Ninkaci — Restaurant in Eastbourne

Had a date night here because it was recommended and we thought the photos looked nice so we were excited to give it a try.

Location was a bit tricky to find since maps led us behind the bar instead. Can’t say much about parking because we live close enough to walk here. After a bit of searching, we found the entrance and thought the interior was lovely. Nobody acknowledged us at the door for a bit and we weren’t led to a table. The staff told us to pick a table. “You can do here or in the back”. So we led ourselves to the back and waited for someone to service us. No one brought us a menu for ages and we had to ask for one. It took us awhile to get the attention of the staff to take our order and it had us thinking that this was self-service / counter service at this point. I kid you not, they were just laughing and chatting away to each other with no care in the world. Mind you, the restaurant was extremely slow at the time we came in so there was no excuse for the inattentive service. The wine was decent I guess but the small plates were nothing special. We would’ve ordered another glass each but sadly not a single staff member checked in on us at our table so we decided to just leave. Yet again, we had to get up to get the attention of a worker and ask for our bill. This place potential but staff are too lazy and inattentive. It’s a shame that they lost potential regulars. Will not...

Don't understand the one stars but I suppose if you're incapable of knowing how to order and appropriate behaviour at a pub/bar then it shouldn't be surprising... Anyway if you, like most adults do know how it's a wonderful little place. It has a great selection of beers which they kindly let you try a little before you buy. Large selection of some very good whiskies. I found the staff to be pleasant and are happy to help you pick out something you'd like. It has benefitted from the move from midway along the back of the enterprise to the corner. It's much easier to find, has improved facilities as well as space for live music. It's really the only place like it in Eastbourne and comparable to some of the good ones up in London. A hidden gem which is becoming a bit of a destination in...

Very expensive, but good beer. We went with a small baby and we were made to feel very very unwelcome when we left. There were only two other customers in the whole place, but for some reason the management were unhappy that we had allowed our baby to crawl around a bit. We visited this place once before when it had first opened and the gentleman who served us was very friendly, but we found the ladies on this occasion to be quite rude, even before they realised that we had a baby joining us later on. I love craft beer but will never go back and will stick with the bottle grove which is far more down to earth. I wish this establishment good luck...