Fantastic Kentish pub. The the food never fails to disappoint and the service is great.read more

Fantastic pub, service is great and very friendly and food is very reasonable, you get a lot for…read moreyour money to. Highly recommend, booking is advisable as they get very busy.

The George is one of my favorite pubs anywhere. Beautiful drive through country roads in Kent to…read moreget here, full traditional pub with a beautiful garden with tables outside. Service is super friendly, food is amazing, beer is plentiful. I would have lunch here every weekend if I could.

Quite simply the best pub I have ever been to. Set in stunning surroundings, The Carpenters Arms is…read morean idyllic environment to relax in. The food is always delicious, and there is a good selection of real ales on tap. The landlords are very friendly and there is always a lovely atmosphere inside - especially in winter with the log fire!

I hardly ever give five stars. But I am glad this pub/hotel is no closer to my house else I would…read morestruggle to leave. Friendly people and landlord (Chris) was all very nice and good beer and slightly cheaper. Garden was a great size with kids stuff in there. A very good balance all round in my opinion. Well recommended. It is the black lion not the red lion which is up the road.

Lovely pub, textbook Kentish pub, its been a pub since the 18th century and has some really nice…read morefeature fireplaces and a nice warm atmosphere. The food here is a cut above the usual pub grub and is more a gastro pub, with a proper chef and all fresh food, meals range from about £7 to £16 for the fillet (which is VERY nice) Steaks would appear to be a speciality as they are really good but they do have a good range on the menu and usually a good few specials on the board. Beer is good if a little limited (it IS a Shepherd & Neame pub after all) Has a large garden which is nice in the summer, parking is limited and on busy nights you will have to park along the road but it no major problem.

If you're looking for a good pub, it doesn't get much better than this…read more Lovingly called simply "The Axe" by locals, this pub is in a different league to most other rural pubs. I'll explain why and try to be concise. The cuisine is exceptional. There's a good selection of quality drinks. The service is excellent. The atmosphere is always friendly and welcoming -- the sort of place where complete strangers tend to strike-up conversation. The location is perfect, overlooking the Village Green, with a big beer garden behind, and a vast playing field behind that. It's a lovely village, nestled in the gently-undulating farming landscape of rural north-east Herts -- no wonder Braughing was recently awarded the prestigious "Village of the Year" accolade. The pub's menu always includes the best of local produce, from locally-reared beef to local pork sausages, alongside popular country pub dishes. (Braughing village is famous for, among other things, the delicious local sausages, and this is a good place to sample them.) Did I mention the pies? A different pie every day it seems, and you won't find better pies than these. I don't make a statement like that lightly.

Great gastro pub. Fab food, atmosphere and really friendly service. Strongly recommended.read more

The Bear has become a good quality gastro pub recently with a nice atmosphere and a good menu and…read moresome great specials. The ambiance is relaxed country pub and the staff are very helpful. There is a reasonable ca park as it gets quite hard to park in the summer. I have visited for lunch and dinner and both were very nicely presented and well cooked. The skate is very tasty and the scampi and Jenga chips are good. The costs can be a little bit higher for lunch but the menu is very similar and therefore for dinner, I thought it was quite reasonable. Peter who used to be at another Billericay restaurant is the restaurant manager and as normal makes sure we get well looked after.

One of the best country boozers in the area. Well kept Harveys & an open fire? Count me in!!! They…read moredo Old Ale in Winter too.

I was taken here by my partner's uncle who lives in the area and he's said all the mains are lovely…read morewith large portions. We had a pint and small lunches which were great. I don't generally expect much in a jacket potato; just filling and simple flavours, but something about the cheese they used really made it taste lovely.

This pub/restaurant is well off the beaten track,but once you have visited it you will return! It…read moreis a family run pub.It has a real log fire and a childrens play area.There is a lovely patio/garden which is great in the summer.The food here is excellent. Most of the ingredients are locally sourced and the portions are large.The last time I visited I had locally caught Whitstable fish wich was delicious. They do a special 2 course lunch or why not go the whole hog( no pun intended) and visit on a sunday for an excellent roast. They have 3 bedrooms too for B & B. I would advise early booking for the restaurant as even though it is off the beaten track it gets very busy.

From the owner: The Duke William, a traditional pub within the quintessential English village of Ickham near…read moreCanterbury in Kent, is the latest addition to Chef of the Year 2002 and ex-Gordon Ramsay Restaurant head chef Mark Sargeant's portfolio. With a cherished selection of ales, beers and wines or meals containing the very finest produce served at Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, The Duke William utilise the recently renovated pub and restaurant to provide a welcoming, endearing environment. The award winning food, spearheaded by Michelin Star chef Mark Sargeant, has been developed to mirror simplistic but perfect traditional pub meals. With a beer garden and bedrooms, the pub-cross-restaurant set in the picturesque village of Ickham is a place to visit whether you would like a coffee, a meal or a night's stay.

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