Rye Bay Kitchen in Hastings

They stuff is the most rude peoples I ever knew, they take ages to delivery the food at the table. And if you ask then about the food they will be rude as Highest standard. I dont recomend and I never will went there again

Visited on Saturday morning to try out new place for breakfast. Very pleasant and airy restaurant with friendly staff. Excellent coffee and very tasty salmon and cream cheese bagel . Recommend

As we were off work this week, and it also happened to be the day before hubby’s birthday, we popped into town to grab some lunch. What a lovely little find! Very good coffee, fish finger sandwiches and carrot cake that ticks all the boxes. Lunchtime menu choice is good, with something to please most people! It’s also a shop with lots of goodies around the walls to tempt you. Very happy friendly staff and the place was pretty busy with people coming and going for the whole time we were in there. All in all a popular eating place. We’ll be back!

We’ve just eaten a beautiful breakfast: bacon bap & Parma ham and mozzarella panini... lovely fresh ingredients, very simple but incredibly tasty! Only stopped for the day otherwise would come here tomorrow! Friendly staff and a reasonable price! Thank you!

We came in at the end of the afternoon, quite hungry. They did not have any bagels left but the staff were very creative and offered us alternatives. And it tasted good. We were sitting outside, I think inside looks much nicer actually. But all in all glad we stopped by

Das Rye Bay Kitchen und das gegenüberliegende Waterfalls gehören zusammen. Im Gegensatz zum letzteren, das eher auf warme Speisen und Nobelkuchen setzt, versuchen die Besitzer mit dem Rye Bay Kitchen den jüngeren Markt des Straßencafés zu erobern. Der Freisitz am Anfang der Fußgängerzone eignet sich natürlich perfekt dazu und lädt zum Verweilen und das lebe an einem Vorbeiziehenlassen ein. Das Caféinnere besteht aus einem großen Raum mit einer Fensterfront, die sich über die ganze Länge des Cafés zieht. Mit einer Cafétheke und modernen Möbeln eingerichtet, bietet das Café auch einen kleinen Verkauf von dem hier verwendeten Kaffeebohnen. Zu essen servieren die sehr freundlichen Bedienungen neben Plätzchen und Kuchen auch kleinere Snacks und andere Klassiker des Straßencafés. Schmecken tut es gut und wer das Flair von Straßencafés mag, wird sich hier wohler fühlen als in manch anderen Cafés der Stadt.

I called in for coffee and cake...and to escape the rain! The decor is lovely and relaxing - light and airy with wicker chars and bright kitchenware. Staff were friendly and there was a fresh, clean feel - actually for the duration of my visit the two ladies stayed constantly busy cleaning and clearing tables when not serving Customers. My latte and millionaire’s shortbread were very good and I enjoyed my visit. If I visit Hastings again I would happily return.

Nice latte, lovely toasted tea cake and rather large Eccles cake. Chilly morning so sat inside but there is a nice pavement area outside

I used to pop in here most weeks, but just haven't been able to due to work commitments. I was able to last week and I was really pleased to find that it was as good as ever. A very creditable cup of coffee and very nice fresh cakes and pastries. Friendly and helpful staff, a very agreeable owner who is happy to stop and chat, and very clean, especially the lavatory, which is sometimes hard to find in Hastings. Must go back as soon as I can. No negative comments at all.

Modern bright wood and pastel interior with some cook shop items for sale around walls feels welcoming. BLT had tasty bacon with right crispness and Fish finger sandwich reflected same use of quality ingredients. Cakes and pastries also available plus choice of types of teas and hot chocolate flavours as well as coffee. Marginally more expensive than ‘chains’ but you could taste and feel the difference.

A civilised cafe with good coffee and a remarkable selection of teas. It feels clean, bright, and a bit Scandinavian, with polished light wood, and some indoor plants. Seata inside and out.

We visited here on 12 September whilst exploring Hastings. This is a small independent coffee shop where the staff were very welcoming, it was very clean and the fayre fresh and reasonably priced. There were lots of tempting pastries and other light bites on offer. Would recommend.

Visited this delightful little bistro/café. Very efficient service. Tables cleaned and cleared promptly.

Have been here a few times and being on your own you don't feel you need to sit in a corner as the staff are very friendly and helpful and make you feel welcome. The coffee is very good and the toasted teacakes are delicious and nicely toasted and it is very good value and they have outside seating when the weather is good. A great little meeting place for good coffee and snacks. The staff are great. Well worth a look.

I first visited this cafe 12-18 months ago and thought it quite good, so as I was in a shop across the road I decided to drop in again. We ordered a pot of tea for 2, a ham and cheese bap and a brie & cranberry bap (I asked for the spinach to be omitted) at a cost of £12.55. It was bought to our table promptly and the server / waitress was very pleasant. However the food and drink was far less so. The tea was weak - so weak that no matter how much we stirred and allowed to brew, it barely changed colour from the milk already in the bottom of the cup when it was poured. A second cup some time later faired no better. Upon inspection, I found that the amount of loose tea used was so minimal that it would never have provided a stronger cup of tea. Then we came to the baps which were dry, uninteresting and dull. The presentation of both left a lot to be desired (see attached photos) and were hardly a feast for the eyes. A little salad may have helped (as although I had asked for the spinach to be omitted, no alternative was offered). With Waterfalls and Cafe d'arts in close proximity, this cafe will need to raise its game if it is to survive. I for one will opt for one of these next time I am in the area.

Small place very tucked away, the tables were not all cleaned, not much menu choice for a fussy eater or vegetarian. Could be a bit brighter- felt quite dark and crowded

Visitado esta mañana para un café y pedí un llevar pantalla blanca. Normalmente es una mala señal cuando el barista comienza por recoger una taza tamaño café con leche (12 oz), así que tuve que preguntarle a llenar de leche sólo de 2/3. Lo siento chicos, pero el café era horrible. Más extraído y muy amarga y no podía beber. Textura leche estaba bien, para ser justos, pero no lo suficiente como para rescatar a la bebida. Tratando de encontrar un buen café en la nueva ciudad independiente está resultando difícil hastings y tratando de evitar recurrir al paraíso mezcla en Costa...

Agradable cafetería poco por encima de la tienda donde nos sirvieron deliciosos sandwiches de queso (un crujido y un huevo mayonesa) y bebidas variedad de dos miembros jóvenes del personal que hizo un buen trabajo. Hubiera sido bonito ver un poco de ensalada con los...

Nos visita aquí la mayoría de las semanas para café y tarta. Hoy quería un almuerzo ligero así que elegimos roll salchichas con ensalada. El rollo de salchichas fue la mejor que he probado. El café es muy buena y el personal es encantador. Vale la pena ir.

Este es un café muy atractivo con asientos interno y externo. Pedimos dos cafés y dos pasteles. Uno minutos took16 de café para llegar, el otro tomó 22 minutos. El café posterior era de unos 2/3 del tamaño anunciada. Los dos pasteles, que llegamos más tarde, pasados. Un servidor era amable y pidió disculpas. La otra era un poco descortés. En resumen, una cafetería con posibilidades que no se han cumplido.

Staff are very friendly. This is part shop and part cafe/bistro.Had Brie and Cranberry Bap with Earl Grey tea.Cheese and Tomato bap with normal tea - came to £12Would definitely return.

I visit here every couple of weeks, and find the staff very pleasant, efficient and friendly. The cakes and pastries are very nice and I like the coffee. Interesting that another reviewer compares Rye Bay Kitchen unfavourably to Costa and Caffe Nero. Rye Bay wins hands down over the big chains in my opinion. I like a reasonable size cup of tasty coffee, not a bucket of coffee flavoured warm water. Still, I suppose for some people size matters more than quality.

Rye Bay Kitchen has nothing to go by or offer. It looks smart but is not. Advertises soup. Says it is not on.Ordered large cappuccino and tomato mozarrello and pesto ciabatta.I had to check with the waitress the large cup was very small. The ciabatta was even smaller than the saucer. Tiny bread roll size. with just leaf salad.Ciabatta was nearly £5 and capuccino large nearly £3 it was not worth itStaff were 3 young people, working as if they had never worked before, Did not know til, Did not know prices did not know how to deal with customers, Girl serving me did not know how to give change back for £6.50 out of a tenner.Really poor, besides making their cafe nice looking it is overpriced incompetent staff and a real insult. Would not recommendI cannot believe they make enough to cover costs. It is empty most of time

Great choice of teas, coffee, cakes and biscuits as well as soup and savouries. Excellent service, helpful and friendly. Would recommend. Disabled friendly too.

When here as an unplanned destination looking for a quick lunch. Service was good, place was clean if lacking a homely feel. As you go in there's a home wares shop with over priced trinkets. The other side of the shop if a small counter where you can see a selection of cake & cookies. There's many fillings for rolls etc, lots of vegetarian options. We had chips which were served hot but uncooked unfortunately. I didn't like the taste of the coffee but maybe that's just my personal preferences.The roll & cookie i had were both great so all in all, you could do worse.

This is a place we visit occasionally when in town.The staff are always friendly and the prices are about normal, but I feel their large coffees are not of a size I would expect-In somewhere such as costa or caffe nero they would be considered medium sized.It is a nice place but as with a previous reviewer find it irritating that the level you need to spend to pay by debit card is so high,which is one of the reasons we do not go there as often.

This is an airily breeze of pleasantness situated slightly off the beaten track. You must sample the yummy BLT as it never disappoints.......

Rye Bay is womderful for a quick stop while shopping. I had the lemon poppy seed cake and it was amazing.

Clean and tidy, coffee was ok. Nice to be served a little biscuit with it and I was pleased to see that they allowed dogs inside the cafe. The thing that annoyed me was that I went to pay for two coffees by debit card and was told that they do not accept transactions under £10. When I asked why I was told that the transaction fees were too high. As a customer that isnt my concern, especially when the coffee is the price it is. As a business owner I think you just have to absorb that if you want to please customers

There is a definite lack of quality cafes outside of the old town in Hastings but this was a good find. Both of our lunch food choices were very tasty and very nicely presented. There is a good choice of teas and coffees. The decor is pleasant and you can watch the world go by from the window seats or the outside seating.