The Medway Inn in Tonbridge and Malling

Great pub, nice atmosphere, welcoming and friendly stuff and great food

Had Sunday roast (topside beef),freshly cooked vegetables, all the trimmings. Good value for money,choice of meats,for 2 courses + drinks £25 including tips .Would recommend early booking gets very busy.

Nice traditional pub with indian restaurant attached

We booked a table for 1pm today as it was our first time visiting the inn. We were a party of 5 adults with our dogs. Bar meal service was between 12 and 3pm. We ordered our food by 1.30pm. Sadly over 75 minutes later a lady told us that she was sorry our food still hadnt arrived and would we like a drink whilst we were waiting. 15 minutes later our food arrived. Sadly it was not too warm ,and was nothing special. We spent a fair amount of money purchasing dog treats at the bar as they were becoming restless whilst we were waiting. 3 members of our party ordered desserts and were initially advised that the kitchen closed at 3pm. Then they realised how late they had actually delivered our meals so did provide the desserts with a 10%discount. Overall we felt the lady serving was overwhelmed and should have known that being a bank holiday they may have been busy with walkins. We ,though had booked as a party of 7 which made our experiance more unsatisfactory. I dont think we will return

I was in the party with Lynda Hammond. The pub was quite busy with one person working. She was taking food orders, serving behind the bar, clearing up. She was polite, helpful, maintained her composure and smiled. We waited way too long for our food. We did get an apology and the offer of free drinks. I had ham egg and chips. It was cold, packet ham, over cooked eggs. The desserts did get a discount. Very limited dessert menu. On my experience today , I would not return or recommend this place, I really don’t like giving bad reviews, I hope it is received as constructive criticism .

Very welcoming and great Coffee!

Lovely pub . Very friendly Lovely decor . Really nice beer garden.

I've been here 4 times now! Great food, excellent pricing! Cannot wait to go back !

Great community pub with a great Indian restaurant on the side, happy hour and 10% off loyalty card available

Sit in the bar for friendly chatter and pub atmosphere or in the restaurant for a quieter time .

Great place to eat & drink, staff are ever so friendly and attentive to customers.

Nice pub friendly staff..Food was nice no complaints

Very nice place, lovely food, friendly and efficient staff. Well worth a visit, but be warned it's very popular and gets very busy (and noisy).

Family friendly, lovely food. Staff go out of their way to be helpful and welcoming. Highly recommend

Lovely food, very nice pub which is well maintained. Would highly recommend. Scampi and chips in a basket was very tasty

First visit to this pub and it's lovely inside and lovely and clean. Food was excellent as was the service. Thoroughly recommend.

Good wasn't bad but my lamb was a little chewy in places.

A lovely welcoming local pub. Drinks and food are really reasonable. Lots of choices in drinks, inc non alcoholic.

Food was ok but madras was not madras. Lacked the punch required of madras plus tikka meat a little hard. Bajhis were quite tasty but looked bought in. Naan mediocre. Pub area nice, shipstones ale very good

Had a great night here, good music and Indian food was great. Surprised how reasonable bill was for the food. Will come again.

Pretty average food. Not a great selection of beers.

Original written in 2018: Village pub. Cosy inside, popular with locals, and has an Indian restaurant next door, accessible from the pub itself. No parking, although there is a car park just around the corner. Updated in December 2023: Visited for Sunday lunch, and this is become a semi-regular thing of late. Opted for turkey and all the trimmings, which came in at £11.22 with the 25% early-bird discount, so absolutely worth getting there early! Service was quick, cheerful and attentive, and nothing was too much trouble - they're dog-friendly in the bar as well. Only problem is it's too far from me (80+ miles!) to make it a more regular thing! Five stars all round from me.

As always the food and service at the Medway inn exceed expectations. If you are looking for good Indian food at reasonable prices, this is the place to go.

Just managed to get a seat for 2 for Sunday lunch as we were passing. Very friendly staff, even though they were fully booked, they managed to find a seat for 2. Didn't have long to wait for the food roast lamb and roast pork food was good temperature to eat, it was fresh and tasty and a good portion. Definitely be back, but I will book especially for a Sunday. The bonus was early bird before one you get 25% off and if you become a member you get money of in the week

Cosy pub. Clean. Friendly staff. Lovely food. Would definitely recommend.

Scrummy food. Would recommend x

Lovely ambience, food and service. Lovely place and people.

Good , drinks and atmosphere is wonderful. Most probably one of the best decorated pubs I've been to for years. Wonderful friendly place. My new favorite hands down

Found this gem of a pub after a day’s hiking on the North Downs Way. Wasn’t expecting much on a Monday, but found a modern, beautifully decorated pub filled with locals, and with a great menu. Superb.

Only issue dining room not wheelchair friendly apart from that everything was great

Excellent staff, so warm and welcoming lovely relaxed atmosphere lovely place

Indian restaurant attached to a pub. Unfortunately the food is not authentic and probably adapted for an english clientele!

Hmm. I’m torn here with my review because it’s mainly based on the curry house in the back garden! Yes it’s in the back garden! The pub itself is lovely with decent beer and friendly atmosphere once you’ve settled in after a few minutes. When you first enter it’s like you’ve just walked into a classic western saloon when everyone stops what they’re doing and looks at the stranger as you walk in the door, tumble weed rolling and the classic Clint Eastwood incidental music as you proceed to enter! All in good spirits of course as they realise you are a guest of a regular. The local clientele soon begin to relax and soon start chatting again and return to looking at the large tv or return to staring incessantly at their drinks! Yes it’s a local pub with locals that know everything about each other, I wouldn’t say village of the damned but it has a hint of the children of the corn about the place. Once you settle in then you too will be welcomed by these friendly lovely and colourful village folk. Then there’s the somewhat bizarre curry house out the back! Has to be seen to be believed. Once you get into this posh curry shed you will be welcomed by nice friendly staff, it’s a pleasant space to be in as well, it’s small but nice. However, the food was so subpar and bland I’d recommend you went elsewhere. Nice pub, nice curry house if your not a curry connoisseur and nice pub garden. But like I say it’s a bit of a wicker man vibe in here and not as inviting as it could be to non locals. Mind you having said all that they did make me feel at home after a while. Worth a visit.

Curry was amazing, the outside seating area was so nice, and you can't beat some karaoke.

Friendly and fun. Great beer and super food!

Very good Sunday lunch,staff very polite and attentive

Only problem was that it was very busy.

Great pub with excellent restaurant on the side. Able to get the restaurant food in the pub which is ideal.

Delicious food, good service staff

Excellent food and bar staff great too!

Staff very freindly food good had a surprise when bill came theres was 30% off excellent value 👍

We want at 17:00 pm We try to order when they side but was keep decline all of our 💳. I went to ask they I know what is going on and I can order face to face because was 17.30 and still we was trying to order. The lady in the bar told me to go and speak with one guy and to order there So I went and he told me wait I'm coming on your table and you can order . Keep in mind the time was 17.34 pm So we was waiting and starving on the same time. So around 18:25 we give up and we left. I don't know how is the food or the drinks They didn't gave the chance to try it.

Great food and atmosphere. Ate in the bar as we had a dog with us, the food was really good along with a great service

Never had bad meal here and myself and my family have been coming for years. Sunday roast is amazing and very reasonably priced. Its so lovely to be served by happy, helpful and friendly staff. Highly recommended.

Lovely pub, really friendly staff and regulars, also an Indian restaurant out the back that does food in the pub, well worth a visit!

Brilliant pub, great Sunday Roast Dinner, lovely hot drinks especially Hot Chocolate as made with milk not water, wonderful atmosphere

Great food lovely staff too definitely recommend and the prices don't break the bank

Really warm proper pub atmosphere with annex indian/ bangladeshi restaurant. Great food very good value

We enjoyed a large friends and family group lunch here, lovely atmosphere, friendly staff and good food, too.

Lovely pub with friendly customers and staff, really nice atmosphere

lovely people and food is amazing

Have a great roast dinner here 😋

They sell leffie..🍻 The food is good too.

The Medway is our local pub and the service, food and atmosphere is second to none. Even if we weren’t local we would travel there to experience the amazing welcome and hospitality ❤️

Nice pub, great staff, nice food, no complaints from me.

Lovely roast and lovely staff. Would defiantly recommend. Such a welcoming pub. Will be returning soon. Thanks

Son worked a trial shift and was told they would call him and let him know reference job and when he could come down to collect his wages for the shift. After several phone calls and promises to call back reference job and wages nothing no phone call or email as explained. Why offer paid trial shifts if you are not going to pay, my son even stayed a further 20 minutes after his six hour shift to help out as they suddenly got busy !!!!! Please get your facts straight : no emails received only the first couple for interview . Secondly if you left the money for him two weeks ago that was before his shift? Thirdly he wasn't given a starter form so you may need to educate your staff correctly. Fourthly he didn't know I had written this. And lastly just wanted to let people know how you run things and he said keep the money give to a charity anyone. A phone call would of been nice.

Very friendly pub. Good selection of beers and spirits. Outside seating. With Indian restaurant attached for eating in or take out.

Sunday roast was lovely ! One of us had a allergy and the kitchen were very allocating. Waitress was welcoming too !

Busy local pub/restaurant, friendly staff great beers. If you become a member then you get cheaper drinks. Went there on a Friday night but very noisy sfter 9.00 when disco started.

Brilliant pub, super friendly bar staff, nice atmosphere. Fab garden and great food. We love this place.

Lovely atmosphere most welcoming great meals.

Excellent customer service and good quality beer.

A village pub with very friendly staff and great value for money food. I took my 87 year old mum here to meet friends. A nice rustic feel to it and comfortable seating for the two hours that we spent there. Mum always has a kid's meal now (!) but they didn't have her choice available. So a special alternative was suggested and made up for her and she was more than happy. Result! 😁 I can think of many eating places that would not be so accommodating. Have already recommended The Medway Inn to my niece who works a short distance away. Would definitely eat here again.

Great food Sunday lunch is to die for 5 star rating staff are warming and friendly

Hadn't been in the Medway for a few years it has been refurbished to a very high standard but it was still very much the same pub I new as a kid. The food looked and smelt wonderful, the bar staff do a very good job and are pleasant good night out

The service is good ,all staff polite , the food is excellent hot and tasty .we will go there again .

Lovely Sunday lunch - good value for money

Nice friendly and pleasant atmosphere.

Nice pub with lovely Indian food. Good drink selection and friendly enough staff. There are a few rather odd characters who drink here though who seem to think the pub is theirs.

Love the Medway! Always welcoming, family friendly. Good range of gins. Nicely decorated and a friendly atmosphere. Jacket tuna melt with side salad. Absolutely lovely. Very big portion and really filing.

Great food and service. Waitresses couldn't do enough for us. We had the Sunday roasts and would happily go back again

Moved to PV over 2 years ago but due to Covid-19 shortly after the move and working for the NHS only recently had chance to visit. We have been twice in last month and I can honestly say we have felt so welcome by not just the staff but also the locals. Everyone is so friendly and Ruby's food and the normal bar menu is excellent and good value for money.

Only really been here for the monthly open mic nights which are popular and well run however by all accounts the food served is first class....

I was there today to celebrate the life of Joseph Wotton. The stuff,food and general service was impeccable. Thank you all.

Great local pub x great food and drinks with fantastic curries

Abdolutely disgusted. My birthday lunch was ruined because no-one called me to say you had a power cut. Why ask for a contact number, if you do not call?!

Superb food. And bar. Great pub to dine and relax in a great atmosphere

Nice curry last night. Nice atmosphere and lovely people.

One of the best curry house in Kent. Orginal Indians delicious dishes. Tasty 😋

Amazing food! The dishes are very well spiced, just how they should be and you can feel that the shashliks were made on a real fire. Best Indian food I've tried. 10 out of 10

Excellent pub with well kept ale. Social distancing rigorously enforced and good table service from very friendly staff.

Great village pub Indian food was outstanding will definitely be returning thanks .

Just got back from a lovely evening at the Medway Inn and the Ruby Restaurant great meal Great staff it’s reasonably priced. Prefect

This is a fabulous little restaurant. Took my partner and my daughter for a treat and very glad they chose here to eat as it was mouth wateringly good.

Friendly local, gr8 bar staff and service, a good curry house attached to the pub, pool table, darts and footy on the box. Perfect man creche!

Lovely friendly place with good staff enjoy going here

Went for a family Sunday lunch and it was our 3rd visit. Food is very nice and, for what you get, it's fairly inexpensive. However although the service staff are always very friendly and efficient..... Sadly the same can't be said of the considerable wait time for the food hence my 4* rating. That being said, there is a bonus for waiting so long.... you're ravenous when it arrives! 😉 In all honesty though, if you're a patient type of person and you fancy a cheap lunch..... Enjoy!

Well organised, friendly staff. Nice atmosphere. Great food.

Lovely food. Dessert and outside seating

Fantastic place. Friendly staff and wonderful food. We always feel welcome there. ❤

A Lovley village pup with a lot to offer you

Food was very nice and staff very helpful

Always a great atmosphere, food is first class.

Friendly staff, good beer + Indian Restaurant.

So much character here. Friendly staff

Lovely meal and very reasonable prices.

Great pub and atmosphere, live music is brilliant in here, we travel for miles to go to the medway!

This is a fantastic place very welcoming and the sunday roast was awesomr

A very nice place to stop for shifty pint on the way home. Very nice warm welcome from all the staff,which means to me I'm always welcome anytime. Keep it up means alot after a hard day.