The Redstart Inn in Maidstone

It is a lovely pub, good food and kids play area. On this occasion I didn't actually go in the pub but I was posting a parcel at the Inpost lockers at the rear of the pub, which are very handy indeed and I use them a lot!

Delicious lunch for 3. The smoked chicken, bacon and pomegranate salad, fish and chips and liver and bacon went down a treat. The staff and customers were all very friendly. What a lovely pub. Thanks.

Lovely pub and very friendly staff. The vegetarian food variety could be a little better but there were options. Being just on the outskirts of town, you feel like you are in a quiet little village pub

Lovely Easter Sunday lunch with family. Food was good - lots of choice and service friendly and efficient

Food was delicious! The sizzlers are to die for. The flavour was amazing. My husband had the steak and kidney pudding and as someone hard to please he enjoyed every bit. Compliments to the chef! The staff are very efficient and nothing was too much trouble.

Went in for a birthday meal and was a nice relaxed atmosphere and the staff were very friendly and helpful and the food was great

Had a great meal here tonight 😋 really enjoyed it chicken, steak kidney pudding, liver bacon, scampi chips. Hot delicious 😋 😍

Good food , nice service friendly staff

My first visit to this restaurant. I met with a friend. Will definitely return here.

The pub is advertised as a venue for group events. But in fact there is no separate room, just a corner of the pub is sectioned off for the party. Were had booked for a memorial with a buffet lunch. So trying to give an eulogy and/or speech above other clients' conversations and bar activity was near impossible. However we were made welcome, the staff was accommodating and food was very good.

We arrived for lunch to be greeted to a lovely smiling welcome from Jess. The food was amazing and the service from Jess who could not do enough for us was first class. What a "Fantastic Pub" Well done the Redstart Inn.

Had Christmas party here and was the first time I have been there. Nice place and food was good.

Decent pub food and good atmosphere but £17 for a mass produced pie and mash takes the p*ss.

Very nice place was very busy Christmas parties. Warm and friendly. Good food (we had full Christmas Dinner) . Would definitely go again.

Really love this pub. Friendly staff with a nice dining area. Excellent food!

Such a brilliant pub. Super food, excellent service - no matter how busy they are,nothing is too much trouble. Can thoroughly recommend.

Had a great meal here and the staff were really nice

It's my local pub, I love it. The best staff ever

We had a large family get together there. They did a very good buffet and everyone really enjoyed themselves. The staff were excellent. Certainly a place to visit and there main meals are very good too.

Lovely lunch with friends. Only had baguette, but tasty and reasonably priced all the same. Nice welcoming pub and restaurant with a cosy log fire. Large outdoor space. Would definitely go back for an evening meal. Not a massive parking area so could be problems parking on a busy day as located on a housing estate

I was visiting my brother and niece and we sat out in the garden the food was lovely and it was serves with a smile I don't know how much the meal was as my brother paid for it

Good staff , good food, great quiz on every other tuesday.

Great location...we were very well looked after.

Obviously a very popular venue. It was our first visit and what an excellent choice. The staff were both friendly and efficient. Our meal arrived promptly and was beautifully presented. We both chose a Sunday roast - lamb with freshly cooked roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding and lashings of fresh vegetables. Would recommend highly.

First visit to The Redstart and it definitely won't be the last. Food really good ( especially the Sizzlers ). Staff were brilliant and nothing was to much trouble. Very few places would give you such a warm welcome . One of the best pub meals I've experienced. Good sized portions and an extensive menu. Highly recommend.

Took my parents today for late lunch which was fabulous! Food and service was amazing and young lady even took our drinks orders from the table and brought over to us. One of the reasons we visited was that my mum and dad used to come here every Saturday in the 70s for drinks and sometimes dancing. Just a great experience and will definitely be visiting again, thank you The Redstart!

Sunday lunch was lovely 😍. Pork loin was great, cod was also good 👍. I had steak &kidney pudding home made suet pastry plenty of filling. Dessert was also lovely 😍.will be back again soon

Lovely pub food really nice. Only marked atmosphere 3star as we were early so not many in there

Great service, great food. All in all, a pleasurable evening meal.

1 of the best places for food in Maidstone

It's always a pleasure to drink & eat here. Food never disappoints. Whitebait delicious starter, prawn or steak sizzler hot plate a favourite. Great fish & and chips, too. Friendly staff. Would recommend 👌 Car park often fills up quickly

Beware of the salmon, I'm still recovering from the food poisoning 🙁

Parking on arrival was appropriate to Park our larger disabled vehicle. A disabled access ramp is available for wheelchair friendly access. The whole garden is wheelchair friendly which is always a welcome bonus. There is a children's play area in the corner so you can still enjoy a cold refreshing drink here if you have little ones to keep an eye on while they play. Inside this venue was clean and bright and friendly service with smiles so felt welcome as a first time person popping in to this public house. Staff were presentable in uniform and nothing seemed too much trouble. We enjoyed a few hours here although we didn't have a meal, we would certainly consider eating here on our next visit.

Came here for fathers day meal. The food and portion size was really good, and the staff were lovely. Only drop in stars is I would like to see better food for younger children perhaps. Although the play area is good for them.

Great food, great staff, good beer, all at a reasonable price. What more can you ask for?

Godne polecenia. Dobre miejsce dla całej rodziny. 👍👍👍

I only ordered a mixed ploughmans but it was lovely (except they missed the pate). I didn't complain

We have visited every few months for the past year and the Redstart is always excellent. Lovely staff and management. Great food and accommodating of food intolerances. The Sizzlers are fantastic.

Good standard pub food and friendly staff can be a bit noisy when busy.

Pleasant servers and decent food which was reasonably priced. Nice punt of Harvey's best. A very quiet Monday lunch so atmosphere was lacking but am sure it would be better with more people around.

Another visit and again good quality food and beer. Very busy but fast service👍

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Saint Georges day Sunday lunch we will be coming back again and dog friendly 👍

The stars say it all .. lovely lunchtime experience

The Redstart in is such a great place to grab food. Massive shoutout to the staff and especially Yakub. I love you Yakub xxxxxxxxx

Most expensive drinks I have encountered ever

Lovely food as ever. Relaxed staff, very nice. Allow dogs in the pub as well.

My visit is always enjoyable. Excellent food and staff.

This place is great for lunch the food is always cooked well and there is a good variety on the menu and well priced. We had the burger and the chicken sizzler with noodles. Really tasty, will be going back again. We did book as it does get busy especially at the weekends, during the summer they have a big garden that you can sit out in. Lovely place worth a visit.

Nice friendly place. Lovey food. Glad we stopped here 😄

Love Sunday dinner, service was really friendly. One star down for pint of Guinness that I didn’t finish as it wasn’t right.

Just sitting in here very family vibes had sauté pie which was banging

Catered really well for a large party. The food was delicious, containing a wide variety . The liver and bacon was scrumptious.

A great family day out at a lovely pub

Lovely pub great for families. Excellent food..

Roast dinner was good except beef gravy was put on all plates,whether it was chicken,pork or beef

We had the xmas meal and the staff bent over backwards to ensure all was good..well done.

Went there for a birthday meal with all of the family. Best liver and bacon I have had outside of home.

It busy in a nice way for a Saturday evening. The Harvey's Sussex best was very moreish and whilst they were catering for two parties at once we had good service at the bar. A welcoming friendly pub that I'll go back to.

Had the most lovely roast today. .... The best I've had in such a long time actually. The ladies are so friendly and welcoming. Looking forward to finding an excuse to come for another. 🤭

We had a birthday to celabrate so I invited my son and his girlfriend to join us. As before the food was fantastic and most enjoyable. The only thing I was concerned about was we were sat near the for near the Gents loo and outside and although the door had a self closure on it it was left open by customers and I had to keep popping up to close it when the men went win and out to the loo as this caused my food to get cold. Otherwise all good.

Lovely little hidden gem . I took my team of 16 here on a Friday night and thought it was fairly priced. The staff were great too , very patient and accommodating with our group . Lovely Garden and park for kids so great for summer nights drink but also well decorated and maintained bar area for a cosy drink. I'm sure a return will be on the cards at some point . Thanks for a great night .

I’ve been to the redstart never had a meal that I’ve not throughly enjoyed Reasonable prices great service Will be coming back again 👍

This is a traditional pub in a residential street that boasts a chandelier. Its car park is not large but on the plus side there is a beer garden at the back. There is also dining space inside. The staff when I visited were all female and they provided a very polite, but not unfriendly, efficient and welcoming service. I only looked at the snack menu and had a jacket potato with cheese which came with a mixed salad on the side and was neatly presented. Other snacks such sandwiches were also available. My coffee was made at an espresso machine (good) and came with a mint chocolate disc. Overall, I'd say this is a hospitable pub.

Great pub, car parking but a bit limited, although there are residential streets. Good menu and range of food, with additional lunchtime menu, although needs to change occasionally to provide fresh offerings. Seating inside and out, large garden with play area for children.

Lovely walk to The Redstart for Sunday lunch. Based on reviews it was worth going along for the first time. Food was very good. We had the traditional roast beef & roast pork. Cooked very well and you would expect. Staff polite and a pleasant atmosphere. Would recommend. 4/5.

The food was really good and the staff rally make you feel welcome

Lovely roast dinner great service. 👍

Only popped in for a couple of drinks but very nice. Staff were first class.

Only one Vegan choice but it was OK. No non dairy milk available for coffee.

The food was outstanding for regular 'pub grub'. I strongly recommend the steak and kidney pudding it was fab. Staff very friendly and helpful.

Lovely pub with a great beer garden and friendly staff!

Sat in garden for lunch. Service polite and helpful. Food good

4 of us went here for Sunday lunch. There is a good choice and the food was very good. We would go again.

Excellent food and service . Can’t be better than this . Highly recommend this place !

The Redstart inn listened to my concerns about my wife’s food allergy and offered a modified menu option. We went as a group of 5 and enjoyed a delicious meal for every dish. Great pub with excellent customer service.

Great food....time for new ovens? The wife and I went for a 1:30 Sunday lunch, it was busy and noisy, or you might say vibrant, depending on your point of view. The staff were attentive, the food was hot, well presented and tasty (if a little over seasoned) , the cost was mid-range. The downside on this occasion, was that I found a sizable chunk of metal and plastic in my food. Luckily I saw it before trying to eat it! Or it could have been an expensive and painful trip to the dentist or A&E. Accidents happen, we've eaten there before, and probably will eat there again, probably...maybe. Upon showing the waitress the intruding metalwork on the plate, she was nonchalantly apologetic and took the plate and offending article away to show her colleagues. She came back a minute later and said a colleague said it probably came from the oven. She offered free desserts as an apology. In hindsight, I think this was a disappointingly poor apology given what COULD have happened; but at the time we were so shocked we didn't really push-back. As their own staff think the lump of metal and plastic came from their oven, perhaps an inspector needs to pay the kitchen a visit to see if their equipment is fit for purpose!

I'm not local so went here for lunch because of the reviews. Definitely not let down, burger was delicious (hand made) beautifully seasoned, well cooked chips and had 2 lattes because I enjoyed that too. Service perfection also, like they can mind read. 😋👏

The wife and I went for a 1:30 Sunday lunch, it was busy and noisy, or you might say vibrant, depending on your point of view. The staff were attentive, the food was hot, well presented and tasty (if a little over seasoned) , the cost was mid-range. The downside on this occasion, was that I found a sizable chunk of metal and plastic in my food. Luckily I saw it before trying to eat it! Or it could have been an expensive and painful trip to the dentist or A&E. Accidents happen, we've eaten there before, and probably will eat there again, probably...maybe. Upon showing the waitress the intruding metalwork on the plate, she was nonchalantly apologetic and took the plate and offending article away to show her colleagues. She came back a minute later and said a colleague said it probably came from the oven. She offered free desserts as an apology. In hindsight, I think this was a disappointingly poor apology given what COULD have happened; but at the time we were so shocked we didn't really push-back. As their own staff think the lump of metal and plastic came from their oven, perhaps an inspector needs to pay the kitchen a visit to see if their equipment is fit for purpose!

Great local pub with tasty food. Ideal for couples, families and dog friendly. Plenty of outside seating space including a children's play area.

Always excellent service. Food always good, plentiful and reasonsbly priced. Staff friendly.

Lovely garden for children to play in but better food can be found elsewhere. Service is a bit slow but the staff very friendly and helpful.

Lovely food and very friendly staff

I decided to book a lunch out with my partner ahead of a lunch meeting due in April. I had, had good reports from colleagues about this Gastro Pub but wanted to check things out for myself. I was blown away by the place and for a Monday at Lunchtime was busy - we booked at 12 and the place is a very pleasant place indeed. Very welcoming - on the website it states bar snacks only - but all the menu was on offer ! The food was very hot and portions very large for me ( I only eat a small portion) I had to leave some of my mash potato ! the staff we're welcoming and inviting and the wait time was very reasonable indeed. There was a large party as the lunch time progressed. The Menu is amazing and lots of choice to choose from. Well recommended and I will return for work and play!

Quiet pub in Barming, Sunday lunch was nice. Good service. Lovely garden

A lovely Sunday lunch. Plenty of choices and beautifully presented.

Went for Sunday dinner and it was overly service was fast and polite and efficient. They even e plined they were short of staff but it was perfect. *****

Absolutely amazing sunday lunch delivered hot and well presented for 15 guests to celebrate my dad's 90th birthday. Have used before for takeaway but this was sensational. Also great place to eat in if you can!!

Remains good as always. Service great. Good food. Varied lunch time menu.

Food was lovely even though there was 13 of us because we was celebrating a birthday let us bring own cake , staff so friendly and attentive

Excellent value Sunday roasts with 8 different vegetables (that's a big plus in my view) and generous portions of meat. A really good mix of local people when we went on a busy Sunday lunchtime - mostly seemed to be friends, and families with children - which makes for a great atmosphere. Staff were very pleasant and helpful and no issues with any of our meals. Recommended!

Food was not nice not a great deal of choice either more of a local pub

Went for dinner with kids and husband staff are not welcoming no help food is disgusting litterly un eatable would be served better at a macdonalds iv never tasted anything so terrible in my life partner is still vomiting and having after effects will never forget my experience please dont eat here its nasty

Very nice atmosphere good food good service

Worked all over Kent for years, but only came across the Redstart 2 weeks ago. Dined lunchtime on a Thursday with 4 friends. All agreed that the various choices of meals were superb. Served by a very efficient female European bar person who was readily available when required. In all, a very pleasant dining experience, we will return.

Good food & good atmosphere, friendly staff & good service

Visited this establishment today with my mother and father and my wife. Three courses all served very promptly even though there were four different hot main meals all were piping hot and the food extremely good. Full marks to Edriss and Kasia and staff for...

Good atmosphere, nice service. Sunday roast is so so. Potatoes are so hard, not freshly cooked, they are from fridge, impossible to eat. All 3 of us left all the potatoes. Quite disappointed!

Great food and service. My colleague says it's like sitting in someone's front room which isn't too far from the truth but personally I think it is cool.

Thank you! A great night for a joint Stag&Hen Hosted 60 plus people, drinks and nibbles whilst also serving some great food for those who wanted it. Amazing bar staff, friendly and so helpful. Would highly recommend visiting. We have always had great food and...

Met friends here ...what a lovely place for lunch ...great food ..lovely staff