The best restaurants in Hurstpierpoint and Downs Mid Sussex South East

We wanted to say a HUGE thank you, to Jamie, Krysia, Nikky, Steph, Sarah, Gill and the whole team for making our wedding the best day ever! From the moment we chose Pangdean we felt relaxed and nothing was too much trouble. We had so much fun, and our guests are still raving about how great the food and staff were and how stunning the venue looked! Nothing will ever top our wedding day - it was just incredible Thank you, thank you, thank you - we want to do it all over again! Love, Hannah and Rosie x

We had our first pizza from the Village Pizza 🍕 😋 Everyone was I complete agreement by far the nicest pizza, so fresh just YUM!

Always fun to go here. Street food and wide selection of beers brewed locally or on premises. Staff always welcoming. The place has a good vibe, is always full of people happy to be out. Wide selection of party games in the garden.

Superlative ,simply the best meal we have ever had! A special birthday celebration where everything was perfect. The food was out of this world, including fabulous vegetarian options. The wine flight complemented the courses brilliantly and the service was everything you could ask for at a fine dining restaurant. Supercalifragalistcexpialidotious!

Such a sweet independent place!

Brilliant little stop over on the south downs way. Hadn't realized it was there the first time we walked past it, had brought and already eaten our own lunch, so just had a coffee and ice cream. Made the effort to retrace part of the walk more recently specifically to go back for lunch. Worth it.

Fine dining from a chippy! Crispy chips 😋 and the fish was cooked fresh while I waited, only £12.50. Well worth the diversion from the a23

Sunday roasts are excellent, can't say the same for midweek dining, had a fish dish that was on the specials menu and it was anything but special, was quite fishy/not that fresh.

Have used this cafe for many years, but I'm afraid it's gone down hill now. Food wasn't bad but not good. Staff were good. Toilets a bloody mess, very dirty .Scrap yard next door with rats running about. We will not stop here any more.

On a recommendation, we had Hampers cater for our 40th wedding anniversary. Bob came and set up the food for us that time and everything, the quiches, the sausage rolls, the scotch eggs, the sandwiches, the salads.........., everything, was perfect. Ten years on and who could we possibly ask to cater for our Golden Wedding? Luckily Bob is still the friendly and professional person he was for our 40th. The quality of his food hasn't changed either. Every one of our guests, without exception, remarked about just how nice everything was, not just in appearance but in taste, texture, everything. He even opened his shop especially on a Sunday morning so that I could go and collect the it.

Fabulous service. Dog friendly. Good food AND Ginger beer!!! We had an excellent meal hereon our journey towards Brighton. Made very welcome.. including our dog.

A regular - always warm and friendly. Thanks to lottie and Tom

Super cozy pub with friendly staff (special nods to Hannah and Maddie), good food and a lovely Sunday Roast at a very reasonable price (a mere £4 more than I paid for good, but not great, haddock and chips in Guildford the night before). Friendly vibe, board games, dog-friendly inside and out…all of which made my wife and I happy to call the Horse our local while we stayed up the road for a couple of weeks. We might even drive back just for the Sunday Roast!

Some very good cooking but experience ruined by exceptionally loud restaurant and waiting staff didn't seem to listen then bought the wrong items. They did however make an effort and were friendly, I think we were just unlucky with our timing (there were large groups). Edited: As of May 24, no longer serving alcohol, frustrating that they didn't mention it when I booked, I didn't feel very good walking off to Co-Op to fetch wine and beer. It's also a bit awkward with beer going warm but they did provide a cork-screw and ice. Business as usual however, with regards to very good food, but yet again they seem to attract large, loud groups.

Thought we would struggle to get down from London in time for dinner on a Friday evening Delighted we got a booking here Lovely Maitre'd and waiting staff Food really tasty especially the rabbit leg scotch egg, rump steak , Chocolate Delice and Chilean Red Loved the feel of the beautiful thatched building