Visited yesterday and want to say what a absolute gem of a gastro pub, amazing well trained staff and amazing food and ambience.
I don't usually write reviews, but my stay yesterday with freinds was such a lovely time and felt a justly review was only fair.
I wanted to throw out there how well the covid new culture was implemented.
We had near us a group of young gentleman clearly taking liberty's with the social distancing and they was told more than enough times, but to great relief out pops a manager, I think he said his name was Terry, who previously warned them on social distancing, as clearly they were mixing with some well powdered girls opersite to them.
And he very firmly told them to listen or leave, we noted he also after, told a more respectable part of there party about there freinds childish carefree attitudes and they where seen to leave promtly.
The manager also confronted some woman also disrespecting the rules and they left also.
I take my hat off to him and the staff that dealt with these selfish uneducated people.
It left me and the relief of other guest to enjoy our lovely meal and catch ups.
Daisy was our server who also was very lovely!
Thank you do much!
And thank you to all the other staff for doing such a hard job at these current times!
We recommend the cuckfield to our freinds and look forward to coming back very soon.
May you all stay safe at these difficult times
Have been going to the Cuckfield for a number of years now as the food has always been so good, specifically the Sunday roast. Being a gastro-pub the menu takes British pub classics such as fish and chips or bangers and mash and modernises them with seasonal ingredients and an innovative twist.
On this visit the quality was good but the portions are small for what you're paying (not the best value for money). Sampled the mac and cheese bites with truffle oil, vegetable arincini and the fries. Desserts were also good but again small portions - the salted caramel profiteroles and mandarin torte were delicious, though the chocolate brownie was somewhat lacking in flavour.
With a large selection of Kraft beers, wines and ciders that are reasonably priced for London, the Cuckfield is always busy, so reservations are recommended. The only real let down is the hit and miss nature of the bar staff - the service will either be super friendly or hostile and miserable, depending on who you get!
Great sandwiches and ok in the day and quiet evenings. However never been able to get coffee in there as machine always broken, poor bar service sometime, and lacks character and gets horribly full some evenings - not in a good way. Round Christmas saw two separate people against the wall in the smoking area throwing up
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