The Chartwell Restaurant in Sevenoaks

Dhimant brilliant member of staff, does amazing cocktails

Great service from Sara and lovely meal. The Chef was also very helpful. Would recommend this restaurant.

Fabulous dinner and surroundings. My waitress Saraa was extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Will definitely be back

Served by Dhimant. Very good customer service

We came to this restaurant for an afternoon tea for my friend's birthday. We were looked after by Dhimant who was very attentive. The sandwiches, scones and cakes were prepared by chef Amro. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit and will be back. We thoroughly recommend this restaurant.

Dhimant served us, absolutely perfect. Great food.

We enjoyed our lunch and Dhamant served us very well thank you.

Saraa was amazing! Food was great ambiance also great!

Poor service. Unfortunately my food was even worse. Not sure if there were 3 or possibly 4 members of staff standing around talking to each other. Had to wait at least 10 minutes just to get our drinks and it was 20 minutes before the food order was taken. However the food did arrive quickly. My wife ordered the lamb shank and she said it was lovely. My food however was extremely poor, I asked the waitress if the chips were fresh or frozen and she assured me they used fresh chips. I’m a retired greengrocer with 60 years experience and was extremely disappointed when they arrived as I knew immediately they were not fresh, had I known in advance I’d have asked for mash. Why not be truthful when a customer asks a question instead of trying to pull the wool over their eyes hoping they wouldn’t know.

The service was attentive and impeccable, and the food was decent. I'm not too sure about putting RGB lights in an old Tudor house, but it's definitely an interesting take.

Fab cocktails and freat service! Yassim was very welcoming and makes perfect pina coladas👌

Only two tables taken so no real atmosphere.

Lots of variety on the menu. I chose the peri-peri spatchcock chicken that included a choice of two sides. The portion was huge and tasted amazing. The dessert didn’t disappoint either and was delicious. Our server, Deep, was polite, friendly and very welcoming. A great experience all round.

If I could give 6 stars for service I would gladly. We came down for a celebration in the Cromwell room. We were about 30 people. Everything was perfect, food, atmosphere, service. The staff are outstanding. Thank you to all but particularly Dhimant who was particularly helpful.

Yassing was our server. So helpful and friendly. We enjoyed the experience of sitting in a 'train carriage'! Very novel. The food was delicious and plenty of choice. Will return with our friends to stay the night, which my husband and I did the night before, for one of the themed evenings.

Very good, professional. Sara’s was a great help recommending food. Chicken kebabs were delicious.

I took my mum, grandmother and vegan sister for the Mamma Mia's mother's day afternoon tea and it was amazing. The food was beautiful and there was plenty of tasty vegan options for my sister. Atmosphere was so calm and pretty with the harpist playing and our server Saraa was so polite and made us feel special. Thank you so much

Enjoyed our Mother’s Day lunch here ! Was so lovely, the server named Dhimant was so helpful and very good at his job !

We had a nice mother's day meal. Dhimant was a charming host and very accommodating.

Organised an Escape Room party for my son's birthday. The activity was great and the food delivered quickly and enjoyable after they had finished. The children were happy which means we we were happy. Possibly need some support staff but Deet, Sara and the Escape Room Host were all great. Thanks Guys.

Attentive and kind staff with good humor and attention to detail. We stayed multiple nights and enjoyed every meal. The menu is varied between traditional and global. Every restaurant experience was wonderful we will be coming back! Saraa, Deep and their colleagues were all so very nice.

Parking scam, you get fined £100 for using supercharger

So far so good. 3 nights at the Donnington Manor, good value for money, very good service especially from Saraa at breakfast time and also at the reception and behind the bar. Nice place nice views on the countryside while town is at easy reach.

Good food with a freshly cooked English breakfast. The standout though was the superb service from Saraa.

Excellent service and such a pleasant and welcoming staff, Dhimant and Sara

Peri peri chicken was nice. Saraa was very pleasant and helpful

Zahid the chef was very helpful with my wife's ordering as she is coeliac

Tonight the Yasmine and the team introduced us to there new cocktail café Ireland which is excellent and highly recommend

served by dhimant the food was good.

Dhimant served us and was super friendly and efficient. The food was very good. The atmosphere was pretty weak for a Thursday evening. I think the hotel could make a lot more of this restaurant.

There is a barman called Yassin working here. He's hard working, cheerful and great fun. Thank you so much Yassin for everything.

The afternoon tea was amazing , very tasty and was fresh and good quality , the service was very good and friendly , our server was Deep he was amazing and a lovely man . Will be definitely coming back again

Was served by Deep Amazing food, great atmosphere.

Dhimant was very attentive & we had an excellent lunch. More guests would improve the atmosphere.

Dhimant, made a coffee like no other wonderful service and atmosphere.

Brilliant meal. Professional, patient and courteous staff made it a very enjoyable experience. D Himant was particularly helpful, thank you

Wonderful staff. Saraa who looked after us in the restaurant and Kolyan (excellent chef) were special. It’s our second visit but won’t be our last! 🥰

Excellent service, and an excellent meal. Sarah looked after us in a very friendly and efficient manner.

Well, I'm back again to tell of another GREAT meal and the servers. I rarely post on social media of ANY kind. I had some of the very BEST fish n chips in a looking while at the Chartwell restaurant attached to Donnington Manor. The lovely young man named Zahid cooked my meal, and a wonderful gentleman named Dhimant served it to me. The meal was excellent as was the service. I HIGHLY recommend you come stay, eat, and enjoy.

We were served by Dhimant - who was excellent. Thank you!

Great food and attentive service as always from Dhimant.

Yassine, Karen and the Team made the experience an excellent one. Top bar, barman, restaurant and rooms. Will stay again.

My mum and I were visiting Kent to visit our new niece and granddaughter. Lovely place, especially the extremely kind and helpful Dhimant. Fantastic member of staff, enthusiastic, chatty and we bonded over a chat about weddings and Indian sweets. 5 stars absolutely!

Yassine is always very friendly and welcoming, when we stay at donnington manor hotel

I’ve just eaten the best fish and chips in my life. This place is welcoming, clean and service is great. I’ve also had a cocktail made by Dhimant. Delicious. Will definitely be back with friends. Thank you for good service.

Our waiter Deep was exceptional so professional obliging attentive and made our evening so special Many thanks Deep

Great food, consistently prepared in a timely manner. Super friendly service. Loved it!

It's such a warm and welcoming place, and the food is absolutely amazing!

Dhimant was a lovely host very helpful and leaves you to enjoy the afternoon tea but is available if you need him. He even took a photo of the group for us aswell

Excellent service from all the staff, especially the bar / restaurant tender, Dhimant. That guy can make a cocktail, and, has a very professional and friendly attitude.

Delicious food and great service, especially when Saraa places and serves you. Top staff at Chartwell, Dunton Green, Sevenoaks!

Dhimant was an excellent host. The food and beer was delicious.

We stop off here when we charge the car and enjoy sitting in and having a small lunch. It's great to see they are able to cater for plant based diets and as we just found out, gluten free (as my daughter is on an exclusion diet for a while) so we were able to have gluten free bread with our soup. They also do a great oat milk latte. What would make the meal 100% is providing some non dairy spread/butter for the bread, but otherwise we can't fault the service, very friendly staff and the quality of the food. I'd say it is good value for money.

We enjoyed our afternoon tea experience. The food was delicious and the homemade scones were the highlight and still warm. Our waiter Dhimant was attentive and even offered to help us take a photo. Well done.

Absolutely wonderful Afternoon tea for friends birthday! Marvellous food and great service! Deep was a lovely waiter, perfect service! Thanks very much! Xx

Thank you so much. Food was amazing. We were served by Deep who was friendly and attentive.

Dhimant was friendly, attentive and knowledgable.

My husband I found this place accidentally as we were looking for a Tesla supercharger, which was located behind this restaurant. And what a GEM it was!! Both of us ordered the LAMB SHANK, along with Sweet Potato Fries & Homemade Onion Rings. It was SUPERB!! Really DELICIOUS!!! We were welcomed by Deep, the friendly waiter. He was the one who recommended us the lamb shank as it's one of their specialties. And AMRO, the chef who made the yummy food, came out to deliver our order is also a super friendly guy and very kind. We ended up having a nice chat with him and he even gave us a free sweet treat that he just made, super yummy! We highly recommend this place as we had a very wonderful dining experience there. Thanks again Amro & Deep! :)

Amro the chef made some lovely dishes and the service provided by moment was top notch. Thanks guys

Dhimant extremely helpful very efficient as he was working on his own. Did his very best and looked after our group so well with a smile and great personality! Thank you - will be back & certainly tell friends & family about Donnington Manor although more staff ought to be employed to help the Team!

Dhimant was really kind and the food was good!

Dhimant was very hospitable. But not enough staff employed here. Only 1 waiter for 2 restaurants.

Super food and service dhimant made are we had a good time

Excellent food and service. Dhimant was especially attentive.

We celebrated a 60th birthday, one of our party is lactose intolerant and the restaurant provided a delicious alternative to the normal afternoon tea selection. The only dusappointment was that we were the only 4 in the restaurant, so it lacked some atmosphere!

Brilliant food and service from Emily & Dhimant this evening.

Great experience service was really good big shout out Deep he was excellent

Abhijeet, my sister really enjoyed the curries, well done. And thanks to Dhimant for his attention and looking after us.

Fantastic food and great service. Chef Abhijeet’s food was lovely and the service from Dhimant was impeccable

Exceptional , Food and service!

Excellent Ambience, prompt service, friendly and polite staff, good comfortable rooms In the dining hall- Saraa, deep, Dhimant and Yasseen and chef Abhijit and for the overall supervision and contact - Soham were very helpful and diligent.

Saraa was very friendly and am excellent host 🙂

Deep and Dhimant were excellent

Saraa was lovely, very attentive and nice service.

We turned up late to charge the car at the safe,secure Tesla super charger and decided to get a bite to eat. We had our dog Lily with us so we had to sit outside. Time was was getting on and she had not eaten. The great team of Saraa and Yassine kindly spoke to the kind chef who also cooked some chicken for her. Lovely team,lovely location and lovely food.

Brilliant Indian meal - beautifully cooked by chef Abhijeet! Would thoroughly recommend! Really delicious!

Dhimant was very attentive and helpful to us in selecting from the menu. The food from the Indian menu is tasty but lacks the freshly prepared zing

Highly recommended, and here’s why: The service, esp from Saraa & Hamid, was absolutely unbelievably outstanding! They all made for an amazing experience. All the staff are clearly very happy to be part of the team at the hotel & restaurant. We had afternoon tea. The sandwiches were freshly prepared by Hamid and they tasted so delicious that we didn’t have room for the cakes and scones! There is plenty of onsite complimentary parking. Thank you ever so much.

Amazing food and amazing service by Saraa and Dhimant, I highly recommend!

Service throughout our stay from Sarah was attentive and professional. The restaurant could do with more vegan options.

Thoroughly enjoying our time at Donnington Manor hotel. The staff have been very welcoming and courteous. Dinner was worth every penny. The quality of food was great and our waiter Dhimant was excellent. He made our experience enjoyable and accommodated all of our needs. Would highly recommend.

Dhimant was very helpful and attentive, very nice meal and couldn’t fault it

Dhimant & Sara made sure we were well looked after and even brought a birthday pudding as a surprise! They gave excellent service and were warm and friendly. Some dishes were better than others. We had a meagre portion of chips with the burgers and there could have been more flavours but my table were very happy and we went to enjoy the escape room which was brill. Overall it’s worth a visit!

Have stayed at the Donnington Manor Hotel on at least six business trips throughout the summer. Great service, great people. Thanks to Saraa, Dhimant, Deep and all the other staff whose names I don’t have. Will continue to use this gem of a hotel in the Kent countryside. Martin.

Thank you to The Donnington Manor for hosting a celebration of life for our late Dad. Special thanks to Yasmine, Dhimant and Zahid who looked after us, made sure we had everything we needed and provided a lovely buffet.

Very nice location, excellent service from Dhimant and nice food. Totally relaxing experience as it should be.

served by Dhimant who was very helpful and polite and ensured we had a lovely time.

Very friendly and very tasty Indian food 🥰

Very intrrnate, lovely place to come. Cosy surroundings. Dhimant was an excellent waiter

Emily was really lovely and she was really interested in us and very helpful

You are warmly received by Emily when entering the restaurant. Emily was very welcoming and professional. Menu is limited but what you receive is of high quality, recommend a chefs special to make the selection a better experience. All the staff provided excellent service and it was great to see that all worked well as a team. Keep up the great work. 31/08/24 Update, been staying here now for nearly a year and seen some changes over that time. However today is the best change they have done since I started to stay here… finally they have now started to serve Indian food in the restaurant, and wow what a treat that was. The food was outstanding, great job chef 👌 Be great to see it become a permanent feature on the menu 🙏 Wonderful service from Sarar and Dhimant, well both! Will defiantly be back for some more of the Indian cuisine

Saraa was absolutely amazing as front of house supervisor! Hospitality and food 1st class from Abhijeet! Definitely come back!

Two excellent servers Sarar and Dhimant nade it an excellent evening.

Quick and friendly service with excellent meal.

Dhimant was very pleasant. He made sure our afternoon tea experience was enjoyable. He could not do enough for us. We had a lovely time. Thank you

We really liked having dinner in the restaurant and we are very pleased with the service of Saraa. Definitely would recommend!

Food was great, good prices and very good service at lunch time. Dhimant was very friendly, helpful and polite.

Great Service! Dhimant and Bryson were very kind and professionals! We would recommend the bar & restaurant at the Doddington Hotel.

Due to a family tragedy we were down in Kent and stayed at this marvellous hotel. Our barman Yassine was superb, and the experience lifted the mood following the funeral. My parents and siblings enjoyed their meals, and we may have enjoyed our drinks a little too much.

Wonderful service from Deep and Sara and delicious Indian food. We will be back