La Locanda Del Duca
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A good place to meet friends or family for very nice Italian food. The food is always very nicely prepared I don't think we have ever had a bad meal here they are consistently good. I would highly recommend this place. The staff are very attentive and nothing seems to much trouble.
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Whenever we go to Eastbourne we always book a table in advance as this restaurant is very popular- go there and you will see why- it's more than just a resturant it's like being invited into one big Italian family - recommend the Monkfish cooked to perfection .
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Arrived at 12 for lunch and by 1.30 when we left this authentic Italian restaurant was full of local people enjoying very good food. The staff were very welcoming to us and to all their regulars. And even cooked a zabaglione for us (not on the menu) which is a dessert very difficult to find in restaurants today, even in Italy, and is quite time/labour intensive.
Overall an excellent experience from a non local choosing a restaurant at random.
Overall an excellent experience from a non local choosing a restaurant at random.
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Went to this restaurant for the first time for a birthday celebration and we weren't disappointed! Great choice of food, reasonable prices, excellent service, good choice of wine - what more could you want? We will be back.
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My wife and I have been to this restaurant many times (always busy) best to book, Food is very good, service can some times be slow but worth waiting for.,Staff are friendly and helpful overall very good evening.
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As I could not go out this evening I treated my wife to a Valentine meal last night at La Locanda Del Duca in Eastbourne as we were in the area.
Fabulous meal with excellent service from all the staff.
Highly recommended.
Fabulous meal with excellent service from all the staff.
Highly recommended.
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We turned up for a pre theatre meal without a booking. It was almost empty but they said they could squeeze us in if we left by 1930. This was fine for us. By 1925 it was packed. The food, seafood risotto and lasagna was very good. The olives and bread were excellent and the service just right. Prices are what you would expect and over all a good experience.
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This is probably the best restaurant in Eastbourne. We often visit before going to the theatre. The menu is excellent and the service top notch. I cannot recommend this establishment highly enough. Most locals know its reputation and it is well founded. Try to eat here if you are a visitor to the town. You will not be disappointed.
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We've been here several times over the past decade, and the food is always good, the service is also just as good and the place is usually full, so reservations are a very good idea.
The decor isn't my cup of tea, though I can't put my finger on why - the artworks are attractive. The food however is always good, as I said before. I had the calves liver with what was purported to be Italian pancetta (streaky bacon, I'm sure), it was delicious, I've never had liver so tender, the bacon was cooked just right as were the deep fried potatoes and the vegetables - lovely!
The decor isn't my cup of tea, though I can't put my finger on why - the artworks are attractive. The food however is always good, as I said before. I had the calves liver with what was purported to be Italian pancetta (streaky bacon, I'm sure), it was delicious, I've never had liver so tender, the bacon was cooked just right as were the deep fried potatoes and the vegetables - lovely!
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Lovely food, nice staff
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Had dinner here last Wednesday while on business in Eastbourne lovely food and friendly staff. Great service food arrived in no time and it was very tasty
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Can't fault this restaurant been twice now ,both times everything from the beautifully laid tables,polite helpful staff to delicious food,made eating there such a pleasure.
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Whilst many other restaurants in Eastbourne were fairly deserted this Saturday lunchtime La Locanda Del Duca seemed to be doing a roaring trade. It's not exactly cutting-edge, nor even great value for money, but its traditional Italian fare clearly goes down well with a loyal local clientele mainly of retired people and pensioners. Although in our fifties ourselves we felt part of the younger generation here. Unlike its slightly larger but more downmarket sister restaurant almost next door there is no children's menu although a smaller portion of spaghetti bolognese was recommended for our daughter. From a set menu (£19.95 for two courses, £24.95 for three) I strarted with a prawn cocktail served on a large bed of lettuce in a large metal bowl with a generous number of prawns swimming in a fairly retro Marie rose sauce. My main of liver and bacon felt more English than Italian. Vegetables festuring sauté potatoes, a huge cauliflower florets and carrot slices would have been trendy in the 1950s but felt a bit perfunctory now. My wife enjoyed her tagliatelle but eyeing seabream and salmon at other tables thought she might have preferred those. My daughter finished with a single scoop of vanilla ce cream nicely served with strings of tiny red berries. Espresso was excellent.
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This is everything one could want from an Italian restaurant. Good service, wide ranging menu, reasonable prices, good wine list, everything freshly cooked. I had veal in mushroom sauce which was very tender and cooked to order. Home made Tiramisu. The restaurant was very busy on a Tuesday evening in January so essential to book. Every town should have a restaurant like this. A hundred times better than those dreary chain restaurants.
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My wife and I dined there for the "umpteenth" time. As always needed to book but had a great meal and friendly service. Food great and I particularly enjoyed the gigantic fish soup. I often have melanzane as starter but need to be hungry as portion large. "Mine host" always comes to speak to us, and we often receive a "lemoncello" on the house. Ranks with La Bella Vista in Hastings which I recently reviewed.
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Visited with my wife and a friend who was treating us to lunch. We decided to have the set menu which was a very reasonable price for either 2 or 3 courses. I started with the fried liver - it was so good. Main course was baby dover sole and again was delicious. We all had dessert and a complimentary glass of Limoncello followed. All in all great value for money with impeccable service. Certainly worth a vist.
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Had a meal here on the Saturday night of our weekend stay in Eastbourne.
We had not booked, but were quickly accommodated. The staff were all so friendly and helpful and the food was delicious with very generous portion sizes!
The limoncello frozen shot at the end of the meal was the best I've ever had! I'd recommend to order it as a cocktail!
The food was good, but really the wonderful and friendly staff really made our evening.
We had not booked, but were quickly accommodated. The staff were all so friendly and helpful and the food was delicious with very generous portion sizes!
The limoncello frozen shot at the end of the meal was the best I've ever had! I'd recommend to order it as a cocktail!
The food was good, but really the wonderful and friendly staff really made our evening.
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The service was excellent with food to match it and a really nice and warm welcome. We will definitely be back soon.
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Great food, excellent service! Very classy place! Had my wedding reception here few years back, not too expensive, very friendly staff!
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The entry doors are very heavy to open. It is pleasantly decorated but some tables are very close together, especially if you are a table for two. I went before Christmas and had the Christmas menu. The bread and olives provided to start were generous but they also fill you up. I had mussels followed by seabass. Well cooked and presented. Lots of potatoes. Are you beginning to get the idea? The restaurant was full at lunch of customers of a certain age. Staff were attentive and overall the impression and perception they go out to give obviously works. My third time here over a couple of years and never my choice. But if you like it fair enough.
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Whoever we are in the area we make a point of heading to this Italian,
We love it!! Friendly, fun staff accompanied by fantastic authentic food, we have never had a bad meal, a must go to.
We love it!! Friendly, fun staff accompanied by fantastic authentic food, we have never had a bad meal, a must go to.
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Great food, excellent service! Very classy place! Had my wedding reception here few years back, not too expensive, very friendly staff!
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Staff were lovely meal was exceptional and I would definitely recommend it I would definitely go back
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Never disappointed
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Decent food that is good value, but not the most authentic Italian and made to a price
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