Pablo's Restaurant in Eastbourne

We went out for a Birthday meal and the food and service was great. We often go to Pablo’s as it’s local to us, we’ve never had a bad experience but some occasions are better than others. Last night Tina was great, a top waitress who’s a credit to the business. Last was probably the best night we’ve ever had in the 10 years of going there.

Was having dinner with work colleagues 10 of us. The restaurant was really busy. Service was really quick and the waiter ensured drinks kept flowing. Really delicious food and desserts. The atmosphere was great as everyone was chatting away and lots of laughter. Great evening. Would recommend a visit Pablos

Came with the family and I must say, I enjoyed the pasta and my family the pizzas. A nice Italian along the harbour and would definitely recommend. Only thing I would say is for the front of house to be a little more attentive but, it was also busy. Overall a great dine!

It’s a really nice spot overlooking the boats, came with the wife as I wanted a steak. I asked for a medium cooked steak and the wife got the fusilli gamberetti. It’s a good spot with good food. It was busy and staff did seem to be trying hard to serve every customer. Will be back again!

Was served the most disgusting carbonara, couldn’t eat it, was still charged for one of the meals and drinks, I would have thought there would have been no charge, as ruined a seldom night out

Look closely at the photograph. This is the container they bring your cutlery etc in. Down the bottom, you can see some previous users ketchup (? or worse) which no-one had bothered to clean off. So much for hygiene. I had mussels. It is never a good sign when half the mussel shells are broken. Begs the question if they should have been cooked at all or have been severely beaten since. Either way, cardboard would have been more pleasant. The white wine and cream sauce was vile. No other word for it. Sickly, cloying, horrible. The girl who brought me my menu was so bored she couldn't raise a smile. And it isn't a great look to put your waitresses in very thin, see-through leggings over a thong. Not appealing when you are trying to eat. Pluses to earn the one star? Setting is The if you get a table outside. The bread was ok, and the pinot was average. Avoid..

Disappointing Evening. What a let down. Previously my favourite restaurant in the harbour. Starter was not good. Would have been nice to have been offered a second drink or even a dessert! We booked for 8.15 and no one wanted to stay beyond 9pm. There was plenty of staff but not in our direction. Will be contacting tomorrow as this was double birthday celebration and completely spoilt 😠

Unimpressed - your seafood pizza was watery and undercooked. All dishes were smothered in either mixed herbs or oregano - so unauthentically Italian. A simple pasta dish ruined by dried oregano. Pudding totally ruined in the microwave. Totally disillusioned - no return for us.

Lovely restaurant, great views . Friendly attentive staff and food was excellent 👍 had a lovely evening . Nice atmosphere for our family evening.

Pleasantly surprised, First good meal we have had since visiting the area! Gorgeous fresh food, reasonably priced, friendly staff we will be back :-) The seafood pasta and the sea bass was amazing!

Wonderful friendly service, excellent food. Food came out very quickly, piping hot and clearly freshly made. Competitively priced, excellent value for money.

It was for my mum’s birthday she had a wonderful time. The staff was amazing especially a waitress called Toni excellent customer service made us feel very welcomed and food was delicious as always.

Went for lunch today and it was great. I had chicken on a salad which was lovely and then profiteroles for sweet which were delicious. Although there was a screaming child in the restaurant we had a lovely time. The waitress was friendly and we didn't wait long for our meal. We will definitely go again.

Took considerably too long to get asked for drinks, so we ordered our food at the same time. Waitresses were more interested in moving tables and clearing plates from others. Drinks then took ages to arrive, this may be due to the fact there were 2 cocktails on the order, I get they take time. We then ate our mains which were to a reasonable standard, but then left waiting to be asked if we require coffee or deserts. Our waitress was sat with another eating their lunch and we appeared to be forgotten. Yes they do need a break but it wasn’t very timely and should have organised cover. We then got the bill rather than wait any longer. Had to go to the bar to pay this and left the venue with dirty plates still on the table. Doubtful we will return.

Pablo’s is always great whenever I go, I always get the Seabass and garlic mushrooms which are great

Terrible experience. Poor service. Spaghetti that looked and tasted exactly like from a Heinz tin. Loud music making it difficult to hold a conversation. Sorry Pablo's but I am not alone please read another reviews with similar comments.

Usually go here about once a month for lunch. It has always been excellent and always busy so obviously many others agree with me. I have not reviewed it before which is a bit unfair as it is one of my prefered eateries. Italian cuisine, I try to vary my choice each time as it is all good.

We were very pleasantly surprised by our visit today. The staff were friendly and efficient and the food was extremely good. All five of us had something different and in each case it was excellent.

Ordered off just eat. Said in capitals NO MUSHROOMS IN CALZONES. And got this 😩 paid for extra toppings too and just had to scoop it all out and eat just the dough. Expensive bit of dough at £16 each. Called restaurant who did offer to remake them but what’s the point now we’ve eaten the dough as we’re starving and already waited 😩 they should read the notes! Especially as in capitals!! Would be worried if u had an allergy. Got an apology (no compensation) but still an expensive meal at £16 each for pizza dough 😡 and a load of mushroom filled stodge u can’t pick through so wasted.

It’s a few years since we’ve been to Pablos and it has certainly gone down hill. The premises looked very tired and dirty, could do with a good clean and make over. Food was reasonable, but nothing special. I had Seabass which was lovely, my wife had the mussels that were swamped in garlic oil and bread was an extra. Desserts were very mediocre. The girls serving seemed to have no interest at all in the customers, no smiles, no please and thank you, certainly got the feeling we were an inconvenience to them. Music was not really suitable and far too loud. We were on a table for two which was far too small to be comfortable. Would certainly not rush to return.

Friendly but not professional, music on for them (club music ) not for customers. And not once asked if we was happy with the food ! Which was average at best. Lot to learn at this establishment.

Never been before, but will definitely be back . We was welcomed with a warm smile and immediately shown to some vacant seats. Very quick service with drinks and first courses. Our starters were really tasty and of a good size. Melt in the mouth mushrooms. This was then topped by our chicken meals. Attentive staff throughout our visit. Top marks for food and staff. Keep it up.

Excellent views of the harbour and potential for a lovely meal however let down by the food. The pizza was the worst pizza that I have ever had. The pizza base resembled cardboard. Would certainly not recommend or visit again.

This was my favourite on the harbour but prices have gone up way more than necessary and portions are smaller. The service was dire. We had to try and get the attention of staff for every course and each drink and we were not in a rush as were there for over 3 hours so this is very poor. When the staff did serve they were generally miserable and rude. I would advise go to simply Italian instead.

Fantastic night here last Saturday 12th August. Good ambiance, food absolute delicious. Staff very welcoming and helpful especially Tony - big shoutout to him! He has a great sense of humour and made our evening!

Really good food at Pablo's with excellent service. Particular mention for Cleo and Ami who were out waitresses and went out of their way to make the evening a good one.

The first waitress who greeted us (petite blonde with pony tail) couldn’t have looked less interested or been more silky in tone if she tried. The tables were packed together so it felt like one giant communal table. Second waitress was more friendly. We ordered, I asked for the chicken burger with salad instead of fries - when it arrived there were just no fries, so I mentioned this to the waiter he just laughed until he realised I was serious. The burger was dull and tasteless. My wife’s sausage pasta likewise. Both just tasted like they’d been warmed up from a discount wholesaler. Overall it wasn’t a good experience. The young waiting staff needed more ‘adult supervision’ to make sure they did the job properly, and the food just wasn’t worth the prices.

The food was superb, We was served by a lovely women, her customer service was brilliant, she knew the menu well and made sure we had a great night, check backs and anything she could do to help. I believe her name was Aimee, defiantly someone you need representing your business blonde hair women. Thanks ever so much

Staff excellent and friendly, Prices excellent, food top notch , thoroughly recommend. Recommend booking as gets very busy .

Over the years I have eaten here many, many times and it's always been good. But today it was exceptional!

Great lunch. Staff were considerate and attentive, nothing was too much hassle. Met two lovely young ladies, Layla and Farah, who clearly care for customers. Would visit again.

It’s a lovely restaurant with a great view. Food was great went on a steak night so I had the sirloin and that was delicious. Good music waitresses was very attentive. Highly recommend!!

Disappointing. Been coming to pablos for years but recently the prices have gone up considerably and the food quality has gone down so won’t, unfortunately, be returning.

The service was nice but the food not so nice. The steak was frozen, cooked unevenly. The baked potatoes were molded. When we sent back the potatoes we got answer from the kitchen that that’s the skin and potatoes came in yesterday. Well. We all...

Amazing food thank you pablos 😁😁 The waitress who answers my calls when I get a delivery, is Lola such a helpful lovely lady 🥰 Below are pictures of two deliveries on separate occasions

I've been visiting Pablo's for year's and was very disappointed to be left waiting half an hour for someone to take my order. The girls serving weren't busy just couldn't be bothered to take my order. I left and used the cafe next door which...

Usually good but last night encountered a ‘greeter’ who really should learn a bit about hospitality. Maybe she should get a job as a bouncer. Then there was a very long wait until someone took our drinks order. This was eventually very grudgingly taken. We...

Been to pablos several times, food always good but what’s happened to service, waited nearly 30 minutes, and decided to ask if any body was taken food orders this evening, plenty of staff not no body really interested in service, shame won’t go back

Had been turned away by Harvester , and the restaurant looked very busy , but they apologised for the very short wait . The restaurant was fully staffed with experienced friendly staff members . The service was quick , the menu wide ranging and the...

Not happy, wife left her wedding ring on table we went back 5 minutes after leaving and table was cleaned down - waiter/The Manager, who cleared the table laughed at me for wanting to take the rubbish bag to search for it - he clearly...

Good spot just by the harbour with lovely views. Great deal for coffee and cake - only £5.95. Service quite chaotic, staff seemed to be rushing all the time. I had to ask to be served.

Nice location and seating but unfortunately although pastries and coffee are advertised on the front door none where available on the days we have visited. Once upon a time they used to be there and available and what a pleasure that was because they were...

Booked this restaurant 3 days In advance for my partners Birthday and asked for Window seat for a better view and also popped in on day we had booked to confirm table etc told would sort out table etc but on arriving no window seat...

Great dinner, Tuesday night steak special. Steak cooked perfectly, lovely cubed potatoes and Mediterranean vegetables. Good value. Lovely service, waiting staff properly trained. Coffee walnut cake was adequate. Would probably have starter and main next time.

We visited Pablos for my nephews 15th birthday. The food was fantastic, the atmosphere was lovely and the service was great. Our waitress was outstanding, she clearly enjoys her job and made a real effort to do everything she could to make the experience perfect....

Always been a favourite of ours and visit a couple of times a year But this time Oh!. Order taken and drinks served then our main course came out quick, BUT we have not got our starter yet.To late we had main course .The waiter...

Lovely location for summer dining. Friendly staff the food was okay nothing special. The staff were friendly but not very knowledgeable about the food. Fabulous view across the harbour.

5 of us had an evening meal. We chose different Italian dishes. We all enjoyed the starters, main dishes & desserts. All were deliciously cooked , attractively presented & good portions. The service was efficiently prompt. The staff were very friendly & lively. I had...

We have been to Pablos several times and would call it a favourite. We both had lasagne with garlic bread and mozzarella. The lasagne was barely warm and asked for it to be given a boost. I’m not sure if we were given a fresh...

Food was at best mediocre. Low points being the 2 x lasagne Bolognese being just very poor sauce only with cheese on top affairs. Considering the name of the dish, lasagne is a pasta sort, then you would expect to have some pasta in the...

3rd visit to this restaurant. As always, good food, attentive and friendly staff, great location. We will be back.

Food is decent, good size portions but sort your dire service out 😵‍💫 the service was better when the restaurant was busy, which makes it worse, as it got quiet we were completely abandoned. Left our plates infront of us for about 20 minutes after...

Although the location is good, this is let down the food and service. The service is slow, and amateurish, with the younger staff more interested in chatting amongst themselves than attending to customers. The pizza ordered was very average, fish tasteless and chicken overcooked, the...

Nice food. Bit of a predictable menu though. Which never seems to change. However, it's very reasonable and the food is always of a good standard. Staff are friendly and has lovely views across the marina

Sneaked in at 5pm last night before the rush, we go to Pablos regularly and as ever didn't disappoint, glad to see my absolute favourite is still on the specials board ( tagliatelle riviera) and I'd been thinking about it all week, excellent service as...

I, along with my husband and family have eaten here for many years . 9 times out of 10 have always been really pleased with the service and quality of food. ( Last visit was 3/8/22 ) Food was excellent and the waitress Lucy was...

We came for a late lunch/early dinner and can't fault anything! We had a few different small dishes and it was all rather nice. What really made everything perfect was the young lad who took our order and served our food. He actually made the...

I went with a friend and she ordered burger without a bun. They suggested extra salad for her. I ordered the cod. When food was delivered my fish was lukewarm. My friend’s dinner arrived with a bun. They took it back and it took a...

We just turned up at midday & asked if there was a table for 4 of us, luckily there was, I’ve eaten here several times & wanted to take my friend who was visiting. We sat outside near the water, the surroundings are beautiful. 4...

Staff were rude and inattentive. Waited over half an hour to give our food order. Were left to sit out in the rain (even though there was an umbrella next to us - they erected the one for the table next to us but just...

Fantastic Italian cuisine, very tasty pastas and pizzas. The staff could not do enough for you and are very friendly. They are children friendly too!

So disappointed with the ‘service’ we received here on Saturday evening. Given that I’ve had a medical procedure whereby the majority of my stomach has been removed, I requested a Children’s menu from the waitress. Her curt response was, ‘I don’t see any children?’ I...

Good service friendly obliging staff Well cooked and presented meals pleasant surroundings very satisfied

We always visit this restaurant whenever we are in the area. The food has always been good. Unfortunately something went wrong today. We were waiting for ages to be served our meal. The young lady came and told us we would get it as soon...

It is rare that a restaurant in a busy location can maintain such high standards for so long, but this place does. Every time we visit it’s the same friendly efficient staff, excellent well presented food, the grilled Tuna salad was superbly presented along with...

We live in North Harbour overlooking the marina we booked a table the only one available at 6:30 I ordered white fish which basically look like white fish McNuggets dreadful pre-frozen battered literally after that we weren’t sure what to order but we did I...

We were encouraged to sit outside and took the best table in my opinion . The staff were extremely friendly and attentive,,service good and food delicious . It was a birthday surprise for me and the weather was perfect ,felt like we were actually on...

Lunch visit with a friend...glorious weather so sat outside. Service very good and quick....Pasta dishes excellent only let down was the very skimpy mozzarella garlic bread...come on pablos you can do better than that it is only a bread base after all.

Lovely lunch today with my husband. Nice staff & tasty food. Didn’t book but managed to get a table, was very busy but served quickly, didn’t wait long for drinks & food Will definitely be back thank you …

My partner and I visited Pablo’s for dinner whilst staying in Pevensey for a few days. We found Pablo’s via Trip advisor which rated the food well but was a bit hit and miss on the service. When we arrived we were quickly seated at...

Spent a lovely afternoon .with a friend. I am nearly 80 years of age and regularly eat at Pablos and have done for many years. Today we ate our main course around 3.30 after olives and wine Had a desert and coffee and my friend...

Enjoyed are really good meal. Large menu, we enjoyed pizzas and salads Service was a little slow Staff not wearing masks

Super location on the Harbour. Good choice on the menu. Prices are OK. The food was great, full of flavour and quality ingredients used. Staff are very polite and friendly. Get a table by the window so that you can see the Harbour and watch...

My family went to Pablos for my birthday. Food was great I can't say that about the staff especially one Waiter in particular. All was relatively okay until it got to Desserts. After showing us the Dessert menu and deciding on what we wanted no...

Hi, we had a lovely meal on Thursday evening but there are a few things I wish to comment on to do with the service. The food was excellent. We ordered our drinks then 3 different waiters came to our table asking to take our...

Visited pablo’s a couple of times while we were in Sussex not disappointed at all the food was great we sat outside so we felt very relaxed just enjoyed it so much .

Decided to visit after viewing our new home and thought we would try here as will be a local restaurant to us,it was very quiet however took a long time to receive our drinks,staff were standing talking to each other! After ordering our food it...

The restaurant setting is perfect and the food can be good but the manager and staff seem to please themselves if they serve you or not and can be quite off hand . Such a shame as I use to love going to Pablos.

We were staying local for one week. Our first meal here was great. However, we decided too have our last evening meal here. What a mistake. On arrival, we waited at the sign just on the Barbour, for someone to come and great us, 2...

On the off-chance, we popped in to see if they had a table. Tables outside were available. Perfect! Our meals were fabulous. Can’t recommend this restaurant enough. The service was friendly, knowledgeable and timely. Don’t hesitate. Try it. 5* from start to finish.

Never had or known anyone having a bad meal her. Had a great evening. Top notch food and reasonably priced we use Pablo’s frequently

I came here the other night for my 18th with my family and I have visited a fair few times before but this time was my absolute favourite. The food was amazing, the staff were out of this world brilliant. (I even got a shot...

Visited Pablos as a walk in for outside dining area,booking needed for inside. It was busy but service once started was very prompt. Lots of the staff attended us and were really friendly and welcoming - special thanks to Jack, Cleo and Glen. Food was...

We enjoyed a meal at 5.30pm on a Friday evening. Staff were very friendly and willing to assist my wife who has a gluten allergy. They could not have been better in ensuring that all the food she had was free from gluten. The meal...

Pizza was average at best, pretty tasteless. Expensive soft drink. Member of staff seen wiping hand under nose and then handling deserts putting into fridge without washing hands. Put us off and wont visit again.

Have been twice to Pablos in the last week. The first visit was just slow service and staff just too busy to spend any time with customers. Today we ordered some garlic bread with cheese to have with our drinks. We were told that this...

We popped in here on the off-chance this afternoon as we happened to be passing by. The sun was shining on the terrace and we had a great table looking out over the marina. Our orders were taken by someone who could only be described...

Great place with a great harbor view !The food is delicious and fresh.Amazing atmosphere!Friendly staff.Would highly recommend to food lovers ,especially sea food lovers!Thank you !

We popped in to here for coffee and cakes, which were delicious. It is very well situated on the edge of the marina with views of the boats but can get very windy outside n the veranda.

Love this place - so much so that I went back two days later with a party of 16! I had the Pablo Salad both times. Lovely place to sit outside. Service was great and the food wonderful. Would definitely recommend.

We ate a a group of 4 adults and 2 kids this evening, we didn't book as it was a last minute idea to eat there. Staff explained they could accommodate us if we didn't mind sitting next to a table of smokers which was...

Discovered the marina whilst scanning the area around our holiday home on google maps. We stayed in Ninfield arriving there on Saturday 4th July but due to poor weather and not knowing what to expect didn’t visit the Sovereign Marina where Pablo’s is located until...

Been to this Italian restaurant a couple of times now, food is very nice, staff pleasant. The restaurant has outside seating too overlooking the harbour which is nice. Would advise you to book a table as it can get very busy.

Nice to find a restaurant that does smaller portions most on offer can be done as starter size for main meal, lovely food here.

We always come here and have the mussels and carbonara. Amazing every time and the staff are lovely too! Love how you can bring your dogs in the outdoor seating area. Definitely recommend!

Have been coming here for years, it is always the same good quality food, service is always great & the position of the restaurant make sit feel like ypu are on holiday. It was great to come back after a year. Calamari is my fave...

Myself and 3 girlfriends booked for lunch on Sunday afternoon. 1st time at Pablos and it certainly will not be our last. The food was simply delicious, I had salmon and it was divine. I have to say the staff at Pablos are just the...

We went here for coffee and ended up staying for lunch. We arrived on a very hot day with two big dogs. We chose our table and the waiter immediately asked if we wanted shade and put up an umbrella. He then got the dogs...

Ordered a delivery and was with us in 35mins nice and hot and delicious definitely will use again thanks for the excellent experience

We have had two deliveries from here in the last few months. Both went smoothly and the food arrived hot. We ordered direct from the restaurant over the phone. We also ate there two days ago at 1pm with friends. Both the food and service...