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Ordered the chicken ciabatta on the menu which doesn’t mention it comes with bacon and they gave us bacon

If you are expecting a modern and polished dining establishment , go elsewhere. This place is a true, timeless local pub. Sussex Best on tap and a merry environment that guarantees a good time for all. Would heartily recommend to those seeking a warm, rustic pub with cheerful service.

Not great, this subs chip shop And cooking everything to order is a crazy idea, ppl are waiting unnecessarily. Letting the fish etc sit in the hot cupboard ads to the product. Food was disappointing fish split in two, no seasoning in the batter runny and little on the fish

Awful fish and chips got here and the matey said no fish just sausage, was shocked, accepted the sausage and asked for a battered one and they told me no batter was gobsmacked not a happy fish 🐟, the kabab meat looked like the just killed a seagull and cooked it on the stove, very disappointed do not go here is shocking

Stopped here for lunch. Had a sausage, cheese and chutney panini and some chips, as part of a summer panini deal. However the chips served were thin, rather than thick as advertised on the offer poster and they were also really greasy. The panini itself was also very greasy and did not taste nice. Also, the cafe provides sachets of different sauces but these are difficult to open and only contain a small amount of sauce leading to lots of litter and excess packaging. They should invest in bottles of sauces for the tables. I found the food to be overpriced and in no way reflective of the high end appearance the department store aims to achieve.

Came here with my mum and new born baby in a pram, we ordered food and coffees and was told to take a seat they will bring it over, we were not told to wait at the til for our coffees so assumed it will come with the food. The food arrived and we asked where our coffees were, to be rudely told well you’re supposed to wait for them… they’d been put on the counter far side and had been sat there for quite some time… bare in mind, our table was next to the til and could see we have a baby with us. The server who Brang us the food then retrieved our drinks from the other side of the cafe and was shaking them all over the place and leant over the pram spilling everywhere, we and the table next to us wash telling her to be careful and she got even more flappy and then just walked off. Good job baby wasn’t in the pram at the time!! Or he would be covered in hot chocolate. I now have to clean my pram. A little bit of training in customer service wouldn’t go amiss here. Shocking. Won’t be back which is a shame as we enjoyed coming here.

Ended up sharing 3 finger sandwiches and a sausage roll (split into 3) between the two of us. This trip and afternoon tea was booked as a special treat but left me feeling embarrassed as we were dividing miniature cakes into two! The castle and gardens are indeed amazing but the afternoon tea was massive disappointment. For about £45 for two people this was a waste of money and should have asked for a refund. I would suggest going to the coffee shop instead.

Had a lot better for a lot less , not fresh , sandy , crab was -------- cook could have tried to make it look worthy of the money , I could still see the print of the cling film in the crab ,

Terrible. Enough said. If you can not get chips right then it says a lot about the rest of the menu. Stale and soggy chips not fit for Shrek.

The cafe is revamped, the menu we had doesn't exactly match the website offering, I guess still in the change over period. The staff were lovely, but the food was very poor value for money. The jacket potato was OK for value, but the toasted ciabatta was just a small square ciabatta thin with a slice of ham, a slice of cheese, some chutney and a little side salad - not good for £9.99. The prawn sandwich used heavily processed brown supermarket medium presliced bread with a scrape of avocado, a decent quantiy of prawns in a rather runny sauce with again, a small side salad. At £11.99 a Waitrose premade one taken out of its packet and better presented would still have given them a decent margin and offered a nicer experience. Most pubs produce a better offering - it's not hard, so up your game Squires!

Cant complain. Quick stop with the family. Everyone smashed it and carried on with the park. No issues.

We've been here several times for lunch and we will not be coming again. Expensive food that's not that good. It does look much better than the old cafe that was there before but that is all I can say about it.

I read the review of the golf course below from 2017 but nonetheless looked forward to my visit. I have too say that whoever designed the golf course did a great job and the layout is impressive. There were also a few greenkeepers out on the course keeping the bunkers raked etc. Overall though the condition of the course was disappointing with a capital D. The tees and fairways were scruffy and the first cut of rough poorly kept. The greens however were decent with few pitch marks thereon. The trouble with Merrist Wood is that it lies in the heart of rich golf territory but has clearly made a conscious effort not to compete with the better courses nearby and alas it shows. In the clubhouse the lights didn't work in the toilets and still didn't work four and a half hours later with calls into question the quality of the facilities management. Food and drink was competitively priced and of acceptable quality. Having played over 300 courses in the UK the big question is would I return? Despite the great layout the answer is very unlikely. Very nearly rated poor.

Decidí reservar una merienda por la tarde en el hotel, con mi amigo como regalo de cumpleaños. Realmente me hubiese gustado no haber elegido este hotel. A su llegada, había confusión sobre mi reserva, mi nombre, y si tuviera un vale o no. No tenía ni idea de qué se refería, pero luego nos sentimos decepcionados de que quizás había una oferta especial que tenía perdimos. Los bocadillos eran todas las tartas eran rancios y hard rock, no fue sin duda recién preparados. Los bollos, que llegó más tarde y la taza de té eran tanto agradable. No nos dieron servilletas/servilletas y tuve que usar el mantel para limpiar nuestras manos, hasta que pudimos encontrar a alguien para pedir algo. Me parecio muy corto de personal. Pedimos un vaso de agua fría, pero nos dieron agua caliente en teteras en vez, tardó media hora para finalmente conseguir el agua fría. Fuimos a pagar, pero no había personal por un buen 15 minutos a preguntar. Ciertamente no es el de alta calidad que cabe esperar de un lugar elegante como este. Es una pena que fue tan decepcionante y mi día especial fue arruinado! Estoy seguro de que hay restaurantes mucho mejor calidad!