The Cowdray Arms, Balcombe - pub details
Address: London Rd, Balcombe, Crawley, West Sussex, RH17 6QD [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 5483)
Balcombe (2.3 miles), Three Bridges (2.7 miles), Crawley (3.2 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served
- Outside seating, Smoking area
Pub suggested by John Bowers on 21 Nov 2003
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> Current user rating: 4.9/10 (rated by 18 users)
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other pubs nearby:
Frogshole Farm, Maidenbower (1.7 miles), Half Moon Inn, Balcombe (1.8 miles)
user reviews of the Cowdray Arms, Balcombe
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| no local beer here....shame fullbelly - 6 Dec 2011 16:50 |
| Only pub I've ever been banned from. I wonder if the embargo imposed by that nasty little landlord back in 1983 still applies ? tommo5 - 5 Aug 2011 21:18 |
| This was a recommendation pub from friends - oh dear! The ambience was okay in the bar but was lost in the restaurant side - lights on full created no sense of privacy or intimacy and left me feeling as if I was eating in a village hall. I ordered the Rump steak @ 16.95 thinking that as finalists as steak pub of the year it would be good - it was less than 1 cm thick and much less than the 8oz it promised. I asked for med rare it can med well the thick cut chips had run out - this is Sat night with Sunday lunch approaching but they had no potatoes - just goes to showbtgatvthey are really frozen chips - so we got thin fries. My wife's was no better! The burger was so over garlicked it swamped the table overpowering everything and the bun was burnt! The desserts were a let down and the service very poor yet they still carved £11 for the lack of it. This place is all talk and no substance over priced and simply does not deliver the goods ---- avoid !!!!! COCO75 - 20 Mar 2011 08:55 |
| Oh dear! The Cowdray has become a bit foodie & pretentious. Says everything sourced locally, but no local ales to be found. A real shame! creepycrawley - 20 Feb 2011 19:58 |
| Greene King pub at the junction of a couple of B roads in the middle of the countryside. Morland Original and Ruddles Best were the 2 real ales on offer. The interior is modernised, but still has a little character. The owner/manager was very friendly and welcoming. We were tempted and eventually succumbed to the scratchings in a jar behind the bar, which were then served on a plate. Whilst they were very salty, they appeared to have been marinated in honey and spices and were extremely tasty. Although they caused terrible indigestion later! The pub was quiet on our visit, with nobody eating. blue_scrumpy - 30 Jan 2011 17:38 |
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