The best restaurants in Wealden South East

This country pub had been on our list for ages and so as it was my birthday weekend we booked for Sunday lunch. We'd checked the menu before booking so we knew the roast was pricey at £24 for the roast beef. We usually pay between £16 and £20 elsewhere. Unfortunately, when it arrived it was disappointing. There was plenty of thinly sliced beef but I found it very fatty and chewy. There were fewer vegetables than expected, half a carrot, 3 very small, very hard roast potatoes and a pile of kale. The Yorkshire pud was large but mainly soggy. The gravy was delicious. Also elements of the dish were less warm than others. The pub is lovely and had a good drinks menu but we were seated in the bar area and had to listen to staff discussing their rotas at length. Perhaps if we'd been in the main restaurant area or outside we'd have had a better experience. Maybe consider your portion sizes especially the veg. We didn't stay for desert.

mcPlant paid for BUT missing .This seems to be regular occurance lately that a burger gets missed.

Always busy, so difficult to find somewhere to park, but it is what it is. A McDonald's!

The website is very good and allows you to order a good selection. What it doesn't do is allow you to pay online, not a massive problem, but not convenient. It also doesn't give you an idea of delivery time until after you've ordered. I placed my order only to be told that it would be a 95 minute wait. After 110 minutes, I called to check progress, the man on the phone was very polite and told me that it was being bagged now. About 20 minutes later, it arrived. The staff were very nice and friendly, the food was good, it was just the inconvenience of paying cash and not knowing how long it would be until after I ordered. Although 95 minutes is still too long I think.

Only ordered from here as it was late and the others had closed. It was the worst meal we've had in years. Chicken full of gristle, tasteless noodles. Needless to say it wasn't eaten and we won't be using this again, even if the others are closed!

Ordered Off Uber eats. Was missing one dish, It was left outside my block of flats. With no contacts to letting me know. Also they rang the wrong flat. Food was awful. Cannot believe I paid £20 for two bad dishes.

Terrible! Never been quite so disappointed in a takeaway

It was quiet for our Xmas do though we may have been the first to have a big group event :) We had the festive menu. The carvery was lovely, however if veg is left on hotplate too long it can be bit hard - not sure if there's another solution to this. Some in the group were not overly enamoured with the Mac 'N' Cheese, felt it was not cheesy enough. The chips were overcooked which came wit the burger. Overall, it was a super evening, lovely venue and welcoming staff.

The food is excellent and service is great from the staff. I love coming here for a meal and I'm always pleased with the price and quality. The atmosphere is lacking as its usually very quiet during the week but the kitchen is busy sending out orders for delivery so its just a sign of the times where most people would rather eat at home than go out.

good food very hot friendly staff who delivered it

Took our grandchildren for dinner and were served by Laura, she was so welcoming and patient with the children and when there was a slight problem with one of the meals, she dealt with it so efficiently. Our meals were very much enjoyed but it was all such a lovely evening because of the warm welcome by Laura

Booked family meal for 7 people as it was my sister's and nephew's birthday. I have food intolerances and found their interactive menu really helpful and I was able to filter out what I could not eat. The food and service was excellent.

Came to this cafe for a breakfast meal in the Seven Sisters country park. Very tasty food and some refreshing drinks. Would recommend for breakfast!

Ordered steak, which was inedible, all gristle with salty chips. No atmosphere in an empty pub. Service so disappointing. No refund offered. Will not return there.

There are about 8 staff in the cafe, however, the time taken to .prepare drinks that are hot was insufferably long. Staff perfectly nice but pretty much ineffective. Most places make your drink while you wait but they seemed to have a ridiculous wait time, mine was 12 minutes. This meant that my "kept warm in a cabinet" pasty was luke warm at best by the time my coffee was ready, and I had to ask for it to be exchanged for a hot one, adding.to the waiting.time for those behind me in the queue. There was also an issue with dhot drinks served in take away cups for "outsde" although I explained I was sitting in the National trust seating area, I was not allowed a china cup, because they " get left outside". I did point out that there were many customers leaving their crockery and cutlery on tables inside as they left and they were not being.penalised, the staff member explained it was National Trust Policy.....stupid policy!