Harden's survey result
Summary
This “smart and trendy location” from the ‘I’ll Be Mother’ group, set in an Arts & Crafts house with “lovely views” over Happy Valley, offers “high-quality food, attentive service and great surroundings”. There’s also “a nice terrace for meals, if the weather permits”. Not surprisingly, it’s “popular and often hard to book”.
Summary
“The food is always great, the room is lovely and the view unbeatable” at this “good brasserie-style restaurant” offering “great service and a cool vibe” in an Arts & Crafts house overlooking Happy Valley and popular as a wedding venue from the ‘I’ll Be Mother’ group.
Summary
A “romantic setting on a high terrace with breathtaking views” of the Happy Valley is an evident draw to this Arts & Crafts pile, run by the ‘I’ll Be Mother’ group, and a hit for weddings. Alongside the formal dining room (home to “outstanding” dishes including tasting menus, etc.), it now benefits from a “recent brasserie extension”, the Garden Bar, offering more casual bites.
Summary
“So much love has gone into the design and décor of this Victorian pub you can’t help feeling like country gentry when dining here!” – this Arts & Crafts house is part of Pete Cornwell’s ‘I’ll Be Mother’ group and fans say that “the food is perfectly good posh pub fayre… but the big deal is the pub itself” (with its wonderful views, it also operates as a wedding venue).
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Tea Garden Lane, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 9JH
Restaurant details
The Beacon Kitchen Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Delicious food, beautifully presented."
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Lunch | £26.00 | £28.00 |  |
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| SundayLunch | £45.00 | |
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| Cost | Availability | Courses | |
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| Menu1 | 55.00 | Dinner only | 5 |
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| Wine per bottle | £26.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £4.00 |
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| Service | 12.50% |
Tea Garden Lane, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 9JH
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Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑10:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑10:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑10:30 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑10:30 pm |
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