The Queens Head in Maidstone

Lovely cosy village pub with an open fireplace and a very friendly, welcoming atmosphere with stunning views. Staff were really happy, friendly and their hospitality was first class. Lovely beer garden with plenty of seating. Food is absolutely first class as is the service right across the board. Visited on a Sunday for a drink and had their Roast Dinner, which I have to say was absolutely lovely!! I would highly recommend to anyone!!

Wonderful village pub, full of character, nice local atmosphere, good ales, inglenook fireplace, good home cooked menu, love it.

Friendly staff, great beer selection. Food looks reasonably priced and good quality. We didn't eat however as were pretty full

Had a fantastic meal .. and stuff we're very welcoming

The lunch menu had something for all of us. Very relaxing and friendly staff, looking forward to our next visit.

A lovely pub with a pretty garden and beautiful views!

Very nice and friendly Pub , food and drink amazing , the beer garden ia beautiful with gorgeous views.

Only popped in for a "quick 'alf" after a walk but seemed to have friendly locals and a nice village.

Everyone went the extra mile to help us out when we had had a bad experience in a previous pub on this day. Lovely garden, good food and friendly staff. Thank you for saving our anniversary ❤️

Lovely pub, with amazing garden! Owners are lovely and friendly! Just all round great pub with a bit of craic!

Friendly, lovely views, good plain food, nice Landlady and bar person.

Great pub food and good atmosphere. Beautiful views

Great traditional pub, lovely food and beautiful garden with a very welcoming service. The atmosphere was very friendly. The open fire added to our experience. Will visit again.

A great local traditional pub with stunning views. Lovely vibes.

It's ok, used to be better but this bit of Kent has changed, decent landlord so not his fault. Good ales.

We had a lovely meal. Very good value and very friendly staff. Will visit again

Great place to eat. Not a pub chain so interesting menu. View from immaculate garden is great

This is a fantsic pub with beautiful views and gardens. The staff are very welcoming , we have booked for a party in the barn and they have been so kind and helpful. The food is good for prices and quality as well. We would come again and when they have the quiz on or a band as well. The decor is really nice its an oldy world feel but beautiful. There is a small car park on the back but road parking is available.

This is more of a family pub. Atmosphere is not lively but its very friendly. Great choice of drinks and the food is great. Not Michelin star but tasty and filling. The garden is superb and the views over the Kent countryside are superb..

Clean, friendly and food was amazing.

Really nice country pub with friendly bar staff and other patriots great atmosphere will definitely be back

Aweful . Worst review. Aweful customer service and people.

Amazing old pub with great potential. Current service, management and food leaves it feeling a bit unloved and unfriendly. Shame.

Lovely well manicured garden with great views across the Weald. Bit of a sun trap on a sunny afternoon 😎

(Several) decent pints of Goachers consumed. Well kept, compliments to the landlord. Reasonably priced. Enjoyed freshly cooked ciabatta sandwiches, all good.

Lovely pub. All staff are very welcoming. We was a group of 11 and they were very attentive. We all had roast dinners and the food was delicious. Would definitely come back again.

Nice pub not food oriented very friendly food available

Roast lamb had tendrils in it, veg were cold and a dog hair on the plate. Staff were very apologetic and offered free desserts, we declined and requested a full refund.

Used to drink in here as a kid back in the 80s, we'd hide under the pool table if a teacher came in...

always come in here everyone of the staff are always friendly and helpful including the GM who is always happy to stop and chat

top local pub, extremely dog friendly.

Lovely garden and a good variety of beers

Had an amazing meal here tonight the chicken and ham pie was delicious the staff were very helpful friendly and attentive. Quality was very good

Chicken me and my son Walter ordered was below par and customer service was so poor it made me uncomfortable.

The food and drink ain't much ... more of a Cafe in my eyes. But is the best place for cottaging in the entire Maidstone area!

Very rude encounter if I’m honest. Family dinner out and just wanted a peaceful night with some good food and substandard drinks, but apparently even that’s a bit too much of a graft. Basically got shooed out within a few minutes of us sitting there. Very appalling bedside manner. Will NOT be coming here again. Tsk very disappointed.

I (62M) came here the other week with my wife, Mildred (63F), for a Saturday afternoon pub lunch. I had the Ribeye steak and she had Cumbrian Vichyssoise with the foie gras glaze. The food was lovely, drinks passable, and the wall art unnecessarily graphic for a country pub. The main issue came as we left, when we got into the car I was introduced to my Wife's boyfriend Gregor, a 6ft 7 Lithuanian Cage fighter and Chokehold "enthusiast". Who proceeded to knock me out upon my questioning of my wife's infidelity. I would have been able to have fight him off, after all I did gain a yellow belt in Karate during my mid teens, however due to the ribeye induced food coma brought about by the food I had in this pub my attempts to subdue him were in vain. I woke up 3 weeks later, weirdly sweaty, and being driven around at hair raising speeds through an Armenian mountain village I broke my way out of the car boot much to the surprise of Oleg, the village elder who's car I was locked in who mistook my screams for a clutch issue. 1 month later after a journey that can only be described as "Michael Bay esque" I arrived in Armenia's capital Yeveran. Where (much to my very understandable disgust) I found a cinema full of people what I can most accurately and appropriately described as Muriel and Gregor having incredibly graphic “special time” with an array of objects which appear to only be fit for use in an agricultural and/or Sulphur mining capacity. I think therefore it is only right to believe that the collapse of my relationship and life in England is entirely due to THE QUEEN'S HEAD, SUTTON VALANCE. One day when I have been removed from a no fly list I hope to return to this Pub (it was more of a cafe if I'm honest) and give them a strongly worded letter. As for Muriel and Gregor "El Ejecutor" (my nickname across much of South Western Armenia) will soon deal out his judgment upon the couple who was described by Adult Entertainment Weekly as "passionate and not in an arousing way" I hope this review is useful to any people who would want to visit this establishment in the near future. El Ejecutor P.S. I think it's tremendously disrespectful to call this place "The Queen's Head" after the incredibly sad and unexpected death of our beloved Monarch, ambassador, and all round piffting HM Queen Elizabeth II.

Tuna crunch wrap had more green salad than tuna ,not over impressed with service of the lunches very muddled up

Had a really lovely meal here, great range of drinks and food and so very reasonable compared to other pubs. So will be back soon.

Nice atmosphere and great food too especially the apple crumble is to die for 😋👍😋

Lovely village pub, beautiful garden with a stunning view. The beer was fantastic, Goachers (local brewery) Fine Light was delicious.

Great pub, good beer and food. Very friendly

Beautiful setting & couldn't take my eyes off the view. Lovely, homely interior & the food was delicious

Excellent service friendly and very nice home made food.

Great rural pub. Good selection of beers and ales. Staff friendly and helpful. Great garden and other outside areas. Prices as expected for a rural non chain bar ( slightly more but still reasonable).

Popped in for a quick pint before moving on our holiday, loved the feel and atmosphere, visited the garden which was stunning congratulations to the owners obvious hard work and diligence. We were greeted by a professional and polite young man who tended to our needs. We liked it so much we found accomodation locally for the night and returned for dinner and drinks. The food was spot on perfectly priced for good tasty portions prepared in a timely manner. Guinness exceptional. Well done and thank you for your hard efforts in maintaining a quintessential English Country Pub. Joe and Mandy Publican's retired BII, Master Cellar man.

Nice food, pleasant staff. Just a long wait between ordering and getting the food. Dessert was served to our group at different times. Some had finished whilst others were still waiting.

I chanced upon this place after walking a leg of the Greensand Way. Its a really friendly place full of character and serving very good beer. Check out the Goachers Ale thats brewed down the road in Maidstone. Keep up the good work guys - really enjoyed my visit 👍🍻

Superlative beers views and food

Beautiful traditional pub with lovely views. Highly recommended

Great roast dinners, freshly made, fresh veg, huge Yorkshire and lashings of gravy... delicious... can’t believe it wasn’t busier. I’ll defo go back so pictures next time!

We booked in here for a family Sunday lunch. At first my wife was a bit nervous as we were the only people eating but it turned out great! Really nice food made with care. Very nice ales. Lovely view. The locals will hopefully remember their local pub and come back to it soon.

Great beer, food and atmosphere!

Very nice place. Good food and a very good but restricted view across Staplehurst and Marden

We had a really nice time in the garden for our 11th wedding anniversary, staff very welcoming and friendly, good pub food. Thank you

Very friendly staff and excellent food. Had to wait a while for the main course but when it is freshly made and cooked I don't mind too much. Would definitely recommend.

Fabulous views from the delightful pub garden over the wield, warm and friendly welcome by staff and good beer. Will go again.

Friendly pub, with a beautiful garden and lovely views.

Great pub, food is good and has a warm welcome and atmosphere. Would recommend

Lovely roast beef lunch followed by treacle sponge with lavender ice cream, washed down with Goacher's beer. Bliss!

Friendly, good atmosphere, but need to book during covid. Good experience

Lovely food . Had to wait an hour to get it

Easy 5. Due to transport failure, we ended up stranded in Sutton Valence late at night. The owners and staff were amazing and helped us however they could. Ended up being a great place to pass the time on a summers evening and night. The interior's gorgeous, with those thick wooden beams. And that's before you get to the amazing garden. Check out that lawn ;) I also saw a doggo. So I think the pub's dog friendly, too!

Beautiful pub and very kind and generous staff. We broke down whilst driving through Sutton Valence and had to wait 14 hours for a tow truck to come and get us. We went to to The Queens Head to wait for our tow truck and the owners were so accommodating. When the pub closed they left us with some tonic water and take away cups (we mentioned we had a bottle of gin in the boot) so we could at least enjoy a drink whilst we waited through the night. Very friendly people.

Lovely atmosphere and good food

Good friendly staff and service. Food reasonable.

Lovely village pub with great food and friendly staff. We popped in for a late lunch and were pleasantly surprised by how good the burger was! The inside is super cute and they had a fire going later that evening (we popped back for a drink!) Couldn't recommend it more. We will be back!

Delicious food excellent service small parking lot completely dog-friendly I would recommend this place to anyone who is sneaking around the Sutton Valence area

Under new management. They're dog friendly. Had a lovely coffee not to bitter, and Proper big chips.

Lots of character and fabulous views

Enjoyed afternoon drink with my best friend

No price list. Food OK but expensive. Not as good as previous visit.

lovely pub friendly staff good well priced food thankyou!

Good ale and happy surroundings with smiling staff.

Gorgeous dinner here today, amazing views from the pub and fantasticly friendly staff

Good basic pub with good basic food. Very friendly

It's very dear. over price beer in Sutton valance

Friendly bar staff - didn't stay long enough to form a real opinion either way, but seemed nice. Parking is a bit tricky.

I like this pub: nice decor, good beer, and food. The garden is worth a look, too, and the two pub dogs are beauties: big old lurchers.

Unrivalled views over Weald, rough and ready inside with a certain scruffy charm. Choice of two ales, both quite good, adequate for the size of the pub.

Had a great time watching the England Panama game and thoroughly enjoyed the BBQ. Friendly staff, good beer and nice atmosphere.

Great beer garden, friendly service.

Went here after playing cricket lovely place with very good views nice relaxing atmosphere

Food is always fabulous! Lovely atmosphere. Staff always so friendly.

Great pub.. went for the rugby.. good atmosphere.. couple of screens and a good side of pork and crackling dished out free of charge.. staff very attentive and fast service.

Great friendly pub with fine views of the Kent country side.

Excellent burger and very friendly staff

Very welcoming place for our little poetry group.

Very old looking place.And.great service

Just called in food very good and staff helpful. Will have to call in again this weekend as on holiday in Kent.

My new local. Quite busy at weekends - they put out food when sports are on. Attracts a good crowd. Nice and dog friendly and drinks reasonable prices! :)