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Name: The Swallows Return
Address: 1 Titnore Lane, Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom, BN12 6PB
Telephone: 01903 506346
Price range: £25 and under
Rating: 3.3

The Swallows Return

3.3 (13)

£25 and under

International

1 Titnore Lane, Worthing, West Sussex BN12 6PB

About this restaurant

Romantic
Good for special occasions
Good for groups

When you're exploring the great British countryside, you're never far from a bright and welcoming country pub and restaurant. Enjoy a fabulous meal at The Swallows Return in Worthing.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
International
Hours of operation
Mon–Sat 12:00 pm–11:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–10:30 pm
Phone number
01903 506346
Website
http://www.vintageinn.co.uk/content/vintage-inn/en/restaurants/south-east/theswallowsreturnferring
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual

Location
1 Titnore Lane, Worthing, West Sussex BN12 6PB
Neighborhood
Worthing
Parking details
None
Additional
Bar Dining, Dog Friendly, Indoor Fireplace, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wi-Fi available

What 13 people are saying

The Swallows Return reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

3.3

3.3 based on all time ratings

3.5Food
3.9Service
3.7Ambience
3.3Value

Noise • Moderate

13 Reviews

KJ
KenJ
Brighton1 review
4.0
Dined on March 31, 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Went here for mothers day meal and I must say we all had a great time. The food was cooked well and the interior of the restaurant is fantastic. Friendly helpful service too!
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PDSSFO VIP
San Francisco Bay Area6 reviews
1.0
Dined on December 29, 2018
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
Very long wait between courses and food was very poor. Had to complain to management. Give it a miss until management can hire experienced kitchen staff
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KennethG
East Sussex2 reviews
1.0
Dined on July 15, 2018
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
We arrived on time only to be told due to kitchen problem the whole Sunday menu was unavailable.So at very short notice my disabled wife and I had to fined alternative eating.As this was an online booking we think the management could e mailed us of this situation and at the very least given us an apology.Very poor service. K.M.Gladman
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EllieF
Brighton1 review
1.0
Dined on February 25, 2018
1. Overall 1
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
As you can see I booked a table online! However the female behind the bar couldn't find my booking and was quite rude
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Sussexvet
West Sussex2 reviews
4.0
Dined on February 14, 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Valentine's set dinner menu was excellent with good choice of courses. We were in a quiet part of the restaurant on the mezzanine floor with the only downsides being quite chilly as it was feeling the benefit of the cold air from the front door and it could have had more lighting as some tables were in the dark. The staff were excellent and very attentive so that added to the meals being served promptly made the evening a good choice. We have been to The Swallows Return on a number of occasions so this visit was a success. In the past we have found service to be slow maybe because of choosing from the a la carte menu vs the set menu choices.
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DuncanG
West Sussex3 reviews
4.0
Dined on December 15, 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Unfortunately the reservation by Opentable wasn’t received but luckily there was one table left given several parties and festive diners!!!!! There seems to be an ongoing communication problem and we were asked to forward on our e-mail reservation to the Swallows from Opentable. Given we had travelled by taxi we almost had a disastrous evening!!!!!!!!!
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OpenTable Diner
West Sussex1 review
4.0
Dined on October 22, 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Unfortunately we booked through yourselves, arrived and no table was booked. We believe you have sorted this out, as we would not want to book a table for six and it was not available, fortunately they were able to accommodate for two! Food was good, BUT STILL NOT HOT WHEN ARRIVED AT TABLE. This is our one and only complaint, needs hot plates as well.
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OpenTable Diner
West Sussex1 review
3.0
Dined on October 18, 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
I had booked a meal for my elderly Uncle & cousin & myself, we arrived in plenty of time, finally got a table even though we had booked a table, we were seated and given menus, before we could take half a breath we were asked for our drinks order, so we ordered wines, finally ordered our meals and were told 10 minutes later that 2 meals were not available and should not have been on the menu!! So sadly ended up with Fish & Chips! Not my idea of fine cuisine, sadly there nothing else on the menu Uncle & I fancied. I personally think it was rather expensive for fish & chips, the third meal was told to me to be okay, we were hoping for cackling to be on the menu but No! Needless to say, we were rather disappointed all round. Will probably stick witht the HIghdown from now on.
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Deborah
Brighton1 review
3.0
Dined on October 15, 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
I'm arrival the manager said our booking was not on his system. The customer next to me had the same issue but he had booked direct with Vintage inns. However, he quickly managed to find us a table for 6, and the other customer too so we were relieved! Food was fairly good and plentiful, roast dinner for 6 people, with 2 rounds of drinks, 2 starters and 2 desserts, totalled £130. Service was reasonably quick and efficient with extra gravy being brought on request.
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AndiF
London6 reviews
4.0
Dined on September 3, 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
The only flaw in our visit was having reserved a table for 8 to celebrate my mum's 77th birthday, the reservation had not been made! We arrived on a blustery, busy Sunday lunchtime to be told there was no table ready for us! I showed my OpenTable email confirmation and then the staff were able to find it. Obviously the pub had not received or not found the reservation in advance (I had booked the previous Thursday). However they did squeeze us in by shuffling other previously made reservations which was a relief. I am not local, neither were most of the other members of the party so it could have been disastrous. Thank you to Swallows Return for accommodating 8 unexpected guests. The service was great and the food delicious. My only criticism is to make sure the service from OpenTable is working! I'm not sure if the error is OpenTable or Swallows Return, but it was rectified quite quickly by the restaurant for which I am grateful.
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The Swallows Return is rated 3.3 stars by 13 OpenTable diners.