RestaurantsKentTonbridgeTN11

survey result

Summary

£61
  £££
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This cavernous venue from the regional Elite Pubs group wins consistently solid ratings for its well-executed gastropub menu. Tudeley village’s main attraction is All Saints’ Church, where all 12 windows were designed by the artist Marc Chagall to commemorate local girl Sarah D’Avigdor-Goldsmid, who drowned in a sailing accident in 1963.

Summary

£61
  £££
3
Good
2
Average
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This “huge gastropub with a good range of quality food” sits in a small village near Tonbridge, next to Tudeley church with its famous windows by Marc Chagall. Its sheer size can sometimes contribute to an uneven experience, though.

Summary

£52
   ££
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Next to Tudeley church, with its stunning Marc Chagall windows” (unique in the world), this pub’s “huge” scale is “quite staggering” for a tiny Kent village, and “they’ve obviously spent a fortune on the décor” (glass-walled and overlooking a garden with a play area). It’s “well-attended” though, due to its “delicious” modern pub grub from a wide all-day menu incorporating a selection of steaks and pizza from a wood-fired oven.

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Restaurant details

No dress code

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Veggies Pudding
£12.30 £24.30 £5.00 £7.50
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £25.00
Filter Coffee £3.00
Extras  
Bread £0.00
Service 10.00%
Hartlake Rd, Tonbridge, TN11 0PH
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Opening hours
Monday11:30 am‑11:30 pm
Tuesday11:30 am‑11:30 pm
Wednesday11:30 am‑11:30 pm
Thursday11:30 am‑11:30 pm
Friday11:30 am‑11:30 pm
Saturday11:30 am‑11:30 pm
Sunday12 pm‑10:30 pm