Guidebook for Saint Leonards
Food Scene
Our favourite restaurant in St Leonards. It's a little quirky and we like that. The food is really tasty and the prices are really reasonable, along with friendly service.
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Gurkha Chef
20 Grand ParadeOur favourite restaurant in St Leonards. It's a little quirky and we like that. The food is really tasty and the prices are really reasonable, along with friendly service.
Graze and Stephanie the owner are grand.. Good food and great wine. Great place for food or simply pop in for a glass of wine or a coffee. Wonderful spot for a long, leisurely lunch.
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Graze on Grand
16 Grand ParadeGraze and Stephanie the owner are grand.. Good food and great wine. Great place for food or simply pop in for a glass of wine or a coffee. Wonderful spot for a long, leisurely lunch.
Great place with great burgers. Lots of movement and energy and good for a quick bite to fill up on yummy burgers
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Half Man! Half Burger!
7 Marine CtGreat place with great burgers. Lots of movement and energy and good for a quick bite to fill up on yummy burgers
Great pub in Hastings. Our go to Place for pub lunch with high quality tasty food, great wines and fab service.
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The Crown
Ashford RoadGreat pub in Hastings. Our go to Place for pub lunch with high quality tasty food, great wines and fab service.
Although we wouldn't eat here, on a sunny day, this is a great spot for a drink, with uninterrupted views of the sea and Eastbourne.
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Azur
44-37 MarinaAlthough we wouldn't eat here, on a sunny day, this is a great spot for a drink, with uninterrupted views of the sea and Eastbourne.
A little quirky, white table clothed, bow tie wearing waiters, Italian restaurant. Good, steady food, nice wine list, great pasta. Certainly worth a visit if you enjoy Italian food.
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La Bella Vista
8 Grand ParadeA little quirky, white table clothed, bow tie wearing waiters, Italian restaurant. Good, steady food, nice wine list, great pasta. Certainly worth a visit if you enjoy Italian food.
Coffee shop on Kings Road - although we don't frequent here our guests have told us that it is a lovely place to visit for a coffee and a piece of cake.
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Fika@44
44 Kings RdCoffee shop on Kings Road - although we don't frequent here our guests have told us that it is a lovely place to visit for a coffee and a piece of cake.
Lovely pub with great indoor space and lovely outdoor space. The owners are very friendly. We have only popped in for a drink and have been taken very good care of. If you want Sunday lunch book in advance. We have missed out a few times. They also have lots of live music.
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Stag Inn
14 All Saints' StLovely pub with great indoor space and lovely outdoor space. The owners are very friendly. We have only popped in for a drink and have been taken very good care of. If you want Sunday lunch book in advance. We have missed out a few times. They also have lots of live music.
Fabulous place to eat in Hastings. Located across from the Fish huts, run by a husband and wife team who a both a little quirky. Straight forward menu with the freshest of fish/seafood dishes accompanied by chips and salad. Simple wine list. Cannot recommend highly enough if you enjoy really fresh, well cooked fish/seafood. You have to book though and it only opens Thursday, Friday and Saturday for lunch and dinner and lunch only on a Sunday.
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Rock a Nore Kitchen
23 Rock-a-Nore RdFabulous place to eat in Hastings. Located across from the Fish huts, run by a husband and wife team who a both a little quirky. Straight forward menu with the freshest of fish/seafood dishes accompanied by chips and salad. Simple wine list. Cannot recommend highly enough if you enjoy really fresh, well cooked fish/seafood. You have to book though and it only opens Thursday, Friday and Saturday for lunch and dinner and lunch only on a Sunday.
Drinks & Nightlife
Gay friendly pub on London Road. They don't serve food but they will order a take out for you that you can have delivered to the pub and eat there.
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The St Leonard Public House
16-18 London RdGay friendly pub on London Road. They don't serve food but they will order a take out for you that you can have delivered to the pub and eat there.
Great spot to sit and have a drink and enjoy the sea view during a warm sunny day and/or evening. Very casual and relaxed place, nice staff, reasonably priced and simply food for a snack.
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Goat Ledge
Warrior SquareGreat spot to sit and have a drink and enjoy the sea view during a warm sunny day and/or evening. Very casual and relaxed place, nice staff, reasonably priced and simply food for a snack.
Arts & Culture
Iconic Modernist building from 1935, with contemporary art exhibitions, theatre and live music.
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De La Warr Pavilion
MarinaIconic Modernist building from 1935, with contemporary art exhibitions, theatre and live music.
Lovely small gallery close to the fishing huts of Hastings. Worth a visit, depending on what is showing.
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Hastings Contemporary
Rock-a-Nore RoadLovely small gallery close to the fishing huts of Hastings. Worth a visit, depending on what is showing.
Quite simply wandering around the old town is a wonderful thing to do. Lots of very old buildings/architecture.
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Hastings Old Town
Quite simply wandering around the old town is a wonderful thing to do. Lots of very old buildings/architecture.
Sightseeing
Old Hastings Pier burnt down a few years ago and the newly designed and built pier opened in May 2016. It's really very beautiful and recently won the RIBA Stirling award and is well worth a visit.
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I-Hastings Pier Shop
1-10 White RockOld Hastings Pier burnt down a few years ago and the newly designed and built pier opened in May 2016. It's really very beautiful and recently won the RIBA Stirling award and is well worth a visit.
Shopping
Marks & Spencer Hastings
Queens RoadGroceries, wine, coffee etc.
Marks and Spencer
Hastings RoadGroceries, wine, coffee etc.
Has a H&M, M&S, phone shop, W H Smith, card shop, shoe shop. Good for the basics.
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Priory Meadow Shopping Centre
Queens RoadHas a H&M, M&S, phone shop, W H Smith, card shop, shoe shop. Good for the basics.
Essentials
St. Leonards Grocery
15 London RdOrganic fruit and vegetables
Short walk from apartment and good for essentials. Bread, milk, paper etc.
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The Co-operative Food
269 Preston DroveShort walk from apartment and good for essentials. Bread, milk, paper etc.
Getting Around
You can take a train to Bexhill, Eastbourne, Rye, Battle and other places for a day trip.
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Saint Leonards Warrior Square Railway Station
Kings RoadYou can take a train to Bexhill, Eastbourne, Rye, Battle and other places for a day trip.
Hastings Taxi Call
65 Malvern WayWe use this service which is good and reasonably priced. 01424441234