The Rose Revived in Tonbridge and Malling

We were there for a wake. The food and service was excellent

Good carvery roast on a Sunday. 3 meats and a really good selection of veg. Prob best to book but they were able to find us a table for 2 as walk ups.

Was charged full price for the “carvery” which consisted of old leftovers and a bowl of frozen vegetables for the table to share. Awful experience, a microwave meal would have been better.

Had our wedding there. Thank you so much. Everyone enjoyed themselves.

First visit - would definitely recommend.

A little disappointing I am afraid. The team were extremely friendly and enthusiastic however when it came to ordering food, both the pies and steak were unavailable. The food we did have was ok but I would suggest that they stock up somewhat particularly on fresh salad as that looked a little sad too. I hope it was just an issue on the day.

Went for a last-minute lunch here with my 7 year old and it was absolutely perfect. The atmosphere was calm and the staff were very welcoming and accommodating. The food was delicious and very reasonably priced. I wouldn’t hesitate to return.

Lovely decor. Had the carvery on a Sunday and really enjoyed it. Lovely meat and great value for 2 courses. Nice beer too

Great food and service. Would recommend the Turkey and Ham Pie. Huge.

Lovely staff. Jody and Nick were amazing!

Nice old worldly style pub, friendly service and big beer garden.

UPDATED AUGUST 2024:: Went back here for the thursday steak night. Now I'm not usually one to be fussy but i mean this food was a joke. My partners steak was cooked to perfection but this time we got about 8 chips and a pathetic salad. I had the fish and chips and for £17 it was nowhere near worth it. The fish was absolutely tiny and again, i had about 7 or 8 chips. The peas had obviously gone off (they were brown) and tasted funny. They no longer serve sauces in bottles, but instead in those cheap packets of sauce where you need about 300 to have any amount of usable sauce on your plate. We were even still hungry after the meal! Now for the service and atmosphere. The service was very very good, very friendly staff and also attentive and I can't really write anything negative about them! However the atmosphere was shocking. When we walked into the pub we were met with complete silence and disgusted glares by what i can only assume were the locals as the staff knew them by name. While we waited in the queue at the bar to be served, the locals were constantly giving us disgusted looks to us and our dogs (the dogs did not bark or growl the entire time, just sat by our side). This made us feel very unwelcome as we had to wait in the queue whilst knowingly being judged. I will certainly not be back again unless they can fix their standards with the food. We quickly finished our food, immediately paid, and went to another pub for some better food and desert (and better priced!). If i come back again, i will update this review. MARCH 2024 REVIEW (Rated 5 stars): Went for the thursday steak night for just £10pp. It was hardly busy, maybe only around 5 other tables in the entire pub. Staff were very friendly and also funny, made us feel very at home. Very attentive staff too. Overall for the price to food ratio i must say it's a 9/10. The steaks are 8oz and far thicker than i thought and also juicy (don't worry, we had already eaten half the steak by the time i had taken photos). Salad was a bit on the questionable side, but it was still nice. Chips are also lightly spiced which is a good touch. Deserts, although expensive, were very nice and presented nice too with fairly large portions. Overall, i could not fault this place at all! I thought it would have a "toby carvery" sort of feel to it, but it feels like a normal country british pub! I would definetly come again, as we didn't spend much per person and the quality of the food was amazing (for the price).

Lovely staff when I dj there a few weeks ago

Nice location and great pub. Will be returning soon for steak night

Very disappointed on this visit. My prawn cocktail was brought ages before my husband's starter. It was very tired. Limp lettuce. No plate under glass. No brown bread When main courses came chios & peas both cold. Scampl & fish hot. Looks as chips & peas had been put on plate well before fish dishes. They had a large private party on that day but that shouldn't affect other customers. We were given 10% off but given chips & peas were inedible I think we should have been given one meal free as I could only eat the scampi.

Absolutely amazing meal, the overall standard has definitely improved, service and food , spot on... bonus, the garden is beautiful, can't wait to go back x

Has an awesome 3 course Saturday carvey with family. We had pawn cocktail, tomato and pepper soup, Steak and Ale pie, Steak, Gammon and a nut roast, sticky toffee pudding, raspberry sorbet and white chocolate and raspberry cheese cake. Massive big big value for money portions delicious buttered veggies. Everything homemade and cooked just the way we like it. Everything was just awesome and we finished off with Jameson's cream liqueur coffee that was perfect. Deffo 1 of the best carvery's we've had in a long time. Warm friendly staff, nothing too much trouble to fix, veggies an vegans welcome. Fantastic selection of beverages. Just wish id taken some pics but it was so good i just wanted to tuck in. We're deffo heading back soon. 1000/1000 from us.

Enjoyed a lovely carvery today with family. All staff very friendly and welcoming. Substantial portions. Would recommend!

Food poor quality & glasses filthy. Wouldn't go back.

Without doubt the worst starter and main carvery roast dinner I have ever had .

Fabulous spot. Able to stay overnight in our campervan in the field out back. Lovely food and amazing staff

Had a lovely lunch on my birthday. Service was A*, food was very nice and well priced, with a lovely Country pub atmosphere 😀

Always a warm welcome, and excellent food.

Held our Football teams presentation here in the wonderful marquee, and made use of the tranquil garden & Field while the players partied. very Freindly & welcoming Staff, fantastic Food & quick service. Paul was on hand to assist with our every need on the evening to make sure all our players and their families enjoyed the evening to the fullest. Will certainly be taking him up on his invitation back sometime in the summer

We had a fantastic time. The beer garden is a suntrap. They are doggie friendly and food is delicious 😋😋😋

Landlord constantly making terrible, embarrassing, poor jokes. Cavery average. Pie was very poor. Service very slow and they lost a lot of potential earnings due to this. Shame cos a lovely pub and grounds. I wouldn't come here again and I am advising the car club we was with to move to a better venue.

Shocking service - can’t seem to handle serving a carvery to people. Running out of everything 2 hours into service. Strange one wouldn’t come back for food.

This is a honest review,we arrived at 8.30 really hungry went up to the carvery not much left and mostly dried up and parsnip hard as rock the guy behind the counter had to hold the cauliflower tray because hardly any left and so dried up the tray kept moving around when I tried to scrap it out, about ten mins later the guy behind the counter cleared it all away so we paid full price for the dregs ,I don't know why we did not say anything but when the waitresse came to clear up I did say it was very dried up she just said sorry about that smiled and just walked off. Will not waste my hard earnt cash in the pub AGAIN.

Great service and tasty food which was reasonably priced. Dog friendly. Will definitely be coming again.

When we pulled into an empty car park on a Saturday lunchtime it should have warned us that this was not a popular pub. The service was friendly but very slow. The kitchen was even slower. It took 30 minutes to produce a limited menu meal when only one other table was occupied. The food was mediocre. I certainly will not be going again

Warming up my pint of Harvey's in my daughter's trainer, as it's always served too cold 🤷‍♂️

Went for Sunday carvery- £16.95- plates were tiny and the amount of meat served was paltry, I expect to be given more than 2 half slices of meat. The website has images of mash, peas and stuffing when talking about carvery yet none of these were available. Made for a very underwhelming experience when these pretty basic bits of a carvery are missing. Gravy was very thin also. Wont be going back.

Visited for Sunday carvery at £16.50 to be served the two smallest pieces of meat I have ever had on a meal, let alone a carvery. Gravy was very thin, like water. Vegetables were fine, nothing to write home about. One of our party had the sticky toffee pudding taken off of the bill as they couldn’t put their spoon through it. Polite service was probably the best thing. Doubtful to revisit or recommend.

Only stopped off a fewvtines with a friend for a drink. Friendly bar staff and nice atmosphere. Haven't eaten there but it does look great!

Excellent meal and service. Bent over backwards to help us Have a good time.checked up to make sure the meal was OK. Will be back again.

Generous portions. Very nice restaurant

Went for Mother's day and had the Carvery. The beef was beautiful, very tender. Lots if different vegetables on offer alongside crispy roast potatoes and a very fluffy yorkshire pud.

Had a great meal there today with my family. Wonderful atmosphere with the roaring log fire. Food lovely, service excellent and the host was friendly. This is our second visit and we will be coming back and telling our friends. Thanks for making it so memorable.

The Rose Revived's carvery is back to its very best. Absolutely lovely. Looking forward to a return visit.

Today I was there for the Sunday carvery and we had a great time. From the moment we came through the door we were welcomed and felt right at home. Food was good and the service was excellent. We will be back for either a steak night or pizza or maybe even both but have a feeling that will be our go to place at least once a month for the carvery.

Carvery was nice, beer a service great. Would go back.

Elton John tribute night. Entertainment good if you thrive on EJ. Food plentiful if you like steak and cheese. Amusing service.

A poorly kept facility, toilets extremely dirty & the quality of food below par & the service was non existent - won't be back

Excellent place to visit, all staff are very friendly. Food was very good.

Had a lovely meal at The Rose Revived yesterday. Was really impressed for my first visit. Was made to feel welcome by the friendly and hard working staff - Paul and Nick - as was every other customer in the pub. Nice to see the real fire going in the fire place, perfect for a cold January day. I thought the food was delicious and well cooked. I even noted some vegan choices on the menu (but sadly the main wasn’t available so that is the only issue i found). I had a glass of the Shiraz which was good too! Another aspect is the music it is not your normal run of the mill piped stuff, but thoughtful and well put together play lists to suit every taste pitched at just the right level not to overpower, but blend in and add to the atmosphere. Finished off the visit with a coffee in front of the fire chatting to a group of the regulars - again another friendly welcome and it was great to meet you all gents, thank you for yr company. It all combined to make a really lovely afternoon at The Rose Revived.

Lovely. Will go again. Great service.

Had a lovely meal with my children, lovely atmosphere and staff were extremely friendly. Will definitely come back

We went on a Wednesday evening Not overcrowded, Friendly Staff and accommodating Cosy pub restaurant

Lovely carvery 👌 not much space by the bar area, but plenty of space outside. Staff were very friendly and helpful.

We booked with a group of friends for our annual Christmas lunch. We requested the marquee and everything was agreed in advance, number of attendees, arrival time, menu, etc When we arrived the marquee was locked. When we finally entered it is an understatement to say we were disappointed. It was the saddest place I have ever seen. Stacked chairs, dirty floor, a line of mistmached wooden table, not a Christmas decoration, no tablecloths (they said we were expected to bring our own tablecloths). They eventually put a joke of tablecloth, some cutlery and a few cracker after we complained. The food was inedible, we paid the full price as requested but the starter was miserable and the salmon was so dry it was basically inedible. The pudding tasted horribly. It was clearly old. The staff was unprofessional and very rude. I will not go back there ever. Avoid this place of you can.

We had company Xmas dinner, supplied our choice of meals required 1 week ahead of date, they had forgotten we were coming and were not prepared for us and very surprised, we then had to wait extra hour so the food could be prepared . Food was not good, no vegetables, poorly prepared. Very bad experience, will never go to this pub/restaurant again . Very disappointed.☹️

Food sadly overcooked and chewy. Carvery is a buffet service so food has been under a hot lamp. Service poor no one looking up at diners. We left after eating, no dessert. Won't be returning. Shame should have been advertised as buffet carvery, we wouldn't have booked. Sorry we were disappointed.

Lively setting, we had the Sunday Carvery which looked really nice, unfortunately the vegetables were not cooked, so difficult to cut through them. Think we were just unlucky as it was busy and perhaps in a rush to get food out. Will return to see if better next time.

Had an amazing mid-week carvery. Food was hot and clearly fresh. Waitress was very attentive. 10/10 experience.

This was my first time visiting for the carvery lunch and I wasn't disappointed.The staff were very welcoming and polite throughout our visit nothing was too much trouble for them. The meat was cooked beautifully and there were 3 choices you could have.We were given the option of kids,large or XL serving, large option was more than enough as you serve yourself there was a great selection of vegetables. The pub is very popular so be prepared for a wait.A lovely selection of desserts available although,when we ordered they were in the process of serving the outside area which had 30 people,so did have to wait. This hasn't put us off though we will definitely be returning for another meal.The only issue with this pub being so popular is there is limited parking available.

Good food lovely atmosphere and service was great

Lovely carvery and good value 👌

Great place to come always visit when around the area. Food is on point and staff are always friendly and helpful! Only suggestion is to perfect roast potatoes! Still great but could be better! Keep the pub going it’s a lovely establishment!

Went to my friends wake here expensive drinks toilet roll throughout the night was scarce and bar staff weren't there till closing. Clean inside and disabled access however no disabled toilet .

The staff were very friendly, but the food was awful, after we left I became quite unwell. I will not be coming back! Which is a shame as the pub and staff are nice.

Poor carvery, looked and smelt nice. Potatoes still hard, cauliflower cheese dried up on hot plate and generally not good value for money. Won’t be going again

Very smelly and damp place, flies and bees everywhere,food was substandard

Food was ok, not the best. I will not return

Went for a lunch time meal with my grandchildren food was awful wouldn’t go again

If there were half stars I would certainly give instead of one!! My husband and I went for the carvery we are both vegan thinking we would have the vegan nut roast the very timid waitress who clearly did not know what day it was said fine I then went to get my carvery of nut roast and the chef said we had to pre order firstly it does not state that on the menu and the waitress did not say either We ended up with 2 sloppy veg lasagna Sorry was my birthday 🎂 not a great result PLEASE WHY NOT STATE THIS ON THE MENU OR BETTER STILL PUT NUT ROAST OUT AS AN OPTION THERE ARE PLENTY OF VEGANS ABOUT WE ARE NOT ALIENS AND THE TOILETS VERY DIRTY..... AVOID THIS PUB

Visited the pub for dinner. We ordered fish and chips and were really disappointed. The fish for the price was tiny, and very tasteless. The standard has really gone down since we were there a few months ago.

Superb pub, and one of the last in or near Hadlow. Staropramen on tap, so automatically deserves a good review. Good carvery although turned up a bit late and didn't book! My bad!

Just been subjected to what was one of the worst meals I have been subjected to in a very long time. If I could have rated it less than one star I would have. It was inedible. The roast beef served with the carvery, desire being thin, could not be cut even using a steak knife. Probably better not to mention the vegetables. The chicken in the Caesar salad was clearly cooked some days ago. Drink orders were wrong, not once but twice. I could continue but won't. Despite complaining to the waiting staff and the manager no gesture was made when the bill appeared. Not even a drink free. Finally when I paid the bill and asked for my receipt the waitress simply walked off without giving to me and had to be called back. Would neither return nor recommend but more importantly would actively dissuade people from going.

Lovely pub, lovely staff and food was really good.

My mum, two year old and I visited, hoping for a nice lunch on 13/06/2023. We were greeted by a polite member of staff, who was at the time, behind the bar. We were offered a table inside or out. We chose inside as it was a little too hot for my daughter outside. We tried to order drinks, the waitress said she wasn’t sure about one of them so went to get it for us to take a look. (My mum asked for cloudy apple juice). A gentleman then appeared, who I would assume is the manager. He proceeded to take our order stating the apple juice was cloudy and we ordered our lunch, off of the lunchtime menu at the same time. I opted for the “steak and onion ciabatta” and my mum had the “gammon and mustard”. The wording on the menu would suggest this is fresh steak and gammon but oh no, it was left over carvery meat, with the beef having been heated back through in gravy. It was almost inedible. I did my best to eat it but felt as if I was going to be sick so I discarded the rest. My mum also tried to eat hers, as we were all really hungry but it was clear the meat was not fresh. My daughters kids meal (burger and chips) was absolutely awful. She loves food but refused the meal (apart from a few chips). This was a burger straight out the freezer. Not one part of her meal was fresh. The chips even tasted as though they had been reheated. The server came around before we had started eating and then was not seen again until the end of our visit although it was quiet. (Only one table of two inside and a few drinkers out). When we challenged the freshness of the food, we were told it is fresh and they clearly did not care. Even though the food was inedible, they did nothing. No offer of replacement food (of course we would’ve declined) or monies taken off of the bill. Not even an apology for us being dissatisfied. Very poor customer service and even poorer quality of food. The entire place was grotty. I’ve attached pictures of their carvery serving station, which we were sitting adjacent to, which was not served on a Tuesday but had not been properly cleaned up in quite some time. Having spent years in the pub and bar industry myself, I would definitely say avoid. If the places you can see are that dirty, it churns my stomach to think of the cleanliness of the places you can’t! If we had seen how dirty it was before eating we would’ve left. We went passed the carvery serving station as my daughter was taking a walk while waiting for our bill. Even the paving around the building is hazardous, the pointing has crumbled and the majority of pavers are loose. It’s really sad, years ago, it was a really nice country pub.

Popped in for lunch on a Saturday and enjoyed a couple of hours here. The girls that served us were a credit to the pub and the food was both delicious and a good portion size. We took my 89 year old Mum and the staff were excellent with her showing patients and were very helpful. We would recommend booking a table as the pub garden filled up quickly whilst we were there and in poorer weather I would guess that would mean the pub would fill up as well. The new owners are doing a stirling job and Mum's already pestering to be taken back, she'll have her wish sooner rather than later.

We went today for our grandsons birthday took over an hr for food to arrive 6of us I had blue cheese burger it was not in a brieoch bun cheese was not melted just a cold chunk put on it lots of other things wrong the poor waitress came and said it was an agency chef that didn’t know his way around the kitchen but honestly his cooking skills were useless

Decent food at a reasonable price. Service rather patchy and little atmosphere.

We visited this pub today and was less than impressed. The pub was quiet and lacked atmosphere and the welcome was an attitude of really couldn't be bothered. We were shown to a table and given the menu. The children's meal is over priced and didn't even include a drink. The steak and onion chiabata ( you would think would be freshly fried minute steak and onions) oh no warmed up left over beef in gravy from the carvery a few days before!!. When we raised this as a complaint we were told that's the way it's cooked , with a little gravy to give it flavour??. No apology, or discount was offered. The attitude was they really couldn't be bothered, take it or leave it , totally unprofessional, dis interested, non engaging customer service. You would think with the cost of living at the moment they would appreciate the custom Diner beware!! We will never eat here again.

Food fab, I had chicken in a teriyaki sauce with sesame, cheesy truffle chips and a lovely fresh mixed salad. For dessert a scrumptious cheese cake. I cannot fault the food or kind service from the lovely friendly staff, and the chef. One gripe, it was a Monday lunchtime and after, what I imagine was a busy Sunday, the garden had quite a lot of litter on the ground, and the tables had rubbish on them, were dirty, with bits of old food and dirty/full ashtrays on them so I cleaned our space and collected the trash on the ground so we could sit in a nice cleaner surroundings. Hence the 4 stars. Pity as I couldn't find fault with the food and service.

The Carvery was the reason for our visit but at 8pm you’re left with over cooked veg, 2 very dry looking pieces of meat instead of 3, dirty serving spoons all in a greasy bowl of ‘water’ which I refused to use. Apparently we should have been at 3pm if we wanted it all! But price was the same so quality and quantity should also be the same! Tea was served with a dirty cup and extra sugar lumps brought in the hand of the waitress - will not be returning anytime soon.

Service was slow , chips were amazing , food generally was ok Limited gluten free menu

The food wasn't great , the rhubarb crumble was terrible! Just very sloppy , and what looked like a sprinkling of breadcrumbs on the top , no crumble at all ! Won't be returning im afraid.

After a frosty reception we enjoyed a nice meal but did go King Size. Kids carvery option was a bit small with only one slice permitted but we were greeted with a clean plate after. We did not take any desserts

Great food, great portions on the carvery and friendly staff.

Had the carvery, great friendly service good value.

Second time of going for food ,1st carvery absolutely spot on 2nd time steak night it just gets better every time. Staff I can't fault happy and and will do anything to help 🙂

Nice staff. Sunday roast was tasty.

Had a carvery on Sunday. The staff were friendly and helpful. Made me a gluten free veg gravy. The meat was cooked well albeit the gammon was very fatty. The vegetables were amazing. No room for desserts this time.

Had the carvery 2 small slices of meat as if I could have some more and was not sorry no. Some of the vegetables where cold would not go back

Steak night was excellent shame we got there @8:15pm so when we had finished no desert as chef had gone home but will go back again for the steak again.😊

Absolutely fantastic atmosphere and food

We came to the Rose Revived for my brothers birthday meal, hoping for a friendly pub welcome along with a tasty lunch. Not asking for too much. To say we left disappointed is an understatement, the staff were not welcoming, the lad behind the bar seemed as though he was still in training and was not sure how a busy Sunday pub runs. We saw what we assumed was a manager just wondering around, whilst the rest of the staff were running round like headless chickens. The chef on the carvary delightfully told us he was dealing with both the carvary and restaurant orders, with no assistance. Personally, will not be recommending this pub to anyone who is looking to enjoy a Sunday roast.

Fairly quiet on Saturday night, food looks good with a quite reasonably priced steak night advertised. Nice decor and easy parking.

How can they charge £15 for a simple risotto! Used to be reasonably priced but unfortunatley is no longer

Very attentive staff, nice surroundings, a good choice of ales. We went for the Thursday steak night,steak cooked perfectly, good portions and well worth the money, we will definitely be going back.

We went along to The Rose, Revived for their famous Sunday Carvery. We booked, as we know Sundays get busy. It didn't disapoint. They offered 3 types of meat and I opted for the beef; it was beautifully cooked. Generous portions, friendly and attentive staff, generally a lovely atmosphere. We'll worth a visit if you fancy somewhere thats a bit nicer than a regular pub.

I came here for a carvery with my friend. I'm a non meat eater and the veggie options contained garlic ( which I can't eat) . So I had a huge plate of veg and a yorkie. Absolutely delicious. Mid week on a Wednesday!

We have been looking for the perfect Sunday carvery for a while now and have tried a few places where the food quality was not great. Today we tried the Rose Revived and we are so happy. The carvery was delicious, really good quality meat, veg, yorkshires and roast potatoes. The service was also lovely. Very reasonable price. Will definitely be returning.

Enjoyed the experience nice food and staff

Warm welcome Lovely open fire & Good beer 🍺

Well worth a visit he pub was recently sold to a small chain of pubs and had a refurb recently. The staff are very helpful and want the pub to succeed so please support them

When we first found this pub the carvery was banging. Everything was lovely and hot & the roast potatoes were nice and crispy (cooked to perfection). Our 2nd visit was not as pleasant as the spuds were not as great as the first time and service was a bit slow. We thought we would hit it one more time thinking as the 1st time was superb maybe the 2nd visit was just a chef blip. Well I'm sorry to say that the 3rd visit was our final visit. The meats were cold, the veg had been sitting in the same spot under the heat for too long without being ruffled. The spuds were under cooked and the only way to warm up the meal was to drown it in gravy. I'm afraid we gave this carvery enough chances and it just can't perform in a consistent manner with the presentation of food so we won't be visiting again even though I did enjoy a lovely pint of Harveys.

Visited today for dinner with my family and was not disappointed. The pizzas are huge! Excellent value at two for £15 on a Saturday and great service. They didn’t have something that my husband ordered but came out with several alternative options. Very satisfied with the service received. Will definitely be visiting again soon!

Lovely open fire 🔥 great staff 👍