The Sussex Cricketers

Absolutely love finding a new gem of a roast venue and that’s exactly what @thesussexcricketer is!

The pub has had massive renovations in the last year and been taken over by Indigo leisure who own a few pubs in Brighton including @prestonparktavern who are well known for their fantastic roasts so I was really excited to give the new pub a try!

If you remember what the pub was like before, when it was owned by Mitchell’s & Butler, you will remember it as being quite an old school pub which was in need of some love so I’m so glad this place has been given that. I was blown away by the sheer size of the now open space which has a huge bar on the middle separating the sports side with the dining side which is really clever. They also have a fantastic south facing sun terrace which has sun on it all day long so was obviously very busy when we visited on a lovely warm day!

We ordered a starter of Smoked cheddar & jalapeno croquettes with saffron aioli and Pork & chorizo scotch egg, harissa mayonnaise & pickles which came out presented well and tasted great, especially the scotch egg, we really enjoyed this. Then we had the Pork Roast and the lamb roast with a side of Cauliflower Cheese, Stuffing Balls and Pigs in Blankets plus a mini version for the kids. I was really blown away by the quality of the roast. The meat was outstanding and fell away as you cut into it. The potatoes were crispy and a great portion of veg too. You actually already got cauliflower cheese with your roast which we didn’t realise until after but still managed to polish it away as it was very good! We were so full afterwards though but thoroughly enjoyably!

There was a big football game on at the same time as we were eating which did allow for the bar to get quite busy, but at no point did we feel like the pub was overrun by football fans with its cleverly designed open space allowing the two areas to be separate

We didn’t order a dessert which I was later told was a mistake as the Sticky Toffee Pudding is apparently incredible so I will definitely be going back to try it! A great place to visit this roast season, make sure to add it to your list!

I was invited to try this one. As always, all opinions are my own.