Kings Head Pub in Medway

Owner is rude, ripped our phones out of our hands when trying to record his abusive, aggressive behaviour. Stood behind bouncers being very aggressive towards us but wouldn’t allow us to get a photo or video of him with how he was acting. Terrible place, bouncers are also rude and condescending, never been spoken down to like that before. Wouldn’t bother going unless you want your evening ruined. Terrible place with terrible people who have no morals and think they own the high street.

Lovely pub situated in a beautiful location , The new manager Jade introduced herself and welcomed us to the pub . We were made to feel welcome by Al the polite friendly bar staff . The atmosphere was brilliant . The pub is clean tidy & welcoming . The toilets were spotless . The DJ was great . Will def come back here . This is also a very dog friendly pub !

Staff are lovely and friendly! Work fast and effectively while still keeping pleasant conversation, watch them work hard all night! Can’t recommend enough!!

The lady behind the bar with Blonde hair is always trying to talk to all then men prefers dancing than serving drinks. She can be very rude to customers and I have seen her moaning at the staff behind the bar which I think is very un professional. Would not recommend this place for a good night out.

Not one to write a review, especially a negative one as this is someone’s business but I’m telling you to steer clear… Attended the venue on Saturday night, after having a good night elsewhere, and thought I’d join a friend here. After around 25mins of being inside, I stepped outside for 5 mins, and was then denied to re-enter. Confused, I asked the security on the door the reasoning to be denied back in, to which they wouldn’t give one and just said the “owner doesn’t want you here” (you know how this goes) … Anyway after standing there asking why I can’t go back and finish my drink, they eventually accuse the ‘group’ I’m with of spiking a young girl in the venue, they have seen it on the CCTV, and have called the police. Funnily enough the group were the only black people in the venue… but obviously nothing can be proven. Confused and shocked, I patiently wait for the police to arrive, asking to review the cctv in the meantime - to which of-course I can’t (because they are lying) police come.. test the drink, nothing wrong with it. Then suddenly this short bald man arrives and starts getting aggressive in my face, thinking he’s just a totally drunk random putting his two pence in, turns out he’s the owner - lol. Told me that HE now doesn’t want me here because it’s his bar and he can pick and choose - understandable. Complete disgrace, shameful, and just by reading other reviews, I’m not the only one that’s had a run in with this utter waste man. I would like to shout out one of the other security on the door, who did talk to me with respect, and completely diffused the situation as if he wasn’t there definitely would have escalated. Anyway, don’t spend your hard earned money in a venue where the owner is a rude, aggressive bully who thinks it’s ok to be deceitful and lie. There are plenty of nice pubs/bars in Rochester, as to what I found out first hand.

This bar swings back and forth. On Sundays it has a carvery and competes with everyone else on the high street. Obviously, the quality of any carvery is dependent upon the chef. Sometimes, theirs is good. Sometimes theirs produces school dinners. At the moment, I can only imagine he has had his tongue cut out and is hoping everyone else's fetish for garlic and rosemary is as large as his is... Now, you may get lucky and catch this pub during a six month patch where its kitchen is operated by someone who knows what they're doing - but why take the risk? And what kind of a guy runs this place that they can't seem to hold onto anyone anyway? The seems to me to be very high. You will find better quality food at the George Vault. You will find better value at Ye Arrow. You will find cheaper at The Golden Lion. I really cannot think of a reason to eat here over somewhere next door. Not going for a meal? Fancy a drink out on in Rochester on a Friday or a Saturday night? Read the other reviews. There is a man complaining that he was told off by the pub owner for getting water with his rounds. I've seen people in this bar go out for a cigarette, leaving partners in the bar, and been refused entry back in. The owner (and whatever he is telling his bouncers) need to have their heads examined. £5 a pint, in a town like Medway, with slow service, bouncers who are arbitrary, food that is variable, when there is so much competition within yards of the front door... I think you'd have to be crazy to eat or drink here. The entire ethos of this bar needs a wake up call on what being a good pub is all about.

Spent over £150 between 6 of us on cocktails over 2 hours but was ordering tap water with each order. The owner came up to us towards the end of the night and was drunk, telling us that if we wanted to drink water we should get it from the bathroom and that we should be buying proper drinks (which we had been all night) and that we were wasting a table by ordering water. Disgusting attitude and won't be going back.

A very bad experience. Was told that they operated a table service for the food. Waited 40 minutes to be served. We ordered chicken wings, and was offered a choice of either BBQ sauce or Jalapeños and Lime. We ordered BBQ sauce. They eventually arrived, looking burnt with sachets of BBQ sauce. Turns out all the chicken wings were Jalapeño and Lime, and you added the BBQ sauce yourself. Can’t comment on any other food, as after waiting over an hour to get this far, we gave up and left.

I went to this pub on my birthday as a treat 27th of September 2019 i had a rather large portion of fish and chips lovely peas .The staff were attentive and welcoming. One minor issue my son had hairs on his coffee glass so they need to pay attention on the washing up side of things.My son had rump steak and wanted a jacket potato with it which they did give him really lovely pub warm and friendly.

Don't usually write reviews. But avoid or be careful with the food. Had a Sunday roast yesterday, food was cold and few hours after I had stomach pains. I have now been up all night with sickness still ongoing now, can barely move. Really bad stomach pains

Went to the Kingshead on Sunday, the 25th of August for my granddaughters birthday we had the carvery the food was cold I could not eat it the profiteroles still add ice in the middle of them my daughter ordered chocolate pudding and got chocolate cake definitely would not recommend it big disappointed and it was not cheap

Called into the kings head with friends for a meal and a few drinks. The lovely young Northern Irish server looked after us brilliantly and made us feel very welcome. All the bar staff were friendly (especially the new manager and the young lady - think her name was Hannah - behind the bar). The locals were welcoming and made us feel very much at home. Will definitely make a return visit.

Found this lovely pub on the old vintage Rochester high. Staff was so accommodating and helpful. Had a very nice meal. Everything was cooked to perfection. Would recommend this pub to any one with family’s.

We popped in after work on a weekday expecting a nice relaxing drink and a bite to eat. Music was absolutely blaring out. They had a Dave and AJ Tracey playlist on! The kind of rap music 14 year olds listen to. Absolutely not what you'd expect from a pub in the heart of the historic Rochester only a stones throw from the castle and cathedral. We understood they sold food so we sat down expecting to have table service but no one arrived. I checked the website on my phone and it said food served all day until 9pm. No sign of a menu or a server. In the end I went to the bar to get served. The bar staff were all sitting in the bar itself with a crowd of noisy lads and eventually came to serve us. By then we'd decided against asking for food because the whole atmosphere was awful. Noisy and boorish. We had a pint and left. I'm not sure who owns this place now but someone needs to get a grip of it and give it a good shake up.

Went in on the off chance of a roast. Unfortunatly the food was cold so only ate half. Myself and my husband have been awake half the night with stomach ache. Will not b going back.

My 6 year old, who is a foodie had been bragging about the roast she enjoyed with her dad at this place (especially the gravy). I went along with her and her dad with an open mind having been disappointed by their recommendations. I must say I was pleased with the roast though not as hot I wanted it to be. Despite being extremely busy, they still managed to fit us in.

It’s midnight and we are told it will continue until 1:45 the historic pub we chose to stay in turns out to be a extremely rowdy nightclub spreading onto the street. They keep turning the base up louder and there is absolutely no hope of sleeping despite being on the second floor. The walls are vibrating. People are screaming and shouting. Why on God’s earth do they imagine themselves to be even able to Offer accommodation. No wonder they insist on payment on arrival. Do not under any circumstances ever think to stay here particularly at weekends. It’s like the purest example of this deceptively attractive town centre actually being one of the most boorish and rough high streets in the south of the country. I’d say to tourists come during the day and leave it to the locals after 6pm

A wonderful hotel to stay with your family or as a couple . it will certainly get anyone's imagination flowing . walking the streets of where Charles Dickens grew up and right next to a castle. Breakfast is lush .

Had our work do here on Sunday, the carvery was fantastic. It had a good selection of meats and vegetables all cooked to perfection - I had to go back for seconds! Great service. Would definitely go again.

Good food served in this old pub, do a very nice lunch, average prices, atmospheric, and very popular.

Was there tonight with my work crew who work local... barmaid had the worst customer service I've ever seen!!

Bit disappointing as a pub. Went with friends for a quick drink before we were going out for lunch. The pub had no ales or even Dunbar they ran out of low cal tonic. Toilets are discussing and need cleaning. Roils not recommend really

After waiting for over an hour for our food and when it was finally served one of our orders was missing. The food left a lot to be desired. As we were leaving the waitress chased after us and asked if we had settled our tab despite paying for our food and drinks at the time of ordering.

9 of us had an excellent lunch here today. A choice of 4 meats, a good variety of well cooked fresh vegetables and sauces to accompany the meats.

Very surprised.have drunk in this pub before but never had food hear.

我們在此住了一晚，樓梯的藝術是美麗但帶著恐怖的黑色童話，加上酒店餐廳挺老舊，每走一步覺得樓體好像彎了下去，房間是大的，但是也是...舊的。然後週末晚上他們的餐廳就變成酒吧，電子音樂加上ＤＪ打碟....說真的有點吵。另外我最不喜歡的就是，酒吧可以任意走上去客房部，感覺沒有安全感。不過還感恩他們員工替我把行李提上樓。強烈建議多裝個電子門來保障住客。房間也沒有水

I had never been to Rochester before so it was potluck where we went we went here for a few drinks and it was pretty good quite lively and mixed crowd. Staff are friendly and a good range of beers on tap a round for 4 people was £26.50 but that included double brandy a double gin and a couple of beers. It was quite lively.

My first visit here. Enormous plateful of carvery, even on the ordinary sized plate. No yorkshire puddings though.Not much choice of ale.

My son and I ordered fish and chips, The portion was minuscule, we both were given two bits of fish if you could call it that,!! smaller than fish fingers, dry with no flavour or hardly any batter, chips were chewy cold and undercooked. This was the worst meal we had ever had in our lives. Uneditable...Totally disgusted!!!

I should make it clear that this review and rating is as a pub only as we only used it for drinks, so I can’t comment on the food.

Great value for a sunday lunch big pig out portions with 4 different meats, is often overlooked by passing trade which is great for us locals

My husband and i went here for mothers day with our mum dad sister and kids we had the carvery and it was lovely totally recommend it carvery was the best we had ever had *****

I visited here for dinner with my partner. The food was average and the staff did not care about their customers. It was quiet for a reason. Avoid!

Food and service was great, heard about the new chef and was really impressed. Would definitely recommend.

Heard about the new Chef on recommendation from a friend. Did not fail to impress! Top grub in this fine establishment!

Went in here as a friend said they did cocktails & my partner looked at their food menu and wanted to try it! Was a work night so didn’t have a cocktail but wish we had! First got there to see the menu was different to Online, so didn’t have the stuff we wanted! Then the waitress came over & said half the menu wasn’t available! When the food finally come they’d given me a grilled chicken burger not a breaded one, the waitress explained it was their mistake but they had no breaded! So I didn’t have to wait I just took it, when I opened it, it didn’t have anything but the chicken in but had advertised as having lettuce tomato & mayonnaise. We didn’t get dessert as we were so disappointed with the slow service, poor food options, poor food when it came & everything in-between! Do not go here!

We popped into this pub/hotel for a drink and were very surprised how expensive it was in there. I know it's not a free house but it was nearly £7 for 1 pint of Carling, not dear lager and half of lager shandy, I think this is very expensive. We only had this drink and left, there were people eating in there, my husband went to look at the lounge and he said it was not very impressive and looked very cold in there.

We popped in here for Sunday lunch after visiting the Rochester Christmas market. It was very busy and the only available table was near the door, but that was the only negative. You can have a large or larger plate for your carvery. We went for the smaller one and had to stop the chef from putting too much meat on our plates. A terrific selection of vegetables too. Good value for money.

For years my family have asked if we can have Christmas dinner out and I have never entertained it as I think some things are just not right!

What a great Christmas meal. Ambiance great, meal delicious, staff very attentive. Couldn't fault anything. Well done Kings Head. We'll be back and also be sure to tell others.

Visited this pub several times for a Sunday roast which is superb! Service is quick and staff are very attentive. We have also had a saturday night out at this bar - it is lively with a dj and the Jam Jar cocktails are excellent value. Definitely a place to visit if your in Rochester.

I, along with my fellow workmates was looking forward to our Christmas meal in this establishment last night. We had...

What can I say fantastic ambiance, great food company staff amazing and most importantly clean with quality written over everything that was had.

Just visited and had the lamb shank! Great to see classic, well cooked “comfort food” on the menu, great surroundings, perfect location, excellent staff team who are an asset to the place.. phew.. highly recommend a visit.. Thank you so much

Me and my boyfriend visited on a Sunday and had a lovely roast. Lovely pub/location and staff were very attentive. Will definitely be returning.

Managed to grab the last table and the waitress was polite and prompt in giving us our menus and serving us our drinks from there it went down hill. The menu promised so much but on delivery which took quite awhile as it was very busy we were sorely disappointed.

Down for work visited to get out hotel light haired barmaid nice new member dark hair and dress shocking 6/11/2017Ordered food asked for medium to well on mixed grill chicken was like rubber sausage was black worse than bbq burnt everything was shocking if you were the chef on this night in would be embarrassed to call yourself a chef rubber chicken and burnt sausage even colleagues looked on plate and asked me what's that I said sausage say no more apart from of you were the new girl then look at you customer service and improve it or read more reviews like this .....feel free to get in touch and the other lady at work light haired lady the team let you down

The food service is slow sometimes very slow but always edible.Of an evening I have seen the bouncers be unnecessary aggressive, the music played in there is awful.Does good Guinness.

I sat here to wait for my partner while he finished shopping, great location, staff were friendly but just doing their job, nothing extra special. I only had a drink, a good selection but I thought quite expensive, maybe due to the location. Had great potential but I didn't click with this place and the whole atmosphere wasn't welcoming, this was not down to the staff but the other people in here were frosty. I would return as lovely place and would like to give it a 2nd chance when back in the area.

Went for lunch here on a Tuesday. It wasn't busy at all and yet had 40 minute wait for food. We ordered 2 medium cooked steak and chips dinners. Steak came up not medium but burnt. It was so tough it was hard to cut it. If we hadn't been so hungry after the really long wait we would have sent it back immediately. The peppercorn sauce accompanying it just tasted like milk. After complaining we were offered 25% off but how disappointing.

We stopped in here for a pint after work, and it was adorable. The staff was very nice and the pub had so much charm. The menu looked great, but we had other plans. Next time!

My son and I had dinner at The King’s Head on two consecutive nights during our stay in Rochester at the beginning of the month. The first one was so good (though enormous in quantity) that we decided to go there on the next night too. The first time we chose the shortcrust steak & kidney pie, which we enjoyed very much and the second night we opted for the rib-eye steak and chips. This I found disappointing, although I must say that the chips were very good, crisp on the outside, light and fluffy within. However, my steak was rather gristly and I had to cut quite a lot of it out. However, when I mentioned this to my son at the end of the meal, he said I should have told him earlier, as his had no gristle at all and was beautifully cooked. For anyone who is hungry, this is the place to go. Neither of us were able to finish our meal on either of the two evenings, and we had no room left for a pudding. I should like to mention the waiter we had, who was very friendly and very attentive, easily the best waiter in any of the restaurant we visited. – in fact, he was partly the reason we went back on second day. I wish I had asked his name, as I should like to have commended him to the Manager. The restaurant is very clean and the atmosphere of the whole pub welcoming.

We called in here for lunch after a visit to the castle. The interior is really quite pleasant but rather spoiled by having a tv on the wall. There was quite a long wait for the food. We both had burgers with chips. The burgers were served on a wooden board (please save me from this pretentious rubbish, put the food on a plate). The chips were pretty good and nice and hot. Unfortunately the burger was very hard having been cooked for about 4 times longer than it needed to be.It was ok but I probably wouldn't go back here.

Been here several times, our place of choice for Sunday Roast in Medway area, best in our experience. Lovely staff, choice of 4 meats, can have combination, all the condiments to choose from, self service, brilliant. Always a crowd but not queues, choice of dessert. £4.95 childrens plate, absolutely lovely. Modern dining room at front, airy in summer. Unbeatable location in middle of High Street to enjoy post lunch stroll.

Went for lunch, food took 40 minutes to come out and we didn't even have a starter! I ordered Cumberland sausages... school dinner sausages came out, the waitress didn't even know they were meant to be Cumberland. The burger that was ordered was hard, literally probably would hurt if you threw it at someone. Burger got taken off the bill, they tried to charge us for extra food we didn't have. Just quit whilst you are ahead, your food is shocking

My daughter and her husbands wedding reception was here, it was fantastic the staff pulled out all the stops, very warm welcome and very efficient staff

We stopped here for a pint and light lunch, ordering the prawn sandwich and a bacon and brie baguette, both of which came with chips and salad. What we didn't expect was the size of the portion. The sandwich was in crusty white bread (I could have had brown) and was tripled deck with a very generous amount of prawns and a large helping of chips. What really gives this place a deserved 5 stars was the service after we mistakenly forgot to inform the waitress that my wife is allergic to raw onion and her salad came with shredded onion included. The staff couldn't have done enough, replacing it without question even though it was entirely our mistake. First class service and at reasonable prices too

We arrived at 13:30 and were given menus fairly quickly by a surly waiter. We ordered drinks and food at the same time pretty much straight away. Our drinks arrived approximately 15 minutes later and 40 minutes after we ordered, we enquired as to where our food was from a passing waitress who claimed it would be "a couple of minutes". Another 20 minutes passed by, meaning we had waited an hour since ordering and we asked our original waiter where our meals were. He went to look and arrived back with them a few minutes after with a barely audible "sorry" from under his breath.However, this was just the beginning of this diabolical visit. I had ordered a fish pie, while my companion ordered fish and chips. The chips on their meal were cold but they said that the fish was tasty. My fish pie, however, was truly awful. In what was probably a 4 inch deep dish, 3 inches of this was mashed potato. The remaining inch consisted of a nameless white fish, of which the majority was fish skin. As somebody who doesn't enjoy fish skin at the best of times, particularly in a fish pie, I had to remove each piece of fish and skin it myself and the skin definitely outweighed the amount of fish. Other than this there were a couple of prawns and no real sauce to speak of. Without a doubt it was the worse fish pie, I've ever tasted. Furthermore, to add insult to injury, boiled potatoes were served alongside the fish pie (yes, I kid you not, boiled potatoes alongside a dish that was 75% mashed potato). Half of the potatoes had actually been scooped out!We complained when the dishes were cleared but were completely ignored by both the surly waiter and the unhelpful waitress. From the serving staff we saw, none of them should be working in customer services, they had no sincere apology for the terrible dining experience and did nothing to compensate for it. This was the worst visit to a pub we have ever experienced and you couldn't pay us to go back.

Service rather off hand. Guacamole squeezed straight from a bottle and was vile. Fajitas served up on cold dish and had to wait further 6 minutes for plates, so stone cold before we were halfway through our meal. Quite disappointed.

Absolutely love this place. Staff are very friendly and the food is delicious (it can take a small while but it's worth it)We brought the whole family, including the dog.

We went on a Sunday so had the carvery, the food was lovely; 4 different types of meat and various trimmings to choose from, my children even ate things that they apparently hated before! The staff were helpful and the dining area is light and airy. We would definitely visit again.

One of those impromptu just stop for a beer or two, after getting fed up waiting to be served in another pub in the High Street, we wandered in here. Lovely - good service, good food and excellent value. 3 meals, 3 beers for £40.00. I had the shepherd's pie, which was excellent, meaty and very tasty, my companions were equally as impressed.

Come in today with lunch with my family, as I do twice a month. Lovely pub and lovely staff. Was greeted as soon as I come in the door by the lovely new member of staff think her name was Chloe. Seemed like she had lots of experience she made us feel very welcome and made lots of conversation with us which we loved! She kept my children entertained. All staff are lovely there including Kerry. Food was amazing quick and brilliant service, would definitely recommend this pub

The family went for lunch - we were the first table and ordered straight away.Mains took an hour and a half and when we complained to the manager she was curt and unhelpful.The meal was poor and when we spoke to the manager again she moaned about being short staffed and was dismissive.The manager had an opportunity to turn around an unhappy experience but dealt with our legitimate complaint in a very unprofessional way - losing our custom forever

Had to wait two hours for a starter which was of poor quality. Gave up and left before getting our main course. Manager was rude and unhelpful and the staff didn't have a clue what they were doing.

Visited on Christmas Eve with my family. This pub is my favourite place in rochester for a night out! I love the jam jar cocktails and the music is always good. Plus it's not over run with underage school drinkers so it's a nice change from places such as whetherspoons

Food was disgusting, toilets filthy with overflowing sanitary waste bins which had clearly not been emptied for some time. Went with work colleagues for a Christmas lunch which was pre-ordered a couple of weeks in advance. My starter of pâté came with two huge pieces of pâté served with one slice of "Mothers Pride" type bread 'shown' the toaster. For main course I'd ordered braised steak. I was served a piece of whole steak which was as tough as old boots. I sent meal back as couldn't eat it. They said they would deduct from bill. The dessert of Christmas pudding and custard was served up stone cold. Three of us had this so they were sent back. We waited ages for a replacement dessert which came back luke warm. My whole meal was deducted from the bill. Would definitely not recommend this pub/hotel for food. I would have been more understanding if they'd been busy, but we were the only cover!!

Spent a rainy afternoon with family and friends enjoying a very long lunch. The staff never tried to rush us out (though we did keep ordering). Food was reasonable but not exceptional. Drink selection was adequate.

Have only visited in the evenings and so can only comment on the drinks.The jamjar cocktails are so cute and theres a fair few to try! They are reasonably priced too!Visited on a friday night and was quite lively, there was good music playing, however as an 18 year old I kind of wanted to get up and dance but i wouldve been the only one...Good nights both times I have been there :)Candles on the tables are a nice touch.Nice friendly bar staff too!!

Great Sunday carvery. Cannot book and on small side so had 20 minute wait, but well worth it. Choice of 4 meats beautifully cooked and mountains of vegetables on the biggest plates. Staff are friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Definitely a great alternative to cooking on a Sunday!

Popped in for lunch after walking around Rochester castle. Brilliant location, but very, very slow service. We ordered quite soon after seated, but the food took ages to arrive even though it was not THAT busy. We all had burgers as we were on a budget and the food was quite good, several different options and it all looked really tasty.Staff was quite polite though and apologised for the card reader not working

Nice warm welcoming pub in the centre of the town. Friendly atmosphere and helpful staff. Had a bit of a wait for food otherwise would have given five stars. Recommended!

Friend and I entered at noon. Just a few customers inside.Ordered all day breakfast. Proceeded to wait 30minutes until the waitress finally came over to apologise for delay. My friend requested some 'courtesy' drinks which were served to us. Went to pay and the 'courtesy drinks' had been added to the bill.We should've been approached much earlier and offered a free round of drinks rather than having to ask. Aside from a hard yolk in my egg the breakfast was ok. The waitress was very young/inexperienced but the young, female manager was within proximity to also approach us but chose not to.

I'm literally laying in my front room, suffering from a lovely Sunday lunch. A very decent carvers, the potatoes were great and the beef was bang on! Really nice place, staff are nice kids. A good size kids meal at a good price made for a really good experience- Sunday lunch, with a pint and good meal for two adults two,kids for forty quid!

Why not try the slow roasted belly pork on menu, had that today for lunch ,was lovely, very tender and very tasty , all staff were very helpful and friendly thankyou to all

Staff are always friendly and helpful, management are polite and welcoming. Food is lovely, traditional pub grub but serves it well. Nicely presented and well decorated. 10/10!

Came with the girls for a few drinks and some food, the staff were friendly and accommodating we felt very comfortable! The food was great and reasonably priced, we had a few drinks which were awesome. Love the jam jar cocktails! Think it's a good pub for families too, no garden which is sad but makes up for it as the pub is so pretty, we will be back for sure.

Nice place with amazing tables and quite good bier. Not too loud and it s right on the high street..

Was very impressed food was delicious as were the drinks and the staff were all happy friendly and very helpful will definitely be going again

Good pub in a central location, close to historic sites and other nightlife.The bar has lots of choice, there is plenty of seating and food is good and very well priced. An added bonus is the waitresses were stunning.

Great pub with fond memories of when I was a student. The pub has changed somewhat and is way more modern than in the 80's. A good atmosphere and a great selection of beers. Would recommend for couples that are looking for a good old fashioned pub experience.

Not usually one to go for burgers but happy we did here. Huge burgers topped with chorizo and mozzarella served with sweet potato fries. Very good value and certainly filling! Pleasant surroundings and friendly staff.

Had the most wonderful Sunday Roast at The Kings Head Pub today.Thought my sister was the Queen of the Roast Dinner but having had lunch here today.......The beef was tender and super tasty, all the vegetables (and there was a great selection) freshly cooked, cauliflower cheese yummmm., fabulous roast potatoes too.Great value for money.Would highly recommend The Kings Head.Katie the lovely lady host, made us feel extremely welcome and when she said there was a half an hour wait, she was right.Always makes a meal taste better when you are served with a smile.Definitely going back soon.

Went here today for Sunday lunch with family. Haven't visited here for a long time so hoped it was as good as the last time we came here. It's not the best pub in Rochester, but the carvery here today was 100%. A choice of 5 meats, roast potatoes, carrots, swede, parsnips, peas, stuffing and the list goes on. All the meat was well cooked and the vegetables were piping hot. Chef was very friendly and can't fault the staff. My husband and brother-in-law didn't fancy what was on the dessert list, so I said to ask if there was a daily special. Apple pie and custard was served and they were more than happy. Friendly staff and a good atmosphere. Will certainly be going back.

Had a lovely lunch with my grown up kids last week. My son had a top class Burger with sweet potato fries - he said it was "the best" burger he had eaten for ages. My daughter and I had brie, cranberry and bacon baguettes with chips and side salad. All were piping hot, fresh and delicious. We were so full there was no room for dessert. The waitress was lovely, fun and cheerful. It was a lovely lunch and we will definitely will be back. The cost was approx under £27 with tip and drinks too. Highly recommended.

quite possibly the best carvery ive visited, staff were very efficient and the food was amazing, very large plates to accommodate the massive selection of wonderfully cooked carvery meats and above all lots of freshly cooked vegetables! superb! see you next week!!

Lunch : A great place to stop and eat with friends and family. The friendly staff were more than happy to give recommendations for food and we're attentive and welcoming.The food was delicious, I ordered the chicken and bacon baguette for lunch and it arrived beautifully presented with a salad and dressing with chips. The portion size was very generous - you really get your money's worth! And again staff were lovely and asked how our meals were and if we all enjoyed ourselves. I only wish we could have stayed for dinner!

Visited the Kings head on a Friday night, as the night went on it got quite busy but a good amount of room and seating areas.the pub itself was in keeping with the surrounding town and is a very inviting place . Bar staff are friendly and helpful. The pub itself has two bar areas and is quite big inside. Prices were average to most places. Only had a drink in here so can't comment on food. I would use this place again as it was more of a traditional pub compared to some of the others around the town.

I have not sampled the food and the setting is perfectly fine but beware, the drinks prices in this place are jaw dropping compared to the rest of the High Street. We visited three bars prior to foolishly trying the Kings Head on Friday night. In all three previous establishments a round was similarly priced between £21 and £23. In The Kings Head the exact same round of one single shot with a mixer, 3 pints of lager and 2 bottles of lager was over £31! If I was in the West End, paying £5 plus a drink is a lot but at least understandable, but this is in Medway! You could argue they are trying to price out the kids but you can do that with age restrictions without ripping off customers? I guess the review leaves a simple choice. If you think paying over £5 for a pint of lager in Rochester is fine then go for it, if you think they are taking advantage of you then avoid this place. A word of warning though. If places like this are allowed to thrive when charging such ludicrous prices for the same pint that is a third cheaper in the very next pub then it won't be long until every place will try this on. We obviously left after one round (which tasted remarkably similar to the previous round) and will not be darkening their doorstep again.

Called in today for lunch staff lovely helpful and chatty which was nice. ..food fresh cooked worth the wait which wasn't to long ..massive portions seriously lovely enjoyed it all what more can u say good food nice and friendly thankyou will be seeing us again

Had a drink sitting at a table in the bar, which was pleasant enough, then decided to get a sandwich and another drink. Went to the bar and the barman told us we had to order food sitting at a table, so we just decided to have a drink and he then practically ordered us back to the table. Think he was the 'manager'. He was definitely a cock.

Had a great Sunday lunch , good value , friendly staff and nice atmosphere , you can not book but we didn't have to wait to long for a table , well worth a visit

I went to the Kings head with a friend, as we are both in PowerChairs we both lots of room. The staff couldn't of been more helpful. Very friendly and made us feel very welcome. Pub itself is very nice with lots of Parisian decor. Food was absolutely lovely and very very filling. Definitely recommend going again.

We've visited a couple of times now and the food has been excellent! Huge portions for very little money. I recommend visiting on a Monday for the burger deal.Very happy and will be visiting again!

Nice pub, good filling food, & we were lucky enough to be here for the Santa fun run day too ! The staff were friendly and helpful good choice of drinks available.

Lovely Sunday Carvery with good surroundings and old pub atmosphere, portion size was good, meats nicely cooked the vegetables of the day were hard and not cooked enough for my taste as it was a new chef as I was told when I relayed this to the staff member so given that I would recommend a visit.

One of the nicer pub of Rochester with great food friendly helpful staff and a great atmosphere. You must try the cocktails a great place for a night out. Also do a lovely Sunday cavern till 5pm

The place is OK. Food served very nicely. We ordered burger with blue cheese, however burger was overcooked (very far from being a juicy burger). Frozen chips were not great too. Itas not the worst meal. However would never go back! I find it overpriced as well. £3.00 for coke, and £7.99 burger, could of been better. Also, my mum ordered glass of water, and they forgot about it. In addition, when we asked for a bill, they forgot to bring it as well. One waitress was very friendly and helpful, where second one just ignored us. we asked for a high chair for our daughter, and she said she will help us, however never returned. Would not come back!

We visited Rochester on 9/10/2015 visited Museums and many shops in the high street, we decided to have lunch and came across the Kings Head, where we were met with nice decor and very efficient friendly staff.We ordered our meal which was very nice wholesome food at a very reasonable price.All in all a very nice experience.

I have visited this pub a number of times but what really stands out as a major annoyance of mine is the judgmental and inconsistent attitude of the management in this establishment.Turn up dolled up to the nines and no problem, come from the gym odourised in your gym kit and trainers and the Gestapo like hierarchy ask you politely to leave on a night like Monday (quiz night).No arguments from me, I will spend my money elsewhere where it is welcome.On the weekend this is a paradise for druggies so best avoided,Be warned,