The Devils Dyke Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was very nice."
• "Sally, our waitress, was brilliant. Very friendly and welcoming and the quality of the food was outstanding."
• "The food was delicious and the drinks were lovely."
• "However the waitress was great, very friendly and chatty and the food was served quickly and it was delicious."
• "The oven baked mushrooms were a treat."
• "The meals the four of us chose was really great."
• "The steak and ale pie was rich and full of wholesome taste."

Cons:

• "Really disappointing service and food."
• "The burger was tiny, the bread burnt, dry and the meagre chips were very dry."
• "The service was excellent but the food was really disappointing."
• "The bacon on my chicken was tasty but the chicken wasn't great."
• "The price was frankly extortionate at £13.50 for a terrible veggie burger."
• "Great location but my food was pretty bad. Fish and chips were £15. The chips were dry and undercooked, almost inedible."
• "Fish and chips was truly horrible. The fish and the batter were gooey mush."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff was nice and friendly."
• "Had an excellent meal with a big group of friends. Nothing was too much trouble for our waiter Sally."
• "Our waitress was super lovely, efficient, friendly, polite, accommodating & funny."
• "Staff were very friendly and seated us to the dog friendly zone since not all of the restaurant is dog friendly."
• "The service was exceptional."
• "Friendly, helpful staff."
• "Service was fantastic. Friendly waitress, speedy service."

Cons:

• "The attitude of the staff was very disappointing."
• "Absolutely appalling, got there late Sunday afternoon and sat by a table by the window, there was three of us and just wanted a couple of drinks after an afternoon out, was considering ordering food but then got told the table was booked."
• "Not enough staff, queue constantly near door across lunch and slow."
• "Visited on Sunday for a roast, pub was very busy and clearly the staff couldn’t cope."
• "Booked for 3 pm on a Sunday. Did not receive the puddings until 5.35."
• "Awful service, none of the staff were helpful and were quite rude."
• "Service was rubbish, staff were miserable and not interested in serving people."

Ambiance and Location

Pros:

• "The inside is gorgeous with fab food and lovely service from the staff."
• "Location was totally stunning."
• "Great view from the place; right on top of Devil’s dike."
• "Stunning location."
• "The views over the South Downs are great and can be really enjoyed from the outside tables on two sides of the pub."
• "The pub has a nice spacious feel to it as the tables are nicely spaced."
• "The views are of course beautiful."

Cons:

• "The restaurant is in desperate need of a refurbishment, the table was sticky and the toilets were not that clean."
• "The Devil's Dyke hotel/restaurant looks a little run down from the outside."
• "The outside could do with a lick of paint and some bright colours."
• "On first impressions when we arrived, the place looked a little tired (in need of some renovating)."
• "The bench seats were comfortable although the covering was looking dirty and appeared to have chewing gum stains on it."
• "The state of the toilets was appalling with only 1 cubicle in the ladies working so I was told."
• "The place was quite messy with empty glasses and plates strewn everywhere."