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Hours
Sun
12:00 - 15:3018:00 - 21:00
Tue
12:00 - 14:3018:30 - 21:00
Wed
12:00 - 14:3018:30 - 21:00
Thu
12:00 - 14:3018:30 - 21:30
Fri
12:00 - 14:3018:00 - 22:00
Sat
12:00 - 15:3018:00 - 22:00
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4.5
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CUISINES
Italian, Bar, Pizza, Pub
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Drinks
features
Menu
Chicken milanese
In crispy panko breadcrumbs, topped with a fried egg, with chips and salad
£14.50
Salmon
Pan-roasted salmon with ratatouille, rocket and lemon
£16.50
Seafood linguine
Prawns, squid and mussels in rich tomato and saffron sauce with chilli, garlic, shallots, and parsley
£15.50
Fish stew
Prawns, squid, mussels and cod in rich tomato, shallot, chilli, garlic, parsley and saffron sauce, served with bread
£16.95
Warm chicken salad
Succulent chicken with baby gem lettuce, spinach, rocket and avocado, in a french dressing and parmesan shavings
£13.50
Imperial burger
Steak burger, in a brioche bun, with cheddar cheese, tomato, lettuce, onion, gherkin, chips and truffle mayonnaise
£14.50
Can a gluten free person get a good meal at this restaurant?
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CUISINES
Italian, Bar, Pizza, Pub
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Drinks
FEATURES
Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Free Wifi, Table Service
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4.5
177 reviews
Excellent
125
Very good
42
Average
7
Poor
2
Terrible
1
TJS
Hong Kong8 contributions
Feb 2023 • none
Dropped by for lunch for the second time. Pub has a lot of character and looks like it was built around the 1900s. Many original fittings and suberbly and lovingly restored. Food is served in an annex with about 6 tables. Had a pizza which could have come out of Naples. Chewy with the freshest of ingredients. The Mrs had the duck confit and was as crisp as anything. The chef certainly knows his stuff. Portions were huge and had no space for desserts. Pub has a beer garden at the back and there is free parking. Staff were a cheery lot. I will be back.
Written 23 February 2023
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Jonathan K
7 contributions
Nov 2023 • family
The Imperial is due a bit of a rave. I don't think you could pretend it's fine dining. It does pizza and pasta and a small selection of other Italian dishes. The service is friendly and accommodating, the pizzas are excellent and the prices are reasonable. If you were going to go to Pizza Express, Zizzi, Bella Italia or the like and want somewhere better this is definitely it. My son and I had a really good evening. We'll be back. Probably quite regularly.
Written 24 November 2023
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MikeSeasider
Southborough35 contributions
Aug 2023 • family
Went to local church then a meal at the Imperial. We had a fabulous meal and the service was brilliant.
We are moving to the street opposite so will become our local.
Written 26 August 2023
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Michael W
11 contributions
Jun 2023 • couples
Great service, friendly staff.
Good size portions of excellent taste and quality.
I can certainly vouch for the cheesy garlic bread, pizzas, and chicken Milanese
Written 10 June 2023
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RayB07
Kent160 contributions
May 2023 • family
Excellent friendly and welcoming pub. Great atmosphere and very well kept bar. Good selection of well cooked food.
I can certainly recommend this pub.
Written 29 May 2023
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Laura C
18 contributions
Apr 2023 • family
We visited on a Saturday afternoon where there was a lovely laid -back atmosphere, good food, great service with a smile and loved the wine bottle chandelier!
Written 23 April 2023
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59dolly
37 contributions
Aug 2021 • friends
Nice atmosphere, good service & food, all at a sensible price. Highly recommend.
Locals need to use this pub or it will be gone forever
Written 22 September 2021
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damienandliz
London116 contributions
Sept 2019 • none
Really nice, home-cooked Italian food (pizzas and pie were great!). Bit of a mixed setup in traditional pub and restaurant and the homemade Nutella ice cream wasn't to our taste...great for the price though and real quality food
Written 22 September 2019
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Stephen B
Royal Tunbridge Wells23 contributions
Sept 2019 • none
Alessandro and his team created a fantastic buffet for my father-in-law's wake and nothing appeared to be any trouble at all. The food was absolutely delicious and plenty of it too. If you are looking to organise a function on Southborough The Imperial is highly recommended!
Written 13 September 2019
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benhall12016
Bexhill-on-Sea16 contributions
May 2019 • family
Not eaten here before. I’d driven past it for years thinking It was simply a pub, Then I read on TA that this place had a great Italian menu. Well they’re right!
I am not entirely on board with the decor. We were a table of 4 food lovers. We were seated to the side of the bar in a tiny dining area. But when the food arrived we didn’t care. It was delicious! The seafood pasta, carbonara and cod loin were all fresh, wholesome and consumed with pleasure. Two of us had the Arancini to start. My only criticism was that these were very filling, perhaps a bar snack size so we were quite full already before the main course arrived! Our waitress, a Sicilian herself, provided good food recommendations. The service was attentive without being distracting - water was replaced on the table without asking - for me a sign of care and genuine hospitality, Well Done The Imperial.
We do have two vegans in the family who weren’t with us the night we visited the Imperial. I am not certain there is sufficient choice on the current menu to return with our full family but for the four non vegans in the family this is a great choice.
In balance, a vegan friend has since told me that the Imperial will go out of their way to cater for them when they visit with friends. So no need to avoid but perhaps not a first choice.
Written 8 June 2019
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DaveyKent
28 contributions
May 2019 • friends
I have been to The Imperial Pub many times and have always had a lovely experience, they serve decent beers, lagers and ales and the Italian food the serve is delicious, the staff are always very attentive and the place is lovely and clean, I can highly recommend one of the specials pizzas they serve called 'Tom's Special' I believe its named after one of the OAP's who frequent the pub, definitely worth a try. I will be returning, Thankyou once again.
Written 5 May 2019
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Giacperr
Greater London22 contributions
Mar 2019 • couples
we walk in without any booking on a sunday afternoon. the place was very full, but the staff and the manager were very polite and told us that they could sit us in 15/20min.
we had a drink and as soon as somebody left we were sitting in a comfortable position.
we shared a starter of crescentine (fried pieces of pizza dough) as they do in Bologna, as main we had a pizza.
the experience was very positive, the pizza was very good (as you could have found in any pizzeria in Italy).
I definitely going to come back and try other food I saw a fish soup in the menu that look very interesting
Written 5 March 2019
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BikerBlade1
Royal Tunbridge Wells41 contributions
Dec 2018 • business
Best pup in Southborough great staff great beer and a lovely Welcome from the staff every time
Fantastic food also do you know you won’t be disappointed
Written 25 January 2019
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Dan G
17 contributions
Oct 2018 • friends
Great food, good service, nice atmosphere, good beers on draught, recommended. Some tables are near the loos, however.
Written 15 January 2019
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Seb L
Tonbridge84 contributions
Dec 2018 • family
Went with family for an anniversary meal.
Quick and friendly service from staff.
Unfortunately, with the exception of arancini ball starters the food was quite poor.
Maybe an off day but wouldn’t go back for food.
Written 7 January 2019
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