We had a lovely evening celebrating my partners birthday. We are local to Rye and often dine or lunch in The Mermaid. The food was delicious and was plentiful in a lovely dining room. However our evening was sum what spoiled by the couple dining behind us. They complained about every dish they ate and how individual ingredients were over powering others. They must have watched MasterChef recently and become food critics. We had the same dishes and they were delicious.
Steak night on Fridays is great value for money. Their included bottle of red (cabernet sauvignon) was actually quite good. Very happy with the service as well. Professional and kind staff. The steak was pretty good and the sides were excellent (the mushrooms especially).