The Dairy Restaurant & Bar
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Hours
Sun
12:00 - 15:0018:00 - 22:00
Wed
18:00 - 22:00
Thu
18:00 - 22:00
Fri
18:00 - 22:00
Sat
12:00 - 15:0018:00 - 22:00
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4.5
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PRICE RANGE
£10.00 – £25.00
CUISINES
British
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
meals, features
Is this restaurant good for brunch?
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About
Imagine a venue rich in history with a cool, retro vibe, high-quality food and the warm, welcoming atmosphere you get at home. It's right here. Pull up a vintage milk churn stool and prop yourself up at Kent's loveliest restaurant and bar for dinner, drinks, nibbles, or one of our famous fresh milkshakes (served in a milk bottle, of course). Our warm homemade scotch eggs, famous fillet steaks and local fish dishes need to be seen to be believed. Come and see what all the fuss is about...
PRICE RANGE
£10.00 – £25.00
CUISINES
British
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, After-hours
FEATURES
Reservations, Seating, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service
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4.5
405 reviews
Excellent
331
Very good
52
Average
12
Poor
10
Terrible
1
JF030912
Meopham30 contributions
Sept 2022 • none
This is a true gem and without doubt one of the best restaurants in Kent, if not the BEST!!!. We travelled from Meopham and from the moment we stepped inside my husband and I were blown away! The surroundings were exquisite with lovely touches that reflected the history of the premises. The staff were friendly, attentive and provided a first class service and nothing was too much trouble. The menu was exceptional and my husband and I chose the scotch egg for our starter and we can honestly say it was the best we have ever tasted. For our main course I chose the battered cod and chips and my husband chose the pork belly. Portion sizes were very generous and both meals came up freshly cooked and piping hot. The battered cod was delicious with a lovely light batter and chunky white cod in abundance with hand cut chips and garden peas. My husband's pork belly was very tender along with a great flavour and topped with an outstanding crisp crackling, on a bed of mash potato and spring cabbage with cooked apple pieces which complimented the whole dish superbly. Condiments were provided in lovely glass clip top lidded pots which we thought was a lovely touch that you don't get in other establishments. We were really full up after our two courses but could not resist the dessert choices so decided to share the large profiterole with cream option which completed our meal perfectly. It was homemade and to die for. We opted for the prosecco wine choice as we wanted something light to drink with our meal and thought the milk bottle gum sweets that came up with our bill at the end of the evening was the piece de la resistance!!!! Great food and sensibly priced.
Thank you to all the staff for a truly amazing evening and we will definitely be returning again very soon.
Written 25 September 2022
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gordon b
1 contribution
Jul 2024 • couples
Wha a lovely gem of a place, my wife and I called in for dinner. Nicely located in the village. The restraunt was a warm, welcoming with a cosy & relaxed atmosphere and ambience and some lovely decorative touches. The staff were very attentive, really helpful and polite. The food was very good, great ingredients nice & hot, freshly prepared and good value for money. We enjoyed it and thank you for your friendliness & warm welcome.
Written 28 July 2024
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Melanie E
Sittingbourne56 contributions
Feb 2023 • couples
Stumbled across this place by accident, what a fantastic restaurant, would highly recommend it…from a fussy eater, food absolutely fantastic and everything is homemade, the owner was also the chef too and boy you would not be disappointed with his food, best homemade gypsy tart ever on the dessert menu! All hot courses came out steaming! front of house ran by his wife and the waiting staff made you feel very welcome and felt like you are part of a family, definitely will be returning!!
Written 18 February 2023
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Carriecomments
Kent24 contributions
May 2024 • family
I hope the owners read this fair review on our experience at their eatery. I have written a prior review from years ago that was glowing so it’s only right to review the latest visit. Having read the latest review from another guest we had a very similar evening.
My kids had taken me there for my birthday, it’s not local to us so we have to drive 20 miles to visit.
Saturday night at 7pm we were the only table there and no other diners ate there when we left at 8.30pm. Two take away orders came in. The welcome we received was friendly but not as hospitable as the take away customers received.
Our waitress was pleasant but the service was very transactionable. I would maybe understand if there was a busy restaurant to attend to but it was only us.
I agree with a previous reviewer, mark up on wine is overpriced and the quality doesn’t match. The menu hasn’t changed in years, so you would expect the standard of the dishes to be fine tuned. I ordered the king prawn starter served with fresh brown bread priced at £9. It came out with a slice of brown bread from a packet. The quality of the prawns were lacking and so this starter just didn’t hit the mark. I told the waitress when she collected the plates that I was disappointed that the starter didn’t come with fresh baked bread and for the price it wasn’t acceptable. She said ‘sorry about that’. Nothing else was said. Had she have checked in with us I would’ve told her sooner. I wouldn’t serve my family bread that you have for a sandwich if they were coming to me for dinner. You need to rethink this.
My husband had the cod for dinner and the waitress did check in a few minutes after we started to eat, and we said we were happy because my son looked worried that we weren’t enjoying the meal, I would’ve asked to speak to the owner otherwise. The batter of the fish was swimming in grease so my husband ate around it. He did mention it to the waitress, but it was the same response. The pork belly I ordered was lacking in seasoning.
Only one of us had dessert, we didn’t want to waste anymore time or money if I’m being honest.
The female toilet needs a deep clean, the skirting boards were filthy and carpet in a toilet is very unhygienic let alone one used by public patrons.
This restaurant used to deliver great food with a friendly service. I have visited many times because of this. That was not our experience this time. The owner waited until we left to make her presence felt by saying goodbye several times but by then we weren’t interested and mirrored the ignorance we received. There fact that there was no response to our feedback speaks volumes about the care less attitude of the owners.
Written 13 May 2024
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Matthew XLY
Canterbury6 contributions
Apr 2024 • couples
Let me start by saying that the staff were lovely and attentive, however the place was completely empty bar one table at 1830 on a Saturday, which perhaps should have been our first warning.
My wife ordered the fillet steak which somehow managed to be tough and flavourless. Flavour in fillet steak is often not amazing, but to make it tough is very difficult to do unless you are starting with a bad steak. My wife left half of it, and I have never seen her leave a steak in her life. The triple cooked chips were soggy, as were the onion rings.
I had the sea bass, which was at least not overcooked. However, there was no crispiness to the skin, which would have been how I would have preferred the fillets of fish to be served. The green beans they were served on were cold and under-seasoned. The fish was served with a herb butter, however it was quite clear that the butter had come straight from the fridge as it was still solid and cold as it was served to me, so by the time it had melted it had taken all the heat out of the fish, making that cold also.
The wine was expensive for its quality.
We decided to cut our losses and forgo a pudding: again something I have never seen my wife do in a restaurant.
Sadly, yet another disappointing restaurant in the Faversham surrounds. I am not sure which restaurant all these people who have left good reviews of this place went to but it certainly wasn't the one we did.
Written 21 April 2024
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lozzyh
1193 contributions
Nov 2021 • none
It's been several years between visits but I'm delighted the quality has stayed the same. We came here for lunch whilst out wedding dress shopping for the day. They were so accommodating when we said we had limited time between appointments and made sure our food was out on time. They also very kindly let us take dessert to go. They were just so friendly and welcoming. The food is absolutely delicious and homemade and at a reasonable cost. An absolute must visit restaurant! We'll be back
Written 22 November 2021
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Pippa B
30 contributions
Feb 2024 • family
I wasn’t aware this restaurant even existed until a friend and I were trying to find somewhere to meet up on a Sunday evening. I have now been 4 times! The food is delicious and for me, a lovely choice of dishes on the menu. The staff have always been very friendly and each time we have visited, we’ve had a really enjoyable experience. We will definitely be back!
Written 14 March 2024
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Debbi W
1 contribution
Aug 2024 • family
Gorgeous food, relaxed surroundings, smiley waitress, attentive but not overly so. Highly recommend prawn starter,although daughter has the scotch egg,both looked and tasted delicious. I had chicken and mushroom filo, daughter had the lamb. Absolutely stuffed so shared pudding of gypsy tart.
Written 26 August 2024
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Billy S
Sittingbourne28 contributions
Jun 2022 • family
Had a family meal at the beginning of June 2022 there was 9 of us including children.. firstly staff were attentive and polite, the food was exceptional and enjoyed by all. The steak was amazing a normal dinner knife went through in a single cut and the scotch egg starter was absolutely out of this world delicious.. thanks to all at the diary we will be back for sure at some point
Written 21 June 2022
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leeandamanda
Kent5 contributions
Aug 2021 • family
Thoroughly enjoyed a celebratory family meal this evening. The food was outstanding and all the little extra touches elevated the dining experience. Nothing was too much trouble, the staff were friendly and accommodating. Fantastic quality ingredients perfectly cooked and presented, all served to you in a warm and relaxed atmosphere. Thank you, we will be back… 👌
Written 28 August 2021
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Sprintergal
Sompting151 contributions
Apr 2022 • family
Booked here as it was local to where we were staying. Calamari was described by people who ordered it as the best they’d had, which considering the amount of times it’s ordered is quite something.
The double cooked chips were good, a good choice of ice cream
Good servers, and considering we were there at the same time as a large party, our food came out in a timely manner.
A couple of drinks shown on the menu are now longer available but was not made aware of this at point of ordering.
Written 16 April 2022
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Alex K
Kittery28 contributions
Oct 2023 • friends
We had a lovely meal here while meeting old friends nearby. We had the burgers, lamb, fish and chips (substituted the chips for mash), prawns and scotch eggs/soup to start. The burgers were absolutely perfect, tasty, flavourful and well garnished, and reports from our dinner partners was that the fish was the best they'd had on their visit (don't live in UK). The staff were wonderful. Polite, attentive, friendly, and accommodating, - opening a window for us as it got quite warm. Everything was perfect and It was a lovely experience. I wish we were local to go back! Thank you for a lovely evening :)
Written 24 October 2023
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jjeff1561
Boughton-under-Blean1 contribution
Jan 2022 • none
Sadly, the first but the last..........
My partner and I decided to stay close to home this evening for a meal out together, somewhere local, and within walking distance to finish our weekend on a high note, un for unfortunately this wasn't the case. The ambience of the property is very welcoming, warm with the staff attentive within the first 2 stages of the experience, on this occasion my choice of fillet steak (rare) arrived and although the sweet potato fries and portobello mushroom were pleasant, come to the steak, unfortunately was not cooked as rare, more medium on this occasion and truthfully was the toughest medium steak I had the misfortune to eat, the staff were kind enough to visit once during the meal to ask if everything was to our liking, at the time of the question it was, but I was only just into my fries and mushroom at this point, sadly we didn't get the chance to order dessert as waited over 20 minutes at the point of finishing our meal before deciding to finish our drink and proceed to the bar area to pay. Such a shame as was as it's a village favourite among friends and family, but sadly we will not be returning again.
Written 15 January 2022
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Luke R
57 contributions
Sept 2023 • couples
Visited on a quiet weekday evening for a couples birthday meal. Cute little village Parked right outside. Service was excellent lovely and polite staff genuinely friendly. Food felt very homemade and fresh exactly what we was looking for not chain restaurant feeling at all. Will visit again.
Written 16 September 2023
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Lisa019
Shropshire81 contributions
Sept 2020 • couples
So wanted this to be great but the food was disappointing for the price. We had bread and dip starter. The bread was not fresh and balsamic was thin and sharp. I had pork belly served in a bowl of tasteless gravy and cabbage. The pork crackling was delicious but the pork itself dry. My husband had chicken in filo which was average. What a shame as the restaurant is welcoming, staff were great as was the owner. Some much potential
Written 11 September 2020
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