Duke of Wellington in Tonbridge and Malling

Good food and good beer and friendly staff. Also very dog friendly. Visited again, usually go once a week whilst dog walking. Today went for dinner and had by request roasted tomato and red pepper soup which was fantastic, followed by pie of the day, beef and mushroom today and it was brilliant. Wholeheartedly recommend this pub.

Had an excellent afternoon tea - will definitely be coming back! Staff were very friendly and didn’t rush us. The food was great.

Good food and service, cozy atmosphere

Excellent pub with great beer always in very good condition. Staff always friendly and the food is good. Can't give the atmosphere 5 stars as usually go lunchtime.

It's very much the 'locals', heads turn as you walk in haha. It's a little pricey on food but worth it. The staff a very welcoming and warm. We will definitely visit again for.a treat.

Any pub that is open smack on 11am gets five stars. Great pub with great history

Best pub around. Morretti on tap ;) Fantastic staff and owners. Beautiful English Village vibes and an open fire

Lovely lunch!!! We tried little tapas dishes and sides and they were all very tasty. Had a nice atmosphere and very friendly staff!

Just popped in for a coffee at 11:15, good atmosphere friendly staff

The service in the bar area has gone downhill, the staff disappear for long periods into the kitchen or restaurant leaving customers to wait. I'm all for getting staff to multitask but not to the detriment of customers, perhaps a CCTV system that allows staff to view waiting customers may help. I write this as I was reprimanded for complaining about service, which I didn't, other local people were moaning and I unfortunately took the flak. Shortly after the same thing happened to someone else, the excuse by the barperson was "I was drying cutlery".

Wonderful place, the staff are so attentive and helpful. I'm gluten free, but my Afternoon Tea was so tasty. A lot of thought is put into the preparation. I'll definitely be coming back here.😋 Thank you for making my afternoon so special.

Took advantage of the take away roast dinner offering. Food was well packaged and hot. Portion sizes were perfect. Beef and lamb was good quality and a large variety of vegetables included. Would recommend.

Great food, lovely people, characterful location. Would highly recommend.

Husbands fish was burnt black, my crab starter tasteless. Thing that annoyed us was a yapping dog in the pub garden that was allowed to keep barking and staff didn't tell customer to shut it up.It barked for more than an hour and was still doing so when we left. I love dogs but it was so annoying and definitely spoiled the £350 plus meal I had with my family I will not be going back or recommending it.

Good clean pint, had Harvey’s on which was a bonus for me

Didn't eat here. Service was friendly and atmosphere was pleasant

Delicious food and most pleasant staff

Shame that now there is no service on the covered terrace so you have to go inside to order. Spoils the lovely atmosphere of the place. Best chicken and ham pie

Lovely late lunch/early dinner! Wonderful service and great food. The pub is beautiful inside and so many seats outdoors. We had a lovely time!

Great garden. Didn't eat so can't comment on the food.

We didn't have food there but the hospitality was excellent and the ale's were excellent will be back

Went there as part of a large group of runners. We had asked before hand. The staff were friendly. Good selection of beers. Lots of seating in garden and outside covered area. Recommended.

Had a wonderful late afternoon lunch in the garden. Beautiful country setting, beautifully and tastefully decorated pub and lovely garden with colourful plants in tubs and bedding plants around the garden. Obviously popular with dog owners which suits me. Had burger, Mediterranean lasagna and mushroom wellington. Best pub meal we’ve had in quite a long time. Highly recommended and we will be back. We actually came for tapas which we’ve had before but was tempted by the main menu. Tapas is also great by the way.

Lovely pub with friendly staff. The food was great and I will definitely be back.

Great food and a great atmosphere.

My new favourite place, had a roast here today and it was outstanding! 10/10

The food was amazing, as was our waitress. Unfortunately, the pub lets itself down with dreadful toilets. Broken wooden toilet seat split in half, filthy toilet paper on the floor. No toilet roll and no soap. Unacceptable for your customers. Obviously, no one checks the toilets, and no one has bothered to have this toilet seat changed.

Great service, lovely food and superb beer

Nice dinner 🍽 with family 👪, would definitely recommend

Lovely old pub in a little village just outside Maidstone. Good for food or a casual drink

Roast was fantastic, cauliflower cheese a great accompaniment, and the dessert is fantastic

Very helpful staff, good vibes. Parking is at the rear.

Still a welcoming place to go for tasty food, reasonably priced menu, decent choice of beer and a friendly atmosphere. All hallmarks of an enjoyable evening out at this village pub.

We had the best Sunday dinner we have ever had in a restaurant. Great price too.

Such a great pub! Me and my partner stopped in after a walk for a meal and a pint. The food was excellent, great vegan options. The staff are lovely and helpful and managed to find us a table on a busy day. Will definitely be back at some point

Good family pub, with amazing surroundings.

Came for Christmas dinner. Starter was ok, so was dessert. Main was very underwhelming, potatoes only just roasted but very dry. Turkey was awful, extremely dry and hard.

UPDATE December 2023 Had our Christmas meal here. Great service and friendly staff. But to be honest personally I was disappointed with the mushroom soup, Christmas meal was good but could have been hotter. Still have a number of good range of real beers. Good range of draught beers, food and service excellent. Would have been nicer if the restaurant area had been warmer. Service in the normal bar area was sporadic.

Lovely staff and great food, will definitely return

One of best pub dinners I've had in a long time

A pleasant Sunday lunch, nice open fire, good roast and service.

Great food lovely staff all round Nice friendly pub

Excellent evening out, great food in a lovely traditional country pub.

Lovely restaurant and great food

My sister and her husband booked a room and the outside area for their wedding reception. Lovely friendly staff.

A lovely pub. Great staff and really good food.

The service was superb. We went with my son who has Coeliac Disease. The server (Helen) was phenomenal. She double checked if anyone had put anything with gluten in into the fryer used for chips. They had … meaning the chips were no longer gluten free. So she arranged for his chips to be oven cooked rather than him miss out. Truly going above and beyond. Fantastic food and first class service. Thank you

Can not thank staff enough. Last minute stop and find due to M20 closure and awful traffic jams took a break here. Would highly recommend. Thank you, guys, for great service. The children loved the takeaway and helped to ensure there were no hangry passengers on the way home.

Beautiful pub, beautiful location and beautiful garden. One of our absolute favorites. Dog friendly, excellent seating inside and out and wonderful food. Highly recommend.

Excellent place to eat and drink

Lovely little pub in the heart of a beautiful village. The food was a bit underwhelming - the veg lasagna was very oily, the roasts' Yorkshire puddings not cooked well. Very good fish and chips though. The place was really crowded, which might explain the food not being at its best.

Had a great meal staff wonderful only thing I didn’t like was the chips but then I only like homemade chips great place thank you

The stuffed chicken was dry, bacon burnt and the filling was non existent. The crushed potatoes were hard and almost inedible, £18.95 wasted. The chicken burger was extremely dry but the chips were the best part of the whole meal. Shall not be returning!

Have eaten here on many occasions and have always enjoyed the food. Highly recommended.

Staff seem busy doing nothing, ignore you standing at the bar and the beer was off. Shame it could be great if staff were friendly

A dog-friendly pub garden with plenty of space! Its outdoor space is stunning and well-kept, with breakout areas that never feel cramped! The interior has a lovely décor. The staff is friendly, and the food is super tasty. Prices are average for food and drinks! I recommend it to anyone looking for a nice space to enjoy the sunny weather and a good meal while catching up with friends.

Lovely food and great service 👌 xx

It’s always first clsss. Hospitality is second to none. All the meals are hot

Really nice and quiet pub. Visited on a Tuesday afternoon for lunch. Food is good - had cottages pie and butternut squash bake - both were delicious. Great customer service. Toilets are clean and big with baby changing facilities. They have some board games to play if interested. Good little garden for outside sitting. Overall had a really good time and would love to visit again.

Complicated menu, poor service, nice location

First time visit. It was for a wake . Staff very friendly and great service. Will definitely return with family and my furbaby

This was our first visit to this pub and it came highly recommended. The atmosphere and staff were spot on. Its a very welcoming place to eat and drink. Our meal was great and we had no complaints. My only disappointment was the lack of gluten free options as in none on the menu for starters or dessert . My husband is the ceoliac and refuses to to ask any chef to alter their menu as he appreciates all the hard work that goes onto planning and cooking etc. It would just be nice if just afew adjustments could be made to accommodate being ceoliac that nobody would notice any difference in the quality and taste. If there were more options available my rating would easily be 5 star

Nice little local pub. Food was good

Lovely pub for a drink and even better for dining, the staff are friendly and polite. The garden in the summer is perfect for an afternoon lazing with a cold beer

Lovely pub & food was excellent. Lovely Staff. Would recommend.

Good traditional pub with restaurant. Good food service. What is not to like

Great food, polite service. Lovely old pub.

Lovely pub with welcoming staff, not that impressed with the main but the pudding was great. I felt it just wasn't up to par on this occasion.

Loved the atmosphere created in an historic building, , nice drink selection, pleasant services, good menu for a small village pub, well done!

Perfect cosy spot for a roast after a walk, very reasonable prices and great service

Lovely pub, great food, polite staff

The food was wonderful. The restaurant area wasn't the warmest. I was OK but our friend wasn't warm at all. Drinks lovely. Toilets were extremely clean. Restaurant looked beautiful for Christmas. Friendly helpful very nice staff, think it was family run. Would recommend, and would really live to go back. Easy parking, too.

Food always good. The Duke burger is legend. Shame due to Covid and cost of food the lunch special have gone. Take the dog there are drinks and nibbles for them

The roast, both beef and nut, were delicious. Portions were a sensible size, though other menu items looked HUGE. Tasteful classic country pub decor... Yeah. Nice pub!

My dads family owned this hotel a 100 years ago. Can only wish to attend

Reasonably priced, but the meal was disappointing. The duck was overcooked and single-use condiment packets are dated, irresponsible and make it feel like a roadside cafe.

Good food, great beer, loved it! As good as the last time!

Really nice food, made all the more enjoyable by our server Emily, who was so polite and extremely helpful.

Enjoyed a lovely afternoon tea today it was excellent!

Food was pretty average, but service was good. The carbonara was very oily

Quality food and nice country pub. Service was a little slow, however was a busy evening. Will be back for more.

We were very disappointed service was very bad we waited ages for our food which wasn’t great when we did receive it won’t be going back

Lovely Pub, nice beer garden, Lovely food... Unfortunately it wasn't the easiest access for wheelchair use, I was decided it was best to try mobilise on foot with sticks.... Wouldn't fault the pub though as it is a good few hundred years old...

Crayfish salad disappointing and expensive for what you get.

Not blown away. Been a few years since I've been here but it's clearly gone downhill. The pub is still a lovely looking place in a quiet village but the service wasn't good. In fact it was hard work. They used to have a lovely selection of food but that's now been replaced by a very bland menu that takes an age to arrive. There's better pubs out there to visit.

Real character 16th century Kentish pub. Excellent drink and food menu. Great stop after a morning walk

We had a delicious dinner here last night 15th July. It was really good my hubby & l had duck which was cooked perfectly pink. My brother had ribs which was a really generous portion & so tasty & my elderly mum had salmon which she praised highly. . Will definitely be visiting again a real country fab pub

Amazing meal and lovely atmosphere. Friendly service xx

Lovely little village pub! Food is really good, staff friendly, decor really pretty, proper country pub. Highly recommend. Had a meal here, Baked camembert was absolutely delicious and the ribs too!! Lovely cocktails!!

Enjoyed lunch with my family and dog in their beautiful garden on a sunny day. The staff were very friendly, the food delicious and portions generous. Will call again when in the area.

Visited for dinner - excellent veggie/vegan options. Bar staff very friendly and helpful

Lovely well kept ales. Very pleasant staff. Great petanque facilities. The food that I had was very nice and was plentiful.

Food was superb, very relaxing experience. Would definitely recommend and will certainly visit again.

Well how do i start This is such a friendly pub. The staff are warm and welcoming. Lovely interior and exterior whilst still retaining the character required in a village pub Food is excellent traditional pub food which is plentiful I wholeheartedly recommend this pub for all the above reasons Please venture to this little gem

Table for 6 booked at last minute. Great food excellent customer service dog friendly never felt rushed large portions Wonderful meal

We booked a table as we were going onto the cinema later, we had a roast dinner which was delicious, nicely cooked, very friendly staff and nothing was too much trouble, it was quite noisy as it was fully booked but overall a lovely place to enjoy a meal. Clean toilets, friendly staff, will definitely go again.

Great atmosphere, quaint decor, good food great price.

Brilliant friendly pub. Very dog friendly as well. The food was great. A real local gem

Great small pub with brilliant food and service could not ask for more

Lovely valentine meal. Music great. Great atmosphere.