Top Places and Services in Barham, Kent

Fantastic roast at The Duck! The beef and pork were delicious, and the roast potatoes were perfection. Attentive service that couldn’t do enough for us. This place has all the right ingredients to keep getting better. Highly recommend!

Just returned from Sunday lunch ! Outstanding
We wanted to wait a couple of weeks to smooth out any teething problems, it was definitely worth the wait .
The quality of the ingredients was top notch the pork was sourced locally and the lamb cooked perfectly.
Draft Guinness is a given friendly bar for pre lunch drinks .
The roast was as good as any I’ve eaten this year the potatoes tasted like Christmas Day roasties cooked in goose fat oozing with taste and fluffiness and there take on cauliflower cheese is cheese on leeks , delicious!
I never have desert only cheese but the table next to us had an apple cake with walnut ice cream which I have to say I succumbed to easily !
Staff
For a pub restaurant that has just opened they were and are exceptional
They have clearly been very well trained and I would suggest hand picked , they work as a team and that really benefits the customer
Dressed in black engaging and encouraging ( a degree of up sale ) which I actually like and shows they understand the business.
The chef also made an appearance which I always think shows confidence in the service !!! .
If I had just one small criticism to keep the review genuine the Yorkshire pudding are oversized and ever so slightly Toby Carvery
( not that I’ve ever actually eaten at a Toby Carvery 😂😂😜)
We will definitely return soon

The best meal I have had in a long time, what an idyllic location for a Sunday walk and roast.

The staff was incredible including our lovely waitress Tallulah, she was very quick and very polite.

The chef came out to say hello which was really refreshing.

And the food was just soooo good !

So happy The Duck is back. Went for lunch on a Friday, good to see the pub was thriving.
We were looked after by Lydia who was fantastic, friendly and attentive, an asset to the team. Had the baked cod main with a side of veg, husband had the burger after spotting a previous order when we walked in. Both were faultless.
Finished off with pana cotta (Lydia's recommendation), perfect end to a memorable meal.
Looking forward to returning already.

Very much living up to its many five star reviews! The food was fabulously tasty and beautifully presented. Tallulah has superb waiting skills, expertly attentive, welcoming and friendly. It’s a small country pub, lovingly restored. I see a recent review complained about The Duck being a very small pub, but I feel its size works to its advantage. Like many other locals, I am relieved that this small and incredibly old pub, set out in the peaceful Pett Bottom valley, has survived all these years when so many others have not! Congratulations to the current chef & owner for breathing new life into it and selecting such a good team to work there. Long may it flourish and prosper.
We really liked The Kings Arms in Elham, but having visited The Duck we’d all now say that the food at The Duck is even tastier, which is a tall order! Be sure to book in advance.