The Gun & Spitroast in Tunbridge Wells

Excellent Sunday Lunch Generous portions with large side of cauliflower cheese and beautifully cooked Extra gravy and sauces were provided without asking The staff are so friendly and we cannot recommend highly enough

I came here with some friends as booked a table in the restaurant of Bebo Al Forno which is inside of the premises of the pub. The pizzas were amazing and taste how they should taste!! Will definitely be back for more but only as a takeaway as when went to the pub I wanted to get a bottle of wine for the table for my friends to share only for the bar staff to say they didn't have any bottles of wine. It's a pub!!! What pub doesn't have bottles of wine. Very disappointing Gun and Spitroast!

Waited at the bar for 5 mins because no one was present on arrival. This was despite a member of staff eating at the bar who could have easily alerted someone. We were passing and just wanted a cup of tea for two and a soft drink for our daughter. We were told they don’t have tea. As this is a pub with a restaurant, I found this very surprising. We were told to go to the village store instead! Appalling service and attitude!

My mate and I called in for a quick drink the landlady COULDN'T have made us more welcome, this is the BEST pub in the area,will I visit again, DEFINITELY well worth a visit. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. WE'LL SEE YOU SOON, THANK YOU 😊🙏❤😘

Nice old pub which I only stopped at for a quick pint after walking from Tanners Farm camp site, seem to have nice meals at a reasonable price.

Food excellent and very reasonably priced, staff friendly and efficient, roaring fire, what more can you want. They coped admirably with 16 of us. Will go again.

Good food good staff great place to meat people beer garden is looking lovely and really nice landlady and landlord

Fantastic Sunday Lunch. Booked lunch for 6 and could not fault the food or the friendly service. I had the roast beef (which was cooked perfectly) followed by syrup sponge to die for. Lovely old pub. Will be returning soon.

Wonderful lunches: chicken and ham pies and shepherd's pie. The latter was a bit salty but tasty. Would recommend the chef uses Worcester sauce instead. Followed by the cheesecake and sponge pud, plus an ice-cream, we could not fail to enjoy the lot!

Came via Sissinghurst for lunch. Ordered a ham, sausage and cheddar ploughmans. Massive each part inc salad, apples, chutney, pickles, tomatoes, baguette. Limited ale selection though.

We had the mackerel special and two cod specials. Today they were exceptional! We followed these with an ice cream, cherry crumble and lemon meringue pie. We thoroughly enjoyed all of it with coffees afterwards. Previously rated good, today was excellent plus!

food as good as ever, service spot on. if you want a nice sunday roast give this place a go 10 out of 10

Well it was back in 1988.. but what a truly authentic roast it was. Top class. All the meat done freshly on the spit that morning. I should know I prep it!home made yorkies too.. well worth a visit!

Great place for a family celebration, we had fourteen of us celebrating our Daughters 50th, from twelve years upwards and everyone agreed we could not have chosen better. Nothing was too much trouble, "if it's not on the menu just ask" we were told when I booked and I did, Steak and Ale pie was the best I have ever had, tender, tasty and plenty. All our Grandchildren, as well as the adults, loved their meals, the staff were all friendly and very efficient, the hostess made the evening special and the chef did a fantastic job. We shall certainly be returning in the near future. We were staying close by at Pittlands Cottages, which we can highly recommend. Accommodation was brilliant, as good as the photos on their website and the grounds are perfect for a lot of family fun. Also tried Curling at Fenton's Rink, excellent. We could not have had a better weekend.

We were in the area and the menu seemed to have the type of food that we were after, we were very wrong. I ordered the pate with “homemade” chutney... I was served shop bought, bland pate and a pot of branston pickle, which when I asked the waitress confirmed it was indeed branston pickle as the chef hadn’t made the chutney this week. We went on a Friday and this should have been told to us at the time of ordering. My main was even worse. Re-heated sausages (could see the dried fat they’d been sat in where they were clearly cooked earlier!) in a giant frozen Aunt Bessies style Yorkshire pudding with copious amounts of instant gravy. The chips were definitely not triple cooked and were honestly inedible. The waitress was pleasant but did not care that neither me nor my partner finished even half of our mains as they were just so bad. They removed the pate from the bill as I didn’t eat it, but nothing was offered about the inedible mains.

I visited on a Saturday evening with 2 of my friends. I had booked a table for 7pm and upon arrival we were sat down promptly and given menus. I chose the battered cod and chips and my 2 friends went for the bacon cheeseburger. The food came out with good time and I have to say having previously worked in a fish and chip van that the cod was beautifully cooked. Having been a local living in Horsmonden for almost 5 years now it has been always a pub to go to. My friends said there burger was delicious and soft. The portions were large which was great value and the chips were crispy.

We stumbled across this Pub whilst checking out Horsmonden for property on a crisp Sunday lunchtime. We had our small dog with us and were made very welcome by the restaurant manager and given a cosy table in the main Bar. We had the most delicious Sunday lunch we have had for a long time, homemade Pate for starters and the Roast Beef for us both, a very generous portion of meat and vegetables all piping hot. Dessert sticky toffee pudding and ice cream to finish off very nicely. The service was very, very good and the place has the real Pub feel with a good mix of all ages. If you are in the area give it a try, we are sure you will not be disappointed.

We were camping nearby and walked up there on Saturday afternoon it's a lovely quaint pub nicely decorated very friendly our little dog was made to feel very welcome and given water and treats I had the lamb shank my husband had steak and kidney pudding and our friends liver and bacon. It was superb the service the portion size and the fòod was so good. We booked a table for the Sunday as we heard the roasts were good. It was the best roast I have had for a long time and you would be hard put to find service so good we couldn't manage a pudding as we were just too full. I would definitely recommend this pub and will certainly be back this way first class well done guys you made our weekend

This is a very old quaint pub which has recently changed hands.

It was a cold day in August so a roast was just what we needed. Luckily the elder ordered a child's portion, wish I had too. Served with plenty of vegetables and a warm and friendly welcome we enjoy revisiting when we're in the neighbourhood.

Saw this pub, went in and had a lovely lunch. Bar staff and waitresses were very friendly. The choice on the menu was excellent for lunchtime. So glad we found it, will be back when next in the area.

A lovely pub clean friendly with good beer and lovely traditional pub food. We had burgers which where great and some lovely liver and bacon. Better than a gastro pub.

Lovely to see the newly refurbished pub full of locals, especially ladies of all ages, enjoying lunch.

Hadn't been here for awhile. Four of us went for a Friday evening meal. The bar was busy but we were served quickly and shown to our table. Good traditional pub food menu at reasonable prices. We opted for two burgers, fish and chips and the mushroom veggie dish. We were all happy with our food which arrived without too much of a wait. Puddings all round with four happy customers.

We were directed to this pub after finding the Chequers in Lamberhurst closed. Both service and food quality were excellent. The menu is varied and will offer something for everyone. Other comments suggest the pub is under new ownership or management. They are certainly doing the right things and deserve to succeed.

This has recently been taken over by new folk and it has all the earmarks already of a great village pub! Watch this space.

Went to the "`Gun & Spitroast" as a last minute Sunday lunch plan, was originally hoping for the nearby Chequers in Laddingford but was told they didn't do food and the same team had taken over the "G&S;"

As we are local we were very interested to see what the new management had done with the Gun since they took over a couple of weeks ago and we have to say that the future looks promising. In these days of non-pubs let's say, it was very nice to find that this lovely old pub had been freshened up tastefully and there was a definative drinking area and eating area. Beer was very nice and the staff helpful, friendly and did pretty well despite being new. We sat in the restaurant area (we were the only ones unfortunetly) and we were served promptly and orders taken without fuss. The younger memebrs of the family said that their burgers were extremely tasty, while us oldies enjoyed our steaks, sausages etc., This is not gastro (thank goodness) this is good-wholesome pub food, reasonable well cooked at very reasonable prices and in H U G E volume.Let's hope it's successful; we'll certainly be back.

Un grupo de nosotros caminamos unos kilómetros a Horsmonden y disfrutamos de una bebida y comer aquí, antes de volver andando. La comida y la bebida eran geniales, y nos pareció que el pub no muy bien para lidiar con nosotros, y otro gran grupo que llegó bastante justo después de nosotros, descender sobre ellos sin previo aviso y a media hora antes del final de servicio de comida. Nos hicieron sentir bienvenidos. Lo recomiendo.

Excellent carvery, meats cooked to perfection, great choice of veg and proper roast potatoes. Freindly staff

Otro excelente almuerzo en la pistola y Spitroast. No habíamos reservado, así que nos quedamos muy agradecidos a ser montados rápidamente (normalmente es! ). Tal variedad riquísima de carnes y verduras. Tuve la panceta de cerdo, que era muy sabrosa y otros comedor tenía la...

Reservamos el almuerzo del domingo en el pub para el cumpleaños 80 de mi padre de así que fue una decepción para tener la experiencia que hicimos. A la llegada sólo había 2 mesas ocupadas y cuando la izquierda (poco después de la 1 pm)...

No-one wants to support a local amenity purely for the sake of it - so luckily, it's a real pleasure to pop to the Gun and Spitroast every so often and treat ourselves to their Sunday carvery. There are very few pubs still offering a carvery and, of those, the Gun and Spitroast is one of the best. The food is very reasonably priced and the portion sizes are excellent. There are always three different meats and all are beautifully cooked - as are the excellent selection of vegetables, yorkshire puds, etc. The staff are welcoming and friendly and i would happily recommend.

After a six mile walk we popped in for a rest and "Vittles", fairly busy at 2.0pm with mostly local customers the atmosphere was jolly with some quick fire repartee.A lunch time repast of hot potato with honey lamb & Cheese with other party members eating various sandwiches was served with smiles and panache.Excellent coffee for all and appetites and weary feet were ready to begin the walk back to our Motorhome, across some very beautiful Kent countryside through acres of apple Orchards.A very welcome break

Went last year with a friend for some roast beef. No longer available, which is sad, though I understand the economics. However, I thought they weren't charging enough. The Middle House at Mayfield charges £21.00 for theirs. Beef baked in an oven just doesn't taste the same… The food was good, the service good, and I would recommend it.

Had a really delicious Thai takeaway on Saturday night - very fresh and tasty. Will definitely be ordering again. Taylor family

Friends who live nearby took us here for a meal..it is a lovely old Pub. .very friendly..other half loved fish and chips..I had a homemade pie..everything was great..

Our first visit to my local pub - wish we'd gone sooner. Carvery was most delicious roast I'd had for ages! Will be going again very soon.

Best thia food for miles around it was lovely and so was kay the land lady I've been to thiland and there food is just as good or even better

We both fancied traditional Fish and Chips washed down with a glass of beer or wine. We didn't look at the menu, it looked good on a neighbours plate, and we have to say it was just lovely. Good quality food and served quickly. We sat by the small log burner, enjoying the locals chit chat, nice atmosphere. Good choices of beer too, we stayed nearby so no driving so ended up well fed and watered! Staff happy too.

We went for a lovely Sunday roast over the Christmas period and were so glad we chose to go back to the Gun & Spitroast. Meats were cooked to perfection, a choice of Lamb, beef, turkey and pork. The potatoes were crisp on the outside and fluffy and soft in the middle (just how they should be) and the vegetables were tasty, all topped of with homemade Yorkshire puddings and very flavoursome gravy - I can't wait to go back! :-)

We went here for lunch and found a very uninteresting menu but we found items which were ok and the food was fine. Service was rather slow but staff friendly and the restaurant seemed popular with families with small children. Nice atmosphere.

This is one of the best carveries we have ever had. We were spoilt for choice with beef, lamb, pork and turkey on offer, all cooked to perfection. The roast potatoes were freshly prepared- crispy on the outside and fluffy in the middle. TheYorkshire puddings and vegetables were equally well prepared. There was a good range of reasonably priced desserts. The waitress was polite and cheerful, and Jeremy , who served our carvery did so in a friendly manner. This was a really pleasant lunch experience.

I have just been here for lunch with friends after a lovely walk in the Weald of Kent. We couldn't have chosen a better place to eat afterwards!We were given a great welcome by the friendly staff. We ate in the garden on a lovely sunny day and the service was excellent. The food was delicious - with specials on the board reflecting the cuisine of the countries with teams in the Rugby World Cup. What a great idea! It couldn't be faulted.The ales were excellent - I had the Betty Stogs and it was superb. We all had a great lunch and a great time. Hats off to the Gun & Spitroast. I would certainly recommend it.

I had Pie of the week with Chips and peas the meat was tender short crust pastry and peas and gravy. Some had fish and chips and the other had sausages and mash. A great meal will go back again soon.

Good service, polite, scrummy fish and chips - all spoilt by being brought to me on a wobbly board - why??? You could dish it straight out onto the table - at least that wouldn't wobble. When will these landlord stop bowing to these stupid trends which spoil not enhance the experience??

Decided to pop in for lunch the other day and thought I'd give the chefs pie a try- it was YUMMY!!! a generous portion with chips, peas and gravy - just what you need on a rainy day.

We dropped in for lunch as our family we had family visiting and we were not disappointed! A lovely selection of traditional pub food to coose from :-) we will be back!

Years ago this was a wonderful old fashioned pub with an actual spit roast, soft lighting and lovely warm decor. It has in recent years been "updated", and now lacks any warmth or character.When we arrived there were several empty tables in the bar area so we were surprised to be told they were very busy with a party of 12 and a party of 4. Presumably these parties had pre-booked rather than just turned up, so I would have thought the restaurant would have made preparations.We were told if we gave them a minute we could have the carvery. We chose beef & turkey and the meat was very nice. However the veg left a lot to be desired. Rock hard carrots that were not topped & tailed or even peeled. Very large, tasteless, flabby roast potatoes and unappealing, pale broccoli. The yorkshire puddings were also rock hard and tasteless and (strangely) had lumps of stuffing in the centre. This stuffing was also served separately and was awful.The gravy was served in a thermos jug together with very small dishes of apple sauce, cranberry sauce etc. About enough for two in each dish. By the time we had walked back through the soulless restaurant to our table in the bar our food was tepid.We looked at the dessert menu but decided against it just in case. The carvery is over £11 each and unfortunately, on what we experienced, very bad value for money.The staff, however, were pleasant but we will not bother to go back - a shame.

A great meal, nice atmosphere, very pleasant staff. Only slight niggle is the service charge which is on the bill, and added to the total. It states on the bill that it is discretionary, but I prefer to make my own mind up to what tip I leave.

Went on a 5 mile Sunday walk around Horsmonden with my in-laws and we had pre-booked a table for six for 2.00pm. The staff and atmosphere were excellent, but we were a bit disappointed that we could not all have turkey as there was not enough. How can it run out at 2.00pm on a Sunday?!?The beef looked delicious but was inedibleThe bill was for £102 and we had all chipped in extra for a tip, when one of our party noticed that 10% had already been added. I don't like that.Our "Pub walks in the Kent Hills" book (2009) lists the pub as having, "beef, pork and venison, that are roasted on a spit over an apple log fire in the huge inglenook fireplace"The fireplace has been boarded up and a non working log burner was placed on the wooden boarding, so no longer a spit. There was a large cannon in another corner of the restaurant, so maybe they should change the pub's name to just "Gun"

Visited the Gun for a pub supper on a November Saturday evening. Had a very warm welcome and took a cosy seat by the wood burner which was frequently topped up during the evening. My homemade burger was excellent and nicely presented on a slate with a bucket of delicious crispy chips. My companion chose a fish dish from the 'specials board' which she was equally pleased with. We will definitely be back.

We joined some friends here for a Sunday lunch, and had a lovely time here. The welcome was warm & friendly, we were promptly shown to our table (proper linen tablecloth!) where a polite and helpful young waitress took our drinks order. For our food, we opted for the carvery - fantastic!! There was a choice of freshly cooked meats, which the chef carved for us. Vegetables were yummy: crispy roast potatoes, brocolli and carrots (nicely crisp, not soggy!), red cabbage - plus stuffing and home cooked Yorkshires!Would not hesitate to come back, or to recommmend this pub.

We have just returned from the Gun & Spitroast having enjoyed a lovely Sunday lunch. We have not been to the restaurant for a number of years, during that time a number of changes have taken place all of which we found to be to our liking. Our meals were excellent, good value for money, there was a good choice, served up by friendly staff. In all we were made to feel very welcome, had a lovely meal and will be returning at some time in the future. I have no hesitation in recommending this restaurant.

Just loving the new floor - a great pub is now even better - Best place to be in Horsmonden on a Friday night - magic

first visit to the Gun and I loved the sunday carvery. Roast pototes where crispy, choice of beef, lamb or pork all very tasty and veg cooked well (not overdone). I would recommend it to friends and will definately go back.

As we had friends visiting we decided to book a table for Saturday evening, we had a lovely meal with good service and as usual we had a lovely time.

The location was good, Horsmonden is a nice little village that i have visited many times on my travels, its a very secluded and out of the way and because of this you would expect the local pub to have a friendly atmosphere to it but in fact its quite the opposite. The pub has a very shifty kind of atmosphere to it... alot of local drinkers there make you feel very unfriendly as a passer by. The food there was very average nothing special at all... bar service was very poor took us a while to get served (you would expect better service on a friday night too) and when we did finally get served it was not in a friendly manor, really wouldn't recommend to others. At one point i did overhear the bartender being rather rude and in fact raising his voice to a group of people in the pub, this was really making it hard for me and my group to enjoy our meal/drinks night out and because of this we decided to leave. we may decide to visit again in the future but not until the pub has changed it ways. very disappointing.

Come to this pub for a friendly evening drink. My friend was formally bared but was told when he was 18 he would be allowed back in the pub. He come in with us, GOT SERVED, the very RUDE barman then come over and tried too embarrassed our friend by telling him to leave after serving him? the barman then started to come over and raising his voice, refusing to serve people at the bar because he was getting angry with my friend. What I am trying too say is basically the pub barman is very rude and I guarantee he would of not spoke to his customers like this if his boss was here! Disappointed and disgusted in this horrendous pub plus the service.

Three of us decided on the Gun as it was central for us to meet and hadn't been there for many years. Disappointed to see the spit in the inglenook had gone and replaced by a small cannon which did look attractive enough. We felt the restaurant lacked atmosphere. The food was average. My meal was luke warm and I was not charged for it which was good of them. Many places just give a weak apology. The young lady behind the bar was also the waitress. She worked jolly hard and didn't forget to ask if all was ok.

A charming, comfortable Inn overlooking the village green, plus a pleasant beer garden at the rear. There is a fine selection of draught ales as this Inn is an Independent. The Bar/ Snacks menu is wide-ranging, plentiful and tasty. The Staff were very welcoming, hard working & attentive. The only downside is that it doesn't stock non-alcoholic ales; given that the Inn is in a very rural location (which means car driving is the norm), the lack of catering for the driver is a grave marketing error.

A group of us went here for lunch halfway through a lovely walk around Brenchley and Horsmonden. We did phone before to warn them we were coming! The menu was good. We sat outside as the weather was so good. We all made different choices and were really pleased with the food which was beautifully cooked and presented. The landlord made us all feel very welcome. Only problem - leaving and finishing our walk!

Found this place almost by accident. We visited on a Thursday evening which we were informed was "steak night" although the friendly landlord also said we could have anything from the lunchtime menu if we preferred. We both had the ribeye - well cooked, lovely flavour and good value for money. Friendly atmosphere, good selection of ales and a surprisingly good find. Parking however is a real pain - not the fault of the pub as it was there, I suspect, long before the motor car!

Popped in for lunch with some friends and had a lovely time - there was something for everyone as we all have very different tastes. The pâté was delicious and a really good sized portion and the crab cakes were also great. Staff were chatty and very helpful. I will be back!!

Although our 1st priority was to watch the European Cup Final,we hoped that by getting here early,we might enjoy a typical village pub supper; home made;inexpensive and comfortably filling. Wrong on all counts - one ham salad with chips and one veggie pie (no other veggie choice) and both were poor.The ham was half OK then the rest undercooked and rubbery.The veggie pie was dry and flavourless. Both thin and thick cut chips would be unwelcome at a footie match.It's apparently now the 'only show in town' which is a pity for the locals,who'll have to journey a bit further for an acceptable and reasonably priced meal.

Visited 'the gun' for lunch again today and really enjoyed the carvery. I had the bee that was cooked to perfection and the Yorkshire puddings were lovely- great choice of veg and the waitress' were lovely. Will be back again soon!

Thursday's steak and wine night at the Gun, what incredible value. Rib eye steaks for two and a bottle of wine for only £25.00.Tasted great. Steaks were tender and cooked to perfection. Onion rings were the best I've had. Choice of sauce, we had peppercorn. Already looking forward to next week.

I’m glad to say that the Restaurant is now back to being run by the Pub, a much more relaxed and friendly atmosphere than when it was run by Austen’s. As far as I understand it was the first week that it had gone back to the pub running it so a really good effort considering this. It really felt like a family run business which I liked. I had the carvery and was not disappointed, plenty of choice and I was allowed as much as I wanted. Others had Salmon and enjoyed it- good sized portions but not over the top. I will definitely be returning.

I'm very sorry to say but it was the worst car very it have ever had beef was like an old boot and the choose of veg was poor potatoes tasted funny and the gravy had no tast at all

The food was good and the service,the beer is good too. You need to book your table early if you want food on a Sunday lunch, or you be disappointed. good pub to stop after a long walk, even for a drink and or a meal as well.

We ate here recently and would really recommend the delicious new menu. The food was beautifully cooked and service was friendly and personal. I would definitely visit again.

Set beside the village green in Horsmonden the Gun and Spitroast pub offers friendly service and good quality pub food in a relaxing historic environment.

My wife and I went out for a late lunch recently at a pub we often visit. Unfortunately when we arrived there we discovered there was a problem with their kitchens and they weren't serving food (really must learn to phone ahead!) - so we set off to find somewhere else. Driving through Horsmonden we passed the Gun and Spitroast and realised we'd never been into this quite attractive village pub, so decided to give it a try.We didn't eat in the restaurant - it wasn't open at that particular time and we didn't want a full meal, just a light lunch. I had crab cakes and my wife had a grilled goats cheese salad and both were good - nothing outstanding but good, simple pub fare. What pulled the Gun and Spitroast above average was the friendly bar staff and some very well kept real ale. The pub is light and comfortable with a very pleasant beer garden to the rear. Well worth a visit if you're passing.

So, following a disastrous,2 hour, Mother's day trip due to the A21 being closed, we were treated to an amazing Sunday lunch, with the most friendly and accommodating staff we have come across. My brother in law couldn't make that day so we booked in yesterday for Fathers day as a treat for him. We were presented with a very short menu, 3 starters, 3 mains and 2 desserts or cheese and biscuits for an extra £3! Only 2 main courses available as the fish was finished. So roast beef or pork. At an increased, over-inflated price of £15.95 for the main course we expected a plateful. 4 mouth-sized pieces of pork, a spoonful of microwaved mash and a piece, yes 1 piece, of carrot with 2 spots of apple puree appeared looking, quite frankly, laughable on the plate. Apparently they have separated the now Austens Restaurant and the pub and gone up-market. Needless to stay after speaking to another customer who was still crying with laughter over the hilarious lemon meringue we avoided pudding and paid an extortionate £140 for what we had eaten. We stopped at the co-op on the way home and bought dinner for everyone. If you want up-market go to Ramseys or Blumenthal's where your hard-earned cash will be worth spending. Such a shame - from travelling 1 hour to visit somewhere so special to now we wouldn't go if it was next-door. If we had been told when we booked we would not have wasted our petrol.

As the title suggests, quick and friendly service. Reasonably priced food and they take taste card all week which was a bonus. Ate off of the bar snack menu, food was ok.

We had to go to Horsmonden on a Sunday, and by lunchtime we were hungry. Excellent old pub with a huge menu, very popular. We ordered the three-meat roast, at different times they have game versions in season. We got half a small chicken, a mountain of beef and pork, yorkshire, small sausage in bacon, apple sauce, stuffing, four different types of veg and real good gravy. We were stuffed good and proper. This was about £12 so not the cheapest but one of the best. Can't wait to get down there again. Good selection of beers for the serious beer person (I hate it). Good wine list for a pub. Plenty of local history bits and bobs for visitors. Car park.