Mid Sussex
The Bent Arms

The Bent Arms

98 High Street, RH16 2HP, Mid Sussex, United Kingdom

Pub • Steak • British • Vegetarian


"I booked a table for 4 for Thurs 1pm lunch, (not expecting it was really necessary as most pubs are not overbooked on a weekday but wanted to make sure we got a table) Good job I did, as the place was virtually full and I saw a group of 4 who just popped in on the off chance politely turned away. Our group of 4 all went for the 3 course set menu at £21.50 and everyone was delighted with their starters, mains and desserts. Everything was really good. Our starters were 2 prawn cocktails a mushroom and feta something and a prosciutto dish. All were beautifully presented and generous portions. 100% polished off Mains were 2 cod in crumb with crushed potatoes and veg. A chicken curry with rice and poppadom and a beef stroganoff. Everyone agreed each dish was excellent. Really tasty and cooked perfectly. 4 clean plates again. For dessert we had 1 sticky toffee pudding with Ice cream, a creme bruele a chocolate brownie with ice cream and a panacotta. Again, all 4 dishes were perfect. We had a bottle of sauvignon blanc, some local ale and a cider. There was no drinks menu on the table so we ordered blindly and had no idea of the cost of our drinks but it was fine overall. The wine was perhaps a little pricey at £27 but that's really my only niggle as similar quality wine usually costs around £22 we have found. But equally, we DID have a LOVELY lunch, the place was full but we didn't wait overlong for anything, service was friendly and attentive. Would definitely return and highly recommend. I'm not sure what happened to cause the negative reviews on here as we encountered non of the issues others complained about. Food was excellent, service was too. Look forward to returning soon."

Masala Club

Masala Club

6-8 Mill Road, Mid Sussex, United Kingdom

Asian • Balti • Indian • Vegetarian


"Visited with parents on a Tuesday evening for the special night. Ok ordering, I asked which items were gluten free neither the waitress, waiter or manager were very clear which items contained gluten and the type of flour used in the dishes. If you have a serious food allergy, I would think twice about visiting here. Disappointed by tasteless chicken curry (more like sauce from a supermarket jar). Rest of our meal was nice enough. As part of the “deal” you are entitled to a coffee but no one asked or offered us one. When we asked for the bill and wanted to leave by this point, we mentioned that no one had asked us if we wanted anything else, or wanted a coffee and were told that we should have asked ourselves. I’ve not been to any other restaurant where a customer needs to ask, usually someone would come over to check everything is okay and ask if we would like anything else. When we asked for the bill, we asked if we could take home some of the curry that was left. The bill came and we were charged £2.25 for the containers. I’ve never been to another restaurant where a charge has been made for these. It would have been courteous to let us know there would be a charge for these first. Given we hadn’t had a great experience throughout, we asked to speak to the manager to give some feedback. The waitress told us he wouldn’t come over to our table. We asked again. He came over and was clearly disinterested in what we had to say. He did though remove the £2.25 container charge from the bill, rather rudely and dismissively though. We will not be returning. Far better curry houses in BH and surrounding area."