Verandah York House - Eastbourne

Our food took age to appear, and when it did, mine was practically unusable (burned to a crack) and my partner was not much better, the waitress that served us was very bad and actually gave us a reduction. but it still left us hanging.

Very average food, slowly arrive, overprice not very satisfactory. quiet empty bar without ambiente, only fun was looking at the sea from the table.

Very attentive and charming staff that felt comfortable and welcome. we had the escaping almost for ourselves and eating and drinking came as a result quickly. the portions were generous. the menu had suitable for vegan products it was good to see several options on the menu for people with specific nutritional requirements. In order to improve the experiences in the future, fresh ingredients (e.g. in the seafood linguins that seemed to be frozen) would be preferred, but given the current circumstances after the lock and at the end of the summer season the lack of fresh ingredients is understandable. the pub is located on the opposite side of the hotel lobby from the restaurant and worked much cosier due to the warmer lighting, the unhindered windows and the general unfussy decoration. the restaurant in which we ate was quite “cold” (not in the ambient temperature, but in the atmosphere) with a very blue palette of decoration and surfaces, and with the blinds and thick curtains the half over the windows. making more of the available sunlight or adding some attractive internal lighting would make a welcome difference here. the procedure for payment of the meal should be checked. I'm sure it made practically sense to collect card payments in the cash, but it felt quite strange in a world where we are so used to serving personal also in the position to collect payments. all in all, I would expect all the dunes to enjoy a simple, square meal that could not be the paragon of English cuisine, but will surely silence every starving in a attentive environment.

Excellent food and service from the staff. Limited menu due to Covid but very enjoyable.

We booked for our anniversary.... we were disappointed to be the only diners in the restaurant at 20.15. The menu was more for lunch time offering sandwiches, burger and chips, pie and mash. The sea view was great though and the waiter treated us to a pudding to share.