The Windmill Tavern in Gravesham

The Windmill Tavern is a precious gem. My wife took me there yesterday for Sunday lunch to mark a rare day off. It was the best Sunday lunch we have ever had out without a doubt! We started with prawn cocktails. This had to be followed by the roast beef and all the trimmings. The topside was superb, perfectly cooked and succulent but the portion was far too generous. There was attention to detail with everything on the plate. The carrot and parsnip were tasty. The cauliflower was cheesy. The roast potatoes were crisp on the outside and fluffy within and the Yorkshire pudding was great both in flavour and texture. The wine we chose was top of the range. And the service was impeccably friendly. All in all I had the best outing for a very long time. Thank you.

Glorious Food Fantastic service Great local pub

the food was lovely, huge courses well worth the money, highly recommend

I use this public house every Sunday and now matter what's happening Grace ( my dog ) and myself are always made to feel welcome and Grace gets spoiled rotten. 10 out of 10

AMAZING pub, definitely come here, lovely staff xx

What a brilliant evening! We only came out for a quick chat, and there was karaoke. Normally this would put us off, but everyone was getting involved (even the landlord!) and the atmosphere was incredible. Hats off to the staff, who kept everyone happy all night.

Went for a Sunday roast which was lovely, great portion sizes and the staff are really friendly and helpful! Will be back.

Great Sunday roast for the entire family with really friendly service by all the staff

Wow what a roast! Best not tell the wife but one of the best 😜

Went there as the Chefs guest on Sunday and what an absolute treat it was. Starters was a choice of three and we had the homemade soup. Stilton and Broccoli it was lovely. Main course I chose the gammon and beef and along with one of the best Yorkshire puddings I have ever had along with lovely roast potatoes and parsnips and fresh vegetables it was a real treat. The pudding I chose was sticky toffee and with proper custard. The location was great and the food was excellent well worth a visit and we will be going back. Jimmy L

It is a lovely atmosphere, food is delicious massive portions definitely fill you up

The atmosphere is lovely, the people were very kind and helpful and the Sunday roast was absolutely incredible! Perfect ending to our holiday

Enjoyed a lovely Sunday afternoon here, staff were friendly and very accommodating. The Roast dinner was amazing from the lamb right down to the roasted carrots ! Highly recommend!

Great Sunday lunch. Fitted 9 people in very last minute. Very friendly and great service. Thank you

This place is my go to pub. Nice and relaxing. Best pub garden in gravesend and the prices ain’t bad either. Staff take care of you and never disappoint. Keep up the good work!

I used to drink here many years ago, and myself and some friends have been in a few times recently. We had food yesterday and it was great Better than I expected. Manor Farm Barn and the Prince of Orange which are my local pubs do food but they are very pricey. Our food waa excellent and at a very reasonable price. I met Ed the landlord who as I understand it, is also the chef. I had scampi and chips and my partner had chicken wrap. Both delicious. The times I have visited recently I have been welcomed as If I was a regular and I really appreciate that. I have been served by Ed and two of his waitresses, whom I made a note of their names because they are so happy and friendly. In a pub this is so important to me, my colleagues, friends and family. Looking forward to a big night out with us all as I feel safe and welcomed. Great place, fantastic food and friendly, welcoming staff. I had to write this as I felt so strongly that this place warranted a review, and so I've done it. Great pub Ed, Naomi and Kirsty. Thanks to you and all the staff. Nick

Good pub , friendly staff and ownership , nice regular

Great pub. Owners down to earth. Great put before a night out or even a chill night out.

I am regular at the windmill tavern, great quiet family pub. Just situated outside of the town centre quiet enough but not loud like town. Highly recommended. Great gardens to sit a chill in. Great friendly staff. I could not recommend more. Pub, grounds/garden, staff, food/kitchen 5⭐... Come and see what new this week...

Visited here on a Tuesday, asked about food,kitchen not open on a Tuesday, so had some chrisps instead..Nice pint of Guinness for me and my mate had a cider which he enjoyed. Very nice beer garden out back to enjoy the sun.

Visited here on a Tuesday, asked about food,kitchen not open on a Tuesday, so had some chrisps instead..Nice pint of Guinness for me and my mate had a cider which he enjoyed. Very nice beer garden out back to enjoy the sun.

Nice place nice garden 😀 friendly staff

Nice place nice garden 😀 friendly staff

Back again 2024. BBQ was amazing. All natural selection of meat and cooked to perfection. Great atmosphere for all. Don’t want to go home.

I'm not sure about food as the first time visiting this venue. Family gathering in the garden. Two private events were taking place. Large garden divided into two sections. BBQ was available, reasonably priced. Parking was limited. Would definitely revisit if in the area. Staff friendly and helpful.

Hidden gem! Cosy pub with a beautiful garden, perfect place to enjoy a pint on a summers day - great food too!

Lovely pub with a really nice garden. Friendly staff and a decent pint.

I went with the family for an anniversary occasion. The garden is huge with beautiful flowers and lead into windmill hill with its tennis courts and bowling green. The tavern itself looks rustic. Seating area is very comfortable. Well worth a visit.

A farewell to a friend of our daughters was the occasion. The garden area is laid out with benches, tables surrounded by Roses of all colours, plenty of other flowers, giving a summery atmosphere as all present , chatted, drank and the dad's/ uncles played with the children who clearly enjoyed the location. Prices as expected. Parking is not so easy. A pleasant experience.

Good atmosphere, good beer, nice garden. I haven't tried the food so I can't comment. My only complaint is that parking is very limited, but as it is a pub, and its probably a good idea to get an Uber to it, I haven't marked it down for this.

The only reason I have a TripAdvisor account is to write this review. I have never been to such a pub. Kids everywhere including at the bar which I think is illegal isn’t it, dogs off leads, dogs on seats, dogs walking behind the bar, dogs in the no dogs bar, almost no bar staff, run out of glasses, dope smoking in the garden and out the front. Not sure who was in charge. I’ll stick to my local.

Well here is an honest review for our first time here………. Excellent and I couldn’t eat it all but left enough room for dessert 😜

What a feast! James outdid himself today! Absolutely incredible Yorkshire pudding loads of fresh cooked vegetables and as much tasty gravy as you want!

An excellent Sunday lunch with fresh farm veg and delicious roast pork, Yorkshire and tasty roast potatoes. I would highly recommend for a home-cooked Sunday roast

Great Sunday lunch, perfectly cooked home from home and the choice of beer’s was amazing

We don't enjoy going out for a Sunday Roast as they're usually nowhere near as good as the wife's but we decided to give her the day off for Mothers day and try somewhere new. I had the lamb, the wife had the beef and the kids had the chicken. Very nice indeed, great portion sizes and everything cooked well with proper gravy! Staff were very friendly and the Garden looked lovely. We'll be back.

Came down to try the roast dinners after a good recommendation from a friend and my god they were good! My Mrs said she finally has found somewhere that does a roast as good as home! The staff were fantastic and very accommodating and all the food and drinks were to die for. Even the customers in there were lovely! thank you guys will definitely be back!

Great pub tucked away from the main centre of Gravesend. Good cask beer, darts board, two separate bar areas.

A cosy British pub with proper British food at reasonable prices (no frozen roast potatoes on your roast here!).

A proper cosy British pub with proper food at reasonable prices.

Really nice little pub highly recommended for a couple beers and good live music very friendly staff 👍

The staff made me feel welcome and a nice pint of Doom bar. Very nice pub to visit

This is my go to pub when I am visiting family in Gravesend. Friendly staff and a great owner (Paul).

I visited on Saturday 2023-08-19 ~14:00 for a late lunch. The beer garden was big and got plenty of tables. The burger 🍔 was ok, fresh from the grill. Nothing could have gone wrong really since it only has simple components. However beer and food options were quite limited, also the general cleanliness wasn’t great.

Visiting friends in the area, this was the venue recommended for lunch. I have to confess that, on arrival, I found the interior to be rather shabby and was concerned about the apparent lack of customers and staff. As the weather was warm, we chose to sit in the garden and, once again, it all seemed rather tired and shabby. However, the staff that served us were all friendly and the food was fantastic. There were four of us and, between us, we ordered three scampi and chips and one burger. The food was well cooked and well presented. More importantly, it was served hot and very quickly. I wish I had gone for the burger, because that looked amazing and I have since heard that burgers at The Windmill Tavern are bordering on legendary. So no complaints about the food or the staff but, for me personally, I just wanted the inside and outside spruced up a little. Then again, people tell me that "Shabby Chic" is a style, so perhaps I am the one who is out of touch!!

We had hired the gazebo for a family and friends celebration several months ago, and despite some changes in staff/management between booking and the event itself, the current staff made sure our event was as we'd originally hoped. Ed and Louise and the rest of the team did brilliantly to accommodate our party of 60, reserving an area in the sun as well as making the gazebo look amazing for us. They were really helpful with our large pre-order of bottles for arrival drinks for people, and were really helpful when it came to some guests' dietary requirements. The BBQ food that was available went down a treat! All our guests had a great time and said how lovely the garden is and that they would be back. We were really happy and would recommend it as a perfect venue for a big get-together.

Fantastic pub. Very much a country pub, in a town! Garden is fantastic and a real sun trap, with fantastic food! Friendly staff, with a brilliant and friendly environment!

Nice looking pub but needs to improve on customer service/care. Visited here on Mothers Day and had a cracking meal and the staff who were there at the time were fantastic. Sadly though the staff who had customer care skills have now sadly left. I booked for an event for my Birthday in July yet the pub had the audacity to cancel my booking without even ringing me up even though they had my mobile number written down in their diary. They said they contacted me via email yet I never received this email. All very sad as when the previous staff were there it ran like clockwork. All it needs is for them to have some customer care skills and it would be a lovely pub.

What a shame! This used to be the best pub in Gravesend but has become a mess with awful service. We popped in for some drinks and food but the kitchen was closed despite the sign outside. It took ages to get served just drinks as there was no one behind the bar for a while. We was going to ask about coming back later for food but the barmaid was on her phone. It all looks so unloved now with a couple of strange but friendly locals making it even less attractive! Please, please turn back the clock!!!

The four of us went for Sunday lunch on Mother's Day, cracking place. Staff were lovely and food was amazing. Its the extra touches that matter and today my Wife was offered a complimentary drink for Mothers Day, meal came with complimentary wine and then at the end she was presented with a box of chocolates. Great seeing the place busy too. Thank you we will be back for definite.

Delicious Sunday roast. large portion. couldn’t manage a dessert as was full up. yorkshires were perfect

Would leave 0 stars if I could! Was charged £9 for 3 diet cokes only to find out we’d been served tescos own brand diet cola! When I pointed it out I was shrugged at and told the taps were broken. Drink was undrinkable so took it back to the bar and requested a refund. Got told you always get charged more at a pub. If you’re going to charge £3 for a single Diet Coke, you should be buying the branded and you’d still be making a profit to cover your over heads. Disgusting.

I visited with friends for afternoon tea and I could not fault the garden or the service. Food was lovely with a nice selection and staff were attentive.

A delicious Sunday roast dinner today in the lovely sunny garden. The meat was tender, roast potatoes crispy and the veg just right

Country pub in the city. Friendly, good beer, rambling rooms and big garden. Has Proper Job and Timothy Taylors real ale -amongst others. Usually good local atmosphere. Occasional bands.

A fantastic pub with a great atmosphere. The Sunday lunch is to die for!! Hands down succulent meat, crispy potatoes and beautiful crunchy veg served in generous portions! The garden was a gorgeous place to enjoy the meal and the attention to detail from the gardener is amazing. I think he should be on the Chelsea flower show the garden is that beautiful. So definitely make room and roll up to the windmill tavern. A great place any day of the week!

Wow, what a pub! I visited for the first time this week and quite honestly I’ve never had pub food SO GOOD! The service was amazing, everyone is friendly and attentive. The pub is well presented and the garden is amazing, will definitely be spending a lot of my summer evenings there! The food is incredible, great portion sizes and well presented. Looking forward to visiting again soon!

Highly recommend this pub! It’s super welcoming and has a lovely selection of food that caters for all needs. The garden is lovely and I’m very much looking forward to spending some of my summer in the pub garden!

Bar staff were very attentive, food was delicious. We had the seafood platter and i must admit it was

One of the best places in Gravesend.

With my work colleagues for mine and my friends leaving do. the food is unreal, my friends friend Joe is the chef and his done an amazing job! 100% recommend.

Very big and kept beer garden, juicy burgers and great selection of beers and spirits

Me and my boyfriend are lucky enough to call the Windmill our local. It’s a great pub with a great atmosphere! The staff couldn’t be lovelier and the food is so good too. We can’t wait for the summer when we can enjoy the amazing beer garden they have! 😎🥂

I visited the Windmill today with my nan, we both had the sweet chilli chicken wrap made by the Chef Joe, amazing 10/10. Will definitely be coming back!

We visited for a Mother’s Day lunch and all enjoyed our roast dinners, the beef was cooked to perfection and the cauliflower cheese was lovely. Due to it being busy there was a delay with our food but the staff couldn’t have been more apologetic...

Fabulous Sunday lunch, food was superb! Friendly staff, nothing was too much trouble, Great live entertainment from a local , young lady singer! We will be back🍴🥂🎤

Darts night ..Good atmosphere, lovely beer and friendly staff

Nice little pub out of the way in a quite narrow road

Nice old fashioned pub with friendly staff

Could be better rang bell to early for a Saturday night

We enjoyed a work night out at the Windmill. Booked online; nothing was too much trouble. We had friendly and attentive service all night, the wine flowed and we had our own corner of the pub just for us. Thank you very much to the...

Nice staff, nice atmosphere and big beer garden

Best food ever well done to the cook and all the staff so nice. The bub is the best ive been to and so helpful and the best staff ive come across

Excellent - good pub food and nice garden

Very clean and friendly venue. A lovely outside area to socialise. There was a live band there. The music and the vybz was electrifying. The staff are helpful and great service. Would recommend if you in the Gravesend area.

Disappointed that the discriminate against vegetarians. The pint and burger offer is only available with meat burgers. Over a £ 6 difference yet the spicy vegetarian burger is not even a good quality veggie burger. They both come with same garnish and dressings.

Surprisingly tasty burger in a lovely garden. Not keen on the indoors of the pub, very small and not well set up for meals, but will definitely be back on a sunny day.

8 of us turned up on a Wednesday evening to celebrate a friend's birthday. We hadn't booked but couldn't have been made more welcome or been better looked after. We didn't need to visit the bar at all as the lovely staff came out to...

Had a great evening.. band was really good and BBQ was really good. Staff are friendly.. highly recommend this pub

Absolutely fantastic garden lovely old Gravesend pub

have no respect for local residents. Very loud music. Always sounds terrible. They want loud over quality. Believe they have someone within GBC that permits this to continue regardless of complaints.

Always a enjoyable visit to pub, pub garden. Very friendly service

Lovely staff, great food, a lovely big garden and a cuddly cat - what more could you want 😊

Me and some friends recently met for drinks in the beautiful garden at this venue when they had a band on. The atmosphere was amazing, the staff were great and fun, keeping everyone happy and the bbq was perfect for the evening . My mates...

Good pub with a decent selection of drinks, friendly staff and a nice garden to sit in .

Fabulous garden! Went to see a friend's band playing here and very pleasantly surprised to be viewing and drinking in a beautiful garden. Doom bar on draught to, which is never a bad thing

Very friendly staff really nice garden

A really nice friendly family pub.

Lovely large garden, great food & friendly staff

Fantastic service Great customer service. Nice food. Lovely garden.

Great pub with with large garden, good food.

Came here for a family Sunday lunch on Fathers Day. It did not disappoint, service was friendly and quick and the food was lovely. Would definitely come here again.

I brought my mum and her friend here on a Friday lunch time for my mums birthday. Sadly it was raining so we had to sit inside but despite the poor weather we had such a nice time. Jane was so lovely and attentive and...

The blond One did alright she did yeee ha! She brought beer when it was needed and served it with a smile

Met my friend at the windmill this afternoon and had an absolutely lovely lunch in the garden, the food was very fresh and the service was excellent will definately be going back very soon. 😃

Our second meal here at this classic old school pub. Excellent food at reasonable prices good portion size. Great atmosphere very friendly staff will be returning frequently. Get your order in quickly for spanish meatballs they are great.

We had an excellent meal outside in the garden in the sunshine it was glorious.

Awesome place, basically like a country pub but in the Windmill Hill Conservation Area just outside of Gravesend Town Centre. A characterful pub with a massive gorgeous beer garden, friendly, helpful staff, great homecooked food and a good range of drinks. They have live music and events there regularly too.

Just moved to the area & this is my new local pub. Went here twice last week with friends & the food was absolutely amazing! Lovely, friendly staff and family atmosphere too. Looking forward to my next visit soon!!

Nice pub. Huge outdoor area. Marquee for when it rains etc. Peroni on tap.