Rustico Hastings in Hastings

Had a gluten-free pizza here. It was excellent. The best I have ever had. They only do pasta or pizza that's gluten-free, but I couldn't fault it. The outside does not look much, but please go in. You won't regret it.

Came into this lovely little place after a day exploring Hastings. I'm trying to eat less inflammatory foods due to my Endometriosis and sourdough pizza is something I can eat. I was disappointed I couldn't have any dessert because I can't have sugar...although I had a cheeky sip of my sister in law's hot chocolate and it was sooo good! The staff were so friendly and nothing was too much trouble. Possibly the best pizza I've ever eaten. I want to visit Italy even more now. If we come back to Hastings, we'll definitely pay another visit!

Employees should receive sick pay to ensure they can rest and recover without financial worry. The waitress was visibly unwell and coughed without covering her mouth, directly in my vicinity. It wasn’t just a simple cough but a wet, productive cough where mucus or other fluids were clearly coming up. I had a bad sickness afterward with the same symptoms, which rendered me unable to work and forced me to rely on sick pay. While the food was good, the experience was disappointing and raised hygiene concerns.

Food was good, delivered earlier than expected, which was brilliant. One small quibble the GF pizza wasn’t marked up as being so. I could tell which it was, but others may not be so clued up.

Lovely staff lovely restaurant lovely food good prices will definitely be visiting again

Just had takeaway delivered absolutely stone cold !!!

Absolutely loved my experience at Pizzeria Rustico! From the moment we walked in, the staff went above and beyond to make us feel welcome. Their friendliness added a special touch to the entire dining experience—it’s rare to find a team as warm and genuinely attentive as theirs. The pizzas were simply incredible, perfectly cooked with fresh ingredients and a crispy crust that was hard to beat. If you're looking for delicious food served by a team who truly cares about their customers, Pizzeria Rustico is the place to go. Highly recommend!

order was spose to be between 6-35 and 6-50.. didn't arrive till after 7

Food was really late, I’d like a refund on the delivery charge. Resteraunt sent the food out on time delivery took an age.

Pre theatre meal. Food good and service very attentive staff, in particular Laura, who was efficient, friendly and bubbly. Booked for 6pm and out in plenty of time to get to the White Rock, which is a gentle 5 minute walk away.

Regular costumer for over 6 years but never received on delivery food so bad quality and with no meatballs on a pasta. Quality went down a lot over the years that’s a shame never order again. Hope food get improved

Pizza was the best! Hot and fresh and delivered early as well!

The pizza was really delicious and very soft. 😋 I highly recommend

Had a nice lunch here, friendly staff and good atmosphere.

Very nice meal, with wine, at a good price. Service was excellent. Staff were very pleasant. Thanks particularly to Tina, who was helpful, smiling, and looked after us very well. We will be back!

Food and service was great. We had a Hawaiian pizza, puttanesca and pomodoro pasta even my 7 year old enjoyed it. Ambience was relaxed and chilled.

Rustico's gluten free bases are easily the best out of all I've tried. My pizza was very tasty and a decent size. For once I didn't feel like I was missing out. Tina our server was lovely and friendly. Great all round 👏

Quite possibly the best gluten free and vegan pizza I've had. The gluten free dough is amazing and they have some brilliant topping combos.

Food was amazing, service was great. Emma and Tina went above and beyond. A lovely little homely restaurant. We will be back next time we visit Hastings. Massive thumbs up to the chefs.

Such a nice and cozy place! Food was delicious, thank you to Tina and all the crew for lovely time!

A cosy place to have tasty food! Tina was so friendly and took care of us during our lunch. The prices are effective as well. Would love to come and visit again.

Great place for a quick bite or a longer dinner. Courtney was a great server and did a wonderful job explaining the menu. I am a foodie and have been to Naples and this is basically identical to the real deal. I would absolutely recommend this amazing restaurant!

Family business. Basic no nonsense Italian food.

This does a great lunch deal, hearty dish and drink (or icecream) for under a tenner

It is my deepest dream and desire to visit each and every Rustico before I die. As I write, this is number three so I have quite a way to go. Hastings Rustico has it all: poetry, passion and pizza. Suffice it to say, I had a pizza and poetry and passion followed shortly after.

Fantastic food, very tasty, great service. Highly recommend 😃

Great restaurant, we had pizza to take away and it was delicious. Easy to walk down to the beach to eat.

Amazing service from Courtney tonight and the best pizza! Thank you 😌

Amazing food, amazing service by Emma, good music.

Food is delicious here and would recommend the 4 cheese pasta and the Margherita pizza! Emma, our server, was super speedy and helpful Can't fault!

Discovered this place last year, while on a day trip to the seaside with my teenage boys. We absolutely loved the pizza (Diablos, Rustico and Pepperoni pizzas) and pasta (Polpette tortellini) dishes. The pizzas are just perfect wood fired oven Italian style with thin base and bulging light fluffy crusts… perfect for soaking up the delicious garlic and chilli oils on the side. We’ve been back many times since and always enjoyed our dinner at Rustico before heading back to the car for the drive home. On our most recent visit to Rustico Hastings, we tried the Battilocchio (a deep fried calzone pizza) perfect for two to share for a starter, which had a unique tasting pastry, similar to a freshly cooked hot doughnut! Really tasty.

Great lunch fantastic service from Josh. Celebrating birthday. We will return thank you. 13 August

A quaint, authentic Italian restaurant with plenty of charm and character. The pizzas were delicious and we will definitely be going back for more. Thank you to Courtney for the friendly and efficient service.

Everything was very yummy! We had the diavolo pizza and tortellini Bolognese with meatballs, the sauce was so good! Thank you 😊

We’ve ordered from here multiple times, it’s always been amazing! Incredible food, friendly staff, high grade authentic cuisine.

Come to Hastings for the weekend and very unsure where to eat, found this little gem! The servers Emma and Josh were very nice and attentive to our needs.we had pasta and garlic bread which was the best Italian food we have ever had! Thank you Emma and Josh for helping us with the menu and looking after us!

The food was excellent , freshly prepared and priced fairly. Emma’s service was awesome. Recommend :)

Hour and a half late and the pizzas are cold.

amazing place what a find!!! great food the place was packed and the atmosphere was great. staff were very friendly and took care of us all . we will be back!!

Never arrived, had to call restaurant they diddnt see the order they had to start making it from scratch, tired and hungry children were not happy, when it was delivered it was wrong order too should be a refund or some sort of compensation.

An excellent place to eat excellent Neapolitan food at a reasonable price.

What is the employee here angry about? It was the most unpleasant service out of all British restaurants. This restaurant should not receive a high rating as long as there are female employees who don't answer even when you ask, call, or ask for anything, and don't respond. The pizza was delicious, but the spaghetti tasted like the tomato sauce you can buy at the supermarket.

Wyszysko was very good, one Pole actually looks like an average room inside but the food is delicious, we were 8 people and everyone liked the margarita pizza, good pasta boloneze, good and a lot of other interesting things to sit down and once again, very good food

What’s made a different at this place to others similars, it is the attention of all staff, they are really focus in trying to give you a unique service. Pizza was very tasty and freshly made. Nice place to visit again.

Delivery was very quick. Really delicious pizza. Very high recommended

Booked last minute as a large booking of 20 was fantastic!! The waitresses were polite and attentive and even the manager showed us how they made the pizza! Was a great experience and the kids loved it! Food was Devine best pizza we have ever had!

Great place! Food is always amazing and staff always nice and friendly would recommend this place to anyone.

Disappointing pizza. Having eaten a few times at various Rustico's, including this one I was quick to recommend eating here for lunch yesterday with my husband. We both ordered the 9" pizzas which came with fries. Both pizzas were pretty burnt, and on reflection we should have sent them back. We tried to eat around the burnt bits but found the charcoal taste really took away from what could've been very nice pizzas. The manager brought the food over to us and to be honest we were both surprised he had allowed it to leave the kitchen. No one asked how our food was and after sitting there for 10 minutes after we had clearly finished we had to waive down the waitress to ask for the bill. Unfortunately, we are unlikely to return.

Sloppy food with only a passing resemblance to once proud Italian origins - Mamma Rustico must be turning in her grave. Fried aubergines drowned in passata does not a melanzane make, tiramisù is a ‘let down’ and coffees merely frothy water. Barely raises a smile, like their service.

The food was cold and not good. The chips was stone cold and the pizza was cold and very dry and hard. This is the second time I ordered food from Rustico, and the second time i have been disappointed. I will never order food from them again.

Lovely food. Service was a little cool.

awesome italian atmosphere, authentic wood fired pizza, no complaints. would come again.

The best gluten free pizza in Hastings, always absolutely delicious and tastes as good as the real thing. Such generous toppings and just as good taking away as eating in. Couldn't recommend this place more!

Had heard such good things about this place but came away a bit disappointed. Good pizza, awful side salad. Literally a bowl of soggy leaves from a salad bag with two slices of tasteless tomato and a tasteless dressing. It cost £2.95? There must be a huge profit in that. My friend ordered a pasta dish that apparently contained sausages Which was very small and again a bit tasteless. When we walked in the server was far from friendly or welcoming but we ended up being served by somebody who was friendly and helpful. Drinks were great. Won’t be in a rush to return unfortunately. I hope this place isn’t getting complacent……

Had a great pizza at this restaurant and drinks and staff were very nice. Not great lasagne but suspect we caught it on a bad day so will visit again.

Nice quaint place. Good service, tasty food.

Great service, great pizza, small gem hidden by the sea. I had the calzone absolutely delicious!

Very yummy pizzas, generous sizes, fast service. Loved it

Went there yesterday, quiet period, only customers. Waitress Carly was super helpful and friendly and recommended things to sae us money. Meal was fantastic, will go again.

We ordered a delivery from the hastings rustico- Food was amazing and delivery was very quick all arrived hot! Will definitely order again

Shoved us in a basement bought our food at different times waitress wouldn’t listen food was alright but honestly I think this is a fair review wouldn’t recommend.

Great food - have been to several Rusticos (there are 9 in total I think) just because I love the really interesting street food they do - and it's always great in every restaurant. Love the Aperol Spritz too!

The place had a very bohemian vibe to it, art filled walls and very paid back, looked promising on entry. the place was not busy, 1 table was being served, standing at the door to waiting to be greeted and told where we may sit, 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, look to catch servers eyes or even the person in the kitchen, none whatsoever, not even an acknowledgement of "will be with you in a min". Walked.

Recommend this to family and friends

We always eat here when we visit Hastings. Delicious pizza and perfect fries. And gorgeous limoncello! Friendly service too.

Great Diavola and very nice staff. 😊

The food was great. We did the lunch deal, which was value for money. Order from the main menu if you are hungry, though. The restaurant is a bit of a squeeze, so bear in mind if you are a large group.

One food container was damaged - partly crushed and the pizza was squashed in its box. Food cold.

Really tastey food, quick service. Jessica looked after us and is definitely an assest to the restaurant , kind friendly and professional.

My daughter had a pizza making party here for her birthday, the kids loved it (and adults too) Emma was great making sure we had everything we needed and helping with the pizzas, great value, great food and would highly recommend for a kids party

As a asian food lover we are always looking for cheesy and spicy-food . Though pizza is not much spicy as I expect but it was so good. I love the way they are making pizza. Me and my wife were enjoyed it so much. This is the best pizza I ever had in Uk (i’ve been living uk in last 4month only) If i was living in this area in future I’ll buy again from them.

I’ve been going here for years & it used to be really good. Tonight I waited 30 mins in an empty (one other table) restaurant and the pizza had 3 tiny anchovies and 4 capers on it. I handed it back & walked out. Such a shame.

Went on a Tuesday evening and service was really fast, pizza arrived in 5 mins, and I loved it. Ordered a Margherita pizza with extra olives, it was thin and fresh and tasted heavenly. Atmosphere is warm & cozy

Food finally delivered two hours after ordering. Delivery driver went to wrong place and never appeared. I'd given her clear instructions when she called and she said that I would have to come out the flat and get it due to parking. I have an injured foot and in a top flat so said that wasn't possible. She hung up. Tried to call resteraunt. Eventually got through. I finally got delivery from the actual manager who went on foot to my door. Apparently it was a busy night. That is not good enough, I love 5 minutes away and it should not take that long ever to get a pizza. This is not the first time it's been ridiculously late. The food is also not as good as it used to be. Terrible service from just eat driver and lateness was ridiculous

Over 40 minutes late so food was cold when it finally arrived

Barely any toppings after waiting for way too long.

I had a pizza delivered to my house,it was here in 20 minutes! I have to say it was the best pizza I’ve tasted! I ordered the Diavola with chicken and onions added! It was sooo tasty! Thanks guys!

The food never turned up!! Been waiting 2 hours

First night in Hastings after 5-hour drive from Devon (Chagford) was made relaxingly special, thanks to the perfect pizza, wine and happy service. Kudos to Kezia and the Team. As local as local gets. Casual, welcoming ambience. Happy to return as time allows. A++

Relaxingly delicious after long drive over from Devon. Kezia and her Team served up an excellent pizza accompanied by a crisp vino bianco. Genuine welcoming ambience. Happy to return as time allows. A++

Driver sat outside for 10 mins plus did not phone or ring doorbell hit a parked car food lukewarm

Got a lasagne, absolutely disgusting tasted like it was frozen and stuck in a microwave.

The food is really good, and great value. The decor is traditional and enjoyable, but unfortunately the service was without a smile and wasn’t particularly welcoming.

Really delicious pizza delivered nice and quickly

Lovely fresh pizza friendly staff

This was a great evening, Hastings Bonfire night, and Rustico near the start of the parade. We had a bar-style table looking out onto the street, the atmosphere as we watched the different groups in the parade assemble, and people being given free cookies and hot-chocolate across the street by Holy Trinity Hastings, was wonderful. The service and was good and considering the busyness of the evening, amazingly quick. We'll done Rustico!

The Vegetariana pizza here is the best I've ever eaten, and the coffee is to die for too! Went here for the first time a couple of years ago and made a point to come back because the food was so good. Really friendly staff, nice cozy restaurant with outdoor seating. Would highly recommend :)

Excellent food with an authentic Italian vibe, genuinely lovely people and very reasonably priced. Also the only place I have ever found that does a tomato-free pizza, as a pizza-lover suddenly allergic to tomatoes I am in heaven. Everyone I have taken here loves it, even the picky eaters. You will be full up, but oh my gosh try to leave some space for dessert.

Part of a local chain and so menu, and general atmosphere, décor is the same as their other Rustico branches (which is great). This is a rather small branch with just a handful of tables, but we hadn't booked and were able to grab a table without issue. Opted for the Cannibale pizza this time around and it was cooked well and loaded with toppings. Can always recommend Rustico.

Wrong pizzas totally - cold and no refund!

Love this place! All the staff was lovely but Courtney (who was new!) was so kind and helpful. Will definitely return!

A really tasty lunch. The garlic oil is amazing! Great service from Sharlotte. We will definitely return....soon!

Sharlotte was lovely and made sure all of needs were met! Love this rustico!

Had a lovely meal last night with friends. Delicious food, great service from Emma and Josh and good value for money. A thoroughly enjoyable evening. Thank you.

Lovely little restaurant, cosy, nice ambience. Fabulous pizza and the young lady Emma that served my Wife and I, she was lovely helpful and friendly. Highly recommended if you love a good authentic pizza. Reasonably priced too.

Tara- thanks a lot! You are the best!

Great food and lovely service from Emma. Will be back!

Me and my mother often visit this restaurant and we always leave feeling better than when we first arrived .The foods delicious,Emma is a fantastic server.

Noticed customers eating outside, pizzas looked delicious. Decided to stop and have lunch, wasn’t disappointed, food was really good. Emma the waitress was attentive and friendly.

Great food, awesome waiters, great service! Definitely recommend. The only minus was, it was super hot inside (it was a really hot day though). The place would benefit from air con during summer.