WHERE TO EAT IN RYE
 

See map of where to eat in Rye

Rye Lodge Hotel
The Terrace Restaurant
Hilder’s Cliff, Rye TN31 7LD
Tel.  01797 223838
www.ryelodge.co.uk

Specialities include Rye Bay Plaice Veronique fillets served with a grape and Sussex white wine sauce.
Rack of Romney Marsh Lamb with local mushrooms and tomatoes
 

Hayden’s
108 High Street,
Rye
Tel.  01797 224501
www.cheynehouse.co.uk 

Open for breakfast and lunch we use only local organic meat including sausages from Silcocks in Tenterden & ham and bacon from Wickham Manor in Winchelsea.
Our delicious free range eggs come from Hunts Hill Farm in Wittersham.
Open for evening dining on a Friday & Saturday with an even wider choice of local meals including hand-made pies and Rye Bay grilled Plaice.

River Café
Strand Quay,
off St Margarets Terrace
Rye
Tel.  01797 222292
www.ryerivercafe.co.uk 

The only decked river frontage in Rye offering al fresco dining whilst enjoying a unique sunset.  Taste our exclusive Rye Bay potted shrimp, followed by the catch of the day.
Celebrity chef John Harper of Fanny Craddock and West End fame, will fillet your fish at the tables.  Superbly original, not just on the taste buds, but in our bohemian artistic location.  Enjoy!

the george in rye
98 High Street,
Rye TN31 7JT
Tel.  01797 222114
www.thegeorgeinrye.com

Park Farm Ribeye Steak with chunky chips and Bearnaise sauce
Roasted Sea Bass a la provençale
Char grilled Lamb with battered Aubergine and honey and runner beans

Old Forge Restaurant
24 Wish Street
Rye
01797 223227
Local fish and shellfish simply cooked, including crab, lobster, whelks, squid, plaice, sole, turbot, red mullet or mackerel. Local partridge.
A choice of local vegetables and local wines served by local staff.

Riverside Restaurant
Riverhaven Hotel,
Quayside,
Rye TN31 7EL
Tel.  01797 227982
www.riversiderestaurant.com

Pan fried Rye Bay Plaice with nut brown butter and prawns
Sautéed Rye Bay Scallops with crayfish mash
Grilled Sea Bass with lemon and rosemary
 

The Union Inn
East Street,
Rye
Tel. 01797 222334

A Romney Marsh Field Mushroom topped with Sussex goat’s cheese, caramelised red onion on a bed of mixed leaves, dressed with balsamic vinegar.
Grilled whole Rye Bay Plaice served with Rother samphire, green beans and new potatoes.
Home grown Apple and Blackberry Crumble.
Meal will include a ½ pint of Harvey’s Beer
 

Ypres Castle Inn
Gun Garden,
Rye TN31 7HH
Tel.  01797 223248
www.yprescastleinn.co.uk 

“The Wipers”, as it is known locally is the only pub in the citadel of Rye with a large family garden.  We offer light lunches and our a la carte dinner menu includes Rack of Saltmarsh Lamb in Port and Redcurrant Jelly and Rye Bay Lemon Sole grilled in Lemon Butter

The Fish Café
17 Tower Street,
Rye TN31 7AT
Tel.  01797 222226/222210
www.thefishcafe.com 

Fried Whiting Fillets in Rosemary and Lemon Bread Crumbs with a Tangy Red Plum Chutney
Pan Fried Skate Wings with Caper Black Butter

Landgate Bistro
5/6 Landgate,
Rye TN31 7LH
Tel. 01797 222829
www.landgatebistro.co.uk

Wild local Rabbit with sage, served with Mash
Fillet of Turbot with Garlic and Wild Mushrooms
Plum, Apple and Pistachio Tart

The Standard Inn
The Mint Restaurant
The Mint,
Rye TN31 7EN
Tel. 01797 225996
www.standardinn.co.uk

Local Wild Boar Pate made in-house with Kentish Apple Chutney, pickles and toast
Wickham Manor Farm Honey Roast Ham Salad, with rocket, figs, vine tomatoes and parmesan
Rye Bay Black Bream roasted whole and dressed with hollandaise and green peppercorn sauce, served with sauted Marsh Samphire and organic buttered new potatoes.

Webbe’s Restaurant
17 Tower Street,
Rye TN31 7AT
Tel.  01797 222226/222210
www.thefishcafe.com

Sweet Pickled Mackerel and Beetroot Gateau and Horse Radish Cream
Roast Troncon of Turbot with Caramelised Onion, Savoy Cabbage, Lardons, Sandhurst Pinot Noir Sauce

White Vine House
High Street,
RyeTel. 
01797 224748
www.whitevinehouse.co.uk

 Breakfast for our guest includes Ashbee's the local butchers sausages steeped in Harvey's Ale with a free range poached egg.
The A la Carte lunch and dinner menus will include
Crab and Prawn Risotto
Roast Rack of Marsh Lamb stuffed with damsons, on a potato and leek gratin
Apple Tarte Tatin with Honey and Thyme ice-cream

The Globe Inn
Military Road,
Rye  TN31 7NX
Tel.  01797 227918
www.theglobe-inn.com 

Hastings Lobster Risotto, Appledore salad leaves, fresh parmesan shavings
Roasted Monkfish scented with cardamom and orange, savoury rice, citrus butter sauce.

The Ship Inn
Strand Quay,
Rye
Tel.  01797 222233
www.shipinnrye.co.uk 

Pan fried Salmon Fillet in a roasted almond, hazelnut and rock salt marinade served with saffron fondant potatoes and fine beans.
Local handmade steak and kidney pudding served with creamy mashed potatoes, caramelised onion gravy and seasonal vegetables.

WHERE TO BUY LOCAL FOOD

Market Fisheries (Rye)
Unit 1, Simmons Quay, Rock Channel (East),
Rye TN31 7HJ
Tel.  01797 225175

Fresh local fish and shellfish landed directly from the Rye Fishing Fleet.
Hot & cold smoked fish produced on site.  Family run business for over 25 years. 
Wholesale and retail trade. 
Telephone order welcome.

Rye Bay Fish
New Road (A259)
Rye
Tel. 01797 222377

Situated off The Salts just beside the Monkbretton Bridge we offer a good choice of fish and shellfish including Rye Bay Plaice and Dover Sole caught by the Rye Fishing Fleet.

 The Fish Tank
1 Rope Walk,
Rye
Tel. 01797 229875

Selling a wide variety of fresh local fish, shellfish and Rye Bay Scallops landed daily by Rye’s own fleet when in season.

Sweet Williams
46 Cinque Ports Street,
Rye TN31 7AN
email  sweetpaul@tiscali.co.uk

 We offer as much seasonal, local produce (within a 12 mile radius) as we are able.  Local fruit includes Apples, Pears, Plums and Raspberries, whilst fresh vegetables include Spinach, many varieties of Cabbage, Leeks, Celeriac, Potatoes and Purple Sprouting Broccoli.  We offer local milk, cream and yoghurts all year round.