White Horse, Chilhamback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
A very pleasant pub in a very pleasant village - as seen on Top Gear's 50th birthday/E-Type Jag' feature...
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This pub is in the centre of Chilham. The Beer which i tried here (Cornish Coaster), which was a replacement for Doombar, and was very nice. The food which we tried was also very good, but the atmosphere seemed a little chilly.
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i liked the pub and itsgeneral 'feel' however the ladies who where the owners were all dead faaced and made you feel unwelcome. As if you wernt supposed to be there. i have heard they are selling though so will be back to check it out. overall a very nice pub in a very nice area.
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An 'olde worlde' looking pub in the centre of an 'olde worlde' village. Seems to have a reasonable set up balancing drinkers and diners (drinkers at the front area, diners at the rear). There's a pull cord handle on the door to the bar. Only Master Brew and Black Sheep available on the ale front. Went for the Sheep which was fairly average.
anonymous - 9 May 2010 10:07 |
An old world pub in the picturepostcard square in Chilham. We were first in on an early spring Saturday lunchtime. A central bar serves a number of seating areas, the most attractive being the one you enter first, with the moulded beams in the ceiling and the open fire in the inglenook.SoEnglish it features on the front cover of the local OS map.
Our dogs ,and those of numerous other patrons (Chilham being on both the North Downs Way and the Stour Valley Walk) were made welcome. There were a few punters in for drinks, but most were eating. Our barsnacks were heavy on the bread front, but moreish, and my pints of Adnams were up to scratch.The beer range was rather pedestrian: apart from Adnams Bitter they offered Ruddles and Flowers IPA. I�d hoped to have seen Gadds, as I gather they�d had beer from Ramsgate in the past.
A perfectly good pub for a meal and a drink, but perhaps not a locals� pub, though the clay shooting trophy on the bar might well prove me wrong. 7/10
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Having not been in the area for some 3 years, on a cold and exceedingly wet afternoon after Christmas, a friend and I decided we'd call in at the charming village of Chilham and make a bee-line for the White Horse. Having amazingly found luck on our side with car parking in the Square nearby, we dashed in, to find a warm (thanks to the corking log fire ablaze) and hearty (courtesy of the numerous punters including some of the local hunt) atmosphere, where much ale and grub was being keenly consumed by all. Clearly popular, and understandably so given not only the picture-postcard setting (which must have charmed various television producers as recent costume drama "Emma" was filmed in the main square), but the fact that this was one of the few pubs still open at 3:20 in the afternoon that day, we were keen to sample the beer and ideally the food ourselves.
We succeeded on the first part of the mission. Only 2 ales were on offer on our visit and neither were especially out of the ordinary, but given the difficulties with supplies and so forth after the festive period this was forgiven. The Harvey's Best was superb. However, we failed on the second leg, as we were advised that no more food would be served.
The latter point was not entirely unexpected at that hour. However, the slight disappointment was the decidedly unfriendly and cold response from the woman behind the bar, who, when she finally deigned to serve us, demonstrated a decidedly frosty and worryingly obvious disdain, suggesting to me that she'd rather have been anywhere but in the pub serving the likes of us. Perhaps that was so; maybe this was a one-off. But there is no place for such moodswings in the hospitality business, and her apparently indifferent attitude would deter me from returning anytime soon, notwithstanding the other attractions of the pub. I notice it's now run by two ladies, Lisa and Rosie. If one of them was the person who served us, I'd implore her to focus on her approach to dealing with customers. Their pub may always be popular because of its obvious charm, but that's no reason to be so off-hand.
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Three of us wandered in here by chance on a Sunday afternoon. Had some very nice beer (Harvey's Susses, and something very pleasant called Vicar's Ruin).
However, what warrants the score is the food. We all had roast rib-eye beef. And I wish my stomach was bigger so I could have it twice. Easily the best pub roast I've ever had - a big slab of melt-in-the-mouth tasty beef, a huge crispy home-made Yorkshire, crispy roast spuds, roast carrot, and freshly cooked cabbage - all with a nice tasty home-made gravy (definitely not Bisto!). The ingredients are apparently local and organic, well to be honest I'm not that bothered about that, but if that's part of the food was so good then I'll be going greener in future.
Will be going there again - easily worth the 40 mins drive. Actually, I may take the train and so I can do a proper beer test...
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It's well located, benches outside for the many walkers, food was OK but not excellent so wouldn't eat there again, fine for a drink although when we were there the fire was smoking badly
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This is a brilliant pub! The pub is fresh, clean, friendly and does brilliant food and drink. While I was there, I tried all three real ales, Hopdaemon Skrimshander, Harvey's Best and Shepherd Neame's Kentish Best. All three were well kept and delicious. The food was wonderful, especially the Fish Pie and Chicken in Cumberland Sauce. Although they do a roast on Sunday afternoon, there is no food derved on a Sunday evening - but food is served every other evening.
There are two pubs in Chilham, and the White Horse is the best pub in the village.
9/10 - Highly recommended!
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