The only pub in the village and a good one too. Plenty of local trade but welcoming to strangers…read more Has a very large car park and a huge beer garden with pond. At the rear of the pub is a games room, which also doubles as a dining area for the great food this pub serves. the barstaff are friendly and polite and take debit cards with cashback!! Sky Tv available for sports. Child friendly.All in all a great pub

Great to find a pub that has a good restaurant but with a bar where you can walk in for a pint…read more Shame it is so far away from where we live or I would be in there almost every evening. We booked for Sunday lunch with some friends. A pub that was half way between us. We walked in to a very friendly atmosphere. We noticed that the restaurant was ready laid and apart from the bar. Immediately we sat down drinks order was taken and, what seemed immediately, drinks arrived. Great service, so far. We all ordered their Sunday roast. Choice of four or five meats. The plates of food arrived, the HOT plates. Now that was a nice change. Normally it is on cold plates. Kept the food hot throughout the eating. The plates were overflowing with delicious meats, numerous vegetables, real roast potatoes and a large Yorkshire pud. So much that a few of us never did finish it all. Coffee was delicious, well after that meal we couldn't face a dessert. Service was brilliant and friendly, yet professional. Would I go back again. A definite YES.

A great pub with attentive bar staff and a landlord who keeps a beady eye to ensure prompt…read moreservice. The beer is always good and shows that they take care and pride in the maintenance of the beer lines. Food is typical pub food, it's not a gastro pub and doesn't pretend to be. Portions sizes are reasonable as are the prices, food is always served hot and prompt. The real jewel in the crown though is the beer garden, a raised patio gives way to a nice lawned play area perfect for kids and all surrounded by trees that border the fields it sits within. Dogs are allowed but obviously kept on leads. Slightly off the beaten track but worth finding, especially on a hot summers day.

+We liked the location by the viaduct. Very photogenic…read more - The small country road was rather spoiled by loads of cars parking on the pavements which made the pretty area look like a car park. I am not sure whether they are residents or customers from the pub. I wondered about the pollution they were causing. +The pub inside looked cosy and pretty and I liked the rural heritage of the brass plates. There were loads of soap star celebrity autographs hanging on the wall and a phone bill for £10 k that the pub was asked to pay (it was probably an error). ++There is a sign saying no children (think it said no under 21s too) which is a good thing. - Despite the rural location, with lots of ramblers, they did not se rve hot drinks like coffees, like a lot of pubs do nowadays. This isn't very good for freezing walkers, or those would rather not drink and drive. Very limited non-alcoholic drinks and ones hat were offered were pricey. - I felt this pub was more of a 'man's pub'. There were no flowers on the table and I couldn't see any book shelves or games - maybe they were in the corner but, not where we were. +it wasn't refurblished in an open plan gentified way which was great

We were a bit disappointed to find 4 of of the beers we sampled flat, and settled on the London…read morePale Ale. The Hard Cider was darn fine! If you can, enjoy a nice dinner on the outside lawn, there's plenty of room and makes for a nice evening. Found the menus to have a good variety, and we went with the beef pie and traditional fish and chips. Enjoyed a few Starters before the mains, risotto wasn't quite done but everything else was good.

The Lion Hotel in Farningham enjoys a prime position right by the river and is extremely popular…read morewith families in the Summer, and does get very busy. The interior of the pub is pleasant and well decorated. There are numerous picnic tables outside as the dining does get very busy in the hot weather, if you don't like children you won't want to come here at peak Summer times as there are always lots of them runnning around and splashing about in the river. It can also take an age to get served at these times so be warned! The food is not bad but obviously not gourmet, however I have enjoyed anything I have eaten here. If you are after something a little more sophisticated with less kids running around you'd be best off walking up the road to the Pied Bull, but if you like lots of activity, people watching and being next to the river then this is the pub for you. Prices about average.

The place was going through a massive refurbishment. The bust stop is named after it (not sure if…read moreit is the other way around). The food here was average, the menu was very standard but the staff were amazing. The service was great and very friendly people who went out of their way to let me order simple things off menu. If you are in Farningham, there is not much choice and this place is certainly worth giving a try.

I absolutely love the Pied Bull in Farningham! The interior is pleasantly decorated and there is a…read morerestaurant area if you don't want to eat in the main pub or in the garden. The food here is really very good and it gets extremely busy in the Summer months, when the pretty garden is packed with diners. Food prices are slightly above your average pub but the food is very good, I suspect a lot of it is home made and not just bought in from the Cash and Carry. Service has always been very good. There is a small car park on site but you can usually park somewhere out on the main street if this is full

We went to the Orange Tree for lunch on a Saturday and were surprised to find it so quiet. In case…read moreyou don't know, the food here is excellent, lovingly home made and prepared on site. I had a super steak and ale pie, served with roast potatoes; my mum had a stew served in a giant, fluffy Yorkshire pudding and my partner had a Thai curry. We were all really impressed and for less than £25 all in, we'll be back.