Sylvan Oak, Findon, West Sussex

We have eaten at the Sylvan Oak a couple of times previously, notably last August when we had a very good meal, we could not fault the meal on this occasion top notch. However we went here for my wife's birthday with friends and we were very disappointed. Two of us had for starters the Scallops,Lobster Caviar Lasagne with Lobster Bisque, this dish lacked real flavor and the pasta was simply not good, the menu says Scallops yet you get one! mmm sorry this dish was not good. I had the lamb rump, what I had was OK, but the portion size was poor, and the vegetable were all diced up very small, I have not had vegetables like this since I was a child, sorry this dish was lacking class. My friend had the deer, well I thought I was short changed, he had very little in the way of meat, and again not that well presented. Our ladies both had halibut, clearly the better choice. But overall we left feeling this was an expensive poor meal, and not good value for money.

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Our meal here was lovely. We were made very welcome and had a nice table by the window. The wine list was good and reasonably priced. The menu has a range of meat, fish and vegetarian dishes. I had trouble selecting a starter as there were several that sounded delicious. In the end I chose the belly of pork and it was great. My friends all enjoyed their choices too. I chose lamb for my main course and again it was lovely. Two of our group had the halibut and also commented how nice it was. A small dessert range but again beautifully served.I would definitely go back to this restaurant.

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Lovely little hidden away gem the only things I can say is the wine is very over priced and the fillet steak is just not a fillet it’s tough and I have it rare and this I could not chew! A la carte food it’s not but it’s a nice settling and a good sized restaurant. Not bad just needs a little more concentration on the menu I feel, appreciated it’s Covid but could be a little more using local produce etc for the price.

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We are so disappointed that we don't live closer to Findon because we would love this to be a regular treat. It was definitely one of the best three meals I have ever had and the staff are so lovely and service was spot-on.

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Really great service food. Shame that we were overcharged for 3 courses when we both only had two,

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