The Pond Barn in Chichester

We had a lovely meal here,the food was great and the staff were really friendly.I would highly recommend this pub and will definitely be back!

Great food and excellent service, menu not extensive but what is on there is fantastic and really good portions didn't have desert but can't wait to try the sticky toffee pudding my favourite

I wasn't sure when I walked in but everything was very pleasant. My liver and bacon was delicious. Lovely to have veg.

Great place, great front of house staff (Especially Taylor) and great service. Definitely would come back again !!!

Stumbled across this place while camping nearby. Had a few drinks and a lovely meal - the best chips! Food and drinks very reasonable and staff friendly. Special mention to Taylor who went out of his way to make us and our dog welcome. Will definitely pop back if we’re in the area again.

The food was enjoyable and cooked well. Service was good and friendly staff. Nice atmosphere would recommend.

Nice large portions of chips mmmm

I came down to here for 2 weeks with my family and stumbled across this pub. Me and my son try to get down here every day. Luckily one of the first days we came here they got a pool table and darts board. Ever since we've been there every day and it's a great place. All workers are friendly and special mention to Steve for being a very nice guy. Love this place.

Making an effort needs a bit more .Food ok beer if you like ale not great but overall 👍

I came down from up north and it was meant to be a quick stop off after the Isle of Wight festival. I was only meant to stay in the area one night, but I’ve ended up staying for over a week - purely because of this pub. The staff and its regulars are a real community, like one from days of old. Not many of these places left, so let’s support them. Family-run business, beautiful outdoor area and great karaoke night too.

We had a lovely meal with family who live down here in Sussex

Absolutely fantastic pub. Great selection of drinks, great friendly staff, and beautiful outside seating. I have not tried the food yet but am looking forward to trying the next time we visit!

Visited the Pond for a fundraising music event. Great atmosphere, friendly and helpful staff and brilliant location.

Hey, The Pond Barn, Are Dogs Are Allowed Here? Yes or No??

Didn't eat here just stopped in for a drink nice comfortable seats and atmosphere

This place is so good! I like it and 4.3 stars! "Ao Chuong.

Not too busy, perfectly located and convenient, staff very friendly, service very fast, mussels very delicious 11/10

Great selection of ciders. Nice seating inside but unfortunately the garden area is mostly uneven concrete. Not a very appealing entrance.

The pub was fairly quiet, staff behind the bar were pleasant but the Landlord was rude and upset several members of our party with his attitude. Real shame as the setting is beautiful 😍

Lovely local pub with a good menu. Very friendly service, welcomed our dog and we went to their weekly Thursday Quiz night which was great fun.

What a delightful gem! Lovely staff, great food and lovely setting. A super proper local.

Great meal at Pond Barn last night. Sea bass with Prawn pasta was delicious. Wife had Carbonara which she enjoyed. Thank you

Lovely pub, family-friendly with good kids' menu and nice outdoor seating by the pond (safe fencing!). Very friendly staff and excellent menu, we enjoyed the fish pie special and mushroom stroganoff (veggie). Desserts looked amazing but we were too full from the generous mains to try them. Good beer and wine selection too. Highly recommended.

Lovely staff. Couldn't be more helpful.

The staff were amazing and so was the aesthetic of the place, however the food wasnt the greatest. The lasagne was too runny, the ratio of sauce to actual lasagne was 4:1. Very Dog friendly though!

A local easy place to visit, close to the beach, a place for a family meal and a social drink. Seating inside and outside. All welcoming including your four legged friends. Had meals there tonight and they were really tasty

Absolutely brilliant staff and the food was unbelievably good! Will definitely be back in the future!

Honestly a 10/10 experience at The Pond Barn last night. Never been to East Wittering before and what a representation of this lovely town. Staff were super friendly and accommodating. The food was fantastic, compliments to their new chef! Will definitely be back next time we travel this way.

Just received email from The Pond Barns cancelling our party of 12 Christmas dinner😳🤬😞. Bearing in mind we are visiting our dear old mum from Australia, thought that pond barns would be the ideal get together. Emailed our request on 01/10 but got no reply so followed up with a phone calls and was told that the person dealing with the booking is not in but that they would leave a message . Received a blank email with just the Christmas menu attached, great I thought we’re all set! Then got email today saying sorry our booking is cancelled! Very poor show Pond Barns!

Recently had a break in Bracklesham for a week and visited a couple of the local pubs/restaurants. We popped in to the Pond Barn for a drink one day to greeted by lovely and friendly local people. The staff were so friendly and polite also. We decided to come back another day to try the food and we were expecting the usual basic pub food that you sometimes get in some places. To our surprise, the food was exceptional and so delicious. Everything is cooked from scratch and the chef clearly knows his stuff. We enjoyed it so much that we chose to eat there again before we came home as our final meal. Wish you were local to us because we would visit you often. Thankyou

Food was brilliant! My wife has loads of allergies and the chef was kind enough to come and and talk to her and figure out how she could be fed. We all had a great time with delicious food!

Fantastic experience! Food was amazing and complicated dietary requirements were accommodated without fuss. Staff were friendly and attentive. Will definitely recommend coming here for a meal.

I had the beef and Guinness pie.. it was to die for... 👍

I wasn't too sure when we walked in as it seemed pretty basic but the service and food absolutely blew me away - I'm pretty hard to feed with allergies but my food (and that of the rest of my group) was absolutely brilliant and the service was prompt, friendly and chef was super helpful. Also reasonably priced for type and portions of food.

Had lunch today a beautiful Liver casserole, well presented and priced very reasonably.

Good varied menu, good food and wine plus excellent weekly quiz night

Great dog friendly gem. Excellent selection of fruit ciders on tap. Food cannot fault.

Bracklesham’s hidden gem. Tucked away a road back from the beach, Pond Barn is a fantastic place for families to eat and drink. The food is always amazing - large portions, varied menu and excellent value. There’s a decent garden out front and the inside is a quirky mix of rooms. The staff are lovely and dogs are welcome. It’s a regular for us and we recommend Sunday lunch!

Sunk several beautiful pints of guiness, chips solid, rapid service, lovely atmosphere, large outdoor area, perfect to sit smoke and drink in. Good indoors area to perch at.

My family and I had a great evening here. The elvis tribute was great. My family have also attended quiz nights and they really enjoy them. Lots of space to move around, seating areas for eating. Space to hang out at the bar. Lots of space outside also. Drinks were reasonably priced, would go back again

I recommended this pub to friends today so we could meet for a catch-up. Dog and children friendly and decent food. We all only wanted a snack and as the place was nearly empty we asked for 5 bowls of cheesy chips to be told ‘ no we only have a small kitchen !’ There was no apology and nothing to suggest only full meals were being served ! Not only was this embarrassing as I had recommended this place to my friends but the barman was very rude ! We intended to stay the whole afternoon but left !!!

A good pub. First visit for food too drawer Very friendly feel to the place I would go back

Good choice of beers next to the duck pond.

We had Sunday lunch here with friends and two well behaved dogs. Great food and service 👌

A very good night out at the pond barn.

From the outside (car park) we were a bit skeptical as had some building works being done. But walk in the door and wow was a lovely little pub. Was greeted by smiling faces 😄 and friendly staff. The food was AMAZING! lots of variety and loved the fact they did lite bites of bigger meals. Will definitely return and recommend 👌

Great food and has a quiz on a Thursday

Weird looking place from the outside , but don’t be put off , the food was really good & the longman brewery bitter was well kept & a good price too

I think my ratings here are fair. Food: The food wasn't very bad - although neither of us finished our meals - but it wasn't good either. Options were limited; we chose roast beef. The beef was quite fatty, the vegetables over-cooked and tasted similar to each other. Again, nothing was "bad" but it did not rate a higher score. Price was OK, £16 for a roast beef dinner which included two slices of beef, three halves of roast potatoes, a Yorkshire pudding and vegetables. Unfortunately the plate was almost hidden by gravy. The condiments were limited, for example there was no horseradish sauce for the beef. Drinks: OK. No cocktail list, cocktails were a pimms or blood-orange spritzer. Pros: they allow dogs, and there are bowls for water. Good price. There is some parking available. Cons: the outside tables (and the garden area to be fair) need some tlc. The pond is green. The food needs to be improved.

Lovely people Great food Family feel.

We came down to the south coast for some lunch and a few beers. We arrived at the Witterings and found this restaurant /bar/pub the pond barn. Instantly felt welcome. Great menu, great food, great service. Highly recommend. Massive thanks to Helen, Darren and sky.

Had a good lunch,they have a excellent option of having a smaller portion, a light bite. Tasty food and good,friendly service. Very close to bracklesham beach. Dog friendly, inside and out.

Drinks with the ladies 🍾. As always you are guaranteed a warm and friendly service from Mark and the girls. We're very lucky as this is our local ❤️

Nice lunch. Attentive staff. Will return.

Very good quiz night and excellent staff

Fantastic calamari and beautiful mules. Friendly and attentive service. We’ve had a great time and I would highly recommend this place!

Absolutely outstanding food, quality and taste 100% the chef is awesome, definitely going back, 100% recommend to anyone and outstanding staff.

Visited on Friday and had the best fish pie I have ever tasted.

Very nice layout food was 1st class and very friendly helpful staff and wide selection of drinks but let down by a very tatty entrance pathway which was a problem for disabled people.

A very warm and welcoming pub. We had a lovely meal here. Very busy!

A unique pub with some nice beers.

The Pond Bar is great. Thank you to all for working hard to create a great atmosphere. Such a welcoming environment.

Friendly family pub popular with groups, food not bad .

Love this place great food great atmosphere 👌 wonderful staff... Sunday lunch is amazing 👏

Great pub, freshly redecorated. Great bar staff. I regularly meet up with local friends here. A nice atmosphere. Would highly recommend a visit.

We ate our lunch here on my sons 21st, all had fantastic food and friendly service from staff and owners, luckily they squeezed us in for a return visit next day for a beautiful new years day roast dinner! Was lovely, highly recommend, thank you.

Great staff, food, atmosphere and beer choice.

Popped in for a quick drink with the kids and received a really warm welcome.

😁 great service! Amazing foh team! worth the visit.

This really is a hidden gem! The food is surprisingly excellent. Not pretentious in any way, just perfectly delicious and generous portions. My favourites are the gorgeous fish pie that they do and for Sunday lunch, the pork belly with homemade apple sauce and plenty of crackling! It’s really good and the staff are lovely too!

Enjoyed the visit, nice venue had salt key keg and hophead cask

Good food, we were welcomed even at the late time we arrived

We had a pleasure of dining and spending an evening there last Saturday. Firstly - all three dinner courses were superb and prepared to perfection - my partner and I are still arguing what was best: the starter (calamari) or the dessert (chocolate brownie). We followed our meal with a spot of karaoke. Who knew there were so many vocal talents amongst the locals? The pub was full and the atmosphere very friendly. Overall we had fabulous time - most fun we have had in ages! Extra bonus points must be awarded for the place being dog friendly. We shall definitely be back soon!

Great food and friendly attentive staff, lovely for Sunday lunch

Delicious meal very friendly staff

A little find!! Popped in and had lunch off the Light Menu. £10 for two courses inc tea or coffee too!! I had delicious liver n bacon, and baked cheesecake. My husband had fish n chips and sticky toffee pudding. A warm welcome too.

Food was burnt... Awful customer service.

Nice friendly pub, good traditional pub food with nice staff. Very dog friendly.

Good food friendly staff well worth a visit.

Great fun fast paced quiz night on Thursdays

Wow an actual pub ! Sure it has food and a restaurant but it had seats around the bar, TV's and a dart board. I enjoyed watching football and drinking a nice beer. Friendly staff.

Food was good, more choice for children

A dreary and expensive place to eat. The menu on 27/08/22 is quite different from the Google version. £24 for an 8oz steak sold as ribeye. Food was pretty bad, staff indifferent. We paid and left without finishing our food.

We stopped for a drink and ended up having a snack. Friendly staff, loved by the locals who also make you welcome, very dog friendly. We will be returning for an evening meal.

Little disappointed in the service , girls couldn't be bothered to make a effort , food was so basic , no presentation bland looking , frozen veg .for the price expected more .

Fantastic. Try the cheesecake 😋

Average pub in a strange location

Great local with good choice of ales .nice garden with duck pond.

Thought it was a great location to the beach. Such friendly staff. Not much more to say - just go & visit. 😂

Old review; The menu is basic The food is better than expected The service is average The decor is average Outdoor music is non existent Updated review; Pond barn needs some serious Gordon Ramsey kitchen nightmares treatment There is so much potential, but unfortunately every visit leaves me underwhelmed or on the most recent visit - unable to order food The main bartender/waiter was friendly and in a good mood and allowed us to bring in food from elsewhere - so that's why I am giving two stars rather than one I'd love to recommend this place but currently in good conscience I cannot

Lovely pub and lake garden, very close to beach

Sunday menu is not the best for everyone due to its mostly roast dinners so it would be good if you have some different choices for everyone and had a rude member of staff due to our feedback and saying we will not be eating they.

Nice friendly local. Good range of beers. Nice welcome. Good pub grub.

Fantastic!, great meal, very pleasant helpful staff, couldn't ask for more. 🙂

Food was excellent friendly staff worm welcome lovely place to eat .

Ordered a ciabatta cheese and ham sent it back as I wanted it toasted. It came back cheese not melted so sent back again and then came still not melted. So said to the older waitress this is still not melted and she said it was put in the oven so I said o can't eat it. So she said extremely rudely don't eat it then. There customer service is disgusting will never come back to this glorified cafe!!

Real ale and reasonably priced food.

Enjoyed a lovely delicious meal with friends today - The staff are so friendly - The atmosphere is relaxing - the sun was shinning - what better could anyone ask for 😀😀😀

Booked a table for a birthday 4th June for 7 people What an amazing evening we had. Food was absolutely unbelievable 10/10 to the chef and all the other staff there,so friendly and welcoming nothing was a problem whatsoever made to feel so comfortable. Would highly recommend it here 👌 Definitely will be returning soon thank you

Lovely garden and the separate heated booths like gazebos were really comfy. Very nicely kept and poured pints of proper bitter went down a treat.