Top Places and Services in Ashbank, Kent

Rating: 5 / 5

I don’t often write reviews as I’m usually too lazy however after visiting here I felt it was necessary I do one. For starters, when you walk in the place itself it is beautiful. Flowers everywhere and great photo op decor. They’ve hit the nail on the head with the decor and is super eye catching. Secondly, they greet you upon entrance and sit you down at a table which really uplifts the experience from a regular cafe to a proper restaurant. Server (owner) came over and asked if we’re ready and was lovely when we needed more time. When the drinks arrived I was gobsmacked. The caramel macchiato was SO GOOD and looked so freaking cool. The attention to detail was impeccable and it was just another regular cold drink served in a regular old glass. The drink itself was super sweet at first but it was a good burst to my senses but after a few sips was a more tame flavour. My boyfriend ordered a smoothie, it looked awesome as now expected and it also was so good. Wasn’t too sweet but wasn’t bland either. Food came and it was so yummy!!!! Presentation was really good also and fruit came on the side of my full breakfast which was a sweet surprise. Overall this place is a great place but also it is well thought out and an awesome twist on an English cafe and Turkish breakfasts.

Rating: 4 / 5

The food and coffee here are both excellent, though it is a bit on the expensive side. The place itself is really nice and well-presented, which adds to the experience. However, there was one issue that stood out to me. During a breakfast visit, someone brought their dog into the cafe. At first, the dog was sitting under the table, but then it started barking and growling at a child on the next table. After a few minutes, the dog jumped up and was sitting on the velvet seating next to the owner, and it stayed there. We were seated on the opposite side of the cafe, so it didn't affect us directly. But honestly, if they had been seated anywhere near us, we would have walked straight out the door, I don’t feel comfortable eating near animals in a restaurant or cafe—especially when they're sitting at the tables. We generally prefer to dine in places without animals around, so I hope this was just a one-time thing, It would be nice to keep coming back without worrying about unexpected dog encounters.

Rating: 5 / 5

Lovely brunch style cafe, good food/drinks, great portions and welcoming staff as well. Will definitely go back again. We loved to see they allowed dogs in as well, there was a cute little puppy next to our table which makes it even more appealing to us!

Rating: 5 / 5

“Every sip in this cafe leaves a mark on both the palate and the soul. It is a real pleasure stop with its warm atmosphere and unique flavours.” “It's one of the rare places where I feel at home. Both the flavours and the friendly service are amazing!” “They say every coffee has a story, you really feel that story in this cafe. It's a great experience!” “Delicious coffees, fresh snacks and a peaceful atmosphere... I feel refreshed every time I come here.”

Rating: 5 / 5

I’ve waited years to go here. Fish on the Green has always had a great reputation and I finally got round to trying it with family. This place does not disappoint. Delicious food (try the monkfish) and lovely staff. Can’t wait to return and try more from the menu!

Rating: 5 / 5

This is one of our favourite restaurant, usually you have to book 3 weeks in advance but was so lucky to get in today as we was in the area. My husband have his usually steak and I have my usual lobster 😁 service was excellent as usual too.

Rating: 5 / 5

My first visit to this restaurant with friends who had been before. A relaxing atmosphere with excellent Jazz ballards playing at just the right volume in the background. We had the lunch menu. The choice for all three courses were excellent. So it took a while to decide as I would have liked to order all of it! The standard of food was excellent for all four of us. It ranks equally with some of the best restaurants I have ever been to. Very friendly staff.

Rating: 5 / 5

Loved it. As a Spanish person, I find it really hard to find good Spanish places in the UK (outside of London). Very pleased to find an actual Spanish-run one. WE LOVED IT! 🙂

Rating: 4 / 5

Really good food and service. We found the chorizo a bit fat compared to what we usually get, but paella was delicious.

Rating: 5 / 5

A fantastic restaurant in Maidstone for tapas. A great array of dishes to suit everyone. Beautiful setting in a medieval building

Rating: 5 / 5

What a beautiful interior, what a beautiful building, am so looking forward to visiting again in the warmer months and sitting outside. We are fans of tapas and we're delighted to find them in Maidstone, we'd have visited sooner if we'd known La Taberna was on our doorstep. The restaurant is tucked away but is now no longer a secret as we will be revisiting many times. The menu is inviting, temping, vast and everything we ordered was delicious. Cannot praise it enough.

Rating: 5 / 5

I had a solo meal while staying for the evening. Staff were friendly and welcoming, attentive and professional. I didn't have to wait for service, the whole team worked well together and everything flowed perfectly. The duck was cooked to perfection and the lemon tart was the best I've tasted in a long while. The ambiance and dining room itself was well laid out. I will be booking to go back again.

Rating: 5 / 5

Lovely food with an amazing view of the castle. Apparently they had a new menu, we had crab pate and the mackerel which were both lovely and amazingly presented, mains we had confit duck which was delicious. Wish there was just a bit of green on the plate but other than that can't moan as it was all cooked perfectly and the flavours were amazing!

Rating: 5 / 5

Our son decided to treat us to a new restaurant venue for our wedding anniversary. We were delighted he had chosen this establishment. It was a lovely setting, just outside the Leeds Castle grounds in Kent. On this day, it wasn't particularly busy, so we had a reasonably quiet setting with a magnificent view of the castle from the terrace. The service here was exemplary. The staff were very attentive. We were able to choose from the evening menu, and this was bought out in virtually no time at all. My son had the battered fish, my wife, the beefburger, and I the 8oz Ribeye steak. All were very well presented. I have given 4 stars because I wanted a medium cooked steak and received medium rare. Also, the chips I received had quite a few bits of batter in them. This suggests that either they've used the same vat to cook the fish and chips. Or, they stored the chips in the same area/tray as the fish. This did not though spoil the meal. Hats to the pastry chef!! The deserts were absolutely gorgeous. No complaints there. Overall, it was a very pleasant experience. The service is impeccable. I would definitely recommend it. You will need to book, as this requires a gated entry at most times of the day.

Rating: 5 / 5

Great lunch after a lovely walk around the village.

Rating: 4 / 5

Set by the beautiful waterways in the quiet town of Loose, there is no better setting for a pub. The Chequers Inn is undoubtedly a proper pub, 17th Century and beaming inside and and out. The pub is centred around the bar area with peripheral seating areas for those wanting to have tired feet or want to enjoy traditional pub food. I like The Chequers Inn style, it doesn’t try hard to meet the needs of check lists and social media review systems. It is a laid back, warm & welcoming atmosphere within which to enjoy well prepared pub grub. The food menu is traditional at its core, but does nod to the flamboyant with its french inspired fish dishes. The presentations the food is excellent overall. I admired my main course, the Salmon Nicoise, for an indeterminable amount of time before devouring it. There is always room to improve things, but the Chequers shouldn’t. It has a refreshing charm that many of the chain pubs lack.

Rating: 5 / 5

Had a lovely lunch with my parents and brother. Lovely cosy old pub and the 2 girls who served us were great

Rating: 5 / 5

Although we have lived only walking distance from this wonderful establishment, this was the first time we visited... And we weren't disappointed. Mrs and I, and our dog (yes, dogs are allowed but best to let them know in advance) on a Friday evening for "Steak night". The place was busy, but nice busy. Very cosy and warm. The service was excellent, with the landlady being very attentive. The food was lovely and the steak was delicious. However, my favourite was the Scotch Egg started. Proper home made, yolk was beautifully soft. I could have eaten ten! Would definitely visit and recommend this place. Thank you for a lovely evening.

Rating: 5 / 5

Wow simply amazing. We came for a roast and were amazed with how good it was. We wondered before why we had to reserve the roasts before but once you try them you will understand. We started with nachos, and the blue cheese buffalo chicken meatballs. 🤤 Then for mains we had Chicken Katsu Burger, Topside Roast Beef, 1/2 Roast Chicken and a Pork Belly. All we're really delicious! The place was also really friendly with really welcoming staff will so brought our dog a border collie and she found it very comfortable in there with her own little water bowl too. Will definitely come back and visit again.

Rating: 5 / 5

Just had the most fantastic Sunday Roast at The Plough. The staff were friendly and welcoming and the food was top notch and plentiful, probably the best Sunday Roast I’ve had for a very long while. Well done and we’ll see you again soon :-)

Rating: 5 / 5

We stumbled across this little gem, on our last visit to Kent. The food is amazing. But the customer service is something else. Me and my partner were having dinner with our friend and we had our 8 month old daughter with us. When it came to our food coming out, like clockwork, our daughter decided that she was ready to go to sleep. As my partner tried to quickly to get her asleep our food arrived. The staff came and collected my partners food and kept it hot for her until she was ready to eat it. All of the staff are very welcoming and went above and beyond in helping us to enjoy our food. This is what customer service is really about. Excellent staff who are a credit to their employer.

Rating: 5 / 5

Gorgeous place with Gorgeous staff!! Visited today another of many visits for my pre B'day dinner, I'm ceoliac so it is such a joy to feel safe to eat especially when they provide the best quality food, thank you for the gluten free roast especially the Yorkshire puds 😍😍!! The staff could not do enough for us today especially as we had to move our table so that we could have our family dog with us for dinner as she is dying, this was no problem at all for the venue and they welcomed us and our dog and couldn't do enough for us. Thanks for making this a great B'day meal for us, we can't wait to come back. 10 out of 10.

Rating: 4 / 5

We went for our staff Christmas meal. The food was lovely. The service was excellent despite the venue being fully booked. The atmosphere was lovely. It was beautifully decorated. Perfect.

Rating: 5 / 5

Excellent service which is what I've come to expect at all the Elite pubs. Good value food and drink and nothing is too much trouble. Stayed 2 nights here which were very clean and felt very luxurious for the money.

Rating: 4 / 5

It was a nice experience. We only went to the restaurant for food and didn't stay in the rooms so cannot comment on those. The staff were friendly and attentive. Service was really quick. The food was presented nicely, tasted good, and portions were a good size. There was a varied menu so you could find something to eat for most dietary requirements. It was a tad on the expensive side in my opinion, which is why the rating is 4/5*. We went for the 5 plates for £32 between 2 of us which was a good amount of food. There was lots of free parking available. Inside the restaurant was clean and rustic. Quite pretty with the decor. There is a nice outside area too. It was busy but not too loud that we couldn't hear what members of our group were saying. There were kids there so I'd say yes it's family-friendly.

Rating: 5 / 5

We ate here last night as the food at our hotel wasn't very good. The parking was great and it waa easy to find We had the best pizza we've had for a long time and the value for money was brilliant. It cost half what we paid at our hotel the night before and the quality of the food and service was far superior at the potting shed. If we're in the area again we will definitely be back.

Rating: 5 / 5

Cannot fault the food, service, drinks and experience. Took a friend for his Birthday, Sunday Roast lunch. Had starters, mains and desserts, could not find a fault. The waitress who served us was fabulous, friendly and accommodating, again could not have asked for better service, and could not fault. Loved the extra Happy Birthday plate and made the meal a proper celebration! The ambience is lovely pub feel and relaxed. Looking forward to visiting again soon, definitely worth the half hour drive, would love this too be my local.

Rating: 4 / 5

The more glamorous of the two pubs in Hollingborne, but not the friendliest. The staff were nice enough but the beer was cloudy. The food was good when we got our mains, but the 'bar nibbles' were underwhelming, neither the whitebait nor the calamari were very nice. The steak and lamb were both very good and well presented. The bill had a service charge added.

Rating: 5 / 5

One of my closest friends and I chose the visit this pub after both having a rather tough week. On arrival we saw a sign that said a ‘warm welcome was awaiting from Stewart’ and he did not disappoint! His welcome into the pub had that personal touch which made us feel immediately comfortable and happy with our choice to visit. I have been several times over the years but this was my best visit yet. The food was excellent, served quickly on a busy Friday night and tasted excellent from grazing dishes all through to dessert. We were served by Jane who was attentive, friendly and always polite. I had the duck pizza (adding bacon made it even better) and the honeycomb dome for pudding which was delicious. I will definitely visit again and thank all the staff for their excellent service.

Rating: 5 / 5

We joined for Christmas day lunch. The staff were all welcoming and friendly. Made us feel like one big restaurant family having lunch together. The food was delicious and well presented. The timings perfect and not being rushed to finish. Just a lovely and enjoyable meal. Thank you

Rating: 5 / 5

Went here for Christmas dinner great atmosphere excellent food well looked after if you have not been there try it you feel special we go several times a year

Rating: 5 / 5

We have just enjoyed an excellent 3 course Christmas dinner, the food was so tasty and there was plenty of it… Our waitress was Annabelle who was polite, attentive and happy to help with our orders.. all the staff were very welcoming including Stuart the manager who made time to chat to us. Would definitely book again..

Rating: 4 / 5

Really great food, however I don’t know if they were short staffed but the food and drinks did take a long time. I will definitely give it another try as the Jollof rice and chicken were great.

Rating: 5 / 5

We visited Tobi's restaurant to celebrate my husband's birthday, the atmosphere is topnotch, the service was great and alot faster. We were four in numbers. We ordered assorted peppersoup, suya, asun, prawns, edikaikong, croaker fish, bitterleaf soup with pounded yam and they tasted nice except that I didn't like the sweet chilli in the prawns. Overall, Tobi is a nice place to have your events, just book your table in advance and probably book your food in advance too. Also, the uncle that served us has good customer service.