Bistro Du Vin in Tunbridge Wells

We celebrated our 35th Wedding Anniversary on 22 July. Everything was perfect, made better by Frankie, Beth and Yas who looked after us. Three people who have a magic touch! We had Chateaubriand and fries cooked to prefection by Stogan, Lonis and Giddeon in the kitchen. Thank you all for making our special day even better!!

We did not stay here, but came for an evening meal, we thoroughly enjoyed our meal, the food was delicious and the waitress Frankie served us perfectly, a very friendly girl, we would definitely come back if we are in the area again. We sat outside to finish our wine, which was very pleasant.

Visited the restaurant this evening. We chose the tasting menu with carefully selected wine with each coarse. The service was exceptional. Thank you @Patrica Frankie and chief Tomas Stoyan. I work in London & visit restaurants on a regular basis, however Hotel de vin exceeded all my expectations & provided a better experience than the bery best London restaurant at a fraction of the price. I can't recommend more highly. Best dinner in years.

We came here for afternoon tea, to celebrate a friends birthday, and we loved it! The sandwiches, scones and cakes were delicious, and our servers were lovely, especially Frankie! She was so knowledgeable, knew everything there was to know, from the food, to the tea and the best cocktails to have. She was so helpful and accommodating, and really made our experience there totally fabulous. Thankyou very much!

We stayed at Hotel du Vin as part of a dinner, bed and breakfast package. The package included a 2-course meal at Bistro du Vin. Firstly, we were warmly greeted by Patricia who showed us to our table. The menu had a great selection of dishes. Patricia walked us through the menu offering some recommendation. I had the tiger prawn starter and my husband had mushrooms on toast which had been recommended. It was delicious; full of flavour and very well presented. I went on to have the trout and my husband the beef bourguignon (both recommended) with side dishes of French fries and glazed carrots. These dishes were faultless. The carrots were to die for, we simply couldn’t stop eating them! The French fries were hot and crispy on the outside, soft and fluffy inside. The beef was meltingly tender and the fish cooked to perfection. Patricia had said to us that everything was freshly prepared; the beef had been slow cooked for a minimum of 6 to 8 hours, the mushrooms were cooked in a way to really bring out the flavour of the mushrooms. She described everything really well and was very knowledgable. Most importantly, the service we received was exceptional. Patricia is friendly, professional, and clearly loves what she does, the food was delicious and without doubt, we will be coming back. This was a first class experience in every way.

Very nice atmosphere, classical english style, very good vines The best beef bourguignon I’ve ever eaten! It’s a must-see olace during stat in Tunbridge Wells

Had my birthday dinner here.. Most enjoyable and good service. Especially a thank you to Louie who was most helpful. We will be back again soon.

Me and my husband had an amazing dinner in the Bistro in Hotel du Vin Tunbridge Wells!!! Incredible food and wine. Staff the best in town!! Massive thank you to all team- Alex,Aiga, Stoyan and Loui. Definitely we will be back soon !

We had 3 friends over from Milan and booked a table for lunch. We had not eaten here for a few years but the experience was amazing. The menu choices were great and the food was delicious. Patricia, our waitress was very knowledgable and helpful and 5 stars to Stoyan and Tomas in the kitchen. You are all a credit to the restaurant. Having re discovered the restaurant again we will be returning soon and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you to anyone seeking a good quality restaurant with such amazing value for money.

Utterly stunning food, delivered by Patricia who was incredibly knowledgeable and friendly. Shout out to the chefs Tomas and Loui for such a great meal. Highly recommend.

Great food and great service. Thanks Patricia for looking after me so well and having a good laugh. Made my stay very relaxing

We had the nicest chateaubriand cooked by the chefs Louis and Tomas and looked after so well by Patricia and Alex in the bistro

The service was 10/10!! The waitress Patricia was so kind, my son didn’t like how the crepes sounded (fruit sauce) so she gave him Nutella crepes! 10/10 perfect service would go again. So romantic as well! As I said #queenpatricia

We went for dinner at the HDV - three teenagers, two parents and two grandparents. The service and food were excellent - not a bad plate for a table of seven. Patricia and Jennifer were awesome, friendly, warm, attentive, even when it got busier. All round excellent. Try the beef cheek bourguignon, melt in the mouth stuff!!

Terrible lunch. We sat down at 1.30pm but didn’t receive our main course till after 3pm, despite the fact that the restaurant was almost empty. I had Chicken Normandy which was dried out and was like eating rubber. It was supposed to come with a small salad, but this turned out to be a few lettuce leaves which were mostly brown and should have been thrown in the bin. I pointed this out to the waitress. The meal was expensive but we wouldn’t have minded if it was good. Would not recommend and as people that eat out very regularly we would not eat there again. Very disappointing.

We had a very enjoyable family evening meal in the Bustro for our vegan daughter’s birthday. Ambience was warm and relaxing even on a quiet night. Interesting menu, all freshly cooked, good food and well served and amused by Patricia.

Fantastic meal and service thanks to Jennifer & Alex. Will definitely be back. Steak was so tender and food was cooked to perfection

Patricia & Laura were a dream and their recommendation of Chateau Breaund, Paulliac And baked Alaska was a dream come true! Thank you all

Amazing food…fantastic service. Special thanks to Patricia for super personal service! We really enjoyed the quality of our visit and the superb professionalism.

Not visited a HdV for a while. Its improved, nicer food, simpler wine choices and friendly service. Won’t leave it as long next time

We decided to try the taste du vin menu which was excellent value, 5 courses with wine pairings for £55 per person and brilliant that this is offered all week, not just off peak times. The wines matched perfectly and the food was delicious. It would be good to offer more variety as most courses were bread based - perhaps a rice/grain/pasta option and more picky eaters might appreciate a choice of 2 dishes for each course (there were vegetarian and vegan options but not sure how this worked with the minimum 2 people dining). I really enjoyed my meal though. Service from the new staff member Patricia was especially good, she was chatty and informative without being overbearing and made sure everyone in her section was well looked after. Also whoever made the espresso martinis we had before the meal gets 5 stars from me. The restaurant was empty when we arrived due to some cancellations so we worried it might be too quiet and stuffy, but it filled up later in the evening without getting too loud.

Good value set menu. Faultless food, wine and service. We had our meal in the beautiful garden, but there’s a fine dining room as well. A perfect wedding anniversary occasion.

A magical champagne evening, al fresco, arranged by Eryn and her team. The vegan menu was excellent, beginning with the tomato and basil tapenade galette and baked potato skin with Caesar salad canapes (paired with Champagne Lanson, Brut Pere et Fils NV, and ending with vegan cheese paired with Lanson Le Rose Champagne NV. The wine and food pairing throughout was excellent. Eryn and Alastair hosted the evening in a friendly, professional manner. Even the rain during the main course did not stop the 'joie de vivre' of the evening. The 1990 Lanson Brut (Vintage collection) was a sparkling way to end the evening. Looking forward to the next wine dinner - the bar has been set high.

The bistro food was wonderful and the setting was great. Harry, who served, was fabulous, friendly and professional. I really enjoyed my meal in the lovely garden. Thanks

We enjoyed our Sunday lunch here yesterday. Service was friendly, generous portions and excellent value (3 courses for less that £30). Only slight criticism is that the dining room could do with a bit a revamp so it feels a bit smarter but would definitely return!

My fiancée took me here following his proposal and we were treated like royalty. The 4 course menu with wine pairings was fantastic and the manger was very attentive. We couldn’t have asked for more. Thank you Hotel du Vin. We couldn’t ask fir anymore.

Okay, a bit interesting as used to be a Director for the Group in 2005 ~ have seen four ownerships since then. I like the current .. a superb bar team Perfect Bloody Mary from scratch, a slightly strange maitre only saw another waiter on a Sunday lunch for 80 covers. The Argentine beef was stunning, given our waiter told me he was the Food & Beverage Manager he should have known it’s provenance ! Anyway he was off to join Handmade Hotels it does seem HdV is struggling he was eloquent, good luck Julia Hands. The lighting was very poor on the left hand side of the restaurant .. having to walk out to daylight to read the menu and the bit of green cardboard that was meant to be a painting truly shocking. The kitchen is still performing here ~ the bar manager on it. Its the management practicalities of lighting, room art and recruitment, which we know is a UK problem that is a problem.

We came here for our Wedding Anniversary Sunday Lunch as wanted to push the boat out. We did not stay in the hotel as are local and have dined here in the past though not for a few years. Appreciating that staff are now so hard to get it would be fair to cut them a little slack; but when the bar girl is more interested in her homework than serving customers it might be time for a little more training. The restaurant staff by comparison were much more attentive and the food here was good if a little colder than hoped for. The choice, or rather lack of it, of vegetables was very sad too. The lack of diners in the lounge did serve to illustrate the amount of competition Royal Tunbridge Wells has at the moment. Spending nearly £200 one might have hoped for some of the kind of experience we have enjoyed in the past. We indeed had an amazing Christmas Day here a few years ago. Times, it seems, have changed and sadly not for the better. If you are looking for a special occasion maybe look around, there is a lot of competition out there locally.

I met a friend staying at Hotel Du Vin for breakfast this weekend as the weather was lovely. The outside seating area was lovely and peaceful, with it being such a sun trap. The service was exceptional. We were served by a lovely young girl...

Had lunch and drinks with my friend, from the moment we walked in we were warmly greeted by Lili at the Reception who directed us to the Bistro. Aiga welcomed us and sat us outside on the lovely terrace and looked after us for the...

Food was fine, similar to Cote Brasserie but not quite as much choice for a non-meat eater. We were a group of 8 and felt very self conscious that we were being loud as there are absolutely no soft furnishings to absorb the noise, which...

A plush and relaxed setting... Good food and attentive staff...

The staff were attentive and provided good service. Unfortunately not all of the food lived up to the expectation and price point. The steak lacked seasoning and was slightly over done for a medium rare, with the provided bearnaise sauce being used as the substitute for the seasoning.

Right from first contacting the Events team they were so helpful and really understood what we wanted our meal and evening to be like. We were very impressed with the style of the hotel which is just so us. During the evening the staff were...

Not Michelin star but it's delicious food; however, I don't think it's fair to charge extra for sides. Yes it's overpriced.

Gorgeous spacious suite with welcoming staff. The breakfast although expensive was great. The Dinner not so good and overpriced

Lovely place but prices very high .

With a captive audience of hotel residents, I wasn't building my hope us. Okay it wasn't great, but it was far from bad. Great surroundings, excellent attention to detail from the service team and food that was very acceptable. Not sure there are many nicer...

Because of the beautiful weather we had lovely lunch with a beautiful view. The service was impeccable and Sedra made us feel very welcome, making sure we have everything we need, I high recommended this place for a great experience. We definitely going back.

Came here for a Sunday Lunch. Service a little on the slow side. Decent selection of starters - chicken live pate good. Chicken or beef roasts - masses of meat for teh chicken roast, not so much with the beef. All tasted very good. Brocolli,...

Family had a dinner for my sister’s birthday and as usual, everything was superb. Loved the chicken fricassee and others had the steak frites and the moules. Desserts were gorgeous, especially the pot au chocolate. Obviously expensive but worth it and a lovely place to...

My favourite place to eat and take family and friends. You are treated beautifully- no matter your wealth - the service is always brilliant!!! Food is amazing. The bar is as good as the restaurant- the breakfast is superb. You will not be disappointed!

Drinks one evening post a EOTHO meal in town. Bar is dark, moody and jsut lovely. Best in winter. All good, to return, again and again.

My wife and I booked in for dinner and were really looking forward to celebrating our wedding anniversary with a lovely meal. We had been in a car accident the day before and were lucky to have even made it there. After being seated we...

Went for dinner for Mum’s 80th and the food experience was very disappointing. Service was slow and food was poor. Two out of six main courses went back. Surely the kitchen would taste the food before sending. George the restaurant manager apologetic and mentioned that...

I stayed, and ate, here with wider family to celebrate my wife’s milestone birthday. I have stayed, and eaten, here many times before therefore was reasonably confident of good food and service. Unfortunately the experience was really poor. The service at dinner was inattentive and...

The 28th December we passed an evening in the restaurant of Hotel du Vin. We were twelve people. The meal was cold poorly presented and above all tasteless. There was a wedding reception going on at the same time which we should have been warned...

Food was exceptional quality - great service. Bread and butter pudding was the best dessert I have ever had

I live in Tunbridge Wells and recently had a friend visiting from Australia. I took her to the Hotel du Vin for breakfast - and it was superb. We opted for the full breakfast, which included a choice of hot dishes, a cold buffet, plus coffee or tea. We both had the poached eggs and avocado as a hot dish, which was beautifully presented and absolutely scrumptious. The cappuccinos were really good, too. Overall, though, it was the beautiful atmosphere of this historic hotel combined with the attentive, friendly service of the staff that made it a memorable experience.

Lunch with very old friends. A very satisfactory place to meet. The à la carte menu had some delights and some disappointing dishes, you had to choose wisely.. It wasn’t the cooking which was very satisfactory but little things .. The escargot tongs which can be awkward at the best of times were the most slippery I’ve ever encountered the shells wobbled about in its jaws making the the extraction of the meat frustrating.The main course had some surprises only 6 langoustine scampi were on offer yet the sole meunière would be sufficient for two ie one dish a mouthful the other a feast..The pommel frites were excellent as was the tomato salad .As for the sweet the raspberry and elderflower trifle was a strange concoction lacking the elderflower . It looked like a cake, a trifle should be in a glass dish. It was the last day of the Christmas menu and none of these dishes will be the same in the coming days.i regret the absence of table cloths but I suppose Bistro allows this to happen.these days. Inspite of these niggles I would come again and hope the Parking would be clear and simple.

Note to self........never rely on past experiences when revisiting a restaurant. We've been to the Hotel Du Vin restaurant (the Bistro) several times for both lunch and dinner and it's always been excellent but if we'd read the reviews we would have thought twice about it. Not sure what's happened recently but our last visit was extremely disappointing. Seven of us for Sunday lunch. We were slightly tucked away in a room adjacent to the main restaurant lacking any form of styling or decor, it's just 'a room' ....and quite a shabby dull boring room. We were not in the sight line of any of the staff so, you guessed it, we were largely ignored. Waiter eventually took drinks order, we asked him to explain the menu etc...'oh hasn't anyone done that? Menu explained, we ordered. Soup arrived and consumed we had to ask for the soup bowls to be cleared. Half were taken. We had to ask again for the rest to be taken but even then there was one bowl left on the table throughout the rest of the meal. The food was very average indeed. The best dish on the table was our 12 year old grandsons fish and chips. My omelette Arnold Bennett was very vinegary but edible. The 'steak' was a quarter of an inch thick and over cooked even though the waiter had asked how it was to be cooked, we asked for it to be pinkish. Vegetable selection very ordinary, a huge dish of roast potatoes, who were they for?We had to leave our table at least 3 times to ask for items to be cleared or indicate that we were ready for our next course but even then only half of the main course dishes were removed, we had to ask again for the other half to be taken. We were never asked if we wanted more drinks. One waitress acted like she would have rather been anywhere but at work that day. No engagement at all from waiting staff. I asked for the service charge to be deducted which it was .....but no query from the staff regarding why I wanted it taken off the bill, they are obviously used to it!!All in all it was a very underwhelming experience, I could have taken my £200 or so and gone to the Middle House in Mayfield and had a superb Sunday lunch in comfortable atmospheric surroundings, next time I will. Why do I always regret not going to the Middle House??Maybe HDV were using 'holiday' staff or maybe they were just short of staff, no excuse it should be far better, it should be like you would expect Hotel Du Vin to be, bloody good. Will we be going back? What do you think?

Great Venue to Stay and Eat at! I booked in here for 2 nights Christmas Eve and Christmas Day! All Staff both efficient and charming. Loved my stay at this wonderful hotel, and would recommend it to anyone who would like either an indulgent stay or business venue. Reception made you feel welcome and engaged so well.Food including breakfast of high standard.Drinks are expensive, however, worth that extra for the pleasure of being in such an historic and atmospheric environment.I should like to thank and applaud both management and all staff who made me and my friends feel so welcome. Well done Hotel du Vin at Tunbridge Wells!

Our Christmas lunch was a lovely occasion which was thoroughly enjoyed by all the family. The hotel was busy and several areas had been set aside for dining but we could not fault the unobtrusive but very efficient service. Champagne on arrival, rooms beautifully decorated, a genuinely warm welcome and excellent food. The menu provided a decent choice for all categories. Between us we sampled almost everything. Every dish was of high quality, the portions were decent and a generous bowl of roasted heritage veg provided a lovely accompaniment. The lovely homemade sorbet was a welcome bonus. I would be more than happy to save up and repeat the experience next year. Many thanks.

We went to the Bistro for lunch and the attention was excellent. Three of us ordered the Beef Provençal and everyone was satisfied. The rest of our group ordered Moules, Roast Chicken and Risotto. For desserts we had Trifle, Christmas Pudding and Crème Brûlée.Everything was good but in small portions.

On Saturday I visited HDV Bistro for lunch again for the first time for several years,when I made the reservation the voung lady asked if was a special occasion,I said it was my wife's Birthday,she said said it would be special,and even asked my wife's name,what was that all about !!

Had rare date night with husband. Had gift card for hotel du vin and booked for a dinner.

Booked this venue for lunch on 4th December and the immediate impression was OK although the bistro only had one other table occupied. There was a large party in an adjacent room.

A landmark birthday 'treat' hosted for us by others made it awkward and embarrassing to complain and the reception of our first problem didn't encourage us to say more. Usually I speak up at the time and ask for faults to be rectified, but no one wants to be put in the situation of making complaint after complaint, particularly during a special social engagement at others' expense.

It was only one night stay for my birthday with dinner in the bistro wich was the best lamb I ever had (literally). Then a scrumptious breakfast in the morning!

Just had the most amazing lunch at the hotel bistro. The cod loin was so succulent and tasty, and as for the chocolate dessert, it was unbelievably delicious. Excellent service, and lovely atmosphere. Would highly recommend.

We went out for a meal at this hotel du vin because we wanted to treat ourselves to some traditional good food with wine. One out of two isn't bad, is it? The drinks were amazing but the food element especially the service I could have got better from the kebab van down the road! From start to finish (we stopped half way through our main course as we had enough) the service was a disaster. The only way I can describe it was that the weight of the world had beaten all the welcome and warmth of service of what we are use to from HDV.

Oh dear what has happened to the Hotel du Vin ? A year or two ago I had a very delicious cream tea here with friends ! Yesterday we had another meet up only to be met by a surly Maitre'd who told us that we could not have tea in the lounge - although requested quite a while ago on booking - due to a wedding. No one telephoned to say that our request could not be honored ! We accepted the Bistro - noisy and not exactly what we had planned ! Tea arrived - the sandwiches were dry and the scones resembled buns ! There were four of us but had to ask for more jam as the selection was blackcurrant, strawberry and marmalade ! I know my cream teas and nowhere has marmalade ever been featured ! I asked for darjeeling tea and got Dozy Girl which is a herbal mix and on complaint was told there was only English Breakfast or Earl Grey ! It does not cost a King's ransom to have a cream tea at the Hotel du Vin but a selection of afternoon teas is not really an unreasonable request ! We had a good meet up but the cream tea was sadly lacking and the service definitely needs to up it's game to get back to where it was a year or two ago ! Sad but true !

We were so looking forward to a little touch of elegance and delicious food. It was not to be sadly. The maitre’d was slightly unkept and the service was terrible. Two of us ordered the dressed crab which was served with (chips!) and no salad or garnish. The crab was dry and tasteless. What a disappointment as it is not a cheap lunch. Oh well we will not return.

Our meal was very mediocre at high prices. The onion soup broth although tasty had to much sliced onion within the broth that it felt like I was eating spaghetti. I then had lamb which was very chewy and hard to cut, but again it did have flavour. My wife had fish which was not gutted and cleaned properly and had blood running out of it from the centre of the fish when she tried to remove flesh from the bone. I think the chef and management should look at the ingredients that their suppliers are delivering to the bistro, because these in ingredients do not warrant such high prices, paid for, by the customers. Unfortunately it was a unhappy experience for my my wife birthday celebration meal.

We had a lunch at the Bistro - Tasting menu with wine. Excellent 4 course lunch with well chosen wines to match. Food was good and our sommelier recommended and described the wines very well. Excellent combinations!

Whilst the service was excellent in the restaurant and front of house we were left disappointed with the food. We also had no issues with the location, ambience or the teas and coffees which were all excellent.

This isn't our first time having Sunday Lunch here but I'm afraid it will be our last. We waited 35 mins for our main course. After 20 mins the waitress told us it was because of a function, but surely this should be taken into consideration when booking out the restaurant ! We didn't stay for a dessert or coffee, after an hour and forty mins , we had already had enough.

We came as a family for a celebratory meal & were not disappointed. Coming on the hottest days of the year we elected to sit on the terrace and thoroughly enjoyed the overall ambiance and service. Staff were polite and attentive without being overbearing. The food was excellent and the relaxed atmosphere made the whole evening one to remember.

I bought the Sunday Roast voucher as a gift for my mum for her birthday and what can I say It was absolutely fabulous. Food was so nice, tasty, presented beautifully, lots of lovely fresh things to choose from on the second course on the fish and meats buffet, roast cooked to perfection, service was excellent, polite and helpful, great atmosphere and our table position was beautiful over the lavender garden. We sat outside in the garden with coffee and they made a lovely gesture by bringing out a happy birthday slate with a cake and candle in it. Such a lovely thought. We had such a nice meal and time, the hotel was beautiful and didn’t want to leave.

We had a wonderful late lunch outside on the patio. Service was excellent and for £26.95 we had a superb 4 course meal which began with a carrot and coriander soup in a divine bowl and ciabatta bread. Then you help yourself to the variety of salads inside. Beautiful choices with lovely ingredients including a beetroot and asparagus. There were peeled and un-peeled prawns and crayfish. The most wonderful pate. Then the main! I had the roasted chicken! Beautiful. A leg, thigh and breast in the most delicious gravy. Perfect cauliflower cheese, broccoli and carrots with a home-made Yorkshire and roasted parsnips. Superb. The only negative was the potatoes. Not sure why but they were grey and tasteless. My friends eat roast pots but I don’t and they all said they were the only disappointment of the whole meal. The roast beef was also fab especially the gravy. Then to finish, a wonderful choice of desserts. I had chocolate mousse which was perfect. Not too rich or sweet but just lovely. My friends had creme brûlée, pavlova, and the sundae. All said they were superb. We had a bottle of Chappelle Chardonnay which was divine at £21 and two beers. The whole experience was just first class. Just the spuds let it down but we will definitely be back. Thanks to the staff and the chef/s.

Visits to this charming hotel spot have become a regular habit, particularly for (late) breakfast. The terrace is intimate. The service forthcoming and - importantly - you can park your car in the hotel parking most of the time.

Armed with a travelzoo voucher we then phoned and booked a table-especially as it was for a Sunday.Very efficient staff all the time there.Presented with aa A4 sized menu setting out a very extensive choice-other than the starter which is a bowl ofsuperb soup and a choice of excellent french bread.Then one went out into the foyer where several long trestle tables were laden with all sorts of cold spread-pate/seafood/smoked salmon & poached salmon/salami/prawns in shells/salads/French breads/butter.That course was a real feast as buffet style-so could help oneself to whatever one wanted.After that clean plate done justice to-along came our French style chicken(could have also had any of 9 other choices)-plus bowls of freshly cooked vegetables-5 in all ;which much appreciated.Just enough room for superb puddings-we had crème brulee and chocolate mousse.Then settled into very comfortable chairs and tried to keep awake!! DO phone and book your experience-open 1200-1600. sharing your experiences, you're helping travelers make better choices and plan their dream trips. Thank you!

We visited the restaurant last Friday for a birthday celebration. We had often had drinks there, but had never eaten in the restaurant, but believing it would be good, we booked in the evening for supper.

Went here for lunch on a voucher offer. We had 2 courses from their prix fixe menu and a glass of wine was included with the offer.

Had brunch in the lounge bar. Very good service, and went down a treat. Reception were very helpful in requesting us a taxi. Not too keen on some members of staff wearing Jeans considering it's a luxury hotel.

I checked what time the breakfast menu was available until. It was 11am on Sunday.. We arrived at the Bistro at 10.30am I enquired with the waitress who said they were still serving breakfast ..There were plenty of empty tables and only four of us.. I asked the gentleman behind the desk where we could sit for breakfast was very rudely asked if I was a guest at the hotel .. I was not I told him I was not ,, To which he even more rudely informed me the kitchen was closing and we could not ne seated...So they advertise on their website that the bistro is open to all. Is that only when it suits you. I would. to have bothered going if the website said breakfast until 10.30am but It clearly states 11am. I think they should change their times on their advertising and I will not be returning . Manners cost nothing

The restaurant that was in Hotel du Vin was always a lovely experience with great French food, now sadly it’s basically pub food at higher prices.

We have been here before and enjoyed it so we chose it as a venue for a special family birthday brunch. The food and staff in the restaurant were good, no complaints a part from finding a rubber band in one of the main courses. This was dealt with professionally, but it would have been better if it hadn’t been there in the first place of course. This didn’t spoil anything - we still had a good meal.

Wonderful food, good value for money.

We had Sunday lunch there yesterday. We ordered Roast Beef for our main course and the meat was inedible. We changed to a rump steak and the quality of the steak was appalling too - fatty and disgusting. We just wanted to get out of there ASAP by then so said nothing. Our waiter lost interest in us but the other staff were apologetic. I was so disappointed as I had been looking forward to it for ages. It ruined my day.

We had dinner in the Bistro last night and it was very underwhelming. Sadly expectations were high following previous reviews, but the service and the quality of the food were not acceptable. Dinner for two took nearly 3 hours which as it was a birthday dinner wasn’t a major issue, but the food was very slow to come out of the kitchen. The food however was fairly tasteless with devilled chicken livers arriving very mashed up like cat food and the onion soup lacking depth of flavour. The mains of mussels and rib eye steak were very average, but a good portion size. The major insult was the dessert, I ordered the cafe gourmand with a selection of small desserts and a coffee. When the food arrived all desserts were all burnt with the macaroon very charred and rock hard. When I sent the food back I was informed that they all were like that and therefore I was allowed to have a thin slice of chocolate cake as a substitute. I question why it was allowed to leave the kitchen in the first place if they were all that bad. Lack of quality control from the kitchen was the hallmark of the meal. Disappointing as it was a special birthday dinner and we won’t be returning. Hotel du Vin a very disappointing experience. If you are looking for a quality meal for a special occasion I would head to the Ivy Tunbridge Wells (if you can get in!)

Visited Saturday afternoon for ‘Afternoon Tea’ @ £20 a head.

I visited here with my mum for her birthday. The food was average and the ‘country table’ it mentions on the website isn’t as grand as it makes out. I had the omelette which was nice but nothing special. My mum’s traditional breakfast looked fairly average too. For the money I didn’t think it was very good value. Think you are paying for a fancy name more than anything. The service was also manic and the menu was in front of us for only a few minutes before being taken away.

Have just had a very pleasant Sunday Lunch at the Bistro Du Vin. Excellent value @£26.95 for 4 courses (or £20.00 through Travelzoo!).

We used to love the bistro and often came for lunch. This time it was looking tired. Tables and chairs looked scruffy .Pictures on the walls were brown and gloomy.Service very average- waiters / managers dressed in mixed bag of clothing so we had no idea who anyone was.Thought £18 for a steak was expensive-also to charge extra for sauce and plate of beans ! Couldn’t believe my boring chocolate mousse came in a glass adorned with squirty cream! This is not the 70’s! And £6:50! Bill with one glass of house wine and no starter,one desert ,came to £64.41 for two ,with service already added. You really need to up your game-great places down the road for less(eg The Ivy) where the food is much more up to date and the decor too. Disappointed.Have the accountants got to it?

Last stop on the way home . Great service in the bar and lounge . Decided to try out the bistro next time along with a Sunday Lunch as well .

We booked threw Travelzoo the four course Sunday lunch offer. Well it far exceeded our expectations. The food was incredible and so was the service such lovely waitresses and waiters ours was French ginna I think her name was, nothing was too much trouble and very professional. We had a lovely afternoon you could not fault it, very good value. We will be back again.

We went for Sunday lunch here recently. At first I thought their set menu sounded like a great deal, but in reality I don't think it is. You get soup to start followed by the 'market table' course, although some of the items that I read on the menu did not exist at the market table e.g. scotch eggs. I then ordered a minute steak to be medium cooked for main course, it turned up very well done but we had waited for quite a long time for it to come so I couldn't be bothered to complain. Puddings were nice. Just thought the whole experience was average to be honest, the ambiance included and it felt run down in the restaurant like it needed a bit of tlc.

Christmas team lunch, understaffed in bar and restaurant. I had to ask for veggie gravy (I have to check with my manager was the response) when it came it was an oxo cube dissolved in hot water. Not great for an "upmarket" establishment

We have eaten here many times. Never been great but now I would say poor. The food is as described but that is all....no finesse at all. What a shame as its has all the surroundings etc to make it great.

Always a great experience, slightly quirky but with a brilliant kitchen and chefs and a dedicated team of appropriate, friendly, kid welcoming staffs. Perfect for business, family, romance or friends.

I booked lunch for my Husband on a momentus birthday. We were looking forward to a great lunch. Firstly the round table which had a groove around it was absolutely disgusting. Very dirty. The water glasses had marks around them. The sort of marks you get with a dishwasher over time. Not what we were expecting at all. The food was okay. Nothing special though. One thing that did stand out was the excellent service. We most certainly not be returning.

Not bad - but not good either really - king prawns were soft and not fresh tasting/ textured - ordered the calves liver and asked for it pink - came up well done so tolerated it or all timings go out the window and your partner is finished and your ‘new’ plate hasn’t arrived - said tell the chef - the waitress came back 10 mins later and said the chef says illegal to do it pink - I said if you told me that at the beginning I wouldn’t have ordered it - duh - a carafe of white and one of red were pretty good - ordered two glasses of dessert wine - didn’t turn up so half an hour went by and I collared another waiter and moaned - not cheap and better places for food in TWells - not many better for ambience

Second time I have been invited to dine there with friends in last few weeks and both experiences were dreadful. Service has gone down hill a lot and the quality of food was also sub standard.. Real shame as a lovely place for years. Waiters rolling eyes, a dead fly in my dinner and had to keep asking for our drinks time and time again. such a shame but I dont be going back again..

We came here because we had an excellent meal here about 3 years ago, and we wanted to meet up with our son who lives in Tunbridge Wells to celebrate my 70th birthday. We booked for 8pm, and arrived at 7.45 .The receptionist’s welcome was “You’re early” and asked us to wait in the bar.

I went to Hotel Du Vin for afternoon tea. There were six of us altogether and we sat outside. Very pleasant surroundings but totally let down by the service.

The Hotel Du Vin in Tunbridge Wells is in the most lovely old house and it has a wonderful faded grandeur. I've eaten there once before and the food was alright, but last Sunday it was truly awful!

The meal we had here was very good a little expensive but you pay for quality my only fault would be the service could be a bit better but all in all good

Dined with 5 friends on Saturday night, to a very expensive meal, that was really poor. Do not order the chicken escalope cold have got a better kicker with fries at McDonald’ s for a fraction of the price. I think they must use the same supplier as them for the fries. The salad (stated on the menu) consisted of approx 4 beetroot leaves on the plate. This is a garnish not a salad. Three ordered the cod one was sent back due to under cooking. One lamb was very dry and thin, the cassoulet was ok. None came with veg so these had to be ordered separately. Do not go here if you enjoy good food and a decent portion. The price was not worthy of the produce we were presented with.

We booked for a small birthday lunch. The setting is excellent for a good meal. There is enough choice on the fixed price, and the price is reasonable, £18 for two courses, three pounds more for three courses. We had one of each for starters: pate, mushrooms and salmon. All were good, with the mushrooms looking best. For our main course two had mussels and one Toulouse sausage. There was masses of food. Nobody could finish the mussels or the accompanying chips. I'd prefer slightly less with the sauce reduced. We shared a cheese course between three. The wine was an acceptable Viognier. The whole thing came to just over a hundred quid. The cheese was probably the star of the show. At the end the service for coffee and the bill was a little slow.