St Marys Gate Inn

Used this for years as member of local Castle Cricket Club. Also useful when there are the excellent concerts on at the Cathedral, next door. Prebook your drinks! Whilst it is good, the place has done better in the past. The food is ok and the drinks pretty goodit has lost some of its old magic. For photographersrecommend the hilly cemetary down the road for wonderful sunsets ! 18/07/12.Packed out today due to the County Cricket match being stop/startblah.blah. Talking to people who lunched later on, many said they were well impressed with the food. Might have another shot at it in the year!

I’ve only been to Arundel a handful of times, as somebody born in Devon, it always feels slightly familiar. St Marys is very at home in Arundel, offering comfortable and traditional rooms for a relatively reasonable price.
I stayed here on a Thursday night and paid about £50, which while not cheap, is actually better than a lot of the competition.
I also liked the staff were very friendly, offering a charm that reminds me of a time before boutique hotels and feng shui.

Pleasant enough place to stay for a visit to the historic town of Arundel as it’s right slap next to the Cathedral and a tiny walk away from the castle. I’ve only been in here for lunch on a visit to the town so don’t know what the rooms are like but they are pretty reasonable starting at £39 per night.
Its a shame though a place like this with so much history and location can’t up its game in regards to the menu. Its just pretty average pub grub that’s all a little under seasoned.
Friendly place though and a lovely warm atmosphere.

We were looking for a pub in Arundel and came across this by chance — it looked welcoming from the outside and we decided to go in and see what it was like.
We were met at the door by a friendly staff member (we weren’t quite sure of the way in when coming from the car park!) and they engaged us in friendly chatter before showing us to a table.
The pub had a warm friendly atmosphere and a good food selection, and the table we were seated at was lovely and cosy, being right next to a proper wood fire. They were also very welcoming to my three month old baby who was enthralled by the flames flickering.
We decided to go for the sunday roast, and were not disappointed — a very generous helping of beef, cooked to perfection with lovely crisp-​but-​fluffy roast potatoes and a trio of seasonal vegetables.
I was a piggy and followed this up with a belgian chocolate pudding with chocolate sauce and custard — a HUGE helping and extremely well presented on a nice blue plate dusted with icing sugar.
The local people were very friendly and chatty and helped add to the warm homely atmosphere of the pub.
I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is in the area and wants a leisurely sunday lunch in friendly warm surroundings.