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Hours
Sun
12:00 - 18:00
Tue
12:00 - 21:00
Wed
12:00 - 21:00
Thu
12:00 - 21:00
Fri
12:00 - 23:00
Sat
12:00 - 23:00
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PRICE RANGE
R 91.00 – R 366.00
CUISINES
Bar, British, Pub
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Gluten free options
meals, features
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Details
PRICE RANGE
R 91.00 – R 366.00
CUISINES
Bar, British, Pub
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Validated Parking, Free off-street parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Free Wifi, Table Service
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4.0
241 reviews
Excellent
138
Very good
51
Average
30
Poor
7
Terrible
15
Wowser
Manchester92 contributions
Nov 2023 • family
I looked at two pubs at which to hold the funeral reception for my father. One didn't seem very interested and merely quoted £20 per head for a "cold buffet".
The other, The Yew Tree, quoted a similar figure for ten items from a selection on a buffet menu. The menu had a variety of options, hot and cold, with many sounding very tempting indeed.
The chef was willing to accommodate our requirements (eg, making some of the sausage rolls with a vegan filling and others with meat).
The slow-roast pork belly was sublime, many items were delicious, and there were plenty of comments of how good the buffet was.
Combine that with a truly charming pub with fine ale, and the day was a success.
Thanks to Gemma for her great service.
Written 9 November 2023
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Liz H
48 contributions
Dec 2024 • friends
We had a wonderful Sunday lunch here on December 1st, it was our cycling group’s Christmas meal which has always been an evening affair previously. But the Yew Tree did us proud, even though they had another large group to cater for and a full pub. We were 18 and all seated on a long table in the conservatory & were able to choose freely from a full menu and most had the turkey roast. I had vegetable lasagne which was tasty if a bit gloopy, & came with salad & chips which I wouldn’t normally eat with pasta but made up for the runny sauce. The service was excellent and all food arrived together and the staff were cheerful and friendly despite being so busy. Thank you Yew Tree Inn, we’ll be back!
Written 1 December 2024
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luke1000
5 contributions
May 2024 • friends
We held our wedding party in the marquee at the Yew Tree Inn at Chalvington on Sat 18th May. From the very start of the process, manager Issy was amazing! From helping with the food and drinks options, to letting us set up the marquee exactly as we wanted to, nothing was too much trouble.
The marquee and grounds were the perfect location for our large wedding party, especially as we had quite a few children to entertain, they had the run of the beautiful surrounding grounds and all had a brilliant time. They even offer camping on site for those wanting to stay.
The food was incredible, we opted for the hog roast for adults and freshly cooked pizzas made in their outside pizza oven for the kids. It was all delicious and at a very reasonable cost. With the bar being on site within the marquee, it really made us feel like we had the place to ourselves, with no need to use the main pub facilities.
On the day/eve the bar staff were extremely friendly and accommodating, everything went exactly as planned. I would wholeheartedly recommend the Yew Tree Inn to anyone planning their wedding party in the future 😊
Written 9 July 2024
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Janet C
2 contributions
Dec 2022 • none
Just had to say a big thank you to all at the YT for a lovely lunch in the conservatory yesterday. Something like twenty ladies of a certain age ( ie old!) congregated for our Christmas get together. That is not an easy party to cater for and the YT really did well. Kat (Cat?- sorry- not sure how to spell your name ) delivered excellent service with a smile despite the extra work we gave her in wanting individual bills, changes to the menu, half size puddings etc etc. The food lived up to the high standards we expect of the Yew Tree and at a reasonable cost- especially bearing everything going on in this country at the moment. Well done Yew Tree. So glad we had our lunch at yours.
Written 14 December 2022
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Issy H
Thank you for your lovely feedback Janet 😊 It’s always nice to hear that we are doing a good job. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your visit to the Yew Tree and we hope to see you again soon.
Written 5 January 2023
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ScottBN1
Lewes156 contributions
Feb 2022 • family
We attended today Sunday 27th Feb 2022. 5 in total three adults and 2 children (aged 11 and 13). It was our first visit and we booked last night for a table today. It was fully booked largely.
We all wanted a Sunday roast. We were not sure if our children who are big eaters would need an adult meal or a child’s meal? They decided in child’s.
The staff were lovely and attentive and we ordered at the bar and it was at the table very quickly. One adult had the roast if the day Lamb and the other two had pork belly. The childrens meals were apple for my two big eaters.
The pork belly was beautiful cooked to perfection and tasted beautiful. Roast potatoes cooked perfectly as was the veg.
The only thing that we felt let done the rest of the high quality meal was the shop bought small Yorkshire puddings. I wouldn’t take anything away from my review because of it but we all did comment that the quality of the food we would have expected a home made Yorkshire pudding, but hey no big issue.
We had desserts too, everyone we had was tasty and wonderful! Adults roasts £13 and childrens £7.50 desserts £6. Total bill with drinks for 5 was £98 we left full and very happy worth every penny.
Written 27 February 2022
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Onlythefoos
Seaford31 contributions
May 2022 • family
I had been looking forward to coming here with my family for ny birthday. None of us had been before. The park was great for the kids, portion sizes were good but i did not like that we were in a marquee. Although it was hot outside, the breeze was strong and we were quite cold waiting for our meal. Also queueing up to order food was frustrating as there were many people waiting that were only buying drinks. It took 45-50 minutes for our food to arrive. The pork belly was good, the beef was far too pink for me, but that's personal preference. Deserts were ok. Just felt like we were in someones garden rather than at a restaurant. Staff were friendly 🙂
Written 9 May 2022
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sab
Polegate4 contributions
Jun 2021 • family
Extremely disappointing experience! We went there thinking there was a special deal on today 2 courses for £15 (not 2 mains actually a starter and main) we wouldn’t have minded paying full price if it wasn’t for the bad quality of food.
Tea was served in a plastic cup with no fresh milk. Everything came out of the freezer apart from the salad, so quite disappointing for a country pub as if we’d wanted this type of food we could have gone to the harvester or treacle mine.
There’s plenty of really good homemade food in pubs around there’s no need to spend your money here.
Written 7 July 2021
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Gem
1 contribution
Sept 2020 • friends
Me and my friends went camping this weekend was fantastic atmosphere only let down was the roast dinner the next day.most of us ordered lamb roast at nearly £15 per head said it was of leg of lamb unfortunately we was served cheap and very fatty lamb which most was inedible. Otherwise we had a great experience pizza van the night we got there was 10 out of 10
Written 13 September 2020
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Dani D
United Kingdom1 contribution
Aug 2020 • couples
The main meal was lovely but when we were asked if we wanted a desert menu we said yes and ordered drinks. The drinks came but the menus didn’t we waited 30 mins and because of the new one way system none of the waitresses came near us to ask for the menu. We we to pay At the bar and my husband tried to bring up that we would have ordered desert if we were given a menu but he got talked over so didn’t bother.
If you go here just make sure you pick a table on the waitresses route or you might be forgotten.
Written 1 August 2020
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IsabelH665
Dear Danielle
Thank you for taking the time to write a review, however i think you may have confused us with the other Yew Tree which is in Arlington. The reason i say this is because we do not offer table service, so there would not have been any waitresses taking your food or drinks order. Also we do not have a dessert menu as we are not offering desserts so again this could not have been us i'm afraid. Sorry to hear of your bad experience.
Kind Regards
Jason Dallas
General Manager
Written 5 August 2020
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Trudy H
6 contributions
Sept 2023 • family
We held our wedding celebrations at the Yew Tree Inn at Chalvington. It was an amazing day thanks to Issy and her team. Issy bent over backwards to make all our dreams and ideas come to life. The food was delicious we had a hog roast. All of the costings were very reasonable and everyone including our guest with allergies were all covered. The setting is idyllic and we were lucky enough to be able to use the outside space to the fullest. Thank you again to all the staff for your hard work.
Written 7 November 2023
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ellamaewatson
London73 contributions
Oct 2020 • couples
I was recommended to visit this pub via our Airbnb hosts and so glad we did! Was amazed at the 2 courses for £15 offer and was even more impressed that you could choose out of stater or desert which meant me and my partner could share. I went for the sausage and mash and my partner the pork belly. Well the portions were HUGE!!! Super tasty but way way too full to finish - but honestly compliments to the chef! So glad we took the recommendation and came here - thank you for such good food!!
Written 6 November 2020
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leo4fiji2016
Battle46 contributions
Jun 2021 • none
Set in the gorgeous Sussex countryside, this large outdoor space has great atmosphere and friendly staff. Busy at times but with so much space never appears crowded. Good pub food and an award winning pizza food truck onsite with 12inch pizzas under £10.
Written 7 June 2021
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Glyn F
Eastbourne31 contributions
May 2021 • family
Decided at the last minute to book a table, with 30 minutes notice. No problem and very polite and helpful lady took the booking.
We arrived about 15 minutes early and chose a table in the garden.
Very friendly waitress took our order and, when the food arrived, it was piping hot and delicious. We had steak and kidney pie, fish and chips and pork belly. All were cooked to perfection and very generous portions.
Thank you very much.
Written 12 June 2021
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Toni K
Uckfield48 contributions
Jun 2021 • family
Disappointed.
The outdoor marquee was really well set up. The food was average and uninspiring. All served in a cardboard box with wooden cutlery. I understand why to a degree with Covid. However, its wasteful and unnecessary even during these times. The cutlery is placed in a pot that many people will touch and the material used for the cutlery porous, so a great surface for germs/virus to live.
The wooden cutlery just wasn't adequate for cutting food. The onion rings are frozen supermarket standard and the fishcakes bland. The best part of my fishcake meal was the tartar sauce. The coffee was vending machine. I expected more from such a beautiful setting. Great for families, play area for them and plenty of space for them to run about. However if you are going for a good quality meal then I'd give it a miss. Sorry Yew Tree I really wanted to love you.
Written 19 June 2021
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John M
Enniskillen867 contributions
Jun 2021 • none
We visited The Yew Tree for lunch on a very hot summer day a few weeks ago. They were able to place us on a table in the garden - it's a lovely old fashioned pub beer garden too. We had three courses in the end because the menu read so well. It was all gorgeous but a special call out is needed for my Suffolk smokie or fish pie. It was to die for. I will return
Written 9 August 2021
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