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“Long wait time for food service wasn't communicated by staff, steak was cooked incorrectly and didn't come with the sauce ordere”
Review of Holly Blue

Holly Blue
Ranked #14 of 59 Restaurants in Hailsham
Price range: R 69 - R 276
Cuisines: British
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Dining options: After-hours, Breakfast, Reservations
Description: Get the whole family together at The Holly Blue in Pevensey, a large child-friendly pub with a big beer garden, LED-lit patio for al fresco eating, and plenty of parking spaces. Whether you need a pub with Wi-Fi for a business lunch or somewhere with a menu that has meals for all tastes, the Holly Blue will do you proud. Bordered by farmland, The Holly Blue is the perfect place to relax over draught beers, world wines, and great British pub grub. Our carvery is served daily. The kids' menu is packed with healthy options and tasty treats. We do a whole host of main meals.
Reviewed 24 July 2024 via mobile

40 minute wait for kitchen ordered food, which was no communicated by serving staff, my mum had a carvery and had finished it before I got my meal. When my meal eventually turned up, there was peppercorn sauce as ordered and I was thinking of told it would be 1 minute. I finished everything else off on the plate before it turned up. Then when I cut into what was meant to be a medium rare steak, it was medium/well done. And it didn't taste very nice either.

Only good thing is the pint of Pedigree I had and that's really nothing to do with the pub.

Avoid.

Date of visit: July 2024
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Pub Service Desk, Owner at Holly Blue, responded to this reviewResponded 31 July 2024

Thank you departure30919767397 for your comments. We are sorry it wasn’t up to standard this time. We are working on improving every day. Glad you liked the pedigree that I have conditioned, cleaned and taken care of in the cellar!
Olly

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Reviewed 15 July 2024 via mobile

A fantastic pub with warm and welcoming staff. Recently came here as a group of 12 with all the family. Half the group had the carvery and the other half ate from the main menu, and the food was all absolutely delicious (the cowboy burger a must!) The children were kept entertained by the play area outside in the sunny garden, which was a big plus for us. We will be back again!

Date of visit: July 2024
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Pub Owner, Owner at Holly Blue, responded to this reviewResponded 14 August 2024

We sincerely thank you for the positive review, and look forward to seeing you again soon!

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Reviewed 9 July 2024 via mobile

Fantastic food. This is a really lovely family pub, the food was great, all the staff friendly and went out of their way to make sure we were happy. My little neice enjoyed the playground and my 2 older kids loved watching England in the football on the tv.
We will definitely be back for another delicious roast!

Date of visit: July 2024
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Pub Service Desk, Owner at Holly Blue, responded to this reviewResponded 11 July 2024

Thank you for your 5star review. Glad you enjoyed it and we hope to see you soon!
Olly

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Reviewed 8 July 2024

It was a lovely welcome and the staff were fantastic. I had the carvery and it was delicious. Very friendly and professional and a lovely atmosphere as I knew a couple of people in there which was a lovely surprise. The beef was a chewy but thoroughly enjoyed the chicken. I would have loved to have had a parsnip but maybe that can be thought about in the future. I will be going again 😃

Date of visit: July 2024
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Pub Service Desk, Owner at Holly Blue, responded to this reviewResponded 11 July 2024

Thank you for your 5 star review. And thank you for the feedback. We change our veg seasonally, so come back soon to see what’s on offer next!
Olly

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Reviewed 4 July 2024 via mobile

Wow, what a fantastic place, so glad it was recommended to us by not only a friend, but all the latest reviews on TA.
We absolutely loved it. The actual dining rooms, bar, and beautiful gardens are very spacious, and comfortable.

We opted for the carvery today, we were lured to the carvery by the MASSIVE Yorkshire puddings sitting on the hot plates as you enter the pub.
.... And it was the best Roast Beef I have tasted in a very long time, and a slice of lovely turkey, both were so tender! YUM!
I had to have the veg on a 2nd plate because with a Huge Yorkshire pudding and FOUR slices of meat there was no room on the plate.
(Go just to see them for yourselves)

Great quality Meat and Vegetables, everything was cooked to perfection. The roast potatoes were gawjus!

I Can't wait to return and try the Steak or Burgers, which is what I went in for....Next time.

I've already chosen my preferential table, and will book it!

This is definitely going to be our 'go to' restaurant in future, we want to eat our way through the fabulous menu.

Thanks to Olly for making us welcome, we met him as we arrived, he is so nice, (New Management) wishing them good luck in the future of the restaurant.

Now for the bad bit...
I left lots, sorry....couldn't eat it all!
I'm not a big eater anyway, it would feed 2 or 3 people in my house.
For that price too....but that's just me, hubby ate all his....men's portions. We will be regulars.

Date of visit: July 2024
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Pub Owner, Owner at Holly Blue, responded to this reviewResponded 14 August 2024

Thank you again for leaving us this response! Positive feedback really encourages the team to strive for the best and allthough in some cases staffing can be an issue it highlights the efforts the team are putting in as the business grows to be bigger and better. Many thanks again and will see you soon.

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