The Yew Tree Inn in Wealden

Staying just around the corner at a holiday lodge, I prebooked Sunday Lunch here. Lovely country pub with a real fire. Staff were welcoming. Seemed like a place where everyone knew everyone else in the village, but we didn't feel out of place. We had the Roast Lamb, which arrived quickly and was delicious. Everything was clearly home made, even the mint sauce. Compliments to the chef(s). Hope they receive a share of the tips. There is a large car park.

Thursday lunchtime. There were 5 adults, two from Canada and one Centenarian 101 with myself and my wife. We had a wonderful smiling welcome from the waitress and shown to our table, ordered some drinks and perused the menu that had plenty of choices, the order was taken and arrived reasonably quickly, the waitress checked that everything was ok which it was, the atmosphere was pleasant not noisy, overall it was a lovely part of the afternoon. Without a doubt if the others were writing this all five of us would recommend paying The Yew Tree Inn a visit.

Managed to book us in on a very busy Sunday lunchtime. Service and food was AMAZING with our mains being served quickly. Will definitely be going again!

Warm friendly atmosphere, great service all round thank you

Loved the atmosphere, great beers and food. Loads of space inside and out.

Quaint old English atmosphere. Friendly staff. Large garden with play area for children. Lots of parking. We both enjoyed our meals. Good value for money.

This pub is bloody horrible. As soon as we sat down we got swarmed by wasps. The management needs to get off their backsides and do something. I do not recommend this pub.

We held our wedding party in the marquee at the Yew Tree Inn at Chalvington on Sat 18th May. From the very start of the process, manager Issy was amazing! From helping with the food and drinks options, to letting us set up the marquee exactly as we wanted to, nothing was too much trouble. The marquee and grounds were the perfect location for our large wedding party, especially as we had quite a few children to entertain, they had the run of the beautiful surrounding grounds and all had a brilliant time. They even offer camping on site for those wanting to stay. The food was incredible, we opted for the hog roast for adults and freshly cooked pizzas made in their outside pizza oven for the kids. It was all delicious and at a very reasonable cost. With the bar being on site within the marquee, it really made us feel like we had the place to ourselves, with no need to use the main pub facilities. On the day/eve the bar staff were extremely friendly and accommodating, everything went exactly as planned. I would wholeheartedly recommend the Yew Tree Inn to anyone planning their wedding party in the future 😊

Fantastic pub, welcoming friendly helpful staff and very tasty food!

Great pub lovely grounds, great village cricket

A lovely place food was excellent. Only one thing I had belly pork, and the crackling could have done with doing a bit more it just wasn't crackly

A great relaxing place to spend a lazy afternoon, another Sussex classic!

Our favourite family restaurant, catered for a party of 16 with ease

Great country pub with lots of space for kids, dogs and cyclists! Hidden between the A27 and A22 - this little gem offers a wide range of drinks, pizza kitchen and traditional pub food. On a sunny day great to sit outside and enjoy the atmosphere.

Not just a great summer pub, but in winter the it's great inside as well. Love the food.

We came here for the first time the other day. I have recommended to all family & friends since! The food and portion size is brilliant, service is amazing and it was so relaxing and family friendly! What a lovely hidden treasure! We will defiantly be back! x

Very friendly staff and tasty food.

Lovely food great atmosphere Great outdoor space Dog friendly

Can't believe I've never been here before! Super friendly service from the landlady(?), great food and beer. We didn't sit in the (large) beer garden but it did look nice. We went on a Friday and they had a deal for the fish and chips which was an added bonus.

DOG FRIENDLY!!!! this place we stumbled on this place by chance driving around. And what can I say!!! It's absolutely stunning!!! 😍😍 All the staff are welcoming and friendly. The garden is amazing!!! Especially on a lovely sunny day today!! ☀️ Finally!!! Food was amazing too. Will definitely be back here

Food was nice, definitely the highlight. Service whilst friendly wasn't really attentive. Waited a while for mains and dessert order to be taken, wasn't asked if we would like more drinks at any point, had to ask at the bar for coffee. Usually quite understanding if the establishment is really busy or there are large table(s) present, but staff were mainly chatting to each other behind the bar while we waited for service. Would return for the food.

Lovely fresh food, great service nice to be in a local independent pub

During last summer after a very average meal I came out to find my 6 mth old car written off by one of the pubs trees falling on it in their car park. Thankfully none of the children playing in the car park were hurt. The owner took ages to give me their insurance details and basically washed their hands of the whole thing. They did agree to pay half towards my insurance excess but that has never materialised either and any emails referring to that are being ignored. Go there at your own risk!!!!!

Four of us greatly enjoyed a very generous plate of roast lamb each for our Sunday lunch at this lovely traditional old country pub in the heart of the East Sussex countryside. Welcoming and very helpful staff. Great service. Roaring log fire, Long Man ales. Lovely walks locally too.

Great little pub. Good selection of food and specials on the board, good range of beers and wines too. Staff were friendly and welcoming. Especially after a long day at work, this was doubly appreciated!

We love this pub. Cosy and fairly intimate in the winter with a good well priced menu. In the Summer the pub moves outside. Very busy Lots for children and a band on a Saturday BUT the same good food and atmosphere.

Delicious food and a great atmosphere.

A really lovely pub with great food and welcoming friendly staff. We stopped by for lunch and were warmly welcomed. Had some delicious food and drink. We'll be back again soon.

Excellent family meal..staff attentive...lovely warm atmosphere

Late lunch 2.45 sitting, welcomed with a smile had the conservatory to ourselves food good service excellent atmosphere.goos this was our first visit, won't be our last...Well done Yewtree...

I looked at two pubs at which to hold the funeral reception for my father. One didn't seem very interested and merely quoted £20 per head for a "cold buffet". The other, The Yew Tree, quoted a similar figure for ten items from a selection on a buffet menu. The menu had a variety of options, hot and cold, with many sounding very tempting indeed. The chef was willing to accommodate our requirements (eg, making some of the sausage rolls with a vegan filling and others with meat). The slow-roast pork belly was sublime, many items were delicious, and there were plenty of comments of how good the buffet was. Combine that with a truly charming pub with fine ale, and the day was a success. Thanks to Gemma for her great service.

We held our wedding celebrations at the Yew Tree Inn at Chalvington. It was an amazing day thanks to Issy and her team. Issy bent over backwards to make all our dreams and ideas come to life. The food was delicious we had a hog roast. All of the costings were very reasonable and everyone including our guest with allergies were all covered. The setting is idyllic and we were lucky enough to be able to use the outside space to the fullest. Thank you again to all the staff for your hard work.

Retired office management team outing, accompanied by torrential rain. Once found, not to be avoided !! Table for 12, coffee, drinks & 2 courses, £30 + 3hrs of 'catch up' gossip. No need to grumble !!

Lovely country pub, great pub garden 🍺☀️👍

Lovely setting with great food. Staff were really friendly and attentive, garden and park for the kids too

Yew Tree, Chalvington. Dogs permitted. Huge garden and marquee in summer. The food is consistently high quality and service is friendly. I recommend booking at peak times. Very popular with locals. Highly recommend Sunday lunch. Some slimming friendly options, generally very traditional fare.

Lovely place for a beer or a burger. Food was excellent. Staff friendly

Kids enjoyed the play equipment while we sat in the beer garden with drinks and chips. After a few hours the stone fired homemade pizza hut opened so we decided to stay for dinner 😄👍🏻 friendly and helpful staff, all in all a lovely time.

First visit and we were all pleased with our meal. So much better than the other Yew Tree. We visited after 8 pm on a Sunday and the food was all good and tasty. We will return

Overall, it is a perfect place for romance or a family. Food quality high with quick, easy service. Live band and great food choices. Kids adventure mini play area, which is great news whilst you can eat and chat and keep an eye on the kids too! Live band belted out the classics all afternoon.

Lovely place and lovely staff but the thousands (not exaggerating) of wasps are simply distracting and dangerous. How it hasn't been dealt with is shocking.

Second time I've been here within a couple of weeks and loved it both times. Excellent food and service

Really good food. Love the idea of the marquee, it wasn't cold considering it was raining most of the day and plenty of parking on site!!

Had a really nice family meal. Good food and outdoor seating in the sun was great.

The East Sussex TVR car club have been using the Yew Tree for our monthly meeting since the start of the year and it's been great. Good food, sensible prices and great friendly service. Hopefully we will continue to use the pub for a long time to come.

Always a good meal at the Yew tree

We came today with the vintage car lunch l was on walking sticks .the food was great hot and service was outstanding the young girl was very pleasant and helpful .and the service was good on the bar will now start coming back on a regular basis. I just had to let you no outstanding service.

First visit to this venue and will not be my last.

Had a family wake in the marquee attached to the pub,excellent service with all the staff,thank you

A pleasant venue. Very quiet yet it took just over 1 hr to get our food!!! Happily the company was good so we enjoyed a good catch up. Altogether, rather average.

Fantastic pub with brilliant staff who went above and beyond. There were 22 of us and all the food came out at the same time. The food was fantastic. Would highly recommend 👌

Lovely grounds plenty of space for eating and drinking outside pet friendly, good menu with vegetarian options

A gorgeous historic pub (mind your head!) with a fantastic garden and excellent food and drink

First of all I need to correct the previous awful review. It clearly cannot have related to the Yew Tree Chalvington but the same name establishment in Arlington as none of what was said is anything to do with Chalvington. On the day we couldn't fault the food, big portion size and service. But, as a local and previous visitor to the Yew Tree it's such a shame that the original bar and later conservatory couldn't be used. Eating in the marquee is all very well but on the day of our visit it was very windy and quite cold with a big draught blowing through so the food also got cold pretty quickly. Also, the loos were limited to the portacabin type structure out back. No problem with that but the access staircase is very steep and must surely be an issue for those such as my wife who has mobility problems. Lastly, the rattan garden chairs used in the marquee are too low for comfortable dining. Would I return for a meal? Only if the bar or conservatory were open, otherwise no, so four stars.

Excellent food, well priced combined with friendly service as usual.

Fabulous wedding reception for Chesca + Jamie

Scrumptious food... Quick service and reasonable prices in a lovely setting... 💖

Oh dear, what’s happened to this place. The yew tree has always been on the map for one single reason - the food, exceptional, large portions, massive salad collection on the plate and a menu so fresh it was never written down except for a blackboard. Well those days are over, the pubs been taken over and now had a printed plasticky menu, so old it had a sticker on it to correct the prices. The food was nothing remarkable at all, something you would find at an airport hotel kinda thing. They’ve managed to retain the manager, god knows how because he must be watching in horror. They’ve started to refurb and tbh it was needed, but to change the menu was sheer stupidity. The new colour is blue, who on earth thought blue for a country pub would be a good idea, it looks nice but it’s totally out of keeping with the pubs identity. The decorative change would be acceptable has they not messed with the menu. I can’t imagine they even have a chef any longer as it looks like frozen, oven cooked on demand. They’ve employed some kids to staff the place and this is nothing new, however there’s a young lad that seem cocky and obnoxious, a complete contrast to the old staff. They’ve turned a countryside pub into an expensive weather-spoons and the thing about that is, people don’t travel to the middle of nowhere for a weather-spoons. It took many years to make this a popular pub, it would be very foolish to lose that reputation in a few years. Ditch that tacky menu and hire a chef would be my advice before it’s too late for the books

As good as you will find. There is still an England.

Dropped in without booking on the off chance of a mid walk Sunday lunch. They managed to fit us in on a busy Mother’s Day. We ordered a lamb and beef roast, that arrived within 20 minutes. Veg was honeyed parsnip, carrot and swede, sautéed red cabbage, with an extra side of cauliflower cheese. A sausage meat ball was also served. All very tasty and HOT, probably one of the cheaper Sunday lunches I have in ages. Totally recommend. Lovely pub, lovely surroundings. Great staff, polite efficient and not over keen

Menu very limited to what it used to be

Lovely food and attentive service. Sunday roast at its best in a country pub setting with log fire. Speedy service and easy parking.

the staff are great , very helpful food was great able to book a table for 15 plus people

Just had to say a big thank you to all at the YT for a lovely lunch in the conservatory yesterday. Something like twenty ladies of a certain age ( ie old!) congregated for our Christmas get together. That is not an easy party to cater for and the YT really did well. Kat (Cat?- sorry- not sure how to spell your name ) delivered excellent service with a smile despite the extra work we gave her in wanting individual bills, changes to the menu, half size puddings etc etc. The food lived up to the high standards we expect of the Yew Tree and at a reasonable cost- especially bearing everything going on in this country at the moment. Well done Yew Tree. So glad we had our lunch at yours.

Great traditional country pub. Very warm welcome, excellent food and exceptionally cosy. Lovely staff as well. Will be going again soon

We had lunch here, really nice food, usual pub fare. But great atmosphere, open fires, felt like a proper country pub. Perfect for a stop off on a walk.

Fantastic pub! lovely atmosphere, great food, very reasonably priced, dog friendly, great beer selection, friendly and helpful staff.

love it Tommo the boss top man !!!

Good, hearty food and great service. Very reasonably priced. Nice place to sit outside and eat in the summer. Good place to take kids

Lovely pub with a charming young lady serving drinks & food, very friendly and helpful. Food we had was adequate, menu not over exciting but would recommend the chilli nachos also the cheesecake for pudding well worth a visit.

Lived by this place for years but never actually been. Good food for the kids and a great play area I think this is the place to be in Sussex

I had been looking forward to coming here with my family for ny birthday. None of us had been before. The park was great for the kids, portion sizes were good but i did not like that we were in a marquee. Although it was hot outside, the breeze was strong and we were quite cold waiting for our meal. Also queueing up to order food was frustrating as there were many people waiting that were only buying drinks. It took 45-50 minutes for our food to arrive. The pork belly was good, the beef was far too pink for me, but that's personal preference. Deserts were ok. Just felt like we were in someones garden rather than at a restaurant. Staff were friendly 🙂

We attended today Sunday 27th Feb 2022. 5 in total three adults and 2 children (aged 11 and 13). It was our first visit and we booked last night for a table today. It was fully booked largely. We all wanted a Sunday roast. We were not sure if our children who are big eaters would need an adult meal or a child’s meal? They decided in child’s. The staff were lovely and attentive and we ordered at the bar and it was at the table very quickly. One adult had the roast if the day Lamb and the other two had pork belly. The childrens meals were apple for my two big eaters. The pork belly was beautiful cooked to perfection and tasted beautiful. Roast potatoes cooked perfectly as was the veg. The only thing that we felt let done the rest of the high quality meal was the shop bought small Yorkshire puddings. I wouldn’t take anything away from my review because of it but we all did comment that the quality of the food we would have expected a home made Yorkshire pudding, but hey no big issue. We had desserts too, everyone we had was tasty and wonderful! Adults roasts £13 and childrens £7.50 desserts £6. Total bill with drinks for 5 was £98 we left full and very happy worth every penny.

Had a really enjoyable meal here to celebrate a birthday. Competitively priced and well cooked and presented food. Excellent service too. Interior of pub was very comfortable and beautifully decorated for Christmas. Will definitely return.

Amazing place, helpful efficient staff, lovely food in a beautiful setting. We sat outside as sunny day but there is also a large gazebo.

Great place to enjoy a meal and relax, food is amazing, best chilli ever here. Clean and very comfortable eating area with attentive and friendly staff. Plenty of parking in a quiet lane with a play area for children. Would highly recommend a visit here

I booked this place for us and two friends of ours thinking it was a nice country pub but when we got there the actual pub was closed and we had to eat in a marquee in the garden no atmosphere at all we felt like guests at a wedding but no wedding party the food was just average it was not the experience we expected

We visited The Yew Tree for lunch on a very hot summer day a few weeks ago. They were able to place us on a table in the garden - it's a lovely old fashioned pub beer garden too. We had three courses in the end because the menu read so well. It was all gorgeous but a special call out is needed for my Suffolk smokie or fish pie. It was to die for. I will return

Extremely disappointing experience! We went there thinking there was a special deal on today 2 courses for £15 (not 2 mains actually a starter and main) we wouldn’t have minded paying full price if it wasn’t for the bad quality of food. Tea was served in a plastic cup with no fresh milk. Everything came out of the freezer apart from the salad, so quite disappointing for a country pub as if we’d wanted this type of food we could have gone to the harvester or treacle mine. There’s plenty of really good homemade food in pubs around there’s no need to spend your money here.

Do not waste your money, the food is ‘fast food’ straight out the freezer to the oven, poor quality for a country pub….I had a tea that came in a paper cup, long life milk we should have gone to McDonald’s!! Will not be returning high prices low quality

Disappointed.The outdoor marquee was really well set up. The food was average and uninspiring. All served in a cardboard box with wooden cutlery. I understand why to a degree with Covid. However, its wasteful and unnecessary even during these times. The cutlery is placed in a pot that many people will touch and the material used for the cutlery porous, so a great surface for germs/virus to live.The wooden cutlery just wasn't adequate for cutting food. The onion rings are frozen supermarket standard and the fishcakes bland. The best part of my fishcake meal was the tartar sauce. The coffee was vending machine. I expected more from such a beautiful setting. Great for families, play area for them and plenty of space for them to run about. However if you are going for a good quality meal then I'd give it a miss. Sorry Yew Tree I really wanted to love you.

They have built a brilliant Marquee in the grounds and it is great to sit in especially in these times. We weren’t camping but lots were and were clearly having a very good time. Went there 3 times in three days and the staff were excellent each time. Very attentive. Head there for the music as the set up for a band is excellent

Gorgeous lunch, reasonably priced. Would recommend the pork belly and the fishcakes. Child friendly garden, amazing play park. Great kids menu. Reasonably priced. Excellent, friendly service. Table service only, lots of tables in the sunshine or you can sit under the huge gazebo. Very clean outside toilet facilities.

Decided at the last minute to book a table, with 30 minutes notice. No problem and very polite and helpful lady took the booking. We arrived about 15 minutes early and chose a table in the garden. Very friendly waitress took our order and, when the food arrived, it was piping hot and delicious. We had steak and kidney pie, fish and chips and pork belly. All were cooked to perfection and very generous portions.Thank you very much.

Set in the gorgeous Sussex countryside, this large outdoor space has great atmosphere and friendly staff. Busy at times but with so much space never appears crowded. Good pub food and an award winning pizza food truck onsite with 12inch pizzas under £10.

This was a lovely pub which has moved into a souless marquee due to Covid. Not helped by the lack of customers during my visit. Apparently they intend carrying on in the marquee for the summer. Service and beer o.k but no Harveys and served In a plastic glass. Food served in cardboard boxes. All very depressing. Hope they see the light and return to normal as soon as they can.

I like this pub and visit regularly. After 4 months lockdown a return was looked forward to! A large 'marquee' provides seating now.But it was disappointing - a stiff cold N wind whistled through the 'shelter', it was COLD at lunch time. The beer comes in a horrid plastic glass, and no lovely Harveys on April 21. The food was good as usual, but arrives in a naff cardboard box. Staff efficient.I'll come back later when things return to normal.....

I was recommended to visit this pub via our Airbnb hosts and so glad we did! Was amazed at the 2 courses for £15 offer and was even more impressed that you could choose out of stater or desert which meant me and my partner could share. I went for the sausage and mash and my partner the pork belly. Well the portions were HUGE!!! Super tasty but way way too full to finish - but honestly compliments to the chef! So glad we took the recommendation and came here - thank you for such good food!!

The most amazing crackling with pork belly I’ve ever had in a restaurant or pub. Generous portions as well! Congratulations Yew tree keep it up👍

I visit this inn on Saturday because was recommended, we arrived around 5pm to watch the band which was very enjoyable, atmosphere was good, sat ourselves down at a empty table to be told after we had to move as all 8 empty tables was booked for a 22 birthday party for 30 people.( thought the restrictions laid by the government says party of 6) the waitress was not very accommodating and was rude and abrupt, she made us all feel uncomfortable, the social distancing was not policed well as the party of 30, twenty year old, didn’t follow the social distancing rules well. In this present clement of uncertainty, I felt things could of been dealt with a lot better, every customer should matter.I would suggest to management to revisit there customer service skills, this would make a massive improvement.

No correct Covid precautions taken by premises. Large gatherings deemed to be allowed! Very rude argumentative staff when approached. Only positive was the pizza van made a good pizza!

Me and my friends went camping this weekend was fantastic atmosphere only let down was the roast dinner the next day.most of us ordered lamb roast at nearly £15 per head said it was of leg of lamb unfortunately we was served cheap and very fatty lamb which most was inedible. Otherwise we had a great experience pizza van the night we got there was 10 out of 10

What a find! Camped out in motorhome overnight, fab live music, cheap booze & delicious pizzas. Staff were all lovely. Suggestion would be to offer coffee & some sort of breakfast? Loved it

We decided to head out as cabin fever kicked in, we have been several times in the past and called to book in for Sunday lunch, it was nice to be told to just turn up as it runs a first come first served basis, upon arrival we found a complete outside bar area set up, new toilet facilities and a seperate tent with a live jazz band plugging away. The staff couldn't be friendlier or more helpful, the food was great and came in a disposable box and was lovely, it made it a little bit special over plates and standard cutlery :) and only maintained the superb distancing and thought process they have produced during difficult times, not only that we now find out they are offering 50% off Mon-Thurs through Sept...... we will be back... Many thanks and well done Mark & Family

We visited bank holiday weekend for camping and music. We found the booking and check in very easy and professional. We had food from the van and food at the bar, both hot and very good. The toilets were checked regularly, campsite was large with plenty of space for all. We will return.

I'm going to start by saying this was our first camping experience. We have visited the yew tree many many times and thought it would be an ideal spot for our first camp out. Together with a our close family friends *15 of us in total. We booked up and headed off. On arrival check in was fine and we found out preferred spot on the field.opposite us were 3 caravans and 2 tents. We later found out these were to do with the pub and not holiday makers but that was fine. After setting up camp with walked to the pub for dinner and drinks. Food is currently being served in boxes due to corona and that was all fine. Food was tasty and hot and served quickly by polite and helpful staff. The place was unusually busy for a tuesday but we chalked that up to the fact the are doing the eat out to help out offer. Lots of families having a good time. Some more rowdy then others and a very rude lady who started shouting in our daughters face (shes 9) was quickly escorted off the site by staff. We sat for a couple of hours after eating before returning to our tent. Unable to see as it was now pitch black we had solar lights we had already charged and torches to guide us. Back at the tent we were unable to do very much as fired arent allowed even in a fire pit and so we decided to call it a night. Before this we took the children to the toilets. In doing so we were told by a gentleman that the camp site now needed to be very quiet as it was 10pm- the bar had closed up early too. We agreed and pleasantly said good night etc. However once in our tents you could hear loud singing and clapping, laughing and talking from the bar area for quite some time. This was our only annoyance that we had been told no music or noise but the bar although closed still had many people sitting around making noise and having fun when we couldnt. Our night was pleasant and the weather good to us. We were due to stay a second night however a bad storm came in and as there is nothing else to do on site but either sit in a tent or a bar we decided to pack the kids up and head home. Over all the experience was good. The field is massive and during our first day the children had plenty of fun playing and exploring and being chased by 2 sheep! However we would return again for food but the camp having no electric is ok but not to allow fires or open flames for cooking would become an issue if you stayed more than one night. Also the site has no showers just portable toilets currently that close at 10pm and then there is 1 small shared loo available for over night. The price is really cheap though so you cant expect the earth. Like I said if we had been allowed a bit of quiet music and a camp fire we would have enjoyed another night or so. We arent the type to have loud parties but to be able to be sociable around a fire is what we really would have enjoyed. After all the bar was loud which wouldn't have bothered us had we not been told at the very same time to keep the camp quiet now. Forgot to mention the play area and bouncy castle are great fun! The kids had a great time

The main meal was lovely but when we were asked if we wanted a desert menu we said yes and ordered drinks. The drinks came but the menus didn’t we waited 30 mins and because of the new one way system none of the waitresses came near us to ask for the menu. We we to pay At the bar and my husband tried to bring up that we would have ordered desert if we were given a menu but he got talked over so didn’t bother. If you go here just make sure you pick a table on the waitresses route or you might be forgotten.

Met some friends here with my family.Great set up for the Covid situation.Friendly staff, delicious food, for adults and children.Great play area for kids.Only real criticism, would be nice to see a better selection of beers. Only one ale avaliable that was OK but nothing too special.But had a lovely visit and would go back.

Great little country pub, with lovely food, great little park for kids, and marquees set up to enable social distancing. There also a field attached with camping which is a great added bonus....really lovely friendly owners.... will be back!

Had a fantastic weekend camping here, the owners were very friendly and accommodating. Food from the pub was lovely and reasonably priced. The kids loved the pizza from the pizza van! Impressive collection of gins as well!! Great atmosphere, lots of fun was had and will definitely be returning again!