The Longman

If you want a decent Sunday roast you should visit the Wilmy (as we know it!). Lucky that it is our local, we often indulge ourselves with the pork roast. We did yesterday and it was one of the best roasts we've enjoyed out. Wonderful crackling, tasty, tender melt in your mouth pork, with crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside roasties and REALLY good gravy (always get extra in a jug). I would prefer more cauliflower cheese instead of having beetroot and the kale/cabbage to be cooked a little more but minor niggles really. We had an hour wait for our food without warning, which has happened before. Don't mind as it was great food, but it would be so much better to be warned about the wait. We deliberately booked for 3.00pm to avoid the brighton footie supporters but they were still really busy. Book to avoid disappointment!

This visit was to give the pub a second chance as we'd had a poor experience on our first visit. The food was really tasty and hot - roast beef was tender and a good mix of veg. The service has improved as there is now table service. The person who took our order was lovely and let us know there would be a wait of about 30 minutes for our food which was fine. We don't mind waiting as long as we are told. The only downside was we had booked for 3 and were told when we turned up that we'd booked for 2 - he was quite insistent but luckily I had a confirmation email - I felt like we might have had a problem otherwise as they were very busy. After being offered a table by the door in a cold draught or a table in a dark little room by the pool table we finally got a decent table. The day was saved by the food and the person who took our order.

On a quiet Tuesday we went to the newly refurbished Pub for a Thai lunch. We loved the comfortable chairs. The food was excellent as usual and the value for money is always exceptional. We often meet up as a family in the evening as you can afford to take your turn and treat everyone. The prices are so reasonable. And you never have the dilemma of what to have for dessert as they don't do them!!