The Seadog in Hastings

OMG! A quick train visit to Hastings to do a shop in the nearby primark and we had 45 mins before the train home. The Seadog was the closest “pub” to the station. WOW. The staff, great, drink selection, great. But what wasn’t great was the food. It was F AMAZING. I don’t know where they found their chefs from but this food is fabulous. I’d happily take that train journey back to Hastings just for the prawn dim sum 😋😋

The 9 of us had a wonderful meal in the back room of the Seadog, Hastings. We gathered around 12.00 to 12.30 on 29th December to celebrate our grandsons birthday. The food was excellent: well prepared, hot and plenty of chicken, cabbage, leaks, roast potatoes. All of us had a great time and I would fully recommend coming to this venue.

The BEST Sunday lunch! Four of us had the roast beef and nut roast and it was superb as always. Our favourite place for Sunday lunch. Great service too.

I don't like being asked to leave my bank card behind the bar: very poor customer service. The actual pub is lovely and very atmospheric unlike the food, which was very disappointing, and not in my opinion authentic. The pork and cabbage dumplings were rubbery and the "dipping sauce" sharp and unpleasant. It did not taste either authentic or home made; if it was the latter then the ingredients let it down. The Singaporean Cereal Prawns were dry as toast, with lots of bits of inedible shell, and the cereal batter barely stuck to the prawns. They were tasteless and most of the crispy batter remained lying on the plate, like shingle on the beach! Overall very disappointing food. The service was OK but not great and I would not return to eat here.

Firstly the positive points, and it’s a biggy. The food was SUPERB. Honestly the best Sunday roast I’ve ever had. The pub building is nice and the beers excellent. Only downside- we booked about a month in advance but when we arrived the the only options were the veggie nut roast (thanks but no thanks). Or the roast chicken. That was it. Now luckily the roast chicken was amazing, but we had been looking forward to the beef. I know it’s hard to keep everything available but really one option isn’t really good enough. If we’d arrived and only nut roast was available we would’ve left! Also, a small point, but no-one asked how it was- even as the plates were collected in front of us. I was actually going to give a compliment but didn’t get chance! To summarise, keep doing what you’re doing, but have more of it.

Looking forward to a lovely roast dinner, not had one for a while, plates arrived, looked amazing, my beef was melt in the mouth, yorkie and stuffing, good, veg, ok, roast potatoes so disappointing, hard on the outside, clogged inside, such a shame, hubby had pork and crackling was soft. No apologies, but will feed back to the kitchen. First time for a roast from us, 🙂‍↔️

Super cool pub with friendly staff. Food was delicious and varied. Very relaxed vibe. If I could fault it, I would have loved a dessert. Even if it was only something small and in the style of their food

Never been before and yet as soon as you walk in you feel like you go every week. The staff were so friendly and efficient plus the food and wine were excellent A wide range of food types from mainly Asia, plenty of it and fantastic quality and service. It's across the road from the train station so convenient to get in and out without having to venture in to the main town which to be honest is disgusting. The only place we will go now.

Took my son here for some Fantastic food,, very authentic Asian . Malaysian offering and being half Malay I was very impressed . The Rendang took me back to family cooking. Will be back for sure

Spur of the moment to pop in here for quick bite. Glad we did! Really tasty bao buns and great tasting low alcohol beer. Nice little pub.

We pre-booked but were given a tiny, round, uncomfortable table tucked away in a dark corner. The Sunday pork roast was very good with a lovely crackling...on most of it, but the potatoes and carrots were like bullets, burned to a crisp! The dinner plate was covered in too many overcooked veggies swimming in gravy, which spoiled the presentation, making it unappealing and overfilled with unrecognisable "brown" food. The staff were friendly but unfortunately too busy chatting and no one came to ask if we were happy with our dinner, despite having left most of it on the plate. Overall not the best Sunday lunch experience or atmosphere and won't be back.

I have just eaten the best meal I have had in years at the Seadog. I had the Beef Rendang and every mouthful was heaven. I also tried my friends crispy butter chicken and the fries loaded with spring onions and peanuts, my goodness such a treat. From one chef to another, well done. Sarah

Loved the food, landlord great and really good atmosphere. We had a great time. Service was excellent Good range of beers and wines. Beef was awesome! Thank you

Tried here for lunch as had passed by many times and the smell coming from inside was amazing! I was not disappointed. Decent size portions, in fact i was beaten and couldn’t finish. Good value for money and very tasty. Had to wait a little but then the food was being prepared to order. Definitely recommend.

I love this little Gem, went on Sunday with my partner and dog, very friendly attentive staff, excellent vibes and that was a banging roast, up there with the best!! Well done guys!!!

Omg! Pan Asian food to die for. A clever small menu but packed with fantastic flavour, seriously this is great nosh! Smart clean uniformed staff in an open view kitchen knocking out great plates of food. Try the Bao meals or the singapore chicken curry. Hollymolly, this is a brilliant pub now. Well done Seadog !

Great little find while waiting for the train! Great Sunday lunch, roast beef and pork belly. Tiny little kitchen pushing out top tier food with a great local beer selection to - highly recommend to locals and tourists alike - Cheers Chef!

Sunday roast lunches are back at The Seadog in Hastings, yay! The pub is a really friendly warm place just outside of Hastings rail station. It has a Welcome to Hastings painting on the railway side of the building. I love that it welcomes people to the town. I heard on the grapevine that there is a really great chef there at the moment. So when I saw Sunday roast is back I had to go. When I saw the menu I noted that the supplier was Beak & Tail Butchers which is a fantastic new butcher in the heart of Hastings. So I just knew I was onto a winner here. You order at the bar and the service is really friendly and they appreciate you. As for the food I ordered topside of beef but the veggies were also amazing. I don't know what was done to the carrots but they tasted really great. The meat was tender, not tough like in some places. The roast potatoes were crispy on the outside and soft in the middle as they should be in my book. Other veggies included long stemmed broccoli, cheesy leek, and sweet potato mash. I had a stout (not the Guinness option) which was great and my partner had a still cider from draught. All in all, it was a great meal. This place is a fantastic little pub in central Hastings.

I met with a few friends at Seadog today. The atmosphere was really good. The food was outstanding - the Asian chips are something really special. Ciders were very good. All in all - A lovely day.

A fab place for a bite to eat and they are a dog friendly place. I particularly love to Singaporean and Malaysian food menu. Good vibe to the place and the folks there were very friendly. Good beer too! Great location. Will definitely go back again and will try the Rendang next.

One of the best pub lunches I have had. The cuisine has elements of south Asian cooking. Freshly cooked and so delicious. Great atmosphere and very friendly staff. A short walk from Hastings station. A great pre beach pit stop!

Gorgeous food from orchard road and great service from here. The drinks are of a very wide variety and perfect for a quick lunch stop or dinner date!

Difficult to write about!! My wife and I went on Saturday night over the BH weekend. The pub was packed with people drinking and had a really good atmosphere, but it was too busy to be a restaurant (if that makes sense!!). Food: The portion size of the food was excellent, and very reasonably priced. We shared Bou buns (good), ribs (ok), loaded fries (poor) and noodles with pork belly (fantastic). It’s personal preference but the fries were VERY salty and too much chilli 🌶️ sauce. All the portions were so big we couldn’t eat everything. Menu: it’s an Asian inspired menu only. There are only two main courses (beef curry and vegetarian noodles), and there wasn’t any curry available at 6pm on a Saturday evening…disappointing (but the noodles were SO good it made up for it). Overall it was more of a drinking pub that does good food, rather than a restaurant.

I highly recommend this great little pub/restaurant food is amazing especially the roast dinners, very tasty. This is a go to place for a quick drink and bite to eat.

Warm, inviting little oasis in the middle of Hastings town centre. Lovely wines and food. Friendly owners…can’t rate this place high enough! Well done 💕

So pleased we found this absolute gem. Great atmosphere. Stylish but unpretentious decor. Friendly staff and locals. Great tacos and really welcoming to dogs and kids both. Exactly what this part of Hastings needs. Good work Seadog!!