Smith & Western | Lingfield
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About Smith & Western | Lingfield
Smith & Western on Eastbourne Rd in Lingfield is a cowboy-themed American restaurant where servers take food and drink orders from memory, without a notepad or iPad. The menu runs across steaks, burgers and nachos loaded with cheese, red chillis and jalapeños, served with salsa, sour cream and guacamole on the side, alongside smokehouse plates of brisket and ribs and Mexican-style fajitas and burritos. Cocktails include the Dennis The Menace, Mango Sling and Cactus Juice, drawn from a menu of 42 dishes and drinks. The room carries the western theme through, with staff in cowboy and cowgirl uniforms and country music playing, and live country music turns up on some evenings, including Fridays. Seating extends to a covered outside area as well as the indoor dining room. It opens daily on a walk-in basis, with no reservations taken.
Menu & Prices
42 dishes · mains £1–27- Dennis The Menace£10.25
- Mango Sling£10.25
- Western Colada£10.45
- Mango & Passion Fruit Colada£10.75
- Cactus Juice£10.25
- Apple Jack£9.95
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention nachos in skillet, chicken fajitas, cowboy western theme and live music nights.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention nachos in skillet, chicken fajitas, cowboy western theme and live music nights.
Customer Review Summary
Diners repeatedly highlight the loaded nachos and smoked ribs alongside the cowboy theme and live music nights. Most describe friendly, attentive staff and a fun atmosphere, though one reviewer reports slow service and a missing nacho order due to orders not being written down, and another calls the ribs and wings bland and overpriced. Several say they'd return.
Customer Review Summary
Diners repeatedly highlight the loaded nachos and smoked ribs alongside the cowboy theme and live music nights. Most describe friendly, attentive staff and a fun atmosphere, though one reviewer reports slow service and a missing nacho order due to orders not being written down, and another calls the ribs and wings bland and overpriced. Several say they'd return.
Featured reviews
- S K
“This place is super kitcshy and fun with the cowboy theme, not something you'd expect so close to the 'historic Pantiles' but it's great to have something so different. And the food is actually great! Definitely not optimal if you're on a diet, though I did have a very nice chicken salad. Great place for a bday party or to bring kids. We were also pleased to see the charismatic bearded gentleman at the front of the house who used to work at The Buzz! He always creates a lovely and jovial atmosphere. In general, the staff is extremely friendly and attentive. Well worth a visit if you like American/Tex-Mex cuisine!”
- Tolu
“Came here for a late dinner and it was really nice. I really enjoyed the food, it was nice and tasty. The staff were lovely also and I loved the general theme of the restaurant. Will definitely have to come back on a Friday, when they have live music.”
- Alsr
“I’ll be honest… defo not the best. Food is definitely cooked from frozen, quite bland and 100% not worth the price. I had the ribs and wings, and the wings themselves were practically inedible. My partner had a burger, grey meat overly sweet sauce just not great… To top it off service was terribly slow. Very disappointing.”
- Kai Sweet
“Came here for a meal out during the week, was a very nice setting and atmosphere overall. Staff are friendly and it really feels like you’re in this environment. The staff were nice, however, they don’t use a notepad or iPad to do the orders, they have to remember which person has asked for what. This causes a chance for error, which was the case during our visit. Ordered the nacho side but never arrived, some orders were with different sauces which we didn’t ask to - we asked for a different sauce. I wouldn’t say it’s anything major, but just something to note. Food was pretty good too, ok prices. Overall I’d come back if I was in the area, nothing to write home about but was a decent time out.”
- W W Howe
“American smokehouse restaurant,family owned with several other branches in the Southeast. A great western theme throughout with servers dressed in cowboy / Cowgirl uniforms, country music playing etc. The menu is filled with smokehouse BBQ classics like low n' slow smoked brisket and ribs plus mexican fajitas,chilli and burritos as well as great nacho sharers, Mac n' cheese and a range of steaks. There's also great American style thick shakes and some great desserts too! I had nachos to start with added chipotle chicken, they were loaded with nacho cheese and melted cheese with red chillis and jalapenos and served with a side of salsa,sour cream and guacamole, just delicious and gooey and served in a hot skillet. For main I had chicken fajitas which came to the table all sizzling with 5 tortillas and everything needed in the way of sides. The peppers,onions and mini corn were beautifully caramelised by the juices and spices from the chicken. Portions are generous so I couldn't manage pudding but that just gives me an excuse to return. Oh, I forgot to mention, they have a great range of burgers too! Veggie options are available. Drinks wise, there is a wide range available including cocktails which are different from the norm, not cheap but they do have a happy hour. The restaurant is large with various different areas plus on a pleasant day there is a covered outside area. They have occasion live music and this is country themed too! My nacho starter which was really a sharer, the fajita main and unlimited soda came in at about £37. I really shouldn't have had all those nachos as they're too big for one person as starter but they were just so good, I brought some of my fajita dish home with me. I must give a shout out to the server, she is called Grace and was very attentive,friendly and had a good knowledge of the menu,checked back and also had a good knowledge about the company.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
“Cowboy-style eatery offering American classics such as steaks, burgers & nachos, plus cocktails.”
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- AccessibilityHas wheelchair-accessible car park · Has wheelchair-accessible entrance · Has wheelchair-accessible seating
Amenities
- Has wheelchair-accessible car park
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- Accessibility· 3
- Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Has wheelchair-accessible seating
- Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
Location
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