• Home
    • About us
      • Privacy Policy
      • Contact Us
      • Why Best Sunday Roast?
      • How do we score?
  • Friends of Best Sunday Roast
    • Non-Sunday lunch review sites
  • Gourmet Society Card Promotional Code

Best Sunday Roast

Looking for a Best Sunday Roast in London, Kent or in South East? Find a new favourite Sunday lunch pub here

  • Deals
    • Gourmet Society Card – Promo Code & 3 month trial
    • Whittard of Chelsea special offer, voucher codes and information
    • Twinnings Special Offers, Voucher Codes and info
  • Reviews
    • * Top Rated Reviews
    • Berkshire
      • Marlow
      • Reading
    • Buckinghamshire
      • Gerrards Cross
      • Iver
    • Coventry
      • Bulkington
    • East Sussex
      • Brighton
      • Hastings
      • Rye
    • Essex
      • South Ockendon
    • Hampshire
      • Eversley
    • Herefordshire
      • Upton Bishop
    • Kent
      • Ashford
      • Bexley
      • Bromley
      • Canterbury
      • Dartford
      • Dover
      • Hythe
      • Medway Towns & Maidstone
      • Romney Marsh
      • Royal Tunbridge Wells
      • Sevenoaks
      • Westerham
      • West Malling
    • London
      • Bethnal Green
      • Brent
      • Camberwell
      • Central London
      • Chiswick
      • Dulwich
      • Ealing
      • Greenwich
      • Hanwell
      • Holland Park
      • Islington
      • Kensal
      • Lambeth
      • Lewisham
      • Notting Hill
      • Shoreditch
      • Southwark
      • Tower Hamlets
    • Middlesex
      • Brentford
      • Greenford
      • Slough
      • Staines
    • Oxon
      • Burford
    • Surrey
      • Godstone
      • Guildford
      • Ockham
      • Redhill
    • Suffolk
      • Ipswich
    • West Berkshire
      • Newbury
  • Recipes
    • Roast Beef – Hairy Bikers Adaptation
    • Roast Chicken – Lemon & Garlic
Home > East Sussex > Healthfield > The Gun, Gun Hill

The Gun, Gun Hill

June 1, 2022 By John

The Gun in Healthfield, East Sussex
Chiddingly, Heathfield, East Sussex, TN21 0JU
Telephone: 01825 872 361
Website: Click Here
Cost for a Sunday lunch: Roast Pork – £12.95; Roast Lamb – £13.50; Roast Beef – £13.95; Mixed Platter – £15.5; Kids Sausage & Mash – £6.00

As we had recently visited The Great House in Hawkhurst and many of its sister venues, I decided to give The Gun in Gun Hill a visit. Booking was simple, I just used their online booking engine, mentioning our toddler’s dietary requirements (dairy, wheat and gluten free). A small parking area was outside the entrance, with a large garden to the right and sheep in fields opposite.

We were met at the door and shown to our table in the Tudor beamed restaurant, next to the pizza area (with open oven). The table was laid out with thick linen napkins – we felt comfortable and cosy.

Drinks

Water was brought to the table. I ordered a Gun Bitter (not made by them – a brewery just down the road). Claire ordered a processco.

Starters

We ordered some rosemary and garlic bread to nibble on whilst waiting for our main course. It was delicious.

Rosemary Bread - The Gun in Healthfield, East Sussex
Rosemary Bread – The Gun in Healthfield, East Sussex

Sunday Lunch

Claire ordered the roast pork, I asked for the mixed platter (once again – ordered the same at The Great House) and JW sausages which were gluten and dairy free.

It didn’t take long for the food to come out. 4 sausages for JW, along with sautéed potatoes – it looked good and he enjoyed it.

I had a slice of each meat along with some crackling. 3 large roast potatoes. Excellent potatoes, nicely seasoned, large and crispy. The gravy was thin but flavoursome and I enjoyed the muffin style Yorkshire pudding.

The vegetables consisted of mange tout, carrots, broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower. A great selection, had a good bite and not overdone.

Lastly, the crackling one of the best I have tasted in a restaurant – crisp, crunchy and not fatty-tasting.

Roast Pork - The Gun in Healthfield, East Sussex
Roast Pork – The Gun in Healthfield, East Sussex
Mixed Roast - The Gun in Healthfield, East Sussex
Mixed Roast – The Gun in Healthfield, East Sussex
Child's Sausages - The Gun in Healthfield, East Sussex
Child’s Sausages – The Gun in Healthfield, East Sussex

Desserts

I ordered the raspberry creme brulee; instead of vanilla pods, had raspberries. A good snap on top, and I liked the shortbread.

JW had a fruit salad which was very large with lots of strawberries, nectarines, grapes, raspberries and oranges.

Claire ordered ice cream, being honeycomb, raspberry sorbet, pink champagne sorbet, clotted cream and strawberry ice-cream. A lot of ice cream, and she had to leave quite a bit, but very nice flavours.

Fruit Salad - The Gun in Healthfield, East Sussex
Fruit Salad – The Gun in Healthfield, East Sussex
Ice Cream - The Gun in Healthfield, East Sussex
Ice Cream – The Gun in Healthfield, East Sussex
Creme Brulee - The Gun in Healthfield, East Sussex
Creme Brulee – The Gun in Healthfield, East Sussex

Children’s Facilities

I believe they had a changing area for babies. There was a nice play area outside, although this was more for older children. The food options for kids was quite good (with a spot the difference!), we were made to feel welcome with our toddler. Very good for families.

Conclusion

The service overall was good, we felt looked after. The food quality was on par with the other venues in the group (apart from the crackling – as mentioned it was delicious, and certainly beats the other places). A great fruit salad for JW, and desserts for us were very nice.

Overall, another Top Rated venue from the Elite Pubs team – highly recommended for everyone.

John

Rating:

[google-map-v3 width=”100%” height=”400″ zoom=”14″ maptype=”roadmap” mapalign=”center” directionhint=”false” language=”default” poweredby=”false” maptypecontrol=”true” pancontrol=”true” zoomcontrol=”true” scalecontrol=”true” streetviewcontrol=”true” scrollwheelcontrol=”false” draggable=”true” tiltfourtyfive=”false” addmarkermashupbubble=”true” addmarkermashupbubble=”true” addmarkerlist=”Chiddingly, Heathfield, East Sussex, TN21 0JU{}restaurant.png{}The Gun” bubbleautopan=”true” showbike=”false” showtraffic=”false” showpanoramio=”false”]

Share the love of a Sunday lunch!

About Best Sunday Roast

Welcome to Best Sunday Roast. We anonymously review roast dinners and post our findings on here. We are aiming to cover the whole of the UK at some point, currently have Sunday lunch reviews in London, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey, Coventry, Essex, Hampshire and Oxon. These include Bromley, Chiswick, Ealing, Guildford, Islington, Notting Hill and West Malling. Remember to check out our deals with the Gourmet Society Card promotional code - well worth it if you dine out often!
  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Twitter
Roast Beef - Topes in Rochester, Kent

Topes, Rochester

Roast Beef- The George and Dragon, Speldhurst in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

The George and Dragon, Speldhurst

The Hinds Head, Bray in West Berkshire

The Hinds Head, Bray

Tags

Afternoon Tea beach Birthday Carvery Celebration Central London Christmas Country Inn Dog Friendly Easter Easter Sunday East London Elite Pub Group Family Friendly Fathers Day Garden Gastropub Great Value home made cooking Hotel Hotel du Vin group Lunch With Friends Manor House Mothers Day North London North West London Pub Recommended Restaurant Restaurant review in East Sussex Restaurant Reviews in Kent Restaurant Reviews in London Review Roast Suitable for Vegetarians Romantic Silver Service South East London Special Occasion Tea Room The Gourmet Society Card accepted Top Rated top rated restaurant Unusual Location West London Youngs Brewery

Have a read…

  • Home
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • How Do We Score
  • Why Best Sunday Roast?
  • Friends of Best Sunday Roast
  • Gourmet Society Card Voucher Code
  • Twinings Special Offer
  • Whittard of Chelsea Special Offer

Recent Reviews

  • The Swan, West Malling
  • The George & Dragon, Chipstead
  • The Crown & Castle, Orford in Woodbridge
  • The Bull Hotel, Wrotham
  • Baring Hall Hotel, Grove Park
  • The Moody Mare, Mereworth
  • Chapters, Blackheath
  • The Londesborough, Stoke Newington
  • Topes, Rochester
  • The George and Dragon, Speldhurst

Tags

Afternoon Tea beach Birthday Carvery Celebration Central London Christmas Country Inn Dog Friendly Easter Easter Sunday East London Elite Pub Group Family Friendly Fathers Day Garden Gastropub Great Value home made cooking Hotel Hotel du Vin group Lunch With Friends Manor House Mothers Day North London North West London Pub Recommended Restaurant Restaurant review in East Sussex Restaurant Reviews in Kent Restaurant Reviews in London Review Roast Suitable for Vegetarians Romantic Silver Service South East London Special Occasion Tea Room The Gourmet Society Card accepted Top Rated top rated restaurant Unusual Location West London Youngs Brewery

Copyright © 2022 - Best Sunday Roast