The Chaser Inn in Tonbridge and Malling

We could not sit in our preferred area as there was a quiz night on so we sat in the jockey room. Nice but it got too smoky thanks to the fire… The fish and chips were great as usual.

Booked our table for Easter Sunday today! Lovely warm welcome on arrival and seated immediately. We opted for traditional roasts, my son and I adored the garlic studded roast leg of lamb and my partner had chicken. Extremely generous portions, meat was sooo good. I honestly could not find fault with anything! Ample seasonal veg to share. Make sure you book to avoid disappointment ❤️

Absolutely lovely. Great food and amazing service. Vege/vegan choices were great too. Have booked to go back at Easter

Food was not that great. And the prices for some of the meals were quite steep.

Great meal on a quiet Monday night. Food was delicious, reasonably priced, atmosphere was great and the staff were friendly and helpful. Will definitely return.

My family took me for Mother’s Day lunch! It was amazing! The staff couldn’t be more helpful and attentive. The roast dinner was lovely! Even gave my daughter-in -law a take away pot! Very very impressed and would defo go back!

We had a lovely mothers day meal here. Really beautiful setting and friendly staff. However they may have been busy as we did not receive the water we asked for. There was also inconsistency with the lamb shoulder as my portion was dry but my partners was moist and the potato dauphinoise had far too much garlic. Other than that the food was lovely.

The Chaser never disappoints. A great visit as ever to The Chaser today. A family group of 9 plus the dog, we were seated in the cosy conservatory. The staff, as always were great - attentive and available without being pushy. It was my Mum’s birthday and the team were very accommodating with making it a special one, thank you. Food was great, plentiful, tasty and hot. The Chaser really does continue to tick every box.

Wonderful food and such helpful staff. My husband is in a wheelchair and the staff could not have been more welcoming and considerate. We will be back!

Beautiful old fashioned pub, set in the heart of the Kentish countryside. Roaring fires leave a delightful smell as you walk through the very large venue. When I went, it was busy, but having booked I was shown right to my table. The food was excellent and well priced. I would highly recommend for anyone in the area, if you fancy a long walk in the countryside and then a cracking lunch in a beautiful setting, you'd be hard pushed to beat The Chaser.

Visited the inn at the end of a long muddy walk, stopping by for much needed refreshments and food. It’s much as I remember from years ago. Lots of wood fires, bookshelves and pictures on the walls. A great pub with a decent menu and drinks options. We enjoyed the food (monster fish n chips 🤩), the service was good and the atmosphere friendly and informal, with dogs and children welcome.

Lovely place for a meal. Price's not to bad. Warm and clean. Service was excellent! Would recommend and would return again!

We have not visited The Chaser for a few years and we loved it. Has it changed hands? We were quite disappointed as we were seated in a cold unwelcoming large room on our own. The heaters were then turned on when we queried the temperature. When you visit an old pub you expect to sit in comfortable surroundings. Two of our party ordered ham, egg and chips. We were told they had run out and therefore not available. It seems very odd to run out of staples like ham, egg and chips. This is such a shame as we will not visit again

Lovely breakfast as always! The staff are super kind and attentive. Good selection of board games to play at the table while we waited, although the service is fast so the wait is never very long. Highly recommended!

Beautiful lunch here today. After a dodgy start in the car park, due I think to a misunderstanding. We were jn the staff area and were trying to turn around. The only reason we were in this area as two cars had blocked the exit point of front car park so we had no where else to turn. Anyway, it was sorted and we parked across the road no problem. Menu was amazing. Food home cooked fresh and absolutely top class. One of us had the steak pie and the other chilli wrap. Waiting time was excellent, and the pub had a wonderful ambience. Thank you for a lovely time.

Slightly above average prices. Larkins £5.20 pint. Steak pie is excellent though. Can be busy. If your passing worth trying for a table.

Despite the Chaser Inn being absolutely packed I can not fault the service or the food. The staff were all excellent. Because it is such a popular venue car parking is at a premium but spaces for can found with a short walk.

We like going to the Chaser almost our local lovely food, dogs welcome atmosphere good open fires. Our only niggle was the last two times we have been, staff keep ask if we need more drinks when it quiet obvious we do not need them. 5 times we were asked between 2 staff, it breaks conversation when clearly they could see we still had drinks.

We decided this year to eschew self-catering on Boxing Day and head out en famille (11 of us) to The Chaser for lunch. This decision was made with some trepidation as we had no idea as the quality food and service likely to be available. Fear not !! The Chaser has significantly increased staff levels such that our table was ready for us at 2.00pm and a delightful young girl was ready to take our drink orders whilst we perused the menu. Sensibly the food offer was identical to a normal weekday and so the kitchen was not overstretched with festive specials. The Larkins real ale (£5.20/pint) was perfectly served and was delicious. I opted for the beef chilli (£15.95) with various sides of relish and tortiilas so was a proper Mexican feast. Several of our party (ages from 15 to 82) had the battered cod (XL size £21.95) and chips which attracted much praise for the excellent light and crispy batter plus superb chips. Credit to the kitchen and waiting staff for managing to serve all 11 of us at more or less the same time on hot plates and with hot food. Top marks to the Manager and his team - a really great effort which was much appreciated. Total cost with service was £301.68. We will certainly be back next year

Lovely New Year’s Eve luncheon Excellent service from our waitress Zoe.

Really disappointed with the food , 4 mains between us and all were not great, pastry was undercooked on the pies. Burgers very poor.

This used to be one of our top restaurants, but unfortunately, their food was disappointing yesterday. The restaurant atmosphere was good, and the garlic bread starter was delicious. Considering how busy they were, the service was good. Reading the menu paints a picture of exceptional food to follow. The description almost made me order the burger instead of my usual Sunday roast. My oldest ordered the burger plain with just the meat and the bun but could not eat it. The homemade beef burger could have been more tasty. Believing him to be overly picky, both me and my wife had a bite but could not eat more than one mouthful. My beef roast was described on the menu as "always pink unless asked for otherwise.". Unfortunately, what I received were two small flat bits of rather chewy, not pink at all, beef. The roast potatoes were rather bleak and not roasted in any shape or form but rather baked until brown in some places. The gravy was nice and managed to help the situation. My wife had roast chicken, which she could not eat. It was very plain chicken. She loves cauliflower cheese, but this was also unpleasant. The table next to us had a very tasty-looking casserole, which might have been a better choice.

Just stopped for a quick pint while on a big walk. Lovely, welcoming spot.

16 of us had Christmas lunch. From the reception on arrival we were made very welcome. Our dedicated waitresses looked after us, we never waited for any course but were not rushed at any time. The food was exceptional, served hot and more than substantial portions. Complimentary hats, crackers, mince pies and a glass of Baileys to finish rounded off an excellent afternoon Well done to all the management and staff

The chaser is fine, but I’m starting to get to the point where a burger and chips and a Coke shouldn’t cost almost 30 quid

Amazing place. Nice food and atmosphere

Unfortunately had a terrible experience here. We arrived with our dog for a late lunch and we were shoved in a corner in an empty room. Thinking it was because we had a dog we let it slide. Half an hour later we hadn't seen one single staff member and were sat still with no drinks. In the meantime some other customers walked through to the busy dining area with their dog so why were we in the empty corner? We had a lot of money to spend and were going to go all out. Instead we were forgotten about and we left. Will not return sadly.

Wonderful Sunday lunch yesterday. The food and all the staff were first class. Even though they were obviously fully booked with various Christmas party events, our food arrived promptly and the waitress never for one moment forgot about our small table of four. Very attentive to us. Thank you. We certainly will be back again.

Seriously, no, seriously yummy!

Did a trail walk and ended up in here for a well deserved drink. Great vibe an very cosy, great staff. Will definitely visit again to try out the food.

Not eaten at the Chaser for a while but it didn't disappoint. Delicious sausage and mash and fish and chips, decent portions and well priced. Staff were friendly and attentive. And the bar area was dog friendly too.

Nov 2023. Visited today for lunchtime meal with friends. Pleasant service and atmosphere. We were fortunate to have a table close to a gorgeous open fire. Food was good pub grub type food.

Had a lovely meal here food all cooked to perfection , very Christmasy with a warm friendly welcome and very dog friendly with their own menu

We had an evening meal here and enjoyed the fish and chips very much. It has a great atmosphere and is in a traditional old building. Ask to be seated in the main hall as it is a great place.

The Chaser Inn is a great place to eat & the food is delicious The Vegan Wellington is to die for ! Can honestly say it’s the best vegan roast ever & plenty of choice on the menu Non vegans say the food is lovely as well Dog friendly areas inside too The staff are all very friendly & the pub has a wonderful atmosphere

From entering to leaving the staff were spot on and attentive. Food was exceptional and superb value for money. We had the lunch time fish and chip special which was beautiful and outstanding value for money.

Absolutely love this pub, it's my go to place 👍🏻

We had a brilliant evening at the Chaser this evening. We booked for the special tasting menu event and were not disappointed. The six courses were all delicious and beautifully presented. Marco the sommelier explained why he’d chosen each wine in the wine flight and...

It is some years (10+) that we have been to this public house/restaurant. After a disappointing experience last time we were pleased to note that it was under new management and the service, beer and food were much improved. There was also a 'Monday Deal'...

The grazing board sharer was disappointing, the Brie slices were just hollow shells, virtually no cheese in them at all! See the pic. The olives were way past their best and the salad was just one lettuce leaf between two of us. The fish (regular...

Lovely pub with an extensive menu and good service. There was plenty of space for our group of 8 and we all enjoyed our Sunday roast.

Had ham egg and chips, ham was dry, rest was ok. Not in a rush to go back

The roast dinners were tasty, the pork was very fatty, chicken not sliced but half for you to pick at which is not always what you want, one sad pig in blanket .. but the worst thing was the 3 x3 "jam sponge" and custard.......

Lovely meal with family and friends. The service was fantastic, they really looked after us. Very tasty food. Great atmosphere.

A lovely place to eat lovely food and quality.

We have been here a few times now for various ocasions.. brunch, lunch, dinner.. and the food and service was always good. Let's hope it stays that way. There's room to improuve as it always is.. but for now is recommended.

Good food, efficient and friendly service prices fair for these days. Surroundings are very pleasant. Inside the atmosphere is conducive

We booked Sunday lunch here for my and my sister's birthday with the family. We were crammed in a corner by the toilet with people constantly having to squeeze past to get through. Wrong drinks were brought out, meals were lukewarm, a dessert was forgotten and coffee spilt. And our waiter couldn't care less. Very disappointing and won't be returning any time soon.

The service was perfect, the food brilliant. We will go there again definitely

My go to walking pub. Amazing walks for the dog plus we get a lovely lunch too..

We have been going here for years but I was disappointed by the menu this time. Could be more exciting! I would rather that the reception desk was not placed by the front door. There used to be a table there so that you could sit in front of the fire.

Initially only picked this place at it was close to Ightham Mote where we had spent the evening on a ghost walk, but WOW it did not disappoint. Had a lovely welcome, attentive staff but not overly so and the food was amazing. Portion sizes...

Many years since we have eaten at the Chacer and we will be back. Very tasty food, well presented and the right size portion. Beer was presented at just the right temperature. Try the Larkins ale, really nice. Staff attentive and helpful. It was great...

I are here with family while visiting the area It was a Saturday night and was extremely busy We had Fish and Chips, Haddock and Belly Pork All were great portion sizes and nicely served Some of the haddock serving was extremely dry and overcooked...

Visited the Chaser Inn today with and friend for lunch .. ordered roast pork ..and some whitebait... both meals were inedible.. stale dry roast potatoes and the pork bland ..tasteless..( yesterday's food or the day before I would guess ) plus the whitebait was hollow...

Lovely setting. Great service. Tasty food.

I went there for a Sunday Roast and we got there for 12 noon , we could not eat it as the yorkshire pudding was burnt and roast potatoes were like bullets , we sent it back and had an apology from them, i won’t be rushing back anytime soon

Overall experience was very disapointing, roast dinner, we had chicken pork and beef were very bland, Yorkshire puddings were tasteless and veg watery, service was by far the worst we have had in a while, waitress didn't seem to want to serve us, made no attempt to be friendly. Will not be returning.

Cosy but lively gastropub with excellent food and a lovely atmosphere

Amazing scenery and surroundings, had a stroll around the public footpaths with the dog and then joined the amazingly friendly and professional staff at The Chaser Inn for one of the most delicious sunday roasts that we had in a while and a well deserved pint after the long walk. The atmosphere was great in the garden where we've had a proper sun bathing whilst waiting for the food. It's not the first time here, and it's definitely not the last. Already looking forward to the next visit ! PS. Have not rated the rooms as we didn't stay overnight, only popped in for food.

Only been once and very impressed. Will teturn, thats for sure!

We went back here the other day, for the first time since the pandemic. The place is now huge but the food is poor. We had lamb shoulder, pork belly and beef casserole for our mains. The first two represented bulk cooking - no finesse;...

Lovely pub! 2 areas pet friendly, amazing food 💫

Really nice location and pub. Interior decor very warm and staff very helpful but the food is very ordinary. Haven't visited for a couple of years but the place has gone remarkably down hill in that time. I had the beef casserole and there was hardly any beef in it just bits of carrots cut to cubed beef shape. Disappointing really and not sure if the meals are prepared by a chef or frozen and reheated by staff. It`s definitely not a gastropub now, more like a Harvester. Saying that the pint of Larkins was excellent.

We had a fantastic Sunday roast!

We went for Sunday lunchtime and had a table inside due to the weather. The service was good but we were disappointed with the food and loud music. The music was so loud that we couldn’t hold a conversation without raising our voices which was...

Always great food here and great people

Hadn’t eaten here for a couple of years and was a bit concerned (and surprised given previous experiences) about some recent reviews. However, despite a busy Sunday lunchtime the food was tasty and came out quickly (sticky toffee pud was really yum) and the staff...

Having visited Ightham Moat we called here by a recommendation from a member of the N H Trust and we were very pleasantly surprised. Sat outside in the lovely garden and were served very quickly by pleasant young ladies (sorry i dont do woke) who...

A wonderful dining experience. great service & great food..we will be back.

Great lunch. Lovely views, wonderful historic building!

Worst meal here in over 20 years. Almost every dish had something wrong with it. Shame as it used to be reliably decent grub. Service and beer was fine. Please sort your kitchen out

Absolutely the best Sunday lunch my family and I have had out for a very long time. Perfectly cooked and generous portions. And the banoffee pie to finish was amazing.

Always been a favourite place of mine as I grew up in the area and remember coming here for different family events. Lovely country pub atmosphere, staff even though run off their feet can't do enough for you. Lovely delicious food. The Chaser will always hold a special place in my heart.

Amazing food, great service and beautiful setting, publican was great and came to give some history too which pleased my Mum

Sadly after many years have to agree with our friends that it has 'gone downhill'. The menu is pretty much the same and the waiting staff as good as ever, but the food is certainly different, mostly overcooked and in the case of my recent ploughmans the ham was as tough as shoe leather. Couldn't make a fuss as we had some foreign friends with us and didn't want to make the nation look poor.

Called for lunch with 3 friends and plenty of tables available inside as the weather was not warm enough to enjoy the garden seating. We all opted for the small beer battered cod and chips with mushy peas after sampling their excellent Larkin's bitter -...

Not bad, burger meal was below par compared with other pub restaurants marginally better than a macdonalds but 3 times the price.

We found this gastropub by chance on a wet and dull day having just visited Ightham Mote (highly recommend also). We were very hungry and so were delighted to be informed food was served all day as we’d arrived after 3pm. Friendly and welcoming staff greeted us. We both had excellent starters and mains with very generous portions that left us comfortably stuffed. Service was very fast. I highly recommend it.

Great pub with massive garden. Pretty views and cosy atmosphere

Always a nice friendly place to eat

Disappointed that the car park isn't available to lunch time restaurant customers and that there were no disabled parking facilities.

Idyllic rest point for lunch while doing the Sevenoaks Circular. Fast service, especially for a busy Sunday, and the roasts were generous and good quality. We sat in the large and comfy garden but can't wait to return in winter to try out one of the cosy inside rooms.

Was trying to find a venue for my partner’s 40th birthday party and luckily drove past the sign outside The Chaser offering events…I am SO glad I did! Duke and the team put on an incredible party with the best buffet food I’ve ever had...

We're were pleasantly surprised by this pub. Most pubs in area seem to close at 6pm on Sunday. So appreciated that this pub has a full menu till 8pm. Daughter is vegetarian so had a nut roast; Spouse was not too hungry so had ommlette...

Stopped in for dinner. They were serving at 4 pm!

You can really unwind here! A perfect place to rest and enjoy good British cuisine. I'd love to come back here!

Pretty average food. Craft beer was very limited.

stopped in while passing and was met at the bar with a very friendly bartender, lovely pub in the country with a stunning garden good food and unbeatable service. credit to duke. highly recommend.

Easily the best gastro pub in this part of Kent. Been there maybe 10 times and its always been brilliant

My beer battered cod, was magnificent!! Perfectly cooked. Everyone in our party commented on how nice their food was. Top marks.

Been here loads of times and always really nice, great food, great location, great service It's well organised, they definitely have good management in place and employ quality staff

Nice pub in a good location with lovely little separate areas inside.

Went to the Chaser for fathers day with the kids and Zoe (the wife) for a three course meal. It was very busy which was expected but we were greeted and well looked after by the attentive staff that always made sure that we had everything we needed. The food was brilliant with both the kids even enjoying their meals which is usually difficult with them both being fussy eaters. I had the Big Daddy Plater that was amazing with their being so much I almost couldn't finish it all with it being great value for money. The food didn't take very long to come out baring in mind how busy it was so hats off to the chefs. The day was definitely well planned out by the management with father day being a very stressful day for all pubs. Well done to all the staff at the Chaser!!! Definitely look forward to our next visit.

Came for afternoon lunch and drinks as a nearby event had poor options that we weren't feeling. Not from the area so it was the first place we came across en route home. Glad we stopped by as the food was excellent. Extremely busy that day and we were advised of an hour wait which we nearly decided against as we were all pretty hungry anyway. Decided to stay for a drink and then think on food. Glad we did as obviously did order anyway and it was half that time, likely because we weren't ordering from the roast menu which seemed to be a popular special for there. Highly recommend for quality of service from all the girls working that day and compliments to the chef(s) of course, especially considering the blazing heat they were working under that weekend.

Fantastic food and service. Great Gluten free options too, most importantly doggo get included with own menu. Highly recommended a visit to here.

Beautiful pub & restaurant, super friendly service and lovely garden.

Very cosy and warm place. Good service and friendly staff.

Had a Sunday lunch here. We arrived at 1.45 for our 2.00 booking and we were seated rapidly. After that things went downhill. It took 40 mins for our starters to arrive and then a full hour for our main course after having had the starter. The main course roast was overpriced and not particularly good with dry chicken, glutinous cauliflower cheese and fat soaked spongy roast potatoes, but to be honest we had lost the desire after such a long wait. We should of cancelled after our starter which was good, but an hour wait for a substandard main course was very dissapointing. On asking the whereabouts of our meal the staff who were polite but could only say ' it should be soon'.if we had a better idea it would of given us the chance to leave.....very poor experience. I won't go here again as I suspect many in the room won't do either judging by numerous people having to be apologised to for the delay. Poor.

Recommended. Good service and reasonable prices. Great out door area. Gluten free options.