Webbe's at the Fish Cafe in Rother

Went on a cookery course, absolutely fantastic. The tuition from Paul was first class and the food we produced you would be happy to pay a lot of money for. This was a great day and I would definitely go again on a different course. If you have any interest in food either go on one of these courses or to the restaurant. Nov 2nd. Went to the restaurant this time for a family meal for 9 and it was fantastic. Food, atmosphere and service were spot on and the attention to detail in the food made the experience very special. CTC

Busy, buzzing restaurant which served good fish dishes. Variety on the menu. Felt bad not being able to leave staff a tip but they wanted cash and I didn’t have any!

Overall we liked! Excellent starters all round. Sorry to say fish mains were a bit overcooked. Puddings variable. Raspberry Crème brûlée was not good - other desserts good. Particularly liked the experimental blackberry macaron! Drinks good - but passion fruit mojito missing the mint! Good value - well done

Lovely fish dishes served with a smile

We had been recommended this restaurant by our B & B hosts and it did not disappoint. Booking highly recommended as we booked the last available table the afternoon before for a Saturday evening. The food was excellent with an amazing choice of fresh fish, the staff were all very welcoming and friendly even though it was clear that they were very busy. There was a real buzz to the atmosphere, must be one of the best places to eat in Rye.

Such lovely staff and great food, had a few starters to share between the two of us as well as a cheese dessert to finish off! Was absolutely stunning, Lexi was amazing and ensured our birthday celebrations kept going!

Fabulous food - beautifully presented and good portion sizes. Staff were friendly and attentive but not over bearing. Had clearly read our booking notes and surprised us with a happy anniversary pudding plate.

We came here for a birthday dinner, and it was magnificent. The food was delicious, the tables were comfortable and the service was lovely. Will be back again!

Bit overpriced but staff very attentive. Lobster very tough.

I don’t like giving but reviews but with high expectations can come high disappointments. The only star goes to the bill where the main course we didn’t eat was removed from. We got a table close to the kitchen and the till (after we asked in the booking for a nice, cosy one). The air-con forced us to keep the jacket on. The waitress at the reception was blunt and cold. Another one seemed not to be able to give us proper details. They constantly forgot about us (probably because of the table location) we didn’t take any pic because we were negatively surprised of the low quality of the experience that we wanted just to leave. The general feeling was of a place with a glorious past but unable to keep up with it. We asked for the bills and we left before the waitress had the time clean the table.

Food was good but the attitude of the two female staff members who served us was not. They both looked as miserable as sin, one in particular was rude and made me feel very uncomfortable. Will not be going back.

Had a nice time here last weekend. The food was ok. Had the Hake and was disappointed that it had no flavour. Also the service was ok but needs to be more cheerful. Didn't get a good feel from the staff.

Delicious culinary experience at Webbes. Top notch fish, classic dishes presented simply but thoughtfully. Lovely staff. Very leisurely, no rushing to move on. Strongly recommend including in a Rye away day or two.

We had the most amazing tasty dishes here. Starters we had the fish board to share amazing. Mains I had the Rye fish stew tasty and delicious hubby had mussels he said they were great! All in all a great experience

Lovely restaurant, lots of choice, mostly well cooked/prepared. Would return

Lovely venue , greeted by staff on arrival who also helped us choose our lunch. We all agreed the food was delicious and very fresh . The photo shows a starter I had as a main course.

Really great food but poor service. Was made to feel unwelcome by the front of house staff

We stumbled upon this little place for lunch whilst visiting Rye. We had a few starters to share including the calamari, crab Arancini, tumbler of prawns and oysters - all were exceptionally good. For main course our children shared a sirloin steak which was very tasty and my husband and I shared a large portion of muscles. The muscles were not as tasty as we expected but nothing to complain about. The service was attentive and the drinks menu was great.

I would have given 5 stars but honestly like most restaurants they are under staffed & over run they should just take less bookings. The service was not too bad the girls did their best & were very pleasant, the food was good , the panache ( seafood main ) was very tasty .

Went with my mum for a quick supper but ended up having three courses. Fish was cooked superbly (as you would expect with somewhere that has a cookery school attached) and service attentive. Very reasonable and will definitely be going back.

Brilliant quality yet unpretentious and reasonably priced. Excellent fish restaurants like this are far too rare. Keep up the good work and please open more branches!

Great food and service. You do need to book!

I think they are perhaps short staffed, otherwise as good as ever. Food fabulous 👌

Not impressed. From a booking system that tells us when we have to leave, to a cold and noisy resturant, to snooty, demanding staff, wjo whisk sude plates away after starters are done to supposedly panko breadcrumb coated fish, to a fish panache than contains not so much fish and a lot of steamed vegeis that weren't on the menu, to gritty muscles, it was sadly disappointing. The fish was well cooked, but it just didn't jell.

This wa a meant to be a special occasion wedding anniversary, sadly we had a severe health situation but the people were re so fantastic and understanding * a special thanks to Maria that went above and beyond. I'm so so thankful and look forward to when we meet soon. Once again thanks again Maria you're a star, and all the members have gone abond and beyond. I haven't even visited yet but already I feel it's outstanding. Thank you all once again I'll see you soon. We.lool forward teeing you soon and will probably be regulates. Have Lovely summer and 5 stars preemptively I'm sure you'll all deserve. See you soon Jessica & J

Good menu really good food well presented and pleasant staff

It was the best fish-dinner in my life so far. Both me and my partner liked both starters (monkfish cheeks, buratta) and mains (panache and fish-stew). Also it was the best pear juice I have ever tasted.

Best fish restaurant in the area. Cannot fault anything and overall pretty good value for money.

We booked a later table, 8.45 and felt as though once we had eaten our main course it was time to leave! No offer of dessert or coffee! The food was delicious, I couldn’t fault it and reasonably priced. The staff were not particularly friendly more stressed and tired! If you want your customers to leave by a certain time then offer reservation times accordingly!

Excellent food and lovely athmosphere. Would highly recommend!

Very good meal taken in this establishment, impeccable and friendly service. Quality cuisine, good value for money, highly recommended!

Food was delicious and we really enjoyed our meal. However the service was adequate but inattentive . Also we were unhappy at the end of our evening, the manageress paid little attention to us…after settling the bill without acknowledging our goodbye, as she was preoccupied with another customer for a long time.

We had made a reservation for dinner at lunchtime and unfortunately didn't get a nice seat. We sat at the kitchen counter below where the food was served. It was full in the restaurant. The staff was very hardworking and attentive. The food was simply wonderful. For dessert we treated ourselves to 3 oysters for £7.50. The prices are not overpriced. The room was pleasantly designed, unfortunately we couldn't see much of it.

Food poisoning during the night after dining here . Ruined a short stay break. Did complain but i get the sense they didnt really care. Table service was good on the evening though.

Lunch time meal. Music a little loud. A side dish didn't arrive but was on the bill - removed without dispute.

Food was fantastic, service prompt, efficient and friendly. Not a cheap place to eat, but very good value for money

Might be popular with locals but we would not go again. Service was poor, as one of the earliest guest we were served at the end. Seared scallops were warm not seared, warm bread was nice but not warm. Avoid the fish stew.

Ever been in a familiar situation where food service was taking a bit too long and you start to think to yourself that "this actually better be good"? 9 times out of 10 they usually disappoint, but Webbe's pleasantly surprised me. Food was definitely made with care and we enjoyed the seafood.

All the best, came back like 10th time… will be back… 👍

Great meal at webbes today with my family. Food was fantastic. Particularly pleased with great value children’s menu. The waiting staff were amazing with our 2 years old. Chapeau!

Wonderful food. Excellent service. Great wine.

Having dined in the restaurant in Hastings we thought it would be equally as good here, sadly it was not. The venue is devoid of atmosphere, feeling like an old warehouse but without the attraction of many similar venues in the U.K. The food was the highlight, but even that fell short of expectations, I had the sea bass, was well cooked, but the sauce was all conquering, whilst being a little bland! My partner went for scallops, creamed potatoes, and crispy pancetta, this looked whimsical and tasted very good. Deserts, one raspberry crème brûlée, nice,and one frozen mango parfait with mango and passion fruit sorbet and chunks. Which was the best bit. Service was pedestrian.

The fish dishes were all fresh and cooked with care, just lacking punchy or deep flavours; Prosecco was mediocre but oysters were good (vinaigrette could have been better though); Service was friendly and attentive; restaurant was very quiet so lacked atmosphere; all in all a pleasant lunch!

The food and menu is great for seafood lovers but the service is painfully slow. We went for lunch over Easter - as it was a sunny day we were keen for a fairly quick turnaround to get out again in the sun. The place may be a bit short staffed but even so service was pretty slow - 40 minutes in we had ordered our ‘on arrival’ food but not starters or mains which is very long to wait. We spoke to two members of staff in that period who both said the other one would take our order - it’s a shame there is not a better or clearer system. We ended up not ordering starters due to concerns that it would cause further delays which is a shame. It’s a brilliant menu and the food that we eventually got was good, but the service needs to be much better! No issue at all with the kitchen - when we ordered it came with it straight away

Aww what a pleasant time was had today at your establishment, the staff was very accommodating to our large group, the looked looked and tasted amazing , dessert was my fav😋Thxs or having us , I’m home now back in London and still full, lol

Highly recommend if in Rye, very fairly priced. We shared the scallops starter and some bread (very nice bread!). Mains were the panaché of fish and the Hake. Both delicious.

Excellent restaurant. Booking advised!

We had a nice dinner here, but it wasn’t anything to write home about. Food was decent and service was friendly but very slow. They brought us water immediately but we then waited almost half an hour before we got drinks/our ‘on arrival’ snacks and it was hard to get their attention. Not one I would recommend/go back to in a hurry.

Great fish restaurant . Lots of choice and lovely service

Visited for scallop week, scallop dishes were pleasant. The oysters were a disappointment, I expected them to be served with a classic mignonette sauce of shallots and red wine vinegar. Mine were served with a horrible balsamic vinegar with a few large chunks of shallot. Rather surprising for a fish restaurant!

I enjoyed every mouthful. Honestly the food, ambience, service, staff recommendations - it was all wonderful and reasonably priced. I had the scallops to start, hake and then chocolate (delice?) and espresso. My favourite dish was the Hake it was cooked so beautifully and on this bed of chorizo and cabbage with such fresh tomatoes. Delicious. The scallops a very close second. Will definitely be back.

Went for the Scallop tasting menu, which was almost perfection. Can really understand why people come back here time after time. Service was brilliantly attentive.

We were greeted by the Maitre d' who was civil but not engaging. Clearly this is his domain and inclusion is a privilege. Which did add somewhat to the special trip. His presence ensures a constant quality. We had 3 courses all of which were top end of excellence. But the delay in attention to us non regular diners almost took us over the 2.25 hours limit imposed. However the food, ambiance and general buzz of appreciation made our evening a good one.

We were lucky! Wednesday lunch time, end of Feb and miserable weather... But Webbe's was nearly fully booked - thank goodness they could fit us in. We opted for the Rye Bay Scallop Taster Menu (it was during the Rye Bay Scallop Festival) ... and what an absolute delight. 6 courses, beautifully presented, rich in colour and the flavours and textures were exquisite, each dish a perfectly formed delight to the eye and a flavour sensation. Fit for any gourmand! The chefs team and front of house team did a brilliant job. Can't recommend highly enough!

Food delicious, service a bit abrupt, wasn’t a warm or happy response on welcome - imagine it’s an overhang from full summer seasons but when the place is quiet it’s not great to feel like anyone approaching the table is making an effort to have to do. It makes a difference

What amazing place. Superb food, service, and wine, all at a sensible prices, in a relaxed environment. We ate at the Galivant 2 nights before and this was just as good, if not better.

Went for dinner and what a joy. Service was excellent as was our food. Would highly recommend. Just wish we lived closer.

Had an amazing meal here.. staff very friendly and welcoming the food was superb

The restaurant was great. The menu was fish based (there's a clue in the name), offering a really good choice of dishes, cooked perfectly. The house wine was good too.

Always fantastic food here and staff lovely.

We managed to sneak a 2 seated table late on a Friday night. Staff were super helpful and managed to work around the busy restaurant to get us an earlier booking. The restaurant has a cosy feel with low dimmed mood lighting and spacious tables. Staff were attentive and keen to help with advice and wine testers being provided. Food was served hot and full of flavour. Price wise, you get what you pay for but for starter and main and drinks for 2, the totals was less than expected. A wonderful choice of wines and seafood available which appear locally sourced. Overall and very enjoyable experience and well deserved 5 stars

A cozy and lovely spot to eat seafood in Rye. The fish stew was excellent and the scallops were top notch! The only disappointment was the meringue clementine dessert which tasted a bit stale, but the presentation was nice.

Well done to the three waiting staff that served us on the 13.12.23. We had a lovely meal, food was excellent but the evening was made even nicer by the friendly staff. Thank You!

Always excellent food and worth going frequently.

The fish was cooked beautifully, but all food including sauces As did the staff lack smiles and personality, the waiting staffjust looked really fed up. The desserts were delicious but a long wait. The Cornish mussels were also very fresh tasty. Slightly disappointed as we normally go to Hastings Webbes which is always 1st class.

Lovely meal, nice place, attentive staff, we enjoyed the monkfish cheeks and stew especially

Fabulous fish and perfectly seasoned

Really enjoyable experience. Excellent food, service both friendly and attentive. A pity we are not local, otherwise we would be visiting on a regular basis

12時前に入ったので席にすぐつけました。料理もワインもおいしく、店内の雰囲気もとても良い。価格もそれなりの値段だったので、良かったです。残念だったのは、店員さんがなかなか呼んでも気付いてくれないこと。特に忙しそうというわけでもなく、おしゃべりしてるのに来てくれませんでした。さすがに5分以上待つのはちょっとしんどかったかな。でも、相対的には良いレストランでした！ お手洗いは2階にありました。

Fabulous, unique fish and seafood dishes in a smart ambience. Service was very attentive and we appreciated the variety of wines and Gins available, too. The monkfish loin main was a personal favourite!

I’m no lover of seafood (I blame those dying mussel beds back in the town where I grew up), but I have to say that Webbe’s did a mighty fine job of converting me to the joys of the surf over the turf. Even an unreconstructed carnivore like me could appreciate this refined, sophisticated, but avowedly (reassuringly) unpretentious restaurant. The service was top-notch and the food a pure delight. Somebody in that kitchen knows how to source good, fresh local ingredients and treat them with respect. I’ll certainly be back (might even try the turf AND the surf next time)

First time visiting and was knocked back by the taste and flavours across the dishes we tried. The menu was enticing and we could have chosen almost any dishes. Service was A1 and very reasonably priced. It felt very special. Thank you.

This place looks great but The starter chosen, appears to be prepared and whisked from the cold store to your table. Our starters were so chilled that our forks tasted icy cold. Of course there was no flavour from the food. The fish was ok .loved the drinks

We have just had such a lovely lunch. The fish stew and oysters were delicious and well presented. At last a restaurant that offers a good variety of healthy and thought out kids options - salmon, steak, lovely fish, and a delicious pudding option. Kids were really happy and satisfied and so were we. The parfait went down a storm and didn’t last long. Thank you. Great value, delicious food with a lovely atmosphere.

Jestem zachwycona tym miejscem najlepsze owoce morza jakie kiedykolwiek jadałam w Anglii Wszystko pyszne , Świerże , pięknie podane i w smaku prawdziwe wow 100% jakości. Dodatkowo zostawiliśmy informacje że jesteśmy alergikami na olej rzepakowy i słonecznikowy i mam specyficzną dietę od lekarza i tutaj wieki plus ponieważ wszystko to co zamówiliśmy było zrobione tak abyśmy nie dostali boleści żołądka i nie bieli alergii. Dlatego bardzo się cieszymy że obsługa zrobiła dla nas posiłek tak aby był dla nas bezpieczny - dziękujemy 🤍 Polecamy bo jest to miejsce gdzie naprawdę można zjeść pyszne owoce morza ,ryby Świerże pyszne jak wszystko. Nie mogliśmy wyjść z zachwytu jakie to wszystko było pyszne. Czuliśmy się dobrze , smakowało nam bardzo i napewno tak wrócimy i napewno jeszcze inne restauracje ich odwiedziny. Gdybym mogła dać więcej gwiazdek dała bym 10 albo nawet 100. POLECAMY ♥️

This restaurant is one of the jewels in Rye's crown. The menu has an excellent range of dishes; everything we had was superbly cooked and presented, and the service by the charming and highly professional staff is first class. We tried a good range of their champagnes and picked up some interesting local information. Their Fish and Chips is excellent, light crisp batter on the gorgeous cod and proper hand-cut chips, the Steak was tender and delicious, the Mussells plentiful and gorgeous, the ham hock presse, tumbler of prawns, cayenne sprats and the taromasalata everything you wanted to be. Ansolutely worth a visit. I think advance booking is probably essential.

Excellent food, great service and atmosphere. The starter, main and dessert were all delicious. I can't recommend it highly enough.

Oysters were delicious. Ordered fish and chips which was good. Lobster was small and average - a bit dry. Was child friendly restaurant and attentive staff.

Excellent service and scrumptious food would definitely come back... I had the monkfish wrapped in pancetta with linguine and hubby had the battered cod with new potatoes. Even though it was busy it wasn't noisy.

Perfectly served and prepared fish dishes, ample portions, fair value for money. Highly recommended.

We celebrated our daughters 50th birthday here yesterday. I had the Rye Fish Stew. Quite simply the best meal I've had ever. Enough said!

Really nice evening. Good quality food at reasonable prices, in a nice environment

Fabulous fish, cooked to perfection. Stunning dessert and great service from friendly staff. Wine was good too!

Friendly service and outstanding food. Such a varied selection of seafood and all of it well preset and prepared. A must-try!

First time visiting this restaurant. In our 1 week stay, 10th to 17th September 2023 we ate here 4 times which should say everything. Excellent food, very friendly service and great staff. Highly recommended. 👍Written on behalf of Julie and Steven Maskell.

Very good food and the fish cooked perfectly. Service was slow since only one member of staff was taking orders. It wasn't that busy so a little lacking in atmosphere

Friendly staff, good atmosphere. The muscles were exquisite.

Really enjoyed the food here. Locally caught produce and very tasty. The staff were absolutely amazing! Attentive and quick. If you’re in Rye for the weekend, book a table.

A really enjoyable meal, excellent food, good wine and nice atmosphere. Would definitely recommend. Thanks

During our short stay in Rye we eat breakfast, lunch and dinner out and this was by far the best meal we had. friendly staff, nice atmosphere, great menu and excellent fish. Lots of fish restaurants locally but not at this level.

Whilst I had checked out most restaurants in and around Rye with Webbes well up the running order, it far exceeded our expectations in every respect. The dining room itself lovely, clean and calm. The staff excellent. The food delicious and brilliantly presented. We would have returned but they were closed the following evening and we had other reservations for the rest of the week. Shame!

Einfach genial! Das Essen ist absolut top und das Restaurant gehört in den Michelin Gourmet Gide!

Disappointed. Restaurant was chill. Starters too fancy so passed on this. Ordered bread and rapeseed oil. This arrived and a minute later so did our mains. No chance to enjoy bread . Chips were greasy as the fish had been laid across them. Finished food and had to wait for plates to be cleared. Waitress was unable to clarify a pudding choice. The lemon plate was lovely and best bit of meal. Took ages to get bill. For a place that markets itself as being at the higher end - service, presentation and quality let it down.

Food was quite good. It wasn't the typical menu that it's always the same in every place. Also, the waiter was quite nice. Then a waitress took over and when we said we didn't want desert because we were stuffed, it was like we somehow pissed her off. Then, coincidence or not, they wouldn't bring the bill (they did bring it to the table to all the other tables) and spent about 20 minutes waiting and trying to get somoene's attention, until I eventually took the bill and went to the bar with it to pay. I would have given the place 5 stars if they hadn't given us the vibe that they were punishing us for not wanting desert

On arrival we were seated and the waitress was on us pushing for an order, we asked for some more time and it was very clear that she did not want to be there and became rude when we asked for some time. I ordered sardines, they arrived in a soggy batter and i have had better from Lidl. The waitress returned and became pushy and almost forced my wife to order. My sole was delivered with copious amounts of mussels. butter and samphire mounted on top of an unfilitted whole fish. The whole presentation had to be removed to self fillet. For the prices charged i would expect the fish to be filleted at the table and garnish added after. We were in the place for less than 45 mins and will not be returning

Good variety of fish dishes and they tasted very good - between us we tried lemon sole, sea bass, hake, monk fish and mackerel. The mackerel is a bit on the small side but otherwise we were all happy. Actually very reasonable prices for the quality. The service on the other hand left something to be desired. We appreciate many places are understaffed but the staff present seemed totally disinterested and disengaged. If the service could be improved this would be 5*s.

Dined here on Sunday and had a lovely time. Great choice in the menu particularly the specials. Starters, drinks, food and service by the team was amazing. Would recommend this place.

Brilliant fish restaurant set in an interesting building (apparently it was once a toy factory) and right in the heart of the charming medieval town of Rye. All the food was nicely presented, freshly prepared, and simply cooked, so all the flavours were not masked by other ingredients eg spices etc. The mussels, hake and bream were outstanding, especially when washed down with a glass of local Kent produced cider and wine. The wines are not cheap but we are not quibbling because the quality of the food, the restaurant ambience and overall setting should allow some flexibility in this area. Pub grub this is not!.

Starters, main courses and desserts were all first class and the service was perfect. This is by far the best restaurant in Rye

Good food, very good service which makes a nice change,