The Blacksmiths Arms in Bromley

We visited as a walking group for Sunday lunch. There was 19 of us so we preordered a few days before arrival. The staff were friendly and saw us to our table, 1 x 6 seater and another that would seat 14. After we were all seated and had a drink the waitress asked if we were ready to eat? Yes we said, and within a matter of minutes the food started to arrive. Before long we all had a delicious meal in front of us. Every plate was completely empty as the food was superb and the quantity was also spot on. I’d highly recommend the Blacksmiths to anyone wanting a hearty Sunday lunch.

Beautiful fantastic fabulous pub, love it .

Nice pub, great food. Friendly locals.

Always a busy pub and great to still have a traditional pub to visit. Eaten here before and food n service is always good

Very good Sunday lunch good quality beer after an equally good circular walk around Cudham starting from the green behind the pun

Meeting of old friends made easy by using the Blacksmiths Arms

Probably one of the best pints of Guinness I’ve had. Food excellent and staff friendly and attentive. Sarah and Kate were exceptional.

The internet description uses words such as ' 17th. century Inn '; ' Traditional '; ' Built in the reign of King Charles '; ' Rural '; ' Birthplace of Little Titch ': British this; English that. The reality, on Sunday: the first chance available to it is taken with ?: blaring live ', music ' saying ' Good-bye ' to the end of the 'British ' summer with blaring music all around filling the local 11th. century church graveyard with the authentic ' British, English, rural, traditional ' sounds of... "...live ska, dub, and reggae music...", of Kingston, Jamaica:(which, if you live nearby you shall ! all listen to, whether you like it or not, because we are making money, and that's all that matters): which, as a warning to everyone who is interested in not encouraging such attitudes, is willingly admitted, (should it not be subsequently deleted), by the opportunistic management below in the response: '' Good day, (weren't) !! (sic) it. Loads of money '': charlatans.

Great atmosphere, great staff, ignore the reviews from the local Vicar. They could only dream of a congregation of 300 enjoying themselves.

Roaring fires in winter, a beautiful garden in summertime and a friendly welcome all year round.

A short distance from Charles Darwin House, they cook from 12 noon, they have a parking lot

Lovely atmosphere and very pretty surroundings.

Visited on a Saturday lunchtime. Food excellent. Service slow, and I had to leave the table to go to the bar to place our order; someone eventually came to take our order some five later. Tables and placemats sticky - both need a good wash! Sauce bottles could do with wiping. Having said all that, it is a nice pub with good food. It is just let down somewhat by sloppy attention to hygiene.

Lovely setting and good atmosphere but poor service. We waited 40 mins for sandwiches before requesting a refund. Bar staff said it wasn’t their fault and blamed the kitchen. I have been here on several occasions in the past and had a good experience so assume they were having a bad day or are under new management.

Good choice of dishes on the menu. There were three of us; we had the steak, the scampi and the butterfly prawns. All were delicious. The plates were hot and the presentation was good. Dessert was lemon meringue pie with ice cream. The ice cream in particular was lovely. The lady who served us was very nice.

Service great. Lots of dogs wandering around! Lovely prosecco. Food was fine. Pub has a good atmosphere.

On the entrance we were greeted with a super friendly welcome when asked if children are allowed in the pub, from the lady behind the bar. The pub itself it’s a real gem, the atmosphere was great and everyone seemed like a friendly local.

Great beer garden good food menu and selection of beers friendly spot

Parking, friendly, chilled pub, always welcomed. Typical pub to have a chat with everyone, including nice people you don't know. Great selection of drinks available

Booked in for Easter Sunday Lunch at midday. Arrived early and pub wasn’t open so sat in the outside smoking area I was appalled to find that it was absolutely filthy .Ashtrays had been left unempted and other receptacles were overfilled with cigarette ends and empty wine bottles, The fireplace had not been cleaned out ,seats, broken and dirty ,and one even had nails sticking up through the seat.Went into lunch and found table had not been cleaned properly and was sticky to the touch. The fish and chips ordered by one person absolutely fine but the Sunday roast not very hot. The fires in the pub were not lit and had not been cleaned out. Have used this pub many times over the years and was very sad to see the decline in standards.

We returned to the Blacksmiths for the first time this year, with two friends. The atmosphere was welcoming, and the service was cordial and efficient throughout. Steak & kidney pudding, fish & chips, fish pie, and ham, egg & chips were our main courses, and all were very tasty. For desserts we chose between us just two traditional English puddings, apple pie and jam pudding, with custard all round. Excellent. We all agreed that we had enjoyed a really good meal.

Absolutely stunning country pub. Been going here for quite a while, and only just realised I haven’t reviewed. Beautiful gardens, absolutely incredible food and lovely staff, there really isn’t anything to not love about this pub. 10/10 would recommend

Fantastic lunch with family, food was very good, service was great and the whole atmosphere in the pub was lovely

Came here For the MG Christmas lunch. Great food, the sort of village pub you would want as your local

We had a group of 20 people for our MG car club Christmas lunch. The pub has a great atmosphere, beautifully decorated for Christmas. The friendly staff delivered our meals, the lamb looked delicious, I had the traditional turkey dinner. The Black forest roulade was amazing. Thank you for a successful Christmas lunch.

Bit cramped, all tables are laid out for if you are eating, I would like to see more places to sit down to just have a few drinks, with the choice of eating

Nice place for group of 8 to meet midweek. Food is good and varied enough for most.

There is nothing to not like about this pub..... Great location, great atmosphere, great garden (and walks from it), great beer, great food, great fires and great people - staff and patrons that make you feel really welcome.... this is the quintessential English Pub, and the owners should be commended for keeping it going which I appreciate is really hard work. However, that hard work has certainly paid off.

Wasn’t sure what to expect and used this as base for starting and ending walk in Cudham and was very much impressed by the food (lasagne), service (it was busy but the staff were attentive) and atmosphere (everyone quietly enjoying themselves). Flowers potted everywhere were beautiful!

Meal booked for 1pm for four. Pub was really empty so expected food to be lovely. Fish was over cooked . Vegetables were aldante. Steak pudding not very nice. Slow service on food . Shame as normally it’s been lovely but not today. Seems a shame that the response I got from this review was a lie as I make no remarks on any one’s business at all only this one. Having spent over £100 the response could have been more sympathetic, but hey ho

Nice place but limited food as kitchen refers.

Lovely lunch at the pub today. Great service, friendly and welcoming staff. Good food. Highly recommend a visit. Beautiful flowers 💐 😀

Not cyclist friendly. Stopped for pint of coke and got charged a pound to fill up my water bottle. First time ever been charged to fill a water bottle. Wrong!!!

Met friends for lunch. Our main courses were satisfactory. The puddings were disappointing, microwaved apple crumble and poor custard, ice cream was fine. Service was very slow although friendly enough and the pub was not busy.Our puddings had obviously been forgotten and no coffee available as the machine was out of order. The outside seating was plentiful and the flowers were beautiful. Not sure I would recommend, maybe we visited on a bad day?

Went for an impromptu drive and drink and found this lovely little gem of a pub with an amazing view out the front! Staff are absolutely lovely! Can't comment on food as I didn't have any but if the amount of effort was put into food as it was to being welcoming it would definitely be 5*!! Will definitely be back for a meal and update my review!

My first visit. I live too far away. But an excellent pint of Wainwright and very good food all served by Louise who was lovely. An update. I left my waterproof behind. They kept it for me to collect today. Very pleasant chat with the woman behind the bar and a great pint of Boltmaker. It’s a bit far from where I live but I will definitely make the effort to visit again

Known this pub for over 20 years. Not quite the same as used to be and had issues with food unfortunately.

Popped in with our 2 dogs for Sunday lunch. Staff were very friendly. Had 2 roast beef dinners which were super delicious 😋 Proper tasty gravy too! No idea about desserts as were way too full. Gardens were lovely, plenty of parking & places to walk the dogs after. The toilets were clean & accessible friendly, which makes a welcomed change in a village pub! Would definitely recommend.

Just had lunch at the Blacksmith’s Arms and it was faultless. Pleasant, attentive staff with a lovely relaxed atmosphere. I had Scampi & chips which was cooked to perfection, in fact it was the best I’ve ever had. I highly recommend the lemon roulade for dessert too. Will definitely be returning again in the future and hopefully the sun will be shining next time to sit in their beautiful garden. This was a great pub when I used to go there 30 years ago and still doesn’t disappoint.

Nice countryside pub with the huge beer garden area. Decent selection and nice events.

Pleasant and friendly old fashioned style pub. Food was nice with good menu choice of pub classics and a couple of specials.

Popped in for a quick bite to eat and drink on a beautiful Sunday lunch time. Beautiful gardens, plenty of places to sit in or out of the shade. Quick, helpful and friendly service ( even in the heat ). Good 'pub grub ' menu, good selection of beers. Big car park and right next door to a big park with childrens play area. Don't know why we don't come here more often.

Friendly local pub, ideal place to start and end circular walks through the Kent countryside. Good beers, many options on the food menu, all provided with an excellent & prompt service

Just an all round great English pub. Visiting home from Australia and it was wonderful to come back to this lovely venue.

Best country pub in the area. Consistently busy. If you want to eat in you need to book. Mediterranean tart was delicious. Roasts were substantial and apple pie was a classic. Wonderful community pub.

My wife and I decided to pop in for a pint & some lunch, as it had been a while since we last visited this pub. I ordered home made Lasagna which cost just over £14. This was one of the worsts Home made Lasagna I've ever eaten. It was like someone had heated up a microwave lasagna and chucked it in a dish. It tasted and looked awful. I also ordered a pint of warm ghostship which had sediment floating around the bottom. I also ordered half a pint of neck oil which also tasted nothing like it should (twangy). It's such a shame as the pub is in a lovely spot but the landlord needs to look into the standard of the food and drink they serve up. I spent almost £50 that day and felt totally ripped off. The standard compared to other pubs out there leaves a lot to be desired.

Booked a table for early Saturday evening. Service starts at 6pm. All the meals chosen were of a high standard for pub grub. Good variety to choose from Didn’t give a five only due too a pause between main and desert order taking. They just got busy at that time It didn’t spoil our evening and shall visit again Just needed mentioning. Very clean and well present. Nice pub

Had a lovely afternoon here . First time . Just arrived as lunch was finishing . The chef still cooked for us as we were going to hang on for dinner . Very grateful as we were hungry. Lovely friendly atmosphere and staff were really nice too . Will be back

Typical English pub where they serve delicious beers and of course fish & chips!

Amazing. There was lovely food and nice staff . Would definitely recommend 👌

Best pub on earth... They serve decent food and the bar staff on the whole are eager and willing. The new landlord Andy is keen to please and make a success of it. After watching the progress of his work, I have no doubt he will succeed.

We had a private party to attend there and hadn't been there for years so we got there early to eat. It was booked out so we had to eat in the bar which was OK. The food was good as was the service. We'll be back there soon.

Lovely cosy pub with friendly staff. The food was great too! Would definitely recommend it. I think maybe the menu prices on the website need updating to current prices, apart from that, all great!

Lovely pub, friendly staff, food was very good, nice atmosphere, will ge back soon!

Very pleasant little country pub. Very busy for a Thursday lunchtime.

7 of us went here on Saturday, 2 kids and a 1 year old. Emily and Chloe were incredible, not just as servers but with the kids as well. On top of that the food was delicious, all of the meat fell apart without being cut and my lasagna was perfect both in portion size and taste. Very reasonable prices for all the meals, around £14. Can’t wait to go again

Beautiful surroundings lovely pub & food delicious, always served fresh highly recommend

Four of us went here for a meal yesterday. The food was amazing. We all had different, roast beef, lamb, fish and chips and I had steak and ale pie. The fish was white and flaky and fresh, my pie was beautiful chips gorgeous and the roast dins looked great too. Was hot fresh and lovely. Great service. Will definitely go back soon

We booked a table and we arrived on time. We ordered a drink then sat down. We were given the menu which had very little choice on it. I noticed on their website the prices have gone up in price. The roast dinner was advertised at 13.00. The menu I was given the roast was 16.00. It wasn't mentioned that the prices had changed. I was hungry so decided to just order. We waited a very long time for our meals to arrive in fact we had to order another drink. I chose turkey roast which said red cabbage and cranberry sauce. I was looking forward to it, thought at 16.00 it will be amazing. After waiting a very long time my dinner came out. It wasn't what was described on the menu. It had completely different veg to what the menu said. There was no explanation. I cut the potato which wasn't cooked I touched the inside of the potato and it was stone cold. The rest of the meal was also cold. Couldn't believe id waited so long to be served a plate of cold food. I sent it back got no apology just another one which came out within minutes , peas missing but peas were on the first meal. I certainly wasn't impressed By this time I was starving I just wanted to eat and go. I wouldn't reccomend this pub the food isn't anything special and it's very expensive. I was shocked that a plain jacket potato cost 6.00 absolutely priced too high.

Nice country pub. Always well presented. Very good pub food at reasonable prices. Small restaurant area if you don't want to sit in main body of pub. On day we went there was a thunderstorm of biblical proportions but the staff all coped very well even with a power cut. Most enjoyable lunch out.

Great place to stop and have your own lunch with the tables and benches not far from the pub.

Don’t try and eat here they like to stop serving well before they say they do and like to open later than their opening times wouldn’t recommend

Nice pub, good food, lovely views

Quite busy so service a little slow but good food

Good.country pub with big beer garden

Lovely pub, great staff and a fantastic roast!!

Went with a group of friends good food good service.

Country pub with a lovely garden and helpful / friendly staff. Variety of main meals, jackets, toasties and sandwiches available. Little disappointed with my salmon sandwich - literally two slices of bread and salmon with a salad garnish. Needed a little more plate appeal or maybe some cream cheese/cucumber inside. Thank you for the reply. Will definitely be back, my favourite filling 😋

I have never done this sort of thing before,but I felt I must. Myself and 5 friend s with our partner s decided to visit the Blacksmiths on Sunday. We duly arrived and was greeted with big smile and taken to our table. My husband ordered a round of drinks plus wine for dinner for our friend's, this was executed relative ease and in a timely manner. We all ordered roast dinners as we are all matured adults ...in other words OLD AND SET IN OUR WAYS !! We had a mixture of Beef and Lamb, across our table with an allotment of vegetables. We couldn't fault it !!! YOU COULD TASTE HOW FRESH IT WAS !!! Four individuals decided to have desserts, of which our very attentive waitress by the name of Hedi gave us the choices of the day. My husband and I opted for the chocolate orange cheesecake along with my close friend , her husband had the apple strudel either custard. The young lady returned, to the kitchen to what I can only describe as a rapturous applause , cheering some booing and a lot of laughter was herd . When she returned to our table to I felt compelled to ask her what the applause was for, she told us that two chefs had decided to have a competition and who ever sold the most of the dessert they had made would be king of the desserts for the day . So we had chef strudel and chef cheesecake and with the purchase of our 3 cheesecake s on table chef cheesecake was the winner. Well we can honestly say that the cheesecake was one of the best I've ever eaten , you can tell when these are bought in and this was clearly HOME MADE as well as the apple strudel !!!! This was our first visit but will most certainly not be the last. My husband and I have decided to bring our older children for a family meal and can't wait to return. Keep up the good work Mr Owner whoever you are, and as for your chefs please keep the competition healthy , as for chef cheesecake simply the best . A big thank you to you all for making our first time at the blacksmiths a remarkable and enjoyable one.

Huge garden area that is well looked after. Pub itself is full of character. Loved it.

Always a good pub. Really good food and very friendly. Things are different now but the team are definitely upbeat. Plenty of room in the lovely garden. Easy to distance. Dogs welcome. We have been going there with our kids for years and there is a park directly behind with a children's play area. Perfect evening out.

Love this pub. Nice sandwich and couple of pints in the sunny garden. An enjoyable visit!

The usual unwelcome feeling. If your a local your greeted with open arms. But as a new face your left waiting and made to feel like a hinderance. Clearly more proof that a leopard doesn't change it's spots. Such a shame as it's a lovely pub with lots of fantastic features and a fabulous outside area.

Wow, wow, wow! I have never experienced such a sour faced grumpy "welcome" at a pub ever before. Didn't even stay long enough to order just had to get back on the bike and leave. Maybe they just hate cyclists but I certainly won't be going back to find out.

If you want a warm friendly welcome, then avoid this place! Don't think the owner likes cyclists and he made every effort to make us feel unwelcome so we just got on our bikes and rode on. From the responses to reviews on Google it looks like he should not be in the hospitality industry!

I have never posted but thought on this occasion this might be helpful to others. A nice pub but to mention apart from having to search out knives and forks if in the garden eating(the basket was empty) so food was cold by time we had been given some, I then specifically asked upon ordering if we could have the sweet and latte served together. After the third time of asking for lattes they were delivered post sweets. We asked the waitress if we could speak to and bring this to the managers attention but no one came out to us. I’m sure this pub will continue to do well given it location but you have lost us as customers since we value customer service.

Had a lovely family lunch today for my sons 18th. Food was great and we were well looked after. Thank you.

Went with a walking group. 18 of us!! Food excellent, service amazing. Especially as there was so many of us and we hadn't pre ordered. We'll done to all the staff

Really lovely pub. Great atmosphere. Good sized garden area with panoramic views from the front over Kent countryside. Cosy inside seating with lovely ambience. Good quality food - fish & chips seemed a popular choice with other patrons. We had baguettes - still very tasty. Would thoroughly recommend a visit.

DO NOT GO HERE FOR FOOD. If you are looking for decent pub food this is not the place to go - the food was cheap frozen food that had been warmed up & was luke warm when served. The atmosphere is good & service is average. Overall a bad experience.

Very nice outdoor area, nice cozy interiors. Very pleasant and attentive staff. Had the Cheddar Cheese Burger as a lunchtime meal whilst hiking through the area. I think it was around £12.50 including chips and a little side salad and slaw (not including drink). Burger was pretty average, and was just bun, patty, and cheese (I don't know what I was expecting really). Could have done with a few little cheap extras such as fried onions or gherkins which really would have made a difference.

Due to an influx of larger groups just before we sat down, the service was slow and not all of the menu was available. The food was typical of a pub and a good standard although pastry on apple pie was seriously undercooked.

Lovely food, Fisherman's pie was very fishy , nit all potatoes. Delicious.

Warm welcome, well cooked food. A better choice for vegetarians would have earned another star

Traditional very good pub good. Staff very efficient and friendly.

Hi went yesterday with The Ryes and it was brilliant. Its the best pub around 2 lovely menus and the menu and the food is amazing. Staff always smiling in this difficult time. Been to quiet a few old pubs in the area and Blacksmiths is the best by far. Nigel Farage lives locally and frequents now and again [don`t let that put you off ] George and his wife had been there years and left about 3 years ago but the new owners are every bit as popular and friendly and helpful. Beautiful Gardens too and a amazing floral display in summer for which they have won many prizes !!

Excellent service and very tasty meal would recommend it

A lovely old traditional pub with lovely staff and a great menu. A great evening out

Nice pub. Nice staff. Average Sunday lunch to be honest. Nothing bad but nothing special I'm afraid. There are other pubs in the area better. I do go back to hope it's got better. Not yet I'm afraid...

One of the best fish pies I have ever had. One of our all time favourites

Food very good and staff obliging

Lovely pub, food wasn't great but service was excellent. Would visit again but just for drinks.

One of my new favourite locals..Liver & Bacon was hot and full of flavour

Lovely pub and will definately go back

This is lovely country pub with friends/family. We have been many times over years for a drink. We went for Sunday roast. £15 for what I can only describe as a tiny, tasteless meal. Tiny frozen Yorkshire. A slither of meat. Tiny portion of vegetables and gravy. All seems out of a packet. If it was £9, I could get it but £15? A lot better places around for Sunday lunch for that money and less.

Today it was quite quiet and nice for that as we had a good lunch with friends not seen for a while. Food was good if a bit oversized for OAPs! Suggested they try and do a slightly smaller portion for us at a slightly reduced price . Could well increase their turnover too once people got to know about it.

Even with a confirmation email, our online reservation wasn't in the book. The young lady didn't fret but fitted us in (had we arrived an hour or so later we wouldn't have been so lucky) but I felt we'd been squashed into a corner seat. Oddly starters aren't served on Sundays (surely thats when you want a 3 course meal?) which was a shame because we'd been looking forward to the pate starter we'd had previously. My husband had the roast lamb but neither of us could decide if it was infact lamb or beef. He wasn't given mint sauce and we both thought the portion was a little on the small side. Online it says the roast is £13 but it was £14.95 I had the crab topped with grated egg. The crab and the salad was very nice but the egg didn't really work. The lemon cheesecake dessert was average. My husband enjoyed his chocolate fudge cake with custard. The staff were friendly and the food was nice but in future we'll ring to make a booking and go during the week so we can have a starter.

Had a lovely time this evening. Well looked after by the bar staff and felt very covid safe. Well worth a visit.

Used this pub as a checkpoint for our Duke of Edinburgh expedition, not to actually go INTO but just as a reference point for the kids to get to. Made it there, someone at the pub kindly let staff use the toilets and then move on to the recreational grounds behind. Next day, we returned to the grounds, a couple students unfortunately misunderstood a few instructions to use the toilets on the grounds with the toilets in the pub. Pub owner came out effing and blinding at a bunch of kids instead of trying to find an adult to talk to which was incredible really. In fact, before I could even get a word out he began effing and blinding to me, also so apparently he isn't polite to children and adults alike. Decided he was going to insult me and my colleague without listening to reason. Such a shame really, seemed a nice place yesterday but turns out the owner is not a testament to the place. As a response to the owner - cheers for replying. Any effort and politeness you showed the day prior was very welcomed at the time. Unfortunately, that appreciation was overwritten by YOUR manners towards 5 teenage girls, not “yobs”. Just a shame that we went there, thought there was a polite understanding for adults to use the loo and park the car, spend money at their pub, and they decide to behave even worse than some 14 year old girls over a minor misunderstanding where apparently some loo roll was dropped on the floor. Oh well.

this is a lovely pub with beautiful outside surroundings. The food we ordered we were a little disappointed with, the ham and cheese omelette was greasy so was the hunters chicken. How ever the salmon parcels for starters were lovely, the fish and chips were good.