Reviews in Eastbourne

We ate there on a Saturday evening. Lovely atmosphere and great friendly service. The menu consisted of Sardinian dishes and what we had was delicious. Not cheap but very relaxed and attentive service with great food and so made it feel value for money.

Enjoyed a lovely lunch. We will be back and bring other friends along too. Thank you.

Delightful Dining Experience! From the moment we stepped into the restaurant, we felt genuinely welcomed. The staff provided a thoughtful explanation of the menu, making it easy to choose the dish. The food itself was exceptional—beautifully presented, wonderfully original, and bursting with flavor. Overall, a fantastic experience with great service, an inviting atmosphere, and truly outstanding food. We will definitely be returning soon!

Another superb meal at Ancient Grains; as always, consistent and never to be disappointed. Somewhat of a great achievement for Carla and Davide. Many congratulations!

My wife and I were looking for a different experience in the food line. We certainly found it with Ancient Grains. The first time we went, we had sea bass which needs careful cooking. It was superb! Because the meal was so good, we went back and tried their Sunday roast. That meal was also beautifully cooked. Davide the chef certainly knows his stuff. It's a 10/10 for me.

We had high hopes for this new place. It came recommend. We had aubergine to start. Way too salty. The Lamb pie starter was just hard pastry with no filling. Barely any meat at all. So no taste. We ordered wild boar ragu and the seafood pasta for mains. The seafood pasta was ok. But not enough seafood. The sauce was rather boring. The wild boar sauce was exactly the same sauce used int he seafood pasta but there was virtually no meat at all. Also portion size was half that of the seafood pasta. But the dishes looked exactly the same. There was no chocolate option for dessert. Never mind we opted for a baked cheese cake type affair but it was pretty awful, just tasted of an egg custard. Underwhelming and with supermarket vanilla ice cream on the side. Eating out is a major luxery these days as it’s so expensive. Was such a shame.

A small neighbourhood restaurant that is all about authenticity. Never having visited Sardinia, some of the dishes were unknown to me but super delicious. The braised baby octopus were outstanding.

We had a very enjoyable evening at Ancient Grains. We were greeted warmly and given a choice of tables. The restaurant is beautifully decorated with lovely ambient lighting and candles. We appreciated the small classy touches, the crystal glasses, the gorgeous water decanters in individual designs and the soft jazz music playing in the background. We chose from the pre order menu and each of our courses was delicious, full of flavour and we were given generous portions. The service was very good, attentive but not intrusive. It was our first experience of this restaurant and we will definitely be returning. We have recommended it to our family and friends. Thank you for a very happy evening, a pre birthday treat for my husband.

Love it here.. A little gem... Fantastic food, obviously cooked with love. Friendly atmosphere... Recommend

We were recomended by a colleague to try this resturant for our visit to Eastbourne and hadn't realised it wasn't in the town centre. So walked it , pleasantly surprised by lovely decor and table settings. Food was different to your usual italian and homemade, we all had things we hadn't had before and we all enjoyed our meal . Would recommend to go and enjoy a lovely dinning experoence with delicious food.

Excellent delicious authentic and original Sardinian food. Great service and really reasonably priced. I can’t recommend Ancient Grains too highly. Our new favourite restaurant in Eastbourne.

Went for our anniversary. Food, service, care and attention was excellent. The flavours here are fantastic. Torn between wanting to keep this place a secret and wishing them every success so it stays open for us, so go and treat yourself, but don’t expect ketchup and fries, treat yourself to something different.

Excellent food fresh cooked and original. The two main courses featuring lamb and red mullet both outstandingly good.. Well worth a visit for something different from the usual Italian, Indian, Thai or Greek cuisines.

We enjoyed our evening at Ancient Grains: an interesting and unusual menu, well cooked food and great service. I also appreciated that they accommodated my pre-order and dietary request.

We had a delicious lunch at Ancient Grains. The staff are also helpful and seriously lovely. We can't wait to go back. Thank you.

My sister and I had a lovely pre theatre meal last night . The service was quick but not rushed and the food was delicious. Would definitely book again . Thank you. Thank

Had a beautiful meal here last night . Lovely atmosphere and attentive friendly staff . Food freshly cooked and good choice of wine !

Been a couple of times for the evening dinner but this was our first time for lunch. Yet again excellent food, service and wine. Never had a bad experience here and recommend it wholeheartedly.