Porcupine Pantry in Sevenoaks

If I'm paying £2.50 for a can of coke, It would nice to be offered a glass and ice with it. Iced latte, in a mug - really? Sausage baguette, sausage and baguette - nothing else, no salad, no crisps. I don't mind expensive, But please offer something to justify the price. The staff were nice though.

I had the misfortune to visit the cafe at a very busy time just as a coach party had arrived. The queuing system was chaotic and the dishwasher had broken again meaning that hot drinks were being served in horrid disposable cups. The last time I visited, on a quiet Monday morning, only diary milk was available, due to another broken machine. I have visited for coffee many times in the past and am usually impressed but they recently seemed to have lost the plot. The dishwasher is very unreliable!

Just popped in after visiting the Weald of Kent craft show. Plenty of parking. Long queues to order coffee and snacks. The coffee was fine but the food was atrocious. Victoria sponge was just a lump of soggy cake looking like it had been made by a child. The bacon roll was just as bad. Plenty of filling but the roll very unappetising, just a baguette looking like it had come out of a freezer. We won’t be returning.

This cafe is a lovely spot but the snacks are very pricey to the average people of penshurst ! And the toilets are dirty , these should be spotless ! They need to be checked every hour

Sadly this place is a bit dirty. Have been coming here for many years. Dust and dried food under the benches. Dirty marks and drink stains on the walls. Napkin dispenser on my table dirty and marked with spilled drinks. My panini and my partners were black on the bottom. Probably the heating device not cleaned properly. Dogs barking and shaking themselves scattering hair into the air. One big dog sniffing the food on display at the counter. What a shame. No complaints about the staff though. Polite efficient and helpful.

This place is a bit rubbish, I’m afraid. At these prices, it should be so much better. The layout is stupid, with no thought given to traffic, or where and how people will queue - so we were all constantly bumping into each other. Today the staff were all sulky teenagers: morale is clearly not high. They were all grumpy and gloomy. We were greeted in a surly manner, we were never offered or directed to cutlery or napkins, no smiles - it was all begrudging. Cakes and coffees were good, but coffee was served in unrecyclable paper cups, not nice to drink out of, and cake served on a plasticised cardboard box, again unrecyclable, and hard to eat out of. Apparently they haven’t heard of china cups or plates. Or, indeed, caring for the environment. This could be a nice place with a little more commitment from management to think about customer comfort, staff morale, and being a but greener. Please try harder. A lot harder, actually.

Despite the extension to the tea room, the menu has not been updated or expanded to include hot meals. The cake selection is very limited and looks bought in. Also limited selection of sandwiches and paninis. This would be a nice spot for lunch if they can sort the menu out. You used to be able to get hot food from the café inside Penshurst grounds but that closed some time ago. Seems like the pantry is mainly catering for groups of cyclists and not people who want to dine out.

Not an extensive menu, went on Father's Day, two specials bit none were veggie, perhaps as well. The "cheese" and pickle sandwiches were very unpleasant. The bread was slightly stale, but the big problem was the so called cheese, processed pre-sliced "cheese" with an unpleasant taste. Nasty. No lettuce/cucumber/tomato in sandwich, or on the plate.

This is to expensive the food all looks nice but it’s not that nice I paid £4 for 1 sausage roll!!! do specials cut the price for people who live in Penshurst and are not wealthy!!! If you live there you should get a discount anyway!! 🤔 and think of the elderly and unemployed who would love to eat here but can’t afford it !!!

Yummy food, friendly and speedy service, nice setting - small but being extended. Wish I’d found it sooner! Sausage rolls were delicious.

There is a lot to like about Penshurst Place. But what we experienced this weeks renders this place a no-go again for us. The male staff(older men) bullied the young ladies serving at the front desk!! They were rude and unjust in the use of language. And blaming (out loud) them for mistakes that clearly was not their fault. We felt very uncomfortable and left. Whoever is in charge needs to look the culture of the place and eradicate these men who feel it’s ok to talk down to their staff and then to us as their customers. Mistakes happen. But to blame staff and clearly not understand the facts. And to do so out loud. Is unacceptable.

while on our visit here we retreated to the cafe which was not very large as we had bad weather when we visited and ther is not a great deal of places to shelter

Before leavng Penshurst I stopped at the Porcupine pantry for lunch ... a bacon, brie and cranberry panini with a Coke and local ice cream. Delicious.

Oddly, the interior is closed, when everywhere else is now open. A tiny piece of dull dry cake with a cup of brown liquid (allegedly coffee?) both of which must be collected in person from separate serving hatches, before beginning the search for a table at which to consume such questionable 'fare.' These two very-much-sub-standard self-collected items (coffee and cake) yours, for .........EIGHT POUNDS!!! Suffice it to say, the al-fresco dining area looks NOTHING like that portrayed on this website, just randomly scattered grubby tables and chairs in varying states of repair, strewn across an uneven pebbled/dirt car parking area. I will be visiting Penshurst again, but never will I visit this 'establishment' again. Advice, eat elsewhere, andor take a flask of your favourite beverage, alternatively, just take a picnic.

Stopped by today while out walking. The food was excellent, we visit many similar tea/coffee shops and I can honestly say the food we had today was the best of this type we have had.

4 of us had coffee and freshly baked pastries before a long walk. Returned for lunch. Sandwich was well filled and tasty, sausage baguette had three good quality sausages in fresh baguette. Coffee was good and staff were friendly. Definitely look forward to going again.

Lots of outdoor seating. You dog cab sit next to you outside. Plent of bins to dump your rubbish that are not overflowing. Good selection of yummy cakes. Very good coffee.

We were invited for a cream tea last week by dear friends at the Prestigious Penshurst Place... what a disappointment. Coffee in the cafe was served in paper cups filled to the brim despite asking for cold milk, which was 'forgotten' then delivered in a mini paper cup , two tasteless lumps of scones with jam and cream in glass jars.. no butter and 'presented' in a cardboard box.. Served by polite ladies in dishevelled tee shirts... and the final insult charged £32.00, totally unacceptable. I wrote before posting this but no reply, so it would appear acceptable in this venue. What a contrast with Knole Park, cups, delicious scones and superb service... be warned before booking. JAO

Stopped by 12/9/20 as we normally do after a walk on Saturday morning (9.30am). Very disappointing the coffee was just froth lacking milk! The cake portions are very small for what you pay. There was no sanitizing hand wash outside despite a sign reminding you to clean your hands. Looked like new staff on as not ones I've normally seen. The person in charge looked scruffy and wearing no apron like the rest of the staff, seemed to spend more time outside having a smoke! Standards seemed to have slipped.

The pantry is ideal for a quick snack, with tasty sausage or bacon baguettes on the menu. Food was tasty and generous portions were provided. Coffee was freshly brewed and of good overall quality. Staff were polite, friendly and efficient.

Lovely cafe set in beautiful Penshurst Place and lovely staff. Good Covid preparations. Highly recommend. Very popular with dog walkers and cyclists. Please consider getting an outside tap for the cyclists.

As we were visiting Penshurst we stopped for coffee which was a bit weak but the cakes looked delicious, so I had the GF carrot cake - v. nice. Staff are v. friendly. Drove down the B2179 to get here and the views were magnificent.

This cafe is situated near the entrance to Penshurst Place. It offers an excellent selection of cakes including gluten free options as well as good coffee. Staff are friendly and in the summer there is outside seating. Overall a lovely place for coffee if in the area.

Lovely outside cafe. Gets busy when coach’s of tourists arrive. Caters mainly for vegetarians. However the breakfast menu is for both. Run by Kudos catering.

We have often been here when walking around Penshurst, and never fail to be impressed by the service and the menu on offer. Both the savoury and sweet offerings are of a high standard, with many ingredients sourced locally.

We love a walk around the Penshurst estate and we definitely enjoy some refreshment after, but sadly the Fir Tree Tearoom is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, so we decided to try the Porcupine Pantry. The place is bright, clean, nice relaxing modern decor. The staff are friendly, helpful and quite efficient. We ordered tuna mayo jacket potatoes and tea for 1. Total price £14.40. The service was quick. The food hot, tasty, well cooked and nicely served though a bit more effort could go into the salad garnish - maybe a spoon of coleslaw and some onion to add to a sliver of tomato, 3 slices of cucumber and 4 lettuce leaves. But all in all, good value for money. They have a classic captive market here with visitors to Penshurst Place but they don’t milk it. Prices are reasonable. £7.50 for the jacket potatoes. £2.50 for a pot of tea for one. That makes a nice change not to be ripped off with ridiculous prices. But they could do a bit better. Mobile signals are spasmodic here and though you can see the WiFi boosters on the wall and find them on your phone, no password is evident. You shouldn’t have to ask for the password nowadays. You just need a QR code on the wall every so often. Also they ask for comments on a pre-printed card with a chance to win a meal for 2. But nowhere on the card is there a space for your personal details. They say it’s a printing error. So why not bin all those cards and get the job done properly? So will we go there again? Oh yes. Nice place, quick service, good food. A nice spot to take the weight off and get a snack lunch or tea and cakes. If they’d got WiFi access sorted and reprinted those cards, they WOULD have got 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Try the sausage baguette with chutney and caramelised onion it’s simple delicious and filling. The salads are great and the soup of the day looked plentiful.

11 friends today walked the area around Penshurst Place. We were looking forward to tea and cake at the Porcupine Pantry operated by Kudos Catering. How disappointed were we? My tea cup and saucer were dirty, I was given another that one was also dirty so I went to the ladies toilet and washed it myself. The chocolate brownies were tasteless, we all had various cakes and every single one was dreadful We won’t be eating here again. Shame as it’s such a lovely setting.

Nice coffee and cake in a pleasant setting at the entrance to Penshurst Place and Gardens. Friendly staff and clean facilities.

Slightly over priced but reasonable. Staff were friendly. Had a cream tea but it would have been nice if offered a plain or fruit scone.

We visited Penshurst place over the Easter weekend and enjoyed a fantastic walk around the house and grounds in the sun, we visited the Porcupine Pantry before our walk, the menu was full of delicious choices and after a little time we settled on a couple of sandwiches from their selection. The presentation and taste was absolutely spot on, and delivered with speed, we were tended to by Hollie who was an absolute joy, smiling, polite and funny throughout our interaction with her. She is an asset to the Porcupine Pantry. We popped back a few hours later after our walk and again saw Hollie by chance and were recommended a choice of cakes to accompany our cup of tea and the one we chose did not disappoint, light, fluffy and packed with flavour. I would definitely suggest visiting and sampling the wonderful menu and service.

Un buon posto dove fare uno spuntino. L'offerta dei piatti è abbastanza diversa dal solito ma niente di eccezionale. Personale poco pratico.

I enjoyed the HUGE hot chocolate and generous portion of cake for morning tea. Staff were very nice.

We were visiting Penshurst Place and popped into The Porcupine Pantry for a quick coffee and snack during our visit.

One of our favourite coffee shops in the area.

Took friends on a walk from Leigh to penshurst and stopped off at this cafe for lunch . We all had soup which was lovely followed by cake which went down very well! Staff were very attentive and friendly , would thoroughly recommend this cafe.

Popped in with friends for a light lunch. We had soup all round which was lovely. The girls shared a slice of homemade cake while the guys attacked the flapjacks. Very filling. !

Unhelpful and untrained staff, food poor, cold and not good value for money. Bacon not cooked, baguette over toasted and inedible.

After a five mile walk, this was a great place at which to stop for a good cup of tea and some very tasty cake.

A very nice little cafe to get a drink and a nice slice of cake. You can tell this is privately owned by the family and not national Trust. A much higher standard - which was appreicated on the day !

Cafe was extremely busy on our visit as it was a wet day during school holidays. Staff were very friendly and although we only had coffee, tea and cold drinks other customers were tucking into jacket potatoes and sandwiches. There were also some tasty looking cakes on display.

We had a lovely little lunch here recently with our friends. A very busy restaurant. A small, select menu and good food. Nice tea and coffee and we had a lovely Victoria Sandwich. Our friends opted for the Blueberry and White Chocolate Muffins which they enjoyed. Nice serving Staff too. A nice place to visit.

We stopped off for lunch on a long, hot ride.

Lots of seats outside and in very clean mostly ciabatta with different fillings plus choice of cakes very nice pots of tea and very clean a little on the expensive side and queuing was quite slow

Service not that quick, not a lot of seating inside there is more outside, but there were mainly smokers and dogs sat outside on the day we visited. Some variance in portion size, i.e. we had four ice creams, three vanilla ice creams came in tubs and obviously been scooped out of a larger container, the strawberry and vanilla came in its own pot and was a bigger portion!