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.

Very nice hotel and pub. Super people. Local pub that is happy to have Yanks in for a visit.read more

Visiting the nearby Ightham Mote for my birthday, I was looking for somewhere special for lunch and…read moreThe George and Dragon popped up on my radar being Michelin recommended. The menu, pictures (and Yelp reviews!) looked great so I booked on-line for the 2.30 lunch slot giving us plenty of time to enjoy our morning. Unfortunately, we were ten minutes late due to traffic, and when we arrived we were told that we would have to order quickly as the kitchen shuts at three. We were rapidly seated and lingered over while we perused the menu. We started with a glass of Prosecco each and I hastily went for the pork belly and my partner went for the celeriac risotto. We didn't order starters, and I didn't really get chance to have a proper look at this part of the menu. While the children's menu is substantial, it is definitely aimed at the older ones and there wasn't really anything suitable for my 15 month old. This wasn't a problem as we knew he could share ours, plus we had brought reserves! The food came quickly and was very tasty, I couldn't fault either dish but before I had even finished mine, the waitress came round with dessert menus saying that we would have to order straight away if we wanted one. I think this is the first time that I have been made to order dessert before I have finished my main! My rhubarb and ginger cake was good but my partner was a little disappointed with his cheesecake. We ordered tea and coffee to finish and were finally able to relax. Although I can't complain about the food or the friendliness of the staff, the fact that we were rushed so much from the minute we walked in put a dampener on the experience for me. If you are not prepared to serve dinner in an unhurried fashion, don't take a booking at that time. Yes, we were 10 minutes late which was entirely our fault, but we could have also ordered starters delaying the whole process even further.

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.

Fantastic food and service at the little brown jug. They couldn't be more accommodating to our…read morewants and needs and booking a table online was quick and easy and got a follow up call to confirm booking. If you are looking at going for Sunday lunch I would advise to book as very very busy.

Wonderful country pub located in the rustic village of Danehill. The place dates back to 1847 and…read morethey have tried their best to retain as much of its old charm as possible. There's a huge maple tree in the 'adult only' sun terrace (its nice not having screaming kids interrupting your lunch) and from the front garden you get a lovely view of the South Downs. The food here is out of this world, I tried the pork loin the last time I was there and it was excellent (again, the views only added to the enjoyment). This establishment is in the AA pub guide so can get busy at weekends so if you're in a large group, it may be worth booking in advance.

Gastro pub with a Michelin star standards food! We called on a Saturday evening, very last minute…read moreand they managed to accommodate us for a meal! Menu is daily, for starter's we tried Lamb cheek and tongue with rocket and also king prawns with chilli glaze. For main we opted all to have the salmon and the food was cooked to perfection, display on the plate deserved an art award and taste was simply to ones requirements! They have a nice wine list and also have daily specials board! Deserts menu alters as per daily menu and be aware there is no mobile phone reception, which makes it more of a unique place! You forget your phone existed and dig into some tasty food!

Chose this on chance for lunch and what a great surprise- the food was delicious! The steak…read moresandwich came in tasty sourdough, the meat was generous and tender and the chips were irresistible. The garden was being landscaped so we ate in the conservatory, which was okay.

Visiting from America, the Plough was our local pub. The young owners were nice enough to…read moreaccommodate us with drinks when we showed up before opening time. It is no longer so much a traditional pub as it appears from the outside, but more emphasis on the restaurant side of it. Fine with us, it was the only cooked food source within easy walking distance our cottage in the country. What good food it was, as good and wholesome as anything served in our 'foodie' neck of the woods here in the San Francisco Bay area. With cheeses like Winterdale Shaw, (they have their own dairy herd, and chalk lined cellar to mature the cheese in), and Bloomy Rinded Somerset Brie, it was a pleasure dining there.

Great place for drinking ...classy but not pretentious, fun but not in your face and comfy!…read more It has strange times for food so double check before you go if you want to eat there. Fun fun fun

This is a quite tastefully modernised Shepherd Neame boozer in the original medieval part of…read moreSevenoaks. It has a happy crowd of local office types and the City brigade unwinding after a hard day of doing-God-only-knows-what up in Town. There is a relaxed atmosphere: The style is all candles & uplights, varnished wooden bars & chairs and exposed brickwork. Special consideration should be given to the chalk boards in the loos; They are covered in philosophical bon-mots that work well when first pint of the day has hit your central nervous system square on!

Updating my review: The Castle Inn is open again! Closed for…read moreover a year due to subsidence caused by a medieval well, the Castle is back and as good as ever. Service is super-friendly and helpful. Food continues to be excellent, and the drinks are on point. I will have a brief moan that the old, adorable snug in the front room has been replaced by a standard dining area, but I'm also just happy to have the Castle back in the community again. Cute as a button, as you might expect for a village whose entire core is a National Trust location, this place is worth a visit.

As part of the Time Out Country Walk #19, from Hever to Leigh, we stopped at this great (gastro)…read morepub for a delicious lunch. We sat in the garden and really enjoyed the buzzing atmosphere...listening to other ramblers talking about their walks through the "Garden of England" or visitors to the nearby castle. The food at the Castle Inn is really good: I had the ham hock stew with root vegetables and my walking companion enjoyed a paté made from duck confit and peppers...served with home-made chutney and granary bread. Apparently, and this is what the owner of the next door antique store told us, the owner at this place used to be the chef in some of London's really happening kitchens...well, he must've had a good education, because the quality of both food and service was really good.

Eclectic decor, delicious drinks & great service by Natalia. Definitely visit The George in Camdenread more

The George was accommodating and service was excellent for our group dinner. We sat down for…read moredinner & beverages as a group of 19 teens and parents. Food was great and Stu was so friendly and helpful! Thanks for the memorable meal!

Went here on a recent trip to Tunbridge Wells on a recommendation. The pub has a great atmosphere…read morewith really friendly staff. The lunch menu was well mixed with plenty options to share and taste. We went for the allotment board to share for 4 adults and 2 kids which went down well and every last bit scraped from the board. For main I had the roast butternut squash, blue cheese and chick peas. Wow - what a taste on a plate. Each mouthful washed down with some local ale. Would highly recommend!!

I love my pub Sundays. Nothing like trying a new pub out, having a roast, a few pints, and cleaning…read morethe mashed potatoes and roast beef off the walls after my 3 year old daughter decides she's engaged in enough civilized behavior for one day.... The Black Pig is a superb pub with a mouth-watering menu. The roast beef with Yorkshire pud is very near perfection, with major respect to the chef for his gravy (I'm a total gravy buff, I always attack my roasts armed with an extra jug of gravy). I also tried the roast pork; cooked absolutely perfectly with a nice big chunk of beautifully roasted and spiced crackling. My sister's lucky to have gotten away with any at all... They've got a parking lot around the back, which is convenient considering that parking in T Wells is one of those circle-round-for-hours-hating-life type of experiences... BBQs every Sunday evening in the beer garden, definitely giving that a go. I peeked a look at the BBQ menu, first thing on offer: "Bunny Burger"! They've got my attention and my business! Now how do I explain that to my daughter....