Heist Market — Restaurant in Hastings

I’ve heard a lot about this place recently even though i understand it’s been there for about a year. The concept is, a number of small food and drink business located in the old HSBC bank building with seating in the middle. There’s also a restaurant with it’s on seating if your looking to pre book. You grab a seat and then have a wander around to see what you fancy. I found a hotdog place, tai, tacos and cheese board place. You’ve got a beer area, a wine stand and cocktail area. The whole vibe is very relaxed and all menus are written of blackboards so looks like they change depending on what’s available. Our group attending On a Friday night. It was busy so hung around for a seat but didn’t wait too long. We ordered from the tai and tacos areas and had a cheese board for afters. I did see the hotdogs which looked good so maybe that’s for next time. Food was amazing and tai was authentic dishes with the lady behind the counter giving lots of advice of what to go for. You get a pager which you take back to the your table and wait for it to flash before collecting your food. The place has a cool chilled vibe and everyone seemed friendly with strangers discussing each others dishes as the food came out. A perfect place for lunch with friends or an evening meal, but probably book at the boat house restaurant if you want to guarantee table. Deffo going back, perhaps for lunch this time. A...

Went along to Heist for my birthday with some family not really knowing what to expect. Well, consider those expectations exceeded. Three of us sampled two of the four food vendors and plenty of beer from the Three Legs bar. Pictured is a portion of sashimi and edemame which was lovely, served with a smile and some basic Japanese practice. Also pictured is a hand drawn poster for an in-person Japanese speaking group if you're into that kind of thing! All the staff that I spoke to were very friendly and happy to answer any questions regarding the building or food. Nice, quiet little smoking area out the back also and from what I could see it's (well behaved) pet friendly. Aesthetics are very hipster-chic and colourful, a little bit grungy but that just adds up to create a great atmosphere that encourages everyone to be sociable. Easy to sit down and share your evening with others, or you could choose a more private table depending on your preference. Thank you for the lovely evening Heist and I am eagerly looking forward to...

Arrived at what seemed to be peak time on a Friday, and the team opened an area for us otherwise it would have been full! Great cocktails and the staff at the bar were really fun. Food area was a bit overwhelming for me honestly, lots of people waiting to order and because of the tables and other bar, it felt very cramped and noisy and everyone was in everyone else's way. Everyone was in good spirits despite that. Didn't get to try the food I wanted to because the place stopped taking orders, but actually meant I tried something different which was wonderful - the sea bass at the Thai place. The spring rolls were amazing too. After about an hour (so 8pm or so) the crowd thinned out and it was much more enjoyable, I think I'd swerve weekends or go a bit later in future. I don't think it was advertised that Boatyard was closed for a few weeks either so was disappointed to not get to try it...