The Sussex, Hove

This pub reminds of the rhyme about the little girl who was good when she was good she was very very good and when she was bad she was horrid. This is the Sussex, Hove - totally inconsistent. I thought I could rely on the chicken and bacon salad which is usually delicious. Today the crisp cos lettuce and cherry tomatoes turned up as just a mess of limp soggy leaves and pale, elderly tomato. The "crunch garlic croutons" were bits of damp bread cut into squares. Maybe some of it had been "lightly toasted," but very lightly, most was just plain bread. No excuse, Sussex, you can buy croutons ready-made!

Previously, I've enjoyed beautiful, crisp chips, but last time I had their battered fish and chips, it really didn't taste good. Also, their bowls of chips generally vary in quality. Last time I sent some back, the barmaid said, "Well, sometimes the oil needs changing." What?

Such a shame. I should stop eating there but it's my local and even though sometimes the food is dreadful, at other times, it's great. Perhaps the great chef who turns out the great food should be put in charge of training the others.

30 Oct 2012 20:23