Webbe's at The Fish Cafe Reviews Summary

Location

Pros:

• "Fantastic location."

Cons:

• "An unfortunate mix of questionable paintings, crying children, no music, and a lot of general noise gave the restaurant the feel of a shop café more than a relatively expensive restaurant."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was efficient and friendly."
• "A big thank you to the attentive and professional team working at the restaurant."
• "Very impressed with how they managed to keep tables apart, offer hydro-alcoholic gel, staff wear gloves and face shields."
• "The service was friendly and discreet with the manager possessing great charm."
• "Quick, attentive service with a touch of flair, easily the best restaurant in Rye."
• "Charming staff."
• "The staff were really kind and handled our complaint very professionally."

Cons:

• "The bathroom it's not very clean."
• "We were very surprised by the poor customer service."
• "Service was rushed."
• "Lost stars for slow & inattentive service."
• "Waitresses seemed disinterested; the 'on arrival' dishes on the menu not offered until we gave our main order."
• "The service was very rushed like they wanted you out ASAP."
• "Very unfriendly."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Fantastic fresh fish, huge portions, reasonably priced drinks."
• "Wonderful fish and seafood restaurant."
• "Outstanding fish - based cuisine, in surprisingly comfortable cellar surroundings."
• "Beautiful food beautifully prepared."
• "The food was wonderful."
• "A well thought out fish based menu with various smart dishes taking in inspiration from different regions of the world."
• "Fabulous choice of fish dishes."

Cons:

• "Starters average, lemon sole was okay but the plaice with pancetta was extremely bland."
• "Main courses - scallops quite badly over cooked, and fish stew had no real flavour."
• "The majority of the plate was taken up with accompaniments rather than the fish."
• "Everything was going well until my skate wing came out which was not a whole skate wing it had been cut in half."
• "Main courses disappointing. My risotto was over cooked and presented as a congealed mess under the fish."
• "The cockel sauce that I had with my fish wasn't to my liking."
• "Though it was presented nicely, the food was disappointing for the price."

Value

Pros:

• "Costs vary to suit the customers pocket."
• "Food is consistently good at Webbe's and the restaurant is always airy and bright."
• "Excellent food which was under priced for its quality."
• "Service was friendly and efficient and prices were about right."
• "Actually very reasonable prices for the quality."
• "The bill was incredibly reasonable."
• "Very reasonably priced for high quality cuisine."

Cons:

• "A tiny bit too expensive but The restaurant not to miss."
• "It was nice that extras like olives and bread were not overpriced."
• "Overall, pretty good but sadly perhaps expected better, especially for the prices paid."
• "Not a cheap offering but nevertheless not too expensive, so good value."
• "Overpriced for what was the worst lobster I have eaten."
• "The price is ok for what they serve."
• "Considering the price is the best value around."

Ambience

Pros:

• "The general atmosphere & ambience is good."
• "This is a lovely restaurant."
• "The service was friendly and relaxed which made the whole restaurant feel extremely pleasant."
• "Nice relaxed atmosphere."
• "The ambience is relaxed and unpretentious."
• "Lovely atmosphere and super friendly staff."
• "Spacious and illuminated restaurant, with beautiful decoration."

Cons:

• "The only downside was the chairs were rock solid!"
• "Ambiance was poor. Too loud - could do with partitioning within the restaurant area."
• "Also quite a rowdy group in so spoiled the atmosphere sadly."
• "We found it very functional and felt a bit as if we were on a conveyor belt and rushed."
• "The experience felt quite dated."
• "The service doesn't make you feel welcome, especially if you have a young kid or a toddler."
• "There was no welcome on arrival; then loads of waiting; then slow for the food to come; and barely a smile throughout."