The Oystercatcher in Arun

Gorgeous pub, atmosphere and most of all fantastic service from Liz! So accommodating and friendly. Would definitely recommend.

Had a very enjoyable evening meal. We booked and requested a dog friendly table. The pub was very busy but service was prompt, and Liz our waitress was extremely friendly! The portions were generous, although we thought that the puddings were on the expensive side. Will definitely visit when in the area again

Lovely lunch. Staff excellent. Nice warm atmosphere. Would recommend

Lovely atmosphere Amazing food Great staff, helpful and friendly but not over whelming.

Lovely pub, great food nice decor and food was lovely too. Beef brisket sandwiches were delicous.

Nice table, although it was laid for 6,in spite of there only being 4 of us. Extra place settings and chairs not removed, so a bit odd! Chilly place to sit, as it turned out, as close to the window, and too far from fire to feel as cosy as might have been expected. Starters ordered: salt and pepper Squid x 3 and one pate. Overall, starters too large and overwhelming. Too much batter on the Squid- couldn't taste the Squid. Boring flavour to wade thru. Uninspired presentation. Just on a boring, beige, large round plate with a pot of yellow dip and a slice of lemon. Disappointing. Main courses: pork chop: fine. Chicken skewer with feta salad: tasty but far too much chicken, especially after the size of the starter. Didn't need the beetroot wrap. Duck and hoisin pizza: interesting idea but delivery too weird! Strange combination of over sweet sauce on anaemic flat bread base topped with crispy duck and cheese. Most of the 2 that were ordered on my table were left. Service OK, although distinct lack of ability or empathy about how to deal with disappointed customers. No offer or any kind of effort to recompense and encourage a repeat visit to help us feel better about the Oystercatcher. So as a result, you won't be seeing us again, despite the location and decor/ambience of the place.

The food we had was lovely, service was good and it was reasonably priced.

Ordered food. Took 40 mins to come. Went to the wrong table. When it got to our table it was cold. Service was slow. Quality of food was poor. Salad was old, chicken was over cooked. Never cleared our table to provide feedback at the time hence the review! Edited after megs reply: thanks so much for reply Meg! We sat there for 20 minutes to wait for our plates to be cleared. Not one member of staff popped over to ask how our meal was or to ask if we wanted a dessert. If your staff couldn’t check on us then why would I pop over to complain.

Very welcoming staff and great service. The food was good particularly the oven baked pizza. Recommended

Just turned up for lunch three people , We were pleasantly surprised, really nice.

Good food -nice staff- relaxing ambience

A pretty pub in an accessible location. Good food at a good price, waitress service not very attentive, but food arrived promptly.

Great pub, serving delicious food with attentive staff taking care of our group of 9. We booked in advance and were shown to our table on arrival. The staff were accommodating, allowing our group to mix between the set lunch menu and the à la carte menu. We dined for all three courses, so were able to sample a range of the food options available. The food came out as described and in a timely manner. The portion sizes were generous with some in our party taking leftovers home. Based on our experience we would have no hesitation in returning or recommending it for others.

Great service, amazing food. Dog friendly. Busy but brilliantly managed.

We held a funeral reception at The Oystercatcher last week. From original booking, sorting menu and especially on the day the staff were amazing, attentive and accommodating. The buffet food was delicious and thank you to chef and kitchen when guests got sweet tooth and although not pre-booked whipped up amazing desserts for us all at short notice. The conservatory was a lovely private space too. All guests were complimentary on venue, food and staff. Thank you.

We booked for a table of 10 and from the moment we walked in the atmosphere was so warm and welcoming all the staff was so friendly and helpful especially Emma who was our waitress she was absolutely amazing at looking after us, the food was incredible and we've all decided that we will definitely be coming back again for more meals in the future such a fantastic little pub could find a fault anywhere even the toilets was outstanding which shows they go the extra mile 👌.

The food here is amazing especially the kebabs they are great

Staff was attentive, the barmaids were quick, chatty and friendly. We had great time, were lucky the weather too, it was very nice, warm and sunny 🙂

Lovely lunch as usual, really good food and a nice atmosphere

Bailey was our waiter for the evening, very polite, professional, and helpful. Exactly the kind of person you hope to get when going out for a nice meal... food was amazing, very clean place. Only one negative was a very young female staff member, very rude. Before we were allocated a table, she must have walked past us 6 times, not once did she ask if we needed any help, etc.. a bit of common curtesy goes a very long way.

Shortage of food long wait for food

Visited on the off chance for lunch. We were seated by a very nice young lady with no fuss. I ordered scampi which arrived hot, well presented and delicious. A very nice location friendly and good food.

Fantastic staff and food. All enjoyed by our large group.

Went today to celebrate my husbands 60th. Great few hours spent there. Food amazing and so tasty. Really good value and all the 16 people said how much they loved it. Thankyou to Meg and the team for making it a really memorable experience. We loved it all. Friendly and welcoming staff.

Almost ⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ but not quite! An attractive, comfortable & well laid out pub, inside and out. Welcoming & helpful staff. Relaxed atmosphere. Dog friendly. Ample parking. Currently serving an improvable choice of three cask ales in reasonable condition alongside a selection of lager, cider a craft keg beer and the usual wines & spirits. We ate here twice during our short stay in the area. The menu selection wasn't brilliant but suffice for the occasional visit. The quality of the food was great although portion size was on the small side when compared with the price charged but could easily be increased without affecting cost. Chips/fries and vegetable portions were small as was the custard which came in a half filled tiny little jug, hardly a spoonful and definitely not enough to accompany the Allotment Crumble! When I asked for the jug to be topped up, I was told it would be chargeable. I wasn't impressed. With a little bit of improvement on the value for money, this customer would have given five stars!

This was our second meal at the pub since refurbishment and the high quality of food and service were maintained. We had steaks and they were the best we've ever had along with lovely accompaniments. Lovely atmosphere and decoration throughout. Service from Maggie and the staff was prompt and faultless. So sorry we were unable to leave a tip, but we'll be back for sure.

On arrival had to wait to to be seated as staff not attending to other patrons were chatting amongst themselves. Even though table was booked via website table was not ready for us and was done whilst we were waiting next to them. Service initially was good by giving us sometime to look at drinks menu but then after that it went downhill . Starters took ages to come out but when they did they were all pleasant. Then took an age for mains to come out and we had to ask when that would be. Starters were only cleared when the mains started to arrive. Mains were warm not hot, chicken skewer dry, sea bass dry and over cooked and all appeared to have sat under heat lamps . We decided puddings would not be ordered

Family visit. Lovely meals, super friendly staff and really nice atmosphere.

Friendly staff , great food served really quick ! Nice front garden , perfect to stay enjoying, lunch , dinner or just a coffee with friends.

Very nice food 😋 and superb service, we will surtainley dine their again 😀

First time visit and wow! The service was amazing. So friendly and welcoming. Our server ( Receipt said Emma) was fantastic. Best customer service I've ever experienced. She was so polite,helpful and down to earth. Made sure we were happy and was so lovely to my children. Food was lovely aswell. Highly recommended. Emma is a credit to the team. Absolutely lovely lady.

Great place to go for lunch, food is good and the service excellent.

It's a vintage inn, I should know better. Zero beer choice unless you are fool enough to like their big brand coloured water, standard deeply unhealthy run of the mill food so didn't bother, plus the one and only toilet was out of order so we couldn't stay long anyway. A lovely looking building housing a less than average pub. Vintage inns, never again.

We have dined there a number of times, always enjoyed our meal and the service.

Pub looks really good since it's renovation. Food was good. Service was a little slow but it was very busy so can't complain too much. Fairly well priced. All in all a good experience and evening out.

Good opportunity to drink a beer and have a bite to eat. Often very crowded and street noise outside

Because it is a lovely local location, easy parking for disabled and accept dogs we chose the Oystercatcher. Reasonable price but portions have shrunk and prices are a little bit pricey for what it us! Good food though.

Have had a couple of meals at the Oystercatcher & on both occasions have been fortunate to have our food & drink order taken by Liz whose attention to detail for anyone with any food allergies was superb. We were a party of 8 & thoroughly enjoyed our experience at the Oystercatcher. Liz is a definite asset to your business 👏

Very good service, great value food

We went for a birthday lunch the pub was not busy but it took 55 minutes to get our lunches, disgusting! the waitress messed up the voucher I had for a free bottle of prosecco so we ended up paying £ 27. extra, not happy! when we refused the tip because of the long wait the waitress walked off in a huff without even saying thank you, we will definitely not be going back!

Lovely pub, dog friendly. Staff is friendly and had a nice atmosphere. Overall a lovely place for some food or just a drink in the summer or cold winter day

We had an amazing waiter Bailey who looked after us. The prawn screwers were lovely and delicious. The wine we ordered wasn’t available but the manager helped us to find a very good alternative. One of our puddings the crumble came out cold but was whipped away and redone as soon as it was mentioned. Overall lovely evening we will be back again and can recommend.

This pub is always busy and we can see why. The staff and very friendly and helpful with the food being good value.

Very nice for posh food, wouldn't recommend it so much for families as the menu isn't the best for children. Lovely food and menu

Visited for the first time with friends. We were all impressed with the quality of the food, the exceptional service and the look and feel of this recently renovated thatched roof pub / restaurant. We will be using this as our restaurant of choice in the future. And a big thank you Liz, our server. Excellent front of house servers can make or break.

Menu very expensive now Good service Food cold and small portions

Love this venue, good food, good service, reasonably priced....and the dog can join us......

It was below your good service long waite for main courses chips were terrible sadly we won't be coming over, no car goodbye for ever and on the hole we have enjoyed you food and all the staff. Many thanks to all Bruce and Jackie

Nice but unusually really quiet for a Saturday night.

Not good the food was only warm no pork crackling with the pork drinks OK puddings we got forgot and waited for over an hour very expensive for what we go for a Sunday lunch only went there because we had the dog with us and sat outside

Excellent service and very welcoming. The food is always perfect, I have visited multiple times over the last year and it is always to a brilliant standard. My favourite pub in the area.

It’s not a bad pub. They did seem extremely short staffed. When it came to deciding our food, we were not told about food running out until we asked for it and then once we had decided the waitress came back and told us that those choices had also gone. Our third choice on the menu was very nicely cooked though and well presented. The staff were polite and courteous but could have had a few more hands to help. There was only one waitress serving outside and one person behind the bar the whole time I was there. Dog friendly.

Great pub garden. Good parking. Can get very busy as popular with all, including dog walkers.

Exceptional service considering the majority of our party have allergies . Food was very good

Big garden, friendly service. Quite expensive and beer choice and quality not the best.

The food is always super good here! We had the Sunday roast dinner for the first time and wasn't disappointed. Quick and friendly service :))

Gorgeous pub. Fabulous staff. Lovely food .

very busy today and not enough staff unfortunately but always a great place for a drink and a meal

Liz, our waitress was excellent always checking that everything was ok and asking if there was anything else she could help us with, makes a real difference to the experience, thank you

Had a lovely gluten free Sunday roast and desert. Service was great, and the staff were knowledgeable about coelic/ gluten free, especially Sadie. Nice atmosphere and food well presented, would definitely go back.

Have been away from this place for a few years, unfortunately the food isn't any better, food was tasteless not particularly warm and the language of certain customers pretty poor considering there were children thete. Lamb was warm not hot, pie was empty and tasteless and the pate bland. Koftas were like mush inside so probably frozen. Will not be returning

Lovely food good staff fair price. Enjoyed new menu

Great place with decent decor and service and a beer garden where you can relax, we didn't have to wait long for your food even though the service had a full hands of work. I'll be happy to go back there

Delicious food and dog friendly! 😋 🐾❤️

Lovely feel in pub/dinning. Food piping hot, speedily delivered by attentive server.

Excellent food and service with a wide range of food to choose from! Service was really good too

Went a couple of months ago with two friends. We were there in the afternoon. The first thing we were told was "we haven't got this, and we haven't got that, that &that." One of my friends is vegetarian and has to eat gluten free food. There were no complete meals for vegetarian/gluten free customers. She had to make Mish mash of different bits and the quality was not good. Secondly, I wanted a few small dishes including king prawns. I was told that there were no king prawns despite my other friend ordering the king prawn main dish! The waitress said my friend could order one extra king prawn skewer and give it to me! The salad I ordered was limp and unappealing. There were very few people in the pub and therefore I cannot understand why food was in short supply. Later, when we were leaving lots of customers turned up filling the pub and eating. There must have been a lot of unhappy customers that evening! I can't recommend this pub/restaurant. Probably a place to drink maybe but now that The Black Horse has opened probably not. It is a shame that despite the makeover the food is still not up to scratch.

Nice chilled pub with great food, decent beer and a good atmosphere. Plus a huge beer garden. I will definitely be back.

An ad-hoc lunchtime visit on July 16th with my 2 dogs certainly didn't disappoint 😊😊...A varied, reasonably priced menu that was underpinned with friendly service. It was good to chat with Shane re the recent refurbishment & the pride all the team obviously have in it.. spotless 🤩👍👍.. A return visit is guaranteed..👍👍

Lovely lunch there today, super friendly, helpful staff.

I can't really comment on the food or service as we only popped in for a quick drink and we sat outside, but it seemed a lovely pub and busy with the food

Recommend Sunday lunch, good selection of roasts. Great service, regulars and would highly recommend a visit.

Staff were friendly, chatty and helpful. Amazing service and the food was absolutely delicious 😋

Had a lovely family Sunday lunch, with a very appetising slow cooked pork belly for me, chicken parmegana chicken and fish n chips. Washed down with excellent Provence rose. No great wait, and super service. The only downside was a fairly disruptive child on a nearby table.

Lovely food. Nice outside seating great service

Disappointed on every level it really wasn't worth the money .......

Late birthday treat. Great meal with family, superb food for all of us. It was busy but Gill, our wonderful server was brilliant.

Normally very good food. This Sunday lunch was cold and potatoes were burnt. Service wasnt very good. I had to keep checking if things were coming.

Although a pub chain, the food was delivered in good time and was very tasty for all my family including 2 fussy boys. I suppose the only thing that spoils this pub is that is beside a busy road so the garden is not as pleasant as one would like. Also it would be helpful to know which dishes contain gluten. My wife is intolerant meaning she can handle it in small quantities, not same as celiac who cannot be exposed to gluten, this info would be helpful.

High quality food served in this elegant yet relaxed pub. We loved our visit. The only improvement would be an indication of GF food on the menu.

Really nice place. Friendly staff our server Emily was delightful. Food tasty and delicious. Fish & chips very good not greasy chips tasty and again not soaked in fat. Good selection of wine. White recommended by Emily was in fact really good. Definite place to come back too

Nice food but is pricey for the amount you get. The staff are very friendly and welcoming A+++.

You won't believe it, but I ate one of the best "parmigiana" in this English pub...

Very nice pub. We had a lovely lunch and Ted enjoyed the chicken.

Popped in to meet family for a drink. Lovely atmosphere, quick service and very dog friendly.

Have been waiting to try this place for some time now and booked a table for 4 for my son’s birthday. Booked for 6pm plenty of room, staff (Carol ) was very attentive and was pleasant and responded quickly to requests. Was served in good time and the food was delicious, great choices on menu. Had Moroccan skewers and classic burgers great portions and flavours spot on. Will definitely go back.

Food was amazing great staff and service

Good food, nice pub feel, toilets clean , friendly staff.

Had a very nice meal great atmosphere, very clean and nicely decorated

We've just had another enjoyable meal at the Oystercatcher. We were served by Emma, who was very polite, friendly and looked after us extremely well. The food and service, as always, was excellent, being hot, tasty with large portions, with appropriate times left between each course. There is always a large and varied choice on the menu. The Oystercatcher was recently refurbished, but still retains it's charm and friendly atmosphere. We previously used the Oystercatcher for a wake of an immediate family member. The service and food on that occasion was also excellent and helped give a memorable send-off to a much missed member of the family

Great pub/restaurant especially when looking for somewhere to eat around Littlehampton. Book early as the choice of menu items can be reduced later at the weekends. Great food and staff however. Recommended

Food was terrible.. Uncooked vegetables and my when my wife tipped her gravy out, a block of ice fell out of it covering her food in shards of cold ice.. shocking service and all they offered her was a free pudding.. The outside is also next to a really busy main road so not a great experience in any way and its not cheap either!

Asked for a highchair but waitress just walked off and didn't return. Very slow to take order due to staffing issues. Food took 50 minutes from ordering to arrive after having to ask for at least the kids food be served. Server put red hot plates, that she had to use tea towels to handle, down in reach of a 16 month old and food was half Luke warm half cold.

Fantastic food and service, since this pub/restaurant has been taken over I'd honestly say it's by far the place to go for great food. Top food and a great team. Straight 10 out of 10.

Lovely place, food very good, staff very friendly and helpful.

They were out of rib eye steak, other than that - lovely place.

great food..touch expensive for pub grub but was nice

We travelled to meet friends at the Oystercatcher as it was a halfway point from our respective locations. The food was delicious and the service by Emma absolutely faultless. Emma went out of her way to make sure everything was to our satisfaction.

Cycled to the venue numerous times whilst visiting family in the area. Recent renovations and new thatched roof make the outdoor area pleasing to the eye and enjoyable. Good selection on tap, didn't have any food so can't comment on that. But restaurant looked busy on each occasion and everyone was leaving with a smile on their face. Lovely spot for a first date, birthday or anniversary. Will be back next time I'm in town! Worth a look!

8.50 per starter. Lamb kofte was tasteless as was the 2 types of paste that was served with it. Chicken liver pate came with sourdough that wasnt fresh. Food was really bad for the price: