The Chequers at Laddingford in Maidstone

A charming pub, friendly staff and a lovely atmosphere Very accommodating when we gave them hardly any notice for a booking for food. They have a separate menu for Gluten Free and very knowledgeable about it. Food spot on. It was great to reminisce as first time we had visited for over 50 years. Thank you

What a wonderful pub!!! Made to feel welcome by staff and regulars. The food was amazing!! Arrived on Sunday and had Sunday lunch. Portions are huge and food was gorgeous . Had lunch the following day which was equally as tasty. Highly recommend.

We spotted a sign for the pub on our drive home cross country from Maidstone to the south coast. We were very lucky to get a table for lunch on Easter Friday, the food and service was great, good varied menu with sizeable portions and good value for money too. Good range of real ales on tap, wines, selection of non alcoholic beers and soft drinks. Highly recommended.

We had lunch there with friends, good menu choice and a special board. Food cooked very well and at a reasonable price. Good ale selection and a friendly welcome. Will come again.

Visited as a party of 7 to celebrate son-in-law's promotion to Sergeant in Kent Police, and his sister's birthday. The food was excellent, and generous in portion size. The pub was very busy on this Sunday afternoon, but we had a lovely table and enjoyed ourselves immensely. Staff very attentive, and keen that we have a good time, and they accommodated the helium balloon array that we took with us. Many thanks to staff and landlord for an excellent celebration. This is the epitome of an excellent village pub; lots of friendly people and happy chatter in a very inviting atmosphere, not swamped by loud music.

Lovely meal in here in front of a fire in December with family. It’s a lovely cosy pub and the staff are so friendly. I had the pie and chips - the steak was succulent and juicy but the pastry was a little soggy. Nothing major and I still enjoyed it!! The menu is really varied - it was sausage night and I was tempted! Great value and lovely place - will come again.

My wife, friends and grown-up children, always enjoy the excellent range of food, cooked well, and reasonably priced. If we go midweek, my wife and I have chicken stir fry which is wonderful. Crumbles are generous and homemade. Sunday roasts come with generous portions. There...

We recently had a pre Christmas lunch with friends. Like entering a Christmas grotto, great food and excellent service by friendly staff.

We visited on the spur of the moment on the way back from a long dog walk ..in the rain .We were made welcome and a table quickly found, Alf the dog made welcome too.Very good food ,plenty of it . Friendly people ,my sister...

We keep coming back. Can't resist it. Lovely atmosphere and very attentive staff. The food is good too!

First visit was great, second visit excellent. The staff are brilliant, the portions good and the quality superb. We found that the veg was a little hard for our taste - in future we just need to let them know how we like it -...

We attended a function in the marquee between the pub and the lovely beer garden. The garden is great for kids. Pub is cosy and not expensive. The food was very tasty. Parking is quite limited. The pub is in a lovely location. Would visit...

I have visited here a few times with friends and family (small children) and the service has always been the same - amazing! The staff are helpful, accommodating and always serve with a smile no matter what they are doing. Their food is plentiful, well...

First class as always, food was fantastic, not had a bad meal ever, plus beer is always served correctly. Charles and his team deserve 5 stars

This lovely pub is so very welcoming, its the kind of place you can pop in after work for a quick pint or spend a relaxing day in the wonderful beer garden with friends and family.

Pretty as a picture outside, just as you would expect a 15th century inn on the inside. Very small, wooden tables and scrumptious food.

4 of us turned up without booking on a Saturday Classic car day. We found a table very easily and all had a great afternoon with excellent quantities of food, freshly cooked and delicious. We didn't want any roast dinner etc just a quick meal...

The outside is picturesque - the inside unspoiled & welcoming. One warning, if you are having lunch, skip breakfast ! Two of our party had the delicious chicken & ham pie which was the size of a saucer, plus four vegetables & choice of new,...

Beautiful village pub, great atmosphere, choice of beers, ciders and wines. Lovely staff, awlways a welcome smile but can only politely describe the food as mediocre. Extremely disappointed, can't describe the meat lasagne that really didn't have any meat and the chips although probably triple...

Beautiful 15th century pub that is the heart of the local community. Low ceilings and quirky decor, a fantastic beer garden for the summer and a warm fire and warmer welcome in the winter. Full of locals boozing and regulars after big portions of well...

Desperate for something to quench my thirst after a day of walking had a pint of lime and soda. Ended up a couple if centimetres short of the pint line and was charged £3.. I had to actually ask when receiving just a £2 coin...

we ate early, so it was busy with local drinkers, the diners started arriving a we were leaving. Staff were friendly. We sat near the toilets and it was a bit chilly! Starters were good, we both had cottage pie, home made with chopped meat...

Popped in one afternoon, quite late without booking. The very friendly staff found room for us, and having seen the menu decided to upgrade my planned light bite order. The food was very nice, cooked fresh, good portions and locally sourced meat. Menu is not...

We arrived as virgin beer festival goers !!!!!and left feeling fully inducted !!!! Such a range of beers not to mention an array of cheeses, and burgers etc. Live bands, and so so many people. The staff worked very hard and nothing was too much...

We went to this lovely country pub for a meal to celebrate my husbands birthday last week. Lovely friendly staff, great service & the food was amazing. My husband said he could not fault any of the food, excellent & I had the best lasagna...

The best chips, great staff & a landlord and landlady who cannot be rivalled. Perfect family lunch, with booking changed at short notice and not a single problem. Would highly recommend - lovely beer garden and plenty for families with young children too.

Very friendly staff. Great food and lovely, big garden with play equipment for the children. Highly recommended.

14 of us for lunch couldn't fault the food or service had a wonderful time will definitely be back 😊 thank you Chequers xx

£125 including tip for 5 people for 2 courses including drinks - result! Big platefuls (was staggered by the number of prawns in my daughter's bacon and prawn stir fry). Loads of variety in the menu with thankfully loads of veggie choice, very tasty too....

Visited recently during Pie week & had a Steak & Chorizo Pie - Superb taste & great service. We will be going back.

Our 1st visit to this lovely traditional pub on Thursday evening. It came highly recommended and we weren't disappointed ! An extensive menu together with an option of sausages served various ways. I went for bangers and mash and my partner had them with bubble...

Ate there the other night, my husband's starter was very tasty but unfortunately our mains were just ok. My husband realised after he had finished that he did not get any peas and also the grilled tomato had only been shown the grill as it was uncooked so he left it. So he had a piece of fillet steak that I usually buy for about £6, some chips and a large mushroom. This was 5p short of £20! My fish and chips were ok but the chips had a lot of black eyes but I couldn't eat them all so no matter The desert was just ok, The ice cream with it delicious. We did not say anything as we were so hungry! Also the staff were very nice,,pleasant and friendly.Very disappointed as we had read such good reviews that we travelled from south London in bad weather to eat there. Perhaps we were just unlucky as the table next to us had some very nice looking meals!

Quaint pub, with an enticing menu. However, the fish fillet burger consisted of 4 fish fingers and the roast pork was a lump of pork belly fat. Although the charge for the fish finger meal was waived and the pork belly fat was replaced by...

Visited on a Thursday lunchtime. Lovely to see the open fire lit. Staff were friendly and we all enjoyed our meals.

Excellent Food, lots of variety. Very friendly staff, always a warm welcome in a great traditional country pub.

Turned up mid week....Landlord in jimjams, rather sarcastic.....the rest of staff pleasant enough. Food is average though some dishes better than other. Beer ok.

Went here tonight for a Xmas meal. Staff seemed friendly on arrival and helpful. Was taken to our table, which to be fair was quite small. This then proved a problem when the food was brought out, as was hard to find room to put...