• The Bull, High Street, Ditchling, 
  • East Sussex , 
  • BN6 8TA

01273843147

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Proper Pub Food

You’re going to love our food. From your favourite pub classics – such as impossibly-crispy fish & chips, hearty pies, and banging bangers & mash – to our seasonal specials. Oh, and our Sunday roasts are flipping gorgeous too (if we do say so ourselves)

Pub Drinks in Ditchling

Whether it's Friday night bubbly with the girls, coffee and a catch up, or you're celebrating a big birthday (no need to disclose your age) you're welcome to walk-in and grab a fireside seat.

Best Sunday Roast

Dishing up the best roasts in Ditchling. We’re talking mountains of crispy potatoes, keep-em-coming side dishes, gallons of gravy, and as many Yorkies as you can handle. Delish.

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Best Pub Food in Ditchling

Our dishes change as often as our trusty British weather (that is to say, quite often) so you’ll get little nibbles of excitement from our menu every time you visit. Plus, we’re always taking advantage of seasonal ingredients, so you’ll be tucking into the freshest asparagus in Spring, the sweetest berries in Summer, dining on game-y goodness in Autumn, and freshest root veggies in the Winter.

Head Chef Henri’s dishes are pure comfort food, brought to life by the best local, seasonal produce – including special dishes with ingredients from The Sussex Peasant (you can even buy your own on a Thursday morn at our pop-up shop.)

Our pub is spot-on for any dining moment; from a hearty Full English, lingering over a leisurely Sunday lunch, a more formal supper with fine wine in the restaurant, and every scrumptious mouthful in-between.

The welcome is always warm, so simply walk-in or reserve yourself a spot to join us.

Main Menu
Children's Menu
Sandwich & Bar Snacks Menu
Wine Menu
Dessert Wines
Sunday Menu
Breakfast
Drinks Menu
Pudding
Summer Spritz

Starters

Vegan Chestnut & Wild Mushroom Pate

garlic toast, salad, clementine dressing (567Kcal)

  • £9.00
Pea, Spring Onion & Mint Soup

Parmesan crisp / 240 Kcal /

  • £7.00
Salt & Pepper Squid

Lime & coriander mayo / 320 Kcal /

  • £8.00
Heritage Beetroot, Squash & Vegan Feta Salad

pink grapefruit dressing (375Kcal)

  • £8.50
Buttermilk Chicken Strips

celeriac slaw, siracha mayo, salad (297Kcal)

  • £9.00
Chicken Tarragon Terrine

salad, onion chutney, pickled mushroom, sourdough bread( 617Kcal)

  • £9.50
Salami Raclette

Salami, bath soft cheese raclette, onion puree, sourdough toast / 547 Kcal /

  • £10.00

Sharers & Grazing

Homemade Focaccia

566 Kcal

  • £6.00
Marinated Olives

(157 Kcal)

  • £6.50
Baked Somerset Camembert

confit garlic & rosemary, sourdough, pickled celery, red onion chutney, (872kcal)

  • £19.50
Bull Sharer

The Bull sharer : Mac’s Farm Ditchling scotch egg, Hampshire chicken schnitzel, sausage roll, chicken terrine, Pitchfork cheddar, celery, apple, salad, crusty sourdough / 1863 Kcal

  • £32.00

Classics

Sliced 8oz Bavette steak / £23 or

Chunky chips, vine tomatoes, flat mushroom, peppercorn sauce / 1023 Kcal / (DF*)

  • £23.00
10oz West Country Sirloin Steak

Chunky chips, vine tomatoes, flat mushroom, peppercorn sauce / 1023 Kcal / (DF*)

  • £35.00
Cyder Battered Haddock

chunky chips, mushy peas, curry & tartare sauce (1044Kcal)

  • £18.50
Pork & Fennel Sausage & Mash

Crushed Jersey Royals, grilled shallots, tenderstem broccoli gravy (715Kcal)

  • £17.00
The Bull Burger,

Cornish cheddar, watercress mayo, lettuce, tomatoe, red onion, ale chutney (1250Kcal)

  • £17.50
Plant Burger

beer onions, vegan cheese, iceberg lettuce, pickles, ketchup, mayo and hand cut chips (779Kcal)

  • £17.50
Calves Liver

Sage salsa, Jersey Royals, roast heritage carrots, capers, crispy onions, red onion gravy (644Kcal)

  • £18.00
Mac's Farm Ham, Egg & Chips

Hand carved ham, two fried Mac's Farm eggs, chunky chips, quince chutney(1052Kcal)

  • £15.00

Specials

Pan Fried Chalk Stream Trout

Roasted artichoke, Jersey Royals, tenderstem broccoli, white wine sauce, chilli oil (831Kcal)

  • £25.00
Welsh Butterfly Sliced Leg of Lamb

Mint pesto, crushed Jersey Royals, root vegetables, jus (748kcal)

  • £25.00

Mains

Crispy Goats Cheese Salad

Fennel & beetroot, sun blushed tomatoes, crouton, pink grapefruit dressing (654Kcal)

  • £17.00
Sun Blushed Vegetable Pappardelle

Broccoli, roasted carrots, onions, courgette, chilli dressing (1359 Kcal)

  • £17.00
Wild Mushroom Stuffed Ballotine of Chicken

Potato terrine, spring vegetables, parmesan sauce (1038 Kcal)

  • £18.00
Hampshire Chicken, Leek & Bacon pie

Mashed potatoes, tenderstem broccoli, roasted carrot, red wine jus (1292Kcal)

  • £21.00
Crispy West Country Beef Salad

Quinoa, crudites, iceberg, crouton, sweet chilli dressing (1045Kcal(

  • £21.00
Heritage Beetroot, Chestnut & Root Veg Pithivier

parsnip puree, new potato, mushroom sauce, fennel (615 Kcal)

  • £19.00
Please note menus are subject to changes. Before you order your food and drink, please inform a member of staff if you have a food allergy or an intolerance.

We’re proud to source the finest seasonal fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and dairy to create our menus. Tables of 4 or more are subject to a discretionary service charge of 12.5%

Mains

Battered or Grilled Fish Fingers

fries & garden peas (350kcal)

  • £8.50
4oz Bull Beef Burger,

fries & salad (463Kcal)

  • £9.00
Sausage & Mash

(484Kcal)

  • £9.00
Mac N’ Cheese

(686kcal)

  • £8.00
Mac's Farm Ham. Egg & Chips

(356Kcal)

  • £8.00

Sunday Roasts

all served with beef dripping roast potatoes, honey roasted carrot, creamed leeks & peas, tenderstem broccoli, Yorkshire pudding & gravy

Aberdeen Angus Sirloin Beef

(568 kcal)

  • £11.00
Pan Fried Pork Belly,

(632 kcal)

  • £9.50
Feta & Veg Pithivier

(267kcal)

  • £8.00

Puds

Chocolate Brownie,

Jude's Vanilla Ice Cream (228 kcal)

  • £6.50
1 scoop of Jude's Vanilla Ice Cream,

with chocolate or strawberry sauce (118 kcal)

  • £4.00
Our menu is subject to change.

Before you order your food and drink, please inform a member of staff if you have a food allergy or an intolerance.

We’re proud to source the finest seasonal fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and dairy to create our menus. Tables of 4 or more are subject to a discretionary service charge of 12.5%

v - vegetarian, vg - vegan,

Bar Snacks

Marinated Olives

(157 kcal)

  • £6.50
Fig & Apricot Bread

balsamic & oils (650 kcal)

  • £6.50
Pork & Black Pudding Sausage Roll,

(394 kcal)

  • £5.50
Mac's Farm Scotch Egg

(740 kcal)

  • £7.00

Sandwiches

Available 12-4pm Monday - Saturday

Fish Finger Sandwich,

Fishfinger goujons, tartare sauce, baby gem on farmhouse white (314Kcal)

  • £10.50
Ploughman’s Sandwich

apple, quince chutney(841Kcal)

  • £10.50
Steak Sandwich

onion chutney, sourdough(430Kcal)

  • £11.50
Smoked Salmon

horseradish whip, salad, farmhouse(632Kcal)

  • £9.00
Roasted Celeriac & Beetroot

squash puree, Mediterranean flatbread,
pickled shallot salad(439Kcal)

  • £8.50
Before you order your food and drink, please inform a member of staff if you have a food allergy or an intolerance.

We’re proud to source the finest seasonal fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and dairy to create our menus. Tables of 4 or more are subject to a discretionary service charge of 12.5%

v - vegetarian, vg - vegan,

Starters & Sharers

French Onion Soup

cheddar toast (455kcal)

  • £7.00
Chicken Tarragon Terrine

salad, onion chutney, pickled mushroom, sourdough bread( 617Kcal)

  • £9.50
Baked Brie Tart

Baked brie, mushroom & spinach tart, chorizo, salad (688Kcal)

  • £10.00
Vegan Chestnut & Wild Mushroom Pate

garlic toast, salad, clementine dressing (567Kcal)

  • £9.00
Beetroot, Squash & Vegan Feta Salad

clementine dressing (375Kcal)

  • £8.50
Smoked Mackerel Pâté

orange butter, toasted sourdough (GF*) (544Kcal)

  • £9.50
Scallop Gratin

Scallop, crab, smoked salmon & crayfish gratin (414kcal)

  • £9.50

Roasts

All served with honey & rosemary roasted carrots & parsnips, pureed red cabbage, buttered greens, gravy

28 Day Aged Roast Beef,

Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes & all the trimmings (722Kcal)

  • £22.00
Pan Fried Pork Belly

roast potatoes & trimmings (1160Kcal)

  • £19.50
Roast Chicken Supreme

Roast chicken supreme & stuffed leg, roasted potato terrine & trimmings (540Kcal)

  • £19.50
Roasted Feta & Root Veg Pithivier

rapeseed roast potatoes & trimmings (V) (652Kcal)

  • £16.00
Big Family Sharing Roast

All four roasts, four Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese, pigs in
blankets, smoked pork and onion stuffing, jug of gravy & the trimmings (GF*) (3969Kcal)

  • £88.00

Mains

The Bull Beef Burger

Cornish cheddar, watercress mayo, lettuce, tomatoe, red onion, ale chutney (1250Kcal)

  • £17.50
Plant Burger

beer onions, vegan cheese, iceberg, pickles, ketchup, vegan mayo, fries (779cal)

  • £17.50
Cyder Battered Haddock,

chunky chips, mushy peas, curry & tartare sauce (1044Kcal)

  • £18.50
Vegan Wild Mushroom Risotto

tender-stem brocolli, crispy sage (852Kcal)

  • £17.50
Warm Goats Cheese Salad

heritage rainbow beet & green salad , fennel, walnuts, clementine dressing(711Kcal)

  • £16.00

Sides

Chunky Chips

(357Kcal)

  • £5.00
Fries

(437Kcal)

  • £5.00
Roast potatoes

(V) (165Kcal)

  • £4.50
Cauliflower Cheese

(325Kcal)

  • £6.50
Pigs in Blankets

(250Kcal)

  • £7.00
Pork & Onion Stuffing

(525Kcal)

  • £4.50
Heritage Beetroot & Squash Salad

(41Kcal)

  • £6.00
Please note menus are subject to seasonal changes. Before you order your food and drink, please inform a member of staff if you have a food allergy or an intolerance.

We’re proud to source the finest seasonal fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and dairy to create our menus. Tables of 4 or more are subject to a discretionary service charge of 12.5%

v - vegetarian, vg - vegan,

Breakfast Cocktails

Bloody Mary
  • £9.50
Mimosa
  • £6.95
Virgin Mary
  • £4.00

Breakfast Table

Breakfast Table

Seasonal Pastries, cereals,fresh fruit, yoghurts, fresh juices (602 Kcal)

  • £10.00
Pastries & Coffee

Pain au chocolat/croissant (254 Kcal)

  • £7.00

Cooked Breakfast

Full English

Mac's Farm eggs, pork & apple sausage, smoked bacon, hash brown, baked beans, roast tomato, chestnut mushrooms, Scottish black pudding, toasted sourdough (833 Kcal)

  • £15.00
Full Veggie

Macs farm eggs, vegetarian sausages, hash brown, baked beans, chestnut mushrooms, roast tomato, toasted sourdough (626 Kcal)

  • £13.50
Dippy Eggs

soft boiled Mac's Farm eggs, toasted sourdough soldiers (423 Kcal)

  • £6.00
Avocado

toasted sourdough & poached eggs (411 Kcal)

  • £8.00
Eggs Benedict

maple roast Dingley Dell ham. Mac's Farm poached eggs, English muffin (506 KCal)

  • £11.00
Eggs Florentine

buttered spinach, Mac's Farm poached eggs, English Muffin (413 Kcal)

  • £10.00
Eggs Royale

Scottish salmon, Mac's Farm poached eggs, English Muffin (496 Kcal)

  • £14.00
Porridge

stewed apples & plums (533 Kcal)

  • £6.00
Please note menus are subject to seasonal changes.

Before you order your food and drink, please inform a member of staff if you have a food allergy or an intolerance.

We’re proud to source the finest seasonal fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and dairy to create our menus. Tables of 4 or more are subject to a discretionary service charge of 12.5%

v - vegetarian, vg - vegan,
Banoffee Pie

Vanilla ice cream / 895 Kcal

  • £8.00
Apple, pear & Yorkshire Rhubarb Crumble

Creme anglaise / 823 Kcal

  • £8.50
Dark chocolate torte, choco crumb, salted caramel ice cream

(1228Kcal)

  • £10.00
Vegan dark chocolate brownie, vanilla ice cream (VG*/DF*)

(534Kcal)

  • £10.00
Sussex Cheese Board

Cenarth Brie, Pitchfork Extra Mature Cheddar, Stilton Blue
crackers, fruit chutney (GF*) (511Kcal)

  • £11.50

Fresh and Fruity

Bramble G&T

Hendrick’s Gin, Blackberry, Elderflower, Tonic

  • £11.75
Rhubarb Mule

Warner’s Rhubarb Gin, Ginger Ale

  • £12.00
Passionfruit Kiss

Sipsmith Sipping Vodka, Passoã, Passionfruit,
Mexican Lime, Soda

  • £11.00
Tanqueray Sevilla 0.0% & Tonic AF

Tanqueray Sevilla 0% ,Orange Zest,
Mediterranean Tonic

  • £9.25
Cosmo Twist

Absolut Raspberry Vodka, Mexican Lime, Soda

  • £10.50

Fresh and Light

Hugo Spritz

Plymouth Gin, Elderflower, Prosecco, Soda

  • £10.00
Allora Limone Spritz

Allora Aperitivo Al Limone, Soda

  • £10.50
Citrus Grove

Malfy Gin Con Limone, Allora Aperitivo
Al Limone, Lemonade

  • £9.50
Elderflower Elixir

Edinburgh Gin Elderflower Liqueur,
Mexican Lime, Soda

  • £8.50
Coastal Breeze AF

Pentire Adrift 0% Cornish Botanicals,
Lemon, Soda

  • £7.75

Herbaceous & Citrus

English Garden G&T

Sipsmith London Dry Gin, Elderflower, Tonic

  • £11.75
Jameson Ginger & Lime

Jameson Irish Whiskey,
Lime, Ginger Ale

  • £13.00
Campari Spritz

Prosecco,Campari, Soda

  • £10.00
Mojito Spritz

Havana Club 3 Años Rum, Mexican Lime, Soda

  • £11.00
Aperol Spritz

Prosecco, Aperol, Soda

  • £10.00
Margarita Spritz

Olmeca Altos Plata Tequila, Mexican Lime, Soda

  • £11.25
Amalfi Spritz

Lyre’s Italian Spritz 0% Mediterranean Tonic

  • £8.50

Fresh, Local Produce

We just love to source local food. From Mac’s Farm eggs (laid less than a mile away) so the best British meats.

The incredible Sussex Peasant set up their farm shop in our car park on a Thursday from 9am (think foraged mushrooms, Sussex honey and wonky carrots galore) so it’s a piece of cake for us to keep it fresh.

Great Beers

We love a blooming good pint. We mix it up with cool craft-y beers (like Beavertown & Camden) alongside local ale Harvey’s and – of course – our classic Young’s Original.

Book for Drinks

Brunch Date

Book a table, or simply walk-in and enjoy a scrumptious brunch dish from 9am (except Sundays) Tuck into a Full English, smashed avocado, or graze from our breakfast table.

Save a Spot

Dog Friendly

We welcome your furry besties throughout our pub, restaurant and even in our bedrooms. So, there’s no reason to let your pooch miss out on a trip to the pub.

Dog Friendly Bedrooms

Excellent Birthday Meal

We visited on a busy Saturday evening for an excellent, relaxed birthday meal.
The food was delicious – Head Chef Lisa’s excellent melt in your mouth steak pies – totally delicious & excellent seabass. We also loved the fresh soup and belly pork for starters with perfect beers and wine.
The Bull Team were all friendly & efficient as always. Looking forward to our next meal here. Thank you!
Jules, March 2023

Fantastic Family Get Together

We had a lovely family dinner followed by drinks in the Cook House, after not seeing each other for some time. The team was fantastic from start to finish and we can’t wait to come back again!

Sue

Lovely Meal, Lovely Place

Went for an evening meal, staff were lovely and friendly, very attentive.
Food was excellent, lovely atmosphere, lovely restaurant. Would definitely recommend, and would go back again.
Lovely evening.
Lesley, February 2023