The Highdown Hotel & Restaurant in Worthing

We went here for our company Christmas lunch and had a little side room to ourselves. Not sure if that was a perk for us, or to protect the rest of the patrons 😂 We'd pre-ordered our food which all arrived promptly and was delicious. For such a busy time of year, the service was fine and we had a great time.

Hands down the best steak burger I've ever had. Compliments to the chef Tommy for his skills throwing it together. Came out as well presented as me today.

Sunday 15th at 5pm, We had a booking, we were excited to go to celebrate my wife birthday. Very disappointed at the service and how long it took our drinks to arrive, at the point of nearly going up the bar. We was forgotten about regarding our dinners they forgot our sides and did not offer us condiments. Cold dinner! When I wanted to pay I asked a man in a dark blue shirt he then looked me up and down then did not say anything to me just a young lads said he would help.

I had a wonderful meal with my friends at the height of the busy season. I didn't mind the wait because the food was amazing. Been before and will again.

Reservation for lunch only. Menu varied and well priced. Group of 6 went. They cater for larger parties if booked in advance. Staff good and helpful. Lovely Manor house in a lovely setting.

Very helpful and friendly staff. Amazing food and great knowledge of celiac disease. We'll definitely return

Lovely food, great atmosphere, and absolutely breathtaking views and stunning rooms. All the staff I had interactions with were all top level. I loved it here. I wish I could have stayed longer.

Had a birthday dinner there yesterday. Food was terrific, top notch. Waiting staff were so polite and helpful and caring. They made sure I absolutely had nothing in my food that I had my intolerance to and went out of their way ensure that. 5 stars!

Stayed in the hotel my wedding night, got spoken to like rubbish the morning of my wedding, couldn't get entrance into my room after the wedding, bed was so uncomfortable, emailed to speak to someone and have been ignored, so obviously don't care about the customers they have.

we had a family wake of 20 guests and the Highdown was outstanding. The Oak room looked beautiful and it's big, roaring fireplace gave a warm and cosy feel. There was plenty of seating and perfect space for us, the room not too large, just right. We went for buffet option B with sandwiches plus hot buffet food, the food was plentiful, beautifully presented and tasted absolutely delicious. It exceeded expectations. we liked that tea was available in the room to help ourselves to, although most guests were ordering drinks from the bar. During the reservations for the room, Richard and Lauren couldn't have been more helpful! They were kind and quickly replied to any questions that we had and did everything they could to accomodate us. The wake was for my Mum, who loved the Highdown hotel and tea rooms, and always enjoyed walking in the Highdown gardens and views from highdown hill. Thank you to the Highdown hotel and Staff you did my Mum proud. hope to return for a happier event soon. Huge thank you to all lovely staff there.

Exceptional Service from Alex at Highdown Hotel. She was prompt, courteous & gave us an excellent recommendation for lunch of the braised beef feather in Guinness & the perfect pairing of red wine. The environment with open fire was wonderful for us with our dog. Thank you … highly recommended

We have been here many times and had a good experience.So we chose it for a family get together on Saturday evening it was very disappointing poor service and lots of dishes unavailable,long waits for food and almost thrown on the table.

Just arrived for a one night stopover So having stayed her before it’s a lovely place But the last visit was marred by the fact that the pub had no bitter ale I wrote to complain at that time to be told that it was most unusual and that bitter wasn’t popular any more! 😱 So before we get to our room we decided to have a drink… Yes, you guessed it, the pub has no beer! (ale to be exact!) This time I’m told it’s too popular!!!! When I asked when is it coming on I was told next week!! I asked about bottled ale - they have none!! Then , thinking they understand my frustration, I suggested they popped across the road to Asda and buy some, they said they couldn’t. So , please draw your own conclusions from this experience

We attended a party and stayed in the accommodation, I can't fault this business everything was great, will visit again, first class.

We treated our friend to afternoon tea for her Birthday & it was just perfect. We were presented with an amazing choice of food, including sandwiches, quiche, sausage rolls, scones with clotted cream & jam & some beautiful little cakes. It was delicious & we couldn't finish it so had to ask for a box to take it home in. We were all very impressed with the food, venue & service - which is always perfect as we usually come here for a Sunday roast, which is also amazing! Looking forward to spending Christmas Day lunch here too!

My family and I recently spent two nights & three days at the Highdown while visiting our family in East Preston.The Highdown hotel was welcoming, warm gorgeous open firer places clean and very happy for us to bring our family dog, a bowl,treats & a bed were supplied for him. Our room was very comfortable especially the bed, and very tastefully decorated. We met Serena while ordering breakfast she delivered pots of tea, four warm different breakfasts with a smile & friendliness. We booked an evening meal and included our family from East Preston.The menu was very varied and had something for everyone, the meals were good quality great value for money with a nice mix of flavours. The Highdown setting makes it an excellent short break away from home. The H family from Kent.

Very nice meal and good service.

Been here today for a meal with friends and family. Absolutely beautiful, gorgeous food, great service, lovely atmosphere. Stunning place. Highly recommend

Had a lovely lunch today served by Serina, lovely helpful friendly lady - gave good food suggestions . Had Sirlion steak that was really nicely cooked - very tender . Also a veg curry pie

Second Visit hoping food had improved, sadly was even more disappointed. Pork, black pudding and apple burger was a sad affair... The burger looked and tasted of just pork and griddled to within an inch of it's life, extremely dry and burnt... In terms of black pudding and apple I can only assume each were simply waved over the plate as certainly weren't incorporated. One sad little piece of lettuce and a super thick chunk of tomato. As per previous visit disappointing. Was there on a business lunch and just couldn't be bothered complaining. First visit in several months, friendly staff and nice surroundings. Fish & chips was disappointing. Looked good but sadly 75% batter with an extremely small and thin piece of fish inside.. a shame 😞

This is in a lovely location, the food was good and well priced. The service was a little slow the however staff were lovely. Would I eat here again? Yes I would 👍

We booked the private dining room for my grandmothers 90th birthday celebration lunch with all of her grandchildren. Richard and Lauren made the whole process smooth and efficient (i’ll be dropping off a trail map booklet soon Lauren!) 18 cousins is a loud affair but the staff did wonderfully, taking the chaos in their stride. The food was delicious, with the only room for improvement i can think of being having more vegetarian options on the set menu. Most importantly the matriarch had a terrific time so thank you again!

Bed and breakfast is the best - staff super friendly and food gorgeous. Rooms are just lovely, everything you need. Evening menu has a great range of choice and the bar is dog friendly. Would highly recommend

Fortunately we had some vouchers to use otherwise it would have been very expensive. The menu for us is a bit too "ooh la la" and feel they need a better selection of British favourites. I was hoping for nacho starters or something but crab seemed to pop up on the menu. £31.95 for a steak us crazy money and to automatically charge for water isn't right either. My fish and chips was nice however and my wifes burger too, but improve the menu choice and it felt like some fresher lighter decor is needed too as a bit dark

Lovely establishment great food and drink, lovely staff. Received a heart warming welcome and goodbye. Will definitely be returning

Had a wonderful lunch today ( tuesday). All of the staff were incredibly smiley. It was very busy and we had not booked as it was a surprise.

This was my first visit here, but certainly won’t be my last, I found the whole experience here with my family very enjoyable, the staff are very polite and friendly and the food was served piping hot and in a very reasonable time which I was surprised at as the restaurant was very busy. An excellent day out in a lovely part of the country and definitely worth another visit very soon.

Excellent visit, food was delicious and the staff were really attentive and helpful! We sat in the garden on a really sunny day which was fabulous, ordered the steak sandwich and crispy beef salad which we were really impressed with. Will definitely visit again!

Brilliant staff, amazing food, the roast is my favourite ever! Would recommended to book in advance for a Sunday though!

One of my favourite spots! Staff are always so friendly and helpful, perfect for food or just a quick drink!

I am vegan and often poorly catered for but at the Highdown my meal was superb

We like to go to the Highdown restaurant for lunch as the staff are delightful and the food is always good. We had a really enjoyable lunch this week, in particular because the young man who waited on us had a great personality and was extremely helpful when one of our party was late in arriving. The restaurant is beautiful and spacious and the hotel looks like a great place to stay.

Such a brilliant venue, private dining upstairs for a 30th birthday meal, great service and great food, thank you!

Booked a table online for breakfast which was listed as a breakfast table but when we arrived we were informed that breakfast usually stops at 10.45 which was the time we booked our table for but “don’t worry” we will give you till 11am. Perfect. Food arrived quickly but breakfast bagel was missing an egg which we were told would come. It didn’t. Crumpets didn’t have any butter or jam as listed in the menu. We had to ask for it and when it arrived the crumpets had gone cold. When we left we had to ask repeatedly for the bill which took a long time to arrive which we were told was due to the manager applying a discount for the missing butter Jam ans egg. Although manager did give us a discount due to the poor experience I would not be coming back.

Had an excellent cream tea at The Highdown today. There was a fantastic selection of sandwiches, cakes and the biggest fruit scones I’ve ever seen! Customer service was excellent from the man at the bar who showed us to our seats to the young lady we paid at the end. I would highly recommend The Highdown and will be returning to sample their evening menu.

Een mooi restaurant in een mooi gebouw, rustig gelegen. Het voorgerecht met Sint-Jacobsvruchten was ok, maar de krabkroket was gewoon slecht. De Sunday roast was -ondanks de goede kwaliteit van het vlees- helemaal niet smakelijk bereid. De bijgevoegde aardappelen waren smakeloos en alles dreef in een saus.

Lovely lunch ,some very nice touches like basket of reading glasses as you go in, just in case you forgot yours ,food good atmosphere.

Wonderful atmosphere, very attentive staff, good service, Amazing food huge choice on the menu, very fast service. Lots of dogs and families so a very relaxed casual atmosphere. Looked after by Richard who was extremely helpful

While the location is charming for a Sunday roast, the high prices don’t quite match the overall experience. Service was disappointingly slow, even considering the busy Sunday crowd. Our table experienced multiple missed orders, resulting in an unnecessarily long lunch. Despite its potential, I regretfully cannot recommend this place.

Fantastic roast and fantastic service. Sandra was really attentive and very helpful, her friendliness put a smile on our faces and made our experience exceptional! Thank you

What a great place. Food excellent, staff fabulous, setting amazing.

Food was delicious, sat outside in the sunshine. Next to the gardens which is also nice to walk around. I had the crispy beef salad which was delicious! Price is what you’d expect it to be. Highly recommend if you want something nice for lunch that isn’t on the sea front.

A fantastic find ! Great accommodation, lovely food and wonderful staff !

The wife and I, plus a Staffie stayed here for four days and we all had a great time. It is extremely dog friendly with thoughtful facilities and additional touches, located in a dog walking paradise right outside the door is a real bonus. There are three elements to the Highdown, the pub, hotel, plus a tea room. All are dog friendly and it is hard to fault any. Parking is not a problem either but obviously I can't speak for other times of the year. A slightly bigger room would have been useful and is my only thought. All was nice and warm with log fires all day. We thought the hotel stay was good value. The breakfasts and evening meals we had were consistently excellent. Real ale and decent wine nicely topped everything off. The pictures speak for themselves, and we found the service friendly and attentive. It does appear to have more of a pub emphasis over the hotel side but this wasn't an issue. One of the very few places that we would be more than happy to return to. And we did some 15 months later. We had another great vacation but in all honesty it wasn't as good as the first. There were a few relatively minor issues but they were noticeable. The room was a bit warm so we decided to use the fan provided, until we realised how dusty it was. Coincidentally so was the extract fan in the bathroom. Breakfast wasn't great. We ordered exactly the same on three mornings and received three different versions. The sausages aren't nice, we never had a runny fried egg, they ran out of tomato, yoghurt, and jam for the toast. The self service buffet bar was also very poor by any measure, again the picture speaks for itself. A lot more attention to detail is required. The service wasn't great either but conversely everyone there was very friendly and more than helpful.

Nice little countryside pub! Slow service if the weather is nice but overall a great option for a lovely walk and then a drink or meal at the pub!

We had a fantastic meal on bank holiday Monday. We ended up staying two & half hours and not, at any point, did we feel we ought to leave. The food was wonderful and the staff were very friendly & knowledge. My boyfriend is gluten free and our waitress knew exactly what he could & couldn't order.

Lovely place and lovely staff and a nice selection of cider on draft

Really nice pub with lovely free garden to look around

I have not tested the hotel. But the restaurant is of quality and is in a warm and friendly place. Try eating in a pub in the wealthy English countryside.

Best meal I have had in a very long time. Service excellent and will go back again very soon. Sent my thanks to chef for fab meal.

An absolute gem of a hotel that not only will I return to again but I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Every staff member we encountered was fantastic - particularly our greeter at Reception and our amazing dinner / breakfast hostess. It was our first anniversary and we not only had a lovely gift in our room but all the staff we encountered remembered and wished us a happy anniversary. Clean, well kept, comfortable rooms and a restaurant with truly one of the nicest meals we’ve had in a while plus a great breakfast - all for a really reasonable rate 10/10 would recommend

This was our first time at The Highdown for lunch with our Mum which is a rare occurrence as she suffers with anxiety. The restaurant was reasonably busy and we were shown to our table in the main restaurant. We were greeted by our lovely waitress Sandy who took our order. My Mum had several questions for Sandy who answered them all with professionalism, huge patience and a lovely calm attitude. The food arrived and was delicious. Sandy kept checking back on us throughout and absolutely nothing was too much trouble. The whole experience was delightful, the food, the setting and definitely made perfect by the excellent, kind service received from Sandy. Thank You so much, we will return for sure.

Third visit and exceptional once again! Lovely setting, excellent food for Sunday lunch and attentive service. Can’t wait to return.

We’d been recommended Highdown by a friend and they raved about how great the food was. We thought, let’s try it out. The food and ambience was exceptional. This was complimented by Sandra who tended to us throughout the evening. All in all, a beautiful birthday supper. Thank you Highdown for our inaugural visit and we will be back. 🙏🏻❤️🥳

This was a business lunch which we found to be good value and very pleasant.

Our daughters took us for Mothering Sunday but we went on the Saturday. It was fully booked. Lovely room with nice deco and atmosphere. The staff were exceptional. Very friendly and obliging nothing too much trouble. The food was fantastic. It must rate as one of the best ever. Huge portions. We and most others took their cakes home in a box. Very generous with drinks. Coffee/tea mix and match. Had a really nice bar area. Catered for all ages and numbers. Allowed the two miniature dachshunds in who behaved perfectly, you would not have known they were there. A very pleasant afternoon and will repeat.

We started our visit by going to the tearooms. However, even though we arrived at a quiet time, we received no service at all. So, we decided to go to the main pub/restaurant, hoping for better service. We sat next to the staff service area near the bar, but the staff were chatting and ignoring us, so we had to ask for a menu. After we made our selection, we had to prompt them again to take our order. We ordered two fish pies and a rhubarb sponge dessert. After waiting for a while, our food arrived, but it was stone cold. The staff noticed and asked if everything was okay. We told them it wasn't, and they took the food back to the kitchen. They warned us that it would take some time to prepare our food again. After waiting for a long time, our food arrived, this time piping hot. However, the food was dry, with no sauce. My friend's fish pie had liquor, which made it taste better, but it was still mediocre. The only good thing about the meal was the rhubarb dessert, which was delicious. We paid £70 for one soda and lime, two meals, one starter, and two coffees, which wasn't good value considering the poor service and mediocre food. Overall, we won't be returning.

A visit on a Saturday lunchtime with my son for his birthday. Food was good but oh dear the service leaves a lot to be desired. Very long waits for food to arrive.We had wrong orders offered to us on at least three occasions. Staff ruining around like headless chickens.No direction at all.A number of parties were booked in and really staff could not cope which was a shame as food itself and the surroundings was good.

The only disappointment for us was the 'doggy dinners'. We'd gone there with the family and as Benji, our Cockapoo is family, he went too. We ordered him a roast chicken dinner but, i suppose naively, thought he'd be getting some offcuts of meat, potato's etc from the kitchen but that's not what he got! It was all dried biscuits and not as the doggy menu led us to believe it would be. Needless to say we spent £5 on some dried, boring bowl of biscuits which he didn't eat and was thrown away. So, the moral of the story is if your dog enjoys biscuits then fine but if he's a bit more selective then this will not work. Our meal was very good albeit delayed somewhat but the restaurant is set in lovely surroundings and enjoyable

I had the Pecorino, truffle and potato hash brown, wild mushrooms, spinach, poached eggs, hollandaise followed by Sticky toffee pudding and ice cream. It was really good, could not fault it. Service was good in the restaurant but bar service was non existent. Shame as everything else was great

Went to a funeral reception, it was very welcoming respectful and the food was probably the best spread i have seen at a funeral.

My husband and I enjoyed a delicious lunch today at the Hightown. We were served by Richard who was excellent, giving advice on my choices in a lovely way. Thank you for a lovely lunch experience. I can highly recommend.

The Highdown Restaurant (which is owned by the Brunning and Price chain) occupies a small but attractive country house which was built in 1820 out of local Sussex flint on the southern slope of Highdown Hill, a conical outlier of the South Downs which rises to a height of 250 feet above the flat farmland of the Coastal Plain, just off the main A259 dual carriageway outside the village of Angmering. Highdown Hill is a very popular place for families to exercise their dogs and children as it has a large, free car park. It's also adjacent to the beautiful Highdown Gardens, created and lovingly tended for sixty years by retired Big Game hunter Sir Frederick Stern, which are now maintained by Worthing Borough Council and cost nothing to enter. So after working up an appetite walking in the fresh air on top of Highdown Hill, or exploring the lovely sheltered Gardens, where better to take the wife, children and dog for a bite to eat than in the main downstairs bar of the romantically-situated Highdown Restaurant? As an occasional visitor to Highdown Gardens I'd often enjoyed Afternoon Tea in what was the former Stables, but for some unknown reason until the Easter weekend of 2024 had never eaten a full meal in the adjacent restaurant, As it was the evening of Good Friday fish was the obvious choice for the Main Course. Accordingly I ordered the Parsnip and Apple Soup (GBP 7.25) followed by Roasted Halibut Steak on a Bed of Seasonal Vegetables with Braised Celeriac and Tempura Clams (GBP 22.95), followed by a Rhubarb, Orange and Stem Ginger sponge with Custard (GBP 7:95) for Afters. A 125ml glass of bone-dry, crystal-clear Picpoul de Pinet white wine from the excellent and reasonably-priced Drinks List (GBP 5.70) set the Roast Halibut off to sheer perfection and made me wish that I'd gone for a 250ml glass instead! The team of smartly-dressed young waiters and waitresses provided prompt and professional service even though the restaurant was busy at this time whilst the food itself was cooked to perfection. The portion sizes could possibly have been larger at these price points but that's just a minor quibble and not a deal breaker. Although I'm not a dog owner it was good to see our well-behaved, four-legged friends being made welcome at this establishment.

We returned for Sunday lunch after staying the night before my wife had an operation locally, which meant she couldn't fully enjoy our first visit. Despite the long 89-mile drive (for lunch) from Poole to The HighDown, we were really pleased with everything. We had booked a table inside, but the sunny weather made us ask for a table outside when we got there. The staff were very helpful and moved us outside, where we had an amazing meal, probably the best Sunday lunch we've ever eaten. We'll certainly go back for another meal.

Amazing place for my daughters birthday

The worst dining experience I’ve ever had. The service was poor, 3 out of 4 of us felt their food was unappetising, of inferior quality ingredients & poorly cooked. Despite there being only a few other diners our mains took 50 mins to arrive. We were told it was because they were catering for a party upstairs. We expressed our dissatisfaction with our experience & a starter & side dish we’re taken off the bill but it didn’t compensate from our disappointing experience & I left hungry & quite frankly appalled by the lack of care. “Thanks for your feedback” were their parting words. We were given some vouchers for a discount for a future visit, but there definitely won’t be any future visits.

The worst dining experience I’ve ever had. The service was poor, 3 out of 4 of us felt their food was unappetising, of inferior quality ingredients & poorly cooked. Despite there being only a few other diners our mains took 50 mins to arrive. We were told it was because they were catering for a party upstairs. We expressed our dissatisfaction with our experience & a starter & side dish we’re taken off the bill but it didn’t compensate from our disappointing experience & I left hungry & quite frankly appalled by the lack of care. “Thanks for your feedback” were their parting words. We were given some vouchers for a discount for a future visit, but there definitely won’t be any future visits.

We visited the Highdown for a family lunch over the Easter weekend. The food is great - once it arrives. The front of house staff are not proactive and very forgetful. Our main courses took over an hour to arrive (after we’d chased them twice), and they forgot the sides, which were then brought after the plates were cleared. Same for the puddings - really slow. We also had to remind the waiter to bring some water 3 times, and then had to ask someone else. It’s a shame because the food is great, and if the staff were better trained this would be a really great restaurant.

Great place lovely hotel loads of things to do great gardens

Oh my god. You guys will never understand what this place means and how many pills I slammed down my gullet here. In-ter-dance! RIP Mensa

We stayed at the hotel next door and ate here for breakfast and dinner. The breakfast menu is varied and the portions are a good size and well cooked. The full english is a big plate full and will set anyone up for the day. We had a lovely meal at dinner time. The food is good quality and value for money.

The staff were lovely and the place itself is really nice/characterful. The problem is the food. I had the pate to start, admittedly this didn't claim to be home made on the menu, however I also did not expect this to be sliced from a larger pack from a supermarket. I recognise the pate as from a supermarket as its the one I buy myself. My partner and I both had the beef burger, which didn't seem to be seasoned. I couldn't eat mine, it was a real shame. Thankfully the chips were really nice. The staff were all friendly and welcoming, just the quality of the food really let the place down

Stellar service and mitchelin star

Great, friendly welcoming hotel and pub. Lovely rooms, wonderful location, great menu, and very dog-friendly. Will definitely come again!

Lovely roast dinner here with all the trimmings. Mother’s Fish and chips went down well. Definitely worth the higher price as it was one of the best roasts I’ve had. Bloody Lovely!

Nice spot for a coffee and chat with some comfortable chairs.

Lovely feel to the place. I have an allergy and the chefs did what they could to accommodate. I feel like the waitress could had more knowledge hence 4 stars but food was great. We didn't stay so don't know about the rooms

Some of us had Brie for starters and halibut for the main course. The main dish did not come with any sides, so we had to pay extra for them, but the portion size was generous. Unfortunately, our first choice for starters was already sold out, which was slightly disappointing, given that it was only 7:30 pm when we ordered. Overall, the food was good and comforting, making it a great place to dine with family.

We stayed at this beautiful hotel last Saturday, what a gem, the room was amazing , staff super friendly. Our evening meal on the Saturday was Devine. The waitress was telling me all about the hotel and Titanic wood used on the library. The only reason I am giving a 4 as the breakfast let it down. Waited 30 mins. Avocado to wet and made bread soggy..my bacon broke in half it was so burnt no flavour.. My partner said everything was over cooked . That their was no tate. Shame as we were really looking forward to an amazing breakfast. I probably would have asked for it to be the cooked but we were so hungry and in a rush to pack. The croissants were amazing..the overall ambience and decor was beautiful..we will return and hopefully this is just a one off. But wanted to feedback our disappointment. That school boy error shouldn't have happened. even a waitress could have refused to take it out it was so obvious burnt.

Stayed for a three night mini break and had a lovely time. Excellent value for money and the breakfasts were wonderful. Although the staff were all young they really looked after us. Would highly recommend this hotel to anyone.

A birthday treat we stayed for three nights and the only tiny issue was my poached eggs at breakfast one morning were not runny, a very small problem in the scheme of things. We paid £115 a night and found the room was spacious and comfortable, the bathroom stunning with toiletries, great towels, even a non slip mat for the shower if preferred. The breakfast was well executed, cereals, fruit & yogurt, juice followed by a wealth of full breakfast choices, the scrambled eggs and smoked salmon was delicious. On our final morning my request for just toast, not actually on the menu was served without complaint and a generous serving. We had an evening meal on night one, the trout and pea risotto was so yummy I could have licked the plate and the lite bite of chicken pate on the nibbles menu was accompanied by a carrot and apricot chutney that complimented it perfectly. If the chef wants to send me the recipe....... The staff were welcoming, helpful but relaxed, well done!

The only reason I marked down the food and service was because we waited over 30 minutes for the dessert and I had to remind waitress . When it did arrive it had obviously been standing somewhere for a while as there was a thick solid skin on the custard both in the bowl and jug . It was a shame as it had otherwise been a lively meal

Visited the bar one evening. Beautiful building and furnishings, and not too busy for weekend (because of location I suppose - can't walk it in the dark). Staff very polite and friendly. Will definitely be back.

Evening meal, very nice,pleasantly surprised at the quality of the food. Thank you

Had a late lunch here. The Celeriac and Lentil pie with red wine gravy was to die for. Full marks to the chef

The food was great, service a little slow but not too bad. Dog friendly, which was a nice surprise too. The pace itself is very nice inside, comfortable, and roomy. I wasn't a guest. We went for lunch and would definitely return.

Fantastic Sunday Roast! After walking the dog on Highdown hill we had a table booked at THe Highdown for Sunday lunch, very welcoming staff, attentive service, and what a great lunch! Beautifully cooked beef and chicken, amazing veg selection, with crunch and superb flavour, a fluffy, crispy Yorkshire pudding. Someone in the kitchen certainly knows what they are doing, and we appreciated that, so much so we also managed a desert each, wonderful flavours on those too. Decent wine list and some delicious wine too. Left so full we skipped dinner last night. Overall a fantastic experience, we will definitely be returning.

Lovely secluded location. Rooms were a bargain price and the breakfast had a lovely healthy option. Staff of the highest quality and that is the most important.

I have been recommending the Highdown to friends and family for the last couple of years but have never written a review! The staff are always so accommodating for my family. We are a family who is vegan and gluten-free, staff always look after us all so well and are so proactive with doing allergy checks. I have been lucky enough to stay at the Highdown a few times and it was each time has been amazing, so quiet and peaceful. Breakfast is great too! Make sure to book in advance because their rooms get booked quickly!

The Highdown is a charming looking period hotel on its own extensive grounds. It is a pub and afternoon tea room along with hotel rooms. The rooms are excellent with a very spacious bathroom with walk-in rainfall shower along with a large traditional bathtub. Food was very good, all freshly made from a good selection of traditional pub style classic menu. Nice selection of ales and beers and extensive garden seating for outdoor drinks or food. Breakfast was also very good with an excellent full English option as well as a selection of breakfast pastries and cereals. Not the cheapest experience but you really do get what you pay for and I will be returning again.

A great place to have something to eat and drink. Very dog friendly, we always grab something after a long walk on Highdown Hill. Great service and lovely food.

What a wonderful find. Hubby and I took our little Rolo for an overnight stay and dinner for my birthday. First visit for us and first stay for all 3 of us in a dog friendly hotel. We couldn't have asked for more! On check in we met Richard who welcomed us and made friends with Rolo, before showing us to our lovely room. We were thrilled with the facilities of the room, lovely bathroom with roll top bath and walk in shower. We had a coffee machine, bath robes as well as a treat box for Rolo, with dog treats and a toy. We had dinner in the restaurant and the staff were all very friendly and nothing was too much trouble. The food was very well presented and tasted good. We were amazed at the dog menu too and our Rolo was made to feel welcome and he relaxed next to our table. We enjoyed the rest of the evening sipping wine by the open fire and it was very relaxing with Rolo sat next to us. All in all we had a brilliant stay and can't wait to return. Richard and all the staff made us feel so welcome and anyone would think we were regulars by the time we left! Thank you for the memorable experience 😊

The waitresses where amazing nothing was too much trouble. And the food, wow, was really tasty. Loved it.

What a fabulous place! This place is dog friendly. They even got dogs menu. Fantastic! We went there for Birthday dinner. Food is divine, drinks, presentation, service, 5*. Tea and coffee served in real china. Never see that anywhere. 👀 Gardens beautiful. Definitely will come back more. Very beautiful place!

The whole experience of the afternoon and evening was first class, and my wife's funeral is now the stuff of legend in the minds of my family and friends who attended. I have had so many emails and messages today about the way the wake was conducted that I haven't been able to answer them all yet. However I wanted to send a message of thanks to you all at the Highdown as soon as possible. I will see you again soon!

Very comphy easy with food times.bety nice staff.

Delightful atmosphere, full of class. A broad menu that ranges from speciality dishes to classic pub fare. Perfect for a cosy night out with a loved one, or gathering some family round the big table.

Everything was first class. Food to die for. Service excellent.

Had a lovely dinner - food and staff superb as always!

Very nice meal - lots of choice on the menu.