5 /5 Saurabh Date: A local institution in St Leonard’s - Hastings.
We dined here on a bank holiday Saturday in May 2025. We came with our two children, something the restaurant isn’t used to accommodating as most of the customers are couples or older, more refined folks. The restaurant was perfectly welcoming of the little ones and even rolled out a high chair for our baby.
The ambience is lovely, a small intimate dining room with the glow of table lamps set against a dark shade of green on the walls.
Drinks were efficiently ordered - the house Cremant de Bourgogne, and an alcohol free German wheat beer.
Appetisers comprised of a tasty Thai fishcake, no breadcrumb filler and a delicious dipping sauce; and a chestnut, mushroom and Comte tart.
The mains came next - the hake with broad beans and pancetta was a smash hit. The turbot was tasty but this is my only criticism, the portion was far *too small*.
Sides of buttered greens and a tomato and shallot salad were, well, perfect.
Too stuffed for dessert, we chatted with two friendly ladies at the table next door, then paid and left.
About £114 for 2 appetisers, 2 mains, 2 sides and 3 drinks, a very good value. We’ll come again.
