The Forge Restaurant in Wealden - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Very average food i cook better at home. No effort was made to please. everything seemed too much trouble.service and atmosphere very bad.wont be returning

Not very authentic. I had a burrito but looked and taste like it was thrown together, no taste and the dips out of a jar. Will not be returning. Very disappointed. Oh and never was asked how our meal was!

We are just back from fillet steak at Buffalo Bills restaurant. The food was excellent and the service was great too from Kim and Killand, both went beyond expectations.

Very good and plentiful selection of three meats with generous helpings. Service can be slow for desserts but just chase them up. Well worth a visit to check out.

The place was pretty quiet, the young girl behind the bar and serving the food, was very nice and polite Food was quite nice but as my title states, not good enough to have us return, husbands steak was pretty tough. There was plenty of the food, you won´t go hungry but quality not great 7/10 the 4 of us scored it (Myself, my husband and 2 grandchildren 9 and 12) Not great value

We had a lovely meal here . Staff very friendly and helpfull Would definately go back. Good menu catering for all

Can't fault the Carvery itself, the food was delicious and plentiful the chef carving the meat was pleasant. However some of the staff are just unbelievable our waitress in particular seemed more intent in chatting to her friends or family at another table. At one point strolling around the restaurant with someones baby in her arms, including a jaunt behind the food serving area and off into the kitchens ! Trying to get fresh drinks or the desert menu took an age.

My cousin (who had eaten here before) and I visited on a Wednesday evening to experience the taste of Tex Mex cuisine.......previously she had had the fajitas which she felt reflected that particular food........this time she had the swordfish and I had steak and ribs, neither of which we both said was not a true refection on Tex Mex food.......both dishes could easily have been purchased at most "chain" restaurants. I must say however what we had was good, served hot and more than we could both manage.

Worst meal ever kids menu was rubbish pulled pork had a piece of string in it nobody enjoyed meal very over cooked burgers hard shame as not chesp

We went here after a visit to Reystede and it was an enjoyable experience. The waitress was very good and helpful, the food was great, we had a shared platter of ribs, wings, batteries prawns chips a coleslaw. Soo much food we couldn’t eat it all and good value

The worst Tex Mex. lacking in flair and cold. Waitress attentive but obviously frustrated that customers not getting what they expected. Beer on tap was sour. Complained and didn’t pat for drinks and the parts of the meal

Superb ribs and chicken really tasty prices very reasonable service good all in all a great experience had worth a visit

This is place is absolutely ridiculous!!! I would give it a zero star rating if I could, but I have to put at least one to write this review. We are a local family with young children and thought that this rebrand to TexMex would be perfect for our kids and family meals out. However, we have now been 3 times and each time we go, we are told they are not serving food. They seem to have a different excuse each time!! This last time, we were told that they had no chef and would not be serving food, I couldn't help but laugh at the sheer ridiculousness of this happening for a third time. A member of staff (possibly the best member of staff they have) who had finished for the day, saw that I was laughing and asked why, when I explained what I had been told she went back in. She came back out and told us that us that they were serving and they still had one chef working and would happily serve us. So, we piled out of our car, only to be greeted by an obviously disgruntled member of staff (maybe she felt she had been undermined) who told us if we wanted to sit outside we had to pay first. I appreciate this may well be a standard, but we were made to feel as if we were going to do some kind of runner without paying. It was awful!! We thought this could have been the place to go for regular kid friendly meals out and the fact that they are literally turning away customers is utterly ridiculous. Needless to say, we did not eat there and will not be eating there, purely because the service is so terrible!!! We will not recommend this place to any of our neighbours or freinds!!

We went here with friends and do not rate . Will not be returning felt like we were under constant watch by staff with kids being loud although corrected by parents it felt like we were doing wrong by doing so. Certain staff members were rude and service was very slow and it wasn't busy at all only 2/3 tables occupied. Should have listened to family member as they went before having booked online only to turn up on time and be told tough luck we have decided to take a party booking however they could sit and wait for 2 hours until their table was free. Overall no I would not recommend this place to anyone and will not be returning!!!!!

Very disappointing visit. We booked a table in advance thinking bank holiday would be busy. It was quiet. There was no record of making a booking. Meal awful. Vegetables were cold and the beef was very rare. Not good value for money, in fact it is a ripoff. Apparently the cappuccinos were also cold.

We went on a Sunday so we couldn't experience the Tex mex menu but we did have a great carvery! 5 of us had the carvery and the little ones had something from the kids menu. Followed by a great dessert. If cost is a worry to you then no need to, we were surprised by how much the bill was for the amount we had. All the staff were very friendly and polite from the moment we walked in to the minute we left. A nice touch was the owner coming over to see how our overall experience was and our meal. Great value for money and we wil be heading back very soon.

Growing up my family and I would often go to Halland Forge for a roast. A few years ago I moved to Melbourne and always crave the Halland Forge roast. When I came home recently I knew where was top of my list to go. It was as awesome as always! I love the meat and all the veggies, great puddings, friendly service and a nice cosy restaurant. I have no idea what these other reviews are on about. It’s my favourite roast in the world!

Carvery was of a very disappointing standard. Roast potatoes were barely cooked, Yorkshire puddings leathery and only one bland gravy for three different meats. Plates were cold and trays sticky - will not be returning.

We stopped here on a pleasant summer evening hoping for a memorable meal. The fact that the car park was almost empty and there was no one at reception didn't fill us with confidence. However, by pushing out the boat and exploring, we found the restaurant.

Visit to carvery with family (5 of us)

We live locally and despite the historic promotion of their Sunday carvery we’ve never venture in, until a drizzly weekend just passed.

what a terrible experience. the food was absolutely disgusting. the staff were total disinterested.

After trying two place to eat and both full we popped into The forge after having a nice dinner there some time ago. WOW is all I have to say and that's not a good wow. asked for a prosecco the barman didn't know what a prosecco was so asked for a pint of guiness and a vodka&Orange; and received a pint of blackcurrant and and orange juice as for the lunch time menu there is nothing of any interest so we left and came across the road to the blacksmith where I sit and write this review with a pint of Guinness and a prosecco.

Booked table for Sunday carvery without looking at reviews first. I don’t generally write reviews and I certainly don’t agree with people having a negative effect on people’s businesses based upon an isolated disappointing incident, however.....

This was my worst eating out experience ever! We decided to have a carvery and also ordered a small child's meal for a 2 year old. Everytime we spoke to a waiter we had to say it at least 3 times as they could not understand what we were saying. On arriving at the carvery counter there was a long queue due to the lack of service behind the counter - no roast potatoes, yorkshire puddings, carrots or pork. It took ages for the staff to replenish the stock of these. We sat down (eventually) to eat our meal, but that was not a pleasant experience either. The potatoes were rock hard on 1 side and could not be cut open properly and when we did manage to do this, the inside was dry and tasteless. The cabbage was watery and tasteless as were the other vegetables.

Absolutely terrible, we have passed this restaurant/pub many times and always wanted to eat there, luckily it wasn't a celebration!, just a Sunday Carvery which they couldn't get right, the meat was tough, the roasted potatoes were deep fat fried! and hard to cut into,the service was very very slow and none of the waiting staff gave you eye contact!

Mientras que en la zona visitada por un asador. No tuve que esperar y no largas colas de gente esperando para comer. Opciones vegetales eran mínimas, pero un montón de carne chef pone en su plato así que esto hace para verduras menos. Ollas no es suficiente para mí pero que crujientes de mi opinión. El Berry cheescake era el mejor que he probado nunca.

Fue salir y con mi marido y me apetecía comer a algún lugar. Fuimos pasando el forge y decidimos probarlo, digamos que nunca lo visitaremos de nuevo.

Tres amigos y yo visitamos este restaurante para comer hoy y quedamos sorprendidos de encontrar que un negocio como éste puede continuar al comercio. Llegamos aquí a la 1. 30 y se sentó esperando que alguien aparezca con menús. Había sólo dos mesas ocupadas y parecía que había más personal de los clientes. Tuvimos que ir al bar para recoger los menús. La camarera llegó a tomar pedidos por cuatro bebidas alcohólicas y agua del grifo. Las bebidas llegó 15 minutos más tarde y el agua nunca llega. Todos decidimos conformar el asador ya que no quiero otra larga espera por la comida. Todas las bandejas sucias y pegajosas y cuando nos quejamos nos dijeron que esto era intencional para detener las placas deslizarse fuera! Turquía, había sido sustituido por cerdo sin cambiar el menú, las patatas estaban recalentados del día anterior. La comida era comestible, mesas y sobre bandejas de bluebottles pegajosas, alrededor de la mesa. No había jabón en los baños, ni disculpa, muy grosero managerNEVER NUEVO! ! ! ! ! !

Ayer mi compañero y yo estábamos en la zona con nuestra hija de 5 meses, y pensamos que lo de parar aquí para un almuerzo tarde en 2:00 PM. habíamos conducido pasado así muchas veces y siempre comentó lo lindo que era, así que teníamos ganas de probar.

Asistieron aquí para una reunión que incluía el asador. Encontramos toda la comida sabrosa y bien presentada. Muy similar a la mayoría de los lugares de asados pero más o menos lo que quieres cuando quieres un asado.

Ha sido para cenar en este restaurante. He estado en el pasado y tenía buena comida pero creo que deben de manos cambió. La comida era horrible, mientras estuvimos allí 3 mesas tenía para quejarse de su comida. Comunicación con el personal también es un problema.

We have had severa l Sinday lunches here and yesterday's lunch was fairly typical. Of the three joints available we had the beef and turkey, both were tender and moist, and all the vegetables available were colourful and well cooked. Not much for the vegetarians! My only complaint might be that the food gets cold before you've finished it as the plates don't hold the heat. There was a yummy choice of sweets and I enjoyed the cheesecake my friend had some very creamy ice cream. It was very busy but the staff seemed to cope, although we were not asked to order drinks when we sat down my friend went and got them from the bar before starting lunch. We went to the bar to pay and were asked what we had, no bill prepared.

Myself and the family visited for a Sunday carvery. We left feeling underwhelmed and disappointed to say the least.We were seated and all began well, ordered drinks and food and were told to go to the buffet to help ourselves. We waited for 5 minutes for the chef to come out to cut the meat and then moved on to the vegetables. There is an ok selection but nothing is seasoned at all. The potatoes had been sat there for too long and were very difficult to cut through. The cabbage was so watery it was horrid and the Yorkshire puddings were burnt to a crisp and had not risen so were pancake flat. There was no broccoli either. The only ok feature was the gravy but that is not enough to make a meal.Following the disappoint of above our table was cleared without being asked how the food was. We asked for the bill, and then asked again 10 minutes later. After 25 minutes we then went to the bar to pay where again nobody was interested in how our meals were.We expected much more given the reputation The Forge has and I can say we are in no rush to go back, if ever.

we popped in at the last minute and had a lovely meal. We shared hot pork scratching with homemade chutney and they were amazing. definitely recommend this restuarant

We decided to visit this restaurant for lunch and were very pleasantly surprised. Our waiter Christian was an excellent host and looked after us from the moment we entered the restaurant, We were all very pleased with our food and thought it was really good value for money

The restaurant had a mediocre choice of meals in the evening which I personally thought were overpriced for the portion sizes and complexity of the dish.

Having driven past this place on numerous occasions, the sight of the motel-style accommodation next door has always put us off, but having been there last night I can vouch for the fact that this is most definitely NOT a Travelodge/Beefeater combination - the food was excellent, the staff were very friendly and attentive and it wasn't your normal silly southern prices.The one downside was that they ran out of cask ale, but this was after a long hot summer's day on which (I suspect) a large number of travellers will have been stopping off on their way to/from Eastbourne, so I can forgive them that. The food made up for it anyway. All was beautifully cooked, well presented and portion sizes were good. The menu is varied (I had crispy beef and fried rice - my wife had a pork chop) and the list of puddings is such that you really want to pick them all rather than choose one.The bill for four of us which included mains, side salads, puddings, coffees and three rounds of drinks came to £94.We will definitely be going back to the Forge.

We drive past The Forge every day to work and on checking peoples comments on the restaurant decided to avoid. This changed recently when reading the menu we decided to make up our own minds. I have to say how surprised we were at the good food especially their home cooked pork scratchings and the varied main curses on offer. The service was good, but if there is one thing I would change, is for more time between courses. I do like time for my courses to go down before the next one is in front of me. Other than this it was pleasantly surprised.

Popped in for an early supper. Although the place was very quiet the food was very good, piping hot, value for money and huge portions. Service was efficient and professional. No complaints at all.

My family and I stopped off there for a Sunday Carvery. We're not particularly fussy eaters, but the carvery was quite tasteless and the roast potatoes were so tough we had to scoop them out to make mash - proper mash was not offered. The pub itself is nice, and the waiting staff were good - carvery chef not particularly friendly though. The only redeeming feature of the meal was the dessert - absolutely lovely, very tasty indeed.

I popped in with a friend, just on a whim for a bite to eat, we made our selection and when my friend chose, he was told the item he wanted wasn't available.. I had a simple burger, the food came out very quickly but my burger was inedible, it was as dry as a piece of leather.. I left it as the picture shows, my friend said his wasn't much better, we told the waiter it was awful, he apologised but didn't offer to replace or discount, we left and paid in full. I had to go to the bathroom, this was filthy, there was no hot water to wash your hands, the power supply to the hand dryer looked dangerous, the loo brush is never bleached by the look of it, the paper bin was rusty and the door was filthy although they do supply a try to place your cigarette??

Having driven past many times and not met anyone who had been in here we decided to give it a go. We were really pleased with the food and friendly service. Well cooked lamb shank and a lovely piece of salmon, large portions and good price. Nice wine list too, small but interesting.

I have used the restaurant for two nights and the food is amazing the staff are very helpful. First night I had crispy beef.. this was very tasty second night I had the Hot rocks. This is when the chef brings HOT ROCK on which I cooked my own steak Just how I like it .. Great experiance at The Forge

Have been here on many occasions over the last 30 odd years, not much changes which is good as we always look forward to a quality and quantity Sunday lunch masses of meat and we'll yourself to as much roast potato and veg as you want

What a treat the Sunday Carvery for all four of us, and we were well impressed. I had the lamb and was fortunate enough to get the first cut from a new joint, beautifully cooked and a plentiful portion all the veg was good ..... Had no space for puds .... Well done the Halland Forge for our lovely Sunday lunch. We will be back in a fortnight when little bro is back from his holiday.

I use the Halland Forge on a regular basis and always enjoy the experience. The food service and location are very good with plenty of parking.Thank you Halland Forge

Front of house staff were all friendly and willing but food is very basic quality and poor taste. Head Chef was not on for my visit but I got the impression most food is cooked from the freezer rather than being freshly prepared.

I often have lunch here and always find the service very good. The food is very good well presented with excellent flavours a good size meal unlike most restaurants. Will be eating there regularly

Monday at the Halland Forge saw only our party of four in the restaurant and a couple eating in the bar. A lot of the items on the menu were not available as it had been a very busy Sunday we were told by our excellent waiter. And there was a good variety of choice for vegetarians.Our lunch however was excellent and there was nothing but praise for the food. My sea bass, delicious chunky chips and samphire was superb, as good a meal as we can get in London and it was hot and tasty.However the whole place looks very tired and needs a bit of tlc. We have been coming here for years with family as it is a good meeting point for us all. But now it needs help!A note for the manager .... The ladies toilet is frankly a disgrace .... No toilet roll, a lack of liquid soap and a general air of, dare I say it, squalor.

Five of us visited today for Sunday lunch and were very much looking forward to enjoying the carvery. We didn't have to queue for the carvery as the restaurant was rather surprisingly for 1pm on a Sunday only half full. The carvery was average with Beef, Turkey and Gammon being on offer. The beef was rather fatty and the Gammon was rather tough. The roast potatoes were okay although my wife while trying to cut her potato found it so tough that it pinged off of her plate onto the floor! The vegetables and sauces were to be expected. We were soon offered the desert menu when we had finished our main and we all ordered desert. The deserts all came out with a strange time lapse with my friends' Eton Mess arriving at our table a full ten minutes after my Black Forest Gateau had arrived. This is unacceptable. My Black Forest Gateau tasted extremely bland and I could only eat half of it. My friend's also said the same of their deserts. My wife ordered the Cheeseboard which on the menu said that it comes with Chutney. It duly arrived without Chutney. We called the waiter over and said that we should have Chutney as well. He didn't speak good English and thought she had said Chocolate!! We said No! - CHUTNEY! He went off to hopefully fetch it. About twenty minutes later (long after we had all had enough of eating our poor deserts) he returned empty handed and said "the chef says that you don't eat chocolate with a cheese board". For heaven's sake! We gave up then and decided to ask to have the cheese board taken off of the bill as we also discovered that a couple of the grapes on the cheese board were rotten. They did take £5 off of the bill but we found the whole meal very disappointing especially so as when we visited nearly a year ago - we found it very nice. We heard the folk on the table next to us complaining about the poor service too. We will not be returning and there are plenty of other restaurants in the local area that offer better quality, service and value for money.

Food terrible. Felt ill after eating the fish, or rather a mouthful of it, leaving the rest. Dripping in foul tasting batter and cooking oil.

Went here with my family for my Father's birthday meal. Arrived and no staff to greet us (even tho we booked) so had to wait at bar for someone. Good choice of food on the menu, all at a reasonable price. Staff were friendly but took ages to get our drinks, even tho there were only a few other tables full. Our meals came at different times, so by the time I got mine (last to be served) the others had got half way through their meals. However the food was very nicely cooked and tasted wonderful, I had half roast chicken which was succulent and tender. Ordered dessert, which again took a long time and came at different times. One of our group had Eton mess, but couldn't find any meringue in it! I had brownie which was lovely. Although the whole meal took longer to arrive then expected for such a quiet night (a Wednesday) it was delicious and staff were polite and friendly.

I visited The Forge for a quick bite with two of my colleagues at lunchtime, we were on a very tight schedule time wise, with this in mind we ordered drinks and sandwiches almost immediately. We waited some 50 minutes for the sandwiches to arrive. I was disappointed with my BLT as the bacon was just about cooked with limp lettuce. The salad dressing on all our plates was a bit suspect with black slimy leaves appearing amongst some greenery. It was all very disappointing poor service and a lack luster lunch.

This restaurant is a very friendly and buzzing place on a Sunday. The food and service is excellent. Great value for your money. The management change has improved place very well. We go there most weekends with family and have had a few weekday meals there too which have been of the same great standard. Lovely place to visit for a meal.

6 of us called in for a meal sunday late afternoon,staff greeted us with warm welcome,sat at table and staff came soon to take drinks order & give us menus,very good choice & very good childrens menu aswell.all of us ate everything & all agreed how good it was,even the kids ate all ,we all had desserts which again was excellent.the cost was pretty good aswell.would definitely be coming again.10/10

We have driven past The Forge on our way in to Eastbourne on a number of occasions. Decided we would give it a go on our way home yesterday.Very glad we did. Nice ambience, good choice on the menu. Food took a little while but it was freshly cooked, no microwave c**p here.

My wife and I have been coming to the Forge for many years and seen different management and styles of cooking. The management has changed since we were last there and we believe it's a change for the better. We have lunch with former work colleagues from Kent about once every quarter and usually choose a different venue each time, I gave them a list of different places in Sussex and they selected the Forge based on the menu. Two noticeable changes since I was last there are the extended menus all of which are available for lunch and sit down waiter service as opposed to buffet style where you used to serve yourself (but often had to queue). The food was freshly cooked and all seven of us enjoyed it, the price was competitive - we usually pay around £25 per head and The Forge was in that price range although there are cheaper options - and the staff friendly.

The staff were friendly, but the food was poor.I ordered the Steak and Ale pie. The meat was tough, so sent it back. I then replaced it with the Haloumi in beer batter. This was nice, but the chips could have been fried for longer. For desert I had the apple pie. It was very dissapointing. The pie was more like a pudding. Didn't resemble pastry at all. The apples were not cooked enough and were virtually hard. The custard tasted quite good, but it looked like something the cat had sicked up. I will not be going back. It is not particular cheap and I suggest they sack their Chef.

Excellent food, well presented and yummy choices!Good range of wines to accompany any meal at a reasonable price.

As a couple of locals staying at the East Sussex national we decided to venture out and try a new restaurant. Decor is very confusing. A mix between the old/new and shabby chic. It didn't work & the furniture was uncomfortable.I had one of the new sizzling hot plates which was good fun and looked fabulous but was very over priced for some cheese, a mushroom and some chips. My friend however had the pork belly which was hideous. I've never seen such a sloppy mess on the plate. It wasn't crispy and we couldn't find much meat on the plate at all. I wish we had complained at the time but we just wanted to pay and leave.Safe to say we won't be returning which is a shame as the sizzling hot plates are something unique around here.

Enjoy this place a lot, a bit quiet during the week but don't let that put you off, staff friendly food excellent and a varied menu as well

Went to visit on Saturday dinner time, waited at the bar for 10-15 mins without even getting a drink. Once we got seated service was slow and then told it would be an hour till we got our food as they are serving a pre ordered party first. Walked out and will never return.

Came here for a birthday meal on a quiet Monday evening. We ordered drinks at the bar as we arrived which took quite a while, the barman seemed quite nervous & inexperienced. We then joined the rest of our party at the table & waited to be given menus, 15 mins went by & still no menus so we helped ourselves. We did notice they had the rotary club in another room so maybe they wanted to slow our order down but they could have at least let us look at the menu! The food took quite a while to come out. Everyone enjoyed their starters. Mains on the other hand weren't great. I had the lamb burger, you could chose 2 toppings I chose Brie & pickled gherkin. Out came a stale bun & cornichons in the burger! (Cocktail gherkins) not really what you would put in a burger! They don't taste the same, more sharp, not nice! The chips weren't nice, so they got left. I ordered a side of onion rings which were stuck together & full of oil - disgusting! So they got left. Another of our party ordered the '8oz sirloin steak' it came out looking more like a 2oz minute steak! They had asked for it med-rare, of course this steak was so thin you could only cook it through or not at all. So it came out well done. We called the waiter over and he offered her another one. The next one came out a bit thicker but cooked blue this time! I think they could do with a new meat supplier & someone who knows how to cook steaks in the kitchen! The crispy chilli beef dish was very nice & the hot rocks were very enjoyable! The desserts weren't amazing, they bought out the wrong cheesecake! Overall experience not great but had worse. Staff need training, I expected a bit better for the money!

For my birthday today we come for lunch, Amazing service,amazing food and the most amazing cheesecake I have ever tasted,I will definaltely be coming again xx

Have enjoyed a couple of good meals here In July & August.Pleasant friendly staff,good quality steaks & salads,reasonably priced.Run a loyalty sceme as well which is quite rewarding.

We visited The Forge at Halland East Sussex for a Sunday lunch as we had heard about the good food.On arrival we were met and led to our table by the courteous staff on dutyWe especially wanted to try their new 'hot rocks' menu and I have to say it was an enjoyable experience and I would say worth a visit.The restaurant is clean as are the toiletsThey were very busy with the Sunday carvery so service was a little slow but the staff were working flat outOn the whole the experience was very good as was the food and serviceWell done to all especially the member of staff all the way from Transyilvania

We had never visited the forge before but were tempted in by the newly renovated appearance and weren't disappointed. The steak & Ale pie was fabulous! Packed with meat and very tasty. There were plenty of vegetables, all perfectly cooked. The scampi was excellent, as was the lemon & herb chicken. Very generous portion sizes and lovely puds too. We will be visiting again :)

Met with some family members for a quick Sunday lunch but got there slightly early, just before 12 which means there licensing doesn't allow them to serve alcohol before then. Just to be warned.We booked a table which was very lucky as the pub was packed to the rafters.The food itself was good for the price, I had the sausage and mash which did take it's time to get to me. Once it had arrived there was plenty of the food I had order and tasted good. The rest of my group had the carvery which they all seem to enjoy and it looked good too.We had the dessert and that too was good and this came out fairly quick for the amount of people that was now sat down eating.I recommend this place if you just want a no fuss roast on a Sunday that won't cost a bomb.

My wife enjoyed her soup and roll. I was less impressed with my seafood tagliatelli. The service was attentive and pleasant.

There has been a re-opening of the restaurant and we found the food very much better and the service was good.

We visited here for a family meal on the 29th March 2015. my relative asked what was available that was gluten free at the Carvery. she was laughed at by the chef who told her that the carrots were gluten free. She was not given any information about the food in order to meet her needs. An apology was given later by another member of staff, who told her that there gluten free gravy was available.The food which we ate was good. I found it difficult to hear as there were many diners. The environment is pleasant. I feel that the chef needs to have a better understanding of how difficult it can be for people with food intolerances or indeed Coeliac disease. It is not necessary to laugh at people.

We've just had an excellent meal here, ok it was only Scampi & chips and a Gammon steak/egg/chips but the food was fresh cooked, hot & very good portions. It was quiet here for a Friday eve but the England football match may have had something to do with that and it meant a peaceful meal for us. We'll definitely be back again :)

AmbianceI was pleasantly surprised by the cosey warmth of the restaurant and the attentive waitress.It was a Friday night and there was nobody else in the restaurant, so the "service" was quick and efficient. Presentation of foodThe main complaint about the meal was it was served on barely warm plates - the starter and the 'main'. If you make a hot meal for people in your restaurant, then a HOT plate is the order of the day. Please don't spoil it by laying the food on cool-cold plates.I don't want a plate to be dangerously hot, but I want to know my food is not going to be drained of heat by laying on a dull/cool plate.The 'starter' was thankfully of such a size it was finished pretty quickly - and it was very pleasant.I cannot say that of the 'main' course - the side plates of mixed vegatables (extra charge) had COLD cabbage and look warm other veg. There's no excuse for that.I volunteered my dish to the very attentive waitress and she agreed the vegatables were not sufficiently hot - so I asked they be warmed up in the microwave. Whilst waiting, I tucked into my steak which was done to taste and ready to eat. We got the side-plates back and they were up to temperature, but as the main plates were barely warm it did not take long before the meal began to cool. The CHEF should know not to present his lovely dishes on a cool/warmish plate - dinner plates must be HOT, there is no question about it.I don't know if it was because it was an early Friday night with football on the TV but nobody else arrived for a meal. I hope that was not an indicator of the quality of the establishment.It's a lovely little restaurant and was a pleasant enough relaxing time, with nice background music and a general warmth in the place - spoiled by cold cabbage and no real heat in the plates.I might come back, but don't bet on it.

The Forge is a lovely restaurant. They offer a lovely menu and carvery and its very popular. Surroundings are pleasant and comfortable. Staff are friendly and helpful. Useful to use your tastecard you get 50% off your meal but not accepted on Sundays or bank holidays etc). Try the Forge its great.

Had a very special Valentine meal at The Forge Halland. Food was excellent as was the service. Hope to revisit again soon.

Visited this place because of the convenient location to the hotel we were staying at. It looks lovely from the outside and the decor is homely and welcoming.The food.....I ordered the goats cheese and cherry tomato gallette. It was a mozzarella and tomato pasty not a sniff of goats cheese or any pine nuts....I complained and the waitress apologised that I was not happy with the starter.My main course was the open ravioli with goats cheese spinach and mushroom. A few sheets of cooked lasagne in a tasteless creamy sauce again definitely no goats cheese. This time I sent my main course back and asked the waitress if they even had any goats cheese to which they assured me they did. Later on the chef came out and apologised saying that she had used all the goats cheese for cheese and biscuits for a private function and therefore had 'improvised'. I'm sorry but if you can't cook a dish on your menu simply tell the customer that the dish is unavailable, there were plenty of other options I would have ordered. They did offer me a complimentary dessert which I declined as I'm not someone who ever complains at restaurants and just wanted to leave. We were in a party of 4 one person really enjoyed their meal which was the burger none of the others did. Will definitely not be returning again.

Thank you Forge for a lovely evening, we had a birthday dinner at the forge on Sunday! It is a great central location for family and friends to meet! All of us are dotted around in Sussex and find Forge ideally located in the middle! It was a delicious meal, they now offer a compressed menu along with the traditional Carvery, there were three joints on the carvers with yummy Yorkshire puddings and well seasoned veggies. The fish dish on the menu was a big hit and was scrumptious!I will definitely recommend a visit, the team is great and very helpful! Enjoyed thoroughly Thank you again

A lovely meal, excellent service,very attentive staff would recommend the pie! Reasonably priced. Overall very satisfied would definitely return.

What a shame this place looks lovely inside and out, however sadly that is where it ends. Visited on a Friday night and we were the only customers all bar one other couple until then we were outnumbered by the staff! Food is very disappointing and over priced!

Four of us went there for lunch. It was over an hour before we were called to the table. The plates were barely warm and the food likewise. The fish dishes were delicious, but the meat was tough. The food came with vegetables and potatoes - the potatoes did not come immediately and there was only one vegetable. The potatoes could have been cooked a little longer. The dessert was good. The service was slow and left a lot to be desired. I am afraid that we will not be going there again unless things change.

Cold and empty on arrival, barman seriously lacking in any personality or customer service skills.Restaurant empty and cold no atmosphere service very poor food only average, not a memorable evening will definitely not return

We booked for the New years party at the Forge .The food was and service was excellent. Will definitely rebook again next year

great to have carvery back for new years eve, the décor and feel of the restaurant is fresh and comfortable. great a la carte menu. had a fantastic evening with family and friends, will definitely book again!

I had chilli beef, very yummy, my wife had Rib Eye steak which was cooked to perfection exactly how she asked for it, and the homemade chips were gorgeous, as were the mushrooms and tomatoes. Very reasonably priced. The full English breakfast was amazing in the morning

I'm very happy I tried The forge again today, my very first experience with the place was really good but then over time, it's had its moments but today was probably the best I've tasted there, well done to the team at The ForgeI had the beef burger, the burger itself was perfect, really well seasoned and I really like the bap they used. It was accompanied by a generous portion of chips and I have to say the chips there are consistently at a very high standard. If only all places do chips like that. I had a pot of tea and thank you for putting two tea bags in! I know it's a very small thing but everywhere I've been, I get a big pot of hot water and one tea bag, so well done for exercising common sense.If I want to nitpick, I would say if the amount of chips was to be reduced and include a small salad, perhaps just a few slices of cucumber, the dish as a whole would be perfect. I have to say I will definitely come back and order this dish again.

Meal for 2 with my wife was great but the service was out of this world highly recommended a wonderful experience all in and also a brilliant well kept setting

There were 6 in our party and everyone enjoyed their meals immensely, I had one of the 'specials', Crisply Chilli Beef, and I can honestly say it is the best I have ever had. Very attentive service and an overall good experience. Thank you.

I feel so lucky and thankful I escaped the ordeal of having to eat at this place, my wife and I arrived at approximately 5pm on Sunday 16th November having seen the boards outside on numerous occasions advertising a new chef trained by Jamie Oliver [obviously not the Jamie the rest of the world know]. First impression was the bar and restaurant looked quite inviting and that's where it ended. We aked if the restaurant was still open and I was told until 7pm Carvery only, I took one look at the food on offer and walked away, dried, shrivelled and only fit for the bin. To be fare I did not ask if the display was what we were expected to eat and pay for. but if it wasn't, why on earth display it. We had ordered a drink, so we sat and almost finished them but, to be quite honest we couldn't wait to leave. We observed another young couple do the same only they left the drinks as well as the property. I found out later that evening my daughter and her young family visited the restaurant earlier that day at 13:30 hrs, and I am sorry to say they also did not have a good experience, they also observed another couple complaining. This could be a wonderful hotel to visit but, at the moment it's a catch penny with a number of visitors who will not be returning., and that is such a shame. Please get your act together contact Jamie for a refresher course.

Arrived looks reasonable, we sat there wondering why it's always empty!.... Ordered fish as it was fish day they advertise fresh local fish... After trying it I literally had to remove it from my mouth it was off. I explained to the waiter an asked for a plate to put fish on as I was intending on just eating rest of dinner and he bought a plate out an as I was using my knife an fork to move fish to other plate he picked it up with his fingers brushing my knife an fork with his fingers at this point I asked him to just take it all back, we stupidly carried on with my partners meal an paid bill less fish dish . The waitress who bought bill said she was sorry but then we heard her shouting in kitchen about lady paying! We left money less fish dish an left whilst we could still hear all staff loudly discussing it in kitchen. Appalling service no wonder the place is empty an serving off food with no customers.

We arrived to our table, made up with the supplied decorations by us. 14 of us sat down and a relatively new member of staff came to take our order. He coped admirably, with everyone in jovialle spirit and shouting over the top of one another. An uncomplicated but sufficiently adequate menu. The food was well presented and arrived in unison, so overall we were very pleased and enjoyed our evening from the outset immensely.

Halland Forge is now advertising using bill boards out side stating "New Chef trained by Jamie Oliver" locally sourced produce inc Fish from Newhaven, " new menu" VERY VERY disappointed, the food was cold, old, chewy meat, almost looked like leftovers. Staff however were nice and friendly, but we went there to try out the NOT so new menu, chef was the same and food was worse than last time!!! So if you're thinking of going DONT....

Very nice looking restaurant and hotel. Almost empty on a Sunday lunch time, when it used to be full, and I know why. The service was very poor from offering us menus to taking our orders. The food was very poor quality with the meat cheap and tough. We would not return.

Having arrived with an pram we were kindly sat away from other patrons, however following on from this greeting we were left with no waitress for 15 mins. When a waitress did bother to attend to us we requested a menu as this had not been provided. The waitress looked confused as it was a Sunday she told us our option was the carvery or a poor selection of 2 other dishes. This was not made clear on the website which offers a far wider selection of meals. The carvery was at best reheated frozen veg including substandard potatoes. The meat offering was OK but definitely not worth the £9.50 as my group could not eat the rest of the meal. A disappointing Sunday lunch and one to steer clear of!

Yes the mistake is not reading the reviews on here before we stopped for lunch.We have been past this place numerous times and never thought of stopping. The reason we did was the sign saying new chef ex Jamie Oliver Haha really !!!!! I'm not going to put a lengthy review just read all the other reviews and they are unfortunately true. The only edible part of the meal was the meat the rest was awful especially the rock hard reheat roast potatoes from some distant past and flat tasteless Yorkshires.We are sorry we stopped and wasted £23 Our recommendation is drive past.

WE have been to the Hallanf Forge a few times as we live locally. There was a sign outside saying new chef new menu so thought we would give it a go. It has changed inside since we last went there and looks nice. The food was ok but thought it was rather pricey for what you had.

My partner went to this hotel and restaurant over the August BH just gone,we had thought we would give it a try as was suggested to go to as my Aunt had been there for a carvery in the past.This place was almost empty on the Friday night of the recent August BH 2014 ! they had only 10 in the restaurant including us ! The wine racks were almost empty as well as a nearby couple reordered a glass of wine to be told that they had run out of this particular brand of wine and could she pick another brand !!! We got to place our order for our food and then 5 minutes later the lady came back to our table to tell us that the fish cakes we both had ordered had run out and there was no more left !! which did'nt go down well with my partner !! So we ordered again me a Lemon Sole and my partner ordered the pie with vegetables which she enjoyed albeit she told the waitress she did not want any mash potatoes on the plate and when it arrived she mashed potatoes were on the plate ! so the chef obviously didn't heed what the waitress had written down on her order ! My fish arrived and it was a whole lemon sole which the chef could not be bothered to fillet for my ease of to eat !as well as no vegetables were included on the dish ! If you wanted vegetables you had to pay for them !! shocking ...We got the bill at the end of our meal and saw that they charged £12.90 for two glass's of wine !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! total robbery ! the total bill for the the meal which was 1 course and a glass of wine and two coffee's was £46 pounds !!! Never again shall I frequent this place ! Oh and by the way we asked for a pot of hot water for a top up on our black coffee's and this came back in a coffee cup ! so much for a safety issue here if the hot water had spilt on my partner's hand !This place may well thrive on a carvery on Sundays however you cannot survive in the food business on one day a week food service ! I was once a chef too !! so I know what I'm talking about here.The whole experience here it seems to me is that The Forge is struggling big time financially and seem to be working on a shoestring ! All in all a very poor experience at the Forge with very average menu and food together with very high pricing which was not worth the money, to expensive for what we had.This part of the country needs some serious competition on the restaurant front, although we went to a nice pub nearby in Ringmer called The Cock with my Aunt which was a fantastic experience..

The place has been advertising about their local steaks and new chef so thought we'll give it a try. I have to say it was the best meal we have had in a long time, we went their for a birthday celebration and my family had come from all over. We were about 11 of us and each and every dish was spot on. The restaurant has had a new Chef, Alex who was extremely friendly, the pub was nice and spacious and a very good selection of beers on the taps. The food was fresh, nicely presented and above all delicious. I would highly recommend their Steaks and Burgers and the homemade desserts. I think it is a nice place and the food is Fab, we will definitely be going there more often.

We have in the past visited The Halland Forge Restaurant for Sunday lunch both on our own and with Friends, However the food t on Sundays had gone down hill. (There was a time that we were unable to eat there on a Sunday as it was so packed)As we drove passed to day there was a notice outside advertising a new Chef and menu. We though we would give it a try!The food was dreadful and worse then ever, the chef who served us seemed to be the old one. The beef was dry and I could not eat it, the roast potatoes were Frozen and the vegetables medico and the Yorkshire pudding was flat and taste less.My Partner had turkey which was the only part of the meal he enjoyed.We are so disappointed and fill conned by the sign outside.In fairness when we complained they removed the Beef and got out a fresh joint and I was offered another meal , but declined.Not a place to stop at ! Have they got a new chef ?or is this just a ploy to win back some of their old customers , wont be going again.

A little outside of Brighton but when we arrived it was worth it for the brilliant Sunday lunch. Great cooking and plenty of food. I loved the potatoes ! I suggest booking for Sunday roast- very popular with the locals too!