The best restaurants in Chichester South East

Nice restaurant, attentive staff.

Is there still a contact number or email for this place? And are there any indications it will be reopening?

It is what it is. Quick drive through and great friendly service

Great food, great service, great place.

Awful experience at the tills Not helpful at all

Warm, cosy, and great location in the centre of Chichester

A great place, food is always full of flavour. Never had an issue with food or service despite other reviews. Personally I think it's the best choice n Chi and the lady on the counter is brilliant. 10/10 every time!!!

Wonderful pub, spent 3 excellent afternoons there. Keep that fire burning bright

Love the new layout of the bar and the opening up of the fireplace. Proper cosy pub and friendly staff

This place is always busy around lunchtime, hardly surprising given the value. Sadly, I have recently found that my clothes have smelt of smoke after I leave, which is unusual these days. I have also found the food to sometimes be undercooked, which can spoil things. Whilst I respect the concept, this place is a victim of it's own success, offering value that is head and shoulders above anywhere else of it's kind.

My second lunch here in a few weeks and yet again top notch food. Had the pork belly this time which I recommend. Can’t fault this. Good friendly service too. Quiet on a Friday lunchtime, but that means guaranteed parking and restful meal by an open fire.

We arrived at around 2 ish on 6th April 2023. Our first impression was that they were closed it was very dark and quiet. We did some some other people sitting at tables so we waited by the sign that said "Please wait here to be seated"... And we waited, and we waited, and we waited... At last, a staff member came into view from behind the bar. He then diligently avoided eye contact and proceeded to completely ignore us. He disappeared back into the kitchen. That's OK I thought, he's probably telling somebody that there are customers waiting to be seated. The same staff member made another brief appearance behind the bar and once again ignored us. Game over, we left and went on to have a fantastic meal at a restaurant called "Bill's" just around the corner. Rule 1, page 1: Even if you're busy, do not ignore customers ever! "Apologies for the delay folks, somebody will be with you very shortly" is all he needed to say in order for you to keep a customer and avoid a scathing review. What you have done is loose me as a customer, not just in Chichester, but nationwide, forever. Which is a shame because I really like your food.

My second visit to Chichester and second visit to the Buttery our first visit provided a lovely meal and drinks so was tempted back for a second time we had the Brie and Cranberry toasties beautiful the service is excellent well worth a visit

Ate there for lunch in January and had the parsnip dumplings. Dry as bone, no sauce to speak of. Bland, bland, bland. Parents had fish which was dry and overcooked. The only salvation was our charming waiter who couldn't do enough to redeem the situation. Sadly, he was unable to change the menu or dishes. Seems like we weren't the only guests to complain about the dishes. Apparently, the chef does not take kindly to negative feedback, so staff are reluctant to tell him! How ridiculous. Come on folks, for the price you command, you can do MUCH better than this please. We've eaten there before and had a very pleasant meal.

I arrived at the upstairs bar and grill at around 5.15pm. It was half empty and I was approached by a man who I assume was the manager. I asked for a table for two, of which there were plenty. In a rather condescending tone he informed me that they were fully booked. I drew his attention to all the empty tables and was told rather abruptly and unapologetically that they would be occupied later. As it was not yet 5.30pm I think it would have been polite of him to perhaps have said, 'We are expecting a rush at about six o' clock, but you are welcome to a table until then'. After all they serve only drinks and snacks.