The Fox Goes Free

I would heartily recommend The Fox Goes Free - it’s a beautiful old pub in a stunning location, so makes a great destination whether you’ve been out exploring the South Downs or just wanting to go somewhere lovely to eat. Our food was, in the main, exceptional. Some of the best pub food we’ve had - sensational pie and wonderful fish & chips. I said “in the main”, as we did have an issue with one of our dishes, which wasn’t cooked correctly. Whilst this is understandable especially at a busy time, it wasn’t really improved on being returned at our request to the kitchen. Usually a dish which was less than fantastic would dampen my experience and review score, however the manner in which the waitress (and management) dealt with the issue was nothing short of exceptional. Upon collecting the plates, she noticed that the dish in question hadn’t been eaten, asked if it was any better after being sent back, apologised profusely, asked if we’d like anything else instead, and didn’t charge for it. The measure of a hospitality establishment isn’t how they deal with everything when it’s going well, rather it’s how they deal with an issue without it becoming a problem, and The Fox Goes Free scores top makers here. We’ll definitely be back. Thank you.

Brilliant couple of days. Lovely room but best of all was the food which was delicious and plentiful. Staff were so lovely which made it difficult to leave at the end of our stay! We will definitely return in the very near future. Parking was easy in the hotels own car park.

Cosy dinner by an open fire - home-made ice cream was a highlight. Friendly & attentive staff. Comfortable, quiet room with good en suite. Excellent breakfast - the most perfectly poached egg I've had in a long time! Overall, would definitely recommend for a night away.

Really welcoming place with the friendliest team working there - made us feel very welcome. Room was nice and we had a good meal (Sunday menu) with lovely vegetables and oodles of gravy in the evening and a nice breakfast in the morning. Would like to return when weather good and we can enjoy the garden.

The Fox Goes Free have accommodated us for Lunch & Dinner over the Glorious Goodwood week for a fair few years now and every time, we have been so pleased with the service provided! From the initial conversating over email to being served the lovely food on the day, the Team are extremely consistent and we never have any complaints! Thank you Team, we look forward to coming again next year :)

Very disappointing lunch. I just had the soup of the day, which was OK. But it was served with the stalest bread I have ever had. No excuse for this. It is advertised as homemade which it may be but certainly wasn’t made in the last few days. Otherwise a nice ambience and good location.