# Mermaid Inn Restaurant

Restaurant en Rye · Rye

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/where-to-eat/mermaid-inn-restaurant · Revisado: 2026-11-12

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Two-AA-Rosette restaurant in the 15th-century inn on Mermaid Street, with Sunday lunch and a bar menu by the giant fireplace. Lunch every day.

What is it?
The dining room of Rye's most famous inn: a room with carved wood panelling from the 16th century, with two AA Rosettes, plus a small dining room, the Dr Syn, and the bar with the giant fireplace, where the Hawkhurst gang of smugglers drank in the 18th century. The cellars date from 1156.
What do you eat?
Seasonal British cooking, with produce from Sussex and Kent and wines from local vineyards, such as Chapel Down. There is a lunch menu, dinner, a tasting menu and Sunday lunch. The simpler bar menu is served at midday every day in the bar and on the patio.
When to go
Lunch from 12:00 to 14:30 and dinner from 18:30 to 21:00. For dinner or Sunday, book. If you only want to see it, have a drink in the fireplace bar and look for the entrance to the secret passage.

Qué pedir: the bar menu beside the giant fireplace if you want something simple; the restaurant menu or Sunday lunch for an occasion.

## Practical details

- Address: Mermaid Street, TN31 7EY Rye
- Phone: +44 1797 223065
- Opening hours: Mon–Sun 12:00–14:30 y 18:30–21:00
- Bar menu at midday every day and in the evening Friday to Sunday from 18:00 to 21:00
- Cuisine: British, seasonal
- House specialities: Sunday lunch, Tasting menu, Bar menu
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.mermaidinn.com/dining/
- Coordenadas: 50.9514, 0.7321

## Cerca de aquí

- [The Mermaid Inn](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/where-to-stay/the-mermaid-inn), a 0 m
- [Walking Mermaid Street and Rye's citadel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/things-to-do/mermaid-street-and-the-citadel), a 0 m
- [The George Grill](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/where-to-eat/the-george-grill), a 119 m
- [The George in Rye](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/where-to-stay/the-george-in-rye), a 119 m
- [St Mary's Church and its tower](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/things-to-do/st-marys-church-rye), a 220 m
- [Rye Castle (Ypres Tower) and its prison](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/things-to-do/rye-castle-ypres-tower), a 310 m
- [Rye Harbour Nature Reserve](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/things-to-do/rye-harbour-nature-reserve), a 2.5 km
- [Camber Sands beach](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/things-to-do/camber-sands), a 4.8 km

## Consejos

### Ask for a table in the panelled dining room
It is the room with the most character.

### Bar menu at midday
Cheaper and in the same building.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Can you eat without staying at the hotel?
Yes, the restaurant is open to the public.

### Is it open on Sunday?
Yes, with a Sunday lunch menu.

### Are dogs allowed in the restaurant?
No; only on the patio.

Destino: [Rye](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye.md)