Callenders Restaurant

80 High St, Hailsham
01323 842400

Recent Reviews

Suzanne Jones

Specials on the chalk board offered a great variety of locally sourced products to supplement the menu. Spoiled for choice! An independent restaurant featuring fresh food prepared by a real chef, served with pride at prices that won't break the bank. Service staff always lovely and attentive without hanging over you. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed.

Freda Nolan

Sunday roast very tasty and good value. Excellent service.Vegetarian options: Vegetarian selections were good.

Kay Stobbart

I went here with a friend who had been previously and she said she had a better experience than our visit!I could not fault the service from the lady waitress, friendly, attentive, and timings were perfect.We both had the chicken snitzel. My friends chicken was pink and not cooked inside.We had dessert, and her rice pudding was delicious, apparently. My Treacle tart was hard and dry. So much so that it got stuck in my throat and brought tears to my eyes. I had trouble speaking afterwards!The atmosphere is lacking, and it is hard to put your finger on why. No ambience. The toilets were also dirty.Not one for me, disappointing ?

Dean C

Fabulous steak, and this white wine was iconic, plus waitress was a delight, would wholly recommend!

Vince Sharp

First time here, great food,I had the steak deal on a Friday, drink & dessert for the price of the main,great value for money,friendly staff & the place is vert clean..we'll be back!!

Sophie Webb

Super lovely staff and brilliant food. We had steak on the special offer of steak with a drink and dessert and it was all delicious.

Paula Kitts

I ordered a takeaway from here to be delivered as I had heard great reviews. I am so impressed, the food arrived piping hot and in a very good time. It was the most delicious food and fantastic value for money. The lady on the phone was extremely friendly and helpful. I will definitely be eating here again, 100%. Very highly recommend!

Ed Millen

Eaten here with family a few times now and it's always great food and service, good prices

Simon C

After years of not being at home, I went to Callenders again. I tell people I meet how great this chef is. Today, I was at home with my wife and we walked to Callenders and it was great. I had time to talk to my wife, the staff were attentive, the atmosphere is how I remembered, and, the most important point, is that the food was great! My fillet steak perfect... as I remembered. Brilliant

SarahL555000

The triple chocolate cheesecake is fantastic. Not oversweet so totally enjoyable as an ending to a meal.

Wendy Sargent

Visited today for Christmas lunch 13 of us staff were friendly and helpful food was lovely good experience from Hampton house

Linda Donaldson

A great find. We visited twice this weekend, as we enjoyed it so much! The staff are very friendly, and the food is excellent. It is so good we have booked our next visit already.

Lisa Branch

Very poor quality of food, burned burgers, hard chips, steaks still fridge cold on inside, went there for my daughters birthday, they said it was a good place to eat, I'd disagree, my daughter said its not normally that bad. And no latte either, my son in law spent alot of money in there.

709clairef

We’ve just been to Callenders for the 3 course Xmas menu……amazing value at £29.95 a head. Especially when you’re completely confident in the freshness of the ingredients used. We had a range of dishes between the 11 of us, all which were enjoyed immensely, one of our party had the Sword fish which she said was absolutely superb. I thoroughly enjoyed my Tortillas, Turkey and Pear crumble (but I was very jealous of my friends soup which also looked amazing)! I don’t think there was a negative word said from any of us and the service was impeccable, as always. We like to come here with family and friends when we can and will always recommend it here. On a separate occasion we had our (extremely well-behaved) two year old grandson with us and the interaction from the staff was excellent, and made us feel very relaxed and welcome. Well done on creating such a fabulous restaurant.

karen l

Can’t comment on the food as we didn’t have any. My husband booked us a table for my birthday a week in advance. When we arrived they had a record of our booking but there wasn’t a table for us. The staff offered to bring out a table for us but the only place it could be put was in front of the bar in the way of staff coming to & from the kitchen. Not happy but went elsewhere & had a lovely meal. Won’t book again.

Load More