A hidden gem away from the hustle bustle of the centre of town, have been here a few times for…read morelunch and for a friends birthday function. Very relaxed atmosphere serves a great pint and food was excellent. Possibly one of the best beer gardens around town and on a sunny day a perfect suntrap, you have to try the St John's Royale!! i'll be back as soon as i can.

So please I've found this pub on qype!…read more Have only been in for a drink so far but was really impressed with the menu choices that we are planning on going back this weekend. Charming pub, great location I reccommend it to anyone that want's a good night out

Best beer selection in town..........unusual Continental stuff too.read more

A good place to grab a drink in Tunbridge Wells…read more The bar serves a good selection of beers and there's a nice atmosphere inside. Occasionally a band (in the past usually a dire covers act, but I may've just chosen duff nights) will grace the front of the pub. There's a fish restaurant downstairs, my only experience of which was the paella which was a little stingy on the fish portions compared to it's continental cousins but a tasty effort nonetheless. There's a nice rear patio in which to relax in the summer. Overall this is definitely one of the better places to grab a drink in Tunbridge Wells. A good effort in a place that often makes so little.

What an amazing experience this was. Our waitress Izzy was attentive and very personable…read more The food was out of this world. Chicken kev outstanding. Chicken fingers perfectly done. Fries also done outstanding. Perfect mixture on the soda.

Popped in for lunch @TheBedfordTW, ordered the burger. Amazing. Top quality beef, beautiful brioche…read moreand the sauce is the nuts. Even the fries were great. The best burger in Tunbridge Wells, and I eat way too many. Get down there and try one, you'll be pleased you did.

Went here on a recent trip to Tunbridge Wells on a recommendation. The pub has a great atmosphere…read morewith really friendly staff. The lunch menu was well mixed with plenty options to share and taste. We went for the allotment board to share for 4 adults and 2 kids which went down well and every last bit scraped from the board. For main I had the roast butternut squash, blue cheese and chick peas. Wow - what a taste on a plate. Each mouthful washed down with some local ale. Would highly recommend!!

I love my pub Sundays. Nothing like trying a new pub out, having a roast, a few pints, and cleaning…read morethe mashed potatoes and roast beef off the walls after my 3 year old daughter decides she's engaged in enough civilized behavior for one day.... The Black Pig is a superb pub with a mouth-watering menu. The roast beef with Yorkshire pud is very near perfection, with major respect to the chef for his gravy (I'm a total gravy buff, I always attack my roasts armed with an extra jug of gravy). I also tried the roast pork; cooked absolutely perfectly with a nice big chunk of beautifully roasted and spiced crackling. My sister's lucky to have gotten away with any at all... They've got a parking lot around the back, which is convenient considering that parking in T Wells is one of those circle-round-for-hours-hating-life type of experiences... BBQs every Sunday evening in the beer garden, definitely giving that a go. I peeked a look at the BBQ menu, first thing on offer: "Bunny Burger"! They've got my attention and my business! Now how do I explain that to my daughter....

Not a bad little pub for a evening out with friends. It is best and easier to go to the bar to…read moreorder drinks vs. trying to do so on the darn app. Prices are reasonable. I was told to stay away from the food as the quality was rather low. So I can't comment on that but I did hear it from a few different locals. Or maybe they were hiding a gem...who knows? :) Would go back for drinks no problem. Would probably try the food if I had enough drinks.

Last time I revisited this old place, mid-week, mid-day I was greated by the heart warming sight of…read moresome young balihoo launching a chair at the bar after being thrown out after the barman took offense to him buying alcohol to his underage pregnant girlfriend. Lest I become a snob and look further down my nose at this soon to be hooded fellow, I shall move on to writing about the actual place It's a Wetherspoons pub and so I suspect you'll get the idea of what it has to offer very quickly. The building was formerly the main Post Office building in Tonbridge, then a Quasar laser game, then the heaving alchoholic monstricity that is the pub it still is today. Cheap and soulless are the buzzwords of the Wetherspoons franchise and well they do them. Many a night I've lost under endless rounds of black sambuca chased by gallons of unwholesome rums and whiskeys. Never a stable foot leaves this place and nor should it for who would want to remember what lies outside..Tonbridge.

I've walked & driven past here so many times but, until tonight, I'd never had a drink at the Royal…read moreOak. I simply had to pay a visit to see TWs second best band, Weapons of Acoustic Havoc, play their first gig here. It's heavily panelled and rather large, I understand they do a good food offering but I was most impressed with their ale selection. OK, Harveys is the (excellent) regular in these parts but they also offer Larkins and a have a couple of guest ales available. They did two Dark Star bitters that were really well kept. The young barman was well informed about 'em too. I think they rotate Hobgoblin on occasion. This is all good, there aren't enough places doing unusual pints in TW for my money. Hard to say much more but I'll return for some chow & update accordingly. Friendly with potential. Three stars!

Since a change of management, the food and atmosphere have improved…read more Friendly staff and a fantastic ever changing menu make the Royal Oak well worth a visit. I particularly enjoyed the original choices for vegetarian meals; a demonstration I believe of culinary flare.

What a nice pub. My…read morefriends and I came here for lunch... I was quite hungover (and in need of a roast dinner), one friend just needed cheese, and my other friend wanted a small snack because she was planning a roast dinner for that evening. The Ragged trousers coped with all of our *needs.* My roast lamb (that was served inside a huge yorkshire pudding, like you get in the North) was perfect. The baked Camembert looked good, as did the croque monsieur. The pub itself is quite large, with plenty of space to drink/eat outside. The décor shabby-chic with lots of interesting things to look at on the walls. If you'd like to order food, first grab a drink and ask the bar staff for a table number... then a second member of staff will come and take your order.

Though it's been open a little while now, I was pleased to have visited The Ragged Trousers for the…read morefirst time last night. The Pantiles has never, with the exception of The Duke of York, really had any decent pubs so I'm delighted to say....we've got two of 'em now! This place is relaxingly scruffy, you might even say boho-chic, with stripped wooden tables, dark wooden chairs, pictures all over the walls and playing interesting music. Inevitably, it sprawls onto Kent's best beer garden, The Pantiles, and was attracting the twenty & thirty something brigade. Was it my imagination or did they seem a little, well, more upmarket than the 'Spoons lot up the hill? Anyways, they offered draught Harveys (natch, yawn) but also Sharps Doom Bar from Cornwall & Hampshire's Ringwood Old Thumper. Really good to see the latter in town. I could spend a happy time here with some mates or a paper & I think it's likely to be a good Winter pub too. They offer food, but though I hear it's good I didn't eat. Another time. Oh yeah, and there was little sign of any Ragged Trousered Philanthropists in TW last night. Or any other for that matter.....

Very nice and intimate wine tasting and highly selective beer pub. Very discerning and well…read moreinformed staff and owners Geoff and Jo, newly married make you feel welcome and that they have invited you to a private VIP function in their warm and cordial underground living rooms. Fun and we have returned three times and had the same excellent experiences. Not your average or standard brew pub by any stretch of the imagination. Here writers and intellectuals seem to gravitate. We found them willing to discuss openly their contemplative ideas and discovered local artist chew on the latest techniques and world developments. A real Royal Tunbridge Wells treat tucked away in the Pantiles. Aloha and Mahalo