[Food] Where is the best Cheese Ploughmans in Sussex

[Giraffe]

Following on from our noble leaders hunt for the best onion rings, where is the best Cheese Ploughmans in Sussex?

This seems to be a dying offering with so many pubs either not offering a ploughmans or offering something that frankly is a poor imitation of the name.

Best in recent memory for me was the Sussex Ox near Alfriston, but my last visit (last summer) was not as good and its a bit if a trek for me. Can it be topped?

 

[The Fifth Column]

Your best bet is to source the finest cheeses, breads and condiments yourself and stuff yourself stupid, much cheaper.

 

[dazzer6666]

Following on from our noble leaders hunt for the best onion rings, where is the best Cheese Ploughmans in Sussex?

This seems to be a dying offering with so many pubs either not offering a ploughmans or offering something that frankly is a poor imitation of the name.

Best in recent memory for me was the Sussex Ox near Alfriston, but my last visit (last summer) was not as good and its a bit if a trek for me. Can it be topped?

Royal Oak at Wineham

 

[BNthree]

Not seen a cheese ploughman's on a menu for yonks. Like the OP says they are quite rare now.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

The Coach & Horses, along the A27 at Clapham (West of Worthing). Mrs Bobkin and I went there last summer and were amazed by the quality and portion size. Nice pub, too

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Royal Oak at Wineham

Is one correct answer.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Royal Oak at Wineham

Seconded, a brisk 45 minute walk across the fields behind my house and l'm there, so a regular visitor in the clement weather.

Nothing too fancy, just a selection of two or three different cheeses, crusaty bread of course, accompanied with a pickled onion, chutney and a little bit of salad.

Good old fashioned simple fare, the way it is supposed to be served, and a quaint oldie worldie pub to savour it in.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Your best bet is to source the finest cheeses, breads and condiments yourself and stuff yourself stupid, much cheaper.

And l often do. Not quite the same as eating it in a country pub, with a pint of freshly pulled bitter do wash it down with though.

 

[WATFORD zero]

It is strange that it is so hard to find, it's the very definition of fast food.

Get some good quality cheese out the fridge, a bit of salad and a pot of butter, put it on a plate with some nice fresh bread. Go over the top with various pickles that are all sitting there in Jars, what could be simpler

 

[Weststander]

The Tiger Inn, East Dean.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

The Tiger Inn, East Dean.

Ooooo East Sussex, that's Indian territory to me, I'd get a nosebleed if l went that far over the county boundary.

 

[Eeyore]

And l often do. Not quite the same as eating it in a country pub, with a pint of freshly pulled bitter do wash it down with though.

Whilst I agree they are nice to make at home, a Sunday walk is missing something without a proper pub plougman's in summer.

But I'm a fraud, I like them with brie.

Sorry.

 

[Giraffe]

But I'm a fraud, I like them with brie.

Sorry.

Dear oh dear. Shambles.

 

[Giraffe]

Royal Oak at Wineham

The internet tells me this is it. Decent but I’m not sure about that bread. I’d like a nice crusty bread and that looks a bit roll/bap/cob like. I appreciate this is a level of fussiness beyond every day problems.

 

[dazzer6666]

The internet tells me this is it. Decent but I’m not sure about that bread. I’d like a nice crusty bread and that looks a bit roll/bap/cob like. I appreciate this is a level of fussiness beyond every day problems.

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Yep, that’s it. They do a cracking pork pie ploughmans as well………
The rolls are gorgeous - served warm too.

 

[Rogero]

Does anyone do chicken in a basket?

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Yep, that’s it. They do a cracking pork pie ploughmans as well………
The rolls are gorgeous - served warm too.

I'm getting well out of my element here, but is a pork pie ploughman's just a ploughman's with pork pie added to it?

 

[Giraffe]

The Coach & Horses, along the A27 at Clapham (West of Worthing). Mrs Bobkin and I went there last summer and were amazed by the quality and portion size. Nice pub, too

Now this is funny. Me and Mrs Giraffe went there about a year ago and I agree it’s a decent ploughmans and the landlord was amusing.

The ploughmans comes with a pork pie, which after checking with the kitchen the landlord says they didn’t have but would I like a bit of ham instead. I said yes, that’s lovely. I’m not even that keen on a pork pie that much. He went out the back and shouted “yeh just shove a bit of that old ham on it”

 

[Guinness Boy]

At the risk of misquoting Jay Rayner this is pretty much just showing off at shopping.

In these days of Artisan beards we should be insisting on a place that pickles its own onions, bakes its own bread and makes delicious hard cheese from recycled bath water

 

[um bongo molongo]

I don’t reckon I’ve had a ploughman’s in at least 15 years. Had kind of forgotten it existed. And now I really want one