The Granary Restaurant in Tunbridge Wells

Since retiring 12 years ago, we have had many meals , good, and indifferent at National Trust properties….this was undoubtedly the best. The menu board said “Chicken, Bacon and Tarragon Stew” which almost put me off! Glad it didn’t, as it was beautiful. In fact if it had been served in a French restaurant I would have been delighted. I very well run restaurant , definitely one of the best NT ones.

Was looking forward to have some vegan cream tea! Appreciated that they had vegan scones, but no alternative to clotted cream. The (vegan and non-vegan) scones were disappointingly dry, unfortunately, and therefore not worth their price. Inside seating has a cafeteria feel. There's also outdoor seating, but when the weather is nice, the terrace is plagued by wasps...

We dropped in after a morning of vigorous garden inspection at Sissinghurst. There was a bit of a queue but their ordering system worked well. There were better than average menu possibilities but we went simple. I had an egg salad sandwich and she had a half roast potato with tuna salad plus two pretty good cappuccinos. Very pleasant place to sit down and eat. The service was very smooth and efficient and the staff were very friendly. We liked our visit and were soon ready to leap back into our garden investigations.

The hot food and salads here are lovely, but on this occasion we bought sandwiches to eat on a walk round the estate. Nothing good to say about the sandwiches, they were very un-NT, probably worse than a sandwich had recently from WH Smith’s at a motorway services, at least I knew what to expect on that occasion. They were tasteless on low-quality long-life bread. My egg mayonnaise sandwich was dry and tasted of nothing. My partner’s tuna mayonnaise sandwich was bland and watery with no taste of tuna. We took a look at the ingredients list - very very long including 10 E numbers 😱

Long queue to be served. Had cream tea which was good but expensive, £7.30 for one scone, jam cream and tea.

We are here with our baby recently. We didn’t have a meal (just scones and tea) so difficult to review the food. We enjoyed it until I needed to change my son’s nappy and realised that they only put changing facilities in the women’s toilets. They said I could try the disabled toilets (outside) but they also had no changing facilities. This is 2024 - did you realise that dads also need to change their children’s nappies? I considered this to be pretty sexist and given it’s obviously been done up fairly recently. That said, as a new dad I’m not sure how long men have been changing nappies - perhaps it’s a new thing? Anyway - very disappointing and no apology from the staff when I brought it up. Next time if I come I’ll maybe change his nappy on your countertop and see whether that changes your perceptions? Come on guys - not hard to put a cheap folding nappy unit on the wall is it?

Great spot to sit after walking round Sissinghurst and look out the window. Had very tasty baked potatoes and staff were friendly - would def recommend

We stopped in for lunch after a walk around the gardens. The prices are high as we have found in other national trust properties. The tuna jacket potato was tasty. Sausage roll nice but small for the price.

Not a shining example of customer service. Arriving at 3.30pm for a cup of tea and a scone I was presented with my tea in a paper cup. I asked for this to be put into a China cup and was told this wasn't possible because they had 'a lot of clearing up to do'. My cheese scone was leaden and served cold.

A great place to drop into for a drink and/or a snack either before, or after, you have visited Sissinghurst Castle. The staff are very friendly and helpful and the freshly-made coffee is tasty. The snacks available are up to the usual National trust standards and are served without delay.

I was taken to Sissinghurst as a treat. I’d always wanted to visit. I enjoyed the gardens but felt lunch in this cafe really let the Sissinghurst experience down. I had a jacket potato with tuna and a ‘salad’ The plate was messy, rather as if a child had put the food on the plate and the ‘salad’ seemed to be a very poor version of coleslaw. It really needs improvement as it lets not only Sissinghurst but National Trust down.

Pretty bleak, you’d be much better off visiting a country pub on the way.

When visiting Sissinghurst Gardens, be sure to leave time for a delicious lunch or cream tea in the restaurant/café. Very nicely located with seating inside and outside. Large selection of typical local dishes, all of which taste excellent, some of the ingredients come from our own organic garden. Staff very friendly and helpful. The cafe is very well run, the manager is always on site and has a nice word to say for everyone.

Struttura accogliente, ottimo cibo anche per opzione vegetariana. Fiori freschi al tavolo e servizio molto cortese.

Nice little restaurant. There wasn't a huge selection on the menu, but the food was good and service quick. Beautiful view from the restaurant. Quite a walk from the car park, parking costs £4. Located within Sissinghurst Castle. Small shop next door with lovely items for sale.

Long queues general bad attitude from staff, waited ten mins or so for the lady to bring a sandwich she ended up giving it to the wrong customer, luckily Fred the team leader noticed and bailed her out and brought half a sandwich to us! Unreal. Not in a cool stranger things way. General feeling across the staff group was one of entitlement and the customer is not hugely important.

Good food although the menu is somewhat limited these days.

Heerlijk genoten van een lekker hapje. Vriendelijke mensen.

Sehr schönes Cafe am Rande dieser bezaubernden Gartenanlage.

Lovely location, but despite buying coffees and beers at the cafe, we were told we weren't allowed to sit there due to bringing our own sandwiches, despite there being no signage to suggest we couldn't use the benches to eat our packed lunch. I wasn't sure if we were supposed to carry our tray of drinks all the way to the picnic area at the far end of the vegetable plot? This didn't seem realistic, and the picnic area was too far from the toilets for the person in our party with mobility issues. Appropriate signage outside the cafe and a picnic area closer to the garden entrance would solve this issue.

Lovely location, and excellent food and coffee. Experience was really let down by their dog policy, and the enforcement of it. They have a policy of no dogs (no issues with this), but no signage to say as such. They only mentioned this when we sat down, and asked us to go eat outside - where it was tipping it down with rain. When asked about the lack of signage, the reason was they “didn’t want to put people off”. Aside from that, we did have some lovely food in a great (but very damp) location

Wonderful place to have lunch after a great walk on the countryside! Beautiful, indoor and outdoor as well, with many seating. Really family friendly of course. Food is delicious, service was great as well. And there are great vegan options, I was so happy with my vegan cream tea! 😍

Fantastic view, indoor and outdoor seating. Not much selection of food though.

Clean and well fitted out restaurant with typical national trust menu and prices However the guy running the door and directing the staff was rude and kept a continuous commentary going which meant you couldn’t have a cup of coffee in peace He also assumes all disabilities mean wheelchair users and not for example people who have Lung conditions and cannot go upstairs….

We met two friends today, also National trust members, for a coffee and the compulsory cake. While our partners were on a call of nature and gift shop visit one of your employees approached and in quite a loud voice announced that we needed to buy something else or he would need our table.I was aware it was quite busy primarily due to the biblical rain but was regularly checking that tables were available for new customers besides the fact was still drinking my second coffee.Really not sure why he felt the need to do this and feel this approach is not best suited to your brand.Kind regardsEmployee name can be supplied if required

Outside seating (great when it is sunny) were you can sit socially distanced, plenty of hand sanitiser available, a marked one way system and contactless paying, you are as Covid safe as you can be at The Granary Restaurant. Not only that but snacks and drinks, served by friendly, helpful staff, are available. A very good place to call in after you have had your walk round the Sissinghurst Castle Gardens.

After walking round the grounds, the Granary Restaurant is a good place to gert your takeaway drinks and snacks. All measures have been taken to make it as Covid safe as possible. Masks must be worn by both the friendly, helpful staff and customers. Hand sanitiser is available as you walk in. You are reminded to social distance and there is a unique way of being shown the metre distance. On top of that, the coffee is good.

We are lucky in that Sissinghurst Castle and grounds are within walking distance and that, having had your fill of walking, The Granary Restaurant is open for take-away snacks and drinks. All meausres are in place to ensure that, even in Tier 4, the restaurant is as Covid-safe as is possible. Hand sanitiser is available on entering, on the serving counter and on leaving. There's a clear marked one way system, masks are to be worn and all items are individually wrapped. You can feel safe here.

On any visit to Sissinghurst Castle you safely eat and drink at the Granary Restaurant. There's plenty of hand sanitiser available, a marked two-meter queueing system is in operation, a one way system in place, the staff wear masks, the cutlery is individually wrapped, only card payments are accepted and the tables are socially distanced. Unfortunately, only snacks (jacket potatoes, soup, quiche and salad), sandwiches, cakes and drinks are on offer but there is enough choice to provide a good snack lunch or afternoon tea.

With the virus problem, I was happy to see everybody wearing masks and following the guidelines. Staff here are quick and service was good. Cream tea was lovely. Enjoyed my visit, thanks.

In this time of relaxed lockdown, it's good to see that the Granary Restaurant at Sissinghurst Castle has reopened. There's markings, both on the floor and on separate poles, to show two metre distances; there's plenty of hand sanitiser around, there's a well-marked one way system; the table's inside are socially distanced and there are tables outside. As for the food, OK it's only snacks but my wife's jacket potato was well presented and tasty and, although my sandwich was in a packet, it was still very tasty (ham and pickle). I have no doubt that we will be back.

It is perhaps not fair to review the restaurant when, during the current lockdown, the proper restauarant is closed, except to praise the National Trust for opening up for take-away drinks and snacks, inevitably of a limited range. Housed in an old barn, social distancing was in place, the staff were very friendly and we finished our visit to Sissinghurst with coffees, cold drinks and flapjacks sitting out in the picnic area, enjoying the sunshine and the amazing views out over the Kent countryside. The also had some sandwiches available. At the back is the vegetable garden which in normal times provides the fruit and vegetables for the restaurant and, even though it has inevitably suffered during the lockdown was fascinating to explore and see the different vegetables and fruit.

We had an early lunch on Saturday 30th November at 11.45 am. There was plenty of tables with only 6 or 7 people in this Granary Restaurant set in a renovated old bar. We had a wonderfully delicious cauliflower and stilton soup with homemade granary bread. The best soup I have had in years!. The americano coffees were just right! I had an Earl Grey tea loaf slice and a special scone. Altogether it came to £17.20. I was delighted with this restaurant as in may other NT properties the cafe is not usually very good. I do recommend coming here!

Even though they were busy, there was plenty of seating space here. The queue was handled quickly and efficiently and the food was brought to our table quickly. The quality of the meals was OK but was rather spoiled by all of our meals being lukewarm. One of us sent both courses back to be reheated and they returned hotter but this shouldn't have been necessary.

It was busy the day we went but the service was speedy and the lunch very good. The selection was all you needed for a light bite and reasonably priced.

We visited Sissinghurst Castle, a National Trust property and found this to be one of the better NT restaurants.It was a nice day, so we sat outside and enjoyed our hot beef open sandwich, Cheddar & onion roll, plus some Bakewell polenta, topped off with a pint and a glass of wine.Its self service and ordering was fairly slow, could have done with more staff, but the food was delivered to the table quickly. Might struggle on busier days at the garden.Overall, nice sitting out in the sun and the food was nice.

Visited the restaurant for a pre-Christmas family lunch. The service was excellent from the moment we arrived on a cold and wet day. The door was opened for us and we were welcomed inside and shown our table. Ellen then served us cheerfully throughout and all of the staff were friendly. We had a table by the window and when the clouds parted, were treated to views across Kent. And the food was pretty good too!

3 generations went for an early Christmas lunch today and we were served by the lovely and attentive Fred. The food was very nice, the views over the field were gorgeous and good fun was had by all!

It was cold day so we were looking forward to a hot lunch. What a letdown.The idea of steak and ale pie sounded good, but the centre of the portion of the pie was stone cold and the rest barely warm! Have had some good lunches here, but looking at the other reviews, the restaurant needs to up its game. If you are going to open "out of season" then at least keep the standards up please.

What's happened to this restaurant? It used to be wonderful, but visited for lunch with a friend to find limited and inspiring selection, with no vegetarian main course. When asked what there was, was directed to the salad! Hoping it was just a one off!

Very relaxing place to wander at leisure. I have been here many times and always enjoyed it, but today I had the biggest dissapointment in the cafe. We had the steak and ale pie with seasonal veg, the pastry was so fatty it left the tongue greasy and the seasonal veg were just a load of mush, what a let down. Wouldnt put me off of visiting, but will think twice about eating in the cafe.

Having been to this restaurant many times my wife and I were looking forward to a nice cooked lunch.

Disappointed. Chicken at midday was over cooked and dry & somewhat burnt and for £9 a bit expensive. However the service was prompt and cheerful.

We had a great time at Sissinghurst. The Gardens are spectacular and well worth the visit. The food was excellent and the staff friendly and helpful.

The roast lamb with vegetables, gravy & mint sauce was of a very high standard. The food came to our table very quickly.

Have had many scrumptious meals at the granary, from roast dinners on Sunday to lovely salads and yummy cakes. The homemade lemonade is divine. Lovely setting inside with stunning views over the property. Just had nice new furniture installed. Also they have a great gluten free selection.

The gardens open at 11, we were early, so we went for a lovely coffee with a slice of cake. Lovely view over sissinghurst grounds. The place is clean. And I enjoyed the fresh cut flowers on each table

Three of us chose three different lunch choices. My daughter had a deli roll which included a long hair within it. We alerted the waitress who took the roll away and brought back a "replacement" at such speed, we could only hope that it was not the same one. The roll was rather bland to say the least. My wife had the soup which was reasonable, and I had what was advertised as chicken pie which was not good at all. Despite this, the gardens were as impressive as usual and the setting very pleasant hence the two star rating and not a one star rating.

The coffee and teas, including cream tea are good ... but that is pretty much the limit of culinary expertise found at The Granary.

Great place for a snack, coffee or meal in lovely setting while visiting the gardens. Food local sourced, pleasent staff. Can get very busy.

Decided to stop for Sunday lunch and chose the Roast Beef. Served quickly and hot. Very good selection of vegetables accompanied the beef. The restaurant had plenty of tables available around 12 o'clock but by 1 o'clock it was full of customers. My advice is if you are having a lunch on a Sunday get into the Granary Restaurant early.

Took some friends for lunch and had a very disappointing lukewarm meal. The food arrived before I had sat down at the table from ordering it so it had obviously been sitting somewhere on a warming tray waiting for a customer. A lukewarm baked potato with a tin of tuna just dumped on the top, not very inspiring and my husbands savoury tart was dried up and again lukewarm. Our friends meals were just the same.

Paramos para tomar un almuerzo snack mientras visita los jardines. . . Tenía un rollo de pollo. La corona. . . Me debió de pollo antes tenía que contiene un yogurt menta coronación de vestidor, que eran demasiado para el pollo, el rollo no era fresco. Pedimos algo más de agua para el té teteras y dieron tibio. El restaurante estaba muy lleno y el que estaba fuera de la puerta, pero eso no es excusa para mala comida.

Enjoyed a cream tea as part of coach trip to Sissinghurst. Lovely scones, clotted cream and strawberry jam. Great service, clean restaurant and varied menu.

El restaurante estaba muy lleno de cola de salida de la puerta para entrar, pero el gerente y el personal eran excelentes, viniendo a nosotros y explicar lo que estaba ocurriendo y cuánto tiempo tendríamos que esperar. Una vez dentro de la comida era muy buena - una elección limitada - y había muchas mesas.

Tenía yo estado revisando el almuerzo que tuvimos entonces me hubiera dado 1 estrella, era horrible. Sin embargo, habíamos llegado a tiempo para encontrarse con nuestra hija de café antes de mirar los jardines. El tiempo era muy desagradable para principios de mayo y todo estaba muy tranquilo. El café y bollos estaban bien, buen café y bollos frescos. Hemos comido el almuerzo aquí muchas veces antes y ha sido siempre bien. Esta vez tuvimos un amigo de Cornwall con nosotros, que les dije que la comida era buena, era algo embarazoso para darles un horrible almuerzo. tales Dos de nosotros tuvimos la patata chaqueta con queso y beicon, uno tenía una chaqueta con frijoles, y la otra una charcutería blt roll. Las patatas eran bien pero nuestro bacon, que fue cortado en lardons era dura, el queso fuerte, lo que ser apabullante y la guarnición ensalada desagradable no existía aunque encontré una pequeña hojas de lechuga debajo de mi papa. La porción de col fue minuto. El uno con frijoles no estaba mal, pero la guarnición de ensalada y col eran tristemente deficiente. Como para el rollo de delicatessen que era horrible. El rollo estaba pasada, el T (tomate) fue literalmente 1 plateado, el tocino era duro y la lechuga también era pobre. Pregunté camarera joven si tenían alguna mayonesa, no estoy seguro si ella realmente sabía lo que estaba hablando, pero me pregunto si podía averiguar. Esa fue la última que vimos de ella, ella estaba totalmente desinteresado en su trabajo. Supongo que debería haberme quejado en el momento pero con un huésped no no era hacer un alboroto. No hemos tenido un problema en el pasado así que espero que este era un día y debería ser mejor la próxima vez que visitemos. La camarera también necesitan algo de entrenamiento en cuestión de cómo tratar a los clientes, ella podría haber al menos volver y dijeron que si tenían alguna mayonesa o no, y como ella nuestra mesa varias veces teniendo comida a otros clientes, usted habría pensado que se hubiera Hice jogging todos los su recuerdo. Dedos cruzados para la próxima vez.

Visita de fin de semana y decidimos probar el queso de cabra y quiche de cebolla que era bastante agradable. Hecho con fillo pastelería la desventaja fue que tenía más que cebolla no seta experiencias en el menú) la textura era más como un soufflé sin sustancia como se esperaba con un quiche. La ensalada de col con estaba delicioso. No volver para pastel porque la cola era desagradable. No me disuade a volver allí, pero probablemente quédate con bollos.

Comimos aquí un par de veces cada año, y nuestra comida normal de navidad resultó ser tan bueno como antes. El menú tenía una amplia selección de platos, suficiente y fueron capaces de satisfacer los requisitos de gluten gratis con comida bien preparada, a menudo con productos locales. En general, una buena relación calidad-precio comida en un entorno muy agradable.

Comimos aquí ayer para el cumpleaños de mi pareja. Ambos tuvimos salmón asado frío con ensalada y una copa de vino. La ensalada, por £10.95 era muy poco imaginativo y decepcionante. Un trozo de salmón sentado en algunas hojas de lechuga y casi completamente cubierto con un montón de tomates picados y pepino. No hay hierbas, no hay flores comestibles tales como se encuentran en el jardín de la cocina y no mucho sabor. En Sissinghurst venga, este es uno de los establecimientos más populares nt del condado, donde está la brillantez y la imaginación mostrada por Sarah Raven hace unos años?! Sabe lo que está hablando!

Came to visit the gardens and wanted a meal so came to the Granary. On offer a range of snacks, drinks, baked potatoes and the like plus a couple of 'main courses'. We both had poached salmon which was served with salad and was pleasant enough. Somehow I had hoped for a wider choice (some quiche and salad perhaps) but I suppose they have learnt to satisfy their own market and it is very much a captive audience. Anyway the serving staff were cheerful, the food nicely presented, prices reasonable and loos clean! What more could you ask. Tip: try avoiding the obvious busy period as sometimes tables are scarce even with the upstairs seating. In fine weather there are picnic type bench tables just outside the doors.

Yes, the queuing system could be improved, but the food is very good: freshly prepared and tasty. We chose jacket potatoes with Tuna, which were large and very generously filled with Tuna. The choice is limited, but there are plenty of sandwiches, soups, salads and cakes from which to choose. Very enjoyable.

Why do the National Trust not improve the restaurant queuing system here.There was one person serving everything including the rinks, there is a LARGE timber post right in the way at the end of the counter where the drinks are served which is so annoying.The building is unsuitable as it gets too hot.

Met a friend at 10am, the plan being to meet for coffee before the garden opens at 11. I hadn't had breakfast and was hoping for a bacon roll or something, but nothing suitable on offer. I did have a warm cheese scone and it was delicious. Didn't think the place was open initially. Went back for lunch, a good choice, super service and delicious. a few breakfast type choices would go down well I think.

Went for Good Friday lunch, we both had shepherds pie, pretty safe you would think. It was not at all pleasant, mostly consisting of chopped semi raw carrots a tiny portion of meat and a small amount of potatoe. When the young waiter cleared our plates I said to him "not to keen on the shepherds pie" . "Too bad" said he and walked away.What would you do with these people......

The Granary Restaurant is a perfect complement to the environment and ethos of Sissinghurst Castle, and well worth having lunch there if the restaurant is not too crowded. Tables by the large windows overlooking the countryside are particularly pleasant. Much of the menu is dictated by what produce is available from the Sissinghurst vegetable garden or elsewhere locally, and the meat available for some dishes is also locally sourced. My wife's mixed bean chili with fresh bread (£5.75), and my chicken in a smoked garlic sauce with carrots, cabbage and mash (£8.95) were both very good. My banoffee cake was drier than I expected, but my wife's salted caramel mouse was delicious. You need to queue cafeteria style to order, but then the food is brought to your table. Staff are very friendly and the wait between ordering and the food being brought to our table was very short.

Went here today for the Christmas set lunch. As soon as we walked in a lovely atmosphere enveloped us - friendly smiley staff, beautiful Christmas decorations, soft music and a seat by the window with a spectacular view.The service was first class and the food was absolutely delicious. Each course was a delight, and it was obvious that they had used top quality ingredients.Looking forward to repeating the experience next Christmas (or even next week if we can get a table).

As locals we are fortunate enough to be able to visit the gardens at any time. This was a visit specifically for the Christmas lunch.In my opinion, staff can make or break a meal. The service here was excellent. We were greeted by a smiling member of staff as we entered and the same level of service continued throughout the meal.(Staff at Prezzo Tenterden take note !)The restaurant had been decorated and there were Christmas crackers on the tables, all of which added to the festive feel of the place.We opted for the three course Christmas lunch at £25 per head, the menu offered a varied choice and it was good value.The food was well cooked ,although the selection of vegetables was a little disappointing ,and presented with just the right amount of time between each course. We were all pleased with our choices.It was an altogether most enjoyable experience.

We were a group of 11 and all had various dishes from the Xmas set menu. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the food. The table was well presented with crakers and tableclothes which I wasn't expecting. The staff were very helpful. We all enjoyed the wonderful view of the Weald of Kent.We were staying at The Priest House which is in the grounds of Sissinghurst Castle so it was a very short walk for us and our guests.

Average refectory style restaurant by garden. Good service in pleasant surroundings. We had jacket potato and I had soup. Both were okay. Quite tasty.

We went on a Sunday in July, but the weather meant that it wasn't extremely busy, though there seemed to be more than enough space anyway. The food was very good, but unfortunately there seemed to be only one "proper hot meal" available; the rest was soups, sandwiches, etc.It was not made clear that those ordering food (as opposed to self service) should go straight to the head of the queue and cut in somehow, rather than follow the slow queue along the self-serve aisle, order food, then sit down and wait again for it to arrive. There were two tills, so the one on the right could be given a prominent "AND FOOD ORDERS" sign to alert the queuers that it was okay for the orderers to go straight to the till.Two of us had the Roast Lamb, which was lovely, and two had Soup and Rolls, which they also said were good. The price was as to be expected at a National Trust property.Later we went to the dairy and had a cream-tea as well, which we really enjoyed.

Sissinghurst is such a lovely place to visit that, to a certain extent, you will forgive it if their catering offer is on the basic side. Large visitor numbers very often result in mass catering, with all its shortcomings. So it comes as no particular surprise to find a pretty unadventurous menu. Our home-made mushroom soup was delicious, but it came with an enormous lump of unremarkable brown bread and just two pats of butter. All very dry and unsatisfactory. Add to this a pot of tea with a spout that directs the pot's contents far and wide across the table and you have a highly average experience.

My son had the children's Sausage, Mash and beans and I had the Tuna and Potato salad. Not a massive salad, but very tasty with a lovely vinagrette. Knowing the salad came freshly picked from the garden this morning was helpful. Service was good on this busy sunny lunchtime. The out door seating helped as we didn't have to wait for a free table. Juices included 'Bensons' delicious Apple and Raspberry which is made from fruit grown on National Trust maintained property. Would have preferred a local Kent apple juice, but I suppose you can't have everything!

Had very nice pie and sausages with mashed potatoes.At last they are serving proper mash instead of the sqeezed out liquid gloop that they were trying to get away with in the past.Ate on the outside tables very nice.

After a muddy egg hunt, we trudged into the restaurant for a quick bite to eat and a well earned drink. The restaurant was busy with customers and plenty of staff.We only stopped for a tea and cake but were most impressed with the selection available. (Inc meals and light bites like steal and ale pie £9, jacket potatoes and soups) I chose the chocolate brownie, which happened to be gluten free; delicious! The restaurant was clean, tables constantly being cleared and customers tended to. Definitely coming back for lunch next time!

The food was well presented and although we were eating at a busy time on a day when there were a great many visitors we had no problem in being accommodated

We went with a very large group , visiting at a specific time, for a hot lunch, whilst open for other customers as well.All things considered, they did admirably serving a tasty meal under testing conditions.Good old NT.

The Trust can make good additional funds from a café or restaurant, and 'people expect it'. And we like a cup of tea or whatever, when we make a visit.But the sheer volume of people makes the self-service restaurant lose its heart and touch, and one joins 'the process', with unclear signage or where to order certain dishes and pay. It must confuse non-English visitors, of which there are many.The sausages and the freshly-made sandwiches were good, and came promptly and with a smile. One curiosity that seems strange for the Trust is why do they offer dishes on the menu which are not from these isles, for example Caesar salad and pannacotta? These are fashionable, enjoyable etc., but can be seen on most menus and chosen elsewhere. This seems at odds with the books the Trust produces, full of recipes from these islands, and the statement that food from the estate is used. The restaurant serves its purpose, but could do much more to convey the sense of place, even more so, given the high number of visitors from other countries.

Nice restaurant set in the grounds of Sissinghurst Castle. Good selection of food, reasonably priced for a National Trust property. Beautiful grounds to sit in an enjoy your refreshments. The "homemade" lemonade is delicious

A very odd system of ordering, meaning you have to queue twice.So-so food, though reasonably priced. Local beer, but not local wine - why ?I wouldn't go again.

Busy on sunny days and during holiday time. It has a large picnic field in front and tables and chairs in the foreground as well as inside. We just had a snack, cream ta, walnut and coffee cake and some superb, natural, lemonade!

Been here many times over the years, its easy to use and we can usually get a table ok .The food is generally basic but acceptable.However......when is liquidised piped potatoes "mashed potatoes"??? I had sausages and mashed potatoes . The sausages were nice but were presented sitting on a potatoe slush.. I pointed this out to the lady catering manager and she replied that this piping method (pre liquidised) to last a day or two, was the way they do it. I suggest they re- train and/or alter the menu to describe the dish correctly. I suspect they think its ok to microwave baked potatoes and still describe them as baked!

The Granary Restaurant prides itself on selling food produced on the castle's own farm. The food is very good and the atmosphere is enjoyable. There can be a long wait in the self-service queue as the restaurant is totally inadequate for the demand at peak times, and finding somewhere to sit can be a nightmare.

Excellent Xmas meal. Service great and thanks to the resident chef a meal to remember with a new twist on Christmas fare. Well done, will visit again.

The lamb and gravy was excellent and the piped mash with sausages was innovative. The food was served promptly.

This is the restaurant inside the National Trust Sissinghurst Castle. We arrived about 2 pm so were too late to catch a pub outside, so we had decided to press on and eat within the NT grounds, as we usually find good fare available. This restaurant is outside the Castle entrance, but after reception, and has both inside and outside seating.You take a tray, take your drinks and/or dessert, and then go to the till to order your main course and pay. You are asked if you will be inside or out, and given a numbered flag to put on your table for the food to be delivered.We ordered a Caesar salad, and a flan and salad. The flan came within a couple of minutes, and the server asked rather abruptly, what the other dish was, and then went and brought it back immediately, but put it down and left without a word. Absolutely no complaints about the speed of service, but the attitude of the server was not "customer friendly", a fact re-enforced when we heard her speaking to other customers at other tables. Minor improvement here would be good.The Flan was very good, and so was the Caesar salad. The only criticism is that the dish it was served in was very full, and the salad leaves uncut, so the only way to get to the salad leaves was to dig down in the dish, and because they were large enough to cover the whole bottom of the dish, in pulling them out to cut, you end up pulling the other ingredients out of the dish onto the table. A minor thing, but it would make it so much easier to eat if the leaves were cut up.

We came to the gardens and castle which was absolutely wonderful!We (a friend and I) always eat at the national trust restaurants. We did so this time. I had soup my friend had a sandwich. There was very little choice cheese or egg, we could not order with the staff on the section that had bread, we had to order where you pay which caused queues as people did not only have to pay but also order and pay.this order then had to be sent to the kitchen. A previous person said they had to wait a long time, I think the system could have had something to do with it! So we queue at the cash desk for ages meanwhile my soup was uncovered. When we did sit down I found my bread was extremely dry, I went and asked for a new pieces the member of staff did not give me a piece from the bread basket but went and cut a new piece (I saw her do this) which was much nicer. I had almost finished my soup by the time my friends sandwich came!The soup and sandwich were ok (apart from bread) the problem is more the system.It was disappointing and I hope the restaurant might consider another method of ordering food.

As members of the National Trust we try to support them even if only by using the restaurants. We usually have good experiences but not this time. At £8.00 for "local sausage and mash" I did expect a little more than 2 sausages on top of a pile of mash - even if the onion gravy was tasty. There were no accompanying vegetables. My partner chose a cheese and broccoli flan with "Sissinghurst leaves" - yes, they were nice and fresh but tiny portions and the dressing was acidic. Rather poor show for the £8.25 we paid for that also. It might be a nice old building but the price for what we got was ridiculous. By 4.00 pm we were so hungry we had to eat again - and we generally have pretty small apeptites - never again!

We ordered two salads and was advised that it will be 20 Minutes for the salad to be made. Well 50 minutes later I had to ask the manager where our salads where, she went to the kitchen and advised they are on the way. We paid £17.80 and the Hock Terrine was fozen reported this to staff and advised thats how it comes FROZEN I don't think so. Dangerous. Reported to Staff and the Day Manager.

The food at the Granary Restaurant at Sissinghurst castle is one of the best places for top notch food if a little on the expensive side. unfortunately at lunchtimes there is always a long queue and the service area a bit cramped making it a bit of a 'bun fight' especially as I have to get my own and my disabled husbands meal at the same time to avoid queuing twice.