The Five Bells in Medway

A delicious Sunday roast dinner. Very accommodating

Called in here, on our bike ride, a lovely little pub, did not have the opportunity to try the food. However, the menu looks good value. The beers were spot on. The service from the barmaid willow was exceptional for Fathers Day. Well pleased, thank you.

Great meal in a lovely local. The bar staff ( Willow) were friendly and welcoming. The food was beautifully presented and delicious.

No loud noise or music, very relaxing meal a nice quality food.

We had just walked 5 miles around the local area and the group decided on having lunch, So we asked if they was serving lunch, yes was the answer So the 6 of us had a lovely lunch served by a lovely young lady who laughed and joked with us olduns 3 of us had all day breakfast with fried bread, 2 had lasagne they said it was lovely and 1 steak and kidney pudding. All food was lovely A great place with great staff, oh and great music on the jukebox.

We had a great meal for my birthday. The service was exceptional, very quick. Food was so nice and big portions. Looking forward to next visit

Great meal, Armetts Pie, Mash and Liquor brilliant service

Great atmosphere, friendly staff and good selection of beers available on draught.

Probably the best damn Sunday Roast I've ever had! I've had many many Sunday Roasts. The service was phenomenal. I do not have a single complaint. Thanks guys!

Coming from a roast snob… I can honestly say this roast was highly rated. Food was lovely and service was excellent.

Lovely place , food excellent and very reasonable. The steak was really good and the beef bourguignon ( which my wife had ) was also good. This is a new venture for the chef and I recommend anyone living in the vicinity to visit to help make it a success, I'm sorry I was only passing through on my way back to Wales .

The food (beef bourguinon) was fabulous so tasty the Sirloin steak was tender and came with a nice garnish includind a slice of garlic bread. The service good. Reasonable price and friendly staff . Its a shame we live so far away ir we would definitely be back

Had a brilliant time at the five bells, we went to St Andrews lake and wanted a pub meal afterwards. The staff in the pub were top class and were really friendly, we came with our kids and they was happy to serve us. What really made the experience was the chef came out after we finished our meal and wanted to hear feedback about his food which personally was really nice, but we had a few improvements but let’s be honest we are not chef, he was so open to feedback and I felt like he really listened and took onboard our opinions which was really refreshing as most places don’t care if you enjoyed the food or not. As long as you pay that’s all they care about but the fact the chef came out made me go from doing a 4* to 5*. My family and I are a fan of smash burgers and given the portion we was given which was (cheeseburger, hash brown, bacon with cajón chips) we felt it would suit the burger if it was a smash patty. The chef took on board our feedback so positively and we will be look at coming back again when we come up these ways. Also the Guinness was spot on, compared to many other pubs I’ve been too down these ways it tastes watery but the five bells knows how to pull a good pint of the black stuff. 5/5 would highly recommend the five bells will be coming back again.

Helpful, friendly service and delicious food.

First visit to this delightful pub/restaurant. Good food and friendly staff would definitely visit again and recommend

Stopped at the Five Bells for lunch. I chose the Ploughman's which was delicious. My husband chose fish & chips, the piece of fish was enormous and my husband said his meal was also delicious. We would certainly recommend the Five Bells and will be visiting it again for lunch.

Nice place but no bar menu food on a Sunday, roast dinner only apparently 😞

Good food at good prices, plenty of it. Sunday lunch 😋.

Good village pub restruant and delivers roasts through ubereats

Really rough crowd. Seems to have changed in recent months. Not what it used to be

Nice friendly place with great atmosphere, staff can take forever to serve you even when it's not busy? Other than that we'll worth a visit.

Absolutely amazing food, couldn't accommodate enough for food allergies, fantastic people, very welcoming, had a great fun afternoon here, will definitely be going here again, lots of drinks and laughter was had by us all. Many thanks

We had Sunday lunch at The Five Bells yesterday. It was really good value and the best pub Sunday lunch we have ever had. It was all home cooked and really delicious. I would recommend trying this. You won’t be disappointed 😊

Fantastic dog friendly pub. Food is amazing too

Friendly welcome, clean & food was great could not fault.

Doesn't look much from the outside, but don't let that deter you. Nice inside with a well equipped garden dining area . Lovely comfy seating inside. Good mix of ales on offer as well as the favourites including a nice selection of gins. Nice food menu . Nicely priced sandwiches with drinks £35 pounds

Had to wait ages for our food to come out but when it finally did it was very nice and big portions. Service wasn't the best unfortunately.

Lovely pub with a bright and well-kept beer garden. The staff are polite and they're dog friendly. Not an enormous selection of ales, but I do love a pint of Atlantic, so I'm happy.

Bloody lovely food and good staff.... I will be back as soon as

Booked a meal, arrived promptly to be told that the kitchen was shut. They apologised and told us that they had informed me by email and also tried to ring me. We managed to get booked in another restaurant. I later checked ALL my emails and ALL my calls, they lied, and I dont like that. Shall not bother with this establishment again.

We needed to kill an hour locally so stopped by this pub to enjoy a cool drink in the beer garden. The inside is nice but the beer garden patio was gross. Nats flying about because the side is overgrown. Rickety old tables that were sticky, food stained and a couple had been cleared, but staff had left empty food bags on one and butter wraps on another melting in the sun.. flies, wasps. The patio weeds were a foot high and the paving dreadfully uneven .. a concern since my partner has a foot cast on. Check out the picture .. yes it’s a pub beer garden not a derelict house!

What a wonderful country pub. Hearty fresh cooked meals with plenty to choose from, it provides a friendly and cosy atmosphere with plenty of space. I particularly enjoy the fact that it's child and dog friendly too. Their selection of drinks to accommodate all types of request and nothing is too much trouble. The heart of Halling for sure! With a land lady with a heart of gold!

My husband and I stopped of in this beautiful village pub which is decorated lovely.the staff are very welcoming the food is not only good value it’s home made and very tasty .i highly recommended this pub I ate in the beer garden which is well kept and offered plenty of shade for this warm weather we are having .will definitely be returning when back in the area this august

Nice Sunday Meal..serve was good 👍

Great food. Nice friendly staff catering for a big party. Well done. We will see you again for sure.

Fantastic dog friendly pub. Excellent food and staff

Really friendly staff, warm and cosy feel especially with the fire going! Also has a restaurant which serves incredible food at reasonable prices. There's a TV and darts for entertainment and a really big garden which is perfect to sit in for a summer tipple!

I loved this place, the Christmas tree was amazing, the bar staff were friendly. The food was fresh and tasty and home cooked, especially the pie. Great atmosphere, i'm not local, and was made very welcome. Definitely recommend. Karen - Reigate, Surrey.

Great food. Value for money. Staff friendly and helpful.

Amazing food at a reasonable price. You won't go hungry either!

Had a Sunday roast, was very nice and massive.

Just eaten what was honestly basically a Christmas dinner in take away form. Hot beautiful tasty grub, (pork, crackling, roasties, yorkshire pud just like mum used to make, all the trimmings with an added bonus of a huge portion of cauliflower cheese) genuinely amazing proper roast dinner without any of the fuss or agro of washing up on a full stomach. When we went to collect the pub itself is beautifully decorated and excellently stocked with the landlord and land lady bending over backwards to make sure everyone is happy and well catered to. An absolute gem of a place on the outskirts of Medway, would highly recommend, doubt I’ll ever cook another roast 😂 Huge kudos to the team here, what a fantastic experience. Big thumbs up 👍🏼👍🏼

This is one of the best pubs in this area outstanding

Fantastic food, fantastic staff and a great atmosphere Thanks Sam

Fantastic food served in a friendly restaurant environment. Food homemade on the premises & plenty of it ! Would highly recommend for an informal relaxed meal.

Great local pub with nice food and drink

Great pub and brilliant atmosphere for the Euro's semi final!

Warm welcome. Nothing too much trouble.

Oh dear, food was ok, nothing special. It seemed a nice little pub until they tried to overcharge us by £3 for one meal and £1 for the other. I asked to see the manager, but the pleasant young lad was sent back twice with a revised bill, but no sign of the manager whom I would have thought could have offered some explanation and apologies in person. Ah well, no need to go back.

Highly recommend checking out this little gem for its friendly atmosphere and good vibes. Only planned to go for a few beers but after seeing the food being ordered we grabbed a burger and it was real good. Their table service is quick, convenient and they have placed instructions on tables so that you can get that beer ASAP. Will be looking to go here again.

Very pretty lovely location nice food 😊

Great service at a very difficult time. Food is excellent and the atmosphere was very friendly.

Fantastic pub. Very welcoming, dog and family friendly. Excellent measures in place for covid with spacing of tables, text ordering and ample outside seating.

Located next to one of the most historic sites in North Kent: the Early Middle Ages Bishop's Palace & ancient church.This cute pub has views of the historic wall with cloistered windows over the tranquil bend of the Medway River. Used to be a Roman vineyard & then Rochester Cathedral ran winegrowers in Halling for the "Old Palace" for centuries. Kings & Queens, Canterbury Archbishops & London barristers drank Halling wine! Some even visited Bishops of Rochester who lived in this quaint village still full of rural life - pheasants, arable & livestock farming plus a local butchery in a farm shop! .

Friendly and welcoming, chilled environment and friendly staff. Best local pub to visit in Halling

Lovely pub, great food, beautiful dogs and the landlady is fab too 😃

Really nice lunch. Lovely kids meal and good portion sizes.

Tasy good value food and excellent service

Friendly service, good food enjoyed the meal. Will be back

Friendly no stress good beer and service

Always a wonderful experience here friendly staff and great food and drink ☺️

Sam and her staff couldn't do enough to please us on our visit. The food was nothing short of amazing and the prices very reasonable. We had a great evening celebrating a family occasion and can not wait to return. A true hidden gem run by the nicest of people.

Great beer garden friendly staff and locals. Youve got to give it a go.

Really good system for social distancing therefore we had lovely food and a relaxing drink, highly recommended

Absolutely amazing meal. I went for my birthday. Roast was fantastic, the waitress Mia was so lovely. Would recommend the lamb shank, absolutely beautiful! You need to book as can't guarantee a table but if you like a nice local pub, I would recommend.

A popular local boozer with seperate restaurant serving good quality gastro-pub menu. The burgers and nachos we had were very nice and we were able to eat in the bar area when the restaurant was booked up. We were served by friendly bar staff and the landlady's dog is a real cutie, lounging comfortabley about the locals' legs. Well behaved children and dogs are welcome. Could do with a few more chairs and a bit of cover out back but the space would be nice in summer it was miserable weather when we visited.

Really nice pub grub, good prices and nice atmosphere, lovely staff

Excellent meal again we have been a few times now. Lovely staff too.

Great local family friendly pub. Nice food too 👌😊

Great food and the gun selection is awesome

Best pub I've been to. Vibe is great, service is fantastic :)

Not the best staff very good food rubbish

Great food, great service and friendly atmosphere.

Good beer, good food and a good atmosphere however a little pricey for the area and they didn't have the heating on despite it being on the colder side 🙄

Great village pub great staff and every one knows each other live music and great restaurant

A lovely little pub met with a warm welcome 🙏🏼

Friendly staff, meals excellent & large portions.

Pleasant pub. Fairly quiet not huge atmosphere but friendly staff and decent garden area

Great local pub, super friendly staff and a nice menu with daily specials.

Great pub, good food, friendly staff

Great place, great food. Sister is a bar tender. So may be bias 😂

Best summed up by my daughter who said....."this is the first pub I've been to for ages that makes me feel like I'm at home."

Great food, great staff, real top draw establishment.

Great little pub in the village , always visit when down to see family and friends . Great outdoor area with lots of seating , great food available as well and jukebox is inside as well. Nice regulars and lovely staff .

Good atmosphere great people bit noisy.

Food was okay, atmosphere was good on a Friday evening, very polite staff.

Great Sunday lunch. Very nice pub indeed

Fantastic place lovely and friendly also a great laugh.

Nice pub, good beer. Very welcoming

Lovely people made you feel really welcome and had good company

Band was great! Packed to the rafters!

Nice friendly atmosphere great service

No food. Great friendly local pub.

Nice friendly atmosphere. Dogs welcome. Kitchen being revamped at the moment.

great pub great people sam is the best landlady i ve ever met

Sam and James have made this into a great pub. The local customers are friendly as are the staff. Good range of beers. Specialist gins available. Indian restaurant on one side of pub.

The three legged dog steals the show here

Love Halling spice at the Five Bells Pub. We have had many meals in and from there and it can't be faulted. The food is delicious and the staff are lovely and so friendly.

Great pub with warm welcoming atmosphere.

Lovely friendly pub, we were made to feel really welcome.