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

I had an amazing experience at Redstart ! The food was delicious, and the service was top-notch.

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

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.

Amazing food , drink and quick Service , very friendly ,welcoming and attentive staff also good price food and drink definitely recommend x

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.

Had a lovely meal at this pub. The food was excellent, we had the Nachos and Veggie Spring Rolls to start and we were very impressed. I think they're the best I've tasted. Nachos are fully loaded! Lovely mains of Scampi and Chicken and Leek pie. The chips are double cooked and really good. Nice glass of red too! The staff are great, very friendly and welcoming. Definitely worth a visit when in the area.