The George and Dragon, Ightham

I was very pleased when I sat down here - the staff clearly knew what they were doing and it looked well run with a decent atmosphere for a large pub.

Being Sunday - a roast was in order - as all pubs depend on the quality of a Sunday roast and we were eating early, I did mention a request for 'pink'.

What arrived at 1.00pm was beef cardboard style and had clearly been roasting all Sunday am. What is strange that The Hare at Langton Green did the same thing prior to Christmas after the same request, but on returning my plate as I was so annoyed, produced a superbly sliced pink rib cut which was truly delicious.

Is it only The Chaser chef that knows how to cook among the Kent pubs? We come from the West Country where if a pub produced floury Yorkshires, cardboard beef and chilli flavoured horseradish - they would be strung up!

Comments and recommendations please, this is an expensive search and probably at this rate we can eat better at home....

24 Jan 2010 17:00