East Sussex
Welcome to The Dorset Arms, where Paul James invites you to share his passion for fine wine and food and good company. A delightful 16th Century historic village pub set in the rural hamlet of Withyham, at the heart of Pooh Bear country on the edge of Ashdown Forest. The rolling countryside has a host of walks, bridleways and cycle routes to explore.
The rustic bar is dominated by the huge Elizabethan fireplace providing a warm welcome through Autumn to Spring. Known for its warm and welcoming atmosphere, serving a range of Harveys’ ales and fine wines from around the World.
The newly refurbished restaurant is light and welcoming, whilst providing a warm and cosy feel like your own private dining room at home entertaining your friends. The menu provides a wide choice of ‘Old Favourites’ such as; Fresh Beer Battered Hake and Chips; Home Cooked Ham, Free Range Egg and Chips or a Bowl of Spicy Chilli; plus vegetarian and pasta dishes.
The Daily Specials include a host of European influences and a taste of the exotic orient – such as; Confit of Duck on a bed of Thai Salad; Smoked Pigeon Breast Salad with Bacon and Poached Egg; Kofte with Kuchumba Salad and Raita; Aromatic Beef Redang Curry.
The A La Carte Menu includes many mouth watering starters; including one of Paul’s favourites gathered from his years in Spain: Gambas Pil Pil - a classic Spanish tapas dish of large prawns in sizzling hot olive oil with garlic and authentic Spanish Spices. Daily fresh fish and seafood dishes; such as: whole dressed crab salad; Tiger Prawns a la Planche and hearty slow braised pork belly in a cider jus.
You can sit outside by the rockery of tumbling flowers and the statue of Venus or on the front lawn right in the heart of the village and watch the world go by. Enjoy a bottle of your favourite rose, white or red – with a choice of four house wines of each from different countries, it might take a while to make your mind up!
The Dorset Arms is a friendly, inviting country pub; which you may not want to leave, but we hope you will want to return to again and again to soak up the cosy atmosphere.
