Mehana the Old House in Maidstone

The food is absolutely amazing and looks delicious, the lady that served us was super friendly and helpful and made alterations to the dishes to suit what we wanted, very very clean establishment will definitely be returning, and priced very well 😍

So delicious, amazing culture, atmosphere and service!! Great value for money with fantastic music! Thanks so much xx

Thank you for the hospitality, great service, and attention to customers, wonderful music and mood, and the most delicious food❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ THANK YOU

Very nice place, the food is great, great attitude from the team, nice music and atmosphere! I will 100% come again.

Came here with family, the food is amazing, staff is very friendly and treat customers nicely. Food is of very high quality and did not take long to come at all. Food is very filling and cooked to a perfect extent. Will definitely recommend this place and will definitely be visiting again.

A True Bulgarian Tale – An Authentic Tavern with Heart and Soul From the moment you step inside, you’re greeted by a warm, homely atmosphere – the aroma of roasted food, wood, and herbs, a cozy setting with traditional motifs, and smiling faces all around. The interior is a beautiful mix of rustic charm and modern comfort – a fireplace, wooden beams, handwoven rugs, and copper pots hanging on the walls. The menu is a true celebration for lovers of Bulgarian cuisine. From a fresh shopska salad, grilled meats, to traditional dishes like kapama and gyuvech – everything is prepared with care and full of flavor. I must also mention the homemade rakia, which perfectly complements the atmosphere and makes every evening even more special. The service was top-notch – the staff is attentive, friendly, and happy to recommend the best from the kitchen. You feel like you’re among friends, not just a customer. If you’re looking for a genuine Bulgarian experience – with music, delicious food, and warm hospitality – this tavern is the place to be. Highly recommended, and I’ll definitely be coming back!

We visited on a Saturday early evening following a day in Maidstone and what a great find it was. The food and drink were superb and the servings were generous and well priced. A really nice atmosphere and an attentive service.

Great service! 🤗 Delicious food! 🥩🥗 Bulgarian situation! 🤍💚❤️ Wonderful atmosphere 😊🥳

The food is absolutely incredible, definitely recommend it. The people are very friendly and atmosphere is outstanding.

Classical Bulgarian restaurant!

I really enjoyed the food here in the mehana. The best in Maidstone.

You really can't go wrong, really nice food and atmosphere.

Came here for dinner on a Saturday night. Staff were really welcoming and food was delicious and plentiful. Really enjoyed the atmosphere and food

Greate food, service, and live music

The best Mediterranean restaurant in Maidstone! Had the most delicious lunch!! The meat was absolutely amazing and so fresh and tender, the salad was so delicious and all of our food had so much flavour. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming and the staff were AMAZING, made us feel very welcome and were very attentive. I will definitely be back, everybody should eat here!

Felt like home , what a great host the owner is ! The food was super super yummy. Would recommend ❤️

Great food and great service for my friends 50th birthday. Thank you 🥰

We had a 50th Birthday celebration and the restaurant made it unforgettable, from birthday decorations to the birthday cake. The meal was amazing and the service was very professional. It's worth every single penny. We will come back. Highly recommend. Thank you so much

Absolutely amazing restaurant. My lovely friends arranged my surprise 50th at the restaurant. Table was decorated and was made to feel very welcome. Amazing food that was very tasty and large portion sizes. Service was amazing and the owners were very friendly and nothing was too much trouble. Thank you Mexaha - we will definitely be back soon

My lovely friends arranged my 50th at Mexaha. Second time of eating here and never disappointed. Food is always freshly cooked and very tasty. with a great selection to choose from. Service is second to none and the owners are very friendly. Would definitely recommend and will be returning soon

We had a 50th Birthday celebration and the restaurant made it unforgettable, from birthday decorations to the birthday cake. The meal was amazing and the service was very professional. It's worth every single penny. We will come back. Highly recommend. Thank you so much

Delicious food and huge portions! Would highly recommend.

Excellent service, always fresh and delicious food, very pleasant atmosphere with live music every Friday and Saturday! A very suitable atmosphere for holidays and birthdays! Thank you!

Good and very tasty food. Good service, pleasant atmosphere, friendly owners. Plentiful food and large portions and excellently prepared.

Hello friends, I have wanted to visit the Tavern for a long time and today I did with my friends. Everything was very tasty and the organization was at a high level. Anyone who wants to have fun and go to something Bulgarian abroad, this is the place. Highly recommend❤️❤️❤️

Delicious food and good music. The owner welcomed us warmly and with great attention. I recommend!!!

A wonderful setting that transports you to our homeland Bulgaria! Extremely tasty food served with finesse. Impeccable service! We would love to visit the Tavern again! Good luck!

A corner of Bulgaria in Maidstone! Wonderful place, cozy atmosphere, delicious food, friendly service! We will visit the Tavern again! I wish you success!

This is our favourite Bulgarian restaurant in the UK! Amazing food, friendly and attentive staff and a great atmosphere! Thank you for making our Christmas Day truly special! 🎄

We had a lovely Christmas their was lovely food lovely atmosphere friendly staff all smiling and polite the sea food platter i had was absolutely brilliant the singer and the live music was very good and probably the best I've heard I recommend to everyone who sees this!!

Lovely food and the mix grill i had i really enjoyed it and it looked really delicious friendly staff,staff very helpful and compliant with everything just enjoyed my christmas in general there music was also top notch and very interesting to experience i recommend this place to anyone who is interested

If want to try nice traditional Bulgarian food this is the place for it. Nice staff, delicious food cosy atmosphere. Enjoy!!!

Just on the train home after a delicious meal at Mexaha. I love Bulgarian food and they did not disappoint. Yum, yum, yum!

The food was much better than an average restaurant back in Bulgaria. Had a traditional bulgarian salad, chips with feta on top and the meat served on a hot plate (sach). Everything was amasing and the prices were reasonable. I would definitely go back again. Please restock more bulgarian beer :)

This restaurant is one of the best places which we recommend to anyone who wants to try Easton European food. The atmosphere is really nice and make you feel like your in Bulgaria. Anyone who wants yo try bulgarian food this the place to come to. Please don't hesitate to come it's the most welcoming place you could ever come to 🇧🇬 Thank you so much Milena for the service and the amazing time!

Great place with amazing food and great service!

Highly recommend, nice place, good food

Top place to sit and relax great people service, food and atmosphere.

Excellent service with an authentic, Bulgarian atmosphere. Food also very good. Will be back 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

A wonderful restaurant with a cozy atmosphere and excellent, always fresh food prepared with love and care.

The atmosphere is very pleasant and cozy, with excellent and delicious food. I highly recommend trying the seafood – it's fresh and expertly prepared.

Just wanted to say the service was great very polite food was excellent Absolutely delicious will definitely give five stars and recommend this restaurant for families and for couples ❤️

Hello We are going often to this restaurant, the food is tasty, I love Shkembe soup, Staff is friendly and atmosphere pleasureful.

Thank you to the owners and staff of the Bulgarian MEXAHA in Maidstone for the delicious food the cozy atmosphere and the proffesionalism! There every client is warmly welcomed, served with a smile and a good attitude! I really recommend it!

Absolutely amazing food, amazing stuff very welcoming and friendly will definitely be visiting again

One of the best meals I have ever had! Great, smiling, friendly and knowledge staff, relatively low price and really good food. Really worth the price!

Excellent Bulgarian restaurant, nice food, but not excellent.

So exited,the portion are really good size and definitely meet the value for the price. Saturday night the live music was super and the atmosphere was very friendly. The waitress was amazing and repayable I recommend that Seafood Platters. I am so excited can't wait for my next visit.

I am a regular customer. I have already tried everything on the menu! Highly recommend Starter platter(breaded cheese, mozzarella bites and chicken fingers), Seafood platter, Beef Ribeye Steak, Mixed grill, etc. Food is prepared with love and attention to details, very delicious. Service is amazing and staff is smiley and always friendly, owner is great. I love coming with my friends over and over again. Highly recommend

I hadn't been here for a long time, maybe 1-2 years, but things have changed for the better, especially the food!

Delicious food, excellent friendly service. The music created a nice ambience. Would totally recommend

We had an amazing experience, food was fantastic.

Food is so bad I felt sick after 30min leaving restaurant. Reply to owner: I was a other guy who wasn’t drunk and had non alcoholic drinks. I usually don’t make reviews but because you had so awful food and fake 4.5 star reviews I had to warn others 😊 If I’m unhappy customer why atmosphere is given 5 stars? Because only atmosphere is great there nothing else!

Really good every time we go there. I particularly recommend the sizzling sach.

Amazing atmosphere, amazing food! The staff are great! Will 100% be visiting many more times in the future! The atmosphere really makes the place! 5 stars all round!

The best restaurant, kindly staff it was my pleasure Thank you for everything 🙏 you are the best 🤩

Great night food was very nice! & live singer entertainment on a Friday night was awesome

Amazing experience, food is absolutely delicious, amazing service and all the staff so friendly and smiley, a very warm welcoming, making me feel very much like home. I highly recommend visiting Mexaha!

Best restaurant in town, very good, everything is perfect ❤️ from French people who were disappointed with all the restaurants they ate at for 2 weeks 😂

We decide to visit and have a meal for my husband’s birthday as we visited the area. We found ourself in a peace of land of Bulgaria. The food was real / for those who can make a difference :) / and scrumptious food. Admirations to the cook 🧑‍🍳 The portions were big enough to take some food home. The owner made all to be sure we were served on high standard. Highly recommend this restaurant . If you like delicious food with Mediterranean taste you will not be disappointed.

The food was very good. The restaurant was looking very nice ,the personal and service very good. We had fried calamari and fresh fried fis which was delicious 🤤

I was in that place for my birthday,and that place was so lovely ,so clean and tidy,all the food looking so good and yummy ,me and my friends sure we will come back soon there ,all the service was so excellent,congratulations guys 😘😘 xxx we can’t wait to come back there

you are probably tired of noisy places, but here the only noises are from the music and from the food sizzling on your plate, the place where I call home, probably the cleanest place, with excellent food, service of high quality, with the most primitive people, and probably the most skilled cooks, we will definitely come back soon Xxxx

My girlfriend and I visit MEXAHA very often! It’s always amazing! Food it’s very tasty, waitresses are smiling and caring, the owner very helpful and polite. Highly recommend!

Ok.. saddens me too write this ..but we have been several times historically and taken the family we would travel just for this restaurant it was authentic layout cultural decor and authentic bulgarian menu the food was awesome hence many visits....alas this was not the case when we went on Saturday 25th may 24. The food was truly disappointing, portion, layout and combo was just not right . Menu was a subject for Confused.com advertising authentic bulgarian yet lrg amount greek n romainian and bulgarian all written in English authenticity out of the window I'm sorry guys but very very dissatisfied and extremely disappointed 😞..alas to say won't return in a hurry.. please please turn it bk to authentic bulgarian .. other customers were not impressed and left leaving half the food ....

My family and I often dine at the Mehanata restaurant because the atmosphere, food and service are absolutely top notch. I strongly recommend that we have been visiting this restaurant for four years now.

Amazing service, great food - highly recommend going! Also don't miss the homemade biscuit cake!

Great Bulgarian food and fabulous atmosphere

Amazing food! Amazing service! Amazing experience!

Amazing experience, food is absolutely delicious, my rib eye steak was perfectly cooked, also my friend’s food was delicious, everything cooked to perfection, you can tell it was prepared with love. Service amazing and all the staff so friendly and smiley, a very warm welcoming, making me feel very much like home. I highly recommend visiting Mexaha! As I have had an amazing experience!!

Amazing food, very friendly staff! Thank you!

We had lunch with my colleague. The food was so delicious and the atmosphere was so Bulgarian. The prices are reasonable.

I did not like the place. In particular, the food and its presentation were not tasty. The meat was burnt, and the lavash was hard and it was not comfortable to eat it. I do not recommend it.

The food was lovely! Staff are super friendly & helpful! Had a really lovely time & will be back!

Perfect. Wanted something different. This was exactly what i was looking for. Lovely family run business . Service was excellent and friendly . Lots of choice on the menu, not just the normal food either. Food was great, authentic home cooked food. Prices very good. Restaurant decor really nice as well. Owner was lovely. Will definitely return Many thanks

Lovely food and exceptional service!

Nice food with outstanding service!

Good god. Don’t, just don’t! Try to support local new restaurants as best we can but got to say, Dreadful place. Inedible food. I’m starving. Such a shame

A warm welcome, perfect service and great food - this is the Bulgarian MEXAHA in Maidstone. If you want to enjoy all this, find time and visit it. And the owner Milena will make your stay even more pleasant!THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

Milena the owner and our waitress were both very kind and welcoming. Food was good and top notch service. Highly recommend for both celebrations and a dine out.

Great service and nice atmosphere!

Our Valentines meal. First time to Mexaha and will definitely not be our last. Food 5* entertainment 5* and Sophie the waitress 5*. The owner she was obviously 5* friendly and nice aswell as others which were eating in the restaurant. Sophie recommended the Feta Bites for starters omg they are amazing. We had the mix meat platter for main to share so we could try all the different meats. Absolutely delicious. We could not eat it all so came home with a doggy bag.

We entered the restaurant not knowing what to expect and were immediately made to feel welcome. Throughout lunch the service was super friendly and down to earth ; the choice of eastern European and Greek food tasty and beautifully presented. The room has a good atmosphere, with objects and pictures of Eastern Europe celebrations. We will definitely return to try more items on the menu and enjoy the music and singing which -we have been told- happens in the evenings.

The managers, a man and a woman, are terrible, no culture and manners, they lie to the customers that everything is fresh, but it is not, my child ate chicken cream soup and in the evening he was all covered in pimples, we went to the emergency room and they told me that it was from the food and I guessed that it was exactly from this restaurant because he hadn't eaten anything else but this soup, I wouldn't repeat it, I don't want to poison my family and I don't recommend it 1000%

There was hair in my food And we had to wait too long for the order so we would not repeat this mistake to visit the place again

Don't waste money, is not worth

Highly recommend! The food was well prepared and attractively presented. The staff - from Milena to the serving staff - were welcoming, attentive, helpful and very friendly. Thank you and we will visit you again very soon!

We were greeted by a kind and smiling waitress who escorted us and presented their menu. She recommended a board with meats for three or four people. We were pleasantly surprised. Our dish was out of this world- Big Mixed Grill. It was amazing. The restaurant inside is spotless clean and smells fresh. Highly recommended!

A hidden gem in Maidstone. We were presented with the art of food in a plate - they cook from fresh and the chef shows all his love and passion in every single plate. Lovely restaurant, romantic place, delicious food - all that including the friendly owner makes you enjoy every moment. Thank you guys for the lovely dinner that we had with you twice during our stay in Maidstone and we will definitely come back because of you! Highly recommended!

Very disappointed! One star is too much! My family and I had a reservation and still, there were no seats for us. We had to wait for 10 minutes to be seated. Also, the food was not good and very expensive. I ordered sautèed potatoes and waited for an hour until I reminded them about my order and after 10-15 minutes they arrived but they were raw and disgusting. I could not eat them and when I let them know they still charged me for it. On the menu, there were no labels for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free or even allergies. Very slim options for vegetarians and no option for vegans. I am simply disappointed and do not recommend it. One star is too much for that place!

If you want to feel East European spirit, culture and food this is the place. The food is so delicious and on reasonable prices. The staff is friendly and professional with excellent service. We drove 80 miles to have a lunch in the restaurant and we was so satisfied. Highly recommended 👌

Nice, large and authentic Balkans/Bulgarian restaurant tucked away just a short walk from Maidstone high street.

A hidden gem in Maidstone. Authentic Bulgarian food perfectly cooked and incredibly delicious. The best pork rib and ox tongue we have had in a while. Hearty service. Cozy setting. Good prices. This will be our go-to whenever we are in the area.

From where to start. This is one of the best restaurants in Maidstone. Staff are great lead by the lovely Milena. All of them are so friendly and kind. The food was very delicious with a nice presentation. The atmosphere is amazing - the decor is in an authentic Balkan style. We had a lovely fun night out, filled with lots of music, dancing and singing. I would definitely recommend this place to everyone! Thank you for the great services, as always! And see you next time! ❤️

Stumbled into this restaurant and we’re happy about that. The experience is delightful and the food even more so. This Bulgarian experience is pleasant

If I could I would give more than 5 stars. The food was amazing as expected, arrived hot and quick. The food was well worth the price. The girl singing late at night sounded incredible. I would definitely travel an hour again to visit.

Amazing place! Thank you for everything ❤

Nice and clean, food was delicious. Will definitely go back soon. :)

We had an amazing time, the friendly staff make that happen. With great hospitality and delicious food. We were a mixed group of English and Bulgarian friends, and we both returned to The old house restaurant as they continued to keep a good standard of hygiene and delicious food and authentic live music. Thank you to make this special occasion even more special.

We had an amazing time, the friendly staff make that happen. With great hospitality and delicious food. We were a mixed group of English and Bulgarian friends, and we both returned to The old house restaurant as they continued to keep a good standard of hygiene and delicious food and authentic live music. Thank you to make this special occasion even more special.