The best restaurants serving British food in Ardingly and Balcombe Mid Sussex South East

What a find! A hidden gem in the RH10 area, Pease Pottage. Had the 6 course Spring menu along with the wine pairing and it was exquisite. Service and food are exceptional, with a full explanation of each course along with the wine pairing. Very romantic and relaxed setting, with the option of a stay over. We will make this a seasonal visit, along with the odd Sunday lunch. You could also privately hire the venue for a special occasion. All in all, this was a fantastic experience and one I will share with friends and family. Thank you to our hosts, Paul and Rich, who clearly care about their customers, the food and the setting. 10/10 from us!!

Great food, excellent choice of drinks, lovely friendly staff and great service. Great space for events of all kinds. So lucky to have in on our doorstep. Keep up the good work! :)

Best pub food I’ve had in ages. Great selection and specials. Worth going to balcombe just for this

This has been a true "local pub". However, at the end of September 2023, the business ownership changed hands. This is confirmed by other recent reviews and a closing notice on an "A board" outside the pub. At the time of writing, Google has been requested to flag the pub as "Temporarily Closed". We look forward to visiting when it reopens, and hope the new owner retains the atmosphere - just to confirm, it remains closed at the end of February 2024.

The Gardeners Arms has been a favourite haunt for many many years BUT after a couple of poor meals and bad service we hadn't visited for a long time. Having been a favourite for so long we decided to try again and thank goodness we did. We had a lovely meal with excellent service. I'm pleased to say The Gardeners Arms is back on our list of favourites!!!

I’ve visited this pub a number of times and since it’s refurb it looks much better. However, like many hospitality venues they are struggling for staff. We have called in on 2 occasions to see a sign up at the bar saying kitchen closed due to staff shortage. That said, when you can get food it’s always good quality pub food!

The catering at Wakehurst is shameful. Take today’s visit. Before 12 there was no soup. There were a few sandwiches made with white processed bread and little choice. Apparently these are delivered every couple of days. We ended up with a scone each which wasn’t fully defrosted and still hard. That relieved us of £4 each. They didn’t even have saucers for the coffee because they said they had nobody to load the dishwasher. I know it’s a concession but both parties should be ashamed to serve such rubbish.