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We had a lovely Sunday roast and exceptional steak and kidney pudding with perfectly cooked veg. Service and atmosphere in this lovely pub was great.
lynette . 2024-12-01
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food is terrible for the price, but it is authentic and the service is top notch
Yaroslav . 2024-11-30
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I was lost and came across the pub by accident. Splendid beer and friendly locals, when I was leaving, the landlady asked me my name, introduced herself, shook my hand and hoped I would return.
BIG ANT Plowright . 2024-11-26
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Fabulous food, lovely staff and great atmoshere
MissAlohaLondon . 2024-11-20
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Pub was full everybody was eating
Tony Bevan . 2024-11-12
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Brilliant hostelry. Food excellent. Staff friendly and welcoming.
Brian Green . 2024-10-31
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Good British pub with excellent food!
Anne Coupland . 2024-10-24
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Sunday lunch legends. Good ales on tap. Friendly staff.
Joe Thurgood . 2024-10-07
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Incredible food, great service and staff. Amazing.
Gomez Performance . 2024-09-23
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Excellent atmosphere, brilliant owners and the food is delicious. I always get the best service and love coming to the oldest pub in Folkestone.
Carl Cameron . 2024-09-19
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Lovely old school pub with great selection of beers. Food looks good too. Will be returning!
O Miles . 2024-09-17
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Always a great place to eat, generous helpings of 'home-cooked food with always a welcome for everyone.
Dorothy Douse . 2024-08-27
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Brilliant atmosphere, food delicious and decent prices too. Would highly recommend.
D Hughes . 2024-08-26
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Huge portions with fresh veg but no vegan or vegetarian choice, friendly staff, small garden but uncomfy benches
Sally Botsford . 2024-08-23
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A lovely traditional pub but with up to date food and service. I went with a large pre-booked group for a special occasion. Plenty of choice, freshly cooked very tasty food, effeciently served despite numbers. They did us proud but you will need to go with a good appetite, portions are generous.
Matthew S . 2024-08-20
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Excellent staff always polite and helpful at the busiest times. Food is great. Had the boozy beef and apple pie custard which were amazing. The decor is brilliant. 👍
M Green . 2024-08-17
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I was just drinking, very nice staff, wonderful garden
Agnieszka Bober . 2024-08-17
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Very nice and authentically British pub! The service offered by the owners is thoughtful and attentive. Advised!
Giuseppe Camorino . 2024-08-16
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What a wonderful pub . .staff were amazing as was the food We had fish and chips ...portions were massive. Highly recommend
Tracy V . 2024-08-12
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Best pub when i visisted with my friend the other week. What a lovely find, had to ask a local where it was and was so glad we found it. My idea of a good pub. Friendly staff and a good pint. Real find in Folkestone. Was the best pub we visited that day in Folkestone. The food looked good as well. Definitely visit this pub if ever in Folkestone again.
dcollinsspike . 2024-08-07
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Wow, what a jem for Folkestone. Very welcoming and dog friendly. Food not only looked good but tasted great. Will recommend.
Sharon P . 2024-08-04
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Always a very friendly welcome and atmosphere
steve buddin . 2024-08-01
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A beautiful Sunday roast, full plates with very generous portions. Tender beef with all the trimmings. Dee and Nick are setting high standards. The tables were fully booked and service was attentive and prompt. Folkestone's oldest pub is keeping the customers happy.
John Linkin . 2024-07-28
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Had a lovely meal here today celebrating our son's birthday with family. The food was enjoyable, hot and portions were big. We had our two small grandchildren which were made welcome. (No high chair but that wasn't an issue). Being a pub we made sure they didn't run around and sat still so other customers could enjoy their meal. We visit this pub for a meal every time we visit Folkestone as it has a lovely friendly atmosphere.
Allan Shale . 2024-07-27
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Great little pub food superb would highly recommend
TREVOR . 2024-07-26
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Dined here today with 3 friends. Food and service was great. All our meals were excellent. Thank you will be back again soon
Geoffrey W . 2024-07-21
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A cosy traditional old pub serving excellent food. The beer and wine compliment it perfectly.
Mark Catton . 2024-07-14
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Best pub in folkestone, absolutely gorgeous food, lovely quite setting in a beautiful building with so many lovely features, I always recommend it to everyone. If you've not tried it You are missing out
Jonny R . 2024-07-09
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Excellent home cooked food in a lovely setting.
Helen Robinson . 2024-07-04
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Fabulous Food, excellent service from the lovely friendly barmaid and an all round warm and friendly welcome and atmosphere
Nikki Moodie . 2024-07-04
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We enjoyed a splendid lunch ! Delicious food, everything faultless! Generous portions and the friendliest staff. Highly recommend!
Deborah Thomas . 2024-07-02
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Lovely old English pub 🍻. Fantastic landlord and LandLady. Awesome staff. Fantastic food to boot.
ricky j weller . 2024-06-29
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This place is fabulous. The bar staff are brilliant and funny and give a very warm welcome. The food is generous and fresh. We feel very lucky to have stumbled upon The British Lion and would love to come back.
Carole Morgan . 2024-06-28
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Fabulous pub. Great staff, great beer and lovely customers. Been coming here on and off for years and I can't tell you how good it is. Probably the best in Folkestone.
steve schmid . 2024-06-23
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We had the special cod bites with sweet chilli sauce and chips. Batter was amazing as was the fish.
Carole Green . 2024-06-21
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we traveled from Belgium and wanted to try an authentic pub, our host recommended this pub and we are so happy he did ! The atmosphere was lovely, they were very kind and hospitable. The food was delicious and the service was on top. Thank you for this wonderful dinning experience
Nyah Franssens . 2024-06-18
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Yet to try food so can't rate for now. The place itself is a nice quaint location and get typically an old English style pub. Has 2 outside areas which are quite nice and on a sunny day it feels even better!
Mr Kane! . 2024-06-08
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Great pub great food could not fault the British lion in any way
STEPHAN Curtis . 2024-06-08
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Lovely old place. Food cooked to order. Staff very friendly
Diana Salisbury . 2024-06-07
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Amazing little pub. We were a party of 6 lloking for lunch and so glad we found this. Service was fantastic. The food was piping hot and I would recommend the cod and chips, portions very generous and good price. Thanks for a superb meal and atmosphere.
Wendy A . 2024-05-31
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Excellent little pub lovely owners so helpful especially as I am disabled, will come again deffo 🤩
Healthyproducts@gmail.com Togo2011 . 2024-05-25
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One off the best pubs around. Just like the pubs used to be.it is a proper community in there. All the staff are great and the food is to fantastic
Kevin Boylan . 2024-05-24
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Lovely old fashioned pub. Clean, friendly, well kept ales and they deserve proper steak and kidney pudding
Mark Wareham . 2024-05-22
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My wife and I recently held our wedding reception here and we could not thank Dee and Nick enough for hosting us. They did their upmost to make sure the afternoon went as smoothly as possible and were extremely accommodating of all our guests...which there were quite a lot of! A great pub with a great vibe and really good choice of drinks. Location is perfect and exactly what you want from a pub. We're local and regularly pop in, the food is very good and the staff are extremely friendly...always a smile on their faces. All round one of the best pubs in Folkestone hands down.
Alex Sowa . 2024-05-21
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Visited for the first time in many years for a work reunion. Good selection of draught beers, excellent food and pleasant atmosphere.
Susan Scott . 2024-05-13
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A lovely old fashioned pub. Great food. Lady behind the bar was very helpful & pleasant
Jeffrey Bodger . 2024-05-10
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Great pub in Folkestone,good beer,great food and service excellent.
Stephen Lanagan . 2024-04-23
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Beautiful old pub, like walking back in time. Love old pubs like this. Very busy with diners and drinkers Welcoming and friendly service
Liam . 2024-04-13
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The British Lion is and has been one the jewels of Folkestone for many years Have just been back again - probably the best fish and chip meal in Folkestone with excellent and friendly service.
Geoff M . 2024-03-08
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Most amazing owner, dog friendly, amazing food - 10/10 recommend
Raff Mathews . 2024-03-02
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Absolutely amazing! couldn’t recommend more, looked after myself and friends well , so dog welcoming! The landlady is so lovely, and food is amazing , will be back soon .
Alice Hirst . 2024-03-02
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Excellent service and food staff were excellent nothing to much trouble, fish and chips were the best fish and batter I have ever had such a cosy pub and great atmosphere one nice little touch being in the pot with all the sachets of ketchup and mayonnaise there was a pair of scissors to open sachets with!!! will definitely be back
Mick T . 2024-02-23
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A proper pub with home cooked food and friendly service in the quaintest part of folkstone
Joanne Leahy . 2024-02-15
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This is an old pub. The oldest in town in fact. Traditional in every way. Great selection of beers. Excellent food at sensible prices. You won't get better fish and chips. The service is friendly and helpful and the atmosphere is warm. It isn't a posh upmarket place but it does what it does to a very high standard and is honest good value.
julian goldsmith . 2024-02-05
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We visited for lunch. Fantastic meals and generous portions. I had the steak and kidney pudding which was superb and came with fresh veg and new potatoes. My partner had the fish and chips which was outstanding. The pub was very busy and the lady behind the bar was very friendly and extremely efficient and her customer service was outstanding. Lovey atmosphere, good value. Thoroughly enjoyed.
CathTeague . 2024-01-28
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We went here, as we know we're going to get a tasty filling meal in a lovely atmosphere. We sat in the Dickens corner and ordered Lamb Shank, ham egg & chips and from the Specials Board, harbour masters pie. The food was delicious and with a decent amount of vegetables to go with it, five in all. It's what you want from a traditional British pub! The service was friendly, and we had a lovely chat with the landlady to top it all off.
John Burdis . 2024-01-15
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Excellent atmosphere , good service friendly staff. Beautifully decorated for Xmas.. would we come again?? Definitely!
Maps705219 . 2023-12-24
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We arived at half past eight at night, was a little apprehensive about asking for a table due to the time. Was told it would be no issue, the pub was very busy. The food was served in decent time and had an properly homecook taste, feel and smell about it. Over all an amazing place looking forward to a Sunday roast soon!!! Two main meals, two pints and a soft drink forty-two quid cant complain. Absolute gem.
Will Thom . 2023-12-15
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This pub is very traditional and very unique. If you like an old fashioned pub with a personal service this could be for you. Plus it's in the best part of central Folkestone.
Trevor Twohig . 2023-12-12
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Great little pub, roaring log fire that was enjoyed on a cold day. How pubs used to be 💕
sarah Harris . 2023-12-06
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Went for Sunday roast with two of our friends. Lovely meal in a real traditional pub surrounding. Although they were busy the wait to place our order was acceptable. My wife and I have been to the pub several times but for our friends it was the first time and they were very impressed. The atmosphere and the friendliness of the staff make the British Lion well worth a visit. Thanks to all.
Ray . 2023-12-02
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We enjoyed a couple of pints in one of two tiny terraces out back. It looks to be very popular with diners too so we'll be trying it for dinner or Sunday lunch sometime soon. The bar lady was very friendly too. Only thing that threw was that it opened at 7pm - who does that? I don't think it's open every day either which seems to be a Folkstone peculiarity.
dodge440 . 2023-10-23
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Booked a table for 8 people for Sunday lunch. Our roast dinners were excellent, accomplished by lots of perfectly cooked vegetables. Those of us who had puddings were not disappointed either - all brilliant. The staff were superb and nothing was too much trouble. The ale consumed was also excellent. Fantastic, proper pub with a great atmosphere. We will be back!
Colin N . 2023-10-23
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Fabulous roast lamb, plenty of fresh vegetables and parsnips to die for! We will be back!
Amy D . 2023-10-22
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Sunday dinner, the best in Folkestone.nice atmosphere polite and efficient staff.
Rachael Spring . 2023-10-03
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Absolutely delicious. An amazing pub/restaurant. The food is freshly cooked and absolutely loads of it. Delicious but not expensive. Been several times now and will keep going. The Sunday roasts are wonderful.
Ann H . 2023-09-30
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Really lovely pub with great food and drinks. Dog friendly plus catered for a vegan in our party.
Trevor Cullen . 2023-09-24
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The whole experience was fantastic. The pub is a nice old fashioned building but the food is to sublime. Plenty of food, good value and great service. Plus there's a lot of good drinks on too. No negatives from us
Nathan Thorley . 2023-09-15
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A wonderful old pub full of character. Nice dining area Staff were polite and very attentive Good menu choice. The fish was from local harbour and was delicious. Prices good value We will certainly return
V1238KYdonf . 2023-09-06
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Stumbled across this little gem of a pub whilst going to a gig at the leas cliff hall, great beer and although I was too late to order food what I saw coming from the kitchen looked inviting.i will definitely return and recommend.
John Finch . 2023-08-20
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Great pub and good food. Top place to visit.
Malcolm Hogben . 2023-08-18
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nice place, dog friendly. the food was a bit bland tho. still great
Felix s . 2023-08-01
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Lovely pub, super friendly host
Stephan B. . 2023-07-31
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Super Sunday lunch. Best I have had for a while! Fresh veg, lots of meat and lovely service. Really enjoyed my visit.
iamali1 . 2023-07-24
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After sadly attending the funeral of a much loved family member, we held the wake at this pub. The greeting on arrival from Sue was lovely and the buffet they provided was exceptional. Dee catered for all of our dietary needs (gluten free and vegetarian) with lots of choices for everyone. Dee and Sue were so friendly and accommodating and the atmosphere was just what we needed after a stressful afternoon. I can’t recommend this place enough for a function and I’ll be visiting again as a patron because the food menu looked amazing. Huge thanks to everyone
ASayer82 . 2023-07-18
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Honestly say best public house in the Bayle in Folkestone,
Martin george . 2023-07-13
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Lovely service and food. Arrived late without a reservation and as kitchen nearly closing but still welcomed us in to eat. Quickly served with hot, tasty excellent meals. Made very welcome and fusses for our 2 small doggies. Thank you so much.
David H . 2023-07-09
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Just went in for a drink, had to sit outside as it smelt like a toilet inside. Did not have any food.
Bruce Neilson . 2023-07-09
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It was many years since I last visited this pub and even longer since I first visited and what was a rather rowdy unprepossessing pub is now a good tradition pub and it is easy to believe it is the oldest pub in Folkestone. There are 3 ales and a good selection of other drinks. Food is served but I didn't eat here. The outdoor area was quite small but well kept and very pleasant on the sunshine
richard dorey . 2023-07-04
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Good selection of beers and ales. Friendly staff. Reasonably priced. Good food.
ian clapson . 2023-06-15
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Lovely old pub, great food, great prices, great service, what more could we ask.
Lesley Bristow . 2023-06-13
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Lovely food, large portions, tasty ales,what more can you say
Scott boyle . 2023-06-13
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Food good staff spot on coffee cake beer
Mick Gallagher . 2023-06-11
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A lovely cosy old pub, full of character with friendly staff.
Mary Debling . 2023-06-11
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Old pub that I used to work in after 30 years brewers still promising thing that they are going to do, but still nothing
david garrod . 2023-06-08
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Fantastic "old school" pub. The family went here for a Sunday roast and it was really nice. I remember coming here three years ago and nothing has changed. You get a proper family run pub feeling here. There's history and nostalgia everywhere. There's books, games, old photographs and menus highlighting the specials. Inside the pub is quite tight as the pub drinkers sit on stools near the restaurant seating. There isn't much parking around but it is worth the walk. Staff are very friendly and welcoming and the food is very good value for money. Will be back.
Louie Montellano . 2023-05-29
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Great food, professional staff, quaint atmosphere. Interesting history of building and surrounding area.
esjanson . 2023-05-29
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What a fantastic pub, we booked in advance and good job too, as they were turning people away, a really friendly pub, fantastic service and an amazing roast all for a price that was incredible value
Peter W . 2023-05-28
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Great little pub. We went to Folkstone in the rain today , found this pub and stayed for a long lunch. Great atmosphere, the food was great and plenty of it. Highly recommend.
Pauline Painter . 2023-05-12
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Loverly pub good food beer wine staff are so so friendly
Doreen Pearson . 2023-05-10
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We came across this pub by accident on a quiet Monday evening and were made to feel very welcome. Dinner portions were huge and freshly cooked, a wood fire burning in the grate and a Portuguese conversation class going on in the corner. One of the best pubs I’ve been in for a long time.
nimminy . 2023-05-09
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Great little pub. Was here celebrating the King's Coronation. Oldest pub in Kent. Cosy, great atmosphere food looks lovely too
Basil thecamper . 2023-05-07
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Good beer with excellent Sunday lunch
Michael Kelleher . 2023-04-24
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Excellent food, ale and service as usual
Mike Chinneck . 2023-04-15
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Great old school pub, bood selection of ales and lovely pub grub. Not sports or loud rubbish going on.
Jon Dray . 2023-04-13
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Quaint and friendly little boozer
Warren Pickering . 2023-04-11
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A really lovely Olde Worlde pub, great atmosphere, fantastic food and wonderful friendly staff and patrons ~ great place for Sunday Lunch, beware you'll need to book !!
Karen King . 2023-03-24
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The British lion is a small, cosy traditional pub with great service and excellent simple food. Not pretentious in any way and always has a fantastic atmosphere. Reasonable prices and friendly staff make for a very pleasant visit. I will most certainly be returning at the first opportunity.
Jenny P . 2023-03-23
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Interesting pub that often seems busy. Very popular for delicious home cooked meals,we didn't eat on this occasion but have done before. Decent beer, maybe felt a bit like outsiders on this visit but always been made to feel welcome in the past. Worth a visit if you are passing.
ChrisG G . 2023-03-22
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Lovely mothers day roast lunch with great service despite being really busy!
Stephen Anderson . 2023-03-22
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A very warm welcome from staff at Lunch time. The four of us enjoyed the good choice of menu. The food was lovely, thank you. The safe space was great.
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Great food but the only criticism I have is that their wine list isn’t great (for me anyway). I’ve had 3 meals here recently and each time the food is top notch. The wine though, I’ve had one out of 3 so far that has been good and tbh they seem a little expensive for what you get. If it wasn’t for that then this would be an easy recommendation.
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