The White Horse, Sandway

I write further to my earlier comment, and I write as a local who attends this pub fairly regularly, although would not regard myself as a regular. We had seen the beer festival of 8-10 July advertised all around Lenham, Sandway and Harrietsham, so mysef and my pregnant girlfriend thought we would pop in for a drink and a bit of dinner on the Saturday evening.

We were very disappointed that the pub asked us for a �6 entry fee (which I certainly did not see advertised on the numerous signs around the villages), as we only wanted to pop in for a quick drink and a bit of food (in my case to sample a couple of pints of the festival beer). I presumed that the whole idea of the beer festival would have been to get locals like us to attend the pub more regulary, rather than make money from entry fees? I have attended the Medway and Kent beer festivals previously, who offer over a hundred ales, and they only charge about �3!

Anyway, the net result was that we ended up taking out custom to the Red Lion in Lenham and spent over �50 on a meal and drinks. I would have liked to have seen if the new management had continued its improvement of the pub further, but won't bother now, which is disappointing, given that this pub is our local, being under a mile away!

9 Jul 2011 22:14

The Oak, Charing

This pub was recommended to me and I was most disappointed. A couple of standard ales on tap and the interior of thepub was bizarre - it was more like a cafe inside than a pub and much too bright. There is a dingey little restaurant to the back, which seems to be trying to be too fancy as the food was average and overpriced. I wouldn't hurry back with the plethora of quality pubs in the area.

19 Apr 2011 15:10

The George Inn, Egerton

Superb pub for food and drink. Set in the gorgeous rural village of Egerton, the setting is superb and the building has maintained its period feel inside. They always seem to have 5/6 ales on - a few staples such as Harvey's, Masterbrew and Youngs, but at least a couple of guest ales (I go there fairly regularly and they always seem to have a new one on). The food is to die for - really high quality. I have had a number of meals there - steak, pies, fish and chips, Sunday Roast and specials such as braised ox cheek in red wine, which was delicious. I cannot recommend this pub enough.

19 Apr 2011 15:00