Railway Tavern Restaurant in Rother

Well worth a visit quirky quaint quality and quick, staff attentive facilities good garden centre not bad either

We came up for breakfast as it was Mother’s Day The food was great cooked fresh and hot Very good value for money Service was great

Enjoyed a great treat today, went out with the fam and the B.B.C was to die for. It left me full and satisfied, will definitely return for a econd helping. Highly recommend!

Well this was not supposed to be our first choice but that was full however this has now turned in to my first choice We Both had a full English breakfast It was freshly cooked to order you could tell it was good quality products by the flavour it gad The service was excellent It has a great look We will definitely be returning

Very enjoyable. The breakfast was great, well cooked, full English. Waitress service was good, with nothing too much trouble. All this at a good price. Great use of an old railway carriage. Thank you.

Had a brilliant cooked breakfast here, freshly cooked, very tasty, and great value. Lucky enough to eat outside in the sun, with really friendly service.

Candy Carriage, new name and owners, lovely breads, sandwiches, salads. All the usual drinks. Brie and bacon panini my favourite, Avocados with egg and salmon also great. All breads very fresh, salads Very crisp. Coleslaw with beetroot’s yummy. All food very fresh. Unique setting railway carriage freshly painted, you can eat outside or in.

This has all been refurbished (beautifully) and is under new management. I visited for afternoon tea this week, and it's a real gem. Fantastic cheese scone and cakes, and a really good cup of tea (and I'm fussy!). Its a great location - real character, quiet, good space outside and parking. The staff are lovely, nothing is too much trouble. Serving staff are wearing facemasks, and it all feels safe and very clean. And the cakes are just to die for! Also gluten-free and vegan are catered for. I'm hoping to go again soon for brunch.

Its newly opened,lovely menu of lite bites, lunch meals, cakes teas and coffees.Good selection very well prepared. Extremely clean and tidy. Very friendly , good service, a quaint ,quirky lovely feel to the place even if in a slightly unusual place hidden away by Staplecross Shrubs Near Robertsbridge. Definitely will be back.

What a fantastic gem of a place for a relaxing lovely experience...either morning coffee.. breakfast.. lunch or afternoon tea we had breakfast which was amazing and a great choice as well as traditional english there were pancakes,bagels omelettes and lots of tempting treats. Its definately worth a visit at Staplecross Shrub Centre The Candy Carriage Cafe formally Railway Tavern is newly beautifully refurbished within a 1930s railway carriage with a large decked seating area outside as well which is lovely on a sunny day. The carriage is under new management with excellent choice of homemade delights to tempt your taste buds with vegan and vegertarian options....afterwards to walk off those treats there are lots of little cabin shops to look around opposite selling some lovely wares as well as the garden centre a great find with plenty of onside parking..Open Tues to Sunday 9am till 5pm

Excellent breakfast with really friendly staff. Nothing was too much trouble and we’ll definitely return for a roast dinner. We all loved the carriage and it was a great talking point!!

Last minute leaving and birthday meal organised for a very large work booking Accepted the lunch booking for Friday 4th with an hours notice and allowed us to pre order as we’re always tight on time due to lunch hour inc travel time from the office Lovely chef, talked thru the order and verified it and the served up some delicious food Certainly doesn’t scrimp on servings! I had a Brie and Bacon roll, absolutely loaded, the quality is excellent, good value and will now include this in our monthly lunch visit and not always opt for a pub! Thanks for being so gracious with our late booking and great food

The welcome was very friendly and really helpful. There's is a small eating area inside the railway carriage and a large deck outside. Very peaceful as in a Shrub centre / nursery. The food was very tasty and I would happily go there again.

My friend and I stumbled across this place on the way from our campsite to the beach. Very glad we did! Everyone was super friendly and helpful, making every effort to try and satisfy the difficult and varied demands of the four kids we had with us. Good veggie options and we loved the quickly train carriage venue. Thank you for a memorable lunch. Yours gratefully, Two tired mums

My friends took me here for a birthday treat. My first time visiting this lovely little place! Very friendly staff, greeted with a smile and a lovely atmosphere. Bright, Clean and tidy, the food was just delicious. We all had a breakfast. Well presented. You could tell it was good quality ingredients, good decent portion sizes! I will definitely be recommending to my friends and I’m planning on bringing my family there for a breakfast in the very near future.

Had a really nice breakfast with my boyfriend and close friend for her birthday 🍰, staff Very friendly and they made my friends birthday very special, she was even given a free piece of brownie to take home. The carriage is absolutely lovely and makes a breakfast or lunch really special. Would highly recommend, the BACON Is yummy !!!!

This was a great experience which was recommended by friends. Great service from very polite staff and local great quality food. The location was stunning and I would rate this 5/5 which I honestly dont normally do. Well worth a visit!

Half hour wait in an empty restaurant for poor breakfast. Staff not ready for service at 9-30. Bacon was rock hard, toast was like crispbread

The railway carraige provides the perfect backdrop for good home cooked food while you wait. We were intending just to have coffee but the inviting smells of cooking led to us having a round of Gluten free bread and maramalade for my wife and a large sausage sandwich for me, both with drinks. Nice food, pleasant people serving you, and a great ambiance makes for a nice stay. Meals and alcohol are served but we were just wanting a snack.Whilst you are there look at the small craft shops, they have different items than mainstream shops.

We (a rowdy group of 11 closest friends) rocked up on foot to this lovely restaurant and had the best breakfast..ever! Even after we left the restaurant we were still talking about the food we had, atmosphere, staff and location, to the point that four of us returned the next day for another helping of breakfast before setting back off to Wimbledon. It was worth it. I will definitely be recommending this restaurant to friends and family here and back home in the States.

My wife and I decided we needed to pop out for lunch, she had a pretty much perfect BLT, bacon cooked to perfection, served up with possibly the best cheesy chips ever, I ordered my meal "off menu", as I didn't want a burger, had pulled pork and apple sauce in a bun instead, along with chips of course, followed by Banoffee cake and cream. Really great food, the people were so lovely, checking everything was satisfactory, what a great experience, we will definitely be going back.

A friend took me to the railway tavern for coffee and brunch and recommended the builder's breakfast. So today we went to try it and we thoroughly enjoyed it.

My daughter and I had lunch in the tavern. We loved the place and the staff were friendly and helpful but the food was not acceptable. I ordered soup with bread and butter, but got inferior sliced bread and MARGARINE, which tasted awful. The waitress replaced it with toast and real butter at my request. The soup was only just okay. My daughter ordered a Caesar salad. The chicken was very dry, with bits of dry celery and boring iceberg lettuce, over-cooked bacon and inferior croutons. She also ordered broccoli and peas, and the broccoli was inedible. It was like jelly.

Nice breakfast, nice surroundings, friendly staff and an excellent plant nursery too - highly recommended

If you want somewhere different as an eating experience I can recommend this place. The setting is not your run of the mill cafe or diner, it's an old railway carriage located in a garden centre and has a charm of it's own.

Popped in for brunch. Nice freshly cooked food. Very friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Have previously been for breakfast. Like the fact that the menu is refreshed with the seasons.

We’ve been here many times in the past four years and always get a warm welcome. The food is of a good cafe standard, cooked to order. We have always found the staff helpful and friendly and chef almost always comes out and checks things are ok. They are trying out a new cheesecake which I really enjoyed - could be bolder with the lemon.

We were visiting garden centres, and the Railway Tavern was in the Staplecross one. We thought we'd eat, just to see. The food was excellent. I had the all-day breakfast, which was a nostalgic treat, despite being beautifully prepared, which they usually aren't. My wife had the roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, equally nostalgic and just as delightful. However, the presentation was modern and fresh, and mouth-wateringly attractive. Mouth-watering is good in a restaurant. When I had begged and pleaded for a while, I was given a mouthful, and it tasted as good as it looked. Well worth the trip on its own. You don't have to have a garden

This is such a unique and friendly place. The owner and staff are really friendly and accommodating. The food is wonderfully cooked and piping hot. I would definitely recommend the Sunday roasts and the all day breakfasts. The cakes are delicious too!! Will definitely be back!

Very unusual Cafe/restaurant, we went the week of Halloween so it was highly decorated and very child friendly,unfortunately the cake we ordered was a little stale, we were given another one free of charge but we decided to pay for it!, the service was slow but friendly.

Just had lunch AGAIN at the Railway Tavern. We use it often, and it never disappoints. It suits us as we can park the motorcycles right where we can keep an eye on them, and the food is simply delicious. This week, they have a special Hallowe'en menu that kids will absolutely love. I had the spooky sausages, served with mashed potato ghosts. Tasted as good as it looked

Really unique setting with good food and genuine and friendly guv. Have gone a few games, cycling or driving past on various adventures round the area. Over the Summer was enjoying the heat wave on their deck and drove away leaving mi wallet! Came back next day and safe and sound, that alone gives them 10-Star review!

This has become a go to place at lunch times to escape the office.

I booked an afternoon tea for 11 ladies. On arrival the kitchen was so busy they'd not had time to prepare for us. We had to wait a while but it was worth it. Lovely sandwiches, delicious cake and scones to die for! Everyone was agreed that we will be back for breakfast. Thank you Daniel and team.

Absolutely loved our visit here. The staff were attentive and conversational, especially the chef who took the time to talk to us outside after we had eaten, thoroughly nice chap. We had delicious sandwiches and cakes, the coffee was lovely and the setting spot on! Would recommend to anyone fancying something a little quirky and unique. We had heard great things about this place, and had wanted to visit for a long time. Definitely worth the wait!

Stopped by on our way to Bodiam castle. Had a lovely breakfast on the decking under the shade of an umbrella. Great way to start a sunday!

We live fairly locally in Battle and have tried many places in the area and this is the best. The sausages were pork and leek and you could actually see lovely pieces of fresh leek - not just flavoured! Bacon was delicious and they actually ask you how you like it cooked when you order! Eggs cooked perfectly, beans were quality - not cheapo watery ones, mushrooms fresh, not tinned and super fresh orange juice (they use Tropicana). This is not your usual "garden centre" add on - the setting is charming but they clearly are not relying on that - they are offering really great produce, freshly cooked.

Supposed to open at 9 so we got there at 9.20 and it was locked, saw someone drive past us on a golf buggy who ignored us so we left, appalling way to run a business, wouldn't bother wasting my time going there again

Staff very friendly. Quite happy to adjust menue to your needs.Food good quality and freshly cooked.

Today we enjoyed another lovely full English breakfast sat outside in the sunshine on cast iron tables and chairs under large cantilever umbrellas. The outside part of the carriage diner is set up on nice decking with railings overlooking the garden centre. The breakfasts include quality sausage, bacon, perfectly fried egg (yoke still runny) hash brown, mushrooms, beans and tomatoes.. and this was just the standard breakfast, they have quite a lot of variety for smaller and very large appetites too including a Challenge Breakfast. The restaurant also offer other snack, sandwiches, Paninis etc as well as main meals including roast dinners, quality burgers and Steak. The staff are absolutely fabulous here, always chatty and very welcoming to dogs and children too. Our little dog was even brought some water and a complimentary sausage. There is indoor space inside the carriage itself to dine which is a great novelty factor. There are nice clean toilets available too. After your food you can then have a wander around the garden centre without moving the car.

Excellent breakfast very friendly and attentive staff. Set in a lovely location, will definitely be eating here again

Visited the garden centre and then discovered the railway tavern which is an old train carriage converted into a fantastic restaurant. Inside it’s air

lovely coffee sitting out on the decking in the sun, very good service with happy helper. We had a good browse among the bountiful plants ending up with us buying quite a few. A lovely afternoon .

Food cooked to order and all fresh, new menu since my last visit at Easter and fun Pirate plates for kids. They get a Pirate hat to keep and an empty plate for free and steal from Mum and Dads plate great fun

Sadly, you can't miss this railway carriage cafe because it's posters and hoardings litter the verge of the otherwise pretty rural road. The garden centre is OK but this horrid cafe is to be avoided.

This looked an interesting place so we popped in while in the area. It was pleasant enough but service was very slow which the staff put down to a very busy morning. There were many eating the various breakfasts and they looked good. Some of the tables were piled high with used plates and cups etc which none of the staff seemed interested in clearing. Disappointing.

About my fifth visit, it is bright and cheerful inside the railway carriage and has air conditioning which was great today as it was really hot outside. Service is always good. Previously we just had coffee and cake but today we went for the all day breakfast. All cooked really well. Will keep visiting.

Great food and great price. Friendly atmosphere. I go there regularly, and cannot fault the service or the food. Also cooked to how you wish it.

Breakfast is always 1st class. The people are lovely, the place is gorgeous. It might have just been a one off kind of day and I'm only saying this with the best of intentions. We went for Sunday roast. It was presented in an unnecessarily fancy way, a bit like a gastro pub. A sort of stack in the middle of an out of the bag yorkshire on the bottom, with a piece of stuffing on top of that, the meat (small) on top of that, and another yorkshire on top of that with peas in it. Gravy spread around the square plate with half a potato in each corner. No other veg. Not good enough for £10 a pop. Expected better to be honest

I have used the Railway Tavern on three occasions and have to say the service and food have been good on every visit. The last two visits were Friday 22nd and Thursday 28th December. I had the breakfast sandwich and my friend had the BLT on the 22nd, on the 28th three of us each had the Builder's Breakfast. It passed the sausage test!! At £6 it was great value too. Definitely on my list of visit again and have listed it on several bike forums as well

We came across this quirky restaurant quite by chance a few weeks ago on a visit to the garden centre here. So we returned last Sunday to give it a try and we were very pleased we did. To get tea right for me really is quite a feat! But the tea was served in a china tea pot (that poured nicely, rare nowadays) it was nice & hot, perfect in fact.

We had a delicious brunch at the railway tavern. The chef was delightful and great fun. Has a good seating area outside.

Went to have breakfast today having used the café previously. The young lady on duty informed us that the chef had not turned up but shouldn't be long. The time was 10.30am and they advertise being open 9am until 5pm. We had a coffee but by 11.05am still no chef!

Lovely food, very well presented and very generous portions. The staff were attentive and friendly and the premises were attractive, clean and well ventilated.

We went for a birthday tea for a friend who likes trains so thought this would be fun. How wrong we were - service diabolical, (he reminded us of the spaced out rabbit on the magic roundabout) chef had his trousers so low we could see his bum. Cheap ingredients and can't understand why any one would want to go there. Such a shame as decor was good!

Lovely breakfast at a reasonable price. The restaurant (train carriage!) is clean and the staff are extremely friendly and helpful. Looking forward to a return trip to this quirky hidden gem.

We called in on the way past, it is at the Staplecross Shrub Centre (whose web site still said it was not open yesterday) but it was. We were the only customers at 1130hrs but decided to have the all day breakfast. The breakfast was good, the tea was excellent and the staff were very good also.

I went out the the railway tavern today and I was surprised at how GOOD the food was! But the only thing that was a little bit bad was that my Mum's food was late. Apart from that I would definitely recommend it!

Lovely use of an old railway carriage. Food was excellent and at a reasonable price. Service was very good.

Popped in when passing. Jolly good cake and friendly service. Fun to be in the old railway carriage. Nice tables and seating.

Waited 25 minutes to have order. Taken. Never happened.!! The. Owner had said to sit down and wait. The restaurant. Wasn't busy. We sat in a draughty. Carriage. On uncomfortable. Seats. Walked out, later having a lovely meal in battle.

I visited the Railway Tavern recently with my Nephew. As he loves trains he enjoyed his visit and the food. The staff were very attentive and the food was also very tasty. This seems to be a regular place we visit. They don't have a kids menu, however they are happy to do smaller portions.

Visited this delightful setting for breakfast with a few friends this week and everything was delightful. Very warm clean environment looking out across the Garden Centre. Staff were very friendly and the breakfast excellent. Options include black pudding, Recommend giving it a try, you won't be disappointed. Went back for afternoon tea and toasted tea cakes later in the day. Also do gluten free.

fab all day breakfast good menu helpful staff no problem for any request lovely setting in a railway carriage

Saw an ad in a local magazine and tried out this place.We were glad we did.Very friendly and welcoming service and we had a great breakfast with some lovely coffee.Good quality and a fair price so would definitley recommend, especially given the warm and friendly welcome we received.Top marks.

This restaurant is built within a railway carriage, has a lovely seating area outside on the decking great for the summer time and inside is nice and bright. The food seems lovely and cost not to bad. would differently visit again.

The restaurant is housed in an old train carriage in the grounds of a garden centre. The weather was bad when we visited and found the restaurant empty. The decor inside is very bright and colourful. It would perhaps benefit from some background music when quiet. Only had a drink today and would perhaps check out again when the weather was nicer.