Rustico Eastbourne in Mendip

1st time to Eastbourne rustico and will be my last. 0 for hygiene and atmosphere. Monday 28th lunchtime around 1.40 the place was empty. 1 chef 1 waitress, which is more than enough when empty. Chef kept going out the back in the car park on his phone and kept rubbing his face mouth as if he was tired. As soon as starters were made, he was back outside on his phone again, rubbing his face and hands through his hair. Then, back in and made our pizzas without washing his hands. Luckily, my daughter had her back to him, and i didn't want to make a fuss. Waitress very soulless, absolutely nothing. Just basic hello, what would you like. No asking was everything ok. We will stick with the Bexhill branch as so much better. My daughter stated that the toilets were filthy, no sanity bin, just an open bin, and toilet rolls dumped in a basket.

Came for anniversary meal the staff were so nice to us ,food was amazing could not have wished for better ,Thankyou all staff and chef will be back

Lovely pizza, good wine, great atmosphere and friendly service. We really enjoyed our lunch here and will definitely be back.

Had a pretty below average experience - 40min wait for the pizza, kinda shonky service.. Think they were hustling to get takeaway orders out, which they have to do I guess, but we turned up in person, and felt low priority… Food was decent…

Fabulous friendly welcome, managed to find us a table on a busy Friday night (we had not booked) Really great pizzas - massive, tasty and a great choice. Imogen our server was lovely, nothing was too much trouble for her. She's also perfected the art of the mochaccino - yum!

I went here on 5th October 2023 to celebrate my 40th birthday with extended family, and have to say the food was delicious, the service was absolutely fantastic and I would highly recommend this restaurant if you are a fan of Italian food :-)