Black Swan, Pease Pottage - pub details
Address: Pease Pottage, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 9AJ [map] [gmap]
Tel: 08721 077 077 (ref 13611)
Crawley (2.1 miles), Ifield (2.4 miles), Faygate (3 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
Pub suggested by juju on 6 Feb 2005
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> Current user rating: 5.9/10 (rated by 17 users)
> Local guide: West Sussex pub guide
other pubs nearby:
Grapes, Pease Pottage (0.3 miles), Half Moon, Crawley (1.3 miles), Downsman, Southgate (1.4 miles), Tilgate, Tilgate (1.5 miles), Goffs Manor, Southgate (1.7 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of Black Swan, Pease Pottage
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| yeah well nobody sensible round Sussex would drink Tanglefoot since they closed the King And Barnes brewry so they might as well make gravy for the pie out of it. JustinForaquietpint - 24 Jan 2010 00:38 |
| Fab pub, great kept beer. Food was great including the Steak and Tanglefoot Ale pie which was to die for. Two complaints, the service was extremely slow and the front doors were propped open which made the pub cold. When we asked for the doors to closed they refused saying that it would inconvenience customers coming into the pub. I have never been so cold eating a meal as I have there. Buster211009 - 26 Nov 2009 19:53 |
| Lovely pub had a good meal ,great real ales . Seems to have got better over the last few weeks . redwall - 9 Jun 2008 17:35 |
| We went to this pub to celebrate our recent anniversary, based on good reviews in our local press. All I can say is they must have been lucky! The overall decor and appearance of the pub is very nice, and it has not long undergone some renovation, and the staff were all helpful and friendly. The clientele were your standard Sunday lunch drinkers and diners, and not "chavvy" as has been said elsewhere, so that's all positive. Now then the food. Firstly the menu had a reasonable selection, not too much like many a place, and a decent specials board too, and so all looked well. My wife and I both ordered the "famous" Steak and Tanglefoot Ale pie, which came with vegetables and buttered mash. The first alarm bell rang when the maels arrived within 5 minutes of being ordered. This smacks of microwaving to me, not freshly cooked as you would expect, especially considering the cost (more on that in a while). The mash was very far removed from it's description! Dry and lumpy would be accurate, certainly not creamy or buttery. The veg comprised mauve cabbage and carrots, which where very overcooked, if not reheated. On to puddings then. A chocolate brownie for the wife, which was as described and actually nice! A "home made, with real curd" Lemon Meringue for myself. Problem no.1 with it. It was runny, and the base soggy. I took it straight back, saying it wasn't right. The manager brought me a replacement, and apologised that the new chef had heated the other one! I mean come on, heating a meringue!! I had to laugh. Problem 2 is that there is no way these are home made with real curd either, unless the owner is Sara Lee! Definitely a mass produced pie, and it's my favorite, so I know. Overall then a dreadful meal, made worse by the costs involved. Main courses all over £10 (with the exception of the Sunday roast) and puddings all £4.50 each, for a small portion too. Not good value unless the descriptions offered were true and the meals were nice! I can't recommend the pub at all to be honest, and would suggest you avoid it like the plague and go to The Cherry Tree down the road towards Horsham. Now there's some real food. Kevph - 9 Mar 2008 15:32 |
| Having been invited to eat at The Black Swan on Saturday 24 November, I did some research on BITE just as I tend to do for any pub I have not previously eaten/drunk in. I was not at all impressed by what I read and drove there with some apprehension, arriving early before meeting my dining partner so that I could appraise the place from the outside before being committed to entering. I somehow could not believe that I had been invited there if it was that bad. It's a little tucked away and must have been on quite a major road before the M23 was built, leading to the closure of the Old London Road as a main thoroughfare. Through the windows, however, one could see a good clientel inside and what appeared to be a very warm and welcoming layout. Having read the word "chavvy" in a previous review, I somehow expected the usual crouds of exiled smokers around the door braving the frosty air to indulge their habit. There was none of that. When I did go in to eat and drink some 15 minutes later, I was pleasantly surprised and greatly relieved. The recent extension to the right, rear of the bar as one enters had been cleverly designed, in my opinion, offering a range of seating arrangements and table sizes to afford privacy for those who wanted it and conviviality for those who did not. The menu seemed extensive with a better range of starters, mains and suites than I have seen in several other, more favourably reviewed establishements. The prices were quite competitive as well. As for the beer, well with King and Barnes and Badger Ales to choose from, plus a whole gamut of chilled and super-chilled lagers etc., I could not see a reason to be disappointed. Of course, we would all like our beer to be cheaper these days but The Black Swan is not excessively priced for its drinks. I tried the new "Pickled Partridge" from Badger and, if you have too many of those, you'll swap places with the partridge before too long! Although I was not served by all the staff (a physical impossibility in the time available), those who served us were polite, courteous and seemed to care whether our food and drink was to our liking. I saw neither illicit self-service nor any other untoward behaviour born of over-familiarity with a member of staff. I did observe other customer/staff inter-action as far as I could, and everyone seemed to be enjoying the same friendly service. We certainly had a chat with two of the staff who did not appear in the slightest to be inconvenienced by it. Diners ranged from a young couple at one table to groups of varying sizes and varying ages at others. No-one seemed to be out of place or ill at ease. I have to admit that I did not finish my main course - unheard of for me - but the fact that I was not feeling well with what turned out to be the beginnings of a chest infection probably accounted for that. It was delicious and there were no complaints to be levelled at the food. As for the piped music being too loud - well, all right if you were near to the bar it might have been but it was unnoticed in the extension where we ate. As I am a classical fan, however, however loud or soft common-or-garden piped music is, it is likely not to suit my taste but that's my fault, not the pub's. My verdict? Go there if you're near (I drove 45 minutes for it) and give it an honest chance and I don't think that you'll be disappointed. I do hope to go back again when the opportunity arises and have no reservations at all now. bierkenner - 26 Nov 2007 20:53 |
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