The Windmill Inn in Arun

Lovely place, friendly staff, excellent pub garden!

Just called in on my way walking to Dunhelm. No gluten-free beers so had to have cider. Nice warm cozy fire.

Great night watching Pier Pressure. Pub was very busy, standing room only.

I went to a party there but the pub was so nice and warm

Hosted party here in January, lovely buffet provided, brilliant staff, very accommodating and helpful, thank you (also do a banging roast)

Delicious food and great service from grace. Highly recommended!

Great little pub, lacks a bit of kerb appeal, but the staff were great and the food was excellent.

Amazing roast dinner. 10/10 would have been back for Christmas Dinner too but life happened

Went here for my brother's 60th and they did a lovely buffet for him. Service was really good

Nice Pub, friendly service and clean

Just had a roast dinner with my family there was 9 of us most of us had a roast dinner which was delicious I can say it was just like my mum would have made fantastic

Lovely friendly pub. Brilliantl venue for live events

Great food, good value, good range for all dietary needs. Very friendly attentive service.

A great inn for a social gathering. Plenty of indoor space and a superb garden available when the weather is good. There is also a substantial coveted outdoor space. We had a gathering and a buffet there October 2023 and were very impressed with the venue, the food and the service. There is also plenty of parking.

Great food & service. The staff were very friendly professional and couldn’t do enough for us.

Loved our visit to this pub, really friendly staff, great food, and only place around that serves Black Rat, a particularly tasty cider! Great afternoon entertainment in the garden with a Rat Pack tribute singer. Do I smell a rat? 😂 Wonderful pub!

Lovely pub, very attentive staff. Good selection of ales. Didn't eat but good looked and smelt great.

Been here a few times and always a lovely environment. But the best experience was having mine and my wife's wedding reception here. They helped so much with storing food and decorations. Love this place

The rudest manager i've ever come across My order was wrong She was very dismissive Talked over me Snatched my plate from me She was so rude and hostile i was shaking Even the waitress (who was lovely) apologised to me for the managers behaviour. This manager should not be working in the hospitality industry.

Popped in for drinks but pleasantly surprised by the interior and the garden is huge. Love the idea of seeing a live band in the garden in the future. Menu looks great - we’ll pop back to try this

Huge garden, pleasant friendly landlord. Good choice of drinks as it was a Freehouse. Didn't eat here as kitchen wasn't open when we visited, it closes for a few hours around 3pm. Would return.

Iovely pub great staff we saw pier pressure fantastic band brill Saturday night out

Best pub for miles plus curry on friday is brilliant 👍

Good local pub. Bar staff are polite and friendly. Good range of drinks and there is food available. Has an outside area and also a reasonable sized car park.

Had mothers day lunch roast potatoes were burnt as was yokshire pudding looked like lumps of coal never had to complain before always had good food in the past.

Staff and food lovely. Really enjoyed our time there and will definitely be going back.

Friendly staff, good Sunday lunch. Pub was a bit cold and a bit scruffy but otherwise it was great.

The restaurant staff are very nice and welcoming, we came in winter March. They are saving money on heating, no heating at all, very cold inside. The place smell like dog and damp. It was Saturday and place was full, the front part was only open. We were seated near the toilet, but they do have a bigger place which they kept closed. The smell and ambiance depressing Food is ok for the value.

Nice local pub with some food deals available even on the weekend. Great service, decent price.

Really great family run pub. Warm welcoming old school place. Good food with an open fire and decent range of beers. Toilets were very clean and there's a great space outside that'll be fantastic in the summer. Shout out to Bradley and the team for looking after us so well.

The Windmill Inn! In my opinion, this is easily the best pub in the area. The atmosphere is cozy and welcoming, with friendly staff and regular patrons who make you feel right at home. On my recent visit, I tried their curry night deal - just £10 for a delicious curry and a refreshing pint. I was blown away by how tasty the curry was - it had the perfect balance of spices and flavors, and was served in a generous portion size. The pint was perfectly poured and hit the spot after a long day. The Windmill Inn has a great selection of beers and other drinks, too, and the staff are always happy to recommend something new or chat about what's on tap. I love the cozy atmosphere of the pub, with its warm lighting and comfortable seating. Overall, I would highly recommend the Windmill Inn to anyone looking for a great night out in the area. The curry night deal is unbeatable value, and the staff always go above and beyond to make you feel welcome. This pub truly has a special charm and I can't wait to come back again! Well done to the Windmill Inn staff 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Had a very nice meal here with family very pleasant and friendly staff enjoyed

Lovely atmosphere, good food and decent range of menu options. The staff are so nice too. Hope locals help keep this great place going. Has nice outside area too and good for families

We were at the Windmill for our friends 40th yesterday. Such a great place for a party, wonderful staff, great food, perfect covered outdoor area. It was just perfect. Would definitely recommend

Good traditional pub, great beer and tasty food also has a gigantic beer garden for the summer.

Went out on Friday evening with two friends and had a wonderful meal and drinks in the garden. Super service from very friendly staff and we were very pleased with the prices. Super evening thank you.

Another great meal at the windmill. If your in the area try it for yourself sure you won’t be disappointed

The food was lovely. The staff were friendly. Everything was reasonably priced. Plenty of room in the garden and the kids loved the play park. Would definitely go here again.

Lovely seaside location, and great place to get a coffee and snacks. Gets very busy during summer though.

Great food and marvellous company.

Really nice staff and a really pleasant experience

Nice atmosphere and spacious. Was surprised how large the beer garden was. Also has play area for kids.

Great value for money and friendly staff.

I would just like to say a big thank you to all of the staff and management for hosting my 50th birthday party last Saturday evening. I have received so many comments on what a great party venue it was. The staff were amazing and friendly. Food was really nice too. The disco and karaoke was a blast too and everyone had a brilliant time singing and dancing. I cannot however blame you for my sore head on the Sunday. Thanks again ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

My niece had a 50th birthday party here, it was excellent, everything she wanted, good food, excellent staff, and very well run bar, thank you to all who were working that night!!

What a great local pub! Very friendly landlord, brought some treats for our dogs. Real fire (roaring) friendly barstaff and locals. Really nice evening 🙂

Lovely food and great service provided by Lily and Daniel who couldn't do enough for us.

Friendly staff & clean. Well kept draught beer.

Our day here was great, the food beer garden atmosphere and staff were all good and they catered go 20 of us. Recommended

Just kicked off the season with a beautiful homecooked Christmas lunch with the family. Under 18.00 for 3 courses, superb, thanks team. Sunday, 12 September 2021, not sure why I can't add a new review, but I have just had one of the best roast beef Sunday lunches ever, really nice with a great variety of veg. As always the family owners were very welcoming. I was sitting opposite the kitchen and seeing chef hand making the many pizzas was mesmerising. Thanks guys.

So we had a family celebration at the Windmill yesterday, they were very helpful beforehand in catering to our requirements. We had a party of 20 and the food arrived almost at the same time. It was very nice from lamb shanks to the gluten free burgers required. Great beer and sensibly priced. Nice tidy garden and children’s play area. The staff were friendly and helpful, the background music was not invasive so we could all talk, all in all a good time. Recommended

We went here today for a friend’s 70th birthday. The staff had excellent customer service very friendly staff One of the staff gave a cookie to our 18 month old grandchild. The food was simple but very good. The toilets were spotless. I would go back there again and would recommend the place.

Came today for a wake,staff and food were excellent.

Friendly and reasonably priced. Good size garden and car park

Nice pub inside and out great garden and good beer

We have three pubs closer to home, but still consider this our local. Well worth the extra ten minute walk. Brilliant food, beautiful garden, fantastic staff.

Quiet today. Good table service for drinks. No garden as there was a wedding reception on.

Lovely atmosphere. Very clean. Friendly staff. Orders taken at your table. Reasonably priced

We booked The Windmill for Father’s Day. This was a pub that we’ve booked regularly as a family and have enjoyed meals here in the past. After our most recent visit though, we won’t be back.- We waited an hour before our order was even taken! After waiting for our table to be ready, despite booking weeks in advance- We waited 2 hours in total for our tiny starters, which were very simplistic and incredibly overpriced! - We waited a further half an hour for our mains which, again, were of poor quality (my partner had to send his back as the chips were not even cooked) - A lovely waitress was having to deal with complaint after complaint with seemingly no support from any other staff member - At one point, the chef stormed out visibly upset by, I’m assuming, how poorly managed everything was- We were offered absolutely nothing in the way of discount or even a free coke as an apology for such shoddy service, only the excuse that they were ‘very busy’. Seeing as it was Father’s Day, we assumed that staff would have expected a busier afternoon than usual and planned accordingly- A long wait can sometimes be unavoidable, but the way in which this was dealt with was poor - it felt as if no one (apart from the poor waitress) cared at all about our dining experienceAll in all, an awful experience that ruined our Father’s Day celebrations. We paid an extortionate amount for mediocre food and an awful service. It’s safe to say, we will not be returning!

We have always enjoyed the food when we have been many times before. Bearing in mind the pubs have not long been open after covid, I was very surprised at our recent visit. We went as a family on Fathers Day (which had been booked for several weeks in advance) and waited a little while at the door which was ok as could see they were busy. The tables were not even reserved after getting inside so had to scramble to find some. There appeared to only be one young girl waitressing who looked run ragged. After waiting 2 hours for our starter and another half hour for our mains, we were not only starving but very agitated. I was very disappointed with our treatment as nobody came to apologise apart from the said waitress who just looked very embarrassed. On hindsight we should have walked out and got a take away which would have been quicker !

Good night out, weather was good so being in the garden was nice. Staff are amazing especially Silvio he goes the extra mile.

I have spent 2 Saturdays at the Windmill in the garden they provided beautiful weather the 3 girls working were delightful and the men very friendly food delicious and reasonably priced and they have Aspalls Cider what more could you want

It is a shame that I can only give this place a 1 star rating, as the service from the staff was really wonderful. We attended with a group of 12 for an early evening meal to celebrate a family birthday. We had deliberately booked outside seating because of the numbers. On arrival, we checked in on the app, and were shown through to the garden, which has a wonderful play area for the kids. We were told that we could choose any two tables, but could only sit 6 to a table. When we challenged this the management became quite rude to our party, and told us that we could do whatever we wanted apart from move tables to create one party. This soured the evening somewhat, as we had hoped to eat together as a family, especially as current COVID-19 regulations state that groups of 30 are allowed outside. Despite the attentive nature of the staff, the evening was spoiled by the very basic standard of food, and the overt drunkeness of some of the other customers. I accept that this is a pub, but at the same time, it was 4pm in the afternoon at a 'family friendly pub'. The language, the volume, and the over-serving of alcohol to some customers made this place seem very unfriendly to families with young children. Will definitely not recommend this place to anyone.

Best beef and ale pie I've ever had anywhere (in the world). Perfect pastry (not too think), packed with beef and beautifully glazed ...

Lovely garden, good service, fresh beers. All together perfect

Brilliant, friendly staff good service nice beer

Great beer garden with lovely small children's play area. We were greeted by a very friendly waitress who took our drinks orders. Drinks arrived promptly. We then waited over 40 minutes for our food order to be taken, we asked a passing waitress if we could place our order, she went off to get the machine and never came back to us. They were not busy and there seemed to be staff floating around so not sure what was going on. Disappointing and has put us off returning.

We booked about 30 mins before we turned up very lucky to get a table , when we arrived we had to fill out a contact and trace form for our party no problems whatsoever, we chose a table in the sun , we were met by a really nice man assuming he was the manager/owner he was fantastic really funny and polite and made our time their feel very special many thanks to him we will return soon , highly recommend this place for food and drinks thank you see you soon

Bradley was very nice to a group of drunk females. He kept his cool, made some jokes and made us feel comfortable. I will come back here for the to be warm atmosphere.

Great beer garden. Dog friendly. Staff were welcoming and service was superb. Thank you for the first post lockdown pint.

Good service friendly atmosphere lovely garden good seating area nice food go there again

Best local pub by a long way friendly welcoming always there to help you always put you first

Had chicken wings and burgers and it was the really nice! Back again soon.

What a gem. Garden is lovely and a bonus the people in the pub was even nicer. Did was perfect. Recommend the burger

This is a pub that always looks busy when we pass so we tried it for Sunday lunch. It was really good. Both had roast chicken which was well cooked; well presented; with a good mix of vegetables etc. Drinks from the bar; one apple pie and one profiteroles both very nice and a nice hot latte to finish all very good. And the dining area was very clean. Very cheerful attentive staff who seemed genuinely enthusiastic with nicely paced serviced. By a long chalk the best pub meal we have had in the area.

Great food, even better service from the staff. Very happy thanks

My partner and i popped in to the Windmill in with our dog for lunch. The food was great. I enjoyed the burger and my partner the scampi. The staff were friendly and welcoming.

Staff very friendly and polite, food was hot, and service was quick. Very enjoyable meal and covid 19 precautions implemented.

Big garden at the rear in side and out side dinning at a price you will be pleased to pay

A local pub that cares, good selection of beers and cracking food.

Fantastic trip to this pub today. Staff excellent. Service excellent. Food excellent. Covid19 measures excellent. Cleanliness of our and rest rooms excellent

It was great, we had a warm welcome and the food was tasty and well presented. We opted for a table inside inside as it was windy, but it had a good beer garden too. Choice of foods was a little limited but we were very pleased with what we ordered.

We visited the Windmill Inn to meet family for dinner and sat outside in the beer garden. We found the staff were all fantastic and very welcoming and friendly and the food was delicious! Beer garden was really big so there was space for my daughter to run about (it wasn't busy when we went) & there's even a little playarea (although it's currently closed due to covid). The tables were all spaced out for social distancing and it was very well organized. Would definitely recommend & we will definitely visit again soon. Thank you for a lovely evening!

Great garden, good service and a pleasant atmosphere. Tables are set out perfectly for social distancing and drinks are faulty cheap.

We were told half hour for food and it took over an hour

My favourite pub always great service and friendly staff great beer garden very well socially distanced

Took my boys down for a meal and had an amazing time all socially distant and rules followed like they should be and the food was amazingly cooked by Helen thank you everyone there will definitely be visiting more often 👍👍👍👍

Great little Pub. friendly staff organised a party for us with only 2 days notice. The garden is big and has a little play area. Great drink choices. Xx

Just had lunch in the garden with loads of space between tables. Excellent meal and good service. Thanks Fri a safe enjoyable experience

All the staff are very friendly and they make you feel welcome.went here for a change instead of the pub in the town. I'm so pleased I came here as its a lovely place to go for a drink I will 100% definitely be coming back here more regular now. Great work guys keep up the great work.i can honestly this is easily the best pub in Rustington.

I was passing The Windmill pub in Rustington today and noticed it was open. To be honest I’ve gotten rather used to not paying pub prices for a beer during the lockdown and have saved myself quite a bit of money, but then I thought it must also have been quite hard on the publicans who are probably desperate to entice customers back, so I thought ‘why not’. I saw signs telling me to go in through the rear entrance via the restaurant, which I did. Then I saw a table with a track & trace register and duly entered my details (although there was no sign explicitly asking customers to do so). I carried on towards the bar area, past a table where a couple of young female staff were talking who stopped to say hello then continued talking, so I carried on towards the bar area. So far so good.At the bar I was curious to see if they had any decent ales on, which was not a lot as it happened, so I peered round the other side bar of the bar to see what else they had – also not much. At this point I was berated like a naughty child by some surly old man who was sat down eating, and told to go back and to the restaurant area to make my order there!I had noticed this person on previous visits who usually seemed to have tools in hand fixing things, therefore always assumed he was the odd-job man. If he is actually part of the management team and responsible for creating a welcoming atmosphere to induce customers back to spend their hard-earned cash, then all I can say is god help them. Somewhat taken aback by his unfriendly attitude, I returned to the restaurant and checked if perhaps I had missed some instructions. But no, there were no signs at the table simply saying something along the lines of ‘Please make your drink orders here’. When I told the young ladies what had happened they said they had thought I was just someone who had been drinking in the garden and was just going through to use the toilets.On the way out of the pub I mentioned to that particular gentleman that he had a bad attitude and the intelligent thing to do would be to put signs telling customers what the rules are - not just to expect them know by some form of telepathy, then bawl them out for disobeying the rules. A young lay sat beside him said that the procedure is described on social media. Well personally I’m not the sort of person who spends all my time on social media and if just popping into a pub for a quick pint, I certainly don’t expect have to research it first on the internet.Good on The Windmill for having a process in place, but bad on them for not actually telling customers what it is. If you live in the area, there are much nicer, friendlier establishments around that will be more welcoming and appreciative of your custom.

Lovely friendly pub with great beer garden

Great place to sit out in the garden enjoying a drink and the sun. Great set up for this new era in visiting pubs.

Well organised for COVID restrictions, plenty of room in the garden.

Great pug, always a good selection of ales, and the beer garden is amazing, especially in the warmer months.

Really fast drink service, a dog friendly pub

A lunch stop whilst visiting the area from Devon to see family great service and food. Liver was superb with lovely fresh veg and my sister thoroughly enjoyed her pie of the day. Will surely visit next time I’m in the area.

Food was good and not over priced, lovely service from one staff member in particular , unfortunately we didn’t get her name but she worked at lunch time on Saturday 29th feb. Really dog friendly too :)

Very tasty Sunday lunch. Staff very friendly and helpful.

Great venue for the surprise party we attended! Food was served hot and fresh! Drinks were very well priced!!!