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Nº 190 in 387 in Ashford

Nº 43 of 88 British in Ashford

CUSTOMERS TALK ABOUT DISHES WITH..chicken

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Nice place, very good food and beer. 🙂

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Michał Kmacoń . 2024-10-09

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Great brewery near Ashford train station. Great selection of beers and wines. Friendly staff. Great atmosphere. Tasty menu. Scotch egg hit the spot.

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Les Quatre Filles . 2024-10-07

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pleasant evening with some lovely wine

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Anna Sherman . 2024-09-28

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Fabulous experience thank you to Ben for an amazing tour I liked all the drinks I tasted each one unique in their own way and Ben made it all super interesting especially the bit about using champagne yeast I did not expect that, definitely recommend coming here for a tour thoroughly enjoyed it and it's dog friendly which is an added bonus 🙂👍food and drink lovely too great service also from the serving team and chefs all brilliant from start to finish ❤️my only suggestion for improvement would be if the merchandise was available to buy from the brewery and not just online

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Liz Stubbs . 2024-09-14

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Awesome tour around the brewery!! The guide was super knowledgable and passionate and got everybody involved. Loved the tasting at the end!

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Sophie Weir . 2024-08-19

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Visited the place as part of a big family group of 14 last night (2/8/24) The management and staff were very kind enough of accommodate us all on one table. The service was very good. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Had no of dishes Pedron peppers were nice, chips were nice and crispy, fish and chips was good, Hummus was mediocre, pizzas were excellent, chicken wings were very good (according to another member since I am pescatarian). Overall an excellent value for money visit.

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R K . 2024-08-03

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Just stopped in for a cider but I was pleased to discover they do have outdoor tables, plenty of them, and they are in the sunshine until at least 8:30pm!

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Catherine Sneyd . 2024-07-26

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What a great place. Beer is really good. Food (at least what I ordered) was fantastic. And such a nice staff...

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Piotr Slusarczyk . 2024-07-11

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Had a great lunch here for Fathers Day, then followed up with a brewery tour. Great venue to eat out with friends and family and some great beers.

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Raoul Nardin . 2024-06-18

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What a nice place to eat! Admittedly not the most romantic or idyllic place in Ashford (I think), but with neat and fast service and delicious "pub food".

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Jacco Brand . 2024-06-13

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Cool brewery with good food and service. Portions are HUGE and worth the price. Ribs weren’t as tender and juicy as I’d like but were still tasty.

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Jasmine Lee . 2024-06-02

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Oh my, and I was so looking forward to going there. The Curious Brewery. My wife & I visited Sunday afternoon the 23 of April. What a clever designed building on the inside and very striking on the outside. But that's due to a Grand Architect & good interior designer of course. If only the service was as good! Although the bar lady was well spoken. We ordered a much anticipated warming Pink Gin & got the lemon kind. There was a poor selection of beers, and at a brewery indeed. Then to add insult to injury we were called time on , Wait for it , wait for it, an hour before closing ! while others were untroubled & carried on their discussion. I'm so sorry Mr.Neame & Mr.Martin for neglecting your differing premises, We will be back soon at one of your lovely pubs, very soon wether they are in Kent, East Sussex or London. And let's just pause for a moment I know about 660 business folk around the world. At least chef seemed to be working hard, Well done him!

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Nicholas Penfold . 2024-05-14

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Nice atmosphere and friendly staff. The food was great - burger was done perfectly and the chips were excellent.

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Louis Rimmer . 2024-05-03

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Went in for a quick bite and a drink. Had a very nice pizza and a couple of pints of bibble beer, again a very nice beer. I would recommend a visit , nice place friendly helpful staff and food very good .

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Mark Hawkes . 2024-04-28

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First time visit and wasn't disappointed. Tried the millionaire wild beer - amazing, definitely need to have this again. Burgers were delicious and huge !! Chips and salad also great. Will be going to back again.

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amanda joy . 2024-04-19

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Did not go to the brewery, but had lunch in the restaurant. Nice beer and cider.

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Micha Friede . 2024-04-12

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Great ale and great customer service from the staff 5⭐️

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Prestonrail1965 . 2024-04-07

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Visited the Curious Brewery Restaurant a while ago and I had a good experience. I visited with friends and had reserved a table for lunch. The staff are welcoming and friendly and we were seated straight away. We had a bench table so there was plenty of space with a view of main road and there is a view of the brewery, so you can see what's happening inside the main floor where the brewing takes place. We all ordered Fish & Chips which look good and it was tasty. Overall we had a good time, but I would suggest having cushioned seating on the seats as it can get uncomfortable after a while when your seating on wooden chairs. There is parking on site and it's easy to find - Recommend!

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Pravin Mistry . 2024-03-26

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Our daughter booked the tour as a birthday present for my husband, Paul. We were greeted in the bar by Ben, our tour guide. Ben was very friendly and extremely knowledgeable! He made our tour very informative, and an eye-opener into high tech brewing today. after the tour we went back to the bar, lounge, restaurant, to enjoy some tastings. Each glass that was presented to use, Ben knew the combinations of hops used. He was very interesting and we learnt a lot. I particularly liked their "Curious Apple" cider. Husband really liked their Curious Session IPA. Highly recommend booking a tour, or just visiting their lovely bar and restaurant.

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jilly pettican . 2024-03-16

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Went for an evening meal. Firstly found the menu fairly basic, limited and unimaginative. Starter was standard although I don't like mayo and was not offered an alternative. The chicken burger was rubbery, dry and bland, chips were far too salty to the point I felt quite unwell after only eating half of them. Deserts again very unimaginative nothing really indulgent. Will not be returning or recommending. No one was that interested when voiced my feelings. Cold draft through the place too.

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Shoshana M . 2024-02-29

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Fun and funky looking place. Lots going on outside with silos and lots of kegs stacked up. It was my birthday meal, 3 adults 1 child. 2 starters, 3 main meals 2 deserts, 2 beers, 3 soft drinks and one excellent Rose. Scotch eggs were lovely, pizza great, cheeseburger very tasty, chicken burger was ‘munch’ and my cod and chips was very nice. All in all food came out in a reasonable time and the quality and taste was excellent and piping hot. No one left hungry at all. Cost was £125 including tip. Waitress was very polite and waiter knew his stuff about the beers, ciders and wines that were available. All in all Yes would go back as enjoyable and with a simple menu it fitted in well. Restaurant was very busy for a Wednesday. Happy Birthday To Me 🥳🥳🥂

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EdoardoM353 . 2024-02-08

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Great food and atmosphere at a reasonable price. Nice hot food freshly prepared.

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Edoardo Matarazzo . 2024-02-08

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Great food, just get one of every starter, can't go wrong.

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Daniel Plews . 2024-01-30

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Good tour with knowledgeable guide. Fair sized tasters. Good looking food, although admittedly, did not eat. Would return.

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Sam Burrows . 2024-01-26

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Great place for a casual meal. While the menu is limited what is on there tastes great. Staff were very helpful and polite.

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Paul Cousins . 2024-01-26

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Loverly lunch and tour of brewery

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ian winborn . 2024-01-25

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Came here for dinner. The menu is small but it describes what every item is and leaves no question. I got the pork belly on mash and it was amazing. The skin was crisp, the pork was tender and the taste of all items were seasoned well. Great atmosphere, open food area, and very nice area. Highly recommend if you're traveling through.

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Andrew Snyder . 2023-12-31

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Brilliant tour (£20 per person) and tasting - thank you to Ben who was really informative, knowledgeable and truly enthusiastic about the products! Followed by a prebooked - we booked online - fantastic lunch. Menu is perfect, a mixture of small plates and main meals. I had homemade Sausages and Mash - they were stunning and my husband had the beef burger which he also loved. Great service, helpful, cheerful people and great value - thank you very much, we will be back and have recommended you to everyone!

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Diane Mackay . 2023-12-30

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Some lovely beers on tap, nice red leather sofas. The menu looks good although I didn't eat there.

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Mark Daley . 2023-12-15

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We visited the brewery briefly yesterday and enjoyed a flight of great beers which I was really pleased to find in Waitrose today. Unfortunately, the car broke down (geniune really) and while we waited, Dave the barman was exceptionally nice offering us coffee while we waited for the breakdown van to arrive. I was so impressed with the service. My 93 year old father was well looked after. We shall return and enjoy the fine beers when we have more time. Thoroughly recommend a visit.

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Ian Mitchell . 2023-12-07

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Good Service and good food. Local for hotel. Visited on a Wednesday evening, and the restaurant was busy. Food came out quickly and hot.

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Pavije . 2023-11-21

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How has it gone so wrong. Used to be a reliable place for a decent meal and good beer but if last nights meal is anything to go by I won't be rushing back. Started off well with very good starters but I ordered the harrisa chicken burger with paprika fries. To start with nothing had any flavour, the chicken was do overcooked it was like an old piece of hard rubber but the worse thing was the ciabatta roll that tasted old and so tough it couldn't be eaten. I spoke to the waitress but there was no apology and nothing was done about it. We still decided to do dessert. The waitress had no idea what the tart of the day was or what it came with but I ordered anyway. What came out was a flat completely burnt black piece of what I believe was once pastry with 3 tiny slices of maybe pear on the top. I tried one small mouthful but all I could taste was charcoal. Sent back and taken off bill but no apology or acknowledgement of any error. Cannot believe anyone in the kitchen thought it was acceptable to send out in the first place. Won't be returning anytime soon

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mark mcallen . 2023-11-19

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Great way to spend time with friends

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Ron Chappell . 2023-10-23

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Great location and pub restaurant open plan with wide benches and large tables. But we had a 40th birthday party and the food was awful , we were brought food out that was very below a pub standard the risotto looked like wallpaper paste and the gravy on the sausage and mash was just bisto very watery. The service was poor and no follow up on our food as we left it. They did take the 2 meal’s off the bill but very disappointed.

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Linda caroline Gore . 2023-10-15

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Seen this brewery several times when visiting Ashford Outlet. Having had many other good experiences with brewery taprooms (Westerham, Titsey and Dorking (Gin Kitchen)) decided to visit as we were in the area. It’s easy to book a table. Car parking was plentiful. Service was good and the waitresses were friendly and pleasant. There is a lot of seating at high and low tables. Menu has small plates and mains. Had a chicken burger - probably the best I’ve ever had and a couple of drinks - the cider was pleasant enough, but the Millionaire’s stout was the best stout I’ve ever had. Recommend a visit.

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Simon Hickman . 2023-10-07

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Decent beer and a nice restaurant upstairs. Well worth a visit

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paul hancock . 2023-09-28

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Business event. Great service. Lovely chicken wings and pizza. I didn’t try the beer but I heard it was ‘sweet’

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Ann Souzies . 2023-09-27

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Beautiful place, amazing kitchen. Mandatory visit if you stay at Hamptons Hotel. Very tasty burger and a super cesar salad.

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Arsenio Fernandez . 2023-08-27

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I would love to recommend curious brew lager beer. 👌🏻 food are very affordable, very delicious and well presented. Servers are all kind and accommodating.

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•ITᘔ •YᑌᗰIKO• •ᘔᗩᒪ• . 2023-08-26

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Ate here for a work lunch midweek, there is plenty of choice on the menu, food tasted great however the service was pretty slow despite the restaurant not being particularly busy. Recommend the chicken burger as it is just chicken breast, not ruined by breadcrumbs.

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LisaExpat . 2023-08-03

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Excellent Beer! The food was well presented and yummy! Staff is attentive and professional. The Brewery architectural design is modern and was made with taste and vision. Remember, if you drink don't drive but there's parking available on site.

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Mj R . 2023-07-17

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When we checked in at the hotel, we saw that there was a brewery across the street. Since we had nothing planned, we booked a table for three the same evening. The restaurant and bar is located in a large, pleasant room where there were quite a lot of people when we arrived. We started by ordering drinks that were produced next to the restaurant. It tasted really good. We then ordered fish and chips and Caesar sallad, togerher with foccacia bread, and everyone was very happy with the food. Since we will be in Ashford for several days, it is likely that we will take another dinner at Curiois Brewery!

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Joacim Fredriksson . 2023-07-14

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£20 pp beer tasting tour. Went for a tour around the brewery, I thought it would be slightly bigger than it was but it was very informative and clearly explained. Small group tours that started with smelling the different types of hops. Brewery process and any questions answered. Then back up to the bar for tasters of all their beers. I would recommend the IPA but personally not a fan of the porter. To end they gave everyone a curious pint glass to take home. Well worth the price paid imo.

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Neil Collins . 2023-07-09

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The place doesn't have staff enough, and the staff there is not trained to do a good service. Never coming back.

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Luiz David . 2023-07-01

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Really bad service. Only 2 attendents for a full house. The waitress seemed very confused about the menu, we wait for more than half hour on the bar waiting a table, when others custumers come in got a table before us. We were completely ignored there.

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Honey Cake Factory . 2023-07-01

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Should definitely give it a go tour was good and the beer tasting was even better

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Sean Stewart . 2023-06-25

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Lovely space to chill, meet and eat

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Sunita Thakur . 2023-06-21

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What a find. Didn’t expect this opposite the Hilton in Ashford International. Don’t go anywhere else. Drinks are great, food is perfect and the service is exceptional, very attentive and knowledgeable. Would love to come back with more time for a tour.

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Martyn Whieldon . 2023-06-15

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Wyborne piwo i bardzo smaczne jedzenie. 🦆 Spring rolls oraz pan fried squid bardzo dobre. Wystrój i nastrój wyjątkowy. Gorąco polecam.

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Andrzej Swiecki . 2023-06-14

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Met a friend for Sunday lunch, l love the Curious Brew beer and lager, so fancied going to the restaurant. We both had the beef Sunday roast, which was very nice. Staff were friendly and attentive. A nice Sunday afternoon, no complaints, especially the price, good value indeed.

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Jay A . 2023-06-11

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Good tour, got right into the brewery itself. Was shorter than expected, our guide was great. Lots of beer to try after.

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Callum Rye . 2023-05-20

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A Straight forward great afternoon with the Team @ Curious Brewery 😃😀👍🏾✅️...Thank you 🤩...Managing Experience Expectations if judging by others "professionally" aired opinions must be taken with a large dose of salt as it does read like suddenly the world is dusted with Michellin Grade Food Critic's 🤔...This afternoon The Curious Brewery Team welcomed us to take a look behind the scenes with incitful information leading our shared tour back to where the magic we'd seen happening was prepared in readiness for tasting & then into a fully loaded afternoon session of further tasting of both Beverages & Food ....Great Team & without prejudice or a self infalated entitled filtered view of actual reality a 10/10 ...5 Star 🌟 use of our Family's Saturday Afternoon ✌🏾👍🏾✅️👊🏾😍. Thank you Team Curious Brewery 🙏🏾 💙

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Matt Freeman . 2023-05-14

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The food was reasonable. But WON'T be going back. Discretionary payment added to bill, without even asking. Service wasn't brilliant. I certainly wouldn't have paid 10%. Not sure they are even allowed to do this.

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Wendy P . 2023-05-08

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You really should update your opening hours and your staff. We made the journey today after the online hours said it was open til 6. Arrived at 4:30pm to a very poor welcoming. The staff had already cleaned the bar and reluctantly served us a drink. They told us they would close in half an hour but the next customers arrived within 5 minutes only to be told they had already stopped serving. We were in agreement about how rude the staff were and we definitely won't be visiting or buying your drinks again

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Molly Butt . 2023-05-07

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Went for an evening dinner. Friendly staff, really good quality food. Beautiful ambuance. Beers good too

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Spike H . 2023-05-05

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This soulless plate of nachos cost £14! Now nachos usually fall short of the mark when the cheese is not layered.. in this case however, a sparce scattering of cheese would have been a significant improvement.. Nachos were our second option, a dissapointing alternative given that they had run out of pizzas by 8.40 on a sat night. Needless to say, having caught the train to visit CB, we were hugely let down and will not be returning. The best part about our visit was the refund. A huge shame having wanted to visit for so long given the journey.

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SamG361 . 2023-04-22

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So fed up with this place can’t even do any curious puns. Walked in to try real beers in a real brewery, to be met by a fizzy (keg) horror show. No beer. The bar manager was very sniffy when I asked for a beer, he said they ‘might have one on on a month or two’ but that ‘they did have some carbonated drinks’. We’re worried about the demise of pubs in the UK, this kind of plastic brewery isn’t helping. The food was very poor. The staff were really nice, bar the bloke already mentioned.

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wirelesskev . 2023-04-22

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Beautiful food, THE best beer I’ve ever had and the venue is very stylish. But I do wish I had been warned before booking with a toddler that there is no kids menu and the seating isn’t very kid friendly. I thought to myself maybe they don’t allow little ones in but when I booked it gave me to option so they must accommodate, but not really. Very limited menu. Portion sizes are brilliant mind! And the staff were very patient with my card playing up, didn’t make me feel awkward or anything. Seats were uncomfortable and I thought the prices were a little steep on some of the food. I’d say this is definitely more couples/adults only venue, not family friendly.

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daniellet237 . 2023-04-22

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Good atmosphere (Thursday 8pm) with great food (chicken wings and chips). The beer is obviously great with it being top UK craft brewery and the staff were freindly and approachable. The brewery is well positioned in the town with great outside spaces and well thought out decor (and music). The menu is not geared for children however there is space for them to feel comfortable if your taking them snacks while you eat from the menu. I'd go again and I suggest you do too. Price point was £14 for chips, wings and a half pint which is very reasonable considering the overheads and facilities they have in the bar/restaurant!

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Michael Williams . 2023-04-21

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We went recently as a couple for a date night and thoroughly enjoyed it and can recommend - great atmosphere. If you're looking to go as a couple then I'd recommend going earlier in the evening and definitely book ahead as it gets busy. Fantastic food - the scotch egg bar snack (think of it as a starter) is my fav. Great drinks with a decent selection of beers and wines draught and bottled. And service with a smile. Can't ask for much more. I can also recommend going as a group with friends just to drink or eat bar snacks which we've done a couple of times. The tour is also decent and supports a great Kentish brewery.

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Dennison Packer . 2023-04-10

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Food is nice there, been there a few times. But be careful if you pay cash, we paid cash and all set. When we left the restaurant, the server chased after us and said we paid less. The 20 pounds note suddenly became 5 pounds note. At the end we paid 15 pounds more.

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S S . 2023-04-09

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The tour was good and the guide was very knowledgeable about the brewing process we had 5 beers to taste which were all quite nice and then a meal after which was very good would recommend it

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ian jury . 2023-04-01

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We had the tour which was very informative. Then went upstairs to the bar for many beers. A good night will definitely visit again.

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J K . 2023-03-28

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Lovely venue, nice staff, informative tour. Could have been more detailed. Would recommend 👌

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Anika K. . 2023-03-25

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Great experience very knowledgeable, friendly staff. Clean and tidy. And they do food. I didn't have any but there's always next time...

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Brian Chivers . 2023-03-25

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I like this place, good food and service. Would give 5 stars, don't like the chairs. Too hard to sit on, many tables have benches. That's not for me. But we will visit again. Can thoroughly recommend.

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Eva Young . 2023-03-20

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Had a lovely roast , I have to say the gravy is the best I’ve ever tasted & a few pints of the beautiful Curious Brew

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Danny Clark . 2023-03-12

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Service was very slow. Starter Calamari was nicely cooked but brisket burger and bun was overcooked and dry.

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Ian McCutcheon (IMC) . 2023-03-09

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Great place to visit,staff are very friendly and had a great tour of the brewery with a lovely lunch in there restaurant after the tour,the beers great too👍

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holmanlukeian . 2023-03-06

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Recently visited. Enjoyed my time here, Great selection of Beers and great food with a pleasant atmosphere.

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L Vee . 2023-03-01

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Terrible service, the food takes ages , I had been waiting for an hour.

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Ibrahim Ali . 2023-02-21

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Menu was a bit limited to pizza or burger for main meals. The starters were tasty & well presented. Desserts seemed ok but nothing inspiring. It wasn’t very busy when we ate but the service was a bit haphazard.

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Elizabeth N . 2023-02-12

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Fantastic food and even better customer service. Big thank you to Monika for setting up our booking and especially to Liv and Josh who were brilliant looking afterus all for the evening. The whole of the team that looked after our party were great and very friendly. Highly recommend and will definitely be coming back again.

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CJ “Space Runner” Paine . 2023-02-06

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More a place to drink beer than a restaurant. Limited menu and even poorer if you need gluten free. There is a lift if you need to avoid stairs

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Oxfordsrs . 2023-01-30

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Visited the restaurant for the first time after wanting to visit for a while , great welcome by very friendly staff, lovely clean friendly atmosphere , drinks where nice and the Sunday lunch was to die for , one of the best I've had , very generous portions and the veg where fantastic . Shouldn't have really buy after seeing the deserts we had to have the waffles . Congratulations team curious superb overall, will def be back soon .

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Dave Bowles . 2023-01-29

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Great tour with plenty of tasting at the end

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Jase Alderson . 2023-01-21

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Good food, really nice environment - suitable for families, friends, work meetings etc

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Scottie T . 2023-01-17

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Good modern venue but still felt cosy. The service was a little slow, burgers were a little dry but the roasts, drinks and desserts were good

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Sam Bartram . 2022-12-27

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Brilliant, excellent staff excellent food and of course excellent drinks

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martyn RCT . 2022-12-11

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We popped in just to have a bite to eat tried their very own lager and couldn't get enough bang went the diet. Staff were so friendly and informative about their drinks we even went on brewery tour which I would recommend do not just walk by go in try drinks also food is amazing made a short break memorable

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Steve Norris . 2022-11-27

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Fairly basic. Building facade design and its interiors are both very neatly done. That said when you actually go in it is a bit of a different story. Big steps to 1st floor entrance with no disabled access. Get inside and it looks great but no worthwhile view of the brewery and the beers themselves are pretty basic and nothing you'd write home about. Shame really.

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N R H . 2022-11-19

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We haven’t eaten here for a few years, previously we’d had a good experience however today the food was poor, service very impersonal. Staff were almost verging on rude at times - correcting pronunciation of certain menu items, not letting us know that certain food was off the menu. Absolutely no zest or enthusiasm for their jobs. There were staff sitting in the main bar on their phones. The bottoms of the chairs are so dusty, no toilet roll in any of the women’s toilets. All in all a very under whelming experience.

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Louise Cooper . 2022-11-13

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Great beer, nice food, nice environment.

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Simon A . 2022-11-08

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Well worth a visit. Our tour host Amy was great - very knowledgeable and accommodating during our brewery tour and tasting. Everything we ate and drank was delicious. Reading through some of the previous reviews makes me feel sorry for the team here who are clearly trying their best. Some reviews saying service was slow, others saying it was too quick! There’s a national labour shortage at the moment, and nowhere more so than in the service industry. My visit to Curious Brewery was faultless and I’ll definitely be back.

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Red Stripe . 2022-11-08

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Sunday menu and service was shocking. No kids meals available. Why is a 3 year old going to want to eat a full adult meal!! Staff looked like they was popping to the shop rather than they was going to serve people. Men walking around in baseball caps serving food and instead of looking smart in uniforms as they usual do on previous visits looked like they had just thrown on a curious tshirt, trousers and a random pair of shoes found on the bedroom floor. Food was far from the usual standard. Which is disappointing as we usually have a great meal here. Don’t seem to care anymore with what is served. Food was tasteless and not very well cooked. Serving staff were wondering around asking every 10 minutes if everything was okay and how was our food. When all we wanted to do was eat what we could and leave. Won’t be going back anytime soon. Nothing for my kids to choose from and I’m not paying a full adult meal price for them to leave half a meal because they not longer cater for children. Shocking

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Kay Northfield . 2022-11-07

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Went for the brewery tour and lunch. The tour was a bit perfunctory and bland. If you want information and genuine passion for brewing try the Foundry in Canterbury or Shepherd Name in Faversham. Beer was generic. Lunch was good - a proper Sunday lunch 🙂

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Keith Coles . 2022-10-23

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The one beer that I actually wanted to try and they were out of it! The staff appear far too often to the point where they are like annoying children. I know it wasn't busy but they kept asking if we were ready to order 3 times in the space of about 7 minutes, not sure what the rush was. Did the kitchen staff want to go home? I'm not a regular so had to read the menu top to bottom to see what I wanted to eat, as you would in any other restaurant. The meal arrived quickly as I'd expect with the eagerness of the staff. When we received the meal, within a minute of the sauces being brought over, another member of staff appeared to ask if everything was alright with it. I had only just received it and hadn't even had a chance to taste it at that point. I'm sure they must be running a tag team in the kitchen as to how to annoy customers. The meal was OK, nicely cooked and filling. I'm not sure the reused Wilkins jam pots are a good idea for serving sauces in though as the label had left a sticky residue on it and so I had to hold it with a napkin. A pretty gross feeling to be honest. With all the constant bothering by staff I couldn't relax and felt really rushed. On top of that I couldn't figure out the old collection of record sleeves on display. Almost all of them would be for fans that are now in their 60s and 70s. What type of person are you trying to attract with that? Doesn't seem to even fit with it being a brewery but then I'm not an interior designer or run a brewery so what do I know. Needless to say we were only there for about 45 minutes and left to find somewhere nicer that we would be left alone by staff to enjoy ourselves and our drinks. Is this place worth a visit? Probably yes, if you're in the area. Would I return? Not any time soon.

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Polar Bear . 2022-10-13

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Love this place, they make the best beer

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Robert Gordon . 2022-10-09

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This is highly recommended. Obviously the beer is excellent but what makes it special is the good simple food in a relaxed modern setting - very Antwerp. Enthusiastic staff and reasonable prices.

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Peter Trawny . 2022-09-29

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Apart from the obvious beer quality, the good honest quality food, keen service, great modern setting with a continental feel and decent prices.

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Peter T . 2022-09-29

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If a tour cancellation is required they advise contacting them to discuss. I've tried by phone and get an irrelevant message about Opening times in January but no human contact. Have sent emails and have not received any responce. Tried to book another tour with my £40.voucher only to find out that they have deducted £35.from it for a tour that I couldnt attend and had emailed the cancellation prior to the date. So annoyed and disappointed with Curious.

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David Sheridan . 2022-09-21

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Great atmosphere. This place is buzzing on a Saturday night. Just popped in for a pint and am loving the feel of this place. Will definitely come back.

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Stephanie John-Baptiste . 2022-09-17

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Food good 4 star , Service 3 star , toilets cleaning standard poor 1 star. OK there but would probably not go there again .

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Tim Reviews . 2022-09-16

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Super place good food and great larger

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Nigel Hunnybun . 2022-09-16

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food was ok. unfortunately the service was terrible. no common sense and waiters need training.

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shadi makhalfa . 2022-09-11

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Super bar/restaurant. Great selection of their own, on-site brewed beers. Good restaurant with a limited menu so everything ordered should be 100 percent.

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Keith Roberts . 2022-09-01

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Absolutely awful. My husband's birthday meal was ruined. Turned up for our reservation for 5.30. was told we didn't have one and they could not fit us in as they were fully booked. I saw my name on their computer and pointed it out it said the booking was for 3.45. Showed the manager my confirmation email which clearly said 5.30. He then apologised and took us to a table and promptly left. We were not offered any drinks or given a menu. 5 minutes later I went to the bar to ask if we ordered there and was told someone would be over. We ordered our very expensive drinks (£8.50 for a glass of Prosecco) and browsed the limited menu (Pizzas, Steaks,Fish&Chips, burgers) whilst waiting for our other guests to arrive. When they did arrive again no one came over to take a drinks order so again we went to the bar. As it was a special occasion we ordered a bottle of their Sparkling wine £55.00. Ordered our meals with the server. My husband and I ordered the steaks £28 - £30.00. We were then told 10 minutes later that we were not able to have steaks as they were being saved for a big table later that evening.Chefs orders apparently. Absolutely disgusted with the way we were treated . No apologies, no complementary drinks... customer service was non existent. We paid our very large drinks bill and promptly left. They clearly did not want our business so instead they got this awful review.

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Nicola Gilham . 2022-08-29

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Centrale plek en gezellig ingericht. Je zit niet dicht op elkaar. Ze hebben niet heel veel soorten bier. Het eten viel wel tegen, weinig smaak en je krijgt vier stukken brood, maar geen boter, terwijl er wel peper en zout staat. De bediening is aardig!

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Naomi van Duuren . 2022-08-20

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We came here for dinner last night. We have visited several times before, and have always found the food and service, and especially the choice of drinks, very good. However, this review is about last night. We were shown to our table at twenty past seven, and the restaurant was busy though by no means full. I was a little surprised that the drinks list seemed to have been badly photocopied, with the entries falling off the edge of the paper. We waited for over half an hour, without anybody even taking a drink order from us. It looked as if other tables were having to wait too. It was not just us being ignored. During that time, we observed three other tables making complaints and sending their food back. The whole restaurant seemed to be in a state of panic. It was a hot evening, and we ended up so thirsty that we just walked out and found another restaurant (Everest, where we were served drinks within five minutes of walking in, despite it being more busy than The Curious Brewery.) Come on guys. You have a fantastic building in a great location. The beer is the best and this used to be a really great venue. But you need to get your act together quickly. This level of service will drive all your customers away, not just us.

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collideorscape . 2022-08-17

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As a family of six there was not a table available immediately but by the time we had ordered our drinks the table was ready. Joshua was very friendly and extremely helpful. The food was delicious. A truly exceptional meal and experience.

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Amanda Fletcher . 2022-08-05

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