Framptons Cafe Bar & Kitchen in Tunbridge Wells

A nice place to stop for a drink and a small snack

Have enjoyed the atmosphere and the beers in this place great place to stop on the edge of the pantiles

Friendly bar on the edge of the Pantiles. Great food, especially Sunday, and a wide range of beers and wines.

Friendly and professional staff. Lovely food!

A great spot with truly delicious ans fresh food - the salads are as amazing as the burgers. Have been a few times, last visit there was a minor issue with my order, but the way it was handled and resolved only made me appreciate this gem of a restaurant more.

Great food, lovely atmosphere and wonderful service. Good choice of beverages and dishes avaliable. Staff really friendly and helpful.

Stop by for lunch with a group of five friends, waitress was very pleasant and took our orders, food took around 45mins and when it arrived most of the dishes were lukewarm with mine being cold. I sent it back and it was replaced but at this point I lost my appetite with one other friend leaving their meal. I’m not sure what was happening in the kitchen but I’m not letting this put me off Looking at previous reviews they have been good, it’s just this day they definitely were not on their game. We did complain to the young waiter/barman but he just shrugged his shoulders and really did not seem interested.

A great place nice people. All good.

A wide range of interesting breakfast and brunch options available. Friendly and attentive staff. Good value for money too! Our favourite place to get food in Tunbridge Wells.

Incredible happy hour deals for 7 days a week 16:00-18:00, always great and welcoming service.

Amazing burger and fries, really nice atmosphere and fast service. Allow dogs which is always a bonus!

Always like the atmosphere of this venue. Great team & the food is always on point! Today’s triple roast definitely hit the spot especially with a crumble and custard to follow. If your hungry & fancy a banging roast, then please do book & give them a try.

Lovely pub/restaurant. Had a delicious roast, great service and nice aesthetic

Unfortunately, what used to be a lively local is now empty and devoid of atmosphere.

I have really liked Framptons and the food they serve for several years. Staff very friendly and atmosphere pleasant. A few months ago they changed the burger they used to serve (which was excellent) and replaced with 2 small burgers (of not such good quality). So I have to give only 3 stars for food. It would definitely go back to 5 stars if the original burger quality returned. Any feedback from the manager appreciated.

Delicious, cooked in good time. Friendly staff who moved table when originally put near door. 100% recommend brunch here.

We've had breakfast here a couple of times now and it is excellent. The staff are always friendly and helpful. They were more than happy to make substitutions on the breakfasts for example. The food is delicious and comes well presented. Whenever we're in Tunbridge Wells we will definitely be coming here.

Shame inconsistency in menu items - with so much competition around, should be on top of your game! Great bar staff

Best roast I’ve had in the tunbridge wells area, 10/10 will be returning

Lovely bar with super friendly staff, always a great atmosphere in there!

Really nice Sunday lunch in a lovely space. Staff where great with the younge child in our party.

Fantastic brunch, great coffee and fabulous service. Will definitely return to go through the entire menu! Xx

Fun quiz night once a month, great food, and amazing espresso martinis!

My wife and I had a great evening here. Nice chilled atmosphere, good staff, delicious 3 courses and wine.

Amazing food and drinks. Staff are the best around and the chef would put the Michelin star restaurants to shame (The Warren)

The Ceasar salad was nothing like a ceasar salad, And it cost £14..The walls and pieces of art, we're all dusty and dirty too..I won't be going back.

Had a great late afternoon lunch at this lovely pub on the Pantiles. Love the food and the staff were so friendly. Not a massive food selection but what is available tasted great, I would definitely recommend coming here!

Food was lovely, staff were friendly and service was fairly quick.

Very lovely breakfast, great service.

Lovely little place at the end of the pantiles. Food very nice. Friendly atmosphere.

Loved it! Will definitely be back!

Great service, friendly staff, good menu and drinks range. Well worth a visit

cool place with character, lovely helpful and friendly staff, great for quick beer or a longer visit with a meal, maybe next time.. twinned with Orpington GPO

Nice to have a drink. This time we didn’t eat here, we passed at an hour the kitchen was having their break, but we certainly come back another time to try the food.

It was a very quiet Wednesday evening but it was a nice chilled atmosphere. We just stopped in for a drink

Food was very good - exceeded expectations! (BRUNCH)

Good quality food, and excellent service. Menu is small but the choices are lovely. The waitress was really friendly and the drinks and food came quickly. Good gluten free options.

Excellent Sunday roast, probably one of the best in town. I’m knocking a star off as service was unfortunately very slow.

We had the best Sunday lunch for my dad’s birthday, the food was incredible and the staff were so attentive especially the sever with long brown hair who helped us with a surprise birthday cake. I was bragging at how Framptons has one of my top ratings for roasts and they certainly delivered.

Lovely pub great staff didn't eat here

Excellent Sunday roast! Shame I live in London and I can't go more often. Sirloin to die for and so were the roast vegetables. Potatoes not my favourite but the rest was yummy. Friendly helpful staff and the pub looks lovely, cool deco.

Good service expensive drinks thouvh

Lovely cocktails. Good atmosphere. Casual and relaxed.

Really excellent lunch. Had brunch, and all our food was really nice. Great for the reasonable price.

Walked in for a quick brunch. Greeted warmly and shown to a lovely table. The service was efficient and attentive. Had a black coffee with poached egg, avo and a spritzy salsa. Left this place with a small bill and a full tummy. Just the right atmosphere for TW.

Good food, but very long wait, especially with children.

Great Location & Staff. Soundtrack first class... only let down by the table of Overtly Loud Tunbridge Toffs with competing egos. Only recommendation... turn the Tunes up.

Great food. Staff were fantastic, very busy for them as a large party in up stairs but they coped well.

Oh man that sticky toffee pudding.

Divine Sunday roast - I had the pork roast with Yorkshire pudding, burnt apple sauce and seasonal vegetable, all cooked with so much flavour and care. Also really lovely atmosphere and decor, clearly a local favourite.

If you want to eat here probably best to pre-book. They don't mark their tables as reserved and staff can be quite rude if you sit at a table you think 'unoccupied'. Won't bother going back.

Excellent food and great atmosphere!

Went for coffe and pastries on a Wenesday morning. No food at all and coffe was average, drinkable but slightly bitter. Nobody else there. Very disappointing. This is the second time we have tried Framptons. The first time the place was empty but they would not seat us because every table was reserved. So half an hour for breakfast was not possible. Terrible place.

Met with a friend here for drinks and something to eat. We didn't get a chance to eat as we had arrived too late however the bar tenders were very friendly and helpful. We ended up having a few glasses of wine and packets of crisps. As it was late in the evening I feel the lighting was too dim, made it difficult to see and read the menu or take good photos. I understand the lighting is to create an atmosphere but could use a little more lighting. The set up is super relaxed and welcoming.

Convenient location to drop by for a drink when visit Pantiles and friendly staff but not many tables which already had been reserved on saturday morning, also a cup of coffee was not cheap but served in a small cup and not very hot.

Dropped in a couple of times during our visit back to Tunbridge Wells. A cool New York loft style. Friendly and lively atmosphere, with knowledgeable and talented bar staff delivering some great cocktails. Happy hour for pairs of these great cocktails at £10 can’t be beaten. Quality!

Best burger in town…but don’t give away the secret.

It is essential to park the car. Nice and long walk in the pedestrian streets

Nice place to stop for a drink. Friendly staff in a nice old quirky building.

£3 a pint during happy hour is amazing. Not many seats in the downstairs pub area, so fills up quickly at busy times

Great drinks and service, great start to the evening.

We had an amazing meal here on Thursday. Connie, Asa and Sam were so friendly and helpful, the service was really great. The food was absolutely delicious - the fresh catch of the day was the nicest fish I’ve had in years. We’ll definitely be back.

Beer good. Amber ale? Idk but was good. I love that in the gents (a bit of an upward treck) allowed you to “go” into a cut out beer keg… full cycle!

Dinner was dreadful. Three burgers, all the buns were cold and stale. The beef was sent back twice as not cooked as requested. Wasn't busy at all so no excuses. However, I've heard lots of good things so hopefully a one off.

Great breakfast, warm and friendly service

Had the Champions breakfast. SOOO TASTY

Omg I have New favourite sandwich which is stake, cheese and red onions, 😋 place itself is nice and clean. We can highly recommend 👌

5 star dry Martini. And I'm very picky about them.

Very welcoming service, great decor. My wife left her purse and a potential panic was immediately averted when we were told over the phone that their attentive staff already had it in their office. I can't promise that every betrayed purse in this establishment will be recovered by these heroes, but kudos to them on this occasion.

Had the £10 burger, but it's really £11! £1 service charge. It was tasty (although not as good as it once used to be). Please bring back proper plates & throw away those awlful camping plates!

Super friendly staff and nice cocktails. £33 for a round of four cocktails.

Both steaks were perfectly cooked, mac and cheese was very flavourful, staff service was excellent too. Deep fried squid was unfortunately chewy but that was the only negative, definitely will be back soon

Had a wonderful brunch here with my toddler and some friends. Good service and delicious pancakes. Would definitely return!

Nice bar/cafe with a relaxed/casual atmosphere...

Visited a week or so ago and ordered espresso martinis all night which went down a treat with my friends and I. Credit to the fringed bartender behind the bar, great drinks and sharp chat.

Quirky bar, old bank, kept its theme. No lid on my drink bottle that cost £12 and no jokes or sympathy when mentioned, staff could have a little better customer service but cannot still complain :)

Staff were very pleasant and service was good, but the pork belly was tough and mainly fat with underdone chewy 'crackling'. However, the roast potatoes were stupendous and the vegetable helping extremely generous. Because of that I'll come back again and give it another chance, but maybe not on a Sunday when the menu is limited to roasts.

Roast belly pork, potatoes and red cabbage was lovely. Definitely need to book

The food was good but small portions. Not too fond of the interior decor which is sort of under construction look.

Nicely situated on the edge of the pantiles. Welcoming staff. Food menu available in the bar area or eat in the upstairs restaurant area. Cocktail menu as well as a good selection of beers, wines and spirits.

Up to Tunbridge Wells for a trip. Stumbled upon this place. What a stroke of luck... walked in to a happy greeting, sat down got a drink and ordered food. The spicy butternut soup a triumph... followed by a huge and utterly delicious roast pork dinner. Incredible in its quality service and value for money... thank you Framptons

Had been recommended the Sunday roast here and was disappointed by the experience. There was a very surly waitress in a bad mood being defensive about missing items which another waiter had forgotten to add to the order. My meat was lukewarm / cold. Vegetable serving was incredibly tight for the number of us, as was gravy. Overall was just a very average experience with staff that seemed over wrought. It felt like we were causing an inconvenience being there. However, the pumpkin pie was delightful!

An old bank where the vault is now the drinks store. A welcoming venue, great food. Excellent location at the foot of The Pantiles Royal Tunbridge Wells

Thursday night thought pop in for a drink. I must of been invisible or the bar staff to busy chatting among themselves.

We came for our son's wedding last Saturday and I can honestly say that it was perfect! The staff were friendly and efficient, ensuring that everything ran smoothly and the atmosphere was great. The food was delicious. Thank you for helping to make it such a special day for us all

UPDATE: Frampton's management reached out to me and invited me and my friends back. Service by all was genuinely warm and friendly. A vastly better experience and I would definitely return again. Review rating updated accordingly. Yuk! Tonight was easily the unfriendliest service I've had since I moved to Tunbridge Wells four years ago. I'd just had a lovely meal at another venue with two friends from South London and we wanted to go for a drink afterwards. I've never been to Framptons before so decided to go in. There was no warm or friendly reception. Yes the staff said the bare minimum to us to pass as polite, but there was a noticeable air of "authoritarianism" in their tone. A deadpan "sit over there lads" in a PCSO type tone. It was horrible. I even tried to make a bit of small talk to reassure them they can relax and that us 50 year old men were not a threat - but we got nothing in return. We left after ordering one round. My mate didn't even bother to finish his drink. I felt I had to apologise to my friends for bringing them to such a horrible environment. We joked about it afterwards. I'm hoping it was just those particular two Friday night staff but yeah - I can't see myself rushing to go back.

I should start by saying that the food, when it came, was delicious. However, having one waitperson serving upstairs and another downstairs (with a third behind the bar) when the whole place is full at Sunday brunch time was simply not enough. Our server, Sophie, was a star--she was polite and attentive and kept us updated on the status of our order. But the owners should really take note that more wait staff and possibly more chefs are required. Nevertheless, having had good food and excellent service, we would be tempted to return, particularly if the niggle regarding the length of the wait were resolved.

Lovely venue, clean and great welcome and customer service.

Great place to eat with a wide variety of dishes.

Tuesday £10 burger and drink is a very good deal. Good sized portions and tasty food.

What a great host. Highly recommended

Fantastic. A drink or meal facing the forum or on corner of pantiles.nice inside.good food. Not your boozy local. More meet with friends and relax.

Very nice place for a drink and food. Most are gluten free meals.it was very busy and bar staff were very nice.it was very busy and nice to sit at the bar instead of at a table.toilets are at top of the building and very clean.i would defo return for a visit.xx

Visited RTW a couple weeks back and had these guys kindly were able to squeeze us in as walk ins for a late lunch. The theme of the menu is very much Brunch but if that isn't your thing do not be deterred. We had the steak and eggs and the salmon fishcake. We liked the sound of the braised short ribs on crumpet main so much however, that we had this between us as a third dish rather than a starter. Food was excellent and the libations very satisfying. Bit of a hipster/trendy vibe to the place with a certain amount of rustic chic, exposed brick, rough hewn timber that kind of thing. Should imagine this would make a good date venue.

Best Guinness in town and great location for people watching.

Really nice pub! Very tasty food. Would definitely recommend

Disappointing. We can't adapt your cocktail because it's not on the till. I would pay you more. Awks.

Had a great time, great food, great service! Would go again!

No lie, but I've had a fair few espresso martinis in my time - and Framptons' was the BEST EVER. I came with my family (and dog!) for brunch and had a great time. The service was really attentive, the food was varied for veggies and meat eaters alike - but all was so tasty. The waiters were so friendly and offered us recommendations of bars and places to go, but I'll be thinking about that cocktail for a while. Thank you! Great spot, and not to be missed.

Me and my husband went in for dinner and drinks. The cocktails where absolutely superb. The staff were really lovely and attentive. We had the bar menu, steach sandwich and feta sourdough brioch, and it was absolutely delicious. The atmosphere was chilled, fantastic evening