Restaurants in Rye | Mermaid Inn

Double AA Rosette Restaurant

One of England’s oldest and loveliest Inns

Tel: +44 (0)1797 223065

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Wine and Dine at The Mermaid Inn Restaurant

Eat in our award winning restaurant or have a lighter meal in our bar

Our award-winning restaurant offers the best of British and French Cuisine, and our Head Chef prides himself on using only the freshest local ingredients.

The Linen Fold Panelled Restaurant, with Medieval Artwork by the Slade School of Art, is an extremely romantic setting for fine dining.

Luncheon is served from 12.00 noon until 2.30pm, and Dinner from 7.00 pm until 9.30 pm.

We offer a Table d’Hote, House Specialities, and full Vegetarian and Vegan Menu.

Reservations are always advisable to avoid disappointment. To confirm a reservation on a Saturday night we request either a credit card number to hold on file or written confirmation

SAMPLE MENUS:

See sample menus for Lunch, Sunday Lunch, Dinner and Bar Menu, including vegetarian and vegan meals.

RESTAURANT RESERVATIONS

Tel: +44 (0)1797 223065

LUNCHEON & DINNER

Award Winning AA Rosette Restaurant

Separate area for pre-dinner drinks or coffee

Table d’Hote, House Specialities, and full vegetarian/vegan Menu. Sample Menus

Restaurant & Bar are open to non residents.

Bar food served daily except Saturday evenings

Our Cellars hold a large selection of wine.

Draft beers include Old Speckled Hen”, “Harveys” and "London Pride".

The Lounge Bar is one of the most fascinating rooms in the Hotel. A huge, open, log fireplace, possibly one of the largest in England, has a vast beam that spans the whole width, supported on stone piers.

There is a Priest’s Hole situated in the chimneybreast, used in the days when it was a crime to harbour a Roman Catholic – a warm refuge and a safe one!

The Bar was also once, the haunt of the infamous Hawkhurst Gang of Smugglers. An eyewitness of the day wrote:

“They sat at the windows of this house, carousing and smoking their pipes, with their loaded pistols lying on the table before them, no magistrate daring to interfere”.

ENJOY A DRINK OR A MEAL IN THE MERMAID’S FAMOUS GIANTS FIREPLACE BAR

AA Rosette Restaurant at the Mermaid Inn

Paddy Burt, Hotel and Restaurant Critic from the Telegraph after staying and dining at the
Mermaid wrote: “A great meal in an atmospheric setting, takes some beating - this lady, proves that age and beauty do go together.”

5 star Award