The Kings Head in Rother

Fabulous find, great food, lovely staff warm and welcoming. Would definitely recommend and would visit again if in the area. Not cheap but good value for o

Fantastic food and brilliantly priced as well! Great selection and attentive service too! My partner and I thoroughly enjoyed!

Excellent food, all staff go the extra mile, nothing is too much trouble. We keep going back, we love it! Highly recommend.

A brilliant evening of celebration for the 1940's with war time menu well done.Food great as usual and singers perfect for the occasion.

Nice atmosphere with attentive staff always there should you need anything. Food was really good that was reasonable priced.

Delicious steak and ale pie, fish and chips. Lovely pub, with friendly staff. Plenty of parking, Highly recommend.

A splendid meal in a very nice pub/restaurant. The place has a nice warm feeling and the welcome from the staff was great. We had starters and mains - I must commend the ribs from the specials board - so tender and beautifully cooked and presented. Thanks for great service and a very pleasant evening.

This was the 1st time visit to the restaurant with my family, the atmosphere and surroundings are lovely and the service friendly and welcoming, we started with a prawn cocktail which was nice but at nearly £10 it was quite expensive for what it was, then we were served our curry! Well, what can I say...the small curry came up and it tasted like a micro meal from a supermarket and was the same size, it wasn't very nice, tough chicken too, was so disappointed and at £15 quid it was way overpriced for what it was, very disappointing so didn't even bother with desserts and got the bill so could leave, £77 later for 3 starters and 3 very inadequate weatherspoons type mains, absolutely way over priced , will never eat there again ....

In the last 4 weeks we have visited twice each time was disappointed don’t know whether they have a different chef because we went a few months ago and the Sunday lunch was perfect couldn’t sing there phrases more

We ate here for both nights of out mini break , we can’t fault it ! The staff were so lovely and friendly ( thank you Amelie , Amanda and Amy ! ) I hope I’ve remembered your names correctly ! The food was delicious and I can honestly say my steak cooked i On a hot stone was the best steak I have ever had . We do not live locally but if we did we would definitely be regulars !!!!!

A surprise get together for wife’s birthday so 13 people to dinner. Very busy but staff very attentive. Food very good and freshly cooked

Lovely dinner with family, great atmosphere and friendly service. Would visit again when in the area.

We were staying with some friends in Rye and wanted to take them out to Sunday lunch. The King’s Head was highly recommended on Trip Advisor, so we booked a table for four for 1.00pm. I realise now that I should have looked further back in the reviews, as in amongst all the glowing reviews were some terrible ones. This seems to be a pub that is either very good or very bad, and unfortunately our experience was the latter. Despite arriving a few minutes before 1pm our meal was not served until nearly 2.00pm, and that was only after we had chased it. About 40 mins after we had ordered we asked if our food would be much longer, and after going away to check the server came back and told us that it was “being done now”. The quality of the food was mixed, to say the least. The steak and ale pie was very good, and came with a good mash. The burger was passable, although the bun was very dry, there was very little relish/sauce and some salad in or with the burger would have been nice. It came with hot, well cooked chips. The only things that were good about the roast dinners, however, were the roast potatoes and the Yorkshire puddings. The other vegetables were overcooked and tasteless, and the beef and the nut roast were both almost inedible. The beef was like shoe leather - dry and tough, in a strange tasting gravy (a bit like school dinners of the past). The nut roast looked and tasted more like a slice of stuffing - it was glutinous and bland, and clearly not (I hope) homemade. Both meals looked as though they had been waiting around being kept warm or had been re-heated. No one came to ask how our food was, or even came near the table while we were eating. As we had waited so long and were all very hungry we decided to eat what we could rather than go looking for someone. The young servers were very pleasant, but didn’t know how to answer any questions, or how to respond to problems (eg. the beer we ordered was off, and needed replacing - just the end of the barrel, I expect, and we were given an alternative without question, once the issue had been passed up the chain). When they came to collect our plates they asked if everything had been ok (they could see how much food had been left) and we told them about the roasts. They said they would tell the chef. When we went to pay the (duty?) manager asked if everything had been ok, and I told her about the roasts. She said that we should have said something at the time, but I said that having had to wait so long for our food we just wanted to eat what we could. Instead of simply apologising she told me that the problem was that lots of people had arrived at the wrong time (i.e. not the time they had booked) meaning that the kitchen struggled to cope. However, we saw people on all the tables around us get served before us even though they had arrived after us, and so our suspicion was that our order somehow got forgotten. Mistakes happen, but when they do the best thing is to apologise, rather than try to justify them. Judging by all the positive reviews, the pub seems to be capable of producing great food, and anywhere can have an off-day. However, there seem to be more such occasions than there should be here, and more importantly the staff don’t know how to deal with them when they happen. We don’t blame the young servers in the slightest for how things were, but the management need to invest more time and effort in training their staff in customer service, and also in ensuring that the quality of the food produced by the kitchen is less uneven.

Excellent food and great service, would definitely recommend.the steak and Ale pie was the best I have had for a long time, delicious.

Once again The Kings Head produces another great meal,we are never dissapointed and the staff are so obliging when it comes to special dietery requests.

Great Sunday Roast. Friendly elegant family dining for traditional Sunday lunch roast. My wife loved it. Tasty popovers and vegetables accompanied the roast. Friendly service . We walked up a steep hill 0.4 miles from Rye High street.

The kings was a delightful stay, food was lovely and all the team were extremely helpful and friendly. We stayed in cottage 2 so we could take our dog, room was very comfortable and clean. I would highly recommend the kings.

Don’t know what went wrong today usually lovely but today we got fed up waiting for desert order we left found we’d been chlarged too much brought it to their attention no apologies!

Really good solid pub food that is a cut above and is good value. A nice selection, well presented and reasonably priced. A lovely cosy pub with real ale on tap, plenty of outdoor space, and a good number of attentive and efficient staff. If...

From the moment we arrived the staff were very attentive, friendly, and the service was excellent. We had a delicious dinner that was reasonably priced. We would thoroughly recommend it, and will be back when we next visit Rye.

Fabulous meal! Beautiful ambiance and great service. The team could not do enough. I will definitely be returning. Highly recommended,

We managed to get a last minute reservations for Easter Sunday. The local was nice and food was ok, service was a bit hit and miss, but normal for a pub

very good service ,excellent obliging staff and reasonable pricing. I had chicken curry rice and pappadums ,delicious plus my favourite lager.will be back again Mike Littlestone

Great place to eat,The atmosphere is most welcoming and cheerful with special Easter Decorations .THe staff very attentive and the food great. Mys husband had the Curry and I had the Neptunes platter ,Highly recommended.

Me and my partner booked to stay here as part of our 7th Anniversary. We really liked the look of this place and actually got recommended by my partners parents that stayed here for their anniversary last year. So we thought we would give it...

Wonderful 3 days. We had the absolute pleasure in staying here for 3 nights. Okay we saw it in 4 in a bed recently even though it was 5 year old programme.  Stayed  in cottage 3, 20 metres across the car park from the Inn....

Booked for a treat for Mothers Day for me & hubs plus brother&sister in law (note: our “children” busy so we two mums treated ourselves!) Greeted so warmly by Lisa. The set menu was lovely, difficult to choose but I went for the Parma wrapped...

Went for lunch during Scallop Week. I had two starters, pancetta wrapped scallops and coquilles St Jacques both of which were delicious. The scallops were cooked to perfection. The service was excellant and the prices reasonable. Will certainly go again.

Eccelent food cooked to perfection with a great atmosphere!! The staff are faultless and very attentive and very well organised

We have been frequenting the King’s for a while now. It’s our most local pub and eaterie. The food and service have always been very good, and I’ve never had a complaint. On this occasion three of us went for late lunch. Two had scampi...

We were a party of 10 Christmas do for staff from Garden Gems and Beryls cafe , the food came out quickly, and was beautifully cooked, very tasty , well presented and was served on hot plates. The staff were so friendly and nothing was...

Starters of scallops was delicious. Sunday roast very generous portions and desert was lovely too. What made our experience there so enjoyable were the staff who were kind efficient and friendly. Maria, in particular, made our day and seemed to be very popular with guests...

We met friends who were coming from East Kent and us from West Sussex, therefore a halfway house. The fish and chips and the Burger were just about acceptably but not great. The two ladies had vegetable lasagna. I turned round to them and said...

I’m writing this on behalf of my parents who attended your restaurant. My husband and I always go to the Kings Head for our anniversary, but this time we were very disappointed with the way our meal was presented my husband had beef on the...

We were welcomed despite having 3 labradors in tow (they all behaved !) a lovely menu and friendly welcome. I had the ploughman’s and it was one of the nicest i have ever enjoyed. Tasty cheeses all served at room temperature. Fresh bread, side salad...

We 1st went to the kings head in July before we had covid and an holiday and found it really good, yesterday we went and had the worst dining experience of our lives. My wife had the Salmon ( 3rd time this week) it was...

Came for my birthday- the food was absolutely delicious. Best lasagne I’ve ever had too! Lovely beer and atmosphere. What made the experience was the waitress , the shorter lady with glasses (sorry ! Lol) she was brilliant ,funny , attentive , we had a...

Great food, staff young but attentive and friendly. Came on a Friday evening, and there was a good atmosphere. Would recommend to others. Cheers guys!

Have been to this pub twice in the last month and have found the food to be excellent both times with large portions, so much so that the last time we visited we ordered nibbles to start and they were like a main course.

A friendly pub, happy for dogs to visit and with an interesting food selection... Prices reasonable. this pub is a little out of rye but worth the trio, plenty of parking too

Went up Wednesday 29 th June it was a treat from good friends after we had recommended The Kings Head and what a disaster 😝 my wife had scampi it was over cooked and tasteless, I had a meat platter the chicken strips were over...

We have just returned from a two night stay at The King’s Head. We were celebrating our golden wedding with a group of 15 friends. The staff were so friendly, the food excellent and the accommodation very comfortable. We cannot fault this small hotel and...

Great place to stay lovely room in main part of pub. Staff vert helpful and friendly nothing to much trouble. Food was excellent good value for money. Good parking. Breakfast was very good sets you up for the day. Will definitely be going back.

Last evening some 24 family members held 80th birthday celebration at The Kings Head ,the pub was busy with other guest as well as our party ,but our food and service was superb,all very smoothly run. All the food was great and came to all...

Nice friendly staff. Food was delicious. Apple crumble was amazing. Great value for money. Will be going again very soon.

The food here was exquisite. Our party of three had burgers; I had beef with cheese and bacon and my partner and daughter chicken. The food was beautifully presented and the service was great. External seating area is smart and clean. Next time we plan...

Well what can I say, that my tiitle,Don say,rang them and asked to book for a family of 11,and the lady said at the time she couldn't get us all all together, ,I said OK,we would find some where else . But she rang me...

We had been to one of the ‘sister’ pubs in Sandhurst and it was pretty good. Unfortunately the same can’t be said of the Kings Head. We hadn’t booked but it was a Wednesday so getting a table wasn’t an issue. Gave our drinks order...

We visited as a family of four (three generations) and had a really lovely meal. A good variety of specials as well as the menu tempted us but we settled on belly pork, the sweet potato roulade and sausages and mash. The food was cooked...

After 2 years of being unable to visit, we were greeted with the same friendly welcome! The food was so delicious. I had Tiger Tempura Prawns, which were so succulent and fresh, Pork belly that melted in my mouth with Cheesy Mash, peas and ‘proper’...

A pub with a really good atmosphere Lovely friendly staff , Service excellent. Nothing too much trouble Food superb Have eaten here many times , never disa Will definitely be visiting again soon Highly recommend

Excellent atmosphere, great service very attentive. Food of a high quality Would highly recommend A+

This is a lovely family run place which is a credit to Rye,the food is really good and now with things becoming back to normal,with regular menu changes the selection of dishes are good weather vegan,veggie or like myself a meat eater. They also have...

Had the most amazing Sunday dinner. Definitely highly recommend. Gorgeous crispy roast potatoes and big Yorkshire puddings. Empty plates all round from my children and partner.

Visited here yesterday evening for a family Anniversary meal and was greeted by a very friendly waitress, Lucy, who looked after us all evening. Our drinks came, and they were fine. But the food was not worth the expensive price we paid. It was £17.50...

Booked a quick weekend break , stayed in kings lodge 1 which was a nice size self contained lodge . Very comfortable and met all our needs. Had breakfast and evening meal on both days and found the food to be of a good standard....

Rubbish roast beef out of a packet reminds me of a school dinner ( don’t bother ) school dinner sea food ok’ish Even the port was old in a decanter 👎

Stopped here for lunch on the off-chance. A lovely decorated pub which was very warm and welcoming. The food was really good and well- presented and I loved the attention to detail with little hand sanitisers on each table. Even down to the restrooms which...

Booked the luxury champagne room at £160 a night. First impression was good, however when shutting the curtains we found that they didn’t close properly, there were burn marks on the carpet, a very small tv for the size of the room. The bathroom smelt...

Didn't know what to expect, but it was a truly wonderful couple of days. The staff were so attentive and couldn't do enough for you. We stayed in one of their cottages which was perfect. The bed was huge and very comfortable. The shower was...

Only leave reviews in exceptional circumstances and Sunday lunch for us and friends was truly great. Good food lovely friendly staff and entertaining locals all made for wonderful holiday meal. More pubs like this please! Going back for evening meal before we go home.

We booked ahead for supper so no excuse they were not expecting us. On arrival we were taken to an unset 6 person table close to the kitchen door and in the path of many servers. There were two of us. We asked for a...

We came here for a Friday evening staying in one of the cottages.The welcome was fantastic.....rooms are lovely and very quiet. Food was great for dinner. But the breakfast was outstanding. The cooked breakfast was beautifully presented...all the same hot temperature with awesome ingredients. This...

Just had an absolutely gorgeous meal at the Kings, Nutroast and all the trimmings,lovely homemade Yorkshire,four fresh vegetables,without a doubt, the best roast around, hubby had the fish, chips and peas, which he throughly enjoyed. Staff were so nice and attentive. Would highly recommend!

Back in Rye for the festival rebooked this for three meals over the weekend. Not disappointed superb again. Staff so attentive and helpful. Food first class. Recommend Sunday Lunch. Be aware desserts are huge.

My first thoughts on walking into my 140 pound a night room were” where has my money gone”. Firstly I’d asked for a double bed and was told I had one when I made the booking 3 months previous, only to walk in to two...

Having dined at The Kings Head many times in the past and always enjoying the meals it was great to return to some normality after the CIVID scare. I booked in advance and was surprised to see on line that the menu had not changed,...

Day spent in Rye, then we checked into this hotel for the night and had precooked dinner alongside our booking for this hotel. Room was cottage 2, the family cottage, room was spacious, one coffee cup had not been cleaned properly and still had coffee...

We had a room opposite the pub in the car park . Very busy, so quite noisy. Dog friendly but very few places the dog could safely walk for a midnight tinkle. Evening meal was pleasant, staff work hard . Bed was amazingly comfy but...

Stayed for 5 nights in the outside cottage room. With husband and dog . Great staff, fab food. The staff couldn't do enough to make our stay enjoyable ..and clearly enjoy what they do. Don't usually write reviews but felt my stay was so good...

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the King's Head. Our room - a 'cottage', was spacious and comfortable. Everything was ready and made up for us to settle in to after a hard day at work and a difficult journey. Having booked a table for...

Visited the King’s Head whilst on holiday for lunch. Very friendly, attentive and helpful staff. Excellent range of food on offer. Good eating experience with the emphasis on quality. Would certainly be happy to return. Recommended

Came here this afternoon with my family, was expecting a nice pub lunch, the food was undesirable, my burger wasn't cheap at £12.50 and to be honest a cheeseburger from McDonald's would have done the same job, my little boy had fishfingers, the whole meal...

We understand that things can be difficult in the restaurant industry at this time but the service was extremely slow. The waiting staff were over stretched and service was very poor. It took at least 20 minutes for our drinks to arrive and when they...

The rating and reviews appealed to us for our family lunch. Everything was spot on. Great reservation comms, warm welcome and seriously good food (southern fried chicken burger was immense on the size and flavours). Very well made organised and executed re: C-19 too. Thank...

We found this delightful place the day before we were due to go home. Can’t praise the staff, food or service highly enough. The fabulous food was all freshly cooked and were generous portions. In fact everything was so nice we returned the next day...

Called in on chance we could get a table,glad they could fit us in,lovely atmosphere,pleasant attentive staff....and the food....mmmmm! I ordered a rib eye steak,asked for it medium to well done....told that it came on a pre-heated 300degree stone,cooks in front of me,just turn it...

Wonderful ambience. Friendly helpful staff. Everywhere really clean and Covid safe. Food fantastic. Really chilled.

I couldn’t not recommend this enough! The best service and hotel I’ve ever been to. The foods were 11/10! Absolutely beautiful. I can’t even find any fault in this place at all!

Great food, friendly staff. Lovely outdoor seating and outdoor heaters. Best to make a reservation to ensure a table..

Excellent food Fantastic rooms Staff very welcoming on arrival and all the way through our stay . Would recommend it highly.

This is a smashing family run pub with many rooms and the food we had was very enjoyable.Worth a visit.

Had evening meal. Sat outside which was perfect as warm evening. Main and dessert were excellent as was the service. Highly recommend

We stayed here for one night and had dinner and breakfast. A very friendly welcome on arrival, all staff were very friendly and we couldn't have been made to feel more welcome. The food was delicious, I will definitely return.

Popped in for a family meal tonight, 10/10 again for food and service, would throughly recommend the hot Rock steaks to anyone, so glad to see it open again, just cannot rate this place high enough, they deserve all positive comments they get. Thank you...

The outside space is quite large, and the venue has built a pavillion with heaters. Service is very friendly. Food variable. The Sunday roast was very much only "pub food." Bisto gravy.

Due to covid we had takeaway from the kings head, normally we have a lovely meal but Sadly for Mother’s Day the meal was terrible, especially the portion size, I ordered beef roast and received 2 roast potatoes with the meal and about 3 slices...

Very 'covid' friendly with all precautions taken. Food was amazing, though very filling. Having had a baked brie starter, maybe having the slow cooked belly of pork with cheesy mash was a bit much! But it was delicious. Staff were really friendly and we returned...

My mother & I spent a night here for her brother's s funeral. The food (dinner, breakfast & lunch) was delicious. The room was comfortable, only drawback was the lack of a table/desk but really helpful staff allowed us to use the room until lunchtime...

Stayed at The Kings Head for just one night recently. The room was nice, looked newly decorated and was very clean. Unfortunately it was right on the main road and the traffic noise was constant. The location is fine, just a 10-15 min walk into...

Had a Sunday roast with my partner recently, place has good ambiance. I had a generous serving of beef roast, one of the best I’ve had!

Lovely looking pub and immaculate inside. Good pub food and friendly staff. What else can you want from a pub

We have just spent a weekend away in Camber and based on favorable reviews decided to book a table for Sunday lunch at the Kings Head. On arrival we received a warm welcome, Covid regulations were in place and we were shown to a nice table. There was a real fire blazing away and the bar/restaurant area had a great feeling. The majority of our group decided to opt for the double roast (chicken & beef) with all the trimmings which turned out to be one of the best Sunday roasts we have had for a very long time. The amount of meat served was outstanding and was accompanied with plenty of well cooked vegetables and plenty of extra gravy if requested. Despite the size of the roast we still all decided to opt for a dessert. There was a great choice and when arrived they were all very well presented and tasted amazing. Overall our lunch experience was extremely good and would certainly be happy to return if we were in the area. Highly recommended.

Eat here last week and only just got around writing a review. Felt I need to as the food was outstanding: quite the best belly pork I have ever eaten - crackilng crisp and meat melting, 'er indoors had a stilton and steak pie that was also quite brilliant. Both served with great mash and gravy and a separate bowl of veg. Drank some white wine to start and a lovely Pinot Noir with the mains - both very good value and excellent.Pub feels very safe - all staff in masks, table service and tables well spaced: give it a try in these difficult times.

Stayed before and it was a pleasant return,nice room in the cottages, clean and comfortable. We stayed 2 nights mid week and ate lunch and dinner both days in the pub, pizza nice, steak on a stone v.good, good choice at breakfast and friendly staff. Thank-you

Freshly cooked meals, good sized portions and fresh veg. All meals were of a very high standard. Breakfast was great too

My wife and I stayed at the Kings Head for three nights in the White Room, one of the small number of rooms in the main building. There are also a number of ‘cottage’ rooms in an annexe across the car park.The Kings Head is a lovely hotel, with amazing staff. It’s located about 10 minutes’ walk from the edge of Rye, and, while not in the centre, it doesn’t suffer some of the parking and traffic issues that the hotels in the centre probably have. The walk downhill into town isn’t great, as it’s along a busy road, but there’s a pavement and it’s useful exercise after over-indulging in the delicious food in the hotel.The hotel advertises itself as dog-friendly, but there was no problem getting a dog-free room if, like us, you’re not dog lovers. In fact, we didn’t see a dog in the hotel the whole time we were there. Like the rest of the hotel, our room seemed to be freshly redecorated. The bed seemed to be larger than standard, and was a little soft, but there was plenty of space, for us and for our clothes, and the spacious shower in the bathroom was very nice. Iron, ironing board, hair dryer and toiletries were all provided, but not tissues. Wi-fi, which worked perfectly throughout our stay, is available in the rooms, as are tea & coffee-making facilities.We ate in the hotel restaurant twice during our stay, and the food was superb both times – our compliments to the chef. There seemed to be reasonable social distancing in the spacing of the tables, but unlike in other restaurants just recently, here they have managed to retain the busy atmosphere, which many places seem to have have lost. Drinkswise, with Peroni on draught I was happy. Foodwise, particularly recommended are the Hot Rock Steaks, a little pricey but an unusual experience. The fish and chips were great, but then so was probably every other meal on the menu. Breakfasts were superb, with flexible choice (and large portions of smoked salmon), the only missing item for me being some fruit salad. We appreciated the flexible breakfast window – 8-10am - and the reserved table for each room. Eating out on our third evening, we had an Indian meal at the Mahdi Lounge in town, an extremely good choice.What really made our stay here special were the staff, a group of girls (sorry, no guys) with a real ‘can do’ attitude towards guests. Although the restaurant was fully booked for both of our first two evenings, we were found a table both evenings because, as we were told, ‘we like to look after our residents’. Exactly the right thing to say! I can mention two of the staff – Holly and Amy – who impressed us most, but they were all really customer-friendly, not always found in UK hotels.If you’re planning to stay around Rye, put the King’s Head on your list, and we’re sure you won’t be disappointed.

Having stayed here and eaten here in the past we were looking forward to our dinner. My wife’s chicken curry was over-cooked and the sauce was thin and tasteless. The waitress asked if everything was alright, and we told her it was not. She said sorry but did not do anything about it. As far as we know, she did not tell the cook. A better reaction and some response would have been appreciated. Our evening was spoilt further by a very loud-mouthed man at a nearby table using foul language who was not asked to moderate his language. We left and went to another establishment to finish our evening.

We were staying at another hotel nearby, but wanted to eat elsewhere. As we passed the hotel looked inviting.We phoned and booked for that evening and the meal was simply stunning. Service was brilliant, my main was one of the best dishes I have ever had at a restaurant... scampi, salmon and prawns, with a sauce, salad leaves and skippy chips. My husband had the curry which he also enjoyed. The whole meal was so good we returned the next evening. What impressed us greatly was the cleanliness of the restaurant and the complete attention to the rules on masks, etc. One simply felt very safe.Well done.

Ordered one camembert and one olives with breadsticks to start. Camembert was lovely. Olives not so great and came with a huge pile of plain breadsticks. Found out when we got the bill that they had automatically doubled both portions without asking, so the Camembert was over £12 and olives over £5.Ordered falafel burger and veggie flatbread for mains. Veggie burger was small and very dry, probably the worst veggie burger we've ever had. Flatbread was nice, but just a pitta bread with onions, peppers, tomatoes and hummus on top. Side salad was nice and fresh, but no dressing at all on it.The staff were polite, but not very attentive and we had to try and catch their eye when we wanted something, rather than be asked.Maybe just a bad day as other reviews are good, or maybe just not great for vegetarians.