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“Splendid - as always!”

The Cottage Restaurant
Ranked #10 of 58 Restaurants in Hailsham
Dining options: Breakfast, After-hours, Delivery, Reservations
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Dining options: Breakfast, After-hours, Delivery, Reservations
Reviewed 1 July 2023

We visit The Cottage a few times a year, and always, as in always, have an enjoyable time. I am bemused by the comments (and grammar) of some of the recent reviews, for we have never been disappointed with either the quality of the food, or the service.

We thoroughly enjoyed our meals a couple of nights ago (Cottage calzone and Cottage penne), and were made to feel very welcome by Matt and his colleague (I'm sorry, I don't recall her name.). The atmosphere was really pleasant, it's a charming restaurant, and very good value. Thank you.

Strongly recommended.

Date of visit: June 2023
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Thank David W
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Reviewed 21 June 2023

We have been meaning to try this restaurant for a long time and finally today we did, and wow we wasn’t disappointed we had calamari to start and it was perfectly cooked and just lightly battered, just right. We both had pizza and they were delicious you could taste that all the ingredients were fresh.
The staff were very knowledgeable and friendly.
Just found my new favourite restaurant!

Date of visit: June 2023
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Thank F8727RPpias
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Reviewed 16 June 2023

We had a home delivery for 2 pizza's last night 16th June. Our pizza's were not cooked properly and were unedible. We had to put the oven on and finish it ourselves, which defets the whole point of takeaway, they were virtually cold, the dough was a soggy mess and the topping was sparse. If you order from here, open the box while the delivery driver is still present, to check it first. I just hope our wildlife are still alive this morning!

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 17 April 2023


Having searched some of the local Italian restaurants at the weekend we decided to visit Cottage
My Lasagne was cold in the middle and awful the other 2 pasta dishes that we had , the pasta was uncooked and spicy ( no way al dente , just not cooked enough)
The service was very hurried as we felt that they were more interested in getting people in and out
When we left , nobody said thank you or goodbye
As I am part Italian , I was extremely disappointed and will never return

Date of visit: April 2023
1  Thank Colin G
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Reviewed 27 March 2023

We went there yesterday for lunch. i had the steak al pepe verde and my wife had cottage chicken breast. my steak was very good . But there was something wrong with the sauce it had a weird taste. a perfume taste to it . i told the staff . and they were going to pass it on to the chef. i got up today with a upset stomach not been good all day. it is a shame because when we been there before it was good .

Date of visit: March 2023
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1  Thank Kevin P
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