The Gallipot Inn in Wealden

Good Sunday Roast, friendly service and a nice pub atmosphere. My only complaint is that they added a service charge to the bill. This is not British!

Lovely friendly staff and delicious Sunday lunch. Went out of their way to accommodate our table of 13. Quaint and cosy inside, too. Loved it!

We were met by friendly staff and showed to a table despite it being very busy on a Saturday afternoon. Our orders for drinks and food were take and filled very promptly. The food was excellent and tasted superb. Every one of the 5 stars Well Deserved.

Excellent food with lovely service! My Wife has celiac disease which is always a concern when eating out. Staff couldn’t have been more assuring or attentive. Highly recommended!!!

Are here on two nights after our pub closed for evening meals. Fantastic food, and definitely the best triple cooked chips I've ever had. Everything was perfectly cooked and very tasty. A great selection of GF meals for my wife. The cask ales 360° were delicious. Staff were brilliant on both nights. would definitely recommend to anyone. The 16th century put was full of character. It also had an excellent beer garden.

Never changes. Great pub with a lovely garden and views. Sussex smoke and kidneys in red wine have been on the menu for years and always please

I am a particularly difficult person to please when it comes to my drink of choice. The humble tomato juice has been mocked and ignored for some time now, but slowly, a movement that seeks to share the love of the tomato elixir has seen sales increase across the uk by a whopping 3% (according to hotelier magazine!) Anyhow, enough of the boring stuff. I put the team to the test and ordered two tomato juices to see how the team at the Gallipot treated my beloved drink. One with tabasco and one with worcester sauce, thankfully the pub used the best of ingredients as mixers and made sure the balance of tomato and spice was perfect. They didn't over ice the drink either, ensuring some care was taken to get the drink down to the perfect temperature for immediate consumption! So establishments don't give the humble tomato juice the respect it deserves, but the Gallipot team understand tomato juice drinkers. This review is being shared with the Facebook pages: @tomatojuiceloversuk and @juicing as it's important we know who treats vegetable drinks with the respect they deserve. Top marks to an amazing team!

Stunning lunch and excellent service in a beautiful setting. Service was attentive and the staff are trained to a high standard. It’s particularly good to see younger staff working with confidence and a sense of humour without being overbearing. The chef REALLY understands fish cooking and the scallops were perfect. You made our day visiting the Pooh sites just wonderful.

Met friends here who had been before and highly recommended it. What a fabulous surprise it was! This is a family run pub and everyone was so very friendly. The food was absolutely delicious - mussels for me and then Hake - followed by a delicious Affogato. We had great fun with the owners and promised that we'd return again soon. The service was also excellent and personal. Can't wait to go back and would highly recommend this little gem!

Such a perfect Mother’s Day lunch. Food was delicious, staff were amazing and atmosphere warm relaxed and friendly - highly recommended.

Just Brilliant ! Really great atmosphere, very tempting menu and delicious old and bitter by Harvey's of Lewes. Everything looked, tasted and was lovely (including the staff).

Two of us and Spaniel Nell popped in for lunch whilst out and about in East Sussex in February. Had not booked. All made very welcome by super friendly staff. Lunch was fantastic, Mushroom Arancini Balls for my wife, Haddock and chips for me and gravy bones for Nell - in front of an open fire. Would absolutely recommend, do pop in if you can.

The Gallipot Inn is the best pub for miles, Kerry and Leo have turned this place into everything you could wish for in a countryside pub. The service is warm, friendly and has a family vibe. The food is exellent with a great selection, the sunday beef roasts are something else. The garden at the back is awesome and a lovely place to be. Also doggo friendly so you can bring the pooch. Nice open roaring fireplace and wood burner the opposite side of the pub.

Warm , friendly welcome as soon as you walk through the door. Cosy, busy little Pub with a lovely atmosphere. Dog friendly too. Delicious Sunday Lunch. We seldom order pub roasts as they're always disappointing - Not here though, everything was absolutely delicious, not an over-cooked vegetable in sight! Starters, Burger and Pud all delicious too. Compliments to the Chef. Service was faultless , a hardworking team and the service charge was worth every penny. We've already booked to return.

Food is ok but completely overpriced! Prices on their website are old and not updated. Add at least £2-3 to each price. Also , they charge a very high service charge. This is just a pub, nothing special! Toilets were really dirty, just not nice. We will not be returning. It’s a complete rip off here !

Another great lunch with friends. Well kept Harveys! I had Venison steak which was cooked to perfection. The veg was as good as the steak. Everyone was delighted with their choice from a good menu. Very friendly staff and they did not rush us to leave so we had a good old catch up chat. We will keep on coming back!

Yet another fab Sunday lunch at the Gallipot. Group of 8, food excellent and service to match. We were not pressurised to hurry even though they were very busy. Try it!

Yet another lovely experience at The Gallipot. My son and I visited for a quick dinner. Although one of the vegan options was not on the chef made an off-menu meal, which was delicious. The vegan treacle tart and ice cream was superb. Always friendly. Lovely place.

I went with a large group. We had excellent food and drink served in a relaxed and friendly manner in beautiful surroundings. Couldn't ask for more.

First visit and looking forward to returning soon. We ate inside but garden is delightful, with gorgeous views. and nicely laid out, each table quite private. Delicious food and interesting menu, with daily specials. Tempted by the calves' liver special but had the lambs kidneys with perfectly cooked veg and Sussex Smokie with lovely salad). Ample portions, very friendly service and good value. Thank you Gallipot Inn

Ourselves and another family wanted somewhere to relax after a walk in the lovely Ashdown Forest, 4 adults and 6 boys. This pub came up in my search with top Tripadvisor ratings and I am not surprised. When we arrived we were warmly greeted and well looked after. They were flexible with making sure our children got the food they wanted, fed the kids first (brilliant) and all the food was excellent. Combined with a lovely atmosphere, great humour and a great selection of drinks what's not to like.

Great food & friendly service. The Sunday roast was excellent as was the hake. Delicious homemade honeycomb ice cream! We are looking forward to coming back!

Absolutely fantastic, from the moment we walked in through the door, to leaving. We were welcomed by a really friendly waitress, who made a real point of looking after us! I’m coeliac, and felt that she really understood what this entails. So reassuring! The food was some of the best pub food, we have had in years. My husband loved his starter of kidneys, followed by smoked haddock. But, all the meals were great. Our friend’s haddock was huge! This pub was such a good find and anyone local, is lucky to have such a gem on their doorstep. Unfortunately, it’s an hour’s drive for us, from West Sussex. But, definitely wouldn’t hesitate to make the journey again. Thank you for making a catch up with close friends so special!

Lovely roast dinner and very efficient and friendly staff. Especially liked this pub as, after being let down at the Anchor Pub in Hartfield, they were very happy to accommodate us.

What a beautiful spot to have lunch out in a sunny garden with a stunning view. The food was lovely - my Halloumi and Field Mushroom burger was gorgeous. Such friendly staff - the whole experience was just great.

This is a lovely pub with the best view from a pub garden in the south east. On a good evening you can see the deer crossing the fields in the valley below, otherwise content yourself with a wonderful garden amongst the tables As well...

Actually had lunch here twice recently. First time had a pretty epic fish and chips and second time perfectly cooked steak with lovely chips. The service is always first rate and staff look after you very well. The garden is a lovely spot to eat...

Amazing food, fantastic service and outstanding views. Couldn’t recommend this place highly enough. The staff made us feel very welcome and comfortable and accommodated our elderly mother beautifully. Thank you all at the Gallipot for a wonderful afternoon.

I had the plaice. Spent most of my evening pulling bones out of my meal. A proper chef would have trimmed the skirt of the plaice so no bones would have been in place. My husband had the hake which he said was overcooked. Horribly...

Went for Sunday lunch. Driven past it so often over the years, and I mean years, felt we should support them. The team behind the bar were welcoming and lovely, menu was great and we had the Sunday Roast Beef. Great portion, nice food, lovely...

What an unexpected find. We had not planned on being out for Sunday lunch and without having a booking the restaurant was able to accommodate us and find us a table outside in the sunshine The Sunday roast was hot, plentiful with a good variety...

First time at the Gallipot Inn, What a lovely experience, food tasted excellent. I had wild mushroom & leek arancini with black pepper corn & parmigane sauce. Then rhubarb & custard, with a delicious black coffee ☕️ 😋 to follow. Staff where polite and attentive....

Visited for lunch and how great is The Gallipot Every element of the visit was exquisite, from sorting a table for a specific request, the drinks, meal and service I ordered the camembert with side of chips Proper hand cut chunky chips cooked to order....

Nothing pretentious here, just friendly, efficient staff, well kept beer, and freshly cooked, delicious food. Speaking on behalf of our walking group, we WILL be back.

We visited this pub for the first time today. We each had a delicious roast dinner and enjoyed the treacle tart for dessert. The surroundings and atmosphere was lovely and the staff were very friendly and attentive. We will definitely be returning!

I love cooking a roast lunch and my standards are high. This was a real treat to go out for Sunday lunch and we were not disappointed. The standard of food and friendly service was superb. A great selection of freshly cooked vegetables accompanied delicious...

Visited for the first time after hearing good reports. My friend and I were the first ones there for lunch and we both ordered the hake. Neither of us had any alcohol, just sparkling water and a green tea. Quite a long wait for our...

We went on a midweek evening. It was quite busy but not overly so. Food was was good and service excellent. A bit pricey for what we had hence only 4 stars.

Fantastic Sunday roast and fab service. Just so friendly. I wish this was my local and our visit wasn’t just because of being in the area.

Met friends here for lunch and were greeted by really friendly staff. The service was good, the food really good, hot and tasty and the whole atmosphere was one of being made welcome. As we hadn't seen our friends for a long time there was...

Had a perfect Sunday roast with a lovely bottle of wine Nothing was too much trouble when I asked if the beef was cooked rare they went and checked All staff were friendly and helpful especially choosing desserts Lovely pub been several times now Don't...

Our first lunchtime visit for some time and we weren't disappointed. We had three starters/small dishes between us, of bread with oil and balsamic, halloumi and scallops. All the dishes were delicious. Apart from the fact that the views from the delightful garden are fab,...

Ideal setting, great food and attentive , friendly staff. A true oasis and well worth a visit. The liver and bacon is a must have. Will most definitely be back soon. Thanks to all at the Gallipot.

We booked a table with friends for lunch and from the booking stage through to leaving the experience was friendly and helpful. The menu had something for everybody with wines to compliment. We arrived to this traditional oldie world pup greeted very pleasantly and taken...

Had a superb meal here over the weekend, service was fantastic and food was amazing. Garden had wonderful views with great band and atmosphere. Will be back very soon - thank you

We went on a Friday night based on good reviews. However we were very disappointed - Steak was very expensive but poor quality meat, worse than would expect from supermarket, veiny and tough. - Burger was poor quality meat and brioches was old. - No...

Having heard good things from friends and family, we went for lunch on Sunday. Both ordered the roast which we found to be rather mediocre. The meat was cut very thinly considered it cost £22. But tasted good. However, the roast potatoes were just not...

Some neighbours and I went yesterday and were very impressed. 5 of us were comfortably seated and enjoyed excellent service, beer and food throughout. Pleased to see other customers enjoying the same.

Although the tables were sticky, the drinks were cold and the food nice. The staff were very pleasant also. The ladies loo is appalling. I didn't check the receipt on leaving this particular evening and have emailed the manager on two occasions. But no response...

First visit for five of us to and we all enjoyed the delicious, reasonably priced food, the lovely staff and the beautiful setting - even when some welcome rain arrived. Thoroughly recommend the Gallipot, not fussy or pretentious, just good.

What a lovely pub. One of few in the area that serves food on a Monday; we sat on the terrace late into the night and put the world to rights, helped by friendly service, good beer, and lots of Eton Mess for desert!

We had a table for 9 outside and it happened to be the one night that it decided to rain. The amazing team worked hard to get us inside and we had an amazing evening. Food and Wine was excellent, service was top notch and...

We saw this pub as we drove past and stopped for lunch. It has beautiful gardens out the back with views of the countryside. Small car park adjacent. The food was delicious and we thought good value for money. We were made very welcome as...

Great service nice and quick. Lovely food And a Nice atmosphere. Was recommended by a friend and I will continue to recommend it too.

Beautiful location, garden, seating, view, ambience, friendly and welcoming attentive service. Food excellent, super rose wine. Having passed through Gallipot Hill a year ago I had clocked this pub and eventually returned today for a birthday outing to Ashdown Forest. A lovely lunch, thank you....

We chose to book the Gallipot for my Dad's birthday, it's been years since we've made the trip but had remembered the beautiful location so it seemed ideal. He rang to confirm the day before & paid a deposit per head ... so when we...

The food was delicious - all freshly cooked and the young man who served us was charming. The only thing that let it down was some of their clientelle but that wasn't the pub's fault!

Absolutely superb. Couldn’t rate it highly enough 5*+. Amazing service. Gorgeous food. Friendly. Accommodating. Faultless. As an add on amazing views from the garden.

This is a glorious pub building, the first place I'd want to take a tourist - but possibly just for a drink. The menu was limited, mainly standard british pub food, which is fine, and we all opted for a burger. Which was also fine,...

Fancied a random visit to a pub in the countryside, loved the fact it was an old inn so pulled up for lunch with my three children and wife. The menu was superb and we had a mix of different food and the kids loved...

We visited the Gallipot inn this week and had the most delicious lunch. The staff were very friendly and we felt very welcome. Lunch was very tasty and nothing was too much trouble when I requested a slight change to my dish. We will be...

Great food and drink . Excellent service. We are looking forward to coming back again in the Summer.

We visited 8.02.22 which was a Saturday. We had not booked as it was rainy and not warm. Easy to find, we parked in their own ample car park. This pub is obviously very old but modernised sympathetically; it was pristine clean. It was previously...

Such a nice small country pub. Delicious good sized plates of Roast and pudding. Excellent kind caring staff with good sense of humour. I would highly recommend a visit, we are lucky to have it as a local.

Four of us attended for lunch today, two adults and two kids. parked easily in the car park, decent sized space for a big car, lovely welcome from the lady at the bar when we arrived. A really intersting and varied choice of dishes, good...

Friendly welcoming staff. Cosy warm country pub with log fire in the grate. We had a long table which was tight with 13 of us with 2 high chairs. However this was not a problem for us as we easily budged up and this all...

We were visiting from Hertfordshire and lunch was a thank-you to our host for a relaxing weekend in East Sussex. I found a spacious spot in the car park for the SUV and then we were warmly welcomed and directed to our table. The pub...

I recently visited The Gallipot Inn with friends for an evening meal. The pub is smaller than I thought but this is good, because it gives it an intimate, cosy feel and doesn't get overly noisy. The staff were friendly and attentive, and the food...

What a fantastic experience. Kerry and Leo made us so welcome. An excellent pint of Harvey's BB followed by a great sauvignon accompanied a brilliant dish of black bream. The food was cooked to.perfection. Others in the party greatly enjoyed the duck served with dauphinose...

Hadn't been here in quite some time so popped in for a midweek lunch. Brilliant ambience and amazing food and service. Such friendly service and the food was extremely good. The venison was soooo tasty, the burger was huge and the salmon was perfect. Sticky...

After such a long time away, we wanted an evening with friends in one of our favourite pubs.we had a wonderful meal, with very friendly staff that made it very special.

Had the most amazing meal here, the food was perfect, and the staff were so friendly and welcoming, would love to come here again and try the other amazing items on offer!

This pub is local to me and I know it well but it was so good last night I had to write a review! 7 of us met up, we only see each other at best twice a year an 2 of the group hadn’t...

We're local(ish) but none of the pubs near us were open for a Monday evening. It was sunny, we wanted outdoor eats somewhere nice so we made the short trip over to the Ashdown Forest to try out the Gallipot. First we were greeted by...

After a long morning walk in the Ashdown Forest we came back here for lunch . Very hot September day but we’d booked a table under an umbrella on the terraced rear garden with space between the tables and a peaceful northward view over unspoilt...

We had duck and gluten free fish and chips. The duck could have been presented better on the plate. It tasted ok and was a bit chewy. It was also too pink for me. The duck skin wasn’t crispy either so was very disappointed and...

Try a Sussex Smokie, smoked haddock in yummy sauce! Absolutely scrummy! A Short but lovely varied menu, caters for veggies well! Friendly efficient staff, in a gorgeous setting! Dog friendly, what more do you need from a pub.............!?! We Love coming here!

A pretty pub with private beer garden overlooking open countryside. The landlady is very friendly and made us feel very welcome. Our dinner ended with a particularly nice homemade ice cream. Will definitely pop in to say hi next time when we visit Ashdown Forest.

Family lunch for four. Service spot on. Ambience just right. Roast beef to die for all fresh and tasry. Give it a try, you won't regret it!

Very welcoming pub. Staff were friendly and efficient and Covid guidelines were in place. There were six in our party and we had Roast beef and Roast Pork both of which came with a variety of vegetables and lovely roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding. We...

We had good meals on two occassions at this essentially quite basic public house. It is clearly popular and has a nice back garden area too. We'd go again.

We booked and ate in the garden. The view was as lovely as the food. I had asparagus with a poached egg followed by liver, bacon and onions. My only complaint would be that there wasn’t enough of the asparagus. It was beautifully cooked and...

Lunch out for the first time in over a year! Chosen on a bus route so getting used to public transport again too. Well spaced tables and a friendly welcome. The fish and chips were well cooked and well presented. Harvey’s bitter complemented to food...

Beautiful, chorizo nibbles, bread, kidneys and mushroom and very delicious it was too - halloumi burger ; washed down with a Guinness. Oh and chocolate brownie with clotted cream!!

Ultra covid safe (God I hate having to mention that in a review) Very friendly staff-excellent food and service. Good menu excellently cooked and served. Lovely ambiance. We have been before and will revisit again soon

We stopped for a much needed warm drink last Thursday (our picnic meet up with family from London spent sitting in our cars as it was so freezing!). It was the first time my mum & me had been to any pub/cafe etc since lockdown and it was just lovely - really welcoming, friendly and felt totally safe (hand sanitiser readily available, distancing being followed etc)We sat in the garden area, big table so we could easily sit apart from the relatives we were visiting, under gazebo style cover and very well heated.Thanks guys for such a perfect 'first step' back into normality for us! Good luck over the coming months :-)

Food was excellent and the location is also fantastic. Cosy country pub that I would certainly recommend.

First class Sunday Roast 🙌 and service, with two other traditional pubs near .. the Gallipot team under these challenging times deserve the credit that is due.

The Gallipot is “ our local” and the new management team have uplifted the quality of the food and the wine and the service. The Pub was warm and welcoming yesterday evening with a log fire and as always a well set out and socially distanced table arrangement.We did not have a starter but both chose the Slow Roasted Pork which was beautifully cooked, soft and tender with delicious crackling and dauphinois potatoes. We followed this up by sharing an apple and blackberry crumble which was freshly prepared , delicious and tasty.There was a nice ambience in the Pub and Kerry chatted with us as did others who were drinking rather than eating.The Gallipot suits a wide range of customers and if you have not been, do try it as you have been missing out!

Since pubs reopened after lockdown, we've been treating ourselves to Sunday lunches at local, independent inns, which the 3 of us take turns to chooseLike many others, we did the Poohsticks Bridge walk first with our dogs.The Gallipot is an inn which in normal times you'd want to have a pint at the bar. Not possible at present but we were shown straight to our table and the menu and drinks arrived quickly.The tables are well spaced out and there was plenty of room for our lurchers to lie down.The pub's Harvey's is excellent and there is a good selection of wines available.The staff and other customers were friendly and we had a very enjoyable meal indeed. There is a very nice garden, with views across the Weald and we're looking forward to a summer lunch out there next year!

We found this great pub on the outskirts of Ashdown Forest and near to Pooh Bridge after a visit to the nearby Llama Park. My friends a Tour Guide and I’m his guinea pig for new tours, we’ve visited hundreds of country pubs. Weather was vile so bobbed in for some food and were warmly welcomed into this cosy (but very Covid secure) pub by a lovely lady who’s name I didn’t catch (think the landlady or Manager? Her husbands the Chef). Lovely relaxed atmosphere with friendly, chatty locals and their furry friends (it’s very dog friendly). We both had roasts that were spot on, my friend had a good pint of Harvey’s and I enjoyed an excellent Argentinian Malbec. It’s just so nice to visit such a friendly and relaxed pub - I wish it was my local!Highly recommended. We’ll be back for sure. (the garden must be gorgeous in the summer)

Found the Gallipot by complete chance as was driving back to london at night and got lost. They are the most friendly family of owners, so helpful and nice. Let us charge our phones, have a drink and stay for a while. helped us find a local hotel. Lovely people and would reccomend anyone to visit for a warm welcome in a beautiful place x

We had my birthday lunch today....it was magic. The food and service could not be faulted. I will be back!

Having not really been out since March, we decided to go to The Gallipot for our first pub meal. Extremely glad we did. The new hosts have made the pub socially distanced without ruining any of the relaxed atmosphere & we were gently reminded that we needed to add our details to the 'track & test' log & there is a full wall mounted hand sanitiser in the porch outside the entrance to the pub. As a party of 6, we were given a nice big table, a good way from other diners. My scallops were delicious, as was the starter of Sussex smokie & we loved both our mains of Hake & Crab salad. The younger members of the party enjoyed the burger & our friends daughter who suffers from some food intolerances was able to have her 'go to' of a plain bowl of pasta with cheese which although not on the menu was provided without any questions when we phoned ahead. The brownie was to die for & Eton mess was huge & full of fruit rather than bulked with just meringue. The service was perfect,- polite & efficient with lots of smiles. Although we have used this pub for years, we were still slightly wary of having a meal outside of a home environment. I can honestly say we were delighted, we felt as safe as we could possibly have done & look forward to returning again soon.

Never judge a book by its cover, the Gallipot Inn is unassuming inside and out, but the food is great. We had a lovely lunch en famille with lovely choices for adults and children alike. Service was good and there was a nice atmosphere, if you are passing do pop in, you will enjoy!

This stunning little pub earns top marks from the Concierge Desk.Since December 2019 we have sent almost 100 covers here, not all at once though!Wooden Beams, low ceilings and open fires all contribute to the atmosphere here.The idyllic and well looked after garden at the rear looks out onto farmers fields, a great setting for an afternoon / early evening drink in the summer. A short walk from Pooh Bridge and the House at Pooh Corner making it a great stop for those going on an "Expotition" as the bear calls it.The menu is well thought out, well presented dishes ranging from Arancini with Rabbit and Chorizo and Confit Duck with Pancetta, Lentils and Chicory as well as classics such as Fish & Chips.The team are friendly and welcoming. We have worked closely with both Leo and Imogen on several group bookings recently. Most notably, a group this past weekend that consisted of the families of our fellow Concierges from several of London's leading hotels. Feedback from this group was excellent, all meals were thoroughly enjoyed.Price-wise we feel that meals here are value for money, as well as good quality.On the whole, we thoroughly approve and suggest that if you are in the area and looking for somewhere to eat, get over to the Gallipot Inn!For any additional information please visit our Facebook Page @sussexconcierge

Friendly staff and great views in the garden. Unfortunately no Zinfandel rose but lovely gin. Lovely in the summer but must visit in the winter of course.

On Friday 14th we walked to the Gallipot ( one of our local pubs) for a simple lunch. I was served a glass of wine which was definitely not Sauvignon Blanc, I suspect we were given a cheaper brand. We both ordered the venison burger which was dry, overcooked and poorly presented. The ‘salad’ was a few limp leaves, some outer rings from a red onion and some dried out mustard and cress! The Harvey’s beer however was excellent. We have family visiting next week and we certainly won’t be taking them to this pub; indeed we won’t be going there again any time in the near future - come on Gallipot you can do much better!

What a great evening, celebrating Burns night with our neighbours in a brilliant local. All the tradition, the address followed by three courses. Haggis was just perfect. As always, really considerate and friendly staff.

Came here as part of a group for a Christmas Fayre. Hardly any words can describe how poor it was. Not so much the food being bad but the service was simply deplorable. Do explain why you can’t serve your turkey without gravy? Your waitress couldn’t.