The Welcome Stranger in Hastings

Lovely little local, great vegan burger, well priced and super welcoming from the staff, even on a quiet Monday afternoon.

The UN-Welcome!! Been here several times with no issue. Today, I sat with a friend and had a quiet pint. We politely asked for a second pint and the lady I believe to be the landlady said .. “I’m not sure.. actually, you’re making me feel uneasy” Somewhat confused, I asked her why, and she couldn’t explain why. Very weird behaviour from her, not us. We left peacefully absolutely astonished. If this is her attitude towards legitimate customers, no wonder her pub is so empty. Her loss, we were no trouble. She should have at least explained her issue with us. Cannot comment on food.

Had a great meal here Staff were brilliant Would definitely go back

Unfortunately when we arrived here bout 5pm they weren't serving food til 6pm and was apparently fully booked later that night for quiz night. When asked where else we could eat, sadly they were unhelpful. Felt abit unwelcome.

Great place , good food and friendly staff. Highly recommended .👍

Relaxed and comfortable atmosphere with clientele of all ages. Nice outdoor space as well.

Popped in on the of change fitted us in lovely staff,atmosphere, Sunday roast was lovely & hot & so tasty generous portions choice of meat gluten free option

Nice pub with bunnies & chickens out the back in the beer garden.

Service excellent and nice atmosphere

Had a smashing roast dinner here today, thanks all.

Spent a few times here with my partner Great food , great quality Staff are very nice and happy to help if you have allergies or looking for a specific drink

Hey all. Just wanted to make a post about the The Welcome pub. Last night I visited as I often do for drink after a long day at work. I actually visit this pub between 3 and 4 times a week. On this particular occasion there was a pub quiz. I sat in a chair and was promptly abused and bullied by a very disgusting lady who was running the quiz. She said I should not be allowed to enjoy the quiz without paying for it. The pub was not privately hired. There was no requirement to pay to enter. The woman in question is the kind of person I consider a cancer on the very fabric of society. A bully. Aggressive. Rude. I only wanted a pint. After gathering my thoughts I stood up for myself and told her I was leaving my local pub that I visit frequently as a result of her behaviour. Her husband became aggressive and the owner asked me to leave. I loved this pub. I have been a regular for many years, but to be treated with such disdain simply for being present has left a very sour taste in my mouth and the aftermath of what happened has even damaged my relationship with my best friend. Please. If anyone cares about mental health. Make a stand. Don't go to the welcome.

Banging meal. Food was spot on and really tasty. Not had chips like that for a very long time. Great place to go for food or a drink. Price is pretty standard across the board now with one exception... It was cooked so much better than most others. Will definitely be going again.

My new local is amazing but please don’t come we like it quiet (also do come as we want them to make a living and give us the love!)

Caterer for both my cousins funeral and brother's wedding receptions. Food is always excellent, and the staff are great. Most importantly, they have chickens in the beer garden 😊 Highly recommend! 👍🏻

Really enjoyed a rare night out here. Food was good and the staff were friendly. Will go again soon.

Tanks so much to Alex and the whole team for looking after Bilbo and myself today, while stranded with our flat tyre! Amazing welcome and gave Bilbo a fresh water bowl and blanket to sit on without asking! Opened the kitchen early for us too so we could share a fantastic Welcome Brunch. Whole experience was superb and lifted our spirits on a very bleak and dismal day.X

Very welcoming local pub. Lovely friendly service. Great food.

We go for Sunday lunch a few times a year with my mum. The choices are good and the food has always been top quality. Definitely worth a visit if you are the area for a good value meal.

The fish and chips were amazing!! 🤩😋The chips were the best ever and I’m fussy when it comes to chips. The batter was crunchy and crisp, like the chips and the portion was very generous. The staff are always attentive and the pub had good amount of people in it, even for a Monday night. Five stars to Hayley, Kelly and their excellent team. Compliments to the chef!! In my opinion The Welcome is a gastro pub at great prices. 🙌

Lovely food, great staff and warm atmosphere

Always friendly staff and great service. 👌 Christmas meal with friends today. Beautifully presented & absolutely delicious. Dairy free for me which was so well catered for, & with a very impressive vegan Christmas pud to finish. Faultless.

Really comfortable bar, well laid out. Suitable for wheelchairs, prams families and couples. Quality food at affordable prices. Lovely staff who clearly enjoy working as a team together. Looking forward to another tasty Christmas meal this year. Thank you 😊

Very polite and friendly staff. They laid on a very nice buffet for our function

Very welcoming pub with brilliant food and quick service! Would definitely recommend the fish and chips!

Good atmosphere Loverly food Welcoming staff

A lovely place to eat, who were very accommodating to replace all dairy filled items with vegan ones. Very reasonably priced.

Love this place - the name says it all

Great food. Lovely garden with rabbits and chickens. Free parking. Favourite local in Silverhill

I visited here on Sunday 3rd September with my brother and family visiting from Australia a total of 6 of us. 4 of our party had fish and chips which they all said was great. Crab and prawn linguine again excellent however my roast pork consisted of 2 pork chops. Very odd in my opinion, I didn't complain as I was in a family group but won't return for a roast.

Lovely Sunday roast, old style pub lunch, great service, friendly staff

Great pub first time visit Food was brilliant

Absolutely lovely meal, tasty and hot. Service impeccable, friendly staff, good price too. Lynn and Mark

Recently been renovated, lovely food . Special menu was very resealable priced and it was just a nice place to be. Family friendly Also good place for a piss up 🙂👍👌

Everyone was so friendly & helpful, we had the Sunday roast which was very good value for money plenty of it, would recommend this place,

A very nice meal for my grandsons birthday The meal was very nice thankyou

Fantastic meal and freindly service. A Saturday evening meal with my wife and two young children. All of us loved the food and really nice atmosphere to take the family for a great quality meal. Very highly recommend.

Lovely pub and atmosphere. Only had a couple of drinks. Will have to go back for food, the menu sounded delicious

We love The Welcome for a pint and a chat with family and friends. Great staff, traditional ales and they still have a bottle of ginger wine on the shelf 😁

Went Im for lunch the burgers were amazing

Very average pub with very average food.

Excellent community pub. A great selection or drinks, high quality food and a the staff are always very welcoming. There is a beautiful garden out the back and parking on site. Disability friendly. I host all my charity events here.

The food was very good, I would say outstanding and the service very quick. All the staff were very friendly. The only downside I found was that there wasn't any access to a disabled toilet.

Such a lovely pub, with fantastic food! The name ‘the welcome’ sums the pub up as that is exactly how you are made to feel! The staff are so lovely! I moved to st Leonard’s from tunbridge wells 2 years ago the staff have made me feel so at home here not knowing anyone ! I couldn’t recommend this pub enough, when friends and family come to visit everyone compliments the pub in the same way! Keep up the fantastic work!!! I’m made to feel like part of the family 😂🙂👍

Fantastic dog friendly pub with nice food and good bar

Lovely family friendly pub. £5.25 for a pint of Brixton lager which seems about right nowadays. Toilets are clean, lovely garden with chickens!, and friendly staff.

A lovely pub/restaurant where we were able to eat in a large group with little delay. 5 stars.

Lovely staff and great food. Cant go wrong! X

Nice pub and nice atmosphere, haven't tried the food ........yet! But it looks good 👍 watch this space 😉

Went out for a dinner with my partner earlier on and have had a fab experience. greeted by staff nicely, who were all quite young but were very professional, starters came out within about 5 minutes, and mains were given out 20 minutes after ordering (mains and starters). Nice quick service and will be back to try the other foods we were too full to try. the only fault I can think of is there is no access to disabled toilets. overall lovely food and staff, will be back again

Lovely menu ! Lovely staff. Beautiful decor. Relaxing atmosphere highly recommend this pub! Do not try the tower down the road. Like the jockey out of shameless.

A good food pub for a meal with the family. It's not a boozer kind of pub.

went there with people from work for our christmas dinner the food was good the place was very pleasant few other people eating as well we had a table for 16.

Friendly place, nice decor, good food!

Held a celebration of life gathering at the welcome, Hayley was amazing, from start to finish we couldn’t of asked for anything more, a fantastic buffet in a calm welcoming environment with a great garden and friendly helpful staff. Thanks Hayley.

Great tasting Sunday lunch with lovely music and atmosphere!

I only had a couple of drinks the service was excellent.

Lovely pub grub and plenty of it! Will definitely be visiting again!

Great food and staff are really nice!

We had a large family gathering last night and the welcome were amazing the food and service were just brilliant Thankyou to all We will be back 🙂

Hotel restaurant easy parking . We had ensuite and we were at end of the summer season , but the weather here in St.Leonards on Sea , Sussex was very pleasant there were many people swimming I noticed but when it clouded over they disappeared quickly ! We had a sea facing ensuite and the view was stunning . Our room had been pleasantly refurbished, on the 4 the floor and tea tray in the room very nice too coffee or tea help yourself every morning the tray was topped up nice size t.v.in the room very comfy double be bathroom was large bath/ shower with piping hot water shaver electric point . Very pleasant stay .

Absolutely dreadful unfriendly place. Avoid like the plague

Visited for lunch and was very impressed, good choice of meals on the menu and all four of us enjoyed our food, all staff very friendly, it was our waitresses first day and nothing was too much trouble.

My first visit to this pub, however, it won't be my last. Lovely large, attractive pub, clean lovely staff and fabulous Guinness which they treat with respect.

Lovely pub, comfortable & clean & welcoming.

It's really nice Brunch well done good team

Absolutely love this place. The service and food is outstanding! We've eaten a few times here now, and everytime it's been beyond our expectations. Superb quality of food. Such friendly staff. We even popped up one evening for a few drinks. When we sat in the garden on the swing chair, the lovely landlady brought us out a gorgeous snuggly cover as it was abit chilly. Lovely little touches. Thankyou guys. It's now our favourite place to eat in Hastings!!

Lovely pub, staff were amazing, will definitely try the food next time.

Lovely homely pub for dining experience. Staff and owners are very friendly and helpful.

Me and 3 others came to The Welcome for their lunch menu as we've heard Its relatively good. Anyway, sat down on the sticky table, ordered food. 1 bowl of chips 2 The Welcome Burgers and 1 katsu burger. Both of The Welcome burgers were pink inside, practically a breathing cow in buns. I took them both to the bar and told the kitchen it's raw. The manager who I believe her name is Hayley, was sat on a table near the bar and tried convincing me to say it was cooked. And said 'its a steak'. Either it was false advertisement or iust a poorly cooked burger. She replaced it with a katsu burger in compensation. Hayley then stated that the kitchen staff checked it 3 times and probed it to 85F. This is well below what it should have been. Also getting onto the Katsu Burger, it had very little curry sauce in there, if any. Tasted like a plain chicken burger You'd be better off going Wetherspoons. As we were leaving, she kept convincing us that it was cooked. I you're thinking on going, I'd reconsider ordering any of the 2 burgers. Overall, was disappointed in our visit

Had a lovley meal this evening steak cooked perfect will be back thank you

Great food, nice atmosphere, friendly staff. I'd go again. Note keep an eye on the gents toilet.

Great food great beet and excelent service. Recommend this place for lunch or dinner.

Not a massive variety for Vegan or Veggie. Some basics missing such as oat milk for coffee or vegan cheese. Seems to be run by a bit of a Karen judging by the overheard convos lol 😆

Beautiful food and the best onion rings I've ever tasted x

Friendly and approachable service from people who obviously care about what they are doing. Menu needs some clarity though - we were informed after ordering that the scallops starter is not included in the roast dinner 2 and 3 course offer. This should be made clear on the menu; or at least before people order. I was being treated to the meal as a thank you so I was a bit embarrassed my choices would end up costing my sister more than expected and she couldn't really say "oh, you'll have to choose something cheaper" could she? So we had to say it's okay which it wasn't really. The scallops were cooked through but they weren't seared/caramelised on the outside at all - a much hotter pan required. We ordered a mix of beef and lamb but both only got beef. The roasts, linguini and desserts were lovely - clearly quality ingredients. The cheese platter was extremely generous and tasty. Overall, great food despite a few niggles. The front of house and kitchen are clearly very dedicated which we really appreciate as caterers ourselves.

Went for a family lunch was a little disappointed with the food but staff where friendly and the children loved the rabbits and chickens in the garden.

Very nice good food & pleasant atmosphere

Pubs don’t normally do great food, and we find it hard to find good decent family meals in Hastings (if I’m honest) However, The Welcome have smashed it. We wasn’t expecting this level of food from our local pub, close to gourmet level grub, AMAZING juicy burger 🍔, fat chips, crazy good Steak 🥩 even the tomatoes 🍅 were crazy tasty 👅 Friendly and a great price. Well done, Welcome 🙏 Highly recommended.

The Welcome are absolutely fantastic. On one of their busiest Days, Easter day, and after we had been let down, they fitted us all in. 3 adults and 2 children. The food was absolutely beautiful, fresh & quick to be served I can't recommend this establishment high enough. Can't wait to go back.

Great atmosphere. Great food. Reasonably priced

Me and my Dad love this place came on Sunday for dinner I Really enjoyed The amazing welcome burger served with chips onion rings and pink coleslaw it was delicious. My Dad enjoyed his beer battered fish and chips. Great atmosphere, friendly staff Looking forward to visiting again soon

Great service , good food and beer, and dog friendly

Good atmosphere and tasty food.

Just popped in for a drink with a friend - the barman was brilliant - made us laugh! There are small animals in the beer garden, which is great for families with children.

Nice pub with reasonably priced food

Great place with great food at a great price will be back

We order 17 roasts! All came out correct, hot and tasted nice. Well played The Welcome.

great burger. great beer. great pub!

I had the burger and it was delicious. Service was very good and welcoming. A dog friendly pub too.

We have been there a couple of times now , sevice ,food and good price is what you can expect ,as well as covid control .👍

Very friendly,clean place and food was cooked quickly and was tasty,always a good atmosphere here

Lovely garden. Great value food . Quick friendly service

Lovely food and service , made my grandma's 90th birthday perfect.

Great pub, food is amazing, staff are wonderful and they have chockens

Fabulous food and fabulous service. I can highly recommend the Chocolate Brownie.

Roast was good. Compared to other pubs around the area I would say that the portions good do with a bump up. The Beef roast I had was great! Yummy flavour. Lovely staff, low-key relaxed vibe. Have Chickens in the back garden ha! One advice would be to expand your menu to cater for dairy free/gluten free people.

Lovely boozer ! Real character ! Worth a cab fare !! Just to add - just had food - food is amazing now ! Much better than 2 years ago

A great welcome and very accommodating for gluten free. Allowed us to change some items on the brunch menu to suit. Kids enjoyed their meals will definitely be going again 😊

Wonderful breakfast/brunch here fresh produce great service great pub! 👍