The Horse & Groom in Dartford

First time i have been back since new decor, staff are wonderful, friendly and polite. However we only had a mains which took an age to appear, very well presented but unfortunately i left hungry. Take the S off the potatoes as i only got one.

Service abit slow and food ok but not amazing

Good food. Pleasant surroundings clean and uptodate recently upgraded. Staff were very polite and professional. 1st course took ages to arrive, and the mains followed quickly. Drinks were brought regularly. An explanation as to the delay would have been nice. But regardless of a lovely experience overall.

A wonderful establishment with a welcoming and friendly staff. They offer a diverse selection of delectable food and beverages. Additionally, there is a delightful outdoor seating area and a convenient car park.

Had a lovely meal this evening and we were served by Teresa who made our time here even better 😁

Attended the Horse and Groom for a family birthday. The Sunday roast dinner is over priced for such a small portion with 3 sticks of green beans, 1 tiny parsnip, potatoes felt reheated and not crispy. Was overall quite disappointed with the food. Staff were friendly here but where we were seated was far too noisy! Everyone was shouting over one another and the volume just seemed to get louder and louder. Not good for Nero-divergent people at the weekend.

Really enjoyed our meal, food was nice and the service was great, thank you to Teresa

Randrit served us today and the service was amazing. Great customer service. My nan ordered the wrong thing accidentally, he was more than happy to exchange it.

Lovely place, good food and reasonably priced, staff are pleasant and there is a very nice outdoor area.

Nice restaurant and pub in a good location

Can't fault this establishment highly recommend a visit

Two of us had a very good three course meal and was served by the delightful Tania. She was a testament to harvester in good customer service.

Food not good , won’t be going back for food again

Fabulous all round..so tasty was the salt beef hash😋

The pub is lovely however the acoustics are terrible it’s extreamly noisy no matter where you are the echo is deafening . The beer is expensive lager shandy 6.75 Peanuts were about 4.50 😱

Sunday roast for a group of 7 with a new born, food was really good, portions generous and waitresses were very attentive. Can’t fault the place, after reading some reviews putting the place down on service I was pleasantly surprised how friendly everyone was and how quickly the food came out. Price point not different from any other gastro pub tbh but the place itself was very charming. We were impressed, will be back to enjoy the beer garden whilst the sun is out!

A recent visit to the Horse & Groom was very disappointing. After waiting 40 minutes for our food, my onion tarte tatin was a shocking disappointment. First time I have ever eaten one, so wasnt sure what to expect. But did not expect it to be like the way I received it. Every time I cut it, the pastry was so dry it disinterested into a pile of flakes. Impossible to eat...but was told this is how it should be and it's "their best seller", I kid you not!!! And that the only complaint they ever get is that it's too big!!! However, I was given a refund, the 2 stars are for that. The menu has changed, since we last visited and wasn't very inspiring. Not really a great choice. Unfortunately, we shall not be visiting again.

Best fish finger sandwich ever, lovely food and bear garden

Lovely and fresh food and a lot of it. Staff are really friendly

Great family meal and great service from Tanya, highly recommend

We chose this restaurant for our office lunch and overall had a mixed experience. The atmosphere was fantastic, with a welcoming staff that gave us a good reception upon arrival. However, I ordered Rib-eye steak and requested it to be “well done”, the presentation was very impressive but when I started to cut the steak, blood started coming out and that puts me off. Despite the mixed experience with the food, the welcoming staff and great atmosphere make this restaurant worth a visit for a special occasion.

Lovely pub/restaurant. Rubbish parking. Went for Sunday roast - food was ok, service very slow but our waitress was nice. Shame I can’t say the same about the manager - I thought this was a family pub?? By the way she spoke to my child it’s quite clear she isn’t very welcoming toward families. We were 2 families sat right near the bar / kitchen where staff were walking to & from serving. When my child was walking to me from his seat, she told him to ‘get out of the way’ full of attitude, when she was holding a tray of drinks. Her face looked like a constant smacked a*se the whole time we were there - she clearly needs to get a new job if she looks & acts like that constantly. I had been warned previously of the managers attitude. Id be happy to take this further with management and see if she speaks to me the same way! Hopefully the managers superior sees this and can discuss further.

Lovely building and wonderful staff.

Teresa was our hostess and she was lovely, would give 6 stars if it was possible

Teresa was very helpful and lovely

Considering there were issues with the chefs this evening (so service was running behind) but I have to give a full 5 stars for the rump steak me and my partner had. It was cooked PERFECTLY and have to say it’s the best steak weve ever had in a harvester. Food was hot aswell. Well done to chef Aggie :) and our waitress teresa was a joy. Brilliant service considering tonight’s mishap with staff. Thanks all for a lovely evening food and service :)

Love this pub, love the people, very friendly and hospitable, food is pretty good too. If you have never tried it, do it you won't regret it.

Seats stained sticky table, service matched

Had a great meal at Horse and Groom Sidcup. Teresa was fantastic with us kind and friendly. Thank you Teresa

Brilliant atmosphere watching the football.

Just had a lovely meal here @5pm. Nice atmosphere, food served very quickly. Very personable server - Teresa. All good. Restaurant comes recommended.

Tanya served us tonight she was very attentive and friendly, the food was nice but slightly overpriced. Overall a successful evening thank you To the staff

It’s been a while since I did a review of a place to eat because I’ve had some pretty poor meals out lately. But you know me I only write 5 star reviews and this place was recommended and did not disappoint. The warm and welcoming ambience in the restaurant was complemented by the warm and friendly and ever so attentive staff. The young ladies who served us were all smiles and the food was served promptly. The smashed burger was massive! The crème brûlée had the perfect crunch on top and was accompanied by two shortbread fingers. We had a super relaxed afternoon and would love to come back again. I couldn’t recommend highly enough.

Vegetarian lasagne was at least two weeks old. Burnt offering, inedible, disgusting.

Impromptu Saturday lunch. Was made to feel as welcome as a wasp. No eye contact. Staff seemed almost put out and inconvenienced . Over priced food. And don't dare ask for chips without seasoning (salt)........obligatory eyeroll received. Haddock and chips......absolutely covered in salt. The sharers at £16 each.... way overpriced. Won't be back here in a hurry.

Very good value, food was really nice ! Teresa served us and was really helpful, definitely coming again.

Tony & I spent a beautiful day at H&G for our wedding celebration with family&friends. Everything was perfect! Beautiful location and perfect food choice (buffet). Tina and the team was exceptional. We can’t thank you enough.

Sunday Lunch for Father's day. Very popular pub with great beer selection and menu. I went for Sunday roast chicken - really enjoyed the food, the atmosphere and the Guinness! Booking absolutely essential and parking is a challenge! Great pub and recommended.

Another fabulous lunch at the Horse and Groom. The staff are excellent, super helpful and always make an effort to accommodate us when booking. The lamb salad was excellent! The new garden bar looks amazing, look forward to using it this summer

A great find, been here 5 or 6 times for lunch and never had a bad one. Waiting staff are nice caring people. Love it

Very expensive food considering the location. The fish and chips are the same price as buying on the south bank in Central London. Empty starters plates and lots of glasses never collected (we had to put on another table ourselves to make room) Food took over an hour to arrive (no apology & we had to chase a few times) Garlic bread on sour dough was clearly on one of those 99p bake at home baguettes The 'restaurant' is so noisy you can hardly hear your own conversation. Not a place I'd recommend or return to in a hurry

Really disappointed by the food. I ordered a fish finger sandwich on granary bread (I asked specifically for granary bread as my friends BLT was on granary and looked nice (also her BLT was missing the bacon). The fish finger sandwich was also with rocket (per menu). What I received was a small piece of battered greasy fish (skin on) on cheap, thin brown bread with lettuce. The fish had 2 bones in it and in parts was just batter and skin. An absolute waste of money and disappointed I didn't just return for my money back, but I was too hungry. The skin on chips were the nicest thing and the only reason for 2 stars and not 1. A nice pub but don't go for the food.

my waitress was tanyia and she was nice funny and the food was brilliant i had a good night so thank your horse and groom

Lovely Sunday roast. Highly recommended.

Lovely garden and live music. Food was decent, good options. Only downside was despite 4-5x staff working at it I waited at the bar for over 5mins with no other patrons in front or beside me and none acknowledged me waiting before I was then asked if I needed anything.

Excellent food and service. Really enjoyed the sausage and mash.

What a lovely spring evening, great venue with warm ambience. All the staff were extremely helpful in particular, Emily, who served our table. We were a large party of 20 or so and all our meals were served concurrently and every attention to detail was observed. Food was good, skin on fries were very good. Would definitely return one day, well worth a visit and highly recommended for relaxed, al fresco, gastro pub, dining experience

Very welcoming, lovely food and lovely staff

Wonderful food. Wonderful staff. Venue spotlessly clean. A warm welcome and staff couldn't do enough to make our visit lovely.

Food was nice and well presented. It was expensive as pub food goes.

Teresa was a fabulous host! We've dined with her serving several times. Nothing but great!

Absolutely shocking service, staff walk past you like your invisible, the General manager is the biggest culprit

Unhelpful, unfriendly service. Food put in front of with no explanation of where one gets cutlery etc. Horrible vegan pizza with clumps of orange indescribable cheese. Plates removed from our table an hour after we’d stopped eating and no reference made to our hardly touched plates. Spent the 3 hours we were there feeling like we were in the way of them closing. The 2 stars for the service are for the young barman who tried to be helpful.

Lovely tasty meal. Good service and friendly atmosphere!

Terrice , lovely server and polite

Very lovely meal with my husband. The food and service were very good.

We sat outside and that was nice plenty of space and very well done

Can get really loud but other than that it was nice

Teresa our server was very efficient and helpful as always!

Chantal was lovely. Loved the free addition of the salad with our steaks

Excellent pub, we were there on quiz night but it didn't effect the enjoyment of our meal. The portions were plentiful I couldn't finish it.

I've only been there the once, and I'm not entirely sure I would visit again. Very loud, as the rugby was on. Very slow service, and very high prices. I'm not sure what's so special about this place, but they certainly think they're worth it.

Friendly and attentive staff, good atmosphere, good variety of food choice, only thing I would personally add is pork roast but that's personal preference...special thanks to Poppy

Lovely food. Tuna slightly overcooked is only reason it doesn't have 5 stars. Would definitely return. Good choices for the vegan amongst us.

My fiancée and i ate here this afternoon And had the lunch deal - great food “Teresa” served us and was very polite and welcoming Above and beyond attitude which we loved Thankyou!!

Very busy on a Saturday lunch time. Superb service. Our food was excellent. Loved the choices on the menu. Three of us chose chicken kebab with dirty fries. Food was well cooked, tasted fresh and was nicely presented.

The best food I have ever had in a Public house. Served with a smile by the helpful and cheerful staff. There is no doubt we will be back as often as possible. Very happy to recommend to one and all.

Great Sunday dinner there. Veggie options a little limited but veggie Sunday roast was delicious. Perfect amount of food. Service was brilliant, really lovely and friendly despite being busy (they always are so make sure you book a table to avoid disappointment) the staff are on hand to help. Great choice of drinks too. Dessert was divine. Between us we had the sticky toffee pudding and custard, raspberry jam and coconut sponge and profiteroles and we all enjoyed our choices. We took my 4 year old grandson and he was well entertained with colouring and entertainment supplied by the pub - a brilliant face painter (wish I'd took her card) Who also supplied a craft table. It's my 2nd visit here and both times have been really enjoyable. Would reccomend to anyone.

Amazing food and the perfect atmosphere. The Kimchi fritters and braised bed croquettes are a must.

been here before and food was good, this time no gluten free buns, so had with out, i was told no salad came with burger. £16 for burger with fries that was very bland

Apparently the kitchen closes at 8pm and seems staff don't actually know when the kitchen closes and staff would rather be anywhere else but there. Overpriced,Snooty pub.

Way overpriced for what you get food wise, but a nice selection of beers, (which are also overpriced). It's a shame, but guess it's happening everywhere these days.

One of my favourite eating places....friendly staff, great food and never disappointed. I love it 🙂

Such a lovely evening we had! We were served by Tanya and she was lovely, celebrating my 21st birthday and she made the celebrations one to remember! Thank you all for your wonderful service and for being so accommodating

Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to share my review of this establishment so you may be able to make an informed decision before attending this dear restaurant. A humble pub in the outskirts of the capital city, I was recommended this place for a tasty dinner before a long drive back to the West Country. I was famished after a long day of sightseeing and walking aplenty in the great streets, lined with festive decorations, and bouncing with visitors. I was served by a young, handsome gentleman who identified himself as Alex and had us situated jolly quick. I had a real hankering for a proper Sunday dinner while my dear wife enjoyed some fish and chips. Our waiter who had brought us drinks, even accommodating for my necessity of a 0% drink. Our meals were brought in very reasonable time and I have to say, I will certainly be returning here very soon, provided the standards remain the same in the kitchen and outside the kitchen. Parking was free and an adequate smoking area was available for shelter from the typical British weather. The only negative remark I could possibly utter is the behaviour of certain locals who left a slightly sour taste in our mouths. Otherwise however, a fine experience which I will look back upon with fondness. I must again reiterate how great our service was and that these standards should be upheld universally in my opinion!

First time visiting for many years and came away disappointed on a quiet Thursday night. Indoor tables are a bit too cramped for parties of over 10. No pizzas were offered on menus as only one adult pizza was available to purchase (ie only one customer would be able to buy pizza that night). First time I've ever found a bone in a chicken burger (which was also quite dry). IMO the food is overpriced for the quantity and quality offered.

Went here for a casual lunch with some friends and their kids. Good service and decent pub grub food. Be warned that the car park is a bit tight and not quite big enough to cope with the volume of people visiting.

Good food and service. Food cooked to order.

Had to wait over an hour for our food, the waitress was lovely , the food was ok, but over priced , 2 choices were off the menu , for a Saturday afternoon seemed a bit much , not likely to go back .

Good food excellent service my Teresa

Went out with colleagues near Xmas, fully packed during lunch time. Parking can be nightmare during peak times so plan ahead.

Tanya was very good. Her attention was excellent. The food was delicious and on time. Great place to eat.

If you like cold food this is the place for you. Cold mash, cold red cabbage and a steak and ale pie which needed an SDS drill to get into. Gravy was nice. The chicken on the skewer was tough had a quaint taste which was worrying. Desert was cold custard and cold sticky toffee pudding. Elton mesh was a plate full of cream one scoop of ice cream and you needed a map to find the meringue. Strawberries were nice, I have had better food in hospital which says a lot. Obviously not enough kitchen staff to cope with the amount of customers . Waitress was their best attribute. We were given a discount but would rather have had an edible meal. You have been warned.!

Great Sunday roast. Great atmosphere. Great job!

5 stars Live music super Very nice atmosphere

My wife and I decided to visit here for a meal as we had a rare evening to ourselves. We booked in advance, but got there 39 minutes early and was able to be shown to our table straight away. We had the crab spring rolls for starter which was delicious. For mains My wife had the lamb cassoulet and I had the Wild boar raviolon. Both dishes were considerable portions and very tasty. With the mains devoured we chose the Raspberry jam & coconut steamed sponge pudding and Double Stout sticky toffee pudding for deserts. Couldn't fault the service or the food

Waiting was horrendous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😫 The food was ok but the waiting let me down My kids were extremely bored and a tomato salad came last!!!!!!!!

Came with a party of eight and didn’t want to embarrass anyone in our party on the night ,as we did not book the venue. Main course: Roast Beef, meat was tough and full of fat, meal lukewarm and dish of vegetables came out some 5 minutes after the meal. Meat inedible! Second meal- vegetable tagine; very disappointing, tasteless, dish not as described on menu- certainly no pomegranate seeds, but loads of cold dried apricots laid on a bed of warm mushy vegetables that I couldn’t decipher what vegetables were included. Very very disappointed! Puddings; stick toffee pudding came out cold, staff reheated in a microwave which when returned was boiling hot to the point butterscotch sauce had burnt. Second pudding- mango sorbet- several of our party complained at half a scoop of sorbet in a glass dish being served as our dessert. Waitress added more after we vocalised our displeasure. Not impressed at all and certainly would never return

Terrible food ! Such a shame that this place is so expensive and the food is terrible because the pub and vibe is great. Ordered x2 starters both from frozen and x2 drinks and spent £40.

Over priced food and drinks, save your money. Ok just to stop off for a drink atmosphere good just don’t eat there.

Quiet Thursday evening but great service. Had the lamb cassoulet and dark chocolate rum tart. Delicious and filling.

All ways a great venue with great food and service. On our last visit we had the beef roast which is delicious and served promptly. The fish and chips was also spot on. We will definitely be going back. I'd like to add more to this review but really it's suffice to say the horse and groom give the standard that every eatery should aspire to.

Been quite a few times for drinks Couple of times for food Decent garden Pub one side Restaurant the other side Good atmosphere for drinks Dog friendly no matter the breed Food is good Service can be a bit on the slow side But lovely pub nonetheless If driving you will probably get a spot but car park, although big Does get busy

Great pub, good food, fantastic atmosphere, friendly and helpful staff. Great service Plenty of parking can get very busy at times but worth the effort to wait

A very busy place to visit on a Sunday lunch time but nevertheless, service with a smile! We did have to wait a little longer than I would have hoped but it was well worth it. A lovely vegan roast dinner!

Really nice place for a Sunday roast. Great food and even when busy really helpful staff.

Disappointing. Have been here before and had a lovely meal, but very different today. Very slow service. I think perhaps accept fewer bookings if the restaurant cannot manage? Other customers in the restaurant also unhappy. Food not as described on the menu. For the price I expected better. Inattentive service, for example had to ask for cutlery for the puddings, then we were given a mixture of soup spoons and tea spoons. Custard tasted like ambrosia or similar rather than being homemade. Staff were apologetic, but we attended for a special family occasion and I felt embarrassed that I had recommended the place. It felt a bit like Fawlty towers at moments.

Nice place. Lots of outdoor seating. Slow service. I ordered the lamb for £17.5 and it had 3 small cubes of lamb in the stew so it was really disappointing. The crumble was also disappointing unfortunately. Wouldnt go back.

Nice pub with a lovely garden and an extensive menu. Great Sunday roast! Highly recommend!

Garden shut at 9 on warmest day of the year. Badly need to sort out the route into the garden. Walk through the pub to the massive open doors to find its blocked. Literally walk back to the carpark and round the outside. That's a dreadful layout. Unless you know, everyone does it