A friend and I were spending a long weekend in Hastings, joining others to stay in St Leonards on…read moreSea where we were renting a holiday home for a few days. We arrived into St Leonards Warrior Square station around lunch time and were planning on having lunch before checking in to our accommodation. The point of which is that we walked from the station to the seafront (downhill to the sea, then turn right along the waterfront) to Teddy's Beach Diner. We were here in early November and it was forecast for rain a couple of days before, but on the day it was blue skies and sunshine. Which as it turns out meant that the balcony of Teddy's was a perfect place to perch for a pre-lunch drink and then food in the sunshine. And being on the 'beach' side of the road, the unobstructed views over the water are just amazing. The staff here are just lovely; they were engaging and we had brief but meaningful conversations - even about as mundane a topic as our choice for wine. For one server it was their first day at work. The service was uniformly friendly and efficient at every point. We sat outside but the service included keeping in regular contact with us to ensure that we had everything that we needed. The menu is as the name implies, a Diner style i.e. informal and American influenced. There are some seafood choices available given the seaside location, but as we were planning to have seafood at dinner I went for the more standard burger for lunch. It was very tasty indeed, served on a wooden chopping board. Brioche bun, high stack of (homemade) burger meat with tasty bacon and lovely pickles, and a little tin of fries to the side. My friend had a half rack of ribs, which was plenty big enough for lunch - covered most of the plate! We returned here twice for drinks over the course of the weekend. Sat indoors then as it was later in the day. Tables are a good distance away from each other so no crowded feeling. We even scored some free homemade popcorn with our drinks. Don't often find something for nothing. Prices are very reasonable too - both food and drink. In short this place ticks every box - comfortable, friendly service, amazing views, tasty food and it won't break the bank. Definitely recommend.

This was our last stop on the way back to the station. And I would probably just have walked past…read moreit if we didn't have a local guide in the know of the best cocktails in town ... from the outside the Old Custom House looks just like all the other seaside restaurants. It really comes into its own when you walk inside - mind you, we still headed back out to sit on the terrace to have our farewell drinks. Quite a few cocktails on the list weren't available on a post-Bank Holiday Tuesday but there's still plenty of choice of unusual concoctions. Good mix of locals and tourists and everyone is super friendly.

amazing food, atmosphere, good quality food, friendly staff, great seafood, good location, Hastings…read moreseafront promenade

Apparently this pub is more of a Londoner's pub, and we were Londoners down for a day trip - so…read morethis was the perfect lunchtime stop. The Crown is just the right size to feel cosy without being too crammed, a bit dark on the sunniest day of he year perhaps, but then it's only sensible to take shelter at midday. I always insist on having fish and chips when by the seaside and was almost disappointed to not find this basic pub grup offering here ... the menu is a lot more sophisticated and I had my cod served served on a bed of sweet potato. The fish is caught locally and was beautifully presented and delicious. We had a taste of the chips as a starter along with freshly baked bread (on the premises!) and pickled eggs (I was too squeamish to try those, but apparently they were delicious and definitely not of the turned-blue-on-the-counter type). And we didn's stop there, the pudding menu was just too tempting. I decided to stick to ice cream (bakewell tart flavour!) and soon had food envy as other's plum compote, tarts and cakes arrived - everything tasted just as wonderful as it sounded on the menu and looked on the plate. Lunch at the Crown Inn alone is reason enough not to leave it too long till the next trip.

Lovely food, good atmosphere and friendly staff. A no. 1 gastro pub for real! Tried soup of the…read moreday, a vegetarian main dish and a lamb main dish, all delish.

I love the revolver..Beautiful barstaff always friendly smiles. Its a favourite with the…read morelocals!...they love it there... Friday nights are always a great laugh. You'll get to meet a whole bunch of wonderful people here. The choice of cocktails are amazing...you'll definately have a laugh here..Guaranteed

Well, there's not a lot of nice things to say about this place. Basically this is a private party…read morevenue with a cash bar and someone Dj'ing. Not a lot for staff to do, but serve drinks and er...not much else. It was loud, but it's what you'd expect from a party atmosphere, so this isn't a negative really. Good points...Looks nice from the outside, and looks nice on the inside too....that's about it for good points! Listing the bad points is a little bit longer of a list. Firstly there were no real staff outside the bar area and I had to ask a random person about toilets. Once in the toilets er, it was not pleasant. The ladies toilet had more than one stall without locks on the door and neither had screwed down toilet seats! The men's was better maintained, but smelt strongly of urine basically because of the slick of urine on the floor. I'll try to fill in the background a little of why were at the club. We'd just went to my younger brother's wedding and had a big meal at a Pissarro's in Hastings (yeah I'll be doing a review of them too.) then we went to Black Market VIP to have the reception and celebrate the marriage. It was a very long day for all concerned, where it rained constantly from when we left the church at 2.30pm until 9pm. Which leads me on to the next problem which is a more major one I believe. The bar and bar-staff; My sister offered to buy myself and my wife a drink from the bar, we both said "yes, that would be awesome!" So I chose a cider, and Elle wanted a cocktail, but wasn't sure which so went with my sister to the bar to choose. Ok, correct me if I'm wrong, if you work in a bar, a cocktail lounge, or a pub, you're supposed to know how to make a basic cocktail? Well they didn't. Elle went to the bar and asked for a cocktail, their response was to say "Sorry, we're not doing cocktails today, cause if we have to stand here and mix cocktails it'll cause too much of a fuss...."! Elle was getting a little emotional now after such a long day and the staff basically agreed that they would make a cocktail. Elle asked for a cosmopolitan, they said "Ok, what are the ingredients?" To this Elle was pretty shocked. So decided on something easier when she saw some absinthe sitting on the shelves behind them, and said "ok, you don't know how to make that, how about some absinthe instead?" To this she was told "We don't have any absinthe!" To this she pointed to a bottle of Pernod saying "That's absinthe over there!". So they poured her some neat! "This isn't how you serve absinthe, she told them!" The bar staff looked at each other saying "ok, how are you supposed to serve it?" Elle explained that it is served with water poured over a cube of sugar into a glass. To this the bar staff said "You want it with water?" Elle found this infuriating and very upsetting and told them to forget it! Went back over to where I was sitting and burst into tears. My sister followed and gave me my drink which was warm. Apparently they haven't heard of cold cider in Hastings. If you run a bar, you need to know how to serve the drinks that you're selling. The staff weren't trained for anything other than pulling pints or taking the lids off bottles. Avoid them if you want a have a good time or a cocktail!

Great cocktails, we went on Thursday afternoon and it was 2 for 1 on cocktails. I can definitely…read morerecommend the margarita!!

Bar blue is nice. Inside it has a nice modern look. They do good food too. I had a all day…read morebreakfast which was just over a fiver, I expected it to be not great, but I was impressed! I definatly recomend this place. Pretty quiet most days, nice in the summer.

Bar Blue St Leonards On Sea, The food was very good, you don't expect that level from a bar\club…read more The service was outstanding, and i have never seen so many different drinks on offer, if your in the area you should check them out, they also have a good range of events in the evening (looking at there events list) well worth a visit!

Went for a Sunday roast here yesterday. They brought our meat and potatoes on a plate each, then a…read moresmall dish of vegetables which I would have gauged adequate for one person, but we were expected to share it. Very, very small portion sizes, particularly considering the £12.50 per head cost. Just about got two broccoli florets and quarters of a small stick of carrot each. The beef was a little tough too, and only two small slices. There was definitely room for pudding, but looking at their sweet board, with an extra charge of £5.50 each, we decided rather than pay an extra £11 for inadequate portions we would go and buy a ginger cake for £1 at the nearby supermarket and make some custard at home. Overpriced. My advice would be to get in the car and go to the nearest Toby carvery.

My favourite pub in Hastings. Quite old fashioned - i.e. no music, cocktails or pool tables. But it…read morehas it's own micro brewary with great beers plus an open fire in the winter.

It's situated next to the town hall, cinema and main shopping centre and previously offered quite…read morepossibly the best all-day breakfast in town! I'm gutted to say that's been dropped from the day time menu but the quality of the food is still excellent. Run by a young family, it's cosy for friends, business meetings, or spot of lunch. They have a pool table and also regularly hold parties upstairs - both public and private. Outside area is perfect for people watching when the sun's out.

Bar Moda is a bar I've been too for many different reasons and this is because it has so much to…read moreoffer. During the day time when the weather is nice you can sit outside relaxing in the sun and have a nice cold pint. They show live football matches from Sky Sports or Setanta Sports too, with numerous plasma screen TV's around the bar and also a large projector shooting the action onto the back wall. There is a lively atmosphere in there when the football is on and it's probably the next best thing to being at the match itself. They also show live boxing at when it is on pay per view at early hours of the morning, normally charging £5 to go in and watch the fights at this time. Moda is a good bar to visit in the evening too. They have a good cocktail menu, a good range of drinks and a variety of music.

This has always been a real favourite with locals, and I remember heading here for cocktails on…read moremany an occasion. It's not the sort of place I'd be able to stay all night though. It's very small and hasn't changed much over the years. They used to serve Marmite on toast during the day... wonder if they still do.