The Hollist Arms

Went in to The Hollist Arms after a walk around the local area. The atmosphere was great, staff were very welcoming and friendly and the food was out of this world. The portions were generous, to say the least, and packed full of flavour. Well worth the trip out to this beautiful village pub. My only criticism, is that my cappuccino was served in a tea cup, and was rather small, where as the teas that were ordered by the table, came in large mugs. But, the coffee was really good, so out weighed tge small size, but a larger/proper size coffee would be better received.

Popped in somewhere else that didn’t serve food-horror- so rushed here. And so happy we did! Friendly and welcoming, great food, great set up by the fire in the eating bit and then finished off in the snug- honestly you could leave me there quite happily. The garden looked lovely too. Would definitely go back, 10/10 pub!

The owner and the cookie left a sour taste in my mouth We wanted to try somewhere different to our usual for a Sunday Roast so booked here. It was quite a way out from where we live but I was drawn by the platter style roasts like I serve at home. Booking - bit chaotic My gut instinct was to cancel after a chaotic booking confirmation but pushed ahead. Location - beautiful. I go to Midhurst and Petworth a lot so this little slice of picturesque countryside is lovely Parking - limited but we parked next door at the village hall Pub itself - I liked the decor and the way the pub is laid out. Water and glasses and knives and forks were already on the table. Service - very attentive. Servers were diligent and polite. Main course - we ordered the beef roast, warm plates were provided and the platters arrived. It all tasted GREAT. The gravy particularly was extremely flavoursome and the roast potatoes were like triple cooked chips. Dessert - this was where it took a turn. My youngest ordered the cookie sandwich. The server said they didn’t have chocolate chip, only white chocolate chips and the cookies were “brown” this all seemed quite normal. I tried a bit of the cookies and it had a very strange taste to it. Plastic/chemical sour taste. It wiped out all other taste in my mouth and had an extremely bitter/sour after taste. I mentioned this to the sever and said I think it has too much bicarbonate of soda in. The server came back and told me she’d removed that item from bill. That wasn’t really the point so I asked her if she knew why it tasted like that. She said she’d speak to the chef. This is when the owner arrived in front of me, draped herself on the chairs and said “I hear you have a complaint about the cookies” I re-explained the taste and the most bizarre exchange happened. “I’ve never had a complaint about them before, I eat at least one a week, we don’t have time for baking, they’re supplied by Sodt in Petworth, I keep them in a plastic container, never had a complaint, have you been drinking, do you want it taken off the bill then!” . The fact they don’t make them is simply the answer “thanks, I’ll feed back to our supplier” I never said I was making a complaint but this was very defended confrontational behaviour in front of my kids. You can see from the Google reviews she does not take kindly to feedback but as a pub in its infancy it will only serve to see the pub fail. You need feedback to improve, you can be perfect off the bat.

What an awesome, refreshing change! A California vibe meets traditional country pub in deep West Sussex countryside with the best gastro-pub food you can imagine. My partner and I both had the chicken and leek pie - generous portions and great service, we’ll be back soon.

We had a wonderful afternoon at the Hollist, the service was spot on and the roast beef was sublime. We were extremely well looked after and I'd highly recommend it to anyone as a quaint cosy pub with plenty of character and charm. Thank you Anna and Paul - you rock!

Top quality classic country pub with a great atmosphere and by far the best fish and chips I have ever had.very friendly landlady and the staff were brilliant too.

Great pub staff were great , went for sunday lunch , fantastic food we had the roast pork the warm plates were bought out first , followed by a large plater full of sliced pork and crackling pieces sprinkled on top with four huge Yorkshire puddings , bowl full of roast potatoes , carrots beans and leak cheese sauce all in separate bowels with a large gravy boat , very generous portions all cooked in my opinion as a roast should be , lovely quirky traditional pub where you can just pop in for a meal or a drink , will definitely be back , has a nice garden to , to sum up bloody lovely 👍 , i would recommend booking for Sunday lunch as it was very busy .

This is a really excellent countryside pub - dog-friendly, great beer selection and brilliant family-style roast dinners on a Sunday. The service is attentive and welcoming. Highly recommend!