The Gate, Ifield

I fail to believe some of the above comments. I am a regular user of the Gate, Maybe once a week, and I occasionally eat there. The last time I eat there was about Three months ago. On that occasion fourteen of us turned up with about thirty minutes notice and twelve of us were really impressed with the quality and quantity of the food (the other two were children). We were also impressed with the quality of the service. Several of the people with us travel extensively and have eaten all over the world, impressing these people is a real score. The location of the pub is good, it is a traditional English country pub, with a restaurant that is very busy on popular nights.

Before finishing this review I have asked the landlord of the pub for his comments. He does agree that there was a problem with people being served drinks at the tables. This was due to the staff not wanting to keep bothering people while they are eating, he hopes they have now found a balance that suits. The most scathing review above, where the people were seated an hour late he remembers, they did not put in the review that two of them got lost on the way and were forty five minutes late, that's most of the hour sorted. If anyone is coming to the Rusper area, this pub is probably the best for dining, there is also a good bar to get a drink in before you eat.

There is however, no pool table, and there has not been for about four years.

21 Jan 2008 20:08