Coach & Horses in Shepway

Friday fish and chips is great value at £10! It is beautifully cooked. Served lunchtime and evening and includes a choice of fish, scampi or fish pie. Recommended!

This pub is fabulous! I normally do not write reviews but we have been to the Coach and Horses a few times now as a family. The food has been exceptional and there is never a crumb left on our plates. The girls absolutely love the food and they are made to feel so welcome with the darts and the landlady, Emily, is exceptional. We have also been to the pub as a couple wanting a quiet, good value meal. It will not disappoint. This pub, is a pub. It pretends to be nothing else and is absolutely perfect. Great value for money, great atmosphere and a perfect family meal. Thank you Coach and Horses

Second time we have had a fabulous family evening at the Coach and Horses. Always made to feel so welcome and have always been served fabulous food. We love this pub! Thank you so much

We had great Sunday Roasts yesterday as walk ins without booking. Obv only OK as we are on low season! Very friendly atmosphere and Murray looked after us so well! We will return!

An exceptionally terrible pub which I had the misfortune to be invited to by friends, again. Probably the worst food I have ever eaten, owners are not willing to accept any feedback whatsoever. The menu is pages and pages long, no wonder that everything is so dreadful. Friends also said it was the worst meal they’d ever eaten. I only went as thought that the food may have improved since my last visit. As for the high reviews, they must be either friends of the owners, have extremely poor standards, or no tastebuds. Maybe they were just incredibly lucky. This could be a wonderful village pub, but they have tried to make it look like an 80s cocktail bar, very ill judged. It could be such an amazing pub and as the only pub in the village, you have such a captive audience/customer base. Such a shame. AVOID!!!

Friendly & welcoming & a good pint or two. & used by locals - always a good sign. Didn't have time for food but has a good reputation

The food was extremely poor. Burnt roast potatoes, they weren't fresh and must have been reheated several times ,likewise the Yorkshire puddings. I had ONE brussel sprout on my plate my partner was luckier he had two, one tiny floret of brocoli and a couple of carrots.The food was not hot it looked like leftovers and we waited fifty minutes in the cold the heating was off although we had booked and it wasn't busy. I can't understand how they could present food like that with a straight face it was awful and we regret not walking out or complaining at the time.I have never left a bad review before but feel I should warn prospective customers, don't go there . And to add insult to injury the Landlady looked unkempt and sruffy, no pride in her appearance or the food she served. What a shame, under the previous Landlady who took pride in her business it used to be such a lovely pub with beautiful food and great atmosphere ,not any more,

Nice cheap meal friendly atmosphere will be going again.

This is what I would call a “proper pub” great owners, great staff brilliant food and a great selection of drinks. So friendly and welcoming. I can’t rave about it enough. Go in, have a drink or a bite and enjoy the friendly atmosphere. You will be made very welcome. 10 out of 10 you’ll feel like a local immediately

Great seasonal menu and very reasonable.

Great warm welcome and good food

Thus pub is a real find. Lovely atmosphere. The food is amazing. Fred and Emily are great hosts. It may be the only pub in Lyminge but it would be my choice anyway.

Just had a lovely meal, all very good, friendly service by Murray was first class.

We have just returned from a lovely Sunday lunch at this pub.Its our second visit.Its a great pub with a local and friendly atmosphere. The roast was hot and tasty, just like home, I would recommend all of it . We were made very welcome . Thank you .

Great hospitality. Amazing, good value food.

Excellent food and the most friendly service x we’re going back for Sunday lunch Highly recommended

Went in for a Sunday roast and expected good things after seeing the average rating. I think this may be a wet pub that is attempting to diversify and make food. Long story short, the portions are really small, so don't expect anything huge from your Sunday lunch. Our roast consisted of one slice of meat, a small undercooked Yorkshire pudding, a few bits of thinly cut veg, and a cauliflower cheese between three people which was in a small side dish. I'm not sure what the difference is between the 'normal' size portion and the kids... I hate to think! I didn't take any photos but you can see how small these are from other reviews people have left, and looks like this isn't a new issue. The restaurant ran out of cauliflower cheese after only an hour of opening for Sunday which, amongst other things, suggested there was a general lack of food in the kitchen to serve reasonable portions to paying customers. We waited 30 minutes for desert which consisted of a slice of shop bought cake and a scoop of ice cream. No idea what took so long, especially as the roast came out within minutes of arriving. Unfortunately this is one to avoid until they amend the portion sizes and / or the management.

Lovely pub, went the late in the evening so there way not food being severed and very quite

I would really like to give negative stars but the system doesn't allow it. We were unfortunate enough to eat here on Saturday night. 2 of us had lasagne . The portions were small and dried up they looked like they had been cooked last week and just chucked in a microwave , The scampi was obviously cooked in old fat .Everything was overpriced including the wine 🍷. Dreadful place. I really wish we had just walked out ... This was meant to be a birthday celebration....staff just couldn't care less just wanted the money---

Nice pub, nice atmosphere and nice food.. Enjoyed my time there having a lovely chat with the friendly staff..

Bellissima esperienza in questo locale. Persone molto gentili e cibo buonissimo. Un ambiente accogliente con un grande spazio esterno. Ci tornerei anche subito.

Best pub hands down! Unreal staff, absolutely brilliant, very homely vibe. WOULD def recommend their killer flaming B52 shots 🔥 From, Honest-A, Big Ste & Central R.

Served the dregs of last 2 barrels of real ale, then charged 6.25 for a pint or Guinness! Sadly the only pub in the village!

This is a very child friendly pub, the food was very simple and pubish. It feels a lot like as if you're in a big family when your eating there. I recommend visiting and supporting the people there. Have a good day :)

Popped in on the off chance. Had a lovely Sunday roast.

Had a lovely Family lunch at the Coach and Horses today. Very welcoming staff and food was excellent, cannot wait to go back for a Sunday roast. Definitely recommend.

Friendly staff and great food. Everyone enjoyed their meal, from ploughman's to burger. Surprisingly there was still room for dessert.

What a treat. One of the best Sunday lunches I’ve had. Everything was home made and delicious. Beef was perfectly cooked, just slightly pink and the roast potatoes were gorgeous. Staff were friendly too.

The staff were very nice and served a quality Sunday roast. We arrived late and they went out of their way to make us the food. Highly recommend this pub.

Lovely pub. Great to support a local business.

If I could give 10* I would!! This is the most beautiful, friendly and welcoming village pub. The pints of local ale are pulled the right way, no sprinklers fitted and the bar staff, Murray, is friendly, helpful and funny!! The food is sublime!!! Do not come expecting quick, pub grub.... This is home cooked and made with love. There's no rushing this kind of food!! Beautiful, thank you and we'll be back when we visit Kent again!! Thank you!

Nice local, not sure if it has changed landlords since our last visit while the pub and toilets were still clean it was not as clean as past visits.

Nice Sunday lunch with a choice of meets and a veggie option

Very friendly and welcoming staff, went out of their way to help us.

Lovely guy that greeted us and took our order. Great pub food, thoroughly enjoyed it and we will be back.

Nice friendly staff. Good Pub Grub in a quaint location

Great food and service. Will be back soon hopefully.

Chef's homemade Coachburger is delicious! Meaty, juicy and tasty. Great fish and chips with crispy batter. Thank you Chef!!

I enjoyed a beef Sunday roast last Sunday (obviously!). The beef was beautifully cooked - pink, tender and tasty. Thank you one and all, especially chef!

Went for Sunday dinner 🍽 left hungry it was like kids meal most disappointed 😞

Only popped in for a pint but nice selection of beers on tap and nice atmosphere

Four of us Popped in for a meal - December 2022 wintery weather awful. Very good and piping hot Sunday roast dinner, bar staff very friendly and polite, and most important of all the bar staff, manager, and chef went out of their way to say thank you for our custom.

Lovely food, friendly staff. Will return xxx

We went here expecting nothing from such a small place's pub. Don't be fooled at all. The barman was the coolest person we had seen. His polite mannerisms took our hearts. We both ordered fish and chips and, Oh My God was it tasty! We ate like we were starving. There was a darts competition on the day we visited. Really nice people of this village. Everyone smiles at each other, people are kind and polite. If we could we would go here again to try more food. Thank you to all the hostess and hosts there. You made our evening so worth our while.

3 days spent in Lyminge were 3 days at Coach & Horses. The atmosphere, and especially the friendliness of people both working there and not is so wholesome it feels like a second home already. Everyone is ready to help you before you need it, and ready to talk to you with a nice beer, ale, gin, or baby Guinness 😍

We enjoyed fish and chips tonight - beautifully cooked with home-made beer batter! Quick service Thank you chef!

I went to the coach and horses for a Sunday roast for my birthday. There was 23 family and friends came along. We couldn't praise the staff enough for their prompt kind accommodating service. The food was really nice and a good amount. We asked for extras and they kindly did that for us. Nothing was to much trouble. Would definitely recommend and we will be returning. Thanks again to all the staff 😀

Pretty location and friendly staff but nothing else to recommend about this pub, I’m afraid. Food was bland and uninviting, no atmosphere and a pervading smell of cleaning products. Beer was fine.

Had a big family/friends meal here for a birthday. It was really well organised and the food was lovely. Friendly welcoming staff and great service. It was our first visit but certainly won't be our last.

I’ve just had a birthday meal with family and friends here and it was excellent, the food was gorgeous and the service was excellent. I will definitely be returning in the future for a meal

Warm welcoming ...a large group booking, the friendly and attentive staff coped well Overall food was good, only let down for me was no crackling with the Roast pork. Will visit again.

We had a huge party of 30 for a birthday roast and it was amazing! Perfect timing, fully accommodated our weird food requirements, plenty of grub for everyone, wonderful friendly atmosphere from the staff and locals, dog friendly, Super clean facilities and those extra little things that make it perfect ☺️ Highly recommended!

Wow! The home cooked food was definitely generous! All very tasty. The lady in charge was all on her own doing everything. Respect.

Top local pub, great food and brilliant atmosphere and staff

Friendly service with a great field outside with a play park. Large selection of food on the menu. Quality of food was mixed.

Amazing food, attentive staff. Just had fabulous meal at Coach and Horses Lyminge. Warm welcoming staff couldn’t do enough for their diners. Friendly and very accommodating. Extensive menu. Food was delicious and didn’t wait long. Definitely worth 5* rating. Supporting local ‘off the beaten track’ restaurants is so important. Give it a go, you won’t be disappointed.

Amazing food, attentive staff. Just had fabulous meal at Coach and Horses Lyminge. Warm welcoming staff couldn’t do enough for their diners. Friendly and very accommodating. Extensive menu. Food was delicious and didn’t wait long. Definitely worth 5* rating. Supporting local ‘off the beaten track’ restaurants is so important. Give it a go, you won’t be disappointed.

Staff were exceptional and nothing was to much to ask even with a large group. Great food cooked on the premises and Particularly hood value. Would visit again

They are so friendly and have the best service ever. The food in there is so yummy. And my kids made rlly good friends with the pub owners kid (called Scarlett). this pub is the best one I have ever been to. I recommend you go here especially for some of the mashy mash xoxo

We saw the sign at the side of the road and decided to stop for lunch. As we pulled up nearby I thought it was not open but so glad we went to investigate. Went out to the beer garden and enjoyed an excellent fish...

I think that this place must have changed hands from the times of previous reviews submitted. The "roasts" were unlikely to have come from joints but were slices of meat generally overcooked. The pork was inedible. The vegetables were generous in quantity and best part...

Friendly local pub in the center of Lyminge

Great village pub, lovely food and landlady/landlord.

Nice Sunday lunch, haven't eaten so much in over a month.

Staying in Lyminge for a week and decided to try the 'local' for Sunday lunch. We booked by telephone but they had no record of the booking when we arrived. No matter there were plenty of empty tables ! We soon found out why. Food...

Lovely lunch in their garden with their adorable dog.

Please look at the other reviews since the pub was taken over during covid. This pub used to be absolutely fantastic, we’d go all the time for food and really enjoyed each and every visit. Since the new owners have taken over, it has really...

Beautiful inside and incredibly friendly staff. Loved it.

Would give an extra star for been one of the friendliest local pub that isn't on my doorstep. Staying over in Luminge ventured here for dinner. Saw domm bar bit the local lewes bitter was a standout drink highly recommended by Scott one of the locals we met in the bar. Great food by the war massive pizzas and a tasty black pepper, garlic chicken burger. Should have gone home them as had ferry in the morning but ended up having a few more drinks with Emily, Charlie, Sonia, Jen and Matt. Great time thanks to you we want to come back.

Had two of the best pizzas we’ve had anywhere - take a while as they are genuinely home made. Really good Pinot Grigio and Bitter. Real family run local pub with good friendly service and atmosphere. Staying locally and we’ll go back for again.

We visited for lunch this week while staying at the local HPB property. We weren’t sure what to expect and were a bit nervous that it wouldn’t live up to our 80 year old mums high expectations and standards! However, we weren’t disappointed. Staff were really friendly, food was cooked to order and was piping hot and delicious. Such good value for money. I can imagine some may be put off by the decor and interior, but it does not claim to be a beautifully designed gastro pub. It’s a proper pub with great wholesome food. The toilets were spotlessly clean too. Would definitely return if in the area.

Had a pleasant pint in their beer garden which is presently being extended.

Friendly welcome, great homemade burger, nice atmosphere. Shame no dedicated parking so arriving at lunchtime a bit of a problem but otherwise really good and will call again.

Friendly bar staff, decent beers

I chose this place based on the reviews and can only assume that chef has changed since the last reviews were left. Friendly, helpful service but some of the worst food I’ve had in a pub in a very long time. Lumpy mash and vegetables...

Booked a table for five for Sunday roast today. Have never been here before, a bit difficult for parking on road but I have to say it was well worth it. The staff were very helpful and polite, as we were a bit late. I thoroughly enjoyed my lager shandy and I had the roast beef and it was absolutely beautiful, cooked to perfection and was so easy to cut and eat, no having to chew like I’ve had in other places, I have never tasted beef so good and it was so nice to have the gravy served separately, and the cauliflower cheese was so good and for desert I had the chocolate and caramel cheesecake, well what can I say, every mouthful was a delight. I will definitely, without a doubt, be going there again as soon as I can. Thank you Coach and Horses for a very happy, contented and memorable day, see you soon.

My son enjoyed the breakfast burger and was keen to add a picture to a Google review. Staff were friendly and attentive.

Only went for quiz but really enjoyed it. Staff were friendly and though we did not eat, the food looked good ! Hopefully we can make this a regular visit!

I've just popped in for a cup of tea and was greeted by very friendly bar staff. I could relax on very comfy leather sofas and thoroughly enjoyed my stay. This place is highly recommend 👌 👏 👍

Friday lunch time and the place was pretty empty. Since it changed hands the food has declined and the prices increased.... What a shame.

Love love love this place our first port of call great food, great staff,great vibe

A friendly relaxing pub in the centre of the village. The food was very good. My husband had a chicken curry and I had lasagne.

On holiday nearby, this was a walkable visit. A good local pub, soon made welcome by barman, after first visit the landlord Fred and landlady Emily introduced themselves. Food good, wife loved her vegetarian pizza I had a taste they’re specialty nice not round. If...

My wife and I, finally had the chance to eat here , we have had loads of takeaway Sunday roast over covid lockdowns, but never ate in , we found the atmosphere welcoming on arrival, staff were very friendly and welcoming, I had the rump 10oz extra well down and it was cooked to perfection just how I like it, it came with chips ,salad, onion rings ,mushrooms and vine cooked tomatoes my wife had ham egg and chips peas, pineapple, she also thought it was banging, and then I had the triple chocolate brownie and ice cream it to was amazing, I would highly recommend eating here first impressions are the best 👌

Good service and friendly staff, plus good food.

Bar staff were fab. Food was a bit average. Steak and kidney was good. Fish pie needed a bit of a lift bit more sauce, a few prawns and a bit more sauce. Good frendly service.

Good grub and very friendly service. The cleanest loos in living memory. Plus they have Harvey's.

Fantastic homely village pub. We booked here for a quiet family Sunday lunch and where made to feel so welcome and comfortable. The service was perfect and the roast was amazing. The food came out piping hot, fresh and meat very tender. Great choice of...

Lovely atmosphere. Very friendly

The fact that this is only my 2nd review in years should say enough. It's not very often I feel compelled to write but the experience at this pub yesterday was exceptional and I wanted to say thank you. We booked a table at this...

Had a pub lunch here whilst in the village. Sat outside in the large garden with a view across the adjoining playing field. Post Covid gardens were perhaps a little untidy but we did come in for the food. Service was prompt and menu was...

Wonderful food and very accommodating stagy

Nice food, inexpensive. Set in a village. Excellent hosts.

Roast Sunday dinner didn't live up to expectations, unfortunately, with potatoes and parsnips 99% boiled, 1% roasted, Yorkshire very eggy and pork belly mostly unrendered fat, no crackling and little pork..... upside was very friendly staff!

Welcoming pub with lovely beer garden and good sized portions of traditional pub food offerings.

Village pub in good location After the 1st 3 things we tried to order were off the menu that night we settled for pub standards Gammon & chips and Scampi. Both perfectly fine. Beer was ok Friendly helpful staff

Popped in as we had just arrived in caravan and didnt fancy cooking. The staff were friendly and attentive. We both had cod n chips. Took a while which was good as its cooked fresh. It arrived and looked crispy. It was delicious and I then had Eton Mess. Again top nosh. Would heartily recommend this pub

It is not often I find myself making a review from a place I order from. But over the past 2 years with covid being in place this has been one of the restaurants that has surprised me. Always hot food, crispy chips (always a bonus), lovely portions and overall lovely food. Not only is it great value for money it is also one of the few places I would recommend to anyone in the area. We find ourselves wanting their Sunday menu to just try and see how it is cause we trust their food with 100% certainty.

You never know what to expect when you go in to the only pub in the village. And I certainly wouldn't have expected the warmest of welcomes, the frosted beer glasses, the friendliest of atmospheres and, a couple of days later, a pair of Sunday...

A very friendly, clean and respectful local pub.