The Friar's Oak
London Road, Hassocks, South East England, BN6 9NA British
Average
Opening hours
Restaurant description
Nestled in the beautiful South Downs, The Friar’s Oak in Hassocks offers traditional British pub food with spectacular views. The appealing rustic appearance of the brickwork, oak beams and warming hearth-fire is only matched by the views from the al fresco beer garden, great for summer.
Hearty Sunday roasts and trusty British dishes head The Friar’s Oak menu, and a range just for kids offers mini versions of pub favourites. Signature Vintage pies offer fillings like beef & merlot with buttered peas, while The Friar’s Oak ‘Vintage classics’ menu includes lemon & garlic-roasted chicken with seasoned chips.
Paying homage to the Great British pub, the Vintage Inn bar stock includes cask-conditioned beers, real ales and a meticulously compiled wine list. Thirst-quenching offerings include seasonal non-alcoholic cocktails and freshly-pressed juices, and rich coffee is brewed freshly throughout the day.
The Friar’s Oak is only 9 minutes’ drive from Hassocks Train Station, or 13 minutes from central Brighton.
73%
of diners recommend this restaurant
Recommended for
- afternoon tea (2)
- al fresco (4)
- business (2)
- child friendly (4)
- dinner (11)
- large parties (2)
- lunch (11)
- luxury (1)
- private dining (4)
- romantic (3)
- trendy (2)
- value (7)
- views (1)
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9 October 2020
We had a very tasty lunch. Thank you.
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28 December 2019
We had a great table for our family gathering and the waiting staff were attentive and helpful.
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20 November 2019
Great
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3 November 2019
Food service and new décor excellent.
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8 October 2019
Excellent service as usual and great food. Love it here.
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5 October 2019
Great menu & good selection especially new vegi meals the chicken forestiere chicken & pizzas but all good as tried many times.
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21 September 2019
Lovely experience. Food was delicious and large portions. I had asked for entrance level table as had a person with mobility problems with us, this was delivered.Waitresses Emma & Imogen were friendly and professional.
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25 July 2019
We dined on a hot summer evening and took a table in the garden. The restaurant was quite busy. We found the food to be well presented and very tasty but the portions were rather small, given the price per cover! better (i.e. larger) portions would make this the ideal eatery! The menu was reasonably varied and designed to cater for a wide range of dietary limitations (i.e. vegan) which helped as my guest was a vegan although I enjoy the whole range of cuisine. The wine we purchased was definitely over priced (£8.50 for a glass) and fair but not wonderful.
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17 January 2019
It was very disappointing- my pork belly did not have crackling (like it was microwaved - very soft) - dauphinoise potatoes were glutinous and beans tasted microwaved! I like gravy, but it was swimming! My two friends chose a burger which they said was okay.
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1 July 2018
Everything was perfect,don’t change anything. Food was hot and delicious. Starter was ample. Main corse plenty of food even for someone with a large appetite. Sweet was super.
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