Wheel Inn, Ashfordback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Nice, friendly pub on the edge of the North Downs. A couple of pints of Whitstable Bay pale ale were enjoyed whilst warming ourselves by the huge cast iron range.
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A real gem of a pub in the village of Westwell. You will struggle to come across this place by accident, despite being only 10 minutes from the M20.
This is a Shep's pub but do not be distracted. There are usually 3 ales on pump and more available in bottles. Fine unless you are a a total ale snob.
Decor is very pleasant with hops adorning the ceilings, chunky tables and a fireplace (no need to be roaring in July, but I'm sure it will serve well in January).
Outside, the garden is massive, with a stage area (which probably doubles up as a dry area for the nicotine addicts), a bat and trap court , a wendy house for the kids (if you dont mind them getting dirty) and loads of tables and chairs.
The food is really the pub's showpiece. We were a group of 14 and they catered for us perfectly. Meals were slightly generous, to say the least, most of us being unable to find space for dessert.
Special note should be made that the staff were kind enough to open for us the next morning to serve breakfast .We were all camping up the road and the vast plates of sausages and scrambled eggs went down a treat!
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I've visited this pub on a couple of occassions and found it very pleasant. Foods not bad either. Decent kept real ale, but limited to Shepherd Neame. Friendly bar staff. I look forward to going back.
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We went here for an early fathers day lunch, with 2 small children and it was excellent, they managed to squeeze us in and we ordered Roast dinners all round. The food was not bad, Potatoes and veg undercooked but lovely meat and gravy with lots to go round, well priced (�9 for a roast) and served by friendly and welcoming people who obviously where proud of the pub.
Good real ale selection and nice seasonal menu on the wall.
The pub did not seem particularly set up for children, no play area (But I think there may have been one across the road) but as the food arrived so quickly and efficiently it worked well.
I would go back but feel it is more suitable for adults as a place to go for an evening meal.
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Well, this was a pleasant surprise.
I thought I'd visited most of the village pubs around Ashford over the years but I don't recall ever seeing this one until I spotted one of those brown signs on the A20.
And as it turns out, this is a real rarity......a Shepherd Neame pub that not only sells something other than Spitfire but also has a guest ale.
A choice of 3 on this visit. The ubiquitous Masterbrew (yawn), SN Kent's Best (which I don't recall seeing before) and Caledonian Over the Bar. I only tried the latter and very nice it was too.
And that wasn't the only good thing about this pub.
Service was excellent, decor was very nice, candlelit all round and the food was great as well. Beef and Pork baguettes were the size of a medium sized log and nice to see the apple and horseradish sauces served properly in their own bowls. So much better than those tacky little sachets you get in other places. Not sure if it's family run but it had that sort of feeling - a real focus on customer service !
Very popular with walkers when we were there and it's not difficult to see why. It's certainly a place that I would take a detour to visit again.
This place needs some more reviews as the current rating doesn't do it justice.
Excellent !
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Pleasant country pub with decent choice of ales (albeit Shepherd Neame) and good food
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