Came across this lovely place whilst driving through today. Food was delicious, staff were friendly and loved the that typical country pub and family feel. Very welcoming and would definitely visit again. We travelled from Kent, but certainly worth the drive to visit again ��
Always busy so booking is good advice!.. fantastic quality and quantity.. great service... provides the whole package in a character filled pub... great for an awsome Sunday lunch in the Winter or a fantastic summer lunch/dinner.. with a garden and stunning views.. thoroughly recommend... however they need no recommendations to increase there trade.. must be on of the busiest pubs in the area... fantastic meal today thanks guys
Amazing! I walked here from Rye, then Winchelsea, and arrived at 11:15am. The staff were engaging and professional as I entered. I was made to feel very welcome. Burger and chips with salad, and Guinness: world class and I will DEFINITELY be back. What an epic day! Thanks to all the team there who make this the success it is. Very good value for money. 😀👍
Warm, friendly and welcoming. The food was very tasty and the portions were extremely generous. Apparently they were short staffed today but couldn't tell. We didn't have to wait long for our food and everyone was very attentive. Would highly recommend this pub.
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We saw the sign at the side of the road for this place on our way from Hastings to Camber sands... thought we'd book it up for our wedding anniversary and we're glad we did.
Situated in the countryside, with gorgeous, vast views of the local landscape, this place is easy to find via Google directions.
The outside is what you'd expect from a 17th century Inn and the garden and car park are well attended.
The pub itself is full of charm, with quirky old-fashioned bits and bobs everywhere you look and strong references to royalty (well, it is The Queen's head after all!).
The staff were very friendly and helpful and the locals made us feel very welcome too.
It was incredibly popular - no table was left empty for long and speaking of tables, they are just as higgledy piggledy as the floor spaces (there are several little areas in the pub, including a nook, a room with a huge fireplace, the bar area and a lower seating area, all seperated by old beams to give plenty of light inside.
The food was all cooked perfectly - reasonably priced and tasty with large portions and the chips were amazing. The only little thing we'd comment on it that the mixed grill has 2 very overpowering flavours - that of the mint on the lamb and the smoked gammon, which detracted slightly from the natural meaty flavours from the chicken and steak.
The sausage was huge and flavoursome and herby and the egg was cooked perfectly to our liking too.
We would definitely recommend this place if you're in the area.
Thank you for having us, we hope to visit again some day.
It was our first visit as we were staying nearby. We loved the place. The food was fantastic. The portion size was a bit big for us as we are small eaters. The service was very warm and friendly. It's a very old pub and we loved the interior. Whenever we are back in Winchelsea, we will definitely be back.
Just stopped here for a drink while walking through the village, but what a lovely spot. It's slightly tucked away, but the garden has a lovely view. Inside is a comfy place to enjoy a pint.
The atmosphere is amazing. The staff make you feel so welcome. Definitely visiting again.
Food was fantastic, generous portions and freshly cooked to order Loved it!
What an amazing pub! We feel so lucky to have found such an fantastic place to spend this evening. You have to go for the atmosphere, which has to be seen and the food is just wonderful, we only wish we were staying longer in this area. A big thank you to everyone there for your hard work in running such a brilliant pub.
Great food, large portions and lovely views from the garden
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Made immediately welcome as soon as we walked through the door. Stunning building and Inside a beautiful traditional pub. Ourselves being from Kent we’re not familiar with the local beers so the bar man very attentively offered us a taster the beer my dad tried was lovely but as cider was my normal tipple I tried something different although on reflection should have gone with my first choice as mine was bottle I couldn’t try it first! We then looked at the extensive reasonably priced menu and a lovely special board with some beautiful fish options! Myself and my father decided to go for the burger my word this was a meal and half a huge burger with 2 rashers of lovely cooked bacon cheddar cheese and salad and gherkins in a lovely fresh bun homemade delicious coleslaw huge portion of chunky chips and beautiful (side salad) that took up a third of the plate! Although delicious portion was huge and neither of us could finish it but a beautiful pub excellent staff everyone (although I don’t know any names) the chap who served us at the bar will remember me from this review and he was wearing a dark shirt with palm leaves on! He was brilliant hope to be back soon in better weather
Beautiful old pub, roaring fire indoors. Fantastic views across the fields down to the sea. Staff very friendly and helpful. We had the ham and prawn sandwiches served with a salad and nachos which were very nice. Lovely place to visit after a long walk, we will be going back.
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