋 one had the ploughman's which looked lovely and they enjoyed and one had the Oslo wrap which they had last time which they also enjoyed. I had the Reuben Ciabatta last time, which I would recommend to anyone.

10% service charge automatically appears on the bill Service was slow as staff were over worked Too many customers per waiters. Food was okay but chicken was tough and veg was hard. No starters or desserts. 1 beer and 3 soft drinks. Bill still came to £150.05 for 6 and a child

Busy pub restaurant when we went which may account for the level of service. We ordered drinks and asked for jugs of tap water. The drinks arrived reasonably promptly but we had to ask for the tap water. When the food arrived items that had been requested to be left off were present. Some items that were part of the meal were missing from some of the meals but present on others. This suggest poor control at the pass.

Great experience with the kids - outdoor play fun 😀

Rubbish factory burger and a tiny portion of fries served in a miniature metal bucket. Just trash.

Lovely pub garden with plenty of tables, staff are efficient. Food portions are huge and great choice. Nice choice of food on the children's menu too. Plenty of parking and doggy water bowls.

Let me start by saying the service and staff were all lovely, but the food was not. I don't know how old that photo of the red Thai curry is but that was not what I received. I shall break down the ingredients of the sauce. 1. Passata 2. Cream 3. Mushroom 4. Celery 5. Nothing else A red Thai curry that does not make. There were no spices (literally no spices), no sweet, no sour, no heat, no coriander, no coconut milk. It was a dodgy pasta sauce at best. It came with the choice of chicken or prawn, but what it really came with was a deep fried scampi thing, that neither tasted like prawn or had the texture of prawn. My kids both ordered the pizza which was obviously a frozen pizza. The base was like an inch thick farley's rusk. Needless to say they hardly had any, which for two kids who love pizza, is really saying something! One pizza was 18 pounds. I was genuinely shocked. I'm used to London prices, but I'm also used to those prices coming with edible food.

Good food, great atmosphere and a lovely play area for the kids.

Bad play ground!!!!!!£#@#@£@#@@

Attended a christening buffet . Nice clean and well presented buffet , poor selection of cakes ( cup cakes provided )

Nice pub but the food seems a bit hit and miss. Three plates we had which had side salads on them, the salad was not fresh at all, whole bits of it were black and it had not been washed, very gritty with bit of dirt in it. If you are going to put a side salad on a plate at least make sure its fresh and clean, I know a lot of people won't eat it but we would have had it bee edible.

Nice big garden with play area. We originally sat outside but we’re plagued with wasps so swiftly moved inside. Had the lunch menu which satisfied the hunger.

Great food, super service and really friendly staff. Highly recommend it for family meals. Lots of options to sit inside and great beer garden. Kids playground is pretty good

This place was dirty, table were sticky, window area was full of dead flies and the garden was full of rubbish. We ordered over valued pie with sides, The pie crust was hard and the carrot was not cooked at all, the chef was about 17 years of age and didn't even come over to apologies. When we raised the issue the bar person, she simply said she would inform the chef. He is really going to learn from that!! go to the sloop or the snowdrop food is much better and the prices are in par, and you get a better service.

Food was great but service was not so good.

Great for taking kids, food is good - London prices but not London quality.. haven't changed the menu in years but if you're there for a pint in a good garden, def a winner

I took my eldely mum here for lunch today. The staff were amazing and took care to ensure she and I were seated comfortably and even moved furniture around to help mum have a suitable seat. The food was delicious and fairly priced and the service was excellent. Definitely a new favourite for our Sunday lunch treat. Highly recommended. Vegan options are great too so will be bringing my daughter next time.

Great outside space. Friendly bar staff. Food is variable - I’ve had a properly excellent roast and a pretty poor cod and chips. Does the job.

Popped in the farmers scaynes hill for lunch only had ploughman's and sandwich the food is always excellent and staff are always friendly and attentive

Fab pub, great grub and super staff 😊

Lovely meal kids able to use up energy

Lovely place popped in onway back from Sheffield park gardens

Ticks all the boxes - unpretentious but tasty food, well kept ales, great for families, efficient friendly service, nice garden with play equipment

Large garden with play area for little kids

Friendly staff good food nice atmosphere👍😀

huge roast chicken gorgeous gravy and the vegetables cooked properly definitely a 10 out of 10

A reasonable family pub, the food is very much standard pub fare - our group had a mix of various items and the consensus was that it was fine but nothing special, though prices were quite high for what you got. Staff were all very friendly and pleasant, the children's playground is also decent if you have kids with you

Power went down in Burgess hill today. Due to eat out for my son's 13th birthday. The farmers managed to fit us in at short notice for a meal. Was fabulous. Will definitely return. 100% recommend. Saved the day. Thank you 👍🥰🥰

Great food, lovely garden. Pub is wheelchair accessible with a nice size accessible loo. Food fresh and cooked to order

Had a lovely meal there today.. staff very friendly and food perfect

Called in for a late lunch with 2 dogs. Got a very friendly welcome and enjoyed the food; scampi & chips and ham, eggs and chips.

GREAT food Friendly staff Good atmosphere

Lovely pub, cosy open fire. The ploughman's lunch was spot on. Would definitely go back.

Good Boxing Day food with excellent service

We've had a dinner with friends (party of 7) on Boxing Day. The pub is very welcoming with a fireplace close to the entrance. The staff was great... polite and professional with smiles all round. The food was just beautiful (better come hungry as portions are generous). A place I can recommend without a hustle. Definitely will be back. Thanks.

Great meals and friendly staff 👌

Great service, good quality food, flexible and helpful arrangements, was a pleasure to visit with family and children

We had a family get together in the room by the bar and restaurant we was treated fantastic from start to finish with the owner/landlord letting one of our grandkids sitting in his car to Kate the waitress and the bar staff the food was brilliant can’t praise the farmers enough we will be booking again next year Thank you for the service

Was surprised when we were told pub shut at 8pm on Sundays.

Pricey but lovely food and service was great. The stuffed animals on the walls are a bit dated and off putting so could do with possibly refurbishment.

Middle aged motorhomers: Stopped off to break a long journey, they were very welcoming.Beer and wine both good and our sharing platter "chicken stack" was absolutely delicious, home made, hot and tasty. Lots of parking Dog friendly

Pre-booked a table for today. On arrival we were told we had to sit in the bar as they were fully booked (obviously we were one of the bookings). Did complain but to no avail. The area we were sat in was grubby and people were continually passing by to go to the toilets. Food was lovely though and pudding delicious. Overall disappointing...

Poor food that's been sat under a hot plate too long, rundown pub inside and out.

Very comfortable, good service with a smile. Well worth a visit.

We turned up, a party of four, without a booking, on a Sunday and were treated to a wonderful Sunday Lunch with a Vast Yorkshire Pudding - and all the trimmings. We had just been to the Bluebell Railway and the feast we had at the Farmers was a wonderful culmination of a perfect day! Thank you, Farmers of Scaynes Hill - I look forward to the next time!

Lovely roast dinner, staff very attentive & polite

Great location with friendly staff and a kids play area for the younger ones out in the huge garden...

We’ve driven past this pub lots of times and kept planning to stop and we finally did, and we were not disappointed. The bar man was very welcoming and helpful and the food was delicious. Cooked perfectly and very reasonably priced. We’d definitely stop again if we’re hungry when passing.

Great food with large portions. The roast dinners are on point.

Great place, lush food and dog friendly. Perfect to bring kids as there's an outdoor play area and plenty of places to sit outside. I would definitely consider it for an event too, as there looks like a good function room that opens to the garden. They also cater for gluten free

Fantastic pub Really good play ground, amazing food and everything is well priced, staff is very friendly and helpful. It's also dog friendly.. Winner!!

Lovely food, drinks and great service.

Very lovely country pub. Although quite a few people there all at once, the staff took our orders separately and without panic, calmly brought meals out almost as quickly as the orders were placed. No problems with any orders and very reasonable dish sizes. I'd definitely recommend and would be keen to go again.

Great place to stop for some food on a country walk. Solid pub grub. Great sandwiches and burgers. Just could do with a better beer selection.

Great food homemade onion rings are amazing. Definitely need to go back and try the puddings. Menu looked really good.x

Fantastic service, good availability of tables on a Friday. Food was quick and very well cooked! Will be back for sure!

The nicest Sunday lunch I have had in a long time! The food was an excellent standard, quick and the staff are fab! 100% recommend!