The Catts Inn, Crowborough

A proper village pub with a traditional bar at the front and more of a dining room at the back. Unusually, there are some fold-down wooden bench seats along the front wall for outside perches in the event of afternoon or evening sunshine. As well as the ubiquitous Harvey's (£4.30), Long Man Best Bitter and Proper Job from St Austell were also available from three of the four handpumps.

Official site of The Catts Inn - cattsinnrotherfield.com

Official site of The Catts Inn - cattsinnrotherfield.com

Located on Rotherfield High Street is the Catts Inn which is much more of a local’s boozer than the Kings Head which is the other pub in the village. The bar area is located at the front of the pub and is stocked with a few standard draught products alongside two hand pumps that were both drawing Harvey’s Best. To the right of the bar there is a fireplace and plasma screen that was switched off; no signs of Sky Sports were spotted. I found the sofas to be a bit low and uncomfortable, but some more standard seating is located to the left of the bar where there is also a dartboard. There is also more seating in a room at the rear of the pub behind the bar. I was surprised at how busy the pub was for a Tuesday afternoon and there seemed to be a buffet on a couple of the tables so maybe I stumbled into a sixtieth birthday party. There was some random background music playing off the jukebox at a reasonable volume. Pub grub is available for around the £7 mark and it is served at lunchtimes and early evenings. Sunday roasts are available between midday and 15:00 on.. er.. Sundays. I liked it in here and would return.