The best restaurants serving British food in Maidstone South East

Visited the Stones pie hut for a bit of grub before football kicked off. Opted for the limited edition steak and cheddar pie they were running on the day with chips and gravy. A small detour through the bar, spinning in a squadron of Spitfires to provide valuable air support to the pie. When the pie and pig's ear went down the gregory peck, it was spot on. A good alternative to the Nelson Mandelas or Twin Carburettis on the firm that I would normally opt for. Spin em in son! Up the Stones!

Fantastic little cafe tucked in a quite place. The owner was nice and dedicated to her work and very engaging with all her customers. Food was great too. Will highly recommend.

Ok never again , Don’t know where to start , ok good things popadoms naan rice we’re all good. Bad things lamb tikka masala very runny sauce strange taste 6 bits of meat small, onion Bhajis very small over cooked , tarka dhall oil floating on top and again not nice taste , onion salad well just chopped onion no coriander just white onion.maybe a new chief is needed.

We went as a couple to explore Maidstone and looked for somewhere that did a good cooked breakfast. We were not disappointed! Everything was delicious. Staff were very friendly Food was fresh and fast. Would definitely recommend to anyone. Kids menus available too as well as lunch menu! Fyi cash only!! This wasn't a problem! X

Lovely ambience, nice food and Eleanor was a fantastic waitress we were really impressed with how lovely she was. As well as Rhianna they made our time there. Would go again.

Food was lovely, staff were really friendly had a play area for the kids which was really nice. Was our first time there and would defaitnly go back

Just popped in for a pint, but very nice place and friendly service, if I lived here I would use it often.

Great venue and excellent live music. No food was served this evening. Because the kitchen has specific opening times. But this is not the point. I will definitely go there again for the live music.

We have never been here before and decided to meet our family for lunch to try it out. We all enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere, the food was enjoyable and the waitress really pleasant. So we would definitely return and recommend it.

We arrived at 1.15 and ordered shortly thereafter. The website had suggested different options to eat, but in fact there was ONLY the roast. We started fidgetting at 2 pm, and we were told the food was just being plated up. Well it obviously wasn't as it did not arrive until 2.30. I was expecting something amazing - it was not, it was fine, albeit not a large plate of food, but hardly worth waiting an hour and a quarter for. When we asked why the long wait, one person said they had a lot of people in the garden, another said they only had one person on the kitchen. It might have been more acceptable if someone had told us there would be a long wait, but we were not kept informed at all. Appalling service. :-(

Very ordinary. Nothing wrong but a bit tasteless and uninspiring. Generally rather disappointing. There was a carvery option which have been a better choice.

Great for cheap beer and dive bar atmosphere

Only 5 minutes off Junction 5 of the M20 situated in Mid Kent shopping centre, complete with a Waitrose Supermarket. Plenty of parking. Lovely independent traditional cafe with drinks, cakes, hot and cold meals. All excellent quality and good value. Thoroughly recommend.

Another lovely meal christmas menu this time, food always good and served hot, service amazing and a friendly atmosphere thankyou

Me, my mother in law and my daughter had an absolutely amazing Carvery at The Hop Pole today. A huge portion of lovely food for a great price! We followed up lunch with a few drinks in the beer garden where my daughter thoroughly enjoyed the bouncy castle that they have at the top of the garden. Despite the issues with a burst water main early this morning meaning no running water in Yalding, Nettlestead & surrounding areas, the staff were so efficient with ensuring the pub had plenty of bottled water. And the Carvery was still one of the best I’ve ever had. Everyone was so welcoming and the pub has an amazing atmosphere to it. Would definitely recommend to family & friends! In fact we’ve booked in another table for next Sunday’s Carvery! Thank you to the entire team at The Hop Pole😊