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The Smuggler's Rest

4 (10)
£25 and under
International
South Coast Road, Telscombe Cliffs, Peacehaven, East Sussex BN10 7BE

About this restaurant

  • Healthy
  • Great for outdoor dining
  • Romantic
When you're exploring the great British countryside, you're never far from a bright and welcoming country pub and restaurant. Enjoy a fabulous meal at The Smuggler's Rest in Peacehaven.

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What 10 people are saying

The Smuggler's Rest reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.0
4.0 based on all time ratings
  • 3.9Food
  • 3.7Service
  • 4.0Ambience
  • 4.1Value

NoiseEnergetic

10 Reviews
  1. soozieC

    Brighton1 review

    3.0

    Dined on December 6, 2019

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    I'm not sure if I would recommend it. The ambience is good and it is nice and warm but the food was disappointing.

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  2. plamenm

    Brighton1 review

    4.0

    Dined on August 11, 2019

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    It is great place, the food also,the service is so nice.

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  3. KevinH VIP

    Brighton33 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on July 10, 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wonderful food and great service

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  4. CarolS

    Calgary / Southern Alberta2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on September 1, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We were celebrating our friends wedding anniversary. There was a little confusion about the open table reservation but it was quickly and politely resolved. Each of us order a different dish from ribs to halibut and all thoroughly enjoyed our meal. Our services was attentive but not intrusive. Wonderful evening.

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  5. simplegirl1

    London17 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on August 1, 2018

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    We went to this Pub for a Birthday meal as a party of 5 people. 2 of us chose meals with Sweet Potato Fries and both sets of Fries were cold. These were promptly sent back to the kitchen and returned to us frazzled, obviously been put in the microwave. Another diner had triple cooked chips and these were seriously overdone. The fish finger sandwiches were lukewarm and there was much more batter than fish as well. All in all this was a bad experience, made worse by the fact that it was the Birthday of one of the older members of our party. The management of this Vintage Inn are missing a trick here as this place has a fabulous location overlooking the ocean and a great decking terrace area but the view alone is not enough to make people return unless they just come for drinks, this is an opportunity missed.

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  6. OpenTable Diner

    Brighton1 review

    3.0

    Dined on January 20, 2018

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2
    lots items not available a noccurance here often plates cold so food cools quickly

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  7. JamesB

    Brighton4 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on September 24, 2017

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Dirty tables, untrained or disinterested staff, lukewarm food, overpriced

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  8. Tomek

    London2 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on September 17, 2017

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    The setting is spectacular (on the top of a cliff overlooking the sea), the staff were brilliant but sadly the food quality was the wrong side of average. It wont stop us from visiting again, fingers crossed it was a one off.

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  9. Char

    Brighton1 review

    4.0

    Dined on August 11, 2017

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Although we had great service at the end. On arrival I was not very happy when they did not have my booking on their system we had tried to call but with no answer we booked online we were told to take a seat and when ready come to the counter and place our order. This was not what I wanted we booked a table so we could sit and talk to friends and family, after a lot of words they finally agreed to serve us and then the service was great. Pls check that your customers bookings get to the restaurant even if they are only made three hours before dinning thank you

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  10. VIC12

    Brighton2 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on July 25, 2017

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    Arrived 13.00 waitress arrived at table 13.45 to take order.Not her fault, not enough staff to cope with customers. She had party of about 15 plus outside tables to attend.The kitchen did quite well as food arrived 14.15 and was hot. We came here 18 months ago and our 14.00 booking was cancelled as they had us booked in for 12.00 It will be in many months time before we come again. We only saw 3 waitresses serving in 2.5 hrs which included the bar.

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The Smuggler's Rest is rated 4 stars by 10 OpenTable diners.

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South Coast Road, Telscombe Cliffs, Peacehaven, East Sussex BN10 7BE

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Brighton
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Sat 12:00 pm–11:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–10:30 pm
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    International
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    None
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Bar Dining, Dog Friendly, Indoor Fireplace, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wi-Fi available
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