The best restaurants in Hartfield Wealden South East

Welcomed warmly, served well and food excellent. Menu interesting, with a good mix of local and not so local dishes. Venison liver on the specials board a real treat.

Three of us came for lunch here, the pub was decorated beautifully for Christmas which gave it a lovely atmosphere. We enjoyed a lovely Christmas dinner which was well cooked and nicely presented, followed by desserts and coffee. The only let down was a just warm latte for husband. The staff were all efficient and pleasant.

To our family, the brasserie was the highlight of our visit to Ashdown Park hotel. It was comfortable, family friendly, and a convenient and relaxing place to spend lunch or an early dinner with our young son after swimming in the afternoon. The staff Dominikia and Ana were super friendly and helpful, they made us feel special and are a credit to the hotel. There's a good choice of food (chef was excellent too) and it's good value for money. We were there every day for a week and hope to return!

What a lovely pub! The food (I had Toulouse sausages, followed by semi freddo) was amazing, and special thanks to the chap who was covering service (sorry we didn’t catch your name; not the chap with the pony tail who completely ignored us!) and our waitress who were absolutely brilliant. Thank you for a lovely meal.

Fabulous Bruch /Coffee with our friends . Marmite Mushrooms on sour dough were very tasty Cheesy scones were served warm and were delicious . Our Black Lab was made welcome and given treats on arrival . We would highly recommend ,service outstanding . Thank you .

Tried the Hay Waggon, which is under new ownership. Great barbecue with seafood kebabs and amazing local rump steak. Homemade ice creams are to die for. All served up in a wonderful garden

Had a wonderful lunch here last Tuesday. It was super busy but the staff were charming and very efficient and made us and our dog feel very welcome. We chose the butternut soup which was very hot and spicy! Definitely the best I have ever tasted! The menu is extensive so I will make sure to go again soon to try something else or even treat myself to their afternoon teas which I have heard are delicious.

Unfortunately, this dinner was a disappointment from start to finish. I would strongly recommend that the restaurant implement a staff training day, as the service was shocking, especially given the price point. For £17.95, I was served an elderflower fizz that was reminiscent of a Wetherspoons cocktail—no garnish, too much sugar syrup, served in a gin bowl with excessive ice and just a straw and stirrer. It took ages to arrive after we had to order at the bar, due to a lack of staff taking orders at the table. The barman who appeared to be working solo was clearly flustered and evidently required either help or supervision, as the drink quality, presentation, and wait time was just not good enough for the price. This was just the start of a series of disappointments. My partner and I were then shown to our table, which was in an empty second room. Whilst this may seem romantic, we found it rather strange, especially considering the other room was nearly full. It seemed like the seating should have been split more evenly. We were greeted by another waitress who seemed pleasant but was unfortunately uninterested and lacked knowledge of the dishes. When we asked for recommendations, she responded with, "I don’t know. It depends on your palate." Typically, I would have expected more enthusiasm and knowledge about the menu, but this was not the case. After selecting our dishes and a bottle of red wine, we waited. The food arrived fairly quickly, but the wine was nowhere to be seen. It’s standard for drinks to be served before the food, so this felt odd. When our starter was cleared, we reminded the waitress about the wine. She looked at us blankly before bringing over the wine list and asking which bottle we had ordered, as she had forgotten. When our main courses arrived, the wine still hadn’t come. Despite having pointed out the Cabernet Sauvignon twice, we were then informed it was out of stock and asked to choose another. I would have expected the waitress to know about the shortage, but we accepted the mistake and asked for two glasses of Pinot Noir, as we were already onto the main course. Having worked in hospitality myself, it is common knowledge that if an issue arises it must be rectified with a matter of urgency. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the case here. It wasn’t until we had finished our main courses that the wine finally arrived—without an apology or explanation. Throughout the meal, we were also not checked up on - another standard practice of hospitality, which made it even more difficult to address the issue of the wine. When the bill came, I asked the manager to remove the wine charges. Whilst he agreed, I would have expected him to be aware of the situation and offer compensation without me having to request it. As for the food, it was fine but nothing memorable. I had the linguine, and my partner had the lamb. Both were enjoyable enough, but given the £30-40 price point for the main courses, the overall experience didn’t meet expectations. We didn’t bother staying for dessert due to our frustration with the service. What was meant to be a special, romantic meal ended up being a major letdown and waste of money.

Lovely clean friendly just a little out of the eay

This place must be scraping the bottom of the barrel for waitresses. Food is nothing special, very slow service. Keep an eye on your hand bag whilst dining there. Very rude waitress " Lynn"

I have already reviewed this in the main hotel site. The drawing rooms are lovely, comfortable chairs, beautiful view, BUT the food and wine by the glass were truly awful. Very poor quality and very expensive. Never again.