The Horse and Groom in Wealden - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Was starting to give up on eating pub roast dinners but this was Absolutely the best roast I’ve had in years! The pork belly was amazing and huge portions. Friendly staff and great atmosphere. Will definitely be back and would highly recommend. Thank you 😊

Best steak and kidney pudding I have ever had. Absolutely delicious. Service was excellent. Would go back again whenever I am in the area. They also have Harvey's!!!

Lovely venue. Good food, good value for money. Very good service from young, friendly and professional staff. An area of improvement would be a closer and / or more frequent monitoring of cleanliness in the ladies' toilet.

Lovely country pub, friendly service and the food was phenomenal, hats off to the chef!

Not very welcoming, surly staff member told me quite bluntly no food possible for at least 30 minutes. I’d not even asked at that point, so left for a more welcoming venue of which there are many.

Lovely food, great atmosphere, friendly staff, five star all the way

Recently moved to the area and everyone was talking about the Horse & Groom, so we decided to pop in. What an amazing pub! Fantastic food, lovley staff, and a brilliant atmosphere. Couldn't recommend it enough. We will definitely be becoming regulars 🙂

Bit clicky. No music. Bit dull. Only had a drink.

.what a beautiful family friendly country pub, , unique, experience, welcoming staff , and best food , proper feel good day out for all the family

What a fantastic village pub. We went here years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it then but forgot what village it was in as we only stumbled across it whilst having a drive out. Will not forget it again. Will definitely return. Food fantastic staff great and atmosphere was just right.

Sadly a very poor expensive experience. The vegetable stir fry was overcooked, ridiculously salty and pretty much inedible. Chose a chocolate brownie for desert, but one couldn’t be found. The lady serving was very nice, but the very poor food let her and the pub down badly. Won’t be returning.

Excellent service though out our evening, food was perfect, great pub all round - no faulting our birthday meal/evening. Well done team.....

Really lovely little country pub, doing everything right.

Love the Sunday Roast at the Horse & Groom. The service is so nice and everyone is so friendly. Definitely will be back again.

Good Pub food! The pub was nicely decorated for Xmas, it had a good atmosphere and the staff were lovey&very attentive. We had a good evening.

The new owners are to be congratulated on bringing this pub back to life. However, we had a bad experience food wise, ordering the lunchtime sandwiches. The meat in the sandwiches seemed like stale warmed up leftovers from the previous weekend roasts. Not good.

Great visit on Saturday for a late afternoon lunch! We were lucky to get in at 2:45 shortly before they closed service at 3pm! I had a BLT sandwich and fries that was excellent! Wide choice on me ye from classic pub dishes to burgers sandwiches and fish. Great views across the village green from the pubs garden! Rushlake Green must be one of the most beautiful villages in this pokey of East Sussex a true undiscovered gem!

Always a good pint of beer, thank god more choice than Harvey's bitter and Longman brewery which seems to be the norm for East Sussex pubs. We tried the restaurant last night for an evening meal and it was really good. The staff and service were friendly and attentive.

Had high hopes. Have wanted to visit for some time - and on entering this pretty village pub we weren’t disappointed at first. My 3/5 is for atmosphere, decor and great staff. Unfortunately, the food really lets everything else down. We both decided to eat Asian style fish… I had the salmon, my husband the swordfish… neither was good . Some sort of paste smothered on both of our fish which we both scrapped off and mine was very average for the price. My husbands was swimming in a very salty, sugary slop! Noodles and new potatoes in the mix, never seen that before and almost inedible. He ate the fish cos he was so hungry!!! Maybe we should have stuck to more traditional pub grub !! A shame because they charged close to £20 per main course and I expected more. Won’t be eating there again unfortunately… one of those nights when you wish you’d cooked at home.

Reliably good, always been a good establishment, food always high standard always leave full to bursting!

We met friends there who come from Norfolk and were on holiday in Kent , we come from West Sussex, we would definitely come again. The staff and food were really good and good value, well done

Really great local pub, friendly staff, great food, and good beer too.

Highly recommended. Great food, great service, great staff. Fabulous location.

Always brilliant. Excellent service and attention to customers needs, great vibe!! Since the new ownership it has been outstanding.

Awesome food and drinks, very helpful staff.

Staff brilliant, food questionable, Camembert not runny due to not cooked enough,chicken wings bbq sauce , chicken was good but sauce very dry , main fish & chips excellent, scampi no crispy batter and served only warm, steak & ale pie only one or two pieces of meat very disappointing, rack of ribs, meat on ribs good , but bbq sauce dry and was overcooked had a bbq crusty on top instead of a juicy sauce. Ribs presentation was very uninviting . Meal was a shame after the staff were so good. And there is lack of good local pub food in the area.

Visited with friends today fir the first time. Food was fantastic. Two roast dinners, one veggie tart, 2 ribs and I had cod and chips. Unfortunately I had a filthy hangover so not at my best but the food was all wonderfully tasty, piping hot, fresh and plentiful. Staff all lovely and friendly. Lovely beer gardens too. Look forward to returning next time we're visiting.

Good location, great staff. Lovely big beer garden. Food is OK.

We went to this lovely pub today for lunch. The staff were absolutely lovely and couldn't do enough for us. Fantastic food, lovely service and just an all-round great place. We will definitely be going back!

Great traditional pub, excellent service and fantastic food and value for money

Fantastic evening meal here with a friend. We hadn’t visited before but really enjoyed our Tottingworth farm steaks. The menu selection was excellent which made it very difficult to choose. The service from the staff really stood out, they provided a very cheerful. friendly, professional and very efficient service. It was a pleasure to be served by them. In fact tried to book again for tonight but fully booked. That’s the downside of writing a positive review! But it’s great to see a local business so popular. We’ll definitely return.

Lovely country pub, good food, beer, etc. Parking on or off-site not a problem. Staff friendly and helpful.

Very good service and food, mid week lunchtime, so hard to comment on ambience, but would imagine its lovely in the evenings in the garden or inside with the beams and fairy lights . Really enjoyed our lunch

Super service; good food in a lovely pub

Don’t normally write reviews but felt important - Very bad experience, will not be going back. Great shame as need decent pubs in area.

Superbly kept beer. Excellent food. Friendly happy staff. A good pub for lunch.

Wow! What a great find. The stand out traditional pub in the surrounding area. We eat out and all the time and stumbled across the Horse and Groom and was blown away. If we could give 6 stars rather than 5 we would. Highly Highly RECOMMEND.

Couldn't be better. Lovely garden. Great band.

Been here twice now to find they are not serving. Probably won't bother again...

Did not eat there but a pub that serves two other ales as well as the dreadful Harvey bitter. Lol 🤣

Great place with very generous portions of food. Ate here twice in one week. Superb veg sausages with mash and veg! Huge delicious Sunday roasts! Highly recommend.

We were staying in the area and our hosts gave us the recommendation to drop in here for a bite to eat. It is a convenient walk from the local area and surrounded by lots of gorgeous countryside. Lovely cheery interior with a wood burning fireplace and gorgeous exterior too. We brought our dog and sat in the outside beer garden area. Very dog friendly. Really nice picnic table style seating - all brand new and very sturdy. We tried the bacon and cheese burgers with chips both ways - absolutely delish! Everything was so fresh and tasty. Reasonably priced menu and some nice options. We were too full for pud but keen to go back sometime and try their crumble - looked lovely. Really great service and very attentive staff. I would absolutely recommend this pub.

Nice village local public house, with friendly staff, good beer, excellent grub, good value for money!

Friendly, dog accommodating, enjoyable and local. Great garden.

We visited for Mothers Day Sunday roast, the food was delicious and the staff were warm and welcoming. A great find.

We had such a good evening here, the staff were brilliant, the atmosphere lovely and the food was excellent, delicious and beautifully cooked. A real treat.

A group of about 10 went for a meal . Very good service. The food was varied. IE pub food . But it was well prepared and presented. And at las HOT . No complaints. And l would go back there.

A warm welcome followed by excellent and attentive service preceded a delicious meal along with top selection of wines.

An amazing evening at this pub recently! We both had the meal options that we wanted, and this was thanks to the help of a kind staff member who explained what options could and couldn’t be gluten-free. Her allergen awareness was tiptop and she was...

Lovely food , needs bit of colour in bar /seating area .

Very extensive menu to cater for all tastes.Fantastic service,very friendly,my only criticism would be the side order of vegetables should be much blander,just boiled .I had the pork belly which was fantastic,very rich but spoiled with the overly rich veg.

Book a table for 6 at 2pm but meal not served until 3:10pm. The food was very good but got cold quickly as the room had a draft from the outside and no heating was on. There was an open fire in the bar but...

Had a lovely lunch today, my partner and his mum had a lovely time reminiscing about when they visited many years ago… the pub is quaint with a open fire and beautifully decorated.. food was delicious and well presented and staff were very welcoming.. Will...

We went for a Sunday roast and we couldn't recommend it more delicious, staff so friendly and helpful definitely will be returning

So pleased to have finally be able to enjoy a wonderful Sunday roast, in the Horse & Groom! Many congratulations to John Miller and team, wonderful friendly welcome, great atmosphere, superb food! We'll be back!

Lovely pub - just how a local, in a beautiful village, should be. Having moved away a few years from Rushlake Green the pub was in trouble and not what it had once been but new owners are very familiar with the pub and know...

Amazing place, the new owners have made it the place to visit. Service is great , food excellent and then have a great stock behind the bar, even Weston’s Vintage 🍻

Fantastic food and fantastic service. Instantly felt welcome. Would highly recommend

The publicans did seem interested in our presence. But the lovely girl behind the bar was terrific. The food was the best we had in the Uk. A fish pie to die for. Off the the beaten track. But if u can Do !

Great pub with afternoon and good choice of beers and food. Great to see the horse and groom open once again !!

Fantastic new landlords - a must visit

Excellent lunch food lovely staff super friendly relaxed atmosphere well done

Definitely a pub on the ‘up’ after the Covid lockdown. Our family had a great Sunday lunch. I was particularly impressed by the quality of the beef. The staff were very pleasant and welcoming. It was busy but we arrived in good time and I...

Very kind and helpful staff. A very good experience.

Friendly staff. A simple menu with fish, steak and burgers. Very good pub grub. We ordered a Sussex smokie which was very good and a rack of ribs which was huge. The service was efficient and friendly, There was varied selection of light bites on...

Very pleasant - we didn't eat but the menu looked good and we saw some giant ribs come out!

It was the first Saturday evening after re opening. The welcome was warm, the food generous and delicious and the staff interested and helpful. A few more choices of pudding on the menu would make it perfect.

Hi People had a superb Sunday roast in there lovely air conditioned restaurant the food was plenty I had the Lamb, wife had beef friends had Chicken caesarea salad and Lamb she said she had never seen so much chicken and it was so nice, The staff were so nice and polite, will definitely be going back. 15 August 2022

So happy it's open again, friendly staff

Had a lovely day at the grand reopening of this beautiful pub yesterday ☺️ Great burgers off the barbecue and drinks went down too well 😆 New owners and staff friendly and enthusiastic 🤩 will definitely be returning very soon.

Need to let people know its having a referb and is closed

My local 😍, lovely country pub with a good selection in the menu and also themed nights (curry night is our favourite)

What are you waiting for? Christmas menu - Pheasant & boar or Turkey. Book now!

Great choice of beers with friendly landlord and landlady

Quintessentially English pub on pretty village green. Beautifully presented throughout. Good range of beers on tap. We enjoyed vegan luncheon dishes and coffee. Friendly service. Lovely dog too. Highly recommend this gem of a pub.

Stopped off twice now. Lovely staff, very efficient. Superb food, very, very tasty. Highly recommend and, as Arnie says "I'll be back"! 😁

Lovely country village pub. Car park, plus parking available on the road if it is busy. Lovely garden overlooking the village green. Friendly staff and a good selection of tasty, homecooked food available plus some very nice vegetarian dishes. Highly recommended.

If you want a friendly landlord, opening times which match those advertised and beer and cider which isn't stale, then I'd highly recommending visiting another pub. The basics over two visits where missing here. Take your hard earned cash elsewhere. (Hopefully, someday, the landlord will get out of the right side of bed. The locals, in a beautiful, friendly village deserve better).

Sensational food and pleasent service, will be back

Very friendly staff and great vegan options on the menu. Would highly recommend. Beautiful setting overlooking the village green.

Best beer you can get, Cruzcampo

We booked to have Sunday lunch here on Thursday evening for Sunday at mid day. We arrived at 11:50 and there was no signage outside the pub so we walked into the beer garden to see if we could find anyone and a extremely rude man appeared and aggressively said “can I help you? what are you doing?” We explain we had booked a table for three for mid day at 12 and he bluntly ordered us to return and check in at 12 and to get out the beer garden. We decided the pub didn’t deserve our custom and we ventured off to a lovely farm cafe nearby.His manner and body language was totally unfriendly. If your going to arrive at this establishment slightly early, don’t bother, your get blasted for it!!

Great dinner and lovely service, we stayed at the buzzardry and it was only a 5-10 minute walk !!

Great food and service. A true pub feel with friendly, attentive staff and always a tasty menu combination of staple favourites with unique dishes and an ever changing specials. Highly recommend!

Proper pub atmosphere. Brilliant pint of German larger.

Outstanding food, plenty of outdoor sitting, brilliant service and amazing covid measures in place! This pub completely took us by surprise as we didn't really know the area well and just bumped into it. Absolute treasure run by a lovely couple who are both highly trained in health & safety from their previous careers. 10/10.

Outstanding. Amazing Food. Really good COVID secure precautions. Would highly recommend!

Great pub. The 'Proper Job' pale ale is amazing. 👍👍👍

Safe, clean, friendly. A lovely pub.

Bit disappointing... food was OK ( burger was delicious, moussaka burnt and tiny). Unfortunately not very accommodating for families. No kids menu is fine with me if you'll do a smaller version of some adults stuff for smaller kids but we had tonorder full price meals for our 6 year old 🤔. Also there was a misunderstanding in our order which meant that all our starters and mains were brought out together, which we were made to feel was very much our "fault". Bit sad really as really wanted to settle in for the afternoon but didn't feel very welcome.

Covid compliant. Sunday Roast dinner lovely with the family.

Unexpectedly good food for the cheap prices. Amazing garden.

Great food. Good beer. Wonderful hospitality. A gem!

Absolutely delicious Sunday roast & dessert,We had the roast beef for our main which was delicious really tasty and cooked to perfection followed by our desserts which we both had apple tart tatin really very good enjoyed our meal and our visit here very much ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A very good place to eat and very friendly staff highly recommended

Love love love this pub! One of the few that caters for family and dogs 👌

Very welcoming to ourselves and out disabled friend. Food excellent and couldn’t have been more accommodating.

Thank you both for a lovely afternoon brill den ireland

Very friendly cosy country pub with good food.

Nice welcome, great service and nice atmosphere in this Village Pub. We all had roast beef, generous portion and very nicely cooked. Would have got 5 stars, but the tiny yorkshire pud was disappointing and probably out of the freezer. also the roasties were rock hard.