The Talbot in Mid Sussex

The Talbot is what a traditional English pub should be and used to be; decent local bitter, friendly staff, open log fire. I love a few pints here every now and then 🍺

Food and service was good and lovely surroundings but as there was only us and 1 other couple the atmosphere was distinctly lacking. Will go again though and hope for better

Perfect English style dinner, apple cider and Fish & Chips. Perfectly cooked, with crispy breading and perfect chips. The cider, which was my first time drinking, was pleasantly fresh and delicious

Absolutely superb Sunday Roast, with great service in a warm and friendly atmosphere. We shall definitely be back again

If you fancy a lovely quiet 30th birthday celebration I wouldn’t bother booking, however if you fancy being subject to a violent unprovoked attack by their regulars, by all means do pay a considerable sum to host an event here. Two of their longstanding ‘clientele’ started a fight with my party members and the handling of this situation by the staff and management team/owner has been absolutely appalling. This is after the two in question had been sitting drinking since 2pm the same day - a casual 7 hours of drinking time had by these foul men before the event unfolded. Not sure that’s a coincidence. After radio silence from the establishment after the event, I expressed my bitter disappointment and how appalled I was with their management and asked for a small refund due to the party being cut short after 2 hours. Cue the the owners intervention, who has decided to sit behind his computer playing keyboard warriors, changing his story every few sentences alongside spouting outright lies about the events of the night and various other topics. It’s funny how he seems to think he knows exactly what happened, however waltzed in 10 minutes before we decided to call it a night and leave? Not once has anyone called me to find out if A) I/my party are ok and B) apologise. You as an establishment control who enters/frequents/drinks in your pub - you have got it catastrophically wrong. The organisation prior to the event itself was also terrible. Emailing 3 different people, having to chase them for answers but then being chased myself for things I’d already responded on. Do not recommend whatsoever.

We recently held a party in the hayloft to celebrate our wedding and it was brilliant. Archie and Chris were really helpful answering all of our questions in the lead up and on the day all of the staff were great. The food was lovely and they catered for our vegan and gf guests as well! Our party was everything we hoped and more thank you!

Really enjoyed the food, very reasonably priced

Fantastic place can’t wait to come back again

charming country pub. The portion sizes are generous, providing excellent value for money. Best sticky toffee pudding I’ve ever had. I would definitely come back again.

I’m not one for leaving bad reviews (I never have) but this was so bad! We had been looking forward to a family meal out but we were served fish and chips in what was at least 5 day old oil, frozen bread in my bruschetta, dried heated up frozen pizza and hummus covered in pepper and paprika on the children’s menu which was also inedible. After only a few mouthfuls my oldest son had an upset tummy on the way home and the rest of us left hungry. No one came to ask us if our food was ok, if we wanted drinks etc. It was awful food and awful service and cost £120.

Nice pub with a good eating outside area. Food was very good served by perlite and helpful staff. It was hot and freshly cooked. 🍺 Was good.

Haven't been for a few years popped in for Sunday lunch very disappointing two small roast potatoes 1 new potato I parsnip 1 carrot a few green beans small chicken breast no red cabbage as advertised chicken was ok gravy very fun not a good value roast to be honest

We ate here recently after not having done so for a while. We were so impressed! We have eaten roasts everywhere and the Talbot roast beef was one of the best I have had - really tender and flavoursome. We also ate a whipped goat's cheese and heritage tomatoes starter that was delicious. There was lots of rich sauce with the sticky toffee pudding. The man who served us (whose name I didn't get) was really friendly and pleasant. We will definitely be back.

Lovely place very clean friendly staff

Went for Sunday Roast. Roast was dissapointing. Veggies not cooked, roast potatoes soggy and tasteless. Server said she would sort it out. Never did. Just ignored it. There was 10 of us all family. Service charged was price of another person(£40). Really not worth the price. Service charge should be capped. Very expensive when most of us didn't enjoy the food. Won't be going back.

An absolutely bangin' pub right in the middle of Cuckfield. Food is amazing with great service.

Fantastic pub, food is 100% excellent, service is fab too If you're in the area, you must pop in

Good food, Ales and atmosphere.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Unreal lunch All 8 of us were extremely happy with our scran We will be back soon 👌🏼

Visited over the festive season, it was very busy but they found us a table for 4, we had lovely sandwiches, a pint of Longman and all served with a smile.

Service was great. Setting was nice. The Roast was good, perhaps a little undercooked for us. Upon request, they did cook the meat further for those that requested it after receiving the dish. Found the gravy a little bland.

The staff were friendly and the decor is great this pub has real potential and used to have a good chef. My meal however was abysmal. The menu is not cheap and is limited, my mother ordered a risotto which tasted straight from the freezer and instead of parmesan shavings the kitchen thought shaved mature cheddar would be a classy touch. My thick cut chips were not home made but had a similar freezer quality and my pizza I am convinced by the base and topping was actually Dr Oetekar. £46 for this rubbish that was on a par with the Harvester.

All good here, we had a very pleasant evening and the food is great. Also the whole team working on new year's eve we're spot on. Thanks for a lovely evening 👍

What a great find. Portions here are insanely generous. Booked ahead for Sunday lunch, had a wonderful table downstairs next to the bar. Very apt at catering for gluten free, alternative bread was great for starters, and I felt I had plenty of choices. Highlight of the meal was the festive oven baked Camembert with cranberry - absolutely phenomenal. Fish and chips was too large to eat it all, though I did try, and friends all had roasts which looked incredible, again, generous portion sizes. Staff were great. Felt thoroughly taken care of, and very dog friendly inside with treats available for furry friends! Parking at Broad St car park is free, and very conveniently close.

Went for Sunday roast recently (which is usually very good) with my partner.... my order unfortunately went completely wrong, however the Manager at the time was excellent and handled the situation really nicely. These thing happen, it's how they are dealt with in my opinion. Thank you. Will try you again soon!

Really nice and interesting meal, had a lovely time. Empty on a Monday evening.

Always cheerful staff, good beers. Just a drink this visit but staff were incredibly helpful and thoughtful

Literally the best loaded chips we’ve ever tasted - I don’t know what the secret ingredient was but we were in absolute ecstasy eating them 😂 also the breads and garlic mayo and balsamic were divine , lovely service - well deserved 5 star 🌟

Saturday evening meal service was pretty good food was OK nothing special alot better when we last visited

We visited The Talbot for the first time as looked so nice and cosy from the outside but restaurant felt more like a canteen with no atmosphere, cheap furniture and lighting too bright. Artwork I saw was also pretty pointless and didn't add anything to it! Risotto with red cabbage and goats cheese was tasteless and didn't look appetising at all. The steak in pie was very chewy and inedible! The young lady who served us was excellent though and attentive and the bar to the front was cosy but we didn't stay long as we weren't in the mood for a dj

Great Halloween evening away with friends

Deliziosa pizza superiore! Have been to The Talbot many times... Sunday lunch, celebration meals and the occasional enjoyable drink. Tuesday night Pizza Night... It's been a thing for ages but never gone. Thought we were going to the pub for a pizza? Turned out we went to a Pizzeria for a pint! Fantastic pizzas! Fresh made, light dough bases that blistered perfectly. Fresh toppings that covered all of our tastes... Beats all the other chain restaurants in area hands down.

The food is lovely and you will have a great time as the staff are great too, I need to go on a Sunday for their roast! Cocktails are lush particularly the martinis

Fabulous good with efficient and friendly service.

First visit, it was a Tuesday night. Really pleasantly surprised at the buzzy atmosphere. Team were smiley happy and attentive. Had a great meal and just enjoyed the overall feel of the place. My youngest daughter said she loved it and had a great night. I felt the same. Let's hope they keep that going. All to often you find places like this and return some time later to find they've slacked off. Hoping this isn't one of those places. I'm sure it won't be. Thoroughly recommend.

Good Sunday roast and excellent service. The pudding not so good but won't put me off returning!

5 stars for the camembert and noodles. 1 star, and that's generous, for the extremely poor chicken and beef burgers. Dry barely covers it. They were awful. The duck noodles rescue this review to 3 stars. But I won't be returning. Many better options in the area.

Used the Hayloft for a birthday party, well set out to encourage dancing. Has its own bar and toilet. Very friendly and accommodating staff

Went in for Sunday lunch, the food was fantastic and the staff were very friendly

After having had a not so brilliant experience of takeaway from here recently we were invited by the manager to come and dine in. Luckily for us we chose the Greek night to do so! The staff have clearly changed over recently which might explain the previous bad experience, but they were all helpful, smiling and friendly! And the Greek platter was delicious, with a great wine recommended to complement. Will be coming back soon.

Enjoyed a delicious lunch here on a Wednesday. I had the nduja pizza and my wife had the tuna melt. The spice on my pizza was perfectly judged and the tuna melt had loads of topping over perfectly crusty bread. The team were friendly and the prices were reasonable (for modern times!).

Our daughter got married there and the food was amazing, the staff were wonderful people helpful and kind. I also love going there for a pint and lunch. Highly recommended

Thanks very much to the friendly and attentive staff today. We were a group of six hot walkers in need of cold drinks and good food and we could not have asked for more. Thanks for filling our water bottles too! Highly recommended, we'll be back.

Great local pub. Friendly service, good beer selection, and excellent food

My grandaughters 30th birday party great venue

Went for a funeral wake but would happily revisit.

Fantastic Pub. Visiting for just a pint a lovely little pub with great seating inside in a cosy feel pub or outside in a court yard with outside cover and heaters. We also enjoyed dinner in the restaurant which had excellent service and food that very generous in size portions. Large variety of menu which we strongly believe has something for every taste bud. Visiting on the first Monday of the month brought along the monthly Quiz nights. Which was great fun to participate in - even if we did have the team with the least amount knowledge. Overall would highly recommend this Pub!

We celebrated my Dad's 70th birthday at the Talbot and had a lovely time; Amy, Archie and Izzy were very welcoming and were great both in advance with communications and on the day. The food came out promptly and tasted lovely. Highly recommend!

Fabulous evening spent at the Talbot, wonderful food (including a good gluten free selection), brilliant service and very nice decor. I can't believe I've not been here before but will definitely be coming back again.

Been here a few times now and it one of my preferred places to meet, eat and drink. Lovely place, great atmosphere and very welcoming staff. Food isn't the cheapest but really good, worth the extra compared to other places I've tried. Nice selection of local ale too. Huge bonus is they're 100% dog friendly! Only downside is parking can be difficult but, again, worth it if you have to park up the road and walk back. Definitely recommend this place.

The broad bean and pea scotch egg here is just divine, wow !!!

What a yummy Burger, good chips & friendly service

Had a nice lunch. Great food and service.

First visit to The Talbot today for Sunday lunch. My wife and I loved it. Excellent roast, all perfectly cooked and presented. Staff were brilliant too; made to feel very welcome. We'll be back.

We hired The Hayloft for an evening musical charity event and honestly couldn’t have wished for a better experience. From the initial booking through to the event, Matt and the team have been amazing. Thorough, thoughtful and flexible with the planning, everything was made easy, questions answered quickly. On the actual night, the team were exceptional, staff friendly and really helpful, the room looked brilliant, the food was excellent, all our guests loved the venue. Fantastic place, whether it be for a swift drink, evening meal, event hire or musical event, 100% recommend and we will definitely be back. Thank you!

Just visited for the first time with a friend on a quiet Monday lunchtime. We were both delighted with our menu choices. The food was fresh and delicious with good portions. Waiters were attentive and helpful. Definitely a place to re-visit.

I had a buffet party and I cannot fault in any way the staff, service or food. The staff were very attentive and looked after all my guests. The food was absolutely delicious and so much better than I had even hoped for. To book the party I met with The planner who listened to my requirements and everything was perfect. Thank you so much to all the staff who made my party perfect.

We have eaten at The Talbot on several occasions and absolutely love it. Of all the Sunday lunches we have tried, the roast dinner is the best we have tasted. The ingredients is fresh and cooked to perfection. The service was excellent and good value for money. Will definitely be returning again soon and would highly recommend.

Popped in Sunday for and afternoon meal. Plenty of options and chose the Sunday roast. I had Pork Belly and the wife had Chicken. Meal was served promptly and was excellent. Highly recommended

Absolutely exceptional experience dining at The Talbot. The food was so delicious and fresh. The staff were friendly, attentive, and really couldn't do enough. The price was great and good value. Lots of wonderful food options and even good vegan and gf options too! Can't wait to come back. Highly recommend!

Visited today and had a fabulous meal. Staff attentive and overall a lovely experience. Thoroughly recommend.

It was fine, nice location though and friendly staff. Tables needed a clean and roast portion was pretty small, 3 small roast potatoes and some green veg with red cabbage, left hungry.

Staff are always very pleasant, decent selection on beers and cocktails and the food is good quality. Beyond that it has a homely feeling with attentive staff and manager.

Fab meal , service and dog and people friendly 😂

We had a nice meal from a good menu

Visited for lunch with my husband and a couple of friends. Friendly welcome from a really lovely and efficient young lad. Food was excellent as usual and I can thoroughly recommend this pub.

Friendly, clean, spacious, and comfy. £5 a pint but this is how things are now.

Second time I've visited this place. Excellent food and drink. Attentive friendly staff. We will be using the Talbot regularly.

Great food in a nice pub. Cuckfield is a nice village to visit

Very enjoyable lunch with party of 12 and I understand that they have a large function room upstairs.

Usually better but ran out of beer on a band night!

Lovely staff, constantly changing menu, a highlight of the village I live in. 🤗

Not too busy and food was good. Waitress was engaged, talkative and friendly

Fantastic food , cosy atmosphere polite staff

We stopped here and had a nice surprise! One of the nicest meals we’ve had in Chiang Mai area

Food was lovely once we eventually got it. We arrived for lunch and ordered off the sandwich menu and waited 45 minutes for our food to arrive. It wasn't particularly busy and we had to go ask where our lunch was. Once it did arrive, it was very good, just a shame we had to wait so long

No complaints! Good burger. Good weather.

So lucky to have this as my local! Great service and great food, the team are always so welcoming. Pizzas are awesome too.

Lovley Roast , and great service

Fantastic Sunday roast! Pork belly was so tender, and great crackling!

Really excellent, friendly & professional customer service. Highly recommend the food.

A wonderful pub with very friendly and helpful staff. The toilets are very clean. The food is really good as well.

Nice food, very friendly staff, little bit expensive but overall a very pleasant experience.

GOOD pub, very good food, well kept and tasty ale. No onsite parking. Very welcoming and cheerful staff. Would come here again if in area.

Massive thanks, celebrated my 40th with lunch in the loft. Food was great, very organised and staff extremely helpful and a credit to the talbot. Thanks again.

Very nice bar with good service and atmosphere

Food (Pizza) and service really good. Experience a little tainted with two burnt pizzas that had to replaced (very quickly though) and loads of flys! Midgy type ones.. not sure what was going on there

Great friendly pub, tasty burgers, gluton free options on pizza. Attentive staff would definitely come back if in Sussex

One of the best BLT I have every had. Simply superb!

Unfortunately when the roast dinner was brought out the kale, red cabbage and Yorkshire pudding were all cold. They did replace it when told with fresh hot plates of food. Very busy service but no excuse for cold food.

Little gem of a place. Staff are so lovely and kind. Highly recommended 👌

Good service, decidedly average food.

Nice cozy pub in Cuckfield. Good pint of Long Man real ale and excellent beef sandwich.

Friendly staff good food and Beer

Great service, and good food - an enjoyable visit.

Good choice of food and drink for a pub lunch.

Went to The Talbot for the first time yesterday with my wife. Both had a lamb shank followed by sticky toffee pudding. Excellent food and nice atmosphere. We will return.

Stunning and perfect for a special 50th. The fairy lights were lovely and the staff were friendly. Loved the food too. Thank you.

Good food and a nice friendly atmosphere 👌

Fantastic food, best staff and great atmosphere.