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Landgate Bistro, Rye, East Sussex

Landgate Bistro

4.7
4.7
1602 Reviews
£26 to £40
British

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2 people
7:30 p.m.
Booked 4 times today
  • Good for special occasions
  • Neighbourhood gem
  • Charming
We make British food with a classic or modern slant. We source our ingredients from the local fields, woodlands and waters. Everything is cooked on the premises, including the sourdough bread and the icecreams.
The Good Food Guide (2023) says: "A fittingly quaint old building, complete with original features, given a suave modern twist via grey panelling and contemporary furniture. Chef-proprietor Martin Peacock has built his menu on classical French traditions and impeccable sourcing and there’s real creativity and originality on show here. The international wine list offers a decent but not overlong selection, with accessible pricing.

Vegetarian: we will always offer at least one starter and one main vegetarian choice. However, we cannot cater for vegans.

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Please note, due to customer allergies, we cannot allow dogs on the premises.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    British, Seafood, Wild Game
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Wed–Sat 7:00 pm–11:00 pm
  • Phone number
    01797 222829
  • Website
    http://www.landgatebistro.co.uk/
  • Payment Options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive Chef
    Martin Peacock
  • Private party facilities
    Due to current government Covid-19 rules, we cannot welcome a party larger than 6p. We welcome parties 8-12p on a general basis. However, for Saturday nights we are only able to accommodate a maximum of 8p. For larger parties (13–32), we are happy to create special menus which you and your guest preorder from. The latter would be available Wednesday to Friday, Saturday lunch, and Sunday lunch.You can only book a maximum of 6 people via Open Table. Please call us if your party is larger than that and we are happy to assist to find a suitable time for you.
  • Location
    5-6 Landgate, Rye, East Sussex TN31 7LH
  • Neighbourhood
    Rye
  • Parking details
    Parking opposite the restaurant is possible, but spaces are limited. A large car park is situated around the corner (on Fishmarket Road), a few minutes walk away.
  • Public transit
    Landgate bistro is a 5 min walk from Rye train station.
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Non-Smoking, Wine

Menu

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What 1,602 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.6Value

Noise • Energetic

Loved For

  • East Sussex

    Best Value

  • East Sussex

    Good for business meals

  • East Sussex

    Great for fine wines

  • East Sussex

    Romantic

  • East Sussex

    Good for special occasions

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Landgate Bistro in Rye offers a charming dining experience with "fabulous food" that's "beautifully presented" and "seasonal and sourced locally." Diners rave about the "attentive service" and "warm ambiance." Signature dishes include scallops and venison, showcasing "imaginative and creative cuisine." It's highly recommended for its "exceptional meals" and "great value."

1,602 Reviews

  1. Simon

    Oxford

    54 reviews

    5.0

    54 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    Grapefruit as usual service at home attentive although a little slow. Busy restaurant only two serving meant that they were delayed with getting served. Excellent choice of food very imaginative and tasty good source portions 

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  2. Kay

    Surrey

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Delicious food, beautifully presented. Staff were friendly and efficient. Thoroughly enjoyed our evening.

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  3. Richard

    Oxford

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 15, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Generally, a good meal in very pleasant surroundings. The service was generally attentive, although once we had explained that one of our party had a certain allergy, they still managed to put some of the offending article on their plate. Fortunately this error was spotted by my friend. The food was well presented and generally very good, but just short of a wow factor. Having said all that, would happily return as it was a good dinner at a very fair price.

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  4. janet

    London

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 15, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Fabulous food. Every course delicious but the scallops were stand out. We both agreed the best we had ever eaten. Love that the food is seasonal and sourced locally. This is the second time we’ve visited this year- and will definitely be back again.

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  5. Susan

    Kent

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on February 15, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great ambience. Friendly attentive service and fabulous food.

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  6. Kai

    East Sussex

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 14, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Not usually one to write reviews, but I felt compelled to by the absolutely outstanding dinner my partner and I had last night for Valentines. I had the scallops to start followed by the venison for main - one word, unbelievable. My partner had the Carbonara to start followed by the Guinea fowl. - both, she said, were incredible. To top it all off we enjoyed some complimentary homemade breads, an Amuse-bouche and some beautiful homemade chocolates. Incredible food complimented by an amazing service, and ambience. Both of us are non drinkers and so it was nice to see some mocktail options on the menu as well! Genuinely couldn’t recommend more. We’re already planning our next visit, just wish we had room for desert as well! - next time!

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  7. Nicole

    London

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on February 14, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Best place to eat in East Sussex. Should be Michelin starred!

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  8. Tom

    Surrey

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 8, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Very pleasant evening, a seafood-oriented menu with a delicious scallop starter the highlight. Nice service and reasonably priced wine.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Norfolk/Suffolk

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 1, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    Started off great lovely welcome on arrival. While it was quieter the staff were really attentive. Starters and amouse bouche were lovely. Main courses were not hot and when mentioned to server they never came back! Plates were cleared and staff never came back to offer desserts menus or further drinks even though other tables who arrived later than us were so we asked for the bill and left. Such a shame it ended disappointingly as it was a very rare date night. It just felt as the restaurant got busier the staff lost track a bit.

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  10. Garry

    Brighton

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 31, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Fabulous food well presented good service highly recommend

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FAQs

Landgate Bistro is rated 4.7 stars by 1602 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
7:30 p.m.
Booked 4 times today
Google Map for Landgate Bistro

5-6 Landgate, Rye, East Sussex TN31 7LH

Additional information

  • Neighbourhood
    Rye
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Wed–Sat 7:00 pm–11:00 pm
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    British, Seafood, Wild Game
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Parking opposite the restaurant is possible, but spaces are limited. A large car park is situated around the corner (on Fishmarket Road), a few minutes walk away.
  • Public transit
    Landgate bistro is a 5 min walk from Rye train station.
  • Payment Options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Martin Peacock
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Non-Smoking, Wine
  • Website
    http://www.landgatebistro.co.uk/
  • Phone number
    01797 222829
  • Private party facilities
    Due to current government Covid-19 rules, we cannot welcome a party larger than 6p. We welcome parties 8-12p on a general basis. However, for Saturday nights we are only able to accommodate a maximum of 8p. For larger parties (13–32), we are happy to create special menus which you and your guest preorder from. The latter would be available Wednesday to Friday, Saturday lunch, and Sunday lunch.You can only book a maximum of 6 people via Open Table. Please call us if your party is larger than that and we are happy to assist to find a suitable time for you.
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