We make British food with a classic or modern slant and source our ingredients from the local fields, woodlands and waters. We use free range eggs, milk and cream from farms up the road. We serve a selection of local marsh lamb and pork, and fresh fish is landed a few hundred meters from us (the gurnard, which tail is on our sign, was caught in Rye Bay).

NEWS: WE MADE IT TO THE LIST!
For the second year running Landgate Bistro has made Opentable’s Top 100 restaurants in the country. We are especially proud of this award because it is based on genuine customer reviews rather than the opinions of judges. We are the only restaurant in East Sussex with this award.
We’re a modest little Bistro with no PR or advertising, so we would like to thank our loyal customers from near and afar that have led to this award. Many thanks! Here’s to many years to come!

 To see the listing, please click here.

We are OPEN FOR DINNER, Wednesday to Saturday. Bookings between 7 pm and 9 pm.

SPECIAL EVENT: During SCALLOP WEEK – 22 February to 1 March, join us to make your pick between 5 different scallop dishes, or try them all with our SCALLOP BASH (a 6 course tasting menu incl a dessert). For the full Scallop Bash menu, please click here. Please note that the Scallop Bash will be served to entire table only. (We will also have a selection of à la carte choices during the scallop week). In Scallop Week, we will be open also for Sunday, 23 February, from 7 pm now bookable.

We will also be open for DINNER on most Bank Holiday Sundays throughout the year. The first ones this year will be Spring Bank Holiday Sunday 25 May, followed by August Bank Holiday Sunday 24 August. We will also be open on Sunday 3, 17 and 31 August.

We are thrilled to be on Open Table’s 100 Top Restaurants in the UK both 2023 and 2024! The list is compiled from over 1.2 million verified diner reviews and dining metrics including diner ratings, and five-star reviews. See the full UK list Top 100 here.
We are also proud to say that The Good Food Guide ranked us as the best restaurant in Rye for six, consecutive years, until the guide’s latest print issue. We have also been recommended twice in the guide Where Chefs Eat. Only 40 restaurants outside London are listed, and we are the only one in Sussex.

Book a table by phone or online, via the link on this page. Follow us on Facebook and on Instagram for behind-the-scene glimpses of ingredients, dishes and special offers and events.

Due to customer allergies, we cannot allow dogs on the premises.
Food containing seafood and nuts are prepared on the work surfaces in our kitchen. If you are very sensitive to nuts we might not be the right restaurant for you.

Landgate bistro, 5/6 Landgate, Rye, TN31 7LH. Phone, 01797 222829.

All photos on this website are © Nilla Westin