The Albion Taverna in Swale

Great place if you like Mexican food

Excellent food service was a bit slow but we were a fairly large party so can understand any delays,staff great..

If you want some hearty Mexican food, with great views served by super friendly and helpful people... This is the place. Big shout out to the chefs and also the severs Dan and Rachel made our visit extra special. Trying to eat out with a 7mnth old is not easy but they were there to help out 👍

One of the best Mexican restaurant we have been to. Great location, great service, great staff. Perfect food. Good portions, veggie options are delicious!

Very friendly and cheerful service. Food was very good. Heartily recommended.

Nice setting by the water. Very friendly welcome and left to enjoy our meals without feeling rushed. Plenty of room between tables. We will return.

It is a really nice place for mexican food, The staff are friendly and helpful, the food is lovely and the general atmosphere is excellent, definitely worth a visit.

Good Mexican food with kent beer. Specials menu as well. Burritos stop for evening service as far as I could tell.

Beautiful location right next to riverside and very quiet area at least now not sure in summer. Lovely pub with beer and serving Mexican food. Really enjoyed my time sitting out by the riverside that's used to be the main port for Faversham for centuries. Thought every thing was good apart from service. You can stand in front of bar and staff completely ignore you even they are standing behind the bar and doing nothing. I don’t know its their tradition or lack of service knowledge. Food was good but the prices were bit over high.

Great afternoon tea with the family

One of my favourite tavernas, in a great location by the creek. Always great service and great menu choice for light bites or mexican meals. The team are always attentive, weather it be for a casual drink on a dog walk, light lunch or evening meal. Great food, in a great environment! Highly recommend!

Ambiance fine and service good. However, having eaten a good deal of Tex-Mex in the USA and Mexico, the food was disappointing. I chose the steak fajitas. The meat was nice and tender however it was not marinated or seasoned and had no taste whatsoever. The other big no no is serving salsa from a jar. It takes a few minutes to make fresh salsa which makes a huge difference to the overall experience.

Beautiful location right next to riverside and very quiet area at least now not sure in summer. Lovely pub with beer and serving Mexican food. Really enjoyed my time sitting out by the riverside that's used to be the main port for Faversham for centuries. Thought every thing was good apart from service. You can stand in front of bar and staff completely ignore you even they are standing behind the bar and doing nothing. I don’t know its their tradition or lack of service knowledge. Food was good but the prices were bit over high.

A party of 18 a lot could go wrong but nope not for us , great friendly efficient service from Danielle and Kaitlyn and food was amazing 🤩 highly recommended

Really nice food and the staff were lovely.

Stopped here for a drink on a lovely sunny Saturday. Had the local beer which was good and sat out front to enjoy the sun.

Love The Food and the service is always perfect, atmosphere is usually quiet as we go on weekdays, one of our favourite restaurants!!

I have not been to the Albion in years and was keen to try it. It was great. The food (vegan for me) was great, good size tasty portions. There is a good atmosphere with very pleasant staff. The views are stunning.

Had a very enjoyable lunch here. The pub is lovely, well kept and great to visit on a sunny afternoon. We had the ribs and the fajita burrito with a scoop or icecream to finish. The ribs fell of the bone, the chicken was succulent and flavoured perfectly. Even the chips were great. We’ll definitely be back!

Been here several times over the years. Essentially a pub/restaurant prioritising food. Placed on a nice scenic spot in Faversham. Small car park. Staff are great. Food is lovely and reasonably priced. They’re somewhat famous for their fajitas which are pretty good. Nice choice of food and a really good choice of beer/lager on tap!

First of all you are welcomed so warmly as you come in. The choice of drink is vast and the menu is Mexican fun. Music to suit the food.. The whole place, the tables, the toilets!! are clean. Really worth going to eat there.

First visit of the year to use my Shepherd Neame birthday voucher ! Food and service was great, the two staff members were polite and professional, but also friendly, making recommendations and praising our choices. Between 6 of us we had bean chilli pot, beef chilli pot and chicken veracruz, and they were all hot and tasty. Desserts were good too. The heating was on, which was an added bonus, as sometimes the restaurant can be cold ! Will definitely be visiting again.

Professional staff. Lovely atmosphere and food brilliant. Will definitely be back! Well done to all the staff and Dan the manager!

It was such a great afternoon at The Albion today. A great welcome was followed by excellent food in a lovely relaxed environment. Well to Dan and his team, we will be back. Highly recommended!

Food perfectly cooked and presented, service always with a smile atmosphere chilled an friendly lovely lunch with friends

Excellent service, excellent food come here very often never have I been let down

First experience of Mexican food, enjoyed our lunch. Great value, and service in nice atmosphere. Will definitely book for supper soon.

Such a refreshing experience! Great pub, lovely location, amazing food! Fajitas were extremely good! If you have a doubt to drive the long way, this is your sign, yes, go there, worth it! 👌🏻

We would like to thank Dan, Trinity and the team for creating a great experience from start to finish for our staff night out..They really went above and beyond..we will be back soon..thank you so much Cosgroves cafe

Fantastic food and very attentive service

Great food and service, very welcoming to my child with a milk allergy thanks 😊 👍🏻

The food was delicious ! Our table had burgers , a vegan dish and a chicken which I can’t pronounce but was amazing ! Staff were lovely , would definitely go back .

Had a beautiful meal with my wife for our anniversary. The food was excellent, I had the chipotle duck tacos, and the service was great too. Gluten free options were available for wifey too. Highly recommended

A surprising find. Excellent Mexican food in traditional English pub by a creek in a small Kent town. Great for a light lunch or full dinner

Always excellent service and quality food.

I visited here during the week in the evening. There was a really nice atmosphere, not too busy and service was good. They asked if we had any dietary requirements or aperture which I was impressed by. We both ordered fajitas which were tasty- only took away one star as it would’ve been good to have more wraps/sauces. Overall very good.

Would have been a 5 if the peppers/onions were a bit more charred.

Great food, quick service, friendly staff, highly recommend

Decided to try this Shepherd Neame restaurant as a birthday treat as it was listed as one of the pubs on the birthday club. We were both very impressed with the location and the ambiance of the pub. The fajitas were excellent I chose duck and my partner chose steak which was incredibly tender. Very generous portions of filling including sour cream, salsa, guacamole, cheese, lettuce, onions, jalapeno, peppers, yum yum so many different flavours. We also had a portion of chips between the two of us, not that we needed them but some of the nicest chips we have tasted. Overall a very enjoyable experience we will certainly be returning and will recommend to family and friends. ,

Loved everything about this pub thanks for a great Friday evening dinner.

Very friendly fast and efficient staff. Lovely location 😁

The food and drinks were delicious, great service and great location. Well worth a visit!

Great little spot in faversham for a meal with friends, highly recommend the singha chicken and fried squid! Great selection of Shepherd Neame Beers and very friendly staff

Delicious food, recommend the fajitas. Service was a great. Would go again 👍

We visited this pub twice, the food and service is good and most importantly there was a choice of nice good ales.

Great place, beer and atmosphere.

What a lovley place to take a relaxed meal or drink right on the river.

Still an amazing venue, it's been going from strength to strength for nearly 20 years as Faversham's Mexican Hotspot.

Excellent food - very tasty and good quality. Fantastic friendly service and very reasonably priced.

A gorgeous pub on the Creek. Myself, the hubster and our friends went for our 2nd lunch together today. The friends had ribs, which looked amazing! Hubster had the classic beef burger and I has the grilled chicken caesar burger. Everyone enjoyed, but personally I lived the chicken burger. Chips are skin on chips which were really nice and ever so slightly salted. Staff were attentive, but not in your face. A lovely place for lunch or dinner. Highly recommended.

Mexican themed menu, reasonably priced, set along the river

A real gem!! Hot day walking a dog . Called in and had the most delicious tapas with a pint for £10.50 . Mexican food and very filling in great surroundings and god service

So impressed!! We came for lunch and were starving so we ordered a fair bit and got to try a lot of different dishes. The Mexican food was absolutely amazing. There is comfortable outdoor seating at the front and the back of this pub. If this was my local I would live at this place!

Lovely little place. Very cosy. Food was lovely, we had the shredded duck fajitas to share😋 Staff were attentive and friendly.

The duck fajitas are very very good with a great beer and drink selection. Inside and outside seating next to the creek. Very peaceful setting.

Lovely evening here with my friend. The food was delicious, and the service was brilliant. I would definitely recommend it, and I would definitely go back. We went on a Monday and booked for 6.30 pm and it was packed,

Great pub, great beer. A real slice of England

Great food - good service - very pleasant experience by the water!!

I love this place, not been in a long time and I know everything is expensive nowadays but £12 for nachos is ridiculous!

Great Food, Friendly Staff, great family meal

Nice pub across the creek. Didn't get any food this time but heard it's good. Staff are friendly and helpful

Me and my son went there, haven't been for a while, heard reports of it going down hill, well I can squash all those silly rumours, had a 5☆ meal 5☆service and not over expensive, will def be going back

Great little place, well hidden. But unfortunately what you would pay for nachos anywhere else for around 6-8 pound, in here they are £14, more nachos than anything else and very over priced. Chicken fajitas the chicken was dry, and very under seasoned very disappointing to be honest, my wife had the chicken Veracruz again chicken very dry. Such a shame as nice little place tucked away around the corner from where we live but very overpriced for mediocre food.

We stumbled on the Albion Taverna on a walk today. We were greeted with a warm welcome at the bar. We had food & drinks, I was impressed with the portion sizes & the quality of the food, it made me indecisive. A nice surprise, we will be back!

Lovely pub, have been there a few times and always enjoyed my meals. This time it wasn’t good at all. A starter of six calamari rings where the batter was barely cooked and fell off as soon as you picked it up, followed by gristly steak fajitas with no flavour or spice. We mentioned it to the staff and got a ‘sorry about that’. Just a bit disappointing for a rare night out with the hubby!

Creekside pub with a decent menu & friendly staff.

We have been here so many times but this time was very disappointing The food was just bland and tasteless I had fajitas 3 little pieces of chicken lots of burnt onions and peppers but no taste The waitress was very annoying kept calling everyone my “Lovely “ very over the top I also can’t believe that because we where a table of 7 our grandson who is 10 we where charged £35 service charge What service ? We should be able to choose the amount we leave as a tip We won’t be visiting again Has it got new owners or new chef because it’s just not working such a shame

Very pleasant and attentive staff. The food was tasty and the choice of local beers was particularly impressive.

Delightful texmex restaurant, great atmosphere and delicious food. Service was friendly and prompt. I think the tortillas should have been bigger: too small for fajitas, and a bit more spice would have been more authentic, but these are small points.

The most frustrating thing about the Albion is its complete lack of consistency. The last time I had a meal there it was fantastic, steak fajitas melted in your mouth and great drinks too… this time however the steak was gristly, over cooked, none of the vegetables were cooked properly and the cocktails were shocking, the kind of pre-made ones you get on the train, the beer was also semi flat. Starter of guacamole was great apart from the bowl of broken nachos, like what you get at the bottom of a bag. Unlikely we’ll be back again.

Lovely little Taverna on the Faversham Creek serving delicious Mexican food and fine Ales 🍺😋

Can't fault the place. Staff were lovely and happy. Food was amazing as always 😋

Food was great, excellent portion size

They fitted us in even though they were very busy and the staff were so friendly and the food was amazing.

A most disappointing meal. Service appalling, a VERY long wait for food to be served, food tastless and presentation a lot to be desired. Definitely won't be going back.

Turned up mid afternoon (no booking) on a Wednesday for food. The website claims food all day, the booking system claims they do food all day, wasn't a single person in the place, but they apparently don't do food until 1800 of an evening. Don't know what's going on but felt shambolic.

10/10 quality food, drinks and service. All workers I spoke to seem very happy to be there. Authentic Mexican food. Would recommend Sizzling Fajitas (Chicken, Duck or Steak) all real good eats. House nachos are a great sharer and the tacos are my favourite starter. Regular customer review. However surprisingly the veggie options are my favourite specifically, the Jackfruit Tacos are to die for. Big up Albion Taverna!

We were a group of four and booked a table at lunch time. The Taverna is quaint and situated next to the creek. There is a car park and ample street parking close by. Service was good and we ordered a mix of burritos and fajitas. There was a bit of a wait , we didn’t mind too much as we’re not in a hurry, as the place was quite busy . The lady who served us was as polite and efficient as possible at a busy time. When the food arrived it was well presented and very tasty. My fajita was full of tasty chicken and there were two sauces to accompany , one of which had a bit of a spicy kick. We agreed the price was reasonable and look forward to returning soon.

Excellent experience and food, not too busy, but I would imagine in the summer months it would be best to book. One that is well worth a visit, especially if you like Mexican Food. 😁😁😁

Lovely food, nice place, polite servers

Lovely food. Always has been. Very nice place to eat

Been here a few times, not for a couple years. The food is still as excellent, absolutely gorgeous. Delicious well made cocktails. Classic margarita. Service brilliant. Just love it in here, even the decor.

Wonderful place to enjoy a meal,lovely friendly staff, good food, we will definitely return

Great food and excellent service

Really nice pub food was great not expensive

Good Mexican-English fusion food. We were very satisfied, especially with the duck burrito. The place is very cozy and has a terrace. The only thing not so good was the service, which left us quite unattended and did as little as possible.

As usual lovely food and great service.

I found the food to be very basic, initially, I wanted a fish dish, but seemingly the fish had been sold out. So I ordered a (Mexican dish) Bean chilly pot, which combined some rice with beans on top, with a few burritos and a very 'anaemic' looking guacamole which had no tomatoes or onion... And this was the main meal, really I've had better from a street vendor in Mexico. For a starter, we had Guacamole and salsa, which arrived half an hour late. Again nothing really special... My partner had a Vegan Burger, when I asked the waitress if the burger was homemade, she said that the ingredients had been decided on by the chef but the burger had been made elsewhere ??? Strange to say the least! (Does it take that much to knock up a ' Vegan/vegetarian burger in the kitchen, something any qualified chef could do blindfolded... As for the chips, they arrived cold and not handmade, they were somewhat similar to what one would have found in (Wetherspoons). The waitress was charming, polite and very helpful which made the evening less tiresome. On the whole, the cost (£53. 90) of the meal including one glass of wine and a glass and a half of beer was excessive, considering the quality of the food wasn't that special and a far cry from what I would call Authentic Mexican. Needless to say I will not be coming back.

The BEST Mexican restaurant we have ever been to. Fantastic food, lovely location, great vibes, friendly staff and very reasonably priced. We had the double up fajitas and it was big, tasty and lots of options to put into our fajitas. Would highly recommend.

2nd time of coming here in a month. Plenty of choice and lovely Mexican restaurant. Food is full of different flavours.

Delicious food and a lovely treat! Also very accommodating to little ones 😊

Came here for dinner on a Friday night and it was fairly buzzing. Staff were attentive, had taken note of the comment on my booking that my partner is a coeliac and were happy to go through the menu with her. The food is hearty fare with a mainly mexican theme. Mixed tacos were not too bad but could do with a little more flavour. Nachos were decent too. The ribs were tender and tasty, the fries were nicely done and the sweetcorn juicy. Overall a good solid place to come for a no nonsense feed.

Just came out, the food was terribly bland all around. Started with the prawn starter and the prawns was flavourless and very over cooked. Had 2 steaks both very chewy and the chips where swimming in grease peppercorn sauce was basically water and when you pay £22.50 for a steak there’s got to be some standards. Had the fajitas and there was next to no seasonings on the chicken, for £22! Awful and won’t be going back again! DO NOT RECOMMEND!

I took my family, (wife and 4 young children) for dinner. Firstly, the reception from the manager was very welcoming, I think his name was Dan. But on top of that, the food we all ordered was perfect, and my children are not easily pleased! I had the smokehouse burger, my wife had the vegetarian fajitas, and the kids all enjoyed their food from the kid's menu. What more can you ask for?! Another employee, I believe another Dan, was also super helpful, both looked after us without fuss. I highly recommend #The Albion Taverna to all, well worth a visit for quality service and perfect food.

We left after being ignored at the bar by three bar staff consecutively, wouldn't even make eye contact. Shame as we have eaten here before and it was pretty good. Another couple also left, we were there for nearly 10 min, really strange.

All 3 burgers we got were very dry, but everything else was great, so sadly, it reduced the rating dramatically as they were supposed to be waygu burgers but they tasted just like cheaper, over cooked burgers also the chicken burger was overcooked, as the crispy coating was a dark brown showing it had been fried too long and the inside also dry

Great place and great staff, burgers are dry and overcooked, but the other food passing looked amazing

Great atmosphere and very friendly staff.

Great service food was good fair price

Haven’t visited for food for a while. The menu was interesting and the calamari and prawns were delicious, but the fajitas were slightly underwhelming- would have expected a bit more spiciness. My husband’s steak was a bit stringy and fatty- I had the same steak elsewhere and it was delicious so the source of beef can’t be blamed. Love the pub but some of the food needs improvement