The Best Restaurants in Boughton Under Blean, Kent, United Kingdom (2025)

Not been here in a few years - understand there had been a few changes. Food is still good - venison roast with textures of onion and interesting scallop starter both memorable. Service friendly but quite leisurely in pace. Lovely spot and a nice log fire. Not as busy as we’d have expected it to be on a Saturday lunchtime. Worth a visit!

This is a beautiful restaurant with excellent service. The interior has historic exposed beams, an open fire, heavy wooden tables and very tasteful decor. The cocktails are outstanding! Truly excellent mixology. The food is good - but not as good as expected. The burger was overdone, the sole was slightly undercooked, the oysters were small and had a milky deposit on one I’ve never seen in an oyster before. We were brought the three fish dishes with regular sides instead of the Sunday roast sides as was offered and requested. Our food was also served at different times due to the dietary requirements of one. I think this place is amazing though and want to come back to retry the food as the sprays were excellent. The rooms of the restaurant are divided up in a way that they feel intimate despite having plenty of spaces. The bathrooms are very ‘pub’ style - they don’t do the restaurant justice in terms of space, fittings, comfort, capacity or class. I’ll be back.

Visited today for lunch. What a lovely welcoming pub. The menu was perfectly small with a handful of specials. No pre cooked food here all fresh and tasty. Service excellent not intrusive just the perfect amount of required attention. Would definitely recommend and visit again.

Stopped here a few times for a quick take away tea for a pound, but myself and another work colleague decided to eat in, it’s only got a couple of tables as the little diner is in a 20ft container but don’t let that put you off. I had a breakfast stick and my colleague had an omelette which isn’t on the menu but the fella there was happy to cook one up. We both had change from a tenner for our bits, and we got a free donut… top man, will visit again next time I am in the area. Parking normally available in the lay by and the toilet is in the thunder box next to the container.

Delicious Breakfast stick, freshly prepared, well presented, lovely sausages, friendly service, and received free donuts! if you ask they also have filter coffee! excellent place to grab a bite open 0700-2:30(ish!)

Thought I would leave a review of this awesome little cafe on the A2 I always drove past but never went in, So I decided to give it a shot and I was very pleased! Service was good very friendly staff and the food was absolutely on point and also not too harsh on your wallet! Could not recommend enough for a good sit down fry up! Will be visiting again👍

1st time, I've stopped here. And what a little gem. The breakfast was excellent. You can tell everything is locally sourced with the quality of the sausages, bacon, and eggs. Definitely worth a visit.

Just recently enjoyed a first class Sunday lunch. Everything was perfectly cooked and portion sizes generous. The service was excellent and all staff couldn't have been more helpful. All in a beautiful 14th century pub set in an idyllic location, will definitely return.

Absolutely sensational Sunday lunch. The best I’ve ever had. Belly of pork was cooked to perfection. The portions are big. The service is 5 star and the ambience is perfect for a country pub. A must visit!

An excellent pub with friendly, helpful, efficient staff. We popped in for a drink after attending the funeral of a friend, so I can't comment on food. The atmosphere was inviting and comfortable. There was a good choice of real ale available, the one I tried was in superb condition. There's a well laid-out, large car park, too. Recommended.

We were 15 and were looked after so well. It was busy but timed managed so service was excellent 👍

Pleasantly surprised by this little find on the backstreets of Faversham. It’s a pub that does Mexican food and actually gives a good account of itself. Wide range of beers on tap cover most tastes, as well as usual wine list offerings and cocktails. Not sure cocktails are quite up to scratch but the food more than made up for it. We opted for various types of fajitas (chicken, pork belly and vegan) and all were very tasty. General feel of the place is warm and clean (we were there on a cold wet night) with nicely designed features here and there. Staff were incredibly friendly and gave you the feeling that nothing was too much trouble. When other Mexican offerings nearby are often hard to get a table at, this now will go on our list of decent options.

Delightful texmex restaurant, great atmosphere and delicious food. Service was friendly and prompt. I think the tortillas should have been bigger: too small for fajitas, and a bit more spice would have been more authentic, but these are small points.

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

Lovely food, surprisingly busy for a weekday lunchtime which is always a good sign. Staff were friendly service was quick. This was our first visit and we'll definitely be back!

One of my local pubs. Jo and Brooke were kind, attentive, professional, and very patient with a melancholy solo diner tonight. Special shout-out to the bar crew with long hair.

We stayed at The Sun Inn when we got married at The Old Brewery Store at the brewery and could not be happier with the time we spent there. The rooms were lovely and the suite we stayed it and got ready in was absolutely perfect for the morning. We cannot speak highly enough of the staff at the sun, they couldn't do enough for us on an already busy Saturday. The food was great, really good, breakfast was excellent and the location was superb. I look forward to coming back on our next trip down. Thank you all so much!

Very nice pub in the heart of the town. Good choice of beers with most of the Shepherd Neame choices on offer unlike other Shepherd pubs in the town. Relaxing area by the fire is preferred over the seats near the machine with all the flashing lights (far from relaxing) 😎.

Visiting the area with my wife and adult daughter, as soon as we walked in we felt welcomed. Lovely atmosphere, smiling friendly staff and our dog was welcomed too. Had dinner here and again the staff were attentive and the food was delicious. Drinks in the bar afterwards and had a lovely chat with the landlords and manager. Will definitely be back and will stay in the pub next time. Highly recommended.

It is amazing the turn-around that has happened to this pub! It is so warm and welcoming and it is obvious that LOTS of work has gone into it. Staff are very professional and appear to be really well-trained. Had a meal there last night and it was delicious. Keep up the hard work! Andrew

We absolutely loved this unique and very special pub/restaurant/ hotel. We stayed one night, it was spotless, comfortable and excellent value. The food was obviously cooked in the pubs kitchen from locally supplied meat, breakfast was as good as dinner. Staff were very attentive and discreet ( nice touch ) Overall we had a fantastic stay at the White Horse. Thank you all particularly Rebecca!

A last minute night away to celebrate our wedding anniversary, wonderful, what a great find! Welcoming, friendly, cosy, hugely dog friendly pub. Great food & accommodation. We will definitely be back. Had a wonderful time. Thankyou Jo,Clive & Bella Tickner

Myself and 2 friends popped in on the way home from Canterbury. We were greeted by a lovely lady who found us seating in the bar area. We were given menus to browse at our leisure. We ordered from the bar and nothing was too much trouble. Two of us had the best fish and chips we’ve ever had at a restaurant, crispy batter and beautiful chips. Our friend who is vegetarian was well catered for and has a beautiful cheese and potato pie served over mash potato. We were just sorry we didn’t have room left for pudding! The toilets were immaculate and we have already planned to visit again and have recommended the gunpowder mill to our friends. Thank you for an incredible experience!!

We haven't been to this pub restaurant for a very long time as it had a not so good reputation. Well how things have changed. The food was lovely good quality, and value for money. The service was great and efficient and the restaurant was lovely. Big shout out to our waitress Faith she was so lovely, efficient and professional, she was also very funny. She is a credit to your Team. We will definitely visit again very soon.

As someone who has had some of the best BBQ in America, finding a decent place for BBQ in UK is a challenge. Korean Cowgirl did not disappoint with the BBQ platter. I would have to disagree with Nick below and say if you are going, definitely get it, so you try as much as possible whilst you are there. I will agree that the wings were the star of the show. We went for the soy and garlic wings which were amazing. We did also have the chicken gyoza's, chocolate brownie and the Biscoff and Nutella donut. All the food was great. My only issue was with the service. It seemed we didn't have a dedicated waiter/waitress and it was very difficult to get anyone's attention when we did want/need something. We also had to ask for the bill twice as the first time when we asked for it be charged to the room (we were staying in the hotel next door) they sent it without us checking and signing for it so asked for it again to check. I would definitely go back if I am ever this way again.

Visited the Cave for my birthday and came here for a late lunch. We ordered the BBQ Smokehouse board for 2, it was £70 - some things on the board were delicious however some were very underwhelming. The service was lovely and the restaurant is very aesthetically pleasing. Not bad overall just lacked value.

The staff here are very friendly. I’m not sure if we got there at a more quite time, but it was very peaceful and quite relaxing. The atmosphere of the restaurant feels very chilled out. The music choices are interesting, sadly no K-pop. At least none that I heard while eating. The food is very tasty. Really enjoyed the food, and my wife and I would recommend the chicken wings, although a little small but very tasty. We shall be returning.

I had a lovely meal at this restaurant for my birthday. The food and cocktails were great, and the staff were so friendly and went through the menu with us. The service was fantastic, and the atmosphere was very cosy. I would highly recommend this restaurant if you are staying at the Cave Hotel.

We had the testing menu, and it was 5 star delicious. Very attentive staff who looked after us impeccably. The restaurant was quite empty, so we didn't really enjoy the atmosphere, and it felt quite cold even asking for the heating to be switched up.