Bear, Burwashback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Visited recently after playing cricket against the local team. The pub sposors the local team and we were given free bangers, mash and peas with gravy.
The beer was great and the view from the garden was very pleasing.
I was told that the landlord is a pillar of the local community, very generous and helpful to all his customers and villagers alike.
That's just what a good local should be like. Great stuff. Well worth a visit.
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Good pub. Harvey's (Local Beer) is always on offer and a couple of guest ales that keep changing. At least three lagers are available including 4% Stella at a good £2.90. Atmosphere is always welcoming. Good to have a few beers on a pleasant Tuesday evening when they host a quiz night.
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We have been doing a mini tour of Kent and stayed at the 'Bear' for one night in the Burwash Motel which is part of the 'Bear'. Booked a table for our evening meal the service was good but the food could have been better. My Wife had the Sausage and mash which she said was ok I had the Steak and Harvey ale pie, the pie was fantastic but the rest of the meal was quite poor veg not cooked and the meal came with sunte potatoes and not new as ordered and one of the potatoes was rotten. Had deserts which were free after the problems with my meal. The Harveys best was very good. Now to the room. The room was very tired and in need of attention the handle to the shower/toilet was coming away from the door and there was a lot of black mould around the shower. Overall we thought the room was no better than average. Have stayed in worse but have stayed in a lot better. The full English breakfast was very good but food was left uncovered in the bar!! It seems there was a problem in the kitchen as we were not the only ones to get items not ordered. Friendly staff but it is the little details that need looking at.
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I have used the pub many times and dozens around this area. Does anybody know what happened to the "Kicking Donkey" pub near here?
Also I think this website should be renamed as "Bite in the Evening" as everybody seems to rate the food nowadays rather than the beer which "allegedly" is the forum for this website.
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A freehouse with one of the best views from the garden that I have seen. The ordinary lunch-time bar food yesterday was very good (home made) and the John Harvey was well kept. I'll be back when I pass this way again.
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Forgive me, I am new to this! My boss put the message below for me, and I agree with everything said. After seeing what a great idea this is, and looking up some other pubs I go to, I would like to say I relly look forward to staying at the Bear.....dont listen to the bird behind the bar. She nows nothing.
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I visit this pub every now and again due to my work commitments, it is a lovely place, the landlord Kevin is great. Has great taste in ale (Betty Skogs, a taste of my home county this week!) and keeps things running ship shape, its a shame the same cannot be said about a member of his staff!
I was staying here last week and popped in for a drink in he day (finished work about 3, woohoo!) before returning to my chalet and was chatting to the barmaid, lets just say, an older lady (not the Russian one, she's ace!) working/boozing behind the bar. I said how much I like staying at the Bear, and she replied that I should try the Rose and Crown instead as its cheaper and apparently the food is better. On enquiring further, she admitted to sending lots of customers up there and that she recommends it to lots of people, is she on commision from another pub or summat?!! She really enthralled about the place and seemed to imply that the Bear wasnt worth a second visit.
I must admit, I was shocked at this 'ladies' disloyalty to the pub where she has worked for years, she must of as I have been staying there for years on and off and remember seeing her. No wonder the place is empty if even the staff send people elsewhere.
Its a real shame that people dont seem to go up the Bear anymore. I went back to my chalet, got changed and returned to have a really enjoyable evening. The food was good, the evening bar staff were great company and all in all, I had another great stay here. I wont be trying the Rose and Crown, and will return to the Bear in the near future. Get rid of her or at least sort her out before I come back, please please, I want a nice quiet chalet to come back to and a decent, not over priced mixed grill and pint of ale, thats why I go to the Bear!
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Wilf880 must of come on a seriously bad day!
I went to the Bear last sunday with my partner and had a fantastic time! We got there about 3pm and hadnt booked and after being turned away from everywhere else, we were giving up hope, especially as the place was packed out. The staff were great and found us a quietish table in the bar.
My partner had the carvery and I had the fresh fish catch. Firstly, I would like to say that the Bear do the best carvery for miles around......... proper home made gravy and a nice rare/medium joint of beef! Help yourself to yorkshire puds which is always great too. The fresh fish catch was extraoridnarily good and I am a real sticler for fish being cooked well and not over cooked to a rubbery mess..... had scallops, a piece of salmon a king prawn and a small piece of plaice, all cooked perfectly.
They have a new chef and new menu and it shows, the way my dish was presented looks like what you would expect in a high class retaurant, without being too cheffy either.
My pud was a bit of a let down (only a bit though - my plate was still clean!), very nice but I have had a very similar dish elsewhere which makes me think that it was bought in, but my bloke had banoffee pie which looked and tasted very home made and scrummy!
Definately worth a go if you are out and about in this area...... especially if you like Jack Russel Terriers.. spotted too strangly quiet and un yappy ones runnning about the place.
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After a very pleasant visit to Kiplings house we were looking forward to a pub lunch. The Bear in the High Street seemed to fit the bill so the 4 of us piled in. From the blackboard menu 3 picked the sirloin steak (medium rare) and 1 the plaice. When the food arrived the steaks were tough, overcooked and completely inedible, we complained and the girl serving asked if we would like them replaced. We foolishly agreed and a man who could have been the chef or the manager brought the replacements. He apologised and explained that it was the butchers fault and that he'd had complaints from customers on the previous night! We were gobsmacked! If they'd had complaints why on earth didn't they withdraw the steak from the menu and send it back to their dodgy butcher?
The replacement steaks were marginally better than the originals but by now we had lost interest. This wasn't cheap pub grub at �12.95 a go but that's not the point. It ruined our day out and earned the pub this bad review. In conclusion, enjoy the splendid view from the garden and order the plaice! Better still, drive past and find another pub, there's quite a few in the area.
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A delightful good sized pub with restaurant that serves a wide range of good dishes which are good value.The views from the beer garden looking over the rolling Sussex countryside are spectacular.Will come back in the summer that's for sure.
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