The Conningbrook Hotel Restaurant in Ashford

Had a carvery on Sunday and wow!! Food was cooked to perfection! Would definitely come back again and recommend! Staff were friendly and prices are great for everything you get!

Bed was comfy. Staff was terrific. Friendly and accommodating. The place is kept clean. A bit noisy when they have an event. Food is okay. Not great. The staff makes up for the food.

Family visit for their Sunday carvery. The staff were very good, the food was cooked well. It was a shame the food was served on cold plates and the food was at the best luke warm or cold. Even the gravy was only just warm. The meat is carved on a cold area so was cold when served. Not sure the heating elements on the veg area was on, but new roasties arrived whilst waiting and even they were not hot. A shame as everything was cooked well. Won't go again. The veg option was served before we went up and the kids meals arrived whilst in the queue! So cold as well by the time we all sat down.

Good menu on offer, lots of drinks selection on tap. Food arrived and was really good quality. Appears to be dog friendly, which we didn’t mind at all. Good choice of vegetarian meals. It was noted that a 10% service charge is automatically added on. So beware of this.

The hotel was easy to find, located just off a roundabout. The rooms, whilst not 5* by todays standards were large, functional and the beds very comfortable. The bar and dining area was very spacious, the bar was well stocked and had non alcoholic ciders. The menu choices were second to none and the meals larger than expected. Lizzie, Mary and Ton looked after our needs and should be complimented. If we visit Kent in the future this hotel will be on our todo list

Me and my partner came to the restaurant for a spot of lunch yesterday afternoon. From start to finish our server, provided a professional, seamless experience. Unfortunately, a broken unit in the kitchen meant a few items from the menu were not available. That being said though, the extensive menu provided by the restaurant meant we soon found something to tuck in to ! I enjoyed the lasagne and my partner enjoyed the “Nourish bowl”. The food was absolutely delicious ! my partner and I have already picked what we want next time and look forward to coming back soon. It’s so clear that the new general manager cares so much about this pub and it is wonderful to see how it has been transformed in the past year. Deffo recommend !

Always a warm, friendly welcome. I've been to a number of tribute nights and band nights and there is always a great atmosphere. The food is good and reasonably priced. Staff are professional, courteous and well organised. A great place to spend time with family and friends.

We always get great service here. As a large family we understand that sometimes we can be an annoying booking, but nothing is ever too much trouble for any member of staff especially when combined with fussy eaters and allergies.

Have visited the conningbrook several times with my family where we experienced delicious meals and excellent service. The staff are always welcoming and friendly anytime we visit. Staff are always extremely mindful of the allergy that my daughter has ensuring that all staff are aware so they can cater for her. Would highly recommend anyone to visit this well run establishment.

A nightmare from start to finish. Arrived midday Wednesday looking forward to a family meal.Had been told its not necessary to book. Shown to our table and sat down to then be told ''sorry we don't have any steak or fish!!!'' .... My 92 year old mother had been really looking forward to having fish and chips! My brother who is unable to go out very often was looking forward to steak and chips surely not a big 'ask'!! even for a pub never mind a place that describes itself as a restaurant.We had to make do with microwaved scampi and a ''hard as nails'' steak and kidney pie......The restaurant was deserted.I wonder why? Never ever again.You have been WARNED!.

Wedding on 14th September. Staff were amazing, food was absolutely fantastic. Venue was absolutely perfect for us. Everyone at the wedding said it was the best they’d ever been to. Very relaxed. Staff went out of their way to accommodate and were really amazing. Would highly recommend to everyone.

It's relaxing and a warm service

Fantastic food and very friendly service. The new play area is brilliant and keeps the little kids (and the big kids…) entertained.

Went to watch the England Vs Spain match....Result was awful but couldn't fault the venue....It was absolutely jam packed (as to be expected) but we were still able to park so a good start....Queues for the bar (again to be expected for a final in the Euros) but we didn't have to wait too long as there were plenty of staff behind the bar so surprisingly quick....Good choice of drinks and snacks and reasonably priced....Couldn't fault the set up for the football...Multiple large tvs scattered around both inside and out...Impossible not to be able to get a good view wherever you were sitting....Fab evening despite the final score!! Definitely recommend!

Booked to stay here as we had a wedding locally to attend . The hotel & bar staff were so helpful nothing was a problem at all. We had rooms booked for two nights where on the second night our sisters were staying in the room as we were staying at the wedding venue and the hotel happily changed and cleaned all our rooms for the change. We used the bar for dinner on the Saturday there was a reasonable choice on the menu and the food was delicious the staff were helpful attentive and service was speedy and efficient. Rooms were pleasant and breakfast was lovely and good value. Jordan who was on reception & working the bar was so helpful and really did ensure our stay was pleasant and that we were well looked after as .

As always a really lovely meal and great service

Have a lovely roast with the family and the staff were great!

Lovely setting, very kid friendly

We went in for the Sunday Carvery - the food was great, and a great choice of veg - piping hot and very tasty! We were looked after by some great staff, Tom and Laura especially helped make our visit a stress free experience! We did not leave room for a pudding, but those we saw looked very tasty

Fantastic pub in a great location. The garden is fab for the kids, the menu has a huge range of options (including a great gluten free selection - which I can assure you the management are very careful to ensure is prepared and served appropriately), and the staff are friendly and welcoming. A well managed & welcoming venue, just perfect for a family lunch, evening meal or a night out for live music. They have a wonderful space for functions, and loads of room for parking! I'm a huge fan - in case you hadn't realised already. I can't rate/review the rooms simply because I haven't stayed here.

The most wonderful staff, best atmosphere, fantastic food. Could not recommend this place enough. George is the most fantastic host and love coming back!

Had a fantastic surprise 60th birthday party here! George and his team were amazing! Delicious buffet and a great room for a family party. George organised a great disco and photo booth which captured all the fun. We stayed the night along with many of the guests and we all had comfortable, quiet rooms. Lovely breakfast in the morning which was needed by all! All in all a great venue for a celebration! Would definitely use the Conningbrook again.

An amazing family friendly pub. Service is outstanding and the food cannot be faulted. The garden is absolutely beautiful and always kept nice. Our go to place.

very pleasant staff very welcoming rooms were splendid and comfortable location was very easy to find and very spacious car park bar area made you fell at home and you didn't feel out of place will defiantly visit again

Had the pleasure of staying at the hotel, cannot fault the flawless service from breakfast all the way through until I came to the restaurant for my evening meal. Big props to the management team; will deffo be recommending this to friends and family.

Cheap and cheerful, Comfortable beds and nice staff and food.

Lovely hotel, I didn’t stay at the hotel had dropped a friend for a conference decided to have something to eat Ham Egg and chips came lovely and hot, plenty of food at a fair price

Used as a venue for a meeting with coffee/tea/water and buffet lunch. All perfectly acceptable.

I recently stayed in room 50. Good value, comfortable room, convenient location.

Can’t thank the conningbrook staff enough, we had our wedding there on Thursday 6th June, the service was unreal, food was lovely and the room we had was amazing loads of space, couldn’t recommend a better then the conningbrook will defo visit again

Went on Sunday 2nd June for my wife's mums 91st birthday,there were 9 of us to have the carvery,well here we go the beef that 3 people had could not be cut with a sharp knife,let alone be chewed so that was left,it looked like the cheapest of cuts,the cauliflower cheese was undercooked and rock hard,the roast potatoes were more like overcooked boiled potatoes,the pathetic four bowls containing apple sauce ,cranberry etc were all empty,when I paid the guy behind the bar said was everything ok,I told him all the above,and replied oh,disgrace and will not return

Very happy with food .staff really friendly ☺️ it's clean and tidy .not far to go .the surrounding areas excellent .it's a lovely place to visit

Bad experience with the hotel. Booked in for friday and Saturday. Drove 300 from bolton miles to find no room for friday and no rooms available for the friday night. They had booked us in for Saturday and Sunday . Thanks for premier inn Ashford. First and last time I would book a small independent hotel again. Premier inns far better for rooms and service.

Lovely garden away from the road. Food was good and competitively priced. Bedroom was comfortable. Unfortunately there was no water in the bedroom in the morning so couldn't shower. Reception were unable to resolve when approached

Nice big room, comfortable bed. Friendly helpful staff. Great view out of the window. Only downside is the squeaky floor in the corridor, but it's an old building.

Very nice address! Lovely, clean and comfortable hotel. Top notch bedding! Perfect for a family (spacious room with bunk beds for children). A large, very pleasant park, with a beautiful play area for little ones. The pub is worth a visit too. Really very friendly and attentive staff. Delicious dishes and reasonable quantities. Affordable prices. Congratulations to the whole team ! Sabrina and her family, France.

Short stay convenient location for onward travel.

Well I’ve stayed at the hotel for a week and ate my dinner there at least 4 times. The staff has been wonderful and the food was delicious.

It's ok but the beds are really uncomfortable.

We had a family get together for dinner on Tuesday. 7 adults and 5 rowdy kids! Excellent friendly staff - they couldn’t do enough for us. Brilliant atmosphere - my brother and his family were staying there and couldn’t praise the service enough. Thank you!!!

It is old worn and not maintained. The food was ok but that's it. The staff was very helpful and friendly. Also located on a very busy road.

Had a fantastic stay after a busy day in France,the bed was a 10/10 shower 10/10 ( best iv had in a hotel) room was a good size for what we paid had zero faults

Beautiful.rooms, great quality, helpful staff, and bar staff above and beyond asking about allergens and allergies highly recommend this hotel

What a great place.. had a funeral wake today at this place the service was great the food was very good and made very welcome ..also when arranging this event..the stuff was very helpful...peter UPDATE HEARING THAT THE DAUGHTER OF THE DECEASED ASK FOR A JUST A PLAIN CHEESE SANDWICH AS HER DAUGHTER WHO HAS AUTISM NEEDED SOMETHING AFTER THE MAIN FOOD WE PAY £700 POUNDS FOR WAS GONE THE STUFF CHARGE HER £9.00 FOR IT Sad after a good start to the wake ...

We’ve just had the carvery which was lovely, highly recommend. Our waiter was Thomas, who was amazing, who made sure we were happy through out, very attentive to us all, including our 3 year old. Great food with great service

We visited the Conningbrook for a Sunday carvery and were not disappointed. We had been before and once again, Thomas, was exceptional, great with the kids and very attentive. We will be back!

Didn't stay. I just came for a wake

Stayed overnight and the bed was very comfy. Furniture in the room was a little tired and the decor could do with a refresh. The staff were excellent especially Alfie who was a pleasure to deal with. It was a very busy night and we still felt well looked after.

We stayed the night last night to be honest now I'm only going off experiences from before when we arrived. We were waiting a while and then we actually went and got someone to check us in. We went up to the room. The rooms looked clean that was until we looked on the bed. There was a dead fly under the pillow and little black bits all over the sheets Now I know it's impossible to get everything off the sheets when you put them on clean, but to me this was unacceptable in my eyes it just seems to me that there is a lack of care when cleaning the rooms we have stayed in this hotel before. last year the year before and the year before that and we had no problems whatsoever. The staff tend to go missing but you know they could be working else where in the building anyway we went out for dinner because I'm not a particular fan of the food in the pub and then we came back. Even though we had turned our radiator off. It was extremely hot in the room. We had the windows open etc and it was still very very warm which led to an uncomfortable night sleep. It seems to me that they're not maximised in staff. The people that now own the hotel and pub seem to me that they are purely profiting rather than customer satisfaction. We have breakfast this morning and it was rubbish. The sausage was cheap and tasted like s*** the egg wasn't even cooked properly and that was on my plate and my wife's. The mushroom tasted off. the only thing that was any good was the hash browns you get one slice of toast and that isn't even cooked the way I liked it. in a nutshell. Since this place has been taken over by redcat, it seems to me that the hell bent on just making money and not keeping with maintenance of the property, doubt there properly staffed and just need a general clean environment. Sadly to say we won't be returning to this hotel anytime soon. I thought I would put this on here because I don't like seeing people waste their money I speak the truth of all places and this one sadly gone down hill

I visited the restaurant last Friday with a friend for lunch having pre booked. We were made to feel very welcome upon arrival and given a choice of tables in the light and airy restaurant overlooking the veranda and garden areas. Our food order was freshly prepared very quickly and I have to say the meals were cooked to perfection and very generous in size. The service was second to none with our waiters being very attentive. Nothing was too much trouble. We were there by choice chatting for a long time but were left in peace until we were ready to leave. All in all a very pleasant experience and one I intend to repeat very soon.

A nice place to meet up with friends.

Hotel rooms are basic but clean and everything worked. Hotel bar is large and has live music . Friendly and attentive staff

Great stay visiting family who locally.room was clean and warm. The breakfast was quite nice. A d the staff polite a d helpful Although the rooms are looking like it's time for a freshener up. Overall, it does exactly what it says on the label. Will stay again.

We had a wonderful Carvery today piping hot food, the staff were very attentive and courteous. Will definitely go again we hadn't been since pre pandemic.

Last minute change of plans took me to this bar area. It was nice enough, spacious and clean and the bar lady was kind and friendly. Unfortunately they didn't serve food until 6, had limited snacks behind the bar and with a teen tagging along who had just finished school this was quite inconvenient.

Useful accommodation alternative to the usual suspects.

Excellent service and friendly staff.

I've called up 4 separate times to try and book a meal for 30+ guests the night before my wedding, each member of staff has told me something different, I've been told I'll be sent payment links or people will call me back, never heard anything else. Sick of chasing them! Going to the Pig & Sty instead

Had a buffet there the other day my feeling is the quality of food is not as good as when it was part of shepherd neame

We chose the Conningbrook Hotel for our office Christmas party and it was an excellent choice. We are definitely going to book a party night there again for this year. Some of our team stayed and they all said how nice it was. The staff were super efficient and friendly. The food was excellent too.

Lovely staff! It was a last-minute and very short booking, but they the staff made it worth it.

Thoroughly enjoyed the 80's night.

Second stay. Basic rooms but cheap. Good food and a helpful team. Breakfast is a bit disorganised but freshly cooked. Will stay again.

A good location for me travelling North and the hotel is dog friendly 👌

We went here for a family lunch last Thursday. The food was very nice, the price very reasonable and the staff were lovely, friendly and attentive. Will definitely go there again when over that way.

Went for lunch with a carptch up with family from Scotland, there was 9 of us the service was slow and poor, the steak meal was dry and consisted of a small tomato,mushroom steak, chips and loads rocket no sauces,ie peppercorn,Stilton were available,a gluten free fish was ordered but non gluten brought out had to go back,the pastry on the pie was hard needed a hammer to get in,food took ages to come out ,defiantly not going back

I always opt to stay here when working in Ashford. Staff well what can I say apart from they make me feel as "part of the family". Rooms superbly clean, comfortable, cool/warm depends on the weather. Very busy but no problems at all with service. Thumbs up to you all.

I thought it was a legal requirement for pubs to show a price list.Having been ripped off in the past at other establishments I requested a wine list to see what was available,no wine lists existed.We ordered 2 glasses of chardonnay,one medium and one large and were charged over £18.On querying the price was just met with a glare and a shrug.Should have just walked away but had visited this pub for the first time in years and wanted to check it out with a view to booking a family dinner.Will not be back

The hotel is only fifteen minutes away from Car Shuttle terminal. The location is excellent and reasonably easy to find. The service is the evening was very good, the evening meal was basic but the burger was very good. The room was fine, clean and comfortable with a very large bath. Breakfast experience was surprisingly poor with a urn of communal weak tea and extra tea bags provided when asked for. Service was poor with long waits and the cooked breakfast poor quality.

We went today for Lunch, I booked a table for 12 but 14 of us turned up- the staff prepared extra seats no problem. 3 of us took dogs, not only is the pub dog friendly, but most of the staff have dogs too- which is great. The food and drinks were superb, as was the service- we will definitely be back, great pub great people 👍

Meeting up with friends for a table of five with lots to catch upon. The service was superb and the food was excellent and such good value. Amongst us we had, Salad, Fish and Chips, Scampi and chips, Ham egg and chips. Everyone was pleased and all meals arrived together. Everything from being welcomed, through drinks orders and choosing sweets was handled by friendly staff that demonstrated great customer service skills. It started a bank holiday weekend with a lovely feeling - THANKS to a great team. Be very proud of yourselves.

It was bland. It wasn't awful nor was it good. But for the price I'd have expected more. The staff seem nice enough but overall this place seems quite soulless. I'd probably return here for drinks since it's a nice enough looking establishment. But with its loss of personality over the years, I'd not want to take anyone here for anniversary type events etc.

Dinner for a party of ten for Mother's Day 19 March 2023. The following is my review and does not necessarily reflect the views of any of the other guests. I had a two course carvery dinner and it was certainly the worst carvery I have ever had. (We were eating late afternoon/early dinner time). There were not many customers and I suspect that the food had been out for some time. The food was also by an open window on a not very warm day. As a result the food was, at best, luke-warm. I could see that the beef was undercooked so opted for the lamb. Unfortunately this was also undercooked, but it was also very tough, and completely tasteless. The vegetables I had were also tasteless. For dessert I had one of my favourite - lemon meringue pie with cream. I have never had lemon meringue pie before that had no meringue. On top of the pie was a sort of creamy mousse, and this was provided with some sort of cream and ONE raspberry all covered in an overly sweet caramel sauce. An extremely disappointing end to a very poor meal. The service was slow and since the restaurant was not very busy this was inexcusable. It is a couple of years since I last visited this restaurant which was poor then and despite what I believe to be new owners, has not improved.

A disappointing expensive cold carvery. With hindsight you’re paying an inflated price for a free child’s carvery with every adult one. We were 5 adults so didn’t benefit from this. The carvery was lukewarm. Very average. Service good. Desserts nice. But object to the 10% service charge being added on. Something I’ve only ever encountered in better restaurants than this. I’d like to decide what to tip! Wasn’t worth the extra £13 on our bill that’s for sure!

Food I'm writing this review purley on the Sunday lunch we had this week we live locally and always supported the pub Sunday carvery always been amazing sorry not not more, after various changes not for the best in my opinion as a local it's not good sorry; the staff have changed as stubbs kicked in but the pub itself is never busy at all, some times just been us to on a Saturday night not good no atmosphere in there at all the staff look so bored have to say, but Sunday just gone was a off the cuff prompt wish we hadn't 3 adults 1 child the meat was lovely the POTATOES WAS DEFINITELY FROZEN AND THE VEG WELL EL DENTINE WAS A DEFINITELY THE CAULIFLOWER CHEESE LIKE BRICKS YOURSHIRE PUDS GREAT MEAT THE REAST NO NO SO 3 MEALS ONE CHILD ONE BEER 2 WINES 3 PUDDINGS £127 RIDICULOUS PUDDINGS WAS THE BEST THING WE WONT BE GOING BACK THINK THE DEMISE OF THE CONNINGBROOK IS ON THE CARDS DEFO FLATS FLATS SHAME

Can somebody please explain why a 10% Service Charge is being added to the Bill for a Self-Serve Carvery and why there is nothing on the Menu to inform Customers of this?

My partner, I and our pooch stayed at the Conningbrook to visit family. The staff were polite, attentive and thoughtful. They served us hot drinks out of service hours as I had family come visit during the day. Nothing was too much trouble. The only suggestion my partner would like to add are that the pancakes where overpriced. Thank you ladies for a welcoming and relaxing atmosphere, we'll definitely be staying again.

We stayed here with friends, prior to going over to France for my 70th birthday. A lovely welcome from the cheerful girl on reception. Our room was good, clean, well presented and perfectly adequate (room 38). As it was Sunday, the normal menu was not operating (it would have been good it it said on the website) but we all had a really good meal, the beef was as I like it, quite rare. Also pork, Turkey and hammon available. The Pinot wad rather £££, but what really struck us was how friendly yet staff were. We were well looked after (waitress with colourful highlights). A good night's sleep and in the morning a buffet continental breakfast and then a FRESHLY COOKED full English. That was lovely. Served by the same lady who met us on reception the night before, still cheerful. We learnt then that she was the General Manager, Janine. It is obvious she leads from the front. Thank you for a lovely stay. It would have been 5 * if the Pinot was a more sensible price, because the staff all deserved praise.

Reasonable choice of pub grub on offer, but you get the impression that the property needs a bit of a refresh or even a deep clean. Our table of four were placed next to the "fire doors" to the garden and therefore people were constantly passing us to go in and out from the garden where they were having a cigarette - usually leaving the door slightly ajar making it a very draughty spot. Good value food though and the service was OK.

We recently booked the Banqueting Suite at the Conningbrook Hotel Ashford Kent for my husband’s wake. From the moment we viewed the venue to the day before setting up, as well as the actual day itself, Ginnie and George couldn’t have been more helpful. Nothing...

This weekend we went for a night stay at this hotel and had a lovely welcoming. Our dog was welcomed and the staff introduced themselves to our dog so he felt comfortable and at ease. The food was brilliant! We had such a great sleep....

We had a family lunch at the Conningbrook today to celebrate a 40th and 22nd birthday. The family haven't got together since before the pandemic and the service we received sadly did put a downer on the celebration. We had pre-booked a table for 14...

After a disastrous day being rejected by the Chunnel pet reception due to a technicality on the dogs passport we were thrilled to find this place. Totally dog friendly. Dog biscuits on the bar, dogs allowed on the leather sofas and a huge pub garden/field....

I visited 14/05/2022, it was a gorgeous sunny day and the staff were extremely helpful and service was quick. Greeted with smiles :) They accommodated for service outside with a waitress station. Despite it being busy the food service was steady and food lovely. Amazing...

For my husbands 60th we had a meal at restaurant before his party. They had so many items not on the menu. No steak no half chicken no scotch egg and part of the combi dinner. We waited ages for our food and it was...

Thanks so much for your great hospitality over the last 2 days. My home Internet crashed and i decamped to your hotel and staff have been so amazing and helpful. Would enjoy working from there every day! Great breakfasts, lunch. Thanks to chef too. So...

Had the Carvery on Sunday and what an excellent Carvery it was. The Chef cutting the meat was there to please you and gave us the exact cuts of meat we wanted the potatoes were absolutely excellent as all of it was. Best roast lunch...

Not visited for a few Years Popped in for a Lunch and drinks. Service really slow and poor, Restaurant food Miserable Wife had the Dahl It was warm left everything, Me and step son had the steak ribeye was ok asked for pepper sauce got...

Very disappointing. Food was just average. The meal wasn’t piping hot, it wasn’t red cabbage as stated on the menu but savoy, leeks and a couple of peas, the fish was like you’d get from a supermarket freezer and very uninspiring chips. Gravy though was...

I went to have a catch up with a friend and such such a lovely time! The staff were super friendly and helpful when choosing the wine! Lizzie provided particularly good service, especially helping us to sort out our food decisions!

Popped in, a spur of the moment thing, for dinner. We were pleasantly surprised - the food was good, decent sized portions - even had room for dessert. Service was friendly and efficient. Will definitely be going back !

Table staff friendly and helpful. Food sounds good but very disappointing. Very little meat in the pie. Pasta dish a solid claggy dollop which cost over £13 ! Unlikely to eat there again.

This is not a family friendly pub. Having no sugar free drinks for children is disgusting. Everything is full of sugar. With the issues of obesity this pub just promots it.

Found it quite expensive for the very average food and portion sizes. Regular cod and chips was £12.45, even the staff said it was more like a small and wouldn’t fill them up. Half the dishes on the menu were unavailable but nice enough place...

I went here with my Husband first time being there lovely food excellent service fantastic prices Would definitely go there again Highly recommend.

Went here for a family birthday meal.Everyone was very happy with their meals,especially me, the pie is amazing. Staff very good,no long wait for drinks or food.Will definitely be going back.

First meal out since lockdown, menu quite small. The service was good,staff attentive,and pie amazing, will be back, thanks guys.

Lovely meal this evening and the added bonus of it being dog friendly and also an "eat to to help out" night however prices are decent anyway so highly recommend and will definitely visit with the dogs again.

Myself and my family decided to come to The Conningbrook today for our first family meal out since lockdown. When we arrived we sat outside in the decking area and a waiter promptly took our drinks order. He returned shortly afterwards with our drinks and...

Needed a place to stay as my girlfriend was on a course. We were greeted by who seemed to be the manager, very helpful and nothing was was too much. We had such a pleasant experience the staff were so friendly and helpful, the bed...