The Stagg Inn in Hastings

This is a nice old town pub with very pleasant staff and a good choice of beer etc. There is a good atmosphere here plus they have bands sometimes. The food was mediocre , and not much of it , I had meatballs in a spicy sauce that wasn’t spicy at all , this was served with bread and a small salad. For £18 it was disappointing in taste and size . I had treacle tart for pudding with ice cream and once again not that tasty and a very small amount of ice cream. The choice on the menu is also very small.

Only popped in for a drink then looked at the menu and stayed a few hours. Staff are so welcoming. Ordered the skate wing and chicken in truffle sauce.....absolutely wonderful. Cracking pub. Just go. Not a wide range of choice but what they do have is superb

Excellent mushroom risotto with french beans, a tomato and fried egg, followed by a treacle tart with ice cream. Partner had roast beef and all the trimmings. The meat was a little tough. Shame only one roast on offer, but there are other dishes. Noted that this popular pub is losing its hosts and chef at the end of October. Customers do need to book to ensure a table.

Cracking old skool pub with friendly staff and welcoming atmosphere. Enjoyed the live Sunday evening music and would definitely return next time I'm in Hastings

Fantastic experience having dinner at The Stag. The food was exceptional across the board. The service was friendly and attentive and the setting is cosy, bright, and welcoming. Really enjoyed and hope to return soon 😋

Just dropped in for a quick beer. This is a lovely pub. Fabulous landlord. There's an amazing hidden garden out back,although you need to be comfortable with steps.

Lovely food. Friendly staff. And a really nice setting.

Really nice friendly pub. We only stopped for a drink as dinner was already planned but a lovely place. The beer garden is quite long and unique with lots of spaces to sit and relax. The beer selection is great and the wine is reasonably priced. Can't fault it, the food looked delicious too.

Very poorly made roast dinner. Food was either burnt (Yorkshire pudding) or undercooked (veggie wellington). There was only 1 option for meat (beef), of which personally I don't like so went for the veggie wellington. The pastry of the wellington was undercooked. The bar had limited soft drinks/non-alcoholic beer or cider. The only good part of the experience was that the staff were wonderful and very kind.

Food was amazing the skate wing was great. Service was a bit slow Not very accessible with the steps, but due to the age of the building nothing can be done to help that. Overall we had a great meal and would be back.

Thank you so much for an excellent experience at your Pub. Previously we'd only ever had a drink. Today we had food. The best roast dinner and burger (Stag) we've had in a very long time. Major compliments to the Chefs and also to all the Staff for a truly memorable experience. Also, hi to Nicky who welcomed us. We'll be back. Kind regards, the Manning Family.

Lovely pub. Good beer and cider. Lovely garden

Sunday lunch was excellent. Simple menu offering approx 4 starts, 4 mains and 4 sweets. The roast today was pork served with Yorkshire pudding(!), roast potatoes, cabbage, red cabbage and delicious carrots with a tasty gravy and very tasty apple sauce served in a separate small dish. Couldn't fault the meal as the quantity was large (see photo) so reasonably priced. This was followed by a lemon posset (with raspberries etc ) which was excellent. The s.o. had burnt orange tart with ice cream also very good. Coffee was ok (no decaf available though) although cool. Service is optional, the usual %s on the card machine. Can thoroughly recommend and is popular in the evenings. Note: lunchtimes are Fri, Sat and Sun.

We were a party of dive that stopped in for a pub lunch. We all ordered different dishes and all five of us were extremely satisfied with the quality and taste of our food. A cozy old English pub with an excellent staff. Well worth a visit!

Superb food and service. Best in Hastings

Fantastic pub, food is amazing, atmosphere is unlike any other and the staff are incredible. If you find yourself anywhere near Hastings this is the place to go!

Nice selection of drinks, excellent bbq provided by the smoke shack!! Had to waddle home slowly

Absolutely the best pub in Hastings by far, food incredible, service out of this world , from personally the landlord and landlady to there amazing young lady who works there Emily. 1st visit ever only popped in for half and hour fast forward 6 hours later still there having an absolute blast listening to music and good old fashioned dance. Thank you to all of you for an amazing night and making my friends birthday very special.

What a great garden to relax and have a great 🍺

Great little pub always got folk music on, I hear the food is good but never tried it

Great gig from Ben Maier acoustic performance.

Had heard good things about the food but was disappointed. Cod was served cold and potatoes were dry. Generally plate lacked flavour. Nice garden and service but for the price, chef needs to step it up a bit.

We stopped in on a "pop up" night and it was fantastic. As visitors from across the pond it was fun to have excellent brisket and croquettes. Thanks for being so welcoming!

Fantastic food and friendly service will definitely come again!

A beautiful, olde Inn. Wonderful service, co.fy seating, very friendly bar staff, they hold various events like a wine tasting session, cor!, a treasure of a local pub. Go, and suss out the displayed mummified rodents, and ancient cat, from many years back!! Such a quaint part of Hastings Old Town, love it!

We visited Old Hastings and used Trip Advisor to find the Stag. What a find! The food was sublime! The staff were also attentive. Thank you for a wonderful evening. We will definitely be returning!

Lovely pub really friendly and welcoming, would recommend

Some of the best food I’ve ever had in a pub! I don’t want to call it pub food for fear of miscategorisation, but it’s at the same time hearty fare and much more than just that. This place deserves to be celebrated because it’s just a normal looking local pub that serves exceptional food. Pictured is the short ribs on rarebit which we shared. I wish I’d taken more pictures but I was mesmerised by the experience!

Wonderful food, wine and service, but I do wonder if they would be a tad busier if the rather dated decor were to be updated?

Cosy pub/restaurant with really interesting and unusual menu. All the meals were excellent and the service friendly.

Stumbled across The Stag whilst trying a few pubs in Hastings and decided to stop here for a pint and some food. Well, what a find. The food was absolutely sublime, very reasonably priced and the service was great and friendly. Definitely recommended and will be going back for the Hastings Skate, best Skate I’ve ever had.

great Sunday lunch with friends. Pleasant staff good food.

The Stag has always been great and Nicki is so lovely and tonight we went to the Murder Mystery dinner. It was such fun, the food was delicious and the outfits were brilliant. Actors were great and dealt with all the questions so well. A really fun, entertaining night out

Grumpy landlord. Uncomfortable place for live music - every man for himself grabbing chairs and finding a space.

Lovely Sunday dinner, but could do with afew more veg , gravy a bit thicker lovely bit of lamb. Dog was welcomed

We were spending Christmas and New Year in Hastings and so booked Christmas Day lunch at the Stag Inn on the basis of good reports. At 110 GBP plus wine it was expensive to start with. The food and atmosphere were very good with the landlady, Nicola, being very attentive. We would have preferred the traditional turkey to have been served without the pastry round it But the final bill of 287 gbp for the two of us was far too much and it hurt especially when we asked for an additional glass of ordinary red wine and were charged nearly 9 pounds a glass. Yes we enjoyed the special lunch BUT it was very poor value for money

We had the most fantastic meal last night, staff were so friendly and the place had such a homely atmosphere. Food was delicious and we will definitely be back again.

As ever this was another great visit to The Stag great hosts excellent service and the music was so good.

The food here is excellent and there's lots of fab live music.

Absolutely amazing pub dinner. We had our staff Christmas dinner and it was lush. Nic went out of way to accommodate us with last minute call to fit us in. Can't recommend enough. Thank you so much for having such an amazing service.

Lovely food and wonderful service from the owner - can't recommend highly enough!

Cozy pub, Hastings is a great place for a winter outing

One of me and my wife’s favourite places to dine, food always of an exceptional level and staff very warm and friendly. Fantastic place to bring our family

Very friendly staff. Food was delicious. Whole heartedly recommend this place. An amazing hidden Gem

What a wonderful find….from the moment I made the reservation a great experience. Lovely log fire and a friendly welcome…. Great selection of food and wines . Everything we ate was wonderfully prepared, presented and delicious. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Will be back

Warm and friendly pub (2019). Continues to be home from home (2023). Very Dog friendly!!!

An absolutely outstanding pub! I recently had the opportunity to attend a private event hosted in this incredible place, and what an amazing time it was! I moved over from the States to Suffolk about 5 months back, so I am still exploring England and its pubs. We had the luck to enjoy the Stag Inn on a recent trip to Hastings to celebrate a friend's 40th birthday. I loved the way they handed out drink coupons for party guests to get us started. I need a bit of a nudge as I'm not much of a drinker, so sidling up to the bar and picking out something I know I'll like is vastly preferable to a tub of beers on ice or house wine. The atmosphere was fun and festive, the decor and artifacts on the walls were incredibly cool, and the patio was so warm and welcoming with blankets and a nice cosy private space out back. The landlord and landlady of the pub were also super kind and hospitable to our family including our dog who loved hanging out in the pub all day. This is absolutely in the top tier of pubs I have visited since moving over to England this summer. I really love the ones with rich history and fascinating artifacts, especially when they come with kind and attentive service and a comfortable atmosphere. This ticks all the boxes and made for a memorable weekend away for our whole family, furbaby included. What an awesome venue to hire for an event!

Went for lunch with a friend on a rainy day. Really inventive menu, beautifully cooked. We were seated in the ‘naughty corner’ and ended up chatting to people next to us.

Worth a walk up All Saints Street (a beautiful road in the old town with eclectic mix of houses dating back centuries) to visit this charming 16th century pub. Proper 'oldy worldy' Inn with lovely fireplace, great atmos and interesting artefacts (including mummified cats!...apparently tradition to place inside a wall to keep evil spirits away). Service from Rebecca was warm, friendly and welcoming. Didn't have food as stopped for a few drinks only, but menu did look excellent (and lamb, rosemary & garlic crisps were amazing). Definitely coming back!

This is one of my locals. The staff are super friendly and the garden is beautiful. The food is very good and on top of that they love dogs.

Loved the October menu, unusual combinations that really work- tasted so good. Hooked on the black treacle bread! Beautifully presented House wine very goid Service excellent Atmosphere lovely and cosy Highly recommend although on the pricier side for small portions which gives plenty of room for their amazing puddings

We came with our family last Saturday and it was absolutely amazing! Brillant food, lovely service and such a good atmosphere. The monkfish I had was outstanding and the duck was cooked perfectly. Would highly recommend!

This pub is absolutely fabulous, quietly located in the All Saints, it is the oldest pub in Hastings dating to c. 1547 with a well preserved building. The staff here is very friendly, it is chill and peaceful here, the garden is like a hidden treasure. Don’t miss the cat mummies, they are related to an interesting history of witches and rat controls in the town back in the 17th century.

We had the most amazing food. We are lucky to eat out now and then, but I can honestly say that the meal we had, was one of the best, if not the best that we have had in a long time. The balance of flavour in the sauces and the creativity that it was presented was second to none. The chief should work in a 5 star restaurant. I can't wait to go again and again. In fact it's ruined all other restaurants and pubs for us.

We booked this pub/restaurant for lunch yesterday (22nd Sept.) But on arrival we found it locked up and a sign saying closed for private party. We rang the bell and called by phone, but no answer!!! We had heard a good report about this venue but will think twice about re-booking and being embarrassed after recommending the Stag to our friend. Not impressed!

An interesting menu. The complimentary Guinness and treacle bread with garam masala butter was so delicious - the crispy lamb ribs starter also but very spicy. Our mains were less interesting but still nice. The 80s music was too loud and detracted from the food. I would go back to try the taster menu on a Thursday.

What a brilliant pub! Really varied menu with interesting flavour twists on all the options -absolutely loved my hake with smoked haddock pakora and spiced cauli. Daughter loved the duck and confit samosa. Exceptionally dog friendly too and the female waiter on duty eve of sept 2 was efficient, friendly and warm. Thank you!

Lovely old pub with a lot of history a must visit .

Lovely traditional pub steeped in history. Don't forget to look out for the 2 mummified cats!

We had an excellent meal here. Haven’t been to The Stag for years, it’s changed somewhat. Excellent fish starters and duck mains, with unusual tweaks and combinations, and husband had a delicious pud. . Attentive friendly service. Will certainly revisit.

Really tasty dishes, beautiful composition, fair prices for fair portions. Amazing service too, great taste of music in background. Great quiet and vintage location

Traditional Hastings Old Town pub serving locally sourced food of the highest quality.

A great find of a pub in old Hastings with excellent food, thoughtfully conceived and executed. We had a delicious gin smoked trout starter on a blini with crispy samphire and grapefruit. My partner had the mackerl emThen my main was roasted hake with a smoked haddock panoramic and spiced cauliflower.

Really nice pub in Hastings. Saw a great band there some time ago, the Lost Revellers. Really good atmosphere, nice beers, nice steeped garden if you're lucky enough to go on a sunny day, and friendly welcoming staff. Haven't tried the food. I'll definitely return.

Lovely, cozy pub. A group of us had dinner on Friday evening so we had the back room for ourselves. Very friendly staff. My only complaint was kitchen closing at 8.30pm so we had to order fast. I wasn't expecting that from a seaside pub on a weekend in the middle of summer

The chef here deserves the highest praise. The hake dish is sublime being so delicious and inventive, it knocked my socks off. Best meal I have had in ages and I eat out a lot. Service was charming as well. Could not recommend more highly.

Simply my favourite pub on earth. The atmosphere transports you back in time.. amazing food amazing staff and as for the music...it's the folk music heart of the south east. A unique sea of tranquility and happiness mixing the past and present..

This has to be the best place to eat in Hastings. The food is out of this world, and the service outstanding. A pretty good wine list as well! Definitely recommend a visit to anyone who enjoys quality food made with passion and at the...

I go here for the folk music nights on Tuesdays, love them❤️ Real ale is now £5.0 and Guinness £5.50.

Lovely traditional pub with friendly service and excellent food. Nice to find a pub with such well kept cask beer - beautifully presented and cooked food - thank you

Wow, the quality of the food in this small cosy pub is outstanding, close to fine dining standard, excellent, can't wait to go again.

Knockout folk music Tuesday nights. Other nights also.

Today a group of us (12 people) enjoyed a delicious lunch at The Stag celebrating my 60th birthday. I’d booked the lunch via email with Nick the proprietor who was helpful & efficient organising our menu choices, where we’d like to sit etc. The courtyard...

Second time visiting this pub and will definitley back. Beautiful little garden at the back, the staff were really lovely, great drink selection, and the food was amazing- really interesting menu, and executed beautifully.

Fabulous Sunday lunch with our chums

This is a really great pub- the food is all amazing (especially the cured trout/sourdough crumpet/samphire), the atmosphere relaxed and the service lovely. We had a great time and will go back whenever we’re in the area…

We had an excellent meal at the Stag . The food is of a really high quality , beautifully presented and reasonably priced . This was not our first visit and as always we enjoy going. Whilst the lovely lady waiting and in the bar...

Came for lunch on the recommendation from the pub down the road which didn't serve food, it was amazing, more a restaurant than a pub lunch, even the chip were 'proper' home made not from a packet and more like roast potatoes. Lovely place too,...

Great garden and fab beers, experience enhanced by chonky ginger cat.

Wow! Would have been a 5 star rating but the hake was warm, due to the lovely barmaid/ waitress having to wait on tables, change a barrel and serve the local billiards clients. However, she was still absolutely lovely. ( Didn't get her name). Our...

When visiting Hastings, we were told to visit The Stag as it was the oldest pub in the old town. It wasn't where all the other pubs were, so they could have been missed. The bar man was friendly. I ordered the local Gin, Hastings 1066, very smooth. There is a lot of history within this pub, there is information around the walls if you are interested. They have lots of entertainment and live bands and are very much part of the community. Well, worth a visit

Lovely atmosphere and great food.

We went on a Saturday evening. And it was so good we came for Sunday lunch the next day. Exceptional food and the service was perfect. Nothing was too much trouble. A lovely, inviting atmosphere. Friendly and knowledgeable staff. We’ll be back!!

A wonderful, proper pub. We discovered this gem whilst exploring Hastings Old Town on a weekend visit with friends. There was a genuine warm welcome from the landlady and all of her staff who couldn’t have been friendlier. The choice of beer was good, the food excellent and there’s a great little room for bar billiards. Our hostess even offered us a Bluetooth speaker in case we wanted to play our own music while we had a game. It was a real pleasure to visit. Thank you.

Went to the Stag Inn for a celebration Sunday lunch to celebrate mine and a friends birthday, over the Coronation Bank Holiday weekend. What a wonderful experience we had at the Stag Inn. The warm welcome myself and my party received was amazing. The staff couldn't do enough for us. They gave us a wonderful table and decorated the table with birthday banners. Which was a lovely touch. The food was excellent as was the service. Nick and Nicole were wonderful host's and their staff were very helpful. If you are in the Hastings area I would throughly recommend a visit to this brilliant pub. I cannot wait to go back Thanks again to all at The Stag !!

Went for Sunday lunch with friends, the food was ok except for burnt Yorkshire puddings, un cooked green cabbage also the service was slow Few teething problems Will try again in near future

Waited 1 hour for our meal,which was a roast beef Sunday lunch,wasn't very warm,the Yorkshire pudding was burnt,not impressed

We don’t normally post reviews unless really good or bad. I think we must have gone on a bad day as other reviews seem really positive. Overall impression was quaint pub with lots of atmosphere staff seemed overstretched as we waited for ages to get...

Lovely friendly pub with great food and ambiance. Small bands and folk music sessions feature regularly.

Food was OK but the service was derisory and thw crowd was very much a clique

We popped into the Stag Inn for lunch and it was delicious! I had the dumplings, so good! Just bite after bite of yummyness. The hubby had the pork belly which he was very good and our friend had the smoked trout. Everything was great....

Our first visit to Hastings, first time at The Stag Inn, what an amazing pub, great food, great service, what’s not to like? The Sunday lunch restored my faith in pub lunches as they can often be disappointing, the quality of the food was excellent,...

what a fabulous pub/ restaurant this is - we couldnt have been made more welcome by the owners & staff - Our meal was exceptional from start to finish, venison tartare, burratta, and the best vergetarion welliington made form aubergine & hazelnut we've ever tasted....

Ancient, full of character and featuring what must be the oldest cats in the UK. Very friendly staff. Recommended.

Excellent pub with unbelievable quality food. A variety of menu options that are very high quality and taste superb. I ahve eaten here a few times and the food is great. Very good service and the team are very helpful and friendly. Real traditional pub and large open beer garden. Lots of delicious desserts too!

Friendly staff, nice atmosphere, amazing food.

Had a great time at The Stag, Hastings during Unplugged Saturday part of the Fat Tuesday Music Festival. Fab location.

I spent the day bouncing around the old town for Fat Tuesday unplugged Saturday. As I am a bit of a veteran to these shenanigans I decided to rate the coat friendliness of each venue based on these factors: 1. Do they have coat hooks...

Beautiful little pub in Hastings! Staff are superb and extremely friendly with a great Landlady and Landlord, it’s a perfect combo! The chef is unbelievably talented, had the bream a few nights ago and as someone who rarely enjoys fish, I was blown away! Finished off with a white chocolate mousse for dessert which was the greatest dessert I’ve ever had. Will be making this a regular visit for certain! Booking highly recommended for evenings as they get rightfully busy.

Found this pub on the web as we did not want to have the usual fish and chips. What a great place great beers and wines, had the terrine and the soup made by chef Ben who we were told is self taught. Well done Ben. So don’t have the usual fish and chips just walk up All Saints Street and it’s on the right hand side.