Harden's survey result
Summary
“A wonderful, characterful village pub” (with rooms) dating from circa 1420, and which has survived the potential loss of charm that comes with doubling in size over the years. While it might be an “unpretentious” sort of place, that’s only “until you meet the food” – “nothing complicated, everything excellent”. The boozer is handily placed for a stroll to Sissinghurst Castle, the former home of Virginia Woolf’s lady love, Vita Sackville-West, with its famously lovely gardens. Top Menu Tip – “the homemade pâté and chutney can’t be bettered”.
Summary
A “great” 15th-century pub (with four rooms set atop the nuttery in the garden) that’s situated in the heart of the Weald, and just a short stroll from Sissinghurst Castle, the old home of Virginia Woolf’s beloved, Vita Sackville-West, and whose gardens are run by the National Trust. “They always have good beer on” and, having extended over the years, there are five different dining areas in which to enjoy the “typical” but very sound gastropub fare, much sourced from the local area.
Summary
This “delightful country pub” has a characterful fifteenth-century setting and five modern bedrooms in a converted nuttery above the gardens; it won praise this year for its “interesting and well-executed” locally sourced cuisine – served across five different dining areas – and even one reporter who had an off-visit rated it “very good”.
Summary
This “lovely traditional Kentish pub” – timber-framed and full of nooks and crannies that include five dining areas – offers “imaginative dishes together with classics” on a menu that’s “a cut above good pub food”. “We love taking visitors there to impress”.
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Have you eaten at The Three Chimneys?
Hareplain Rd, Biddenden, TN27 8LW
Restaurant details
The Three Chimneys Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Still a peaceful haven of high quality food. Unsullied by tourists. The cottage accomodation is excellent. Nice wine list. Well worth a detour"
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £25.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
 Extras |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 10.00% |
Hareplain Rd, Biddenden, TN27 8LW
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑9 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑9 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑9 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑9 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑9:30 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑9:30 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑9 pm |
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