An amazing place with great food, excellent atmosphere, and very friendly staff! A rainy day…read morecancelled our plans and we were hoping to find a nice place for lunch. Thankfully, we found The Old Mill! Such a lovely place for a meal or pint. We only wish that we could come back during the warmer months to take in the outside seating.

Gem of a place with real ales and real food - most of our from local farms and butcher. Wide…read morevariety with whole page of vegetarian choices.

The best quintessential English village pub in this area with great atmosphere and food. Can't…read morerecommend it highly enough

excellent food! i had the suet pudding it was gorgeous. my partner had the roast brilliantread more

My type of country pub friendly (staff and customers), not snooty, community minded and fun,…read morehonest and knowledgable about the area, , historical bits round the pub were great, a variety of interesting pictures on the walls, attractive dark beams, cosy and a bit dark just how proper pubs should be. No dreadful contrived and boring Homes & Garden mags that nobody reads to be seen, thank god. Has a nice quirky, rural down-to-earth feel, and clearly the people who run it are proud of its history. The restaurant looked perfect, very old, one of the best I have seen. They give you for £2 a haunted tour booklet which was great, and the booklet was very enjoyable and funny in parts. Haven't tried the food, but who cares, I would eat here anyway. I will go here for a Sunday Lunch one day and it would be a nice place to stop at around Christmas time too and walk round Pluckley's footpaths afterwards. To get it completely Uber Perfick and a 5 star rating from me, they need to stock Kent Crisps (which are very tasty) and lower the music a bit as it wasn't always easy to hear my friend. That's about it.

This is my first time in an English country pub and i loved it. The inside was super cozy, with the…read morefireplace burning, and it just feels homey. Food was amazing. Since I ordered a burger, she was actually telling me which farm my beef was coming from (down the street). I mean, talk about farm to table! The only thing that I missed out on was trying the infamous English fish n chips. I didn't see it on the menu- We got the brownie for dessert, with some clotted cream. Omg, why don't they have this cream in the US?!?

Reserved a table for myself, mother and her partner for Christmas dinner. We were not seated at our…read moreown table--they only could put us at a communal table with bench seats. Well that would be nice if I *knew* the people but didn't care to be sitting next to complete strangers for a dinner service. They were unable to reaccommodate us. My mother ordered the fish entree and obviously expected to receive a nice trimmed filet but couldn't believe my amazement when this full fish with head and all that looked disgusting was placed down in front of her. She had to pick at it with a fork. Who serves fish like this? Never again.

The Compasses, Sole Street, Crundale…read more The first thing is to find this remote Kentish pub - because it's well worth finding - especially now that the food it so very good! Here (http://www.thecompassescrundale.co.uk/map.htm ) you will find a map and directions from Canterbury, Ashford and Chartham. If you have a satnav the Postcode is CT4 7ES. Now then, down to the important stuff. If you have never been there or if your last visit was more than 18 months ago (today's date is September 2014) you are in for a real treat. Robert (chef) and Donna (joint tenant) have changed this lovely old pub into a lovely old pub serving VERY fine food in goodly portions! The menu is constantly tweaked but this was the menu when Judi and I visited for lunch bringing our friend Philip and our miniature schnauzer, Bertie (i.e. they're dog-friendly!) Starters: Soup of the day = sweetcorn chowder with Wye Bakery sourdough Sweet pickled herrings with Dijon mustard and Bavarian sourdough Chorizo, Cheddar and tomato gratin Potted smoked mackerel with fennel and apple slaw Crispy rabbit with apple and onion sauce and bacon bits Whipped Stilton tart with walnut crumble Suckling pig with garlic butter beans Mains: Pan fried potato, caramelised onion and leek terrine (veg) Roast cod with beer, bacon, roast onions, mash and greens Lemon sole with herb dumplings roast beetroot and horseradish Corn fed duck breast with mash, greens and wild brambles Free range chicken with braised potato, baby gem and peas Roast rump of lamb with gratin potatoes and damson relish Puddings: Stick toffee pudding with caramelised banana and rum and raisin ice cream Chocolate mousse brownie with cherries Passion fruit crème brûlée Vanilla and raspberry cheesecake There was also a 'snack/light lunch menu for those with a smaller appetite at lunchtime including such delights as treacle-cured bacon, fried duck egg and dripping chips; pulled pork bap with fennel and apple slaw and dripping chips. Cost for two courses each for the three of us plus two bottles of pretty good wine , just over £100. Portions were such that a pudding was beyond us on this occasion so next time we'll try a main and a pudding. The important point is that they do NOT serve bog-standard food and we all enjoyed every morsel. Even Bertie was treated to a couple of low-fat snacks! Parking is ample and there is a large lawned beer-garden with children's play facilities at the rear and a fenced-off terrace at the front. This is a Shepherd Neame house with their usual offerings of good Kentish ales and a large selection of very drinkable wines. This is NOT a restaurant: bar stools await those who enjoy a drink and tables are not just for diners; this is a real pub that simply tempts you to eat!

Myself and my family (9 of us) had dinner here last saturday. The food was lovely served quickly…read morewell priced, by really good staff I couldnt fault anything!! would recommend 100% a great evening.

Nice, friendly, fun pub. Very good prices and great atmosphere. Decor needs attention but overall a…read morenice little pub

Very nice location, friendly people, various choices on drinks and food…read more Cricket field in front of the place, plenty of parking space in the back, lots of space inside. Staying overnight in our auto sleeper, looking forward to breakfast tomorrow.....

How many times was I asked, Why?, when I told folks I was heading to Wye?... Far too many to count…read more I was very pleasantly surprised to find a swiftly flowing stream and pub with many outdoor tables where I could sit and contemplate the nice old bridge, stream, trees, ducks and coots. Well, the ducks contemplated my bag of crisps and I watched the coots across the stream acting like real wildlife. The pub is cute, they had four cask ales on tap, and it really is a very lovely spot. So now when folks ask you, Why?, say because there's a very lovely pub there. Particularly for days when you'd like to sit outside. If you arrive by train, just cross the river and there's the pub. It wasn't crowded, but wasn't lonely. They serve meals, though not all day long. Saturday dinner had quite a few reserved tables. And the fellow at the train station said that they aren't always open every afternoon, so you might want to ring ahead to find out.

Fast running out of ideas of where to take my other half for dinner on Valentines day I was…read morefortunate to be driving through the village of Wye and spotted their advertising board. It was the only excuse I needed to pop into a pub and as I opened the door I entered a very well kept premises which had retained many of the original features of a very old building. The staff were very polite and, from what I could see, the food being served looked very appetising. So based on what I could see I booked a table for two and returned the following weekend with my better half. Again the staff were very polite and couldnt seem to be able to do enough for us within the restaurant. The food was also very enjoyable and real value for money - what more could one ask for. A year later I can still think back to how enjoyable that meal was and having booked another table for two, am looking forward to returning.