Bird in Hand, Lovedean

Lovely Sunday lunch with my parents. Good service and food. Great Gin collection too.

We were late but were STILL welcomed with the usual smile! My favourite Godson and his fiancée had driven over from Brighton because a) we love you and b) it is worth the100 mile round trip for lunch at the B-I-H!

Nice place, nice atmosphere, nice staff, but the food wasn't as good as I thought it might be.

Busy Sunday lunch, service well paced and efficient, food choices very good and well cooked. Car park very crowded, a shame there is no dedicated disabled parking though.

The service was great and the restaurant very nicely decorated but it was very busy and extremely noisy. Food took a while to come and although the portions for burgers and pies were good the prawns and the lamp chops off the specials board were very small. The lamb didn’t come with any potatoes or chips which wasn’t explained. We would definitely go again but not a Saturday night and would choose differently.

We love The Bird in the Hand pub. Always polite and efficient staff, a good buzzy atmosphere , and most importantly the food is very good.

Took my son for lunch he had fish and chips absolutely delicious as usual I thought as it was lunch time I would have cerlariac soup and smoked salmon, cream cheese and pea sprout sandwiches I am afraid I wasn’t impressed, the soup wasn’t very tasty and the bread was dry I found it a bit sickly too salmon and not enough cream cheese, having said this we have been to The Bird in Hand many times and this is the only time I have been disappointed. It won’t stop me from going again as it is my favourite place to eat both evening and lunch time. Waitress was very attentive and helpful and polite.

couldn’t say a bad word about my visit, from the service, to the food was perfect! Will defo be re visiting! Will see you soon 👌🏻👌🏻

We always enjoy our meals at the Bird in Hand. Nice atmosphere, excellent service and a lovely meal. The only let down was the Vanilla ice cream. It was very bland with no discernible taste of vanilla.

A lovely pub/restaurant with open fires. Great for the family or couples nights. We have been many times and never been disappointed. Great gin menu too. Definitely recommend!

Good service and food, tiny bit pricey for what it was. It should be considered that you are paying for the setting. Easy to get to, convenient parking.

Food was absolutely amazing, there were 4 of us and 3 of us had the roast dinners. Only thing I would say is there wasn’t enough veg between 3 but we asked for me and they got us some with no hassle whatsoever. Lovely country pub, dog friendly (we had 3 between us) loved the smell of the log fire too.

We visited for Valentine’s Day meal. Staff were attentive, meal was lovely (I had sea bass, my wife had rack of lamb) and the atmosphere was warm and friendly. Recommended.

Our party of 6 were welcomed and seated. The service and food were excellent. I would recommend tis place to my friends. Thank you bird in hand.

the waitress very helpful, happy and cheerful. sunday lunch very good. only fault, beef too red, i like it well done, but that is personal preference

The food was very good, the service was exceptional & the atmosphere was just right for Sunday lunch. We will be back very soon. Compliments to the chef & staff.

Beautiful food as always. Friendly staff. We had a lovely evening. The pie of the day was delicious. We both had the plum dessert which was amazing. Definitely will come again.

Excellent service from the moment we walked through the door lovely polite staff food choices were great . Stunning freshly cooked meal and lovely cute pub would recommend to anyone

Service was pretty good. The food was great, had the corn fed chicken. We took ages to pick what to have as it all sounded yummy! The chocolate pudding I had was to die for!

Great service and food. Cater really well for our coeliac (gluten free) son which is also brilliant. We will certainly visit the Bird in Hand again!

Absolutely beautiful meal, fantastic service and a wonderful atmosphere, what more can you ask for! Highly recommended but make sure you book in advance as it is extremely popular and very busy.

Great food, ambience and service as usual. For me, this is the best restauarant in my local area, always enjoy dining here. Cosy and warm with fires burning, what more can you want on a cold winters night?

This was a birthday lunch date. We all had starters of either scallops or crab cakes, the scallops were beautifully presented but disappointingly small portions, we would have liked more! Our mains were duck ( rather tough) catch of the day was skate ( deboned, delicious) sea bass ( too much risotto) and belly pork with pearl barley ( very good) Mum tried the sorbets which came with a birthday candle and one diner had a very good Creme brûlée. Our bill came to £40.00 per head

Excellent Sunday roast today; the beef was superb. Great atmosphere and service as always.

Excellent fillet steak and cheeseboard. Good wine, friendly service, relaxed atmosphere. Ideal for a Saturday evening with good friends. Looking forward to going back and trying the Chateaubriand!

Food was excellent. The front of house staff were all friendly and courteous, and knowledgeable about the dishes on the menu. Will definitely be going back soon.

Excellent evening. Super food & great entertainment. A great way to see in the New Year.

Lovely friendly local pub. Great Sunday roast, good choice of local beers.

Always good food, lovely atmosphere, friendly staff. Great gin menu.

A nicely maintained pub with modern comfortable furniture. We had fish and chips which was lovely. The staff were very welcoming and looked after us without being intrusive

Excellent food with friendly, helpful & knowledgeable staff. We were a party of 6 and nothing was too much trouble. Reasonable value for money given the quality of the food.

Fantastic food excellent service,staff very helpful and courteous . I will recommend Bird in Hand to all my friends.Well done it was a lovely 80th birthday evening for my Wife

My family and I visited the Bird in Hand for my daughters birthday treat on her suggestion. The food was very good and the service was great.

A superb Sunday roast. The rare roast beef was delicious. Free bottle of wine with points card from previous visit! Lovely country pub, good atmosphere.

We eat at Bird in Hand fairly regularly and have never had any reason to complain. There are plenty of staff who are always welcoming and efficient and there is a good menu and choice of drinks.

Food was excellent and the staff were very efficient and friendly. But it is a great pity that there is not an area for adults only as our meal was marred by a noisy party with children in the same area.

All very good, with food and service. Pork and as lovely. Nice and warm. I just should of left the kids at home. Well done.

Great meal excellent service lovely atmosphere. A lovely fire burning to welcome you. would recommend the Bird in Hand at Lovedean for a relaxing drink or a meal 😊

We live local to the Bird in the Hand have been regular customers over the years. We had New Year's Day lunch this year. Food was great, staff were really attentive and there was a good relaxed atmosphere. Just the way to start the New Year.

Great pub / restaurant great food great atmosphere. Lovely staff and very welcoming. Highly recommended. Nice beer garden. What else is there to say!!! 😃

Lovely evening and always great food, local to us and we love going here. Love the gin menu and pork belly! Lovely lovely!! Thankyou x

Have had lots of lovely meals at the bird in hand but this time I was not so impressed. We all ordered Sunday lunch (7 of us) and when it turned up we had two small dishes of parsnips and cauliflower cheese and that was all in terms of veg. When we asked for more the waitress reluctantly brought some more but still no green veg or carrots which we felt strange! Other than that the meal was tasty.

Great food and service. Need a couple more veggie options and some more Xmas secs. But We had a nice eve and the pie was excellent.

Food was lovely, service was excellent! Made my step mums 60th a memorable evening. Highly recommend the ham duck egg and chips (which are huge and really crunchy!).

Been visiting the Bird in Hand for over 20 years, was the best food ever. Not cheap but worth every penny. Look forward to my next visit.

Great day thank you. Hospitality good and food excellent. Great selection of gin as always . Our friends & family all enjoyed themselves very much so thank you again for a fab time

Service was good, food was very good apart from forgetting the veg on one plate and running out of the ice cream paired with the tart tatin. Very pleasant atmosphere and, overall a very pleasant visit.

Family get together. Good food but service, though friendly was a bit slow (on a Saturday lunchtime, so place was quite busy - we had a hungry 7 year old and a hungry 4 year old with us and the adult food arrived first. In fact the four year old's sausage and chips hadn't found its way onto the order in the kitchen, but the waitress brought her some peas quickly and others donated chips. Desserts a bit expensive for what they were - chocolate bread and butter pudding wasn't very chocolatey! Overall we were fairly happy as we weren't in a hurry and we will visit again as it is a good location for us all.

Fabulous food lovely staff especially Luke , same time next year we visit to meet family from all across the uk , We grew up in Lovedean

The staff were very friendly and the service was great. The food was lovely with a broad choice, with plenty of veggie options available too.