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Am in the Crabtree now - my second visit. Enthusiastic barman remembered me. Decent real ale selection and fish and chips was good if pricey. I won't be back here for another year as I only have to venture to W6 to see my accountant. My main criticism is that for lunchtime and mid-afternoon the music is inappropriate and too intrusive for the clientele. It's a right row and there's no escape as there are speakers everywhere.
30 Jan 2012 15:40
Came in for lunch today. Very nice. I paricularly want to mention the Antipodean barmaid who is friendly, efficient and enthusiastic. When she got caught up with a big round and a couple of us were waiting she called on the cutlery polisher to give her a hand, which has been lacking here sometimes. The man who pulled my first pint was nice too. My main grumble about the Cuckfield at the moment is no wi fi. I'm sure plenty of people, like me, would bring their laptops to work over a pint or two.
27 Jan 2012 13:05
Usual grumble about the Cuckfield. Mid afternoon Thursday I went to the bar to get a second pint. One man behind the bar got caught up with women ordering bottles of wine and left me dangling my fiver for about 5 mins unacknowledged. A woman member of staff was floating around and could easily have pulled my pint but didn't. I cut my losses and am now at The Nightingale down the road where I was served instantly. Had lunch in Cuckfield on Sunday and had to wait close to 10 mins to buy a drink each time. There simply weren't enough people serving to cope with all the food orders, big rounds, capuccinos etc. A shame because the pub has a lot going for it. In general it's better than the terrible service a couple of years ago but obvious things still elude this pub. They have a "feedback" form on their website which takes ages to go through and is completely unnecessary because they should know people are waiting ages and do something about it.
15 Sep 2011 16:25
Just what the Island's been crying out for. Good beer, great food and good service. Could have done with an extra person behind the bar this Sunday when it was busy. I only wanted a pint to go with my lunch and had to wait about 10 mins while people were ordering meals. But it's a lovely pub that would do well anywhere, let alone up against often mediocre competition on the Island.
9 Nov 2010 21:31
I disagree with the people who say the beer's well kept here. Like Ventnor's Spyglass, which I think is owned by the same people, it flatters to deceive by laying on lots of real ales that taste poor. I've often left my drink unfinished and have never said "That's a lovely pint."
9 Nov 2010 21:25
Have to agree with consensus on here. Lovely view (marred only by the bandstand-style monstrosity that replaced the old pier) but lacklustre in other ways. Drab interior. Food's so-so - best to stick to the reliable ploughman's. The big disappointment is the beer. They lay on quite a few real ales but I've never had a really good pint here and have often left my drink half finished. Probablyh best to stick to lager and enjoy the view.
9 Nov 2010 21:21
I should have said in my review just now that I left without ordering my pint.
15 Oct 2010 14:41
Old habits die hard at the Cuckfield. I just had a couple of pints at lunchtime (Friday 15 Oct 2010). When I tried to buy a third pint, there were people looking fed up at the bar waiting to order food. It then took over five mins for the barman to serve them while he was getting a frothy coffee and I ended up waiting nearly 10 mins. All the while, the other bloke was poncing about having a chat with some customer and talking to the woman who was sorting out the delivery. Not once in this place have I heard the shout, "We need some service here."
15 Oct 2010 14:37
The two things that let this pub down are the much remarked on slow service and the music. I waited 15 mins to get served the other evening and the pub was hardly even busy. They were advertising for staff so maybe that will solve it. As for the music, the Cuckfield is by no means the worst offender but I just don't see why a pub where people come to chat and eat should play music at a volume where you have to talk over it. I'd like to take my parents here for lunch but they're both a bit deaf and would have trouble hearing over The Cure or whatever.
On the plus side, the beer garden's lovely, the interior's nicely done up and the atmosphere's very friendly.
28 May 2007 17:59
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Queen Charlotte, Ramsgate
We were here on a Friday night recently. We always pop in when we're in Ramsgate and it's a nice atmosphere if it's heavily London ex-pat. Beers are good. My main gripe is that one of the women serving completely ignored me for about five mins to the point where I said, "Excuse me, I..." and she just walked past me to serve a bearded regular. The other barmaid, who'd been away from the bar, appeared and asked me if I wanted serving to which my reply was: "Er, ye-eah!" We're probably going to move to Ramsgate and if we do I'll grow a beard and maybe this won't happen again.
11 Jun 2013 11:06