Three Horseshoes

Pub Details

Address
Elsted
Sussex
GU29 0JY
Telephone
(01730) 825746
Opening Times
Weekdays
11 - 2.30, 6 - 11
Sundays
12 - 3, 7 - 10.30

Location

Good Pub Guide Recommended

Bustling, friendly and well run country pub, congenial little beamed rooms, enjoyable food, and good drinks; wonderful views from flower-filled garden Under a sweep of the South Downs, this former drovers' rest is a smashing all-rounder, where the friendly staff cope admirably even at the busiest times. There are ancient beams and flooring, antique furnishings, log fires and candlelight, fresh flowers on the tables, and attractive prints and photographs; it's best to book to be sure of a table. Racked on a stillage behind the bar counter, the four real ales include Ballards Best, Bowman Wallops Wood, Youngs Bitter and a guest such as Hop Back Spring Zing or Wadworths 6X; summer cider; dominoes. The flower-filled garden in summer is lovely with plenty of tables and super views of the downs, which have abundant scope for walks.

Licensee information

Licensee name
Sue Beavis
Free house

Good Pub Guide Food

Generous helpings of good, popular food include ploughman's with a good choice of cheeses, and options such as potted shrimps on toast, prawn mayonnaise wrapped in smoked salmon, smoked duck, roasted pepper and bacon salad, pork and herb sausages, venison either as a fillet with a port and redcurrant sauce or in a winter stew, steak and kidney in Guinness pie, lamb with apples and apricots, seasonal crab and lobster, and puddings like lemon posset or panna cotta with blueberries.

Good Pub Information

Children allowed in: Childrens Indoor Bar, Childrens Indoors Rest
Well-behaved children allowed
Dogs allowed in: Dogs Bar

Rating

  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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Rating: 3/5 (153 votes cast)

Reader Comments

g7tigger

Thursday 24 June 2010 8:45:33 pm

Lovely old interior to this pub, very small bar, old and not dressed up, beer casks on display, rooms on different levels. Great views - really good place to sit outside in the summer or snuggle up inside in the winter. Food was good too :)

ironsidedj

Wednesday 24 March 2010 7:06:38 pm

What a smashing pub, full of character, 4 of us had a very pleasant lunch there today, 24/3/10. Good food and generous portions, interesting menu, cosy atmosphere, beautiful views, friendly people and dogs and a good choice of 4 ales.

samsoir

Monday 04 January 2010 10:20:19 pm

Tried this pub a couple of months ago after a stunning walk along the South Downs Way.

Beer tapped straight from cask was excellent, Flowerpots particularly good. Starters were fantastic, then it took a nosedive...

Myself and my wife ordered the venison pie, only one turned up. I pointed this out to the member of staff at the bar who apologised and said she would send one out. By the time my wife had finished hers mine finally arrived, but instead of looking as well presented and appetising as the first it had the appearance of something that had been used for football practise and was considerably smaller compared to the first portion.

I complained, the dish was taken away, only to be returned to me after 60 seconds and as hot as if it had just come out of a nuclear reactor.

I complained that it was not in need of heating up in the microwave, but that it was not of the standard i was hoping for. I was told that it would taste just as good or i could wait (another half hour) for an alternative dish. On leaving i was not offered any money off the meal or an apology for the mix up and the poor state the food turned up in, but instead was drawn into a minor disagreement with the bar lady and chef in front of a bank of regular punters over the quality of my meal. I was astonished.

I had heard such great reviews for this pub, especially for its food, that my experience was a great disappointment. Hopefully my experience was a one off, but after the way i was treated by the staff i am pained to give it a second go.

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