The Three Crowns in Mid Sussex

Family of 7 met for Sunday lunch to celebrate an 88th birthday. Pub almost empty at 2pm but we still waited 20minutes to order drinks. Then an hour before food arrived. Staff arguing and shouting in the kitchen. I had ordered fish which was supposed to be sole but certainly wasn't. Saute potatoes not sauted and seasonal vegetables consisted of a scoop of cabbage Cauliflower cheese was an extraordinary mess,some sort of glow in the dark cheese topped dreadful reheated cauli.Others had grey beef with overcooked veg.Apparently the Yorkshire puds were acceptable. A dismal experience did tell the staff but no comment was made. Sad because at 88 we don't know how many birthdays our relative has and we wanted him to have a treat.

Gave this place benefit of the doubt after a terrible meal back in August 2023. Will not be going back. Cost me £95 for a burger and soggy chips, coleslaw with more mayo than veg (was good for dunking in the soggy chips!) 5 prawns on soggy ciabatta and a few drinks. I did complain about it at the end but they just said ‘oh’ I took off the service charge and went. It’s a real shame as this place has so much potential but they cannot get it right!

I had a delicious Sunday lunch at The Three Crowns. The staff were very friendly. Felt very comfortable eating there on my own.

This was our second visit to this great pub in the beautiful area of Ashurst Wood. It was Father's Day and what a charming occasion it was to eat there! Nick, who took the reservation on the telephone, was very professional and friendly. The food was excellent: very good choice of starters and main course, and great desserts. We truly indulged, and dad was even presented with a lovely mug when we left, as a present for Father's Day! Totally recommend for a nice day or evening out.

We came for Sunday lunch; we have been before and it is always good and this time we were not disappointed. The staff are lovely and very friendly and the meal was delicious. I do find the portions to be rather large which can be a little over whelming. However, next time I will ask not to have mash with roast potatoes. Of course, that is only me, and lots of people would prefer large portions; you can't please everyone! It's a lovely pub and we will be back.

Whats going on ? We made a booking for lunch but on arrival were not shown to a table but pointed in a vague direction. We were given menus and, despite there only being 7 other customers seated, we waited 40 minutes before we then asked if we could order some drinks. Having placed our order for food and drink at the same time, we were told, after a further 20 minutes that there was no soup, which we had ordered. Having been seated for 1 hour 30 minutes three of our meals arrived (the vegetables with the fish pie were inedible - carrots black and green beans really hard). After asking where the fourth meal was, we were told that there had been a problem with the ordering system and had not been included - it took another 25 minutes to arrive. All in all a very disappointing experience!

Went to The Three Crowns just yesterday, what a warm welcome, all the staff were really friendly and accommodating. Prompt service, lovely food and a relaxed (didn’t feel rushed) atmosphere. The manager also popped by our table a couple of times for a friendly chat and check everything was ok. This was our first visit and certainly won’t be our last. Pub garden looked great too shall look forward to visiting that too! Thanks to everyone for a great experience!

I have been meaning to write this review for a long time so sorry for the delay! I was greeted by a lovely girl called Lauren who I believe was the manager. She went out of her way to make sure everything was perfect for me and my family for the whole time we were there and left such a nice impression on me. In terms of the food, the Sunday roast here really is a true delight. The meats are perfectly cooked, accompanied by fluffy Yorkshire puddings and golden roast potatoes.

I came down for a Sunday Roast yesterday with my family as I had heard amazing things about it and I was not disappointed! By far one of the best roast I’ve had and I will definitely be recommending this to others. Many thanks to the waitress Amber who was super lovely and friendly the entire time. Will definitely come back soon

Always on the lookout for a good Sunday lunch - and decided to try this pub after reading some of the reviews. The pub itself is lovely (with clean bathrooms, very important!) and was still busy when we wandered in at 3. Decided to skip starters and go straight for the main event and although they’d run out of lamb, we both had beef, so that wasn’t an issue. The food though. The food. Humungous portions of perfect veg, succulent beef, cauliflower cheese (which I don’t like, but was lovely!), and delicious gravy. Really, really good. The chef kept popping out to check on things, apologise for the lack of lamb (we should’ve turned up earlier, to be fair), and the serving staff were just present enough. I normally don’t like the service charge being added on, but am very glad it was here (the extra glass of wine may have led me to forget otherwise….). Definitely definitely worth visiting, and we’ll be back very soon.

I'm sorry to say this was so disappointing as we had booked a meal as a birthday celebration. It started when we walked in and were asked for the booking details and the girl asking mispronounced the name and exhibited an appalling attitude. It was shocking and could be considered racist which is something I've not seen like this for some time. Despite having a young child we had to ask for a child menu The food was poor and felt like some of it had been prepared so far in advance it had become somewhat soggy Due to the attitude and behaviour we didn't stay for a dessert. They had the audacity to add the service charge automatically to the bill. I always thought a service charge was an option for the customer to assess the quality of the meal and service and determine what to pay (or not)

Disappointed! A local pub, been before on a musical evening with a friend for food, had great service and good food. This time with family for Sunday lunch. The welcome was lack lustre, almost unfriendly. Other tables had a different experience, friendly, warm. The food was good in part and poor in part. We decided not to stay for dessert as it felt uncomfortable.

Popped In for dinner Great food! Some of the staff are very abrupt and rude & seem quite lazy having to ask for multiple things which should be automatically given. Stylish pub love the hand lotion in bathroom! Shame there’s nothing to dry your hands with, although very Tidy and clean. Will maybe return hopefully the staff was having an off day. Jane

Recommend this pub! Fantastic fresh food, great wine and drinks selection, wonderful service, thank you Amber for always being fantastic!

Our first visit following a recommendation. Fairly quiet on a Saturday lunch time but made very welcome with a friendly efficient service from Amber. Really good food at reasonable prices. The new head chef took the time to come and talk with the guests about his plans for the menu. Great pint of Harvey’s too! Happy to recommend and will certainly be back ourselves.

Had an excellent meal with a group of 8 people. The new Chef cooked everything extremely well. The service was very good.

Efficient and friendly . Lovely to be welcomed at the door and for the chef to visit tables to check all was well...which it was! A party of 11 efficiently fed and watered with quality food and Harvey's beer. 11 hot meals served without fuss and all together Great place to start a walk..and the chef said he would have opened early for coffee if we'd have asked

Eleven of us lunched on. Friday after a country walk. Very attentive landlady made us feel welcome and we all enjoyed our various meals. Pretty good menu choice , pies were particularly good. Almost gave 5 stars, but I never really do that unless truly exceptional: but would definitely visit again. I thought the prices were what you expect from pubs these days, steeper than a couple of years ago, but then they all are.

Enjoyed a wonderful Sunday lunch at this dog friendly, baby friendly pub. Delicious food and massive portions. We received very friendly and helpful service from Amber.

We went to the Three Crowns, very much our local - about 150m from our front door, to try their Sunday lunch and check out their new Head Chef Vinny. By the time we arrived -1345 - the place was already filling up with parties of varying sizes. Drinks were ordered and arrived and we were asked for our order. This comprised of 1 pie of the day - steak and mushroom, which was pronounced as delicious, together with 3 trios of roast meats (beef, lamb and pork) Again these were excellently cooked and very tasty with accompanying veg and homemade Yorkshires. We count ourselves very lucky to live so close to our local, both for excellent food and a great welcome

Great lunch today. They have a new chef and the meal was great - huge portions and all the trimmings. Would recommend the roast beef :)

We reserved a table a day in advance for Sunday lunch.Once seated we were informed that they only had a limited menu that day. They could have informed us that day by SMS that they had only a limited menu.They had something we wanted fortunately...

Having been recommended by friends, we went for an early evening dinner on New Yesrs Eve. The food was excellent, tasty and good value for money. The service was prompt without being intrusive. Would thoroughly recommend .

Having already been several times this year we went Boxing Day with the family - children meals were fine... but it took nearly two hours for two courses. The menu was limited but expected. It also took two request to obtain tap water for the...

It's great although it does sound a bit like we wrote it. How about this... We decided to go out for a pre Christmas dinner at the Three Crowns at East Grinstead as heard good things and it was a great choice. Our server Maddy...

Booked lunch for 23red December as a treat and to try somewhere new. Not a great atmosphere when you enter although waitress was ok. Mulled over the menus for a while and made our choices (it’s pretty standard pub grub at top prices) only to...

My son and I were out for a Sunday drive and decided to pop in for a drink and a snack. That plan quickly changed on arrival and, cutting a long story short, we chose instead to indulge in a Sunday roast each. Best decision...

Thank you so much to the new management team for a fantastic Christmas meal for our party of 17. Congratulation for serving everything to perfection with efficiency and good humour. It was all delicious.

Last minute visit with friends. Good service and all four of us enjoyed our meals. Nice to see a menu that offers good, well cooked pub food. Will return.

A very happy evening spent with friends enjoying some excellent food. The service was great and choice of menu appealing to all. A bonus to have live entertainment at the same time as eating.

Couldn't fault the food, atmosphere, or service. Absolutely will be returning soon. Every dish ordered had an amazing flavour profile and everything was cooked to perfection.

Only use Trip Advisor for good reviews, as anyone can have a bad day, but this was EXCELLENT! Bit sentimental as we'd only been once before many years ago, when daughter (now died from cancer) needed keys to our apartment in Spain in a rush,...

Not a great experience for dinner. It feels like a drinkers pub (lots of people standing around the bar in the entrance) with a big dining area in other half of the the pub and is trying to be a restaurant as well. Everything we...

After the change of ownership - I had dinner here. The food is sub standard pub grub at gastro pub prices - definitely not an improvement on previous ownership. Its all a bit working mans club - with aforementioned gastro pub prices. I had the...

Our first visit after phoning ahead to find there is wheelchair access (slightly bumpy but feasible via the main doors) and an accessible WC. The menu is perfectly pitched to be attractive for both the village population, who have been doing without a decent option...

I visited the Three Crowns twice in one week with friends, the first visit was 26/6 Wednesday evening, 2 of us had the fish and chips and 1 had the risotto. My 2nd visit was on Sunday 30/7 I had the Lamb roast and my...

Had heard mixed reviews so thought give a go as quite local to us. Service was ok but 6.30 for a bottled cider was too much i thought. Food was okish. My salad I had instead of chips with a spicy cajun burger was mainly...

A friendly greeting on arrival set the tone. Lovely place, very clean and nicely decorated throughout. Super waitress as nothing was to much. Prompt service with our drinks (very good selection) and not long after came our food (also good choices) We all ate every...

Simply awful. Turned up to be second best as per a shouting match with someone that claimed she was a supervisor. When trying to sit at a dining table - was seconded by a lady member of staff having a shouting match with other people....

The pub had just been taken over from previous tenants and has a charming low key atmosphere. The staff are friendly and welcoming and the food was really good as was the service. Prices were very reasonable. During these difficult time I'd really like to...

Came here for Sunday roast and it was so lovely. The pub inside is a very nice space and the food was amazing ! Very good food for a good price would definitely come again and highly recommend.

The three crowns is an imposing pub on the A23 right in the village of ashurst wood. It has plenty of parking and a great garden for the children and sitting in when it gets warmer. Being April we went indoors and had pre Sunday...

Excellent food and drink at a competitive price - very good value -great service excellent village pub and also a destination venue

This tidy but unassuming village pub contains within a fabulous hidden gem. French influenced imaginative meals with broad variety from soufflés, frogs legs, roasted celeriac, duck and salmon. Melissa the waitress was very friendly and attentive. Surprised it's not busier.

Visited for the first time since reopening, for Valentines Night. The staff are all friendly and made us feel welcome. Although we did wait rather a long while for our food, it was worth it. The food was lovely and obviously freshly prepared. I loved...

First visit to the Three Crowns since its refurbishment and had an excellent meal. Merguez sausage and mash was lovely and my husband was very impressed with his steak and ale pie. Only I managed a pud but the STP was divine.

Came in for lunch, bar staff super friendly, food delicious we would highly recommend to everyone, beautiful decor and relaxing space

Here with some friends for a weekday lunch. The food was mainly burgers and baguettes, but they were all superb. Great staff who looked after us very well indeed.

After being let down by another pub we booked at the Three Crowns for lunch. The pub is well appointed and we were shown to our table promptly. The service was very friendly & welcoming, our drinks were served efficiently. The starters and main course...

Had Sunday lunch today at The Three Crowns with family and was not only very well priced but absolutely delicious. The duck parfait was to die for and the beef cooked to perfection. The staff could not do enough to make our visit enjoyable and...

We have just had really great meal here, amazing cheesey mash! Great service, friendly staff, highly recommended

I recently had dinner at their monthly jazz evening. The food was faultless - the best cheese soufflé I have ever eaten followed by a beautifully cooked boeuf bourgingnon - gastro pub food at its very best!! Thank you to the staff for a great...

Very good food, I had the vegetarian dish, baked celeriac with lentils, so very unusual, nicely cooked, good portion, great taste. The service was very sharp and friendly. I don't usually go to pub for food as I've been disappointed too many times, but not...

The place is a joke,staffed by kids with no training and no idea. After an hour and forty five minutes I was served a pretty much inedible meal, fresh from the microwave some seventeen minutes after the first of our table of four’s meals arrived....

Great service, delicious food, lovely atmosphere. It was our first visit to this lovely pub and we really enjoyed ourselves.

I have been here several times and I cannot recommend this place enough. Every time I come back I feel welcome and happy. The garden is slowly taking shape and is a lovely place to sit and have a drink. The owner is so lovely...

Starting with sourdough dipping olive oil and balsamic vinegar, followed by a couple of burgers and Harvey's beer for both of us. Uniformly excellent, with a special note that the in-house made burgers were especially good. This place is an undiscovered gem for the food...

Wow!! Decided to try this newly refurbished pub for a lunch and was very pleasantly surprised how great it was. Food was magnificent, good and varied choice, well presented and plentiful (yum, yum). The staff were very friendly and helpful. The restaurant is very well...

I just came back from having lunch here and it was wonderful. I had a burger and my mum had fish & chips and we both loved our meals. The restaurant area was done out really nice, it was very clean and the staff were...

Myself and my family of 9 went for a meal here last week and was blown away, They actually make food from scratch here and its yummy and well priced, staff are attentive and happy to help, we will be back, what a little gem!

Having a great pint with friends but the pub has just installed an optical illusion fence just for everyone's amusement. The food is very good but I can't get past the fence. What do you think?

Had a really nice lunch here. Good selection of Bar snacks and lighter meals as well as some more adventurous offerings. I found it really good value for money too, Reasonable portions too. Soup was delicious.

Top notch - visted on a sunny Sunday afternoon, Very accommodating staff. Good choice of gins. Food well presented, service brilliant. Good amount of seating in the garden area. We will definitely be back 👍🏻

Went for beef,pork and chicken Sunday roast at the newly renovated The Three Crowns after been closed for some years it's been done up having some old features and modern interior. The food was very nicely done and have a very good selection of drinks...