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Hours
Sun
12:00 - 17:00
Tue
12:00 - 15:0017:00 - 20:00
Wed
12:00 - 15:0017:00 - 20:00
Thu
12:00 - 15:0017:00 - 20:00
Fri
12:00 - 15:0017:00 - 20:00
Sat
13:15 - 20:00
Food and ambience
Local cuisine, Bar, British, Pub, Vegetarian Friendly, Gluten Free Options
Special Occasion Dining, Romantic, Groups, Bar Scene, Business meetings
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About
Temporary Closed
CUISINES
Bar, British, Pub
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly, Gluten Free Options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Validated Parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Free Wifi, Table Service
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4.5
186 reviews
Excellent
126
Very good
30
Average
12
Poor
8
Terrible
10
PJB
1 contribution
Mar 2020 • none
We have driven past this particular pub on numerous occasions and never thought it looked worth trying ! However we were told new owners and chefs had taken over and it was well worth trying . So today I took my family for a Sunday roast and I can say it was exceptional . Friendly service and the quality of the meal was first class with very good sized portions and importantly all the chicken and roast sirloin , together with the vegetables and potatoes were all cooked perfectly . We usually drive to The Dog at Wingham which has rave reviews and a number of awards ! This matches it for quality . The desert menu again was excellent and we chose the cheesecake, ice cream and creme caramel , all of which were most enjoyable. The pub itself has a nice local pub feel to it . We will definitely be returning !
Written 1 March 2020
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kentcritique
Faversham926 contributions
Mar 2023 • friends
Really excellent lunch, delicious home coked food with fresh ingredients , sadly a rarity these days. Will come back here this is a real pub with great food on offer.
French onion soup - yum- a delicious chilli beef with tasty well cooked rice and a honey comb cheese cake all really first class and sensible prices too !
thank you Red Lion
Written 7 April 2023
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Ian S
Ashford360 contributions
Dec 2021 • family
A quiet lunch, we were the only ones in the pub on the Wednesday after Christmas. This is a proper country pub, open fire, wooden floors, decent beers, an eclectic choice of music; all that is lacking is the church and cricket field to make it perfect.
The food is good pub standard, steak, fish, burgers with vegetarian and vegan choices. The burgers are substantial, I'm still unable to eat some seven hours after lunch, home made and excellent, chips tasty and the right amount. My only criticism is that the Salami and bacon on the burger I had was overkill; one or the other, but not both.
The staff are very friendly and attentive and baby friendly. We have been before and will be back, and if we lived closer, this would be our local.
Written 29 December 2021
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edward s
Reigate5 contributions
Aug 2020 • family
Having read the other reviews I had to double check we had visited the right pub, but we had. We visited while the eat out to help out offer was running which may have had some influence on our experience. The pub was very busy, we had booked although I'm not sure there was any record of our booking from the initial confusion. We were sat at an extendable table which was extended, unfortunately it was rather broken and as a result unsteady. Having nearly fired our drinks at each other a few times and being told the table "does catch people out" we asked to move. After we vacated a drill appeared and the table was fixed, not sure why that hadn't been done before?
When booking we asked about children's meals and was told the chef would be able to do some chicken nuggets for our youngest, she is rather fussy hence checking before booking. We tried to order the promised nuggets and were told that they couldn't be done. Sausages were offered, which was fine. I ordered the unspecified "steak" at £18, the unspecified cut should have set alarm bells ringing. We also had lamb shank and a kids burger.
When the food arrived the sausages looked like sticks of charcoal, clearly over cooked.
The steak, which was ordered medium, was so thin it would have been impossible to cook anything other than well done, it seemed a very cheap cut and certainly not worth £18. The hand cut chips, were rather undercooked as well. I don't know how you make a mushroom taste like they had managed to but it was awful!
Thankfully the lamb was good and the burger was ok, although more under cooked chips.
We were initially given someone else's bill, probably because we moved tables, and were then charged adult meal price for the kids burger. Since it was half price anyway I couldn't be bothered to complain.
All in all pretty poor from somewhere with such good ratings.
Written 26 August 2020
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Ian D
Aldershot20 contributions
Jul 2021 • family
My Ma booked this earlier in the week, for a table for Saturday lunchtime.
We arrived and took up our table with was grubby, with crumbs on and stains on it from previous drinks etc. Surely if you have a table booking, you'd make the effort to clean up, ready for your customer.
Ordered drinks and after we got them, waited a long time before the waitress came over and left us menus, then a few minutes later after we'd been getting all excited about the various selections, she came back and rattled off half of the menu which wasn't available today! This happened to be all the really exciting options.
Eventually she came back to place our orders. When we mentioned that we were disappointed that so many options were off the menu today, we were told that the chef was off today! Yes, on a Saturday! Also she said that this day off had been booked up well in advance. This begs the question that a) why did they not organise another chef with so much time to do so, and b) if half the menu was not an option, then mention it to the customer when they call to book, not when they have their drinks in front of them!
So, orders placed and yet another visit back to our table to tell us that one of these options is not available as they only had enough for two of us.
That's us done. Drinks paid for and we left, very very disappointed.
This was supposed to be a lovely treat for my Ma but it turned out to be anything but.
This used to be such a lovely place to spend time, but I probably won't ever bother sgain due to this.
Be warned folks
Written 24 July 2021
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saffy-belle
Kent28 contributions
Sept 2020 • couples
This pub is steeped in history and has been sympathetically refurbished to a high standard .
Very clear Covid rules throughout
Lovely , friendly staff
Efficient service
We brought our dog which is a huge plus for us .
We enjoyed the roast belly of pork and the roast chicken , very plentiful portions of well cooked food , good selection of vegetables .
But the brownie was ...... THE BEST EVER !
Reasonably priced meal in a great setting
We will definitely be back , especially as we are moving up the road soon !!!
Thank you all x
Written 27 September 2020
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Clare E
Norwich5 contributions
Aug 2021 • couples
What a Happy Find. After driving from Norfolk to Kent via Greenwich… we find this wonderfully warm welcome, campervan stop and fantastic breakfast / Coffee cooked by Matt and serve by Sarah, who deserve to do well. We have to mention Sarah’s dad, who is an amazing Historian…. We loved all your recommendations!
Written 8 August 2021
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Matt T
Lymington13 contributions
May 2021 • family
We visited this absolutely fantastic country pub after a shopping trip, we had done our homework and were looking forward to staying and expiring the food that was on the menu.What we got was an absolute treat, fantastic service,atmosphere,food .. food,we had the deep fried pork cheek and chicken liver pate to start with the gnocchi and 10 ounce burger with smoked bacon and Brie..both of our meals were fantastic .
Rooms in the converted barn,we stayed in room 3 upstairs in the converted barn and it was delightful.
Breakfast was cooked for us by our host Matt and again we were totally satisfied.
Written 13 June 2021
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nick45king
Charing26 contributions
Feb 2020 • family
I cannot recommend the roast beef enough - succulent and tasty.....with perfect trimmings.
The new owners have engaged in an excellent revamp for this country pub, making it a great venue for Sunday lunch.
Written 17 February 2020
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Jacqueline P
23 contributions
Jul 2020 • none
Discovered this pub by accident driving through the Kent countryside. Stopped for Sunday lunch. Hubby and I both ordered beef. The beef was cooked pink, just how i like it, absolutely delicious. Great array of beautifully cooked fresh vegetables to accompany. It is the best Sunday roast I’ve ever eaten out. Lovely setting, friendly staff. All COVID rules followed, cannot wait to come back.
Written 29 July 2020
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saffy-belle
Kent28 contributions
Feb 2023 • couples
So glad this pub now offers a friendly team , wonderful food and service
When I first visited this beautiful old pub it was great and as we were moving to the area we’re happy to find a decent local pub steeped in history serving good food
However over the last few years it had declined and really went downhill as did the clientele and atmosphere and food
Going back last night for drinks and for a Sunday lunch today we were so pleased to find the front of house staff warm , attentive , polite and welcoming .
The Sunday roasts we chose were chicken and lamb shank , I can honestly say the presentation and the food were perfect , best roast I’ve had in ages .
Thankyou to the chef and wonderful staff
I’m
So happy to have this pub as my local
Written 5 February 2023
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Pete M
1 contribution
Aug 2021 • family
It started so well. To start with the staff were friendly and accommodating then it all changed after I point out the scampi was burned. The friendly waiter took it to the kitchen to get it resolved. Then we see other staff pointing at us and can hear what’s being said and it wasn’t nice. With in 3 minutes the foods back and I’m told it fine, that’s all there willing to do. I’m also told they cook fresh scampi for me and it burn again. Now 2 problems with this 3 minute cook time might be possible but burn again. Also my wife took a picture of our dinners (it was our wedding anniversary) and it was the same scampi. So to Summarise, only 1 friendly member of staff. Chef or Owner that can’t cook scampi and burn if (twice if you believe them). Lying to the customer if you believe me. Hostile staff if you don’t agree with them.
Would not recommend to another and haven’t felt that uncomfortable in a restaurant for years.
Written 15 August 2021
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julian b
2 contributions
Jun 2023 • family
Had a great meal as always, the new menu is fantastic, had an impromptu tasting of various dishes. All of which were delicious. The staff’s attention to detail is outstanding, with a very friendly atmosphere its a great place to go and would highly recommend
Written 8 June 2023
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AdeleJF
London24 contributions
Oct 2022 • family
Molly and her mum took over the Red Lion a month ago. Lovely food, great service. They did great food for kids too - just half portions of the adult menu. Go visit!!
Written 23 October 2022
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CreamTea
7 contributions
Jul 2024 • friends
Nice welcoming pub to meet friends for lunch. Good choice of lunchtime snacks. The chef is happy to ‘adapt’ the order with a little extra ‘this’ and a bit less of ‘that’.
Nice to see that chefs can be a bit flexible with their customers.
Written 6 August 2024
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