The Best Restaurants in Badlesmere, Kent, United Kingdom (2025)

Absolutely amazing food.

Absolutely lovely food and lovely service. We were in there today with our baby and staff were amazing. So attentive. They helped us get the baby in the high chair as we had no idea what we were doing. They gave her a snack and were really great when she got upset for milk. They were adamant that we didn’t have to clear up the food she dropped - but I will always clean up after her! All in all a wonderful family brunch trip - often people can be negative towards young babies when we go for food but you guys were great. Thank you again. We will definitely be back for a roast too - because that looked amazing!

Lovely little cafe , unfortunately they weren’t serving food as it was late-ish for them but the staff were really nice. The coffee the lovely lady made was perfect and rather surprising the milk they used agreed completely with me. Generally it has an after taste, but this one was pretty unique. It’s a clean, charming place too. Looks rather reasonable in price too.

This place is our go to, and it should be yours if you’re in the area! The staff are wonderful, the chefs are faultless and the food is amazing! The prices are fair and if your kids are good they might just get a lolly when you pay 🍭 I have been going here for as many years as I can remember, and I’ve never had anything less than a perfect experience. Get yourself down there, you can thank me later

Pretty good food, very good service!! would recommend, much better than the spoons next to it :)

Such a refreshing experience! Great pub, lovely location, amazing food! Fajitas were extremely good! If you have a doubt to drive the long way, this is your sign, yes, go there, worth it! 👌🏻

A gorgeous pub on the Creek. Myself, the hubster and our friends went for our 2nd lunch together today. The friends had ribs, which looked amazing! Hubster had the classic beef burger and I has the grilled chicken caesar burger. Everyone enjoyed, but personally I lived the chicken burger. Chips are skin on chips which were really nice and ever so slightly salted. Staff were attentive, but not in your face. A lovely place for lunch or dinner. Highly recommended.

Nice setting almost on the water. We sat outside but there is good seating inside too. Car park right at the pub which is handy. The interior of the pub is very well fitted, nice bar, and the toilets are well kept and clean. The food was really good. No complaints there. The service was mediocre at best with our food arriving in stages and missing one order, and no real apology from any of the staff. Once again the food was tops. So all I all a solid 4/5

We would like to thank Dan, Trinity and the team for creating a great experience from start to finish for our staff night out..They really went above and beyond..we will be back soon..thank you so much Cosgroves cafe

Such a cool venue! As someone car obsessed this is an awesome spot. But the food… I spoke to one of the young chefs and his passion for food was amazing. He was telling me about creating this bhaji scotch egg. Which was insane! Will definitely be back. Lovely & friendly team who are super helpful too. Highly recommend.

Great place with a real vibe to it, super friendly staff and lots of parking for bikes/cars which seems to be their main clientele. Has great outdoor space/beer garden. It's clean well maintained and well appointed. Food is decent and they have a few gluten free options available including Sunday roast. They have biker pins/stickers too if you like collecting them.

We’ve been here a few times now and really enjoy travelling down in our 1998 Rover 800. The atmosphere is always great and there are always a variety of customers! We’ve been in the week and on a Sunday which showed just how well this place caters for everyone from younger customers to older ones and families! We have been with our dog and newborn daughter. I have always felt comfortable there to feed her but ladies there is a comfy chair in the toilet and a changing station in the loo too. The staff are great and so welcoming. No complaints on the food either - it’s great. Ultimately it’s a great place with lovely staff and a good atmosphere catering for every customer! We look forward to coming again soon.

Brilliant atmosphere, decor was amazing. people who own/work were so welcoming and friendly and helpful, food was incredible very yummy! definitely worth the money, quality of the food is what your paying for. we will definitely be back! thank you emma and charlie for this morning

Really great pub here! The food was divine and the garden is a good size, came here for a friends birthday I would deffo recommend. Only missing 1 star simply because my food order was missed and took a fair while to get it but everyone else was served promptly 😊 They also have the alcohol free gin which was lovely to see as not many places have the 0% options

Came across this pub when on the hunt for Sunday roast and so glad we did. Excellent staff that were welcoming and friend. Mainly a meat menu (unsurprisingly as it’s called the Cow Shed!) but still had veggie gravy when requested. We had roast dinners and they did not disappoint, so yummy I forgot to take a photo. They were accommodating with food variation like no butter on the veg or two plates for the kids to share their food and our requests for extra apple sauce for our large group 😊. They have super cute events on the lead up to Christmas with gingerbread decorating and Santa coming for breakfast! The team also do pop up catering. I would suggest this to anyone needing a place for food without the loud music and still load of character, locals and atmosphere. P.S try the Frickles I dare you!

WOW, I can confidently say that was the best breakfast I have ever had. I paid £13.50 and i would personally say it was worth more. The customer service was outstanding from the moment you walk in to the moment you leave. Thank you Emma and Charlie for the most perfect welcome x

Had a nice family lunch here. Some decent specials and the staff were brilliantly busy and attentive, friendly and polite. The food was good but a few mistakes (sautee potatoes were extremely salty, calamari seemed fresh but was chewy). Everything else was spot on so really a fair 8/10 for food. I will return on a quieter service for a second opinion (the place was busy and rightly so).

Lovely restaurant located near the creek in Faversham. We visited as a group for a 50th birthday celebration and had a fantastic time. All the food was made to a high standard and a great selection of wines. Staff were excellent and patient with my questions about the food and drink from some of our party. I had the salmon and King prawn dish, and it was fresh and full of favour. The pizzas looked incredible, as did the pasta dishes. We visited many times in the past, and it never fails to impress.

Attractive Italian restaurant near the quay with excellent pasta and antipasti. Enjoyed the grilled veg to start which were lightly vinegary and crunchy. Pasta was creamy and delicious with lots of seafood. Staff all fairly young but professional and friendly. Took a while to get the restaurant full and buzzing but we did eat early at 5ish, and once it livened up it was a rustic, family atmosphere.

We wanted a nice Italian meal and was delighted to find this restaurant. It is not your average Italian with lasagne or spaghetti bolognaise. It is a more adventurous menu and a little more fine dining. The restaurant is set next to the estuary that when we arrived was at low tide, but we started to see it come in by the time we were finishing. We both had the Salmon E Gamberetti for starters, baby prawns in a marie rose sauce with smoked salmon on a bed of rocket and they did not skimp on the smoked salmon at all. For mains, we had Fusilli Aumm Aumm, which I swapped for penne pasta and the Zuppa Di Pesce. Both were absolutely delicious and very filling. We hope to visit again to try some of the other dishes that all looked very nice indeed and will definitely be recommending to family if they are in the area.

This is a long awaited review! I visited here a long while ago with my boyfriend and family and I just haven’t stopped thinking about it. We travelled up here from strood as a special visit as we saw the place on google come up as one of the best restaurants near me. So we made the trip and it was more than worth it. The food was incredible, it was so hot and tasty I would honestly say it was one of the best meals I have ever had! The restaurant is also so beautiful and has a lovely feel to it, and the staff make this even better they are so kind and welcoming and provide great service, I definitely will make a point if coming back here when I can as it lived up to beyond my expectations. I have to add in, the scotch egg was unbelievable, although I didn’t take a second to photograph it, it wad the best scotch egg I have ever tasted, I 100% recommend it!

Steak was an absolute winner my partner said! I really enjoyed the sea bass, extremely generous! You cannot miss out on the homemade Kent Gypsy Tart! Wonderful friendly atmosphere, the team could not do enough to help you enjoy the experience. Definitely will be back when I’m in Kent again!

We had a wonderful experience here. The staff were all helpful and extremely friendly. Although the menu is not extensive, you won't be disappointed. We went for the pork Belly, and Boy was it good & Cooked to perfection. We highly recommend a visit and would definitely go again if in the area. Thank you to All at The Dairy.

We had a lovely anniversary meal here. The restaurant looks lovely inside, really cosy. The staff were great. We had champagne which was really nice. We both has the fillet steak and it was cooked perfectly and really yummy. Will be returning

Had our company Christmas meal here like we did 10 years ago. The food was well presented and tasty. Service was very good. Overall a very nice experience. Look forward to coming again

We heard it was possible to sleep in our little campervan overnight so I called to ask. The person who answered the phone was so welcoming and kind and said we could. Thank you ever so much!! The pub itself is beautiful and although we were a bit late so the kitchen was closed when we got there, we still had a little drink and could see the people around us really enjoying their meals. We will 100% be back to try the food. Thank you once again for letting us stay! 😀

Found this lovely pub today. The landlord was very welcoming and the waitress so friendly. After having a difficult choice to make as the menu was so tempting. I decided on the liver and bacon which was absolutely delicious. Creamy mash and tasty onions. My friend went for the lamb and mint pie which she said that she couldn’t fault. A lovey fire burning and a cosy atmosphere. Will definitely be back if I can find it again. Thank you.

It is my local pub and I am glad it is. The food here is delicious and the Sunday roast is amazing. I highly recommend it. All the staff are very nice and the tables outside are very nice to sit on in the sun Inside the atmosphere is lovely. The parrot is also very cute. Overall I highly recommend coming here.

No words can sufficiently describe the Dove! Incredible food, the flavours were absolutely superb. 3 courses of excellent food. The service was friendly and attentive, without being overbearing. Lovely atmosphere, well styled. Highly recommended and can’t wait to go back.

The food here was delicious and big...like OMG big! We dined here in April and I opted for the sunday lunch. I opted for the turkey, which was moist and flavoursome. Served with x5 massive roasted potato, veggies, and yorkshire. We opted for additions of piggy in blankets and extra gravy. Their homemade gravy jus was blooming marvellous! It was very reasonable priced at £22 as the portions were huge! It was a shame they didn't offer cauliflower cheese every week - as its my fav! Apparently, it's a special now and again. Staff were friendly and polite, cute pub about x50 covers can be done in one sitting inside and a bar to chill at too. Beautiful large outside area, with stunning wisteria growing. I'm looking forward to coming back in the summer to try more of their lunch menus while in the sunshine! It also has its own carpark. Recommend by a friend and now recommending to you. We loved it, you won't be disappointed!

A very nice meal. Starters were excellent. Both my wife and I felt the chicken main was too large but tasty. Dessert was very good. There are better options around at this price point, but a very enjoyable meal.

One of the best roast dinners I’ve ever had. The turkey was moist and succulent, and the roast potato’s were beautifully crisp with a fluffy interior. I could eat the red cabbage in a bowl on its own. I would highly recommend going here for a roast. Don’t let the price put you off, the food is delicious and the portion sizes are very generous! The atmosphere in the pub was nice and really pleasant to have a lovely meal in. I would definitely go back on a Sunday for a roast, or a meal in the week.

Popped in for a drink. Beautiful pub. Will definitely be back if we are in the area

We were made very welcome, staff very polite and friendly, they do basic pub grub, witch is cooked, and prepared to very good standard, and they do small plates as well as normal size meals.

A decent pub with good, standard pub grub. The beer works too. The Castle is on the Lower Road, not far from Bysing Woods and the Gunpowder Mills (also a short stroll to the water). The garden seems to have been redone well. Decor is part pub, part cafe.