We arrived about 15 minutes early and they showed us a table in a slightly isolated back section of the restaurant with no other people, but then said we could have a table in front if we wouldn't mind waiting for a few minutes. That seemed like the better option so we took a seat on some comfy sofas near the bar and got some drinks. A few minutes later they took our food order. Roast leg of lamb for both of us (although my husband was very disappointed they were out of the roast beef).
By 2:15 I was hungry and wondering what was going on, and they told us they would bring us in as soon as the food was ready. Hmmm......roast on Sunday should be ready to go, no? They finally sat us down at about 2:25 and to be fair the food did come as soon as we sat down, but it was all a little bit strange. Especially once we realized that the front area of the restaurant consisted of only about 7 tables and there were two servers.
The food came and it was your pretty standard Sunday roast lamb (whoops, almost lost the gravy):
And the usual accompanying boiled veg (although the creamed leeks were a nice change):
The lamb was actually very nicely cooked, delicious with the mint sauce (the reason why I eat roast lamb) and the roasted sweet potatoes were very nice. But overall nothing spectacular and considering the price (£28 for two mains and two drinks) not really worth the 30 minute drive from Brighton, especially since we have great Sunday lunches near by (The Ginger Pig, The Connaught). Plus, the service was so slow and while it's nice not to be rushed, we declined dessert because we couldn't be bothered waiting 30 minutes for it to arrive.
Nice place to know if you happen to be in Storrington and you're starving, but I won't be collecting any more meal tickets.
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