The Alma, Uckfield

Since moving to Uckfield last year this pub has become our local. It is well looked after and the bar staff are friendly without being over bearing. They have a good range of drinks and specials such as mulled wine and mince pies at Christmas which we very much appreciated. The food is excellent quality and the specials are imaginative. I am veggie so I appreciate that one of the specials is always veggie as the options on the main menu are limited. Carvery on a sunday is really good too (and with a veggie option), puddings are sublime and I would thouroughly recommend. There is a jukebox with a really good selection and the pub has live music which we are yet to go to but are looking forward to at some point. All in all a great little pub!

6 May 2012 17:53

The Blacksmiths Arms, Halland

Went here for sunday lunch. Its a lovely looking pub and really cosy inside, which is why I have given 4 as a rating. A couple ordered before us but the pub wasn't busy at all. We then waited over half an hour for our lunch. Thought this was unusual for a pub offering sunday lunch. When it arrived there was no apology for the wait. I am veggie so had asked for no meat, wasn't offered an alternative but I am happy to just have the veg and trimmings. I would have expeced an extra potato or a bit of extra veg but got exactly the same portion size (which wasn't particularly generous to start with) as my husband who had the pork (which was quite fatty). I also got charged the same as my husband and was a bit surprised, at �8.50 we thought this was quite a price for such a long awaited measley portion of food. The food quality was ok, but nothing special. When we left the couple who had ordered before us were still waiting, we estimated 45 mins plus for them! I don't think we'll make the trip back!

6 May 2012 17:43