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!

Great shop!! Amazing staff and beautiful coffee I will come again!!

Great atmosphere, great food. Efficient and friendly staff - will be returning soon. Not sure on the neon purple lights around the bar but that’s just preference, everything else…..ace

Where do I start this pub was outstanding from start to finish. I approached them in December asking for a venue for a special celebration from the beginning they were nothing but warm and welcome and just went above and beyond to accommodate everything that I wanted and more. I could not fault the landlady, her partner or their daughter for all of their help. They were polite attentive and just all round amazing. This is a pub will now continue to drink in and recommend to anyone I meet. Any negative reviews are just utter rubbish as they were absolutely amazing would highly recommend

An excellent venue for a party of a dozen friends. Good food and excellent service. Both regular and good veggie options with wide selection of deserts.

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😊

The best avocado & bacon on toast. It was the chilli jam that did it. Fabulous cafe, with a great menu and friendly service.

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 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

What a great dining experience that captured the essence of winter in the Kent countryside. The staff members were friendly, knowledgeable, and genuinely passionate about the food and drink they serve. The food was delicious, tender and full of flavour, embodying the essence of great British comfort food. A memorable setting and exceptional food, making it a must-visit destination.

Absolutely thee worst meal ever. 9 people attened for my birthday Sunday lunch. Waited 90mins for just 1 starter and pub was vertuly empty. Told on arrival there was a problem with kitchen staff but not told there will be a wait. We booked this 1 week before and was not told earlier that there would be a long wait either, perhaps if we had we would have rebooted elsewhere due to taking 3 young children. 2 hours after ordering, only 8 meals arrived. Incidentally all we kept being told throughout was that there were lots of foods unavailable. Even basics like mashed potatoe for a children's roast, so had to have chips instead. We was offered a free round of drinks and kept thinking food would not be much longer, bearing in mind we had 3 children under 4yrs dining with us. When only 8 meals arrived they were of such poor quality. Meat was just slices, not from a joint. Potatoes were very floury, tasted frozen, yorkshire puddings were frozen then just tiny bit of veg. Then jug was plonked on table which they used for drinks with thee most watery gravy in it. We ordered 9meals but only 8 arrived, the 9th did come but after everyone had finished. They then sent bill over for £180. We were all fuming. Not once were we told there was a discount applied. My self and my husband discussed the bill with the manager. We told her about our issues and how upset and awful the meal was. We also said we were only prepared to pay £100 and even that was a lot, she was not at all happy and no apology was ever given. We told her thats all we are paying. She took payment and said nothing. Could not believe how we were treated. We were told only good things about this pub and was looking forward to going. My birthday was ruined and will never return. I understand things dont always run smooth but this was appalling and never ever received an apology. Totally and utterly disgusted and upset at how we were all treated.

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.

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

I love this place. Nice coffee and lovely staff :)))