Best Vineyard Restaurants in West Sussex

Wiston Estate features Chalk Restaurant, recommended in the Michelin Guide, the restaurant is located in a beautifully restored 18th-century flint threshing barn, offering a cool and quirky ambience with exposed beams, a dramatic suspended bar, and an impressive terrace for alfresco dining. The restaurant serves a "farm dining" style of food, focusing on honest and delicious seasonal produce sourced primarily from the estate itself and other local suppliers within a 20-mile radius, with the menu changing regularly.

Kinsbrook Vineyard features a restaurant located on the first floor of its Farmhouse, offering breakfast and lunch (Wednesday-Sunday), and dinner (Friday and Saturday) with picturesque views of the vines. The restaurant focuses on laid-back, casual dining with a British and modern European style, utilizing sustainably-sourced, local, and seasonal produce, including "Chef's Daily Cuts" from their in-house butchery. Kinsbrook is both a dog and family-friendly venue; well-behaved dogs are welcome throughout the property, including the restaurant.

Ashling Park Estate features The Vineyard restaurant, offering a stylish and sophisticated ambience with picturesque views overlooking the vineyard, including outdoor seating on the balcony. The cuisine is described as farm-to-table, focusing on locally sourced, seasonal produce with dishes crafted to complement the estate's wines, honey, and garden produce, providing a "Sussex story" on the plate. Lunch is available Thursday to Sunday from 12 pm to 3 pm (last orders at 2:45 pm), with Sunday lunch featuring delicious roasts, while dinner is served Thursday to Saturday from 6 pm (last orders at 7:45 pm). Children are welcome at the restaurant facilities. Dogs are also accepted at the restaurant. While the restaurant itself has not won specific awards, Ashling Park Estate's wines have received notable accolades, including trophies for Best Classic Cuvée NV and Best Still Pinot Noir in the UK at the Wine GB Awards.

Mannings Heath Wine Estate offers dining at The Vineyard Kitchen Restaurant, The Wine Lounge, and The Spike Bar. The Vineyard Kitchen is open Wednesday to Sunday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, serving a relaxed and flavorful menu of British cuisine that celebrates fresh, locally sourced ingredients, with breakfast available daily for hotel guests, along with brunch, lunch, dinner, and afternoon tea options, including traditional Sunday roasts. The ambience shifts from an open, relaxed lunchtime setting to an intimate atmosphere in the evening, set within an 18th-century clubhouse offering panoramic views, open log fires, and stunning terraces. Children are welcome, and well-behaved dogs on leads are also permitted, though not on the golf course. While the estate's Benguela Cove wines have received significant accolades, the restaurant facilities themselves have not been noted to have won specific culinary awards.

Bolney Wine Estate features the award-winning Eighteen Acre Restaurant, offering exceptional quality Modern British dishes crafted from the finest seasonal Sussex ingredients for breakfast, brunch, and lunch, with dinner service extending to Fridays. This glamorous and cosy venue provides a stunning ambience with its viewing balcony overlooking the vineyard, and has received a Diner's Choice Award from OpenTable. While children are welcome, well-behaved dogs on leads are permitted in the new downstairs cafe area, with water bowls available, but not in the upstairs restaurant. The restaurant operates Wednesday to Saturday from 9am to 5pm (with last food orders at 3pm), extending to 10pm on Fridays (with last food orders at 8:30pm), and on Sundays from 9am to 5pm (with last food orders at 3pm), remaining closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.