Heritage

We never got to use our voucher, gifted in Oct 2023 and lasting a year. We were due to be in the area in Sept 2024 and kept trying to book from early August, but dates never became available on the restaurant's online calendar. When we eventually got through to them, they said they were changing their business model to mainly run events and would now only offer the odd dates here and there for dinner. The few they posted online didn't coincide with our visits to Sussex. There was a discussion about refunds, which I had to pass on to the friends who had bought us the voucher. Never found out whether they got their money back. Checked the Companies House website a few days ago for Matthew Stewart Gillan. You can draw your own conclusions.

We visited Heritage and can only say positive things about the restaurant. Matt and his team delivered a faultless service and the food was incredible. I highly recommend supporting this amazing restaurant and experience the tasting menu. Paired with the wine flight resulted in a fantastic meal. We are due to return for the lunch menu which looks very fair value for the quality and passion that goes into each plate.

We visited today for my husbands birthday as a special treat! We opted for the £40 pp 3 course lunch menu plus 1 flight of wine, added a cheese board to share, had an extra 3 glasses of wine and water which came to £203 (12.5% service charge included). We had an amazing meal which took approximately 3 hours. We took our time and weren't in a rush. Upon arrival, the sign looks filthy and run down. There is parking for maybe 8 cars only and street parking. This place is nestled in a village, and parking must drive the local houses nuts. Anyway we found parking. We booked about a month in advance and paid £20 to hold the table. We had a warm welcome when we stepped inside and our coats were taken. We were offered some water, which slightly annoyed me as we were charged £5 for this on the bill at the end! Anyway.... the service was excellent! Friendly, professional, and non intensive. Our courses came swiftly out. We were very impressed. The owner himself introduced the courses which I loved! On the table was a card wishing my husband a happy birthday along with all the staff wishing him this also. Nice touch. I half expected him to be offered a glass of champagne on the house like most other restaurants?! The food was delicious and beautifully presented! My husband loved the goat and my favourite was the onion ice cream! We had the most amazing meal and this was a real treat. Highly recommended visiting this restaurant!

The excellent staff are very friendly and attentive throughout. We had the dinner menu veggie and standard. Having eaten at many Michelin starred and Michelin aspiring restaurants the food was of an average standard compared to others of a similar price and aspirations in the market place, I expected more individual taste in each dish, although some had so much vinegar it overwhelmed everything else on the plate, also potions could of been slightly bigger. For the price, other restaurants nearby offer so much more of a special dining experience for the same price.(sat tasting menu dinner £105per head. Plus additional charge for feature dishes)

I hired the restaurant for my 60th birthday. I had been a few times with other friends just 2 or 3 of us. Having to serve up to 26 people at the same time I thought it wouldn’t be the same. I was wrong, it was even better. The staff were incredible, really couldn’t do enough for us. The food was outstanding and the vegetarian options as good. The wines amazing on the wine flight too. A sunny day to see the beautiful surroundings. It really was perfect. Everyone was happy. Thank you Matt and your team. Excellent!

This is a review for the restaurant. Went for an anniversary lunch and whilst we expected a gastropub vibe, there wasn’t much of a vibe at all on the day we had lunch. Not very busy and just missing something. We were invited by email to attend early to enjoy the garden and I must say I’m glad it was raining and we didn’t get the chance as the garden isn’t that nice a space to enjoy any drinks. Needs a lot of work. Service throughout was good and attentive and respectful. Food however is where this let the restaurant down. Very hit and miss on the courses. We’ve had better pub food in many other gastro pubs - flavour lacking in some dishes, or just plain ordinary. Pork belly didn’t even have a crispy skin, soggy and flat and very porky. Portion sizes are tiny. The best courses were the add on items - crab tart (minus the casing which over powered the crab) and the monkfish was heavenly. Dessert was excellent too but everything else was just too ordinary and underwhelming. We would not revisit or recommend unfortunately. Shame, we were really looking forward to it but there are just too many other better restaurants for less money.

Very Disappointed – Voucher for Our 30th Birthdays Not Honoured My husband and I were gifted a voucher from our family for Heritage by Matt Gillan to celebrate our 30th birthdays. We were excited to use it, but unfortunately, our experience has been a nightmare. Despite numerous attempts to contact the restaurant via phone, email, and voicemail, they have completely ignored us. It has been months now, and we have yet to receive any response or acknowledgment. At this point, we are forced to assume the voucher is stolen. We’ve been patient, but the lack of communication and refusal to honour the voucher or offer a full refund is completely unacceptable. I would advise anyone thinking of purchasing a gift voucher or dining at Heritage to reconsider. If we are not contacted, we will be taking this further, as we are entitled to the value of what was gifted to us.

Great gastropub. Lovely entertaining staff. The tasting menu offers inventive dishes, beautifully presented. We went for the non-alcoholic drinks pairing: a great choice. Fresh, inventive and very well matching the dishes. It’s a restaurant suited for foodies for sure. Worth a detour. The rooms are comfortable. With fresh cookies as welcome. The breakfast is of high quality, an awesome start to the day!