Bull, Tunbridge Wellsback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
My wife and I called in one late Tuesday afternoon in January; probably not the best time of the week as the pub was very quiet and the beer (Spitfire) rather tired. The decor was lurid as well. Not our favourite pub in town by a long chalk.
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The food is very good- better than good pub grub with generous portions and I think it is very good value for money. The owners are very helpful and friendly and there is generally a great atmosphere in the bar.
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I went in here for dinner last night and I thought the food was excellent. It's not cheap (about �10 for a main course) but you get what you pay for these days! And the vegetables were properly cooked (not crunchy and not mushy!) I had two pints of Spitfire and my companion tested the Masterbrew. Both were excellently kept. (And to the previous reviewer - they are doing sandwiches now!!)
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I must have been drinking in a different PUB. The previous operator, now thankfully gone, took a very friendly little town pub offering great food, and turned it into a half hearted average food operation RESTAURANT in a PUB. If you want to run a restaurant buy one don�t ruin a good pub. Now the new operator has followed much the same, although the food now is below average, still thinks it is a restaurant. Went in recently for a beer and a sandwich, to be told we don�t do sandwiches. 15 minutes latter platters of the damn things were laid out for a wake. Please if you cannot make good homemade chips, buy from those that can. Nice staff
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My previous and only other visit to this pub was on 24 March 1984 - a small group of us had set ourselves the task of reviewing all the pubs in the Town and recording our thoughts in a "little red book". I note that on that day the pub was a Whitbread house serving a good pint of Fremlins (R.I.P.), had 2 dart boards, jukebox and bar billiards tables and was in a Pontoon league. The most exotic food item on offer was a Nestle "animal" Chocolate bar!
Forward 21+ years, the pub has been in the hands of "Sheps" for a good few years and myself and my wife are visiting with fellow members of the baby group. What do I find? Stripped floorboards, "wine bar" ambience, real fire, no pub games, a reasonable pint of real ale and superb food at a sensible price. Not a huge menu but what was on it looked and tasted good - real hand made chips and the tenderest steak that I have eaten in a very long while, rich "Jaffa Cake pudding" dessert. Pub has recently gone "non smoking" which is fine by me. Background music (at proper background volume) for the evening was "Motown's greatest hits" - also fine by me!
Conclusion. Probably the way forward for many pubs especially in TW with it's up market restaurants and the usual selection of "Pitcher and LittenSpoons" in the town centre for the kids to drink themselves insensible in. Those grieving the loss of the "spit and sawdust" local would probably see this as a retrograde step, myself who would like a decent pint and good food in an "adult" non smoking environment is quite happy - when can we get a pub like this in Crowborough?
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not much room if you go in with a bunch of mates for drinks.. but is good for food
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Best Pub grub in Tunbridge wells by far, the fillet steak is very delicious especially if you smile at Paul alot and he makes the brandy, peppercorn and mushroom sauce to go with it. I love this place, it is like a second home, when my parents had their house done last year we ate in here nearly every night and never got bored. Friendly people, tasty food what more could you want!!
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Good pub for those who are C1's upwards. The place is run by an ex City worker who is very friendly and has worked hard to ensure the food is excellent quality. Shame the menu isn't more extensive but a ggod lunch or evening can be had, so well recommended. Has been known to provide a tv when major rugby matches are on and will serve a good breakfast on these occasions if the time dictates.
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