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The White Dog, Robertsbridge
Ewhurst Green
Postal town: Robertsbridge
TN32 5TD
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Strongers . left this review about The White Dog
The White Dog Inn has a flagstone floored dining area to the right, but I stayed in the red brick floored bar to the left where padded benches run under the front windows that look out to the front patio garden where a few early drinkers had already started their weekend not long after midday on a recent Friday. In the left-hand wall is an inglenook with a couple of red armchairs and there’re a few horse brasses dotted about this rustic pub. Fairy lights run across the ceiling where some sprigs of hops also hang. Premium keg was available alongside Fosters, and three of the four hand pumps were in use drawing Harvey’s Best, Battle Brewery’s Arrowhead and White Dog Sussex Bitter, which I assume is a rebadged house beer. There was only one other customer in the pub, but I thought there was a welcoming atmosphere, so I would return if passing.
On 30th April 2026
- rating: 7
[User has posted 6632 recommendations about 6594 pubs]
Blue Scrumpy left this review about The White Dog
Village pub that seems to be heading down the gastropub route. The main bar is split into two sections. There is a bar to the left with a brick floor and a smart dining area to the right. A smaller side room to the left features hops on the ceiling. A fireplace in the bar was lit, despite us coming towards the end of spring. There were a couple of armchairs either side of it. We sat on a large table in the window, with board games on shelves one side and a bookcase to the other.
Regular cask ales here are a house beer - Rother Valley Sussex Bitter and the ubiquitous Harvey's Sussex Best. Guests were Lakedown Spring & Battle Battle Axe. Biddenden's Bushels was the cider available from a bag-in-a-box. I opted for the Battle Axe which was fairly insipid. Wine lists are available on each table.
Our visit was on a mid-afternoon on a weekday. The only other customers were a few other drinkers in the bar. I'd like to bet that it gets much busier at meal times. We noticed a specials board above the fireplace, whilst the large rear garden with nice views over the surrounding countryside had a pizza oven and its own bar. Dogs are allowed inside if kept on a lead. An advertised meat raffle suggests that it does try to be a little more than gastro. The pub is listed in the current Good Beer Guide. So perhaps the poor quality of my beer was an exception to the rule.
On 12th May 2025
- rating: 6
[User has posted 3459 recommendations about 3457 pubs]
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The White Dog
Traditional village pub and restaurant, with a rustic bar (featuring a welcome blaze from logs in the grand old fireplace) with a pool room beyond and a separate, smarter and larger dining room - a bit out of the way, but with a good local reputation. With three of the four handpumps in use, I found the 'house' Sussex Bitter from the nearby Rother Valley Brewery (£4.50), Golden Pale from Tonbridge and the mandatory Harvey's.
On 6th March 2023
- rating: 7
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