"Honestly had the best rib eye steak I've had in a long time."
"Superb food choice that was very delicious and very fresh."
"The halloumi fries were the best I’ve ever tasted before and the chilli jam which came with them was unbelievable."
"The food was delicious."
"The food was very high quality and cooked beautifully."
"Absolutely amazing food, we all cleared our plates (and we had very picky eaters in our group)!"
"The food was superb. We had the fish and chips and salmon."
Cons:
"The porridge was supposed to come with granola and honey on top, it tasted as if it had been made with water and a metallic taste, no granola or honey but strawberries on top instead."
"Limited menu for those on a strict plant based diet. Most of the plant based options they did have were out of stock."
"Sadly because it’s so busy the food is poor - school canteen level. Overdone meat, burnt veg."
"Great location but the food is terrible and the staff slow and forgetful."
"Food was expensive, semi cold and below par quality."
"The festive main was disappointing as it wasn’t hot."
"The food served to us was cold and average."
Service
Pros:
"The staff, Toby in particular, were very pleasant and welcoming and did their jobs efficiently."
"Staff were attentive, efficient and polite."
"The service was excellent."
"Service was fantastic."
"The service here is second to none……The Attentive and clearly experienced staff were awesome!"
"Really friendly staff, we were served by a lovely lady called Sarah, who was very friendly and helpful with our different requests."
"The staff are polite, hardworking and willing to please and go the extra mile."
Cons:
"The staff really disappointed us and ruined the whole experience."
"Waitress was polite...brought drinks but no one returned to take our order."
"The service seemed stressed/overwhelmed/unstructured although it was only moderately busy."
"I have been made to feel like an inconvenience by the staff and have been spoken to in a rude manner that was not warranted."
"Extremely slow inefficient service."
"Sadly, the service was lacklustre - barmaid unwelcoming/unsmiling/couldn't be bothered to pass a menu from the bar next to her."
"The service whilst friendly was really poor."
Ambiance and Location
Pros:
"Lovely scenery, great location."
"A wonderful location, beautiful scenery."
"Beautifully decorated pub with a spectacular view."
"The view is simply unique."
"Amazing location, warm welcoming staff and great food to recharge batteries in a relaxing atmosphere."
"Great outdoor seating areas, with views over Cuckmere Haven."
"Unparalleled, outstanding views over the cuckmere valley, simply outstanding."
Cons:
"First impressions walking up the stairs is that it needs cleaning, dog poop in bags and general rubbish."
"Two bags of dogpoo under the outside seating tables and rubbish still visible."
"The pub is severely let down by the quite frankly revolting state of the toilets."
"A horrible strong sewage smell outside in car park."
"It's a nice looking space, however the outdoors was covered in litter and plates from hours ago with no one clearing."
"now-vacant outdoor tables were a complete mess and nobody seemed to be clearing up anything outside."