La Grange

This was my first visit to this restaurant. A very different experience to most other restaurant experiences but all the better for it. A few simple but very fresh and tasty buffet style starters. Help yourself and eat as much starter as you want. A main course from a short but pretty authentic French menu, something like 10 dishes to choose from. Followed by help yourself home made ice cream and/or cheese and biscuits. The decor is very simple and rustic feeling but comfortable. The service friendly. The food simple but delicious. I had a fish stew for a main course which was very flavoursome. Drinks are half price on Thursdays. So for two of us, three good courses plus a bottle of wine cost £30. I have rated this place 5 stars because the food was very good, very plentiful and amazing value. It won't be to everyone's taste, particularly if they are looking for something modern or highly polished. The location is a bit 'back street' but somehow seems to work. If you want to re-live that holiday memory of that tiny simple little cafe you stumbled across in France give it a go. I thought it was great and will be going back.

I have no beef with this hidden-away gem tucked away in North Street, Eastbourne. Au contraire! That's exactly what I DID have ...delicious Beef bourguignon, the perfect accompaniment to a chilly English evening. This, after a generous all-you-can-eat range of starters, hot and cold, and a glass of the House red. I have lived in Eastbourne for four years, unaware of this excellent eaterie. Recently recommended by a friend, Monsieur Roland, I have to say, merci mon Ami!