The Yew Tree in Rochdale - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Unfortunately this pub CLOSED Jan 24! It was our regular, mainly Wednesday night out. Amanda and Dave were great hosts, customers friendly and food great. Alas they had a run in over a beer issue with the notorious Humphrey Smith. Very unfortunate but not unusual with this chap. It’s a real shame!!!

Reasonable prices, excellent food, friendly staff, nice venue. And, no phones, children under control - great. Highly recommended

I just wanted to say a huge thanks to the landlord David for your kind hospitality in a bad situation yesterday for me. I am a contractor for the Sam Smith’s chain and made a visit there yesterday and as I went to leave my van (clutch) broke down. I rang leaseplan who put me through to the AA and with it being busy it took 7.5 hours to get someone to me to tell me it couldn’t be fixed so it needed a pick up truck which took a further 90 minutes which wasn’t good when you’ve been out for work since 6.30am. It was midnight before I got home and I was very thankful in that David made me welcome and kept me stocked up on Yorkshire tea. Also met some lovely regulars (Lesley and her husband) and bar staff Paige and molly were also lovely to me . Thank you so much

Christmas Dinner get-together with family, some had traveled up from as far away as Portsmouth, and we couldn’t have asked for more. We were a party of nine, ranging in age from 14 to 82; everyone had a thoroughly good time. The room was bright and cheery, the food was hot, plentiful and well cooked, the table was large and decorated with festive trimmings. We had plenty of time to enjoy ourselves, in a relaxed old-fashioned way. Excellent.

Food was superb, service with a smile. Cheap beer, not so much the wine! Atmosphere was very calming and relaxing! Overall a very friendly and welcoming place to be.

Reasonable prices, excellent food, friendly staff, nice venue. And, no phones, children under control - great. Highly recommended

Fantastic pub, no mobile phones, no music, just a good old fashioned conversation and great atmosphere. All staff very friendly and the food lived up to expectations and value for money. I would highly recommend you pay a visit.

Another superb meal, I had the Mixed Grill and everything was cooked to perfection. This is a nice cozy pub with lovely atmosphere and was made to feel welcome by Angela.

Best fish & chips ever. My daughter's burger was excellent. Will definitely be back. Great food, great service.

We were off to Oldham to pick up sone stuff for our holiday and went a different route "Where's that pub that used to have a train attached to it" as we stopped at the temporary lights There! Looks nice. Shall we stop for lunch? Best idea ever. FACT Genuinely THE best pub food I've had in years. Not a roast fan but the Mrs had that and it looked beltin I had the fish and chips. Fish was incredible and was served with. Wait for it. Actual real chips! Best pub food in the last 10 years I've had. FACT

Starting with my newly acquired education on what is involved with the rules visiting a Sam Smith pub..... No mobiles or gadgets allowed 😍 No music 😍 No swearing😍😍😍 Will say after we got over the😵😵😵 and felt like naughty school children offloading our phones...... found the manageress very pleasant and the food was fab......understand the concept and would return. Only slight issue for us was called when very quiet so the no music of any kind old school ambience got a bit lost in the silence.

This was our 3rd visit and well worth going back, we had the cheesy garlic bread starter very hot and lots of cheese, I had the gammon it was cooked perfectly my hubby had the large suet pudding. for dessert we had the apple crumble and ice cream. It was all piping hot and very tasty, the barmaid was very pleasant and friendly and prices were very reasonable well worth a visit. We will definitely be back

this is our second visit to the yew tree inn and we were not let down we eat out on a regular basis and we are adding the yew tree to our list of places to go. great food and staff.

Good service with a smile. The food was hot, tasty and well presented. The menu was varied enough - fairly typical pub food with sensible prices. Really enjoyed ourselves.

My partner and i ate here a couple of weeks ago and the food was fantastic the steak and kidney pudding was amazing my partner had fish and chips and she said it was probably the best she's ever had the sticky toffee pudding was incredible i did'nt want it to end lol i cant recommend this place enough the lady behind the bar was very friendly and helpful i can not wait to go back again

Excellent food, really friendly staff. Strangely with no mobile phones being used people actually talk to each other, who knew. A refreshing change and a pleasant afternoon. We will be back again soon Thank you.

Just had a lunch at the Yew Tree . The place was all clean and tidy and the service great and welcoming. Highlight for me was the fantastic steak and kidney suet pudding. This was delicious with a jug of decent thick gravy and some...

Today is the fourth time I have been for lunch at the Yew Tree since it reopened. Each time as good an experience as the last. Excellent food,moderately priced,warm,friendly environment with service to match. Best eatery in the area (in my opinion) and I have...

Had a meal here last week food was excellent well cooked and well presented. However service was poor waiting staff service was slow didn't clear tables effectively and passed plates across our table to serve not very professional. If the chef had more support this...

Went in for Sunday lunch as we had been in the week previous having heard it had re opened and glad we did it was really nice with apple crumble and ice cream for dessert. What made it enjoyable was the friendliness of everyone Thank...

Good food , good surroundings, friendly and polite staff. Very welcoming place. Lovely open fires and very clean. Beer very good and reasonable.

Enjoyed the best Sunday Lunch ever at the Yew Tree Pub it was delicious and well presented the roast beef was cooked to perfection and the veg was fantastic. The menu provided by Samuel Smith over all is very limited and restricts the kitchen staff...

We came yesterday for my mother's 65th birthday. The food was out of this world all home made. We had the roast beef dinner. We where all stuffed but couldn't stop eating it was that good. Best sunday lunch I've ever had in a pub...

Brilliant food as always and landlady is wonderful only problem now is you can only pay cash as card payments are not accepted now but it is not the landlady or landlords decision.. unfortunately it is the old fashioned owner whose should be moving with...

well this is the 2nd time i have been and once again amazing food the landlady and landlord and with her son whos the cook do a fantastic job the sunday lunch is the best i have ever had and diane is so friendly she...

I've been twice on a Sunday over the last month, each time the Sunday lunch was cooked to perfection, very friendly landlady and landlord.

Visit it on Sunday 10th sept for Sunday lunch It's a Very welcoming cosy place. Open fire for cold and nippy days and fantastic out side space for the nicer weather great parking right at the front high chairs available for children great prices and...

Called today for lunch with my daughter and her two children and my grandson. Lovely warm welcome from new management who were lovely to the children bringing out crayons and papers for them to use. It is a long time since we were at the...

Went there last Saturday for a meal with friends. Food was very good and good value for money, served by very friendly and efficient staff. Had a very nice draught cider too! Pub was very pleasant, with a good atmosphere, enjoyed by all. Will definitely...

Had an excellent beef meal with the family at the weekend. Friendly staff and a great atmosphere. Great pint too. Would highly recommend.

Visited on Father's Day with my family. Host was very welcoming despite pub being very busy. Excellent food, roast beef was very soft and tasty. Sticky toffee pudding and custard highly recommended for dessert. Opening hours different to advertised on here. Food served 12 till...

We used to visit this Public House numerous times prior to the re build. It was a fabulous local pub...

Went here with my mum on a lovely sunny Saturday afternoon..we went into the dining room and ordered a meal..the food is amazing..the pub as a great atmosphere my only downfall is the people sitting outside have to keep walking through the dining room to get to the bar..and the more they drink the more they swear..and no not good to hear when u have children with you and trying to eat your dinner..maybe get a waitress on so they come out for drinks to leave the people to have their dinner in peace..

the picture above is not correct! but the real pub on Oldham Rd is lovely, we have not been in the Yew Tree for about 15 yrs, but it has definitely changed for the better, We booked for 3.00pm today, very quiet when we arrived, looked very clean & modern, not overly so, comfortable, the food was excellent, service was good, the place started filling up about 4.00pm, nice atmosphere too, roast beef dinner was very good, nice and hot! my huband had the steak pie also very good but huge, my mother in law had the special which was fish pie, she said it was delicious, as the portions are very big, my mother in law shared a sweet ( blackberry & apple crumble & custard ) yummy! We will certainly come back, our waitress was a delight! had to mention her as she was very nice Stephanie & Stephen Scholes

The pub has been redecorated and looks good. There are several side rooms besides the main eating area. A bonus was there was no loud music and you could talk without shouting. The menu was limited but had something for most people. The food was good and reasonably priced. You order food at the bar and have to go to the bar for drinks. There was no wine list and only one white wine,2 red and one rose. It seemed a surprise to hava a bottle ordered. With a little more work to the menu and wine list and a waiter service this could be a popular eating place which it was in the days the restaurant was in a Pullman carriage.when a bottle was ordered.An

Just to inform people that the visitor photos ARE NOT the Yew Tree on Oldham Road Rochdale but a Yew Tree pub in Sussex. Quite a few of the reviews are fo rthe Sussex pub as well (mainly the bad ones !).I amazed the landlord has not noticed this error. Also the map shows Broad Lane which is also incorrect. Hope people find this useful. Also mention the pub is very good and the food and service is excellent. Strongly recommend.

Called in as we were passing, having not been in before. We both had steak and ale pie which was really amazing, the chips were well cooked and there was lovely fresh veg too. I think the peas were frozen which was a bit strange as the other veg was fresh and the dish didn't really need peas, but that was a very minor fault. Portion size is massive...I nearly cried when I couldn't finish it all, but my husband was happy to help! Nicely decorated, clean and modern all throughout from what I could see. Clean and modern toilets. Will definitely be back soon!

Really enjoyed our food today both meals were fresh and hot. We will definitely be back to sample more of there great food

The food was presented and served beautifully all the staff are very friendly, service with a smile. The Christmas decorations in all the pub are second to none. Bob and Barbara landlord and landlady are very professional and in the last few months have turned this pub around, the young bar staff Eliot and Morgan have a smile and banter with all the customer's making a very pleasant atmosphere . Recommend a visit to this lovely and clean transformed pub

A truly awful meal that will take a long time to forget. The food here is terrible, verging on offensively bad. We were a party of 5 adults and every single meal was dreadful. None of the dishes made sense in their conception. There was a distinct 70s vibe. The veg was completely overcooked and obviously came from frozen. Even the chips were inedible. The cauliflower is going to give me bad dreams. I don't know how it is possible to foul a vegetable, but they managed it. We all had to eat something else after we left to get the bad taste out of our mouths, no exaggeration.The atmosphere in the pub was good. It was lively and cosy and the garden is nice.

Booked for 4 and half the party arrived well before time - table was available but stressed that a further reservation was lined up 2 hours later for the same table. Led to understand some table attendance would materialise but not so. Two attending the bar seemed harassed and gave little indication of welcome. Food was ordered but seemed to arrive out of sequence from the later arrived party on the adjacent table. Specials were a tad eclectic & little provision for vegetarians. Only redeeming feature was the good company of our party: would not choose to go again on a Saturday & might not even be tempted to return ever.

I feel I have to write this as we have been here many a times and every meal is good, the portions are huge !! But really tasty .I had the Sussex smokie and my partner had the fillet steak both we're cooked to perfection.The Sussex smokie I could go on about for ages. !! The last smokie I had was at the other yew tree at chalvington just down the road and it was truly awful !! So well done to the yew tree at Arlington and keep up the good work we will return again and again

Omg everytime I eat here which is pretty much every year on my Nan's birthday I leave feeling sick, the place I think they like to think is 'oldy worldly' but I fact is just disgusting old vases/china/weird Teddy's are absolutely covered in a layer of dust, weird dried plants hanging front the roof which look awful with cobwebs and dust, menu is stupidly big meaning that litterly apart from the salad none of it can be freshly cooked as that would mean you would wait for hours!! I had a roast turkey and my friend a roast pork did not look any different from each other even the waitress as confused a layer of dried gravy had formed around the plate which indicated it had been in the microwave, veg were soggy and smelt the gravy was tasteless and the meat is not worth mentioning so dry nearly Inedible u get a huge plate of this slop which is why a lot of people flock here but clearly it's uneducated people that have never tasted 'good food' that write good reviews about the food here, lastly we had some sort of cheesecake which tasted synthetic and had about 3 huge scoops of ice cream served with it which one can only assume is to try and disguise the taste of the cheap cheesecake. The drinks are also cheap opting to serve syrupy cheap coke and soft drinks out of the pump which made me feel sick. The man behind the bar was rude and looked as though he'd never been taught to smile. We were prob the only young ppl there apart from the waitresses looks as though a nursing home has dropped off it's occupants. No atmosphere and disgraceful excuse for good avoid and go up the road to the plough

We had a brilliant buffet for friends and family with open fires and a wide selection of home cooked and prepared food. Not a sausage roll in sight, but lots of carved meat, delicious bread, salads and fish and vegetarian dishes. The setting and friendliness created a memorable occasion. I would recommend this place for any occasion.

We regularly visit this very friendly pub each week. There is always a welcome with friendly staff and very reasonably priced drinks and usually during the winter months open fires - lovely and cosy!A recent buffet lunch was superb - both in quality, presentation and of course taste. We are planning another visit with friends in the near future for drinks and food.

Have been here for evening meal and like the cosiness of the conservatory. This time we had booked for lunch. Had a nice little table in the pub area opposite the bar. The menu is vast, takes about eight minutes to read and take your glasses! The food is always good, but doesn't have the 'wow' factor. The portion sizes are large, which necessarily is not a good thing - I don't like to see food left. Nice touch was the offer to refill your coffee cups at no extra charge. Always popular so make sure you book.

I have a feeling I may have reviewed this pub/restaurant before but in case not, I must say now that it has improved a great deal since my last visit when my wife and myself experienced some fatty lamb, dismal "packaged" dessert and some miserable faces behind the bar. This time I was there as part of a Club walking event, with around 15 of us converging on the Yew Tree at the end of our 5 miles of mud-slogging. They are well used to walkers so they didn't mind our attire especially as we had booked the "snug bar" to ourselves. Obviously, it made for a very pleasant atmosphere but the major bonuses were the very good food, lovely service (not too quick) and the warm, chatty welcome from the hosts. No sign of the former misery behind the bar although my wife tells me the people there have been present for many years now. All the dishes were reported excellent by our members (and some wives) and as well as Harvey's wonderful; ales they also serve a lovely dark mild and dark bitter (nostalgia rules !).

We joined friends for a Sunday lunch - Well organised and efficient staff lovely setting and good choice of menu the only thing that is slightly annoying is if you want more drinks you have to queue up at the bar so your food goes cold. It is a popular place so they have set sit down times which gives you plenty of time . Will be back.

My wife and I visited this fine establishment with our 6 month old son on our way across the Pennines visiting family. It is situated just off the M62, providing a convenient stop-off point for the weary traveller. The pub is spotlessly clean with gleaming furniture and a well-stocked bar. It is split into several rooms with a larger bar area in the centre. There are real fires dotted around the pub which are a very attractive feature this time of year. I also noticed a smart-looking beer garden area to the side of the pub, facing the motorway, which I thought would be an ideal spot for watching the world go by in warmer weather. This was our first visit and we were made to feel extremely welcome by the landlady, Jackie, who was very friendly and provided us with an excellent service. A varied choice of hearty pub favourites was available to choose from, over a refreshing pint of Sam Smiths (a range of lagers, bitters and mild are available here). Our food (sausage & mash and scampi & chips) was of generous proportion, high quality and tremendous value. We were full to the brim afterwards and the meals set us up nicely for the remaining journey ahead of us. This is a pub which ticks every box: décor, atmosphere, service, quality (drinks and food) and value for money – I only wish it was on my doorstep but we will certainly be visiting it again at the earliest possible opportunity. Many thanks Jackie for making the three of us so welcome; we hope to see you soon.

As usual, we received a warm welcome and great service. Lovely food to choose from. Prawn platter really delicious and lamb shoulder equally as good - soft, succulent and man sized portions! A very friendly pub to visit and would recommend.

I last visited The Yew Tree about 6-8 years ago not because of anything to do with the food but because of distance from home. However I decided to try it again for my son's birthday. I had the beef & mushroom stroganoff and my son had the gammon but with egg rather than pineapple. Both meals were excellent! The beef in the stroganoff was tender and plentiful and the yellow rice very tasty. Two eggs came with the gammon which was HUGE! The chips with the gammon were home cooked and came with a generous serving of baby peas. Both meals hot and very generous portions. We were so impressed we have sworn to start coming again with a xmas meal at the top of the agenda. Our orders were taken at the bar by the landlady who was very welcoming and attentive as were the serving staff. We say well done and see you again very soon!

Food portions huge, the prawn salad is delicious and comes with great additions such as orange slices and fresh beet root which is unusual but strangely nice! I agree maybe the menu could be shortened, or maybe printed on a traditional menu pamphlet to save everyone standing around 1 blackboard by the bar choosing.The landlord (I assume) isn't the happiest of chaps by my assessment , but service is quick and courteous and if you want a decent pub meal this is the place to go.

We met some friends here for Sunday lunch after it being recommended by one of them. Lovely setting and well presented from outside, but things start slipping once you get past the door. Inside the place resembles a cross between a twee tea room and a junk shop. The dining area is large and has a menu to match it... If that wasn't enough, the "specials" board nearly doubled the selection.This is not a good thing!Described by others as "proper pub grub", nothing could be further from the truth. I was going to play it safe with scampi and chips but ended up being tempted by "beef Wellington". This, as it turned out, was a mistake. What arrived was a soggy lump of half cooked pastry, covering a dry, over cooked, grey lump of beef, with overpoweringly salty pâté sticking the two together. An arrangement of nuked vegetables completed the dish, all served on a freshly microwaved plate. It was almost inedible. Others on the table had "beef stroganoff" - some kind of beef and mushroom stew on rice and served with salad on the too-hot-to-hold plate; not to be mistaken with the delicately prepared dish with a sour cream sauce. Also, a fillet steak for £20 - which is expensive for a place that gets the rest of the dishes so wrong. With others' comments on the Sunday roasts, I'm relieved we avoided this. The deserts didn't redeem the situation. While the portions were quite frankly obscene, they're little more than lumps of cream, with cream and cream.It seems there's a loyal following of reviewers that have seriously overrated the food at this pub. It simply is not worth the 4-star Trip Advisor rating. No where near.Avoid!

It always makes me nervous when I see a huge menu in a pub - a lot of food cooked badly as opposed to a little cooked well. My partner raved about this pub so we went there for Sunday lunch - my school dinners were better. I ordered Roast Beef - what came was close to cardboard, overcooked vegetables, soggy roast potatoes - all swimming in a processed instant gravy. I looked around at what the other diners were eating, none looked any better. On a good point, the staff were all very courteous!

We have been to the Yew Tree quite a few times and I have to say it has something for everyone. The food is proper pub grub done very well. we have never had a bad meal here. The menu is varied which is perfect for us as we have a couple of people in our party who are quite fussy eaters. The portions are very generous and the deserts in particular are to die for so you absolutely must leave room for desert. The staff are always friendly. This place is a hidden gem, very reasonably priced and a good place for all ages.

What a friendly, welcoming pub. There is a traditional coal fire which warmed us up perfectly on such a cold day. The food was lovely and was great value for such a generous delicious portion. I visited with four adults who have learning disabilities and we were all treated with such a friendly welcome. Jackie the landlady was so lovely and kind and we even got to leave with a book from the little lending library they have there. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to this pub and will certainly be coming back with my family at the earliest opportunity. The pub was lovely and clean and I found the pictures and decor to be really interesting and enjoyed looking at the old photos.The best pub I have ever visited, you wont be disappointed with this pub that's for sure.

We'd heard many good reports about this pub/restaurant but never managed to find out for ourselves until Friday when we decided to treat ourselves to a nice pub lunch after spending all week "tidying" up the garden!We arrived about 1.30 p.m. and the car park was almost full and so we were worried that we might not get a table.We were in for a lovely surprise. Even though this was our first visit they made us very welcome and there were still plenty of tables available. The choice of menu was superb, ranging from their standard fare to specials - in fact for us there was too much choice as everything sounded lovely and reasonably priced!I had the poached salmon with prawns in a mushroom and cream sauce and my husband choice the ham and onion pudding. Both were really tasty, the ham was plentiful and not gristly, with a large selection of home-grown fresh vegetables on large plates. I selected chips rather than new potatoes and these were beautiful, crisp on the outside, fluffy on the inside and not greasy. Bliss! When chatting with the staff we found out that the ham is home-cured on site, hence its succulent taste.Two meals, two pints of bitter and a glass of wine came to less than £30. What a fantastic bargain and the food was freshly cooked and obviously home-made.The staff are very friendly, attentive in an unobtrusive manner and seemed genuinely interested in our enjoyment of the lunchtime meal.Will definitely return but perhaps take the precaution of booking a table in advance. No wonder it is so popular!

This is our favourite pub. Guaranteed a good meal, excellent staff & service and very generous portions.I am working my way through the menu but can't fault the steak meal.the goats cheese starter is especially yummy.took my parents for their 50th anniversary and was impressed by the table streamers and banner they provided.always a good experience but try and leave room for one of their lovely desserts, you won't be disappointed.

Our first visit to this lovely hostelry was last Friday and the welcome from the regulars and the landlady was unbelievable. It was as though we had been going there forever, friendly, warm and chatty, good range of beverages all presented with a smile from the landlady, Jaqui. Thought we would have a meal on the Sunday and were pleasantly satiated. The food was piping hot throughout, plentiful and very tasty. Nice wine. All in all, will be going back.

It started with a successful phone call to book a table. I was asked if it was a special occasion and, cautiously said that it was a quiet anniversary meal - wondering what might now transpire! My wife and I arrived on time, a special table was assigned with our name on a reservation card and decorated with streamers, a candle and congratulations banner all in place. A nice start.Our meal was truly outstanding. I had lamb fillet, my wife a sirloin steak both cooked to a T supported by a good variety of vegetables. We had one sweet - two forks and spoons! The portions were very generous indeed attractively presented.The staff and waitresses are top notch at customer care at the counter and at tables. And it seemed, word spread about our 58th anniversary because one by one as they were able, all came and warmly congratulated us. The owner gave us complimentary drinks and made time to chat a little while too. I hardly need to say the restaurant was busy.This venue is outstanding and I recommend it 100%

We visit the Yew Tree at least once a month at lunchtimes. Once again the food value and service were excellent. The decor is looking very dated and scruffy but I will suffer this for the excellent food.

We arrived early for a pre-dinner drink and being a busy Saturday evening there was only room next to the gents toilet to have a drink which was not ideal! We were shown to our table a little than booked but from then on all was very welcoming with very good and friendly service. All meals were of generous portions and my sister-in- law visiting from London especially enjoyed the lamb shank. We decided to have desserts and the raspberry and coconut pudding was to die for! Whilst finishing our wine we watched the chalk board being changed and have to comment, as we did to the lady concerned, about the speed and neatness which was impressive! There is no doubt we will look to our next visit, thank you.

We didn't receive the warmest of welcomes, we were ignored at the bar for about 5 minutes before we even got eye contact from the bar staff, we were then shown our table and everything was lovely. I got the roast turkey for under 10£ and received a huge portion, my boyfriend got the gammon that was also very generous and under a tenner too. The staff were very polite from then on and checked we were okay etc. Desserts were massive! Ordered just chocolate icecream and received about 5 scoops, plus cream, sprinkles, wafers etc, which was lovely. The pub has a lovely atmosphere and was very busy so must be popular. Apart from the edgey welcome, everything else was erfect and we will definitely come back.

A rather quaint and friendly pub with a huge list of meals available (including a variety of specials) all at decent prices. Service was incredibly quick and the food was very pleasant, nothing incredible, but there were no complaints. So basically all you would ask for in a country pub - I just wish I had more room to try one of their fine-sounding desserts!

Went there today and couldn't be more disappointed. Firstly it was a lovely sunny day and we chose to sit in the garden. I went in to order drinks and a card payment was demanded because we were in the garden, which almost implies people are assumed to be dishonest! Order half a BBQ chicken and friend order roast beef. All prices have recently gone up and these are now close to £10 each. Chicken was straight from freezer to deep fat fryer, yuck in a word. What should have been white breast was like a dark grey colour, the bones were all freezer burnt, the BBQ sauce was like a watered jelly, the meat had this taste of an indescribably taste that you could associate with the smell of a wet dog. Other meal the beef was small in portion, beef cut was burnt and very tough. Service was poor and the restaurant was very busy. Most annoying part to the visit was all the drinks in mini mixer bottles, so to get a decent size glass of coke you need 3X bottles at about £1.40 each. I can't see myself returning for a good year or so to allow for a new cook etc.

Having grown up in Arlington, I've known the Yew Tree all my life, but it had been about 3 years since I was last there for a meal when we came here yesterday for a friend's birthday. Simply as fantastic as ever. Generous servings of lovely home cooked food delivered to the table in surprisingly short time. I had the lasagne, which was delicious, followed by the very tasty snickers bar cheesecake. My friends also enjoyed their food. A lovely country pub, with a relaxed atmosphere, friendly staff and owners. We plan to make regular trips out to the Yew Tree from now on. Just be aware that you really need to book in advance (as we did) to avoid disappointment. It may be in a tiny village in the middle of nowhere, but this is a popular place and deservedly so!

We had a wonderful roast dinner here great selection of vegetables all with a very home cooked feel the atmosphere is strange in the restaurant all needs updating the decor is like an old ladies house far too busy with trinkets and very quiet, I would return in the summer time if I could sit in the garden.

As a family we have been going to the yew tree for probably 20 years. We always return and are never disappointed. The landlord and his wife and just charming and we always get caught up talking about sri lanka and cricket. The food is large sized portions but you can ask them to make it a smaller portion if you cant bear wasting. The desserts are just fantastic. Book your table quick as the pub is always busy. The conservatory area is always popular. There is a nice garden area at the back with a few children's toys. We are sure to return again soon.

We visited the Yew Tree to have a meal and a few drinks. The pub sells Sam Smiths cider which was excellent and went down a treat. The lady who owns the pub is excellent company and couldn't do enough to make us welcome. I had fish and chips with mushy peas. The fish was delicious and was cooked in a tempura batter which made it crispy with no sogginess on the inside. I have decided that this pub will now be my local even though there are 5 establishments closer to where I live.

Wow, what a hidden gem. A lovely traditional pub. The food is excellent value and the staff are welcoming. The service is great. I went with a group and everyone enjoyed their meals. Try the fish and chips - the fish batter is perfect! I will definitely be going back soon for a second helping.

I haven't been to The Yew Tree for a few years but its still as good as I remembered. The food was very good, we only had a cheddar Ploughmans but there was a variety of food on the plate, it was well presented, possibly the tastiest Ploughmans I have had. The service was quick. The pub is always busy. We sat in the garden on this occasion which was very pleasant. The garden furniture is kept immaculately clean and they clean the tables when people leave. I would definitely recommend this pub but its probably a good idea to book. There is also plenty of parking.

Had not been here for a few years and was really pleased we made a detour to eat there late on Sunday 28 April. Husband had steak pie and I had the stuffed pork loin and it was really tasty. Well done Yew tree on maintaining the quality and ambience of the pub/restaurant!The pub retains its quaint English character and the sevice is always friendly, efficient and quick.

This is one of the best restaurants in Sussex and never fails to deliver excellent food. It is always used for friends and family for celebrations and really any excuse to eat there is welcome. Absolutely excellent.

Six of us went to The Yew Tree on Sunday (21/04/13) for a family outing. I have never been there before and was pleasantly surprised. It is a nice pub restaurant, friendly staff and food tasted great.I would advise booking early if you are a large group.

One of my favourite pubs to visit, often going out of my way to ensure I am passing, and can call in for a quick drink.Very homely pub, split into small rooms with a roaring fire during the winter months. A quality venue where by you can be assured that the clientele are of an appropriate drinking age and maturity for when you want a quiet drink, chat and (now) a bite to eat!Would definitely recommend...especially if you are a fan of Sam Smith's drinks.