Saint John's Yard in Tunbridge Wells

Great atmosphere and selection of drinks

Not the sit-down restaurant a local news article suggested it was but some of the best pub grub you're likely to eat. The other reviews about their burgers are correct, they were *that* good. If I could have taken half a star off, I would as they were fairly inflexible with the options, in terms of the fries (you couldn't upgrade the fries to "dirty" ones and had to either pay full price for the meal and the side or end up with two lots of fries...) but the food was good so I'll let it slide! Would I come back? Sure. If I was out this way but I wouldn't make a trip especially.

Lovely outside space. Good service. Good range of drinks and dog friendly.

Fantastic food and decent drinks choice!

Food was alright for a pub with a few veggie options and a large portions - mostly burgers. Gorgeous beer garden

Half a pint of bitter shandy and a burger was the best part of £20... I think its a bit steep on price. Maybe my reality is different from everyone else's. Although the burger was out of this world - so good!!!

We only live a few steps away from this bar. The bar itself is really nice, great garden when the sun’s shining and the food is good (although we haven’t eaten here for some time because you can’t really just pop in now, you have to book a table) but… something has changed! The staff (2 dark haired young girls) not the most friendly of staff members. More interested in chatting to each other and making fun of youngsters leaving a party! We are not wine connoisseur’s but we know a good tasting wine and the house red was a bit metallic tasting (@ £17.60 for 2 glasses! We expected a bit better) Tables all had reserved on them! This can put a lot of people off just walking in for a swift pint. We thought after COVID things would return to normal but it appears SJY hasn’t! Bar or restaurant? Not sure anymore. We still like the pub and will probably use again in the future, but feel maybe they’re pricing themselves out of the market.

So I was not expecting the interior I found from looking at the outside, bronzed hippo head busts to antler framed mirror and chandler, very warm and cozy feel, loved the choice of art work, the lego star wars picture… we both had burgers that were honestly some of the best we’ve had in Tunbridge Wells and the drinks were reasonably priced.

The sinner burger was great. The halloumi fries were incredible.

Best pub in tunbridge wells in my opinion Best burgers Lovely staff Great manager Sam Who also organised sponsorship for the netball club TW warriors that I help set up to empower women xx thanks Sam for your sponsorship and ish

I visited this bar many times but never eaten there, we therefore decided to order dinner as a takeaway. Choosing from the good variety of burgers available, I have to say, probably one of the best burgers I’ve had for a long time, alongside the tasty chips! Good portion sizes too. Definitely recommend this place.

Great place, really nice atmosphere, the staff are always pleasant. Good selection of drinks. The food is really good. Waiting time at the bar is the only let down but that's because it's so popular

Everyone seems to love it here. Not fussed either way, but it's not a bad place

Never disappointed. Great burgers. I'd say best in T Wells. Love the different burger's of the month.

Very busy on a Saturday night, decided not to stay for food as it was difficult to get a good table (only on bar stools). The place was very cosy but the surfaces had that sticky pub feel. Cosy, friendly vibe overall.

I visited for a private book launch. Jacob Dolley’s, ‘Calm after the storm’ (a life changing poetry book) we had a blast in their private event space. The rest of the venue was open as usual in their main space. Service was so welcoming! Fellow customers were friendly, this is evidence to what a treasured local Saint Johns Yard is. The legendary young man that had his book launch is on the journey of a lifetime! Best of luck and Saint Johns Yard, thanks for having us!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The food is absolutely amazing and delicious and delightful! There are massive portions + lots of vegaterian/vegan/gluten-free/lactose-intolerant options and the staff are so nice!!

Very disappointed with the food today. Ordered halloumi and avocado salad for take away but once I get home noticed the avocado was not fresh(looks out of date),see pictures. Also I got the wrong burger, not what I ordered so make sure you check if they prepare what you order. Not recommended

We had our summer party at the private vintage room, any questions I had were no trouble! It was so great having Amber helping me out whilst trying to plan evening. The food was 10/10 will be back to try the specials each month. The atmosphere was superb from 12pm - 9pm. Would reccomend coming for a meal, or even for a larger gathering like us! :)

Cool bar. Decent beer selection and no waiting for hours while they mess about making cocktails!

Nice open patio, cool spot to spend time with friends and family. We walked from a house we were renting on Culverdon Park Road. Tunbridge Wells has always been my home away from home.

Well done to all the staff who coped brilliantly during the euro final! In a jam packed venue, inside and out, they continued to serve amazing food throughout!

THE BEST burgers by far. Excellent customer service.

Awesome burger, friendly staff and great music!

One of the best places where to eat an amazing burger in Tunbridge Wells. Always great food and atmosphere.

The trip from the Czech Republic really paid off 👍👍👍

Rented out the vintage room at the back of the pub for my birthday, I could not recommend the place more! The staff were lovely and really understanding when we explained the weather had affected the number of guests. They let us play our own music in the room and were on hand for anything we needed! It was a really great and painless experience all round

Best take away burgers around. The other bad reviews seem to be based on not being able to drink after hours or the restaurant being to busy to serve them . Best advice I can give them is book in advance. Anyway down to the burgers.... Lush,amazing sooo great. I've eaten alot of burgers and these soo nice. We live in Southborough so maybe we are lucky that the food arrives piping hot and delicious. My only complaint is you have now made every other burger to me a disappointment.

Very nice place good service nice food friendly staff clean and tidy good service e.t.c 👍

Best burgers in Tunbridge Wells, been going here for years. Excellent takeaway or dine-in. The atmosphere and vibe is great, staff are always lovely. Sometimes can be a bit of a wait but they are packed because they’re so good!

Lovely boozer! Good beers, big garden, friendly staff, tasty food. They have it all! 👌 Good place - period.

Very nice food, served up nice and quick

Delicious burgers. A great lunch spot.

SOME OF MY MATES WENT HERE&THERE HAD A LOVELY TIME,WELL DONE,

I’ve ordered a takeaway burger from here a few times in the past. Maybe four or five. I said St John’s had gone downhill last time I ordered, but shook it off thinking it was a bad day. I ordered a takeaway burger again today, and it was terrible. The meat was really overcooked and bland, and the burger was dry. For the price you pay, really disappointing.

We booked a table via a calll. When we walked in no one was serving us. We just walked back to the bar and ask the bar tender we booked a table and they said we order from the table. With the price this is just like no service at all The burgers were a bit dry and not juicy or any pink. The best was the fries but they were not hot enough. Feel like it’s been waited for a while before it’s served The waiter serving was smoking in public and just serve the food feel not hygiene

Great place. Will definitely return!

We stopped for lunch on our way to town. The menu offered mostly burgers options and some other variations. Initially I thought it was a bit of a limitation but I have actually enjoyed my burger so much that I do feel that it's better to have a shorter menu but with greater food! :)

Really enjoyed my 50th celebrations at St John’s Yard - The Vintage Room. Amber was extremely helpful with the initial booking. Everyone loved the atmosphere and delicious buffet food. Highly recommend.

Best selection of burgers in Tunbridge Wells!!

We celebrated our son’s 18th birthday with family and his friends. The staff were friendly and attentive; the food was delicious and delivered on time. Everything ran smoothly and a fun time was had by all!

3 times in a row over two weeks deliveroo allows me to add food to basket for this restaurant and then decide to close and stop selling burgers by the time I come to pay for it. Do they want to sell burgers or not ffs?

The vintage room was just perfect for celebrating my little ones birthday along side my own. The space was great, loved being able to put some pictures up on the projector. Service was brilliant, the staff were so friendly and helpful. Everything was so easy to organise and overall very stress free.

Entering the bar was pleasant, the staff seem nice, if not a little bit bored. Which is surprising as there's a great deal of cleaning to be done in the mens toilets. The entire room smelled like 6 month old rotting fish. It was such a strong odour I nearly threw up several times. Unbearable. After this our food arrived, worrying quickly. Around 6-7 minutes after we'd ordered it. It was presentable. However, this is where the positivity ends. The burger was generic, mushy and impossible to eat. Lacking flavour and packed with grease. The cajun fries seemed to be dressed with caster sugar? Whether this was mistake from the chef or intended, it was disgusting. I also think charging people £5 for a coke is actually robbery, for me it was more of a £20 coke as after leaving my "food", the plates were cleared and the staff didn't seem interested as to why the entire dish was left uneaten. I guess they're used to it? The decor is nice... Struggling to think of any other redeeming features... I can't. Best avoid the place 👍

Enjoyed every bit of my visit. Food is fantastic, staff are so friendly and accommodating. The atmosphere is also so lovely, with cool interior!

Amazing staff, amazing food! Such a great local spot!

Great food, friendly staff and a great atmosphere. Definitely try the burgers

Nice place. Not a lot of parking options.

Good Sunday offer and enjoyed your burgers before but this time I waited over 45 mins for my order and it didn't show up. Too slow!

Overpriced food for what we got but no complaints whatsoever.

Incredible - we hired the Vintage Room for free and they were so kind. Let us use the speakers in the room, quick service and packed away/cleared up for us. So so kind!

Amber did such an amazing job of getting everything organised and perfect for my 21st birthday at the weekend. Thank you as well to all the staff on the night for being really helpful and friendly as well !

Burgers have gone downhill. I was a repeat visitor because the burgers used ot be the best in town but a long way. They used to be hand made on the premises with good texture patties. Tonight though couldn't have been more disappointed. Burgers were on a par with frozen burgers purchased from Iceland. Come on St.John's Yard, why change recipe that everyone likes and gets good reviews, just to make another couple of quid. Shan't be going back until the old burgers are back, sorry.

Great atmosphere and great food. We loved the bookable function room at the back.

Fast food, prepared well, great staff. Good atmosphere

Ceasar salad was not a ceasar salad.And the burgers, although we only noticed after they arrived.(On the menu) We're all served rare. My son and I couldn't eat them.Quick service though, and good atmosphere.

Great sweet potato burger and Cajun fries

We booked Saint John’s Yard for our team Christmas meal where we used their function room for 19 of us and we all had a brilliant time! From the point of booking and throughout it was a seamless process, Amber and Sam were excellent with their communication and made it so easy with their pre-order form. With such a big group size, all food came out on time and with no issues in terms of order choices. Thank you SJY, we’ve already said we’ll be back again next year!

Great please to have a good time, good beer/ drinks and fantastic burgers.

I recently hosted two small events in their Vintage Room and Amber and the rest of the team were great - helpful and friendly. The room was warm, welcoming and decorated so festively🎄, we loved it and will absolutely be back! Thank you! :)

The pub is a great venue, great choice of drinks but the food has really gone downhill. The burgers just aren’t as good as they once were.

The food is incredible! I don't know why but it kind of smelt like egg in the pub which was a little off-putting. The staff were great considering it was so busy. All in all, great pub!

No seafood options, only meat and veggie, questionable quality wine, tables can be cleaned better, funny smell. when there are no sports events displayed, it would be good to consider showing something to entertain not only men.

Excellent atmosphere on a Friday night after work.

Honestly the most revolting food in TW! Had the launchpad mcquack, Burger full of gristle and inedible, duck was just chewy fat and both buns left soggy from the grease. Chips were like glass and cold but manageable to eat. My daughter had the chicken breast bites which were chewy and greasy. The lady who took our order was incredibly rude and when I asked for a pint of coke it was only half filled. No check backs and £30 later left very disappointed and hungry from not being able to eat the food. Very unhappy will not return

Honestly the most revolting food in TW! Had the launchpad mcquack, Burger full of gristle and inedible, duck was just chewy fat and both buns left soggy from the grease. Chips were like glass and cold but manageable to eat. My daughter had the chicken breast bites which were chewy and greasy. The lady who took our order was incredibly rude and when I asked for a pint of coke it was only half filled. No check backs and £30 later left very disappointed and hungry from not being able to eat the food. Very unhappy will not return

Recently had our joint 25th Wedding Anniversary / Daughter's 21st here and everything was great. The Manager was really helpful and couldn't do enough for us, never once getting bored of our silly questions, and the whole experience from email enquiries to booking to helping us set up the room to the food was amazing. Thank you very much!

Always enjoy excellent food here. The burgers are first class and the best in TW. Great atmosphere, highly recommend this place

A wonderful venue for a 60th Birthday party in the Vintage Room. Excellent food and the staff were brilliant. Thank you Saint Johns Yard

I found the Love of my life in these dark, gloomy walls. Got wasted for countless times because what else could I do? Their delicious burgers, that dead-raising vodka, their whimsical lager selection that everyone wants to take and chug until early morning. Sam, the bartender, whose eyes tell unimaginable stories. And delicious peanuts. I went to the wall with some inscription and tried to decipher it all, but only between the lines it was scraped - getting here was your destiny. My Lover kindly picked me up, brought us home, and I had no doubt that this writing was true. You can come for yourself and see it. Oh, and maybe you'll attend a concert or meet some nice people. That's for sure in St John's Yard. P.S. THE TOILETS ARE VERY DECENT.

Good food and drink plus a great atmosphere.

It is a great venue which joins onto an escape room. highly recommend the halloumi burger!!

Very accommodating, food choices delicious and a good choice of drinks including non alcoholic ones Family friendly and dog friendly, too. Thank you

I love this place. I've been coming here for years. - Service is always great and i think I'm right on saying they still do the app table service - Outside area is really well designed and has well placed heaters and lighting, a nice change. - Prices are what they are, Tunbridge Wells prices - Wide demographic. There will always be someone your age there. Often what I look for when I first walk into a place. - Food is very good. We even order it for home and pick up. - Very good for parties. I has my 40th here and it was really well managed. An unhesitating 5/5 stars

Best burgers I've tasted. Love coming here.

Food was great. Don't take the 3 stars for atmosphere too seriously, it was lunchtime on a Wednesday. Looks like the sort of place that will be very busy at the weekend.

We enjoyed our stop here during our travel to the south of England. A relaxing light meal in the garden. Lost of space available, both inside as outside. A good choice bar meals. The place is dog friendly, and our dog likes the treats. No parking is available, but there is a large parking lot at 100m distance. A place we will return to when we are nearby again!

I really liked this bar/pub/restaurant. Nice garden. And I recommened the special offer 'Buy 2 Drink & Pay for 2'. Ask the bar staff when you order. I drank IPAs there, there's also cider on tap, and of course beers. The staff were friendly, and the place has an upbeat atmosphere. I didn't eat there as I was meeting a friend for drinks, so I can't comment on the food. But I saw large groups and couples wining and dining in the garden so assume its a popular place for its tucker.

Nice pub, large covered beer garden, which was very useful as it was raining. Very pleasant staff, with a good selection of different beers and lagers.

Popped in for a couple of pints 🍺 on a Monday night. Nice place 😀

Great atmosphere, lovely outside seating and friendly staff. Perhaps we were unlucky, but both burgers were disappointing - the Hong Kong Sally was fine but far from the best chicken burger I've ever eaten, and the beef patties in the Idiot were actually pretty unpleasant - gristly and with an overwhelming flavour of fried onion (it felt like the ingredients were far from premium). I'd probably go back again in the hope it was just a bad day!

Only stopped in for a coffee/tea whilst out on a ride, but despite the kitchen being closed, staff were welcoming and friendly and the coffee was good!

Best Burgers in Tunbridge Wells!

Nice quirky bar with good outdoor seating area. I had the halloumi and avocado salad and it was amazing! No parking on site but there is parking nearby, paid by Ringo.

Really enjoyed the burger I had. Plenty of outside seating.

Very nice pub and the food is fantastic. We just probably picked a bad day as there was workmen in there crashing and banging about which took the edge off it. Will definitely be back.

Best burgers in Tunbridge Wells

Tasty burgers and sides. Nice atmosphere and a really cool outside area.

We love this place. The food is great, especially their burgers! And, they're half price on Sundays. The outdoor area is our favourite with an industrial feel and rustic seating surrounded by hanging flower troughs fixed to scaffolding frames.

A nice pub with a modern angle just on the edge of Tunbridge Wells. Some of the best burgers in town and delicious sides. Great drinks selection and friendly staff. There's also a section you can book out for private functions, which is very nice for a casual family or work party. Pictured is the Ghengis Salad which was delicious and a great option if you want something lighter. One of the only downsides is there isn't a huge amount of seating inside, and not all of the outdoor seats have heating so it's not ideal in the winter.

Food was amazing and the staff were very friendly in a very busy setting. One member of staff was very short regarding a missing item of food, but it was otherwise sorted. Great looking pub inside. Great for some 90's bangers and quick meal with a drink on a Friday night. A bit to loud for dinner and a catch up.

Popped in here for some dinner after doing the escape room next door. Managed to get the last free table. Service was quick and the burgers we had were very nice. My husband found the chips too salty and overcooked and the sinner burger not quite spicy enough. Overall good food and quirky atmosphere.

amazing and best burgers I ever had

Friendly atmosphere, jolly staff. Great burgers and dog friendly. Food is good quality and served fast.

Great to watch the rugby. The burger I had was fantastic and very reasonably priced. Definitely going back asap.

Very good food around 15 min wait and nice service

It's such a shame... this used to be a great spot to pop in for a drink... now however, if you haven't booked in advance you have nowhere to sit or stand and made to feel unwelcome for wanting to be there and give them your money. The food is very good, but please leave somewhere that can't be reserved for the few walk-ins that just want a pint!! Oh, service with a smile wouldn't go a miss these days either! Such a shame!

Severely gone down hill. Gone are the days of 12am last orders on a Thursday and staff who are there for the customers. Last night (a fairly busy Thursday) the first bell was rang at 10.30 and then last bell at 10.45. A group of 8 men near us asked for another round just as last bell rang but were refused - that round would have probably totalled £50. Our group would have had another round (probably £25) and who knows about the various other tables dotted around. The business probably lost £100 for a mere 15 minutes extra work. You would think the staff would use their initiative in such situations but why should they care? it's not their business - they just want to get home! I wonder if the owner is aware. This experience was also not just a one off - it has been like that for months. I overheard the large group say they would never come back and I tend to agree. Will try the pub opposite next time. Or I may apply for a job there as it seems staff have no problem getting a drink after hours.

Great place , we travel 40mins to go here

Amazing pub better than the Claremont