The best restaurants serving Other international-cuisines food in Tonbridge and Malling South East

A group of 27 of us from a retirement association descended on the restaurant for an evening meal. A bit further away from our normal haunts (closer to Bexley) but to the organiser’s experience it was anticipated to be worth the trip. And it was. The vast majority of attendees had not visited the restaurant before, and from the positive comments on quality and service, there are at least six wanting to go back privately and some have indicated a repeat trip next year would be good too! We agreed a limited menu with the management so that we could pre-empt the otherwise high demands of a group, and avoid unnecessary over-stocking, or shortage causing some attendees to miss out on their first choices, and that worked out well. Having given the restaurant our main’s choices ahead of time, meals were conceptually partly prepared so there was no undue delay once we arrived and we were all served on a timely basis. We started at 7pm, and the group was clearly having an enjoyable time and it was difficult to get them away, so most stayed until 9:45. With some mobility issues for members, we stayed downstairs and took over the back part of the restaurant and spilled over slightly into the front… but we weren’t separated so none felt they were isolated from the rest. Well worth a visit.

Having fancied a Mexican for awhile and not wanting to go to a 'franchise' we found El Mariachi after a quick search. We had an excellent experience! The atmosphere was spot on. The staff were helpful and polite throughout. I had the beef burrito, my wife had the chicken tacos and my toddler daughter had the loaded potato skins. The food was delicious and hearty with all plates being finished! We finished the evening off with the churros which you cannot go wrong with! We loved the whole experience and was real value for money. Cannot recommend El Mariachi enough, we'll be visiting again for sure. Give it a shot!

Great historic hotel and restaurant.