Landgate Bistro

4.7

1609 Reviews

£26 to £40

British

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2 people

Mar 8, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 1 time today

Good for special occasions
Neighborhood 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
Neighborhood
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

What 1,609 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.7

4.7 based on recent ratings

4.7Food
4.7Service
4.5Ambience
4.7Value

Noise • Energetic

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East Sussex
Best Food
East Sussex
Best Value
East Sussex
Good for business meals
East Sussex
Innovative
East Sussex
Great for fine wines
East Sussex
Romantic
East Sussex
Good for special occasions
East Sussex
Vegetarian-friendly

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."

1,609 Reviews

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Stephanie
London
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Always a pleasure to eat at the Landgate Bistro. The food is always fabulous and the service great. I can't recommend it highly enough.
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Lucy
Brighton
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on February 28, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Delicious scallop menu and noticeably good service
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Christine
VIP
London
86 reviews
4.0
86 reviews
Dined on February 27, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Another great Scallop Bash menu at the Landgate - imaginative and delicious - thank you!
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Yvonne
Bath
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on February 27, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fabulous small restaurant, good waiting staff and food delicious
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Catherine
VIP
Kent
29 reviews
5.0
29 reviews
Dined on February 26, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We thoroughly enjoyed our meal at the Landgate Bistro as usual. Keavy and her staff and friendly and efficient and the food was delicious as always. We both really enjoyed our starter of scallop ravioli and the lemon sole was also lovely. Highly recommended.
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LindaW
London
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on February 26, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This is the third time we have visited Landgate and each time the food and service has been excellent. A small menu but innovative and executed brilliantly. The staff were really helpful and even phoned after we booked the restaurant to make sure they could accommodate my husband’s allergies as it was scallop week and they were doing a scallop tasting menu alongside the a la carte.
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David
East Sussex
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 26, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
A thoroughly enjoyable experience with the food outstanding.
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Simon
Oxford
54 reviews
5.0
54 reviews
Dined on February 21, 2025
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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Kay
Surrey
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on February 20, 2025
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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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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Landgate Bistro is rated 4.7 stars by 1609 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

Mar 8, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 1 time today

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

Additional information

Neighborhood
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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