The Friars Oak, Hassocks - pub details
Previously called: Pilgrim Goose
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Address: London Rd, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 9NA [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 23610) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Hassocks (0.7 miles), Burgess Hill (1.6 miles), Wivelsfield (2.6 miles)
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> Current user rating: 2.4/10 (rated by 16 users)
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user reviews of the Friars Oak, Hassocks
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| ***********DO NOT EAT HERE************** Do not be fooled but this pubs charming exterior, the experience goes downhill once you walk through the front door. Today my mum and her two sisters went to 'The Friars Oak' for their Christmas meal together. They initially had to wait half an hour for there drink, then another half hour for their starter, followed by a further 45 minutes for their main, which when it came had potatoes burnt to a crisp as if Santa had brought them down the chimney with a fire still burning like the flames in hell, whilst the remainder of the meal was so cold it had come from Lapland. As if this wasn't bad enough, they had to wait another 30 minutes for dessert but prior to getting it was told they had to leave due to a party of 40 arriving. Two words to describe their experience at this pub, HUMILIATING and DISAPPOINTING. PaulYeti - 12 Dec 2011 18:46 |
| Not sure how this pub has a 2.1 rating? Visited last Sunday evening & enjoyed a very nice meal indeed. Their prawn cocktail is not a limp 70's offering but a delicious starter in a very large wine glass with succulent prawns and a delicious sauce. My partners chilli prawns were just as good and she was very pleased with it (not a mean feat considering she is VERY picky with her food!). The mains of hunters chicken for me and rump steak for my g/f were delicious, hot and served quickly and the desserts were superfluous. Giant profiteroles for me left me feeling very happy indeed and the trio of desserts my g/f tried were delicious. The drinks were good - the pint of guest ale I had (the name escapes me at the moment) was fabulous and the bottle of fizz my g/f had was very tasty and very reasonably priced. Although a chain pub we always find this one consistently good and as a pub is only as good as the manager I'd say in this case the manager seems to be doing a perfectly good job so if you are in the vicinity give it a try. chunkypetersplat - 3 Dec 2011 21:26 |
| Used this Pub for many years, certainly going down hill.....cold food, chips look like there reheated, cloudy wine, Ice Cream delivered like milk shakes (why do they put them under those hot lamps clarkk - 23 May 2011 19:17 |
| We gave up coming here to eat some time ago after bad experiences along the lines of previous reviews, but pop in from time to time for a drink in the lovely garden. However, this time the garden was closed for some reason and NO draught lagers were on, not even one! Had to make do with some tepid old boys type bitter. micbinks - 6 Sep 2010 16:05 |
| Having read all these reviews it seems this pub hasn't changed much. We used to use this pub on a Friday night. After going 3 weeks running to be told the mixed grill was off each week I was ready to blow my stack on the fourth week. However the mixed grill was on. If that was what you could call it. We have generally had really rotten meals. Everything is bought in. No flare at all. The manager is useless. The last straw came about a month ago when most things were off the menu. People all around us were complaining. I wrote to the manager who was nowhere to be seen on the night only to be told that the staff were new and they had been recruiting. Oh no they weren't. Maybe the waiter was only on his third shift but all the other staff had been in situ for a long time. How can one run out of the everyday menu items at the rate of knots they did. Specials maybe!!! Bad Management, bad ordering. The only light of hope in there is Mags. She is very attentive and very efficient. You are wasted in there Mags. I hope the Management read this. bunny7rabbit - 27 Jun 2010 10:14 |
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