The Oak Inn, Ardingly - pub details
Address: Street Lane, Ardingly, West Sussex, RH17 6UA [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 34568) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Balcombe (2.7 miles), Haywards Heath (3.5 miles)
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> Current user rating: 7.3/10 (rated by 10 users)
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Ardingly Inn, Ardingly (0.0 miles), Gardeners Arms, Ardingly (0.8 miles)
user reviews of the Oak Inn, Ardingly
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| Lovely pub in lovely location. Unfortunately, it seemed to be run by grumpy teenagers who seemed a little lost! The food too was disappointing. Overpriced and rather overcooked. Went for Sunday lunch with friends. Will not be going again. I hope they make a few changes because it should be a great little pub BalcombeSteve - 6 Nov 2011 17:37 |
| Recently visited the oak in the wonderful settings of ardingly, It's a very old traditional pub serving local real ales to my delight making it a must visit, staff were very polite and helpful. We popped in for a drink after our nature walk so we decided to have food for six of us. As a chef myself for many years I enjoy my food which was better than I expected from a rural pub/restaurant real home-made food on the premises rather than a factory home-made, and from my expertise not a single microwave used as the meal was juicy and succulent. I would definitely visit again if one thing was changed and this being the prices on the menu, I understand that home cooked food costs a little more than pre packed microwave food, but still far to expensive with fine dinning prices but for real good pub grub. I myself had there stuffed chicken breast which could not of cost them more than £2 a meal but selling at a price of £12.95 making a profit of around £10.95 which for a meal that was very tasty the price leaves a sour taste once we paid our bill. This I believe is why they were very quiet on a Friday evening a word of advice lower your prices and therefor more people will visit and you will end up receiving more money/profit then they are bringing in now. These are the sort of steps taken by a big industry business who end up taking at least 4 times the amount of customers and turning over a larger profit. Other than that a very lovely pub great ales/beers and very good food a must visit if you have money to spend or special occasions. Topchef_101 - 25 Jun 2011 13:27 |
| Went with 2 friends on a quiet Thursday evening for a meal, good beer options but sadly 2 choices of starter were unavailable. We decided to skip starters and go straight to main courses which were very good but we thought overpriced. We also had desserts which were o.k but not special. The service was unenthusiastic and disinterested at best, which is a shame because this could be a really great pub. qwester - 26 May 2011 22:16 |
| Beer! The Oak only keeps local beers on, with the ever present Harvey's Sussex always crystal clear, the landlord told me he sells 5/6 firkins of this a week so no wonder it is fresh! Dark Star's Hophead is another local favourite which seems to make a regular appearance, and the 3rd beer is usually a seasonal ale from one of the smaller breweries. A pretty garden and really good food, the steaks are great! Spinning_Wheel - 3 May 2011 15:37 |
| A newspaper offer took us to the Oak for a 3 course weekday lunch. On asking if there was a special menu for the offer we were given a menu far better than those usually found in country pubs! the portions will probably be small we thought. Wrong! local produce is used and there were some unusual dishes - including apple and parsley soup. J's main course was a proper fish cake - huge and more fish than cake. My chicken breast stuffed with bacon and cheese melted in the mouth. We were feeling very full but managed to have puddings - rhubarb crumble for J and home-made Christmas pudding for me. Surroundings excellent. Plenty of elbow room in the dining area. Harveys and Dark Star - both beautifully kept. Service excellent. Only 1 niggle - the Ladies rather primitive but it IS a very old pub! JubileeGirl - 9 Feb 2011 21:06 |
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