The Chequers Inn in Swale

My daughter husband grandson myself and partner have just had a great roast dinner at the pub for Mother’s Day our roast dinner was wonderful best roast about thank u to all the staff for a great meal and service we will be back

First time at the pub .Arrived and had to wait to be acknowledged.When seated had to ask for menus .Service very slow .Food was ok nothing special .Ordered roast chicken and only got a tiny bit mainly bones and beef was cold .Then had to ask for dessert list .The place was cold and a bit grubby.Wont be returning.

Very good pub food. Friendly. Our group will return! Beer and wine good.

Yet another great Christmas 🎄 dinner really great grub and home made Christmas pudding and mince pies 😋 we done to all thank for starting our Christmas

Lovely country pub with a open fire

First visit for my daughters 50th. Lovely old country pub. Good selection of beers and ales. A good choice of stsrters on the menu, not a great many, but nicely done. Chili mango prawns were very good, chicken liver pate looked homemade, garlic breads were very good too. Sunday roasts were a good size and beautifully cooked. We did order extra vegetables . There were several vegetarian choices too. Far too full to order puddings but there was a good selection. The front bar/ dining room is dog friendly always a plus for us. The staff were all very friendly and knew the menu, including the wine menu ,well. We throughly enjoyed out time here. There is a latge garden too so a summer visit is a must too.

Never disappoints. As usual a fabulous roast dinner. I always have the ‘small’ roast but it’s still a generous portion. Choice between lamb, pork, beef, chicken. Lashings of delicious gravy. Plenty of vegetables. Beautifully cooked and served separately. Perfect roast potatoes . The best value for money Sunday Roads in the area. The sticky toffee parfait was glorious. Service with a smile. Lovely genuine people, who greet you like friends. Dog friendly. Very good wine list.

(Update below) A great pub. I was very happy with the selection of beers on tap. Decent covid measures in place with an effective one way system and plenty of hand sanitizer dotted around. The staff were nice and friendly as were some the other customers who chatted to us while we were there. **Update: Located in the quiet Kentish village of Doddington, this is a lovely traditional country pub. We have been back a few times now and we are never disappointed. A friendly pub with the normal high standards you would expect from any Shepherd Neame pub. The food is very tatsy and the service is equally as good. Usually, I stop off here when on a bike ride as there is some amazing countryside around here to explore and very little traffic. Will back back again soon. 😀

Me and my partner had the lamb shoulder and it was amazing 👌

100% recommend! Had the chilli burger stack (can't remember the name) and it was one of the best burgers I think ive eaten, even asked if they have the chilli relish/sauce they use to buy and the cook makes it himself, unfortunately they don't sell it but if they did it would sell amazing. As you walk in they even had the real fire place going, cozy, warm, friendly and such a welcoming atmosphere! Even allow dogs to chill out too. Definitely will return

Large group of us for Sunday lunch. Most agreed to visit again. Good food and large portions with good, friendly service. Lovely location too.

Staff friendly, food was good , lovely village pub , car park places . Garden needed maintenance, i.e., grass cutting, places to seat .only downside, not accessible to disabled people as far as I could tell , to many steps ..

Staff friendly, wine very good but food - oh my god it was awful. Starter inedible - couldn't get my knife through it. Steak way overcooked despite asking for medium rare. Ravioli completely inedible. Highlight were the chips. Warning - stay away from the food! £97 for 2 people - rubbish!!!!

Excellent food, friendly atmosphere and staff

Had my birthday meal at the pub and the food and birthday candle and song that they did was a nice touch thank u for a memorable birthday great food and great staff

Sunday lunch. Lovely food when it finally arrived. Service extremely poor, rude staff who just do not seem interested in service. 3 star only because the chef saved the day. Unfortunately I wouldn’t recommend.

Delightful cottage style pub in the quiet village of Dodington. They serve well prepared and tasty food with friendly service. I went on an 'open mic' night and the setup and sound was great with a fairly diverse array of talent on display. I'd say it's one you MUST visit at least once.

moved to the next village wished it had been this village , brilliant atmosphere great food sunday roast is a must . definitely worth the visit nice garden

Booked a last minute table for Saturday night. Amazing food, great vegan burgers and crispy well cooked chips followed by great puddings.

Great Sunday lunch in a traditional kent pub. Good food and service as usual. So important that our local is supported.

Fantastic food, cosy pub and lovely country pub atmosphere. Good value for money too. Will definitely go again

Great food great service from happy friendly staff

Quiet at the time of our visit. Lovely a cosy bar area with an upstairs area looking down on the bar. Family and dog friendly

Good beer, good food, great staff

Came for Sunday lunch with my family. The staff can't help you enough and were really great catering for our numerous dietary requirements. We all really enjoyed the food and will come back time and time again. Dogs also welcome in one bar.

What a great find. Lovely pub. Had a great Sunday lunch. Staff very friendly, and very good service. Would highly recommend.

Great old pub with lots of character and a car park

We visited for a family meal and loved every minute! The food was incredible at such good prices and they certainly don't scrimp on portion size. The atmosphere is great and everyone very friendly. We will absolutely be back here.

Great friendly country pub wonderful atmosphere and good grub.

Fabulous sunday lunch. Great portions and lots of fresh veg . Lovely friendly staff too.

Great atmosphere, brilliant service with amazing food.

9 of us had a Christmas meal last night it was excellent ,starter -main - pud could not fault it and the service was great always making sure everything was ok

Had a fantastic vegan Christmas meal at the Chequers on Friday evening - really stunning forward and brilliant service. If I hadn’t been so full I would have eaten it twice - absolutely delicious. Thank you to the amazing Chef and Bar Manager for a lovely evening.

Away for a week and called twice. Both staff and locals extremely friendly and tolerant of our hound. Shepherd Neame and Whistable are well kept and good generous, piping hot and tasty. Lovely bar area.

Having been by this pub many times on passing we decided to give it a go for Sunday lunch. This was the best pub Sunday lunch we have ever had. Quaint country pub with a lovely ambience made nicer by the lovely girls working there who were very attentive. We all had the roast. Great portions of meat and loads of lovely fresh veg with a generous jug of delicious gravy. Although presently full we still managed a dessert from of nice choice of puds crumbles and banofee pie Would definitely recommend and will definitely return.

What a gorgeous pub!! Enjoyed the enormous Sunday roast recently and sadly didn't have any room left for the amazing looking desserts I saw. Will definitely try again! Looking forward to it

Excellent Sunday roast after a walk in the country in a cosy pub atmosphere. Great service, delicious deserts and all for a reasonable price!

Great place, lovely staff and ale

Nice pub, has a dog friendly section in the bar area and a seperate restaurant area. Unfortunately the restaurant was shut when we were there but it was a nice place to have a drink or two.

Thought we would try this food excellent Staff friendly and polite Highly recommend Also does takeaway whole menu that’s brilliant Definitely visit again

Friendly pub serving very well kept beer. Shepherd Neame "Late Red" was perfect. Sunday roast looked and smelled good too but I just had a pint in the sunshine outside.

Welcomed with a smile, food lovely and a very relaxing atmosphere

Excellently situated in a quiet local village. We tried our classic family favourite, a ploughman’s lunch. Some pubs give you the bear minimum to nibble on. But, the Chequers excelled themselves. Not only decent size portions but a large variety of local produce including Homemade coleslaw, thinly cut fresh ham, cheeses and chutneys. Their ploughman’s lunch was well worth the price. Deserts were the same. Decent size single potions. With a choice of accomplishments like cream, custard or ice cream. I had banoffee pie with ice cream circular biscuit base, a thick layer of toffee and banana and a very generous helping of cream. The banoffee was out of this world. All of the staff especially the barmaid. We’re friendly, polite and very welcoming.

Haven’t been in for a while, wandered in tonight and it was like being welcomed home. Just a lovely pub run by really nice people. Superb 👌

For many tourists a treasure hard to find, but more than worth the d-tour! Superb experience, great food! Relax and dine amidst very friendly locals

After travelling out here to enjoy lunch, transpires the pub is always closed on Mondays! Off to another place, shame.

Very nice locals pub with first rate pub food and friendly service. Guitar group in on Wednesday night. Very quaint!

Great pub with friendly service and good quality food. Would definitely visit again! Highly recommend

After a busy day we were very hungry after missing normal roast dinner time, we arrived at the chequers only to find we were 5 minutes from closing the kitchen. We tentatively enquired and the landlord poured our drinks and said he would talk to...

Fantastic country pub good selection of food available..Food is lovely top class Nice selection of beers & soft drinks Nice friendly crowd & dogs most welcome...me and my friends are regular visitors.

Lovely country pub. Good choice of beers and food menu.

Nice place but they're only interested in you if your buying food! Suppose this is how pubs stay open now

This was a friendly pub with good facilities and the food was lovely.

Great lunch at the Chequers and very pleasant service. Just a little surprise that two of our favourites appear to of been taken off the menu. Meat pie and vegetables and sausages and vegetables. After asking the waitress we were told that we could order...

Great land lord and lady . Good food too..

Staff where amazing and food was great

Great simple meals, quietish traditional Kent pub with local ale. Publican a bit moody, but otherwise a delicious and generous evening meal alongside great local beer! Car park was full.

Good food, good price, excellent pub. It even had a playground for the kids. We ate burgers and the lasagne. The kids menu wasn't the usual beige chicken nuggets options, and they enjoyed their proper home-made burger and sausage/mash. It was a great find after...

Staying in the village we decided to stay local and booked a table for Sunday Lunch It was quite busy but service was excellent and the food extremely good. Certainly at the top of the list for a good Sunday lunch. Would recommend.

A lovely traditional rural village pub with bags of charm and friendly service.

Vicky and the team did a fantastic job of providing great customer service and making a fun evening of our visit. She made abundant effort to make space for 2 us to dine even when there physically was none available, and followed up with good laughs, great knowledge, and going out of her way to help. On that alone i would highly recommend this pub to everyone, but the food was also delicious too with generous portoin sizes. There is a good selection of drinks and dogs are welcome in the bar side, but not the restaurant side, which i think was a great decison to allow visitors the choice.

Sunday lunch with friends. Plenty of carparking, important for us as we all came quite a way to meet up. Pub was friendly and busy but not too crowded with enough space between tables. Lovely crackling fire. Staff were friendly and attentive and the food was very tasty and good value.

Great country pub in Dodington, small Kent village. Good food, beer, wine and food at reasonable prices.

Enjoyed the Sheps Cracklewick ale for the first time. Food was a delight, really hit the spot. Staff are great too.

They do the best nut roast dinners ever! We travel 40.mins to have these here! They are all so friendly and such a lovely old pub!

First visit to the Chequers for a get together with friends. Not the friendliest greeting I have experienced, all 4 of us thought the same. Unprofessional approach and service. The Hunter's chicken was fairly flavoursome and well presented, as were the dishes my friends ordered....

Had a wonderful evening felt very safe the food was excellent

We had a lovely meal with friends at The Chequers this evening. We had pre ordered the Christmas menu and it was delicious and excellent value. Each course was served with just the right interval between. We finished with an amazing cheeseboard. It was all...

Lovely lunchtime food and a pint. Well above your average pub food and prices are sensible. Highly recommend, just wish we could have visited for dinner too. Thank you

Food is amazing, staff are very kind and nice, I come here all the time :)

Traditional village pub, in tucked away location, in picturesque setting.

Delicious food - roast lamb from local butchers particularly succulent - served with great roast potatoes, good selection of veg, including cauli cheese. Quick service and good selection of drinks to choose from. Lovely country pub with great atmosphere. Haven't visited for years but def...

We held a Christening party here for approx 30 people. The staff were so friendly, polite and helpful nothing was too much trouble. The buffet food was amazing and there was so much of it. They even provided us with takeaway boxes. I would definitely recommend them.

Wonderful pub, fantastic service

First time visiting. Sunday roast , very nice & fresh, decent meat & potatoes & cauliflower cheese .Good portions. Nice atmosphere.

Visited this friendly, cosy village pub and will definitely be returning. Our meals were faultless, homemade, tasty, properly cooked veg, excellent portion size. Must mention the first class Bonoffe Pie 😋

Good, down to earth, friendly pub. The food was well cooked and the portions were substantial, without being ridiculous. I had pork chop, mushrooms and mash potatoes. The stilton sauce was the best i have tasted in a long time. II really like the homely, unpretentious atmosphere, good prompt service and reasonable prices.

We have been to The Chequers many times and the staff and locals are always friendly, lunch today was good too. I would recommend the smoked salmon and prawn salad; tasty seafood and very fresh crispy leafy salad. My friend had crispy beef stir fry and she said it was very good. We will definitely go again.

I assumed this Pub was worthy of a visit with it’s 4.5 star reviews. The building is charming on the outside. The main entrance can be challenging for some people, as it’s a steep step down. We were served swiftly by a friendly member of staff. The menu was relatively limited and we both elected to have the ‘Ham, Eggs and Chips’. As soon as our hot food arrived, we both immediately regretted our choice of venue. The ‘Ham, Eggs and Chips’, looked disappointing to say the least. Our ham was sliced disproportionately too thick and the eggs had been fried in excessively hot oil causing them to appear bubbled and slightly burnt at the edges. My ham appeared to have a faint odour of expired ham and my baked beans should have been served in small dish to enhance the appearance. The Chef needs to pay more attention to detail with presentation of their food. We both agreed to never return. Some of the local drinkers outside the pub, lowered the tone with their behaviour of rowdy drinking and smoking.

Friendly and attentive staff, only qualm being that it's not pram friendly.

Popped in here twice as a large group while camping at Palace Farm. The staff were lovely and helpful. The pub has so much of it's original charm. The facilities are kept updated and clean. The garden is large with plenty of seating and a nice play area for the children. Will be back for a ladies lunch!

Food good A warm welcome and pleasant surroundings what more could you ask for Thank you

Cycling on an empty stomach through the Kent Downs I found this gem of a place, it was a much needed fuel stop, lovely quaint 17th century inn, great quality food, great staff, what more can one ask for?!

Lovely food near palace farm campsite. Kitchen shuts at 8 Good menu, lovely staff

Nice pub, good outdoor seating. Friendly staff.

We have been to The Chequers before and it never fails to impress. Good pub grub in the £10-£12 range, local sausages and mash, cod and chips, jacket pots etc plus a range of baguettes with fillings of your choice. We have been to three or four pubs over the last six weeks and all of them tried to rip us off in some way - small portions, inflated prices , extra for vegetables, 10% service charge whacked on with no mention it is at the customers' discretion. Nothing like that The Chequers. Superb food at reasonable prices, served quickly and efficiently. We left feeling, just for a change, that we had had real value for money.

Lovely pub, great service, pleasant locals, highly recommend

Had an excellent meal with friendly efficient service. Food was piping hot and of a very good quality. Lovely pint of masterbrew too.

We were a group of 15 arriving unannounced for a drink stop on our camping walk. Weather was great luckily so we wanted to be outside which was just as well due to our number. They had a marquee in the garden which were sat in and it had ready access to the toilets so we didn't have to go into the pub itself. Lovely staff member served us and was happy to split our offerings between the four families making it very easy for us. Thank you.

Lovely place to stop and have a drink friendly staff

Really friendly and welcoming pub. Unpretentious and homely food. Thoroughly enjoyed our visit.

Great food and friendly staff had a good time

We visited the chequers inn 3 times over a week’s camping trip, each time we were impressed with the delicious food and friendly staff. There’s a climbing frame for the kids but due to Covid is sadly unusable. The only issue really is how long it takes for food to come out. We ordered at 7:30 and didn’t receive starters until 8:35. Food is worth waiting for but with young children in tow it is a consideration. One final issue was there were no nappy changing facilities if you are with very young children.

Visited here a year ago So back for another visit.Good manu range at a fair priceMust say at the end of the evening I was dissappointed when I asked for a coffee after having a starter a main and a desert that there was NO coffee!!!The machine was there and cups were all on it ready but think it was just too much to get it all going so after spending £150 plus with a tip was rather upset

Nice country pub with a few modern touches such as decent toilets. We visited during the Covid restrictions which were handled well by staff. I would like to try the menu one evening which looks good

Nice Food..lovely and friendly staff!

We had sunday Lunch on a very busy Bank Holiday Sunday. The Staff worked tirelessly to ensure everyone was served quickly and efficiently, and they had made so much effort to ensure everyone was socially distanced with 2 seperate Marquee's. The Sunday Roast was the best we have had out in a long time, proper home cooked food, well done.

Lovely food, great service. Would def recommend! Go for the sticky toffee pudding!!! Lovely quiet village setting

Today had our first take away roast dinner ! It was delicious I would highly recommend it 😊🎄excellent food

Friendly atmosphere, Great food, very dog friendly, and a fantastic pint of ale.