Three Chimneys in Tunbridge Wells

Visiting the area and was recommended by our B&B host. Rang in advance to book a table and we did ask if there were veggie options as one of us is vegetarian. We were told there were but not as many as the meat and fish options. When we arrived there was only one vegetarian main course of Arranchini I asked if there was anything else and was told there wasn’t much call for veggie food there. Food was okay, expensive for the portion size and served without the option for extra vegetables, salads or breads. Decidedly average

Fantastic food, service and value however the evening was completely spoilt by some drunk middle aged men at the bar’s exit being abusive. They need to be banned.

An upmarket gastro pub with extensive seating inside and out and in an attractive setting. The menu is relatively small which is a positive. The food was well presented and pretty good. A decent wine by the glass too. Unfortunately, the service was mixed depending on who waited on your table. Some wait staff lovely, one in particular was disinterested. Such a shame as it's the negatives which leave the impression. Prices reasonable for the offering and area.

A beautiful location and wonderful, helpful staff who went out of their way to cope with some dietary issues to the extent of cooking a special meal. The food was delicious and the well kept Harvey's beer made this an evening to remember. Thank you.

Really disappointed. Food was awful Starters chicken liver pate. Served with slice of standard bread no artisan breads or home made . The pate was sloppy and horrid. Fishcakes tasteless just potatoe tiny amount of salmon. Pork overcooked dry . Dauphinoise potatoes rock hard no cream tasteless . Overall the meal was very below standard and expected a lot more. Waitress asked how starters were told her but no comment given . Didn’t even ask us how mains were. No care here . Lovely place shame about the food. Very overpriced for very underwhelming food Won’t return

Incredibly atmospheric traditional pub with open fires and friendly, welcoming staff. good range of beers, dog-friendly and a good range on the menu for starters, mains and desserts. The beef special was simply incredible, good portion size very well cooked and accompanied by lovely colcannon and gravy. Well worth a visit, so much so we have already revisited.

Such a lovely pub. Very friendly staff, the food is delicious and has a good drinks offering. We visited on a Saturday afternoon for lunch, two couples with two dogs and a child, and even though they were busy we managed to get a table. We had starters, mains and desserts and all were excellent. Will definitely be coming back!

Stumbled across Three Chimneys by accident when looking for a quick drink and snack. Lovely old Pub and 'mostly' friendly staff who dealt with us efficiently. Snacks were quite costly but well presented and tasted great. To be honest, I wish we had the time to visit again for Dinner because some of the items on the Menu looked extremely appealing. Next time we are in the South-East, will definitely give then a try for Dinner

I always enjoyed my visits to this classic British country pub. It was always known for its good food and excellent service. However, since reopening after Covid the food is still excellent but the service is non existent the staff walk round with there head in the clouds as if the guests are not there. I went back a few times as thought could have caught them on a bad day but sadly not. Will not be returning. Unfortunately good pubs in this area are now a rare.

We were both looking forward to visiting, last time was over a year. Young friendly staff. Good starters, chicken liver pate and two substantial fish cakes, both with fresh well dressed salad. BUT as people came in, service was few and far between. The mains arrived, my husband had plaice in a good sauce but the potatoes were hard and not eatable, the only other vegetable was about a third of an endive. As the waitress didn't arrive until the fish was eaten when she offered to replace the potatoes with another potato dish it was too late. That was £19.95 just for a piece of fish. I had lamb with colcannon, but here again, the half a carrot (or it could have been about a third of one) was undercooked: £18.95. Our plates remained on our table for the next 15-20 minutes. I finally got hold of a waitress and asked for the dessert menu which arrived. But thinking of the time it had taken to retrieve our finished main meal we decided to stick with coffees, as we waited we decided to forgo the coffees too, as we wanted to be home for Christmas. Then added to this, the waitress bringing us the gadget to pay kept pointing out that service was optional, and how they were short staffed that someone has been recruited to help out, and my poor husband felt under pressure to leave a tip, esp as she kept pointing out the various amounts that could be left, which for once we were not inclined to do. Consequently, for this review, I can only give two points. I came away, quite annoyed. Nearly 20 quid for a piece of fish and then under pressure for a tip, did not add to my enjoyment. Staffing shortages are the restaurant's problem, not the customers, and the cook should not be serving half raw potatoes.

The location and atmosphere of this great pub all contributed to a lovely Sunday lunch. Also, the friendly and very helpful service provided by Sophie was of particular note and nothing was too much trouble. We intend to return when next in the area.

Many pubs claim to offer good food but few do. 3 Chimneys most definitely does. We were very hungry so had 5 different starters between 3. All excellent. Fresh and well prepared. Mani courses all head and shoulders above most pub grub. Staff were friendly and immediately attentive without being over bearing. To top it all its a beautiful old pub with lovely garden and all ales straight from the cask. Do Sissinghurst Gardens first then come here for early dinner.

We called in early evening in thé off chance and were greeted warmly and given a choice of tables in the inner courtyard which we wanted. The menu was sufficiently varied and we shared a very fresh mackerel salad starter, followed by beautifully presented plaice fillet on spinach and crushed potatoes with pea and lettuce broth; my husband chose pork loin with savoy and Parmentier potatoes. Both mains were generous and cooked to perfection. We forced ourselves to share a large sized portion of sticky toffee pudding with good coffee alongside. The restaurant served us very good tasting Sauvignon blanc wine in glasses and we were pleasantly surprised to receive a very sensibly priced bill. We had been there some years ago and were delighted to enjoy such a perfect meal served professionally by young, enthusiastic staff and in such a perfect location. Thank you to the clever chefs at the Three Chimneys, we can’t wait to return.

I had a lovely lunch sitting in the garden with friends. The very helpful waitress put an umbrella up for us. I had the pub classic sausages and mash - good Sissinghurst sausages

We have eaten at the 3 Chimmneys on numerous occasions since October 2022 and have noticed a steady decline sadly. The food was once exceptional but it is not as good as it once was. The portions are a lot smaller, a tablespoon of cauliflower cheese, thinner slices of overcooked roast beef although still tender. Deserts are much reduced in size and are not as flavoursome. Regarding the service, on the whole very welcoming however we have increasingly experienced some staff as loud and indiscreet. Also, ‘smashing’ shut the cutlery drawer, dashing around and loudly talking about evening plans. This spoiled an otherwise pleasant afternoon. This is such a shame as we so appreciated the understated quality of service and great food we experienced at 3 Chimmney’s until recently.

The Three Chimneys is an attractive old building with the significant advantage of a massive parking area between the main road and the pub. Disappointingly, we found the bar and individual rooms to be rather dark and furnished with uncomfortable chairs and tables. Our reserved table had low sided which meant that it was difficult for the taller person to fit your legs underneath. Also the wood chairs were hard, small and not easy to move. The plus points were the service from young, helpful girls and the quality/presentation of the food. We all 3 chose the homemade tomato and basil soup (£6.50) served in a large bowl with fresh white and brown crusted bread with generous portions of butter. It was hot with great flavour and a coarse texture. Really nice. My main was breaded escalope of tender pork with a spicy chimichurri, parmentier potatoes, fresh wilted greens and pureed apple (£18.95). The ladies had either a dessert or starter portion of prawn cocktail (£8.95). Our overall bill with 10% optional service was £82.00. Not sure if we would return because of the dim light and poor quality furniture.

Bit of a mixed review. I’m vegan and phoned ahead before booking to see if they had anything vegan as there was nothing listed on the menu. The guy said they usually have a couple of things they can do. So I booked. Went for lunch and again nothing vegan on the menu apart from one starter. This was lovely by the way but they offered me sweet potato and veg for a main course. This was just the starter again with sweet potato mash and a bit of spinach. No desserts but they could do apple crumble without the crumble, so basically stewed fruit which was very watery and tasteless. Left feeling hungry and £35 lighter! Charged full price for apple crumble and ice cream too! Wouldn’t go back personally but on the flip side, my friend who isn’t vegan thoroughly enjoyed her meal. So to round up, good for carnivores and poor for vegans. Lovely building and friendly staff.

Very friendly staff who were very attentive and polite, which was only bettered by the quality of the food! We all had the roast beef which was excellent, so well done The Three Chimneys Team.

An excellent lunch with friends. Efficient, friendly staff. Delicious, well-presented food. My wife is Gluten Free but this did not cause any problems. I can certainly recommend the liver with a crumble for dessert.

Well, that was a waste of time! Arrived for lunch and waitress was rude when we said we’d like a beer at the bar. “You could have told me.” Proceeded to bang our beer glasses down. The pork chop was so over cooked it couldn’t be cut. It was left. The waitress didn’t care, just took the plate away - no question about it not being eaten, if our meal was ok, let alone would you like a replacement. The problem was politely pointed out without fuss. She didn’t care less. Ah, when the bill arrived, there was the pork chop, proving they couldn’t care less. Staff attitude problem - nobody seemed happy, least of all welcoming. Avoid.

Really excellent lunch with beautifully cooked tempura, fish and pork with gentle and balanced flavours. Well done Chef! Good Harvey's from the barrel.

Stayed a few nights, food good to great, not many vegetarian options so my wife had little to choose from. The scrambled eggs I had for breakfast were superb, dinner often gets very busy and table service can then be slow, the food quality didn't...

We had a very enjoyable stay. Light lunch one day and good quality beer. The full cooked breakfast was superb.

Have eaten here in many occasions and it has seriously gone downhill Not sure if it’s under new management but didn’t recognise any member of staff Food was not great. We needed a steak knife to cut the Yorkshire pudding as it was so overdone...

On holiday at a nearby cottage. The Three Chimneys was recommended to us. We were not disappointed. Went for Sunday lunch. Staff were excellent, as was the food. We returned later in the week. Highly recommend.

Venue speaks for itself, fantastic. Food is very good, and good value. But this is my second visit recently and it’s always the same, the staff as so dim. They don’t know the menu, you can barely hear them speak, no common sense. And what...

A great location. Plenty of parking. Outside eating and drinking at the front, side and back, the latter with Boule ! An extensive Menu with good choice. Without fear nor favour I could have chosen any option and been happy. Even with quite a few...

The car park was full for a very good reason - the food is amazing. We weren’t hungry so only had mains - both fish - and they were cooked to perfection. I’m glad I don’t live close by as my waistline would really suffer....

We visited the Three Chimneys for Sunday lunch. The lunch was £19 per person which is on the higher price range, although the BEST Sunday roast beef I have eaten outside of our own home and cooking. The selection of vegetables was excellent and cooked...

The first sunny day after a week of miserable weather, so decided to drive out to the Three Chimneys. As it was a Monday lunch I had not deemed it necessary to telephone in advance to book a table, but on arrival there were a...

We stayed overnight on a Saturday and the rooms are very well finished, in a separate building in the grounds, quite new. We had both lunch in the bar and evening meal in the restaurant. Very pleasant atmosphere within the old building, going back centuries....

Five of us popped over for a pre-xmas lunch and generally speaking had a lovely time. We did not get the table I specifically had requested, but luckily the one we did, was acceptable. The food was OK, and served promptly, and the waitress we...

Was in the pub last night for my daughters 18th birthday. We had 10 of us to sit down meal. And then more friends were coming later on for drinks. Not local my family.. we arrived at the pub the lady with blonde hair and...

We had an excellent meal at the Three chimneys on Monday 30th January 2023. The staff were most attentive and the food was as always beautifully presented and cooked to our liking. Anne Hitam

Drove for an hour and a quarter to get here on a really miserable rainy day looking forward to a lovely lunch. Unfortunately our welcome was non existent. Went through to the restaurant where we waited for some time only for a young waitress to...

Plenty of parking, interesting building, warm pub, warm welcome, no piped music (Hurray!), character interior, good beer, good service, lovely food - fine quality, not massive plate-full, just right, tasty and good. Light lunch and a pud. 10 out of 10. The pub trade must...

We met friends today at this lovely pub and had a wonderful meal, as always. Three of us had starter for starter and main and this was more than enough and incredibly tasty. Having read previous reviews about poor service - definitely not the case...

so sad this pub used to be good, the food is ok but overpriced, plates not overly warm , and the atmosphere is lacking , no music, no fire or log burners going even though the day was miserable and cold , but the main...

So disappointed- had waited for a year to get to the three chimneys for Sunday lunch - well £20 a head roast beef - it was almost inedible fatty hard to cut looked like out of a packet plates cold not much veg - all...

Lovely walk to the Chimneys today for a Friday lunch. As expected it didn’t disappoint; three of us had different starters, different mains and different desserts and none failed to impress….back again soon

Service is poor at the three chimneys, a shame as the food is good and it is a lovely location. However the staff are inattentive, tables are sticky and the wait for the bill was far too long.

Came for a Sunday lunch this weekend and I would like to point out that this is the second visit in three weeks. My first meal on a quiet Friday evening was okay, my food okay but do not go if you are a vegetarian....

Lovely old pub with real character. We were greeted with a smile and given a choice of tables to eat at. The food was fantastic, looked beautiful and tasted divine. The wine was served well chilled. Throughout our meal the staff were helpful and nothing...

A truly excellent Sunday lunch was had at the Three Chimneys, a warm welcome from the staff to us and our border collie dog who the staff made a real fuss of. The soup and roast beef were both delicious and the timing of each...

We meet with family at the The Three Chimneys. As others have already said, the service was awful. One of the staff members was dressed in a crop top and gym pants, which is not appropriate to serve food in and we had to ask...

Seems we had the same experience of bad service as some other recent reviewers. We had been recommended to visit the 3 Chimneys for a meal and so had high expectations. In the event, the food was ok but quite expensive and not large portions....

Food was great and reasonably priced. The Front of house staff were unwelcoming, miserable, extremely inhospitable and unhelpful. Orders were taken without any friendly communication or welcoming words. No information about the menu was offered or given. No words was uttered at all other than...

Fairly empty surprisingly as we couldn’t get a table in nearby Milk house. Staff polite and we both ordered liver and bacon one of our rare favourites when we go out. We thought every chef knew liver should be pink. It was incinerated black edges...

Lovely location and very friendly staff. We really enjoyed our fish cakes and char-grilled chicken salad. Definitely not your average pub food and prepared with a lot of love and care. Visited whilst on holiday in the area.

This was booked as a meal to celebrate a 90th birthday. It would have been nice if someone had acknowledged this but sadly no-one did. One of our party was vegetarian, there wasn’t a vegetarian main course on the menu which was disappointing. Water was...

An absolute gem of a pub. Cosy and incredibly welcoming! The menu was first class and all our dishes not only looked good but tasted amazing too! A huge variety and service was speedy and very friendly. I wouldn’t hesitate to go back .

The food is restaurant quality and extremely tasty. The prawn cocktail looked amazing I had fish cakes and pork chop which were great. My dad had liver and bacon which was also good. The plaice special also good

We attended after a last minute booking. On our arrival we were seated at a table in the bar area as booked but immediately offered a table in the restaurant as a couple finished their meal and left as we were being seated. The staff...

I was a bit grumpy on arrival having had a bit of a problem finding it, so apologies to staff. I had probably the best chicken liver pate I have ever had, Delicious, smooth and tasty. Crusty toast, fresh beautifully dressed salad and good butter....

Inexperienced staff and rather ordinary food. There was one rather boring vegetarian option which was smothered in vinegary pickle..

Me and my partner visited here today and both had the roast beef, whilst the beef being nice itself the rest of the food was very disappointing ie yorkshire pudding was over cooked, vegetables which arrived later than the beef were all undercooked and potatoes...

The menu is small which in our experience means the food is well prepared and cooked. the staff are friendly and helpful. Our meals were very high quality.

Lovely setting, great atmosphere and fantastic food and service. Great wine list too. Would highly recommend it!

I always like looking back at revues and see the responses, we’ve being going here for years now and to be really honest occasionally a steak may have a bit of fat running through it (don’t we all when we cook at home) and on...

See my previous reviews, I don’t often do this! And, 2 was generous. Yes, I know Bank Holidays are busy. Yes,I know getting staff is difficult. Yes…. However, we chose to go in twice, to double check, when those busy times were over. So, being...

I have been coming to the three chi mneys for many years and seen it change. It is a lovely old country pub in a very pleasant setting with plenty of parking. We visited this weekend in a group of 8. Unfortunately we were all...

We went on two occasions, arriving early and we got in without booking both times (midweek early evenings). First time we had Soup, Seabass and a Cous Cous based dish, then as apple crumble - all great. Next time Pate starter then Sausages and Mash...

We visited Monday 18th April for my birthday, and anniversary. We had a lovely meal, service was excellent can't complain. Returned on Friday 22nd, what a disappointment, did not book this time as we thought about 7pm we could get a table for two, as...

The experience of eating at this restaurant is usually excellent. We always enjoy the food. Recently I asked for the duck confit which is an outstanding dish. Unfortunatelly on this occassion the duck was placed on a bed of beans with a tomato sauce, which...

The food at The Three Chimneys is good, in fact very good. Both our Hash of the Day with Egg and the Mushroom/Goats Cheese/Onion starters were excellent. The Smoked Haddock main was also very good, and the Venison Loin special was nice too, if a...

Thank you Three Chimneys for a lovely nights stay. Had the Stag room , big , very comfortable and immaculately clean. Dined in the restaurant which was lovely, nice atmosphere with good food. Breakfast was very tasty and set us up for the day. Staff...

Excellent hotel and restaurant. The pub is very cosy and staff very friendly and welcoming. Loved the old fires and deco. We stayed in the hound room and it was lovely, very clean, well maintained. The food in the restaurant was amazing, again the staff...

From the moment we walked in, every single member of staff were friendly, welcoming and super helpful. The pub is warm and cosy, and exactly where you want to be on a cold winters night ! The staff were fantastic, the service could not have...

We stayed here for 2 nights over the Christmas holiday. Large well appointed bedroom with stylish wet room. Super drapes and style. Wonderful meal on Christmas Eve from a very talented kitchen. The staff were so hospitable and made us feel very welcome. Great breakfasts...

Ate at the TC yesterday (the second time we have been ) for our anniversary, whilst staying in the area for our annual break near Tenterden and Rye - lovely atmosphere, attentive staff and amazing food, I am GF and the chef did a lovely...

An excellent evening meal with friends. We arrived early but the helpful staff quickly cleared and cleaned a table so that we could sit and have a drink while we waited for our friends to arrive. Our table was ready at the time we had...

I have been visiting the Three Chimneys off and on over nearly 40 years, often with a considerable interval between. (No, not I have been being held at Her Majesty's pleasure or anything like that, if that is what you are thinking, how dare you)!...

Another excellent time here, great service, fantastic room (best bed ever!) And a marvellous welcome. Thank you all the staff and of course Craig and Fiona, most accommodating of our enthusiastic Friday and Sunday evenings! Always recommend. Will be back with some of our chums...

A warm positive review to the three chimneys And the chefs who presented us with a delicious dinner. We were greeted with a smile by a warm welcoming assistant manager The food was delivered with a smile and a good sense of positivity, accompanied with...

The food was lovely and knowledge from Lucy the assistant manager was superb really on the ball - would have given 5* but unfortunately the other members of staff were not that knowledgeable about the food or drinks.

First time back here for a few years. Good to see they still serve the beer straight from the barrel which means you actually get a full pint - unlike a Northern pint which is mostly froth. But only 2 bitters on - used to...

Heard great things about this pub but we were very disappointed. 2 out of 4 of our starters were great but the other 2 and the 4 steaks were horrible. They were all cooked the same instead of how each person requested. They did not...

Went for a meal here as I'd heard the food was to die for, absolute rubbish the food at Mc'Donalds is better. The menu delivered on a blackboard and the steak well don't get me started , it was absolutely shocking. If you want a...

Visited for Sunday Lunch but had to eat in the bar. Big mistake! it really is dusty and dirty, not nice to eat. The food was not hot, very average to poor. Take care with the wine less expensive is rubbish. Service was by young...

We went for dinner to celebrate our wedding anniversary and we could not have had a better meal. Our welcome was extremely friendly and we were quickly shown to our table. Our drinks order was taken promptly and served without any delay. Our food was...

Service was absolutely appalling, only about 7 tables eating but plates were left on tables after guests had finished for over an hour, no one checked food was ok, don’t charge gastrointestinal prices if you can’t provide the service

Love this cosy pub. Haven’t been here for years but it still has the same charm, great service and good food. Had the venison which was cooked very well then cheese and Gigondas. All lovely. The only thing I’d say is that the dinning room...

Having been the one truly consistent, if not overly exciting, restaurant in the area, the Three Chimneys is slipping. First course of pigeon was tough and cold. Plates were not warm and we noted that all the other diners were served with cold plates. We...

Went there for a 2 night stay Monday Tuesday, really good. Hadnt been there for a long time and wasnt disappointed. Super friendly welcome, great room with a huge comfortable bed in the separate annexe. Enormous shower. Soundproof room!! Food excellent, great wine and cider,...

I have eaten at the restaurant several times for an evening meal but went there this last Sunday to try out the roast. Avoid at all cost, we sat down to eat at 2:30 and the meal given to me looked and tasted as though...

A very rustic charming pub that also has 4 rooms for overnight accommodation We stayed in the hare, a double aspect room with a very comfortable huge bed, everything was clean and tidy The breakfast was traditional and very tasty

A very good selection on the menu. The service and food was excellent. Lots of history to this pub. Enjoyed our evening dinner and reasonably priced.

Food was excellent, wine list interesting, service welcoming and friendly. I look forward to a return visit.

We visited the three chimneys to celebrate my mother’s birthday - we were slightly disappointed with the menu which didn’t have many summery or interesting dishes.. but the food we ordered was cooked and presented excellently. However, there was no atmosphere - no music, lighting...

Spotted this pub as we were driving around the country and popped in. Full menu wasn't on because of the time but that was ok. We could have gone the light bites menu but decided to opt for the beef. We both thought the beef...

We booked for 1 night with dinner - the room was fabulous, spacious and very comfortable. We booked dinner & it was probably one of the best meals I have had out. we had the smoked mackerel & prawn, avocado to start, then we both...

Had an excellent dinner with friends. The food was excellent; very tasty, well presented and good value for money. We all had steak and it was cooked just as we wanted it. The staff were friendly and helpful. The place itself was interesting and well...

We travelled quite a way to enjoy our second meal at this fantastic pub and it didn't disappoint! We visited several years ago and the staff are always polite and helpful and the menus and choices are simply amazing as is the local Bibbenden white...

Just home from a lovely night away at The Three Chimneys. Excellent room with two terraces (Hare room), superb breakfast and the highlight of the trip was the amazing dinner in the restaurant. A great place for relaxing or romantic break and close to lovely...

Had a good sunday roast, queried price of £3.40 for a 2ooml bottle of tonic, said i was happy to pay for this and a gratuity, when they corrected the price, just add it to the tip. When this was brought to the attention of...

Ate here three times, food was up tp snuff every time, sausages and mash my favorite, if I were to pick a fault the menu never varies. Staff excellent in every way. location superb.

Chose this lovely pub restaurant as a short drive from Sissinghurst, visited in the morning. Four of us sat outside in a delightful little terrace area because the weather was good - but we could see inside had a mix of charming original old low...

Super quiet relaxed stay just what was needed comfortable room and amazing shower. Lovely food and friendly staff would definitely stay again

Have recently had a very good Saturday evening meal with friends. A warm welcome on arrival and very friendly and helpful staff all the time we were there. Covid regulations were observed; hand sanitiser was available, face masks had to be worn except when seated...

We stayed one night in a large on-suite King size room and really enjoyed our stay. Bathroom is modern with a walk-in rainfall shower with robes. Friendly welcoming staff both over dinner and for breakfast.