The best restaurants serving British food in South East

Quaint little pub, sticking to the old school systems. Fantastic staff and owners. Cannot fault this pub at all, and it's won an award this year! Definitely a must visit!

Lovely room (snug but well designed and comfortable), excellent food and drink, friendly staff. Quiet, convenient and excellent value.

Never give reviews, however my experience here is definitely worth one! Came here the other night; staff were welcoming and had a lovely menu. I had the beef & ale pie, which I can confidently say was the best pie I’ve ever had. The biscoff cheesecake was also amazing. First time coming here, and definitely won’t be the last!

Excellent food, setting, and service. Highly recommend The Dove.

Fantastic pub, excellent on all fronts from high quality food, friendly service to really nice ambiance of a genuine old english pub feel. I particularly enjoyed the home made sauerkraut, potatoes which were sweet and buttery without any need for salt or anything else, just quality ingredients throughout. My kids also finished all their plates - thank you again

Brunch visit just after midday., short wait outside - but well advised about time and offered free Tea for warmth (along with heat lamp burning away) I had the Grill up Almost my best ever breakfast But the sausages were a bit grainy Everything else amazing Would go again 9.5 out of 10

19/05/2025 UPDATE: Not so keen on this pub now. Prices for food are incredibly high for the portions. Plus a rocky hard potato rosti which we raised with the manager's wife was apologised for but not replaced or refunded. It also feels quite 'clicky' so we've not felt as welcome recently, perhaps as we don't go often enough? The entertainment has slipped a bit, too. There are lots of other more friendly and cheaper pubs which we feel comfortable in. May 2024: Great little pub with upstairs seating / dining. Querky decor, good selection of beers, ales and wines. Fantastically friendly, funny and knowledgeable staff. Delicious food with great vegan options! Plus a wonderful choice of entertainment and quizzes on Wednesday evenings. What's not to love?!

The garden is sheltered from the wind and a bit of a sun trap. We spent a beautiful afternoon relaxing, chatting and soaking in the atmosphere of the garden over a couple of bottles of wine. Dog friendly (outside) too and the staff were friendly and warm. We made some cherished memories there and will be back again. Thank you.

We returned to this traditional English pub for our anniversary, having met there 8 years prior. Great food and plenty of customers for a mid-week lunch is a nod to the landlord, who was super friendly and welcoming. Will definitely be back for our next anniversary, if not before!

We visited your delightful tea room yesterday after visiting the tulip festival. We had 4 delicious homemade cakes and coffee. Service was exceptional, surroundings were beautiful.We have visited many tea rooms and this is one of the best.

Lovely place to grab some food! The full English is great!

Great food and company What a wonderful evening we spent at The Blue Ship on Saturday night. A truly local, warm and welcoming place. I’ve not been there in too long a time however I felt like I’d not left. The fire was lit and Sophie Bailey, Jackie and I chatted together like old friends while Simon Bailey served up the most delicious Brie wedges followed by the best burgers in Sussex. If you are a regular or not, we are so lucky to have such a great, traditional pub on our doorstep and I for one won’t leave it so long till my next visit. #localbusiness #countrypub — feeling welcome at Blue Ship.

First time visiting and it was for drag bingo and I’ll definitely be back! The pub is small but it adds to the atmosphere and the drag bingo show was absolutely hilarious!!

Lovely wine bar - great selection of small and larger plates. Perfect place for sunsets!

Visited last Sunday as a party of four, I had the Pork, Sage&Onion stuffing with Apple Sauce and it was absolutely delicious - we all enjoyed our respective meals. Clean tables/cutlery, professional and polite service, with food served promptly, generous portions and piping hot. The treacle tart and coffee rounded off a lovely meal which was very good value at ~£30 a head. We will definitely return later this year, so many more pies to try!