Brewster's at The Ridge

Old Boat Cafe

➤ Fairmeadow, E1W 1, Maidstone, United Kingdom

Speisekarte • Cafés • Coffee • British • Contemporary

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"quirky venue this place is just as he says on the line. an old fashion barge converted for on board and on river banks. the menu is not long because the more galereed would not allow it, but the selection meets most needs of people. owner and youthful. the owner is very passionate about her caffe. I started with a huh laksa, beautiful when gently seasoned and had a baguette with breakfast ingredient inside. good speck herby sausage and i.e. my mint hot chocolate was very exhausting. my partner had healthier but also delicious food. the inner of the barge still seems very authentic. friendly chatty staff, would recommend."

Cafe Rouge Maidstone

➤ 42-44 Earl Street Maidstone, Kent ME14 1PS, United Kingdom

Speisekarte • Cafés • Kebab • Mexican • European

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"After I have eaten many of the restaurants stacked from late, I'm looking for the interesting when I have penetrated the menu. cafe rouge met my “off slopes” needs with exciting things like the plucked tortellini, sweet risotto and croquettes. it is a chain, yes, but with that in maidstone there is at least one guaranteed quality seal. service, indoor area, food preparation, teller presentation was error-free. they feel like something else and European, they go to the cafe rouge."

The Chequers At Loose

➤ Old Loose Hill, Maidstone, United Kingdom

Speisekarte • Pub • Steak • British • Vegetarian

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"I feel a bit bad about writing this, but for the first time ever there 's only 1 star and probably the longest comments I 've left. We arrived around 12:15 on a September Thursday after having a walk hungry, we fancied a pub lunch. Staff were pleasant if a bit rushed the young lady behind the bar was on her own and doing the best she could. Several things were off the menu, but we ordered a Curry of the day (Thai Green on this occasion) and sausage mash with gravy. Difficult things to screw up... After a reasonable wait, two small dishes appeared. The Thai Curry was tiny, containing a few small bits of grilled chicken in a fairly anaemic sauce, with a small amount of plain white rice on the side; the two sausages were quite small and on a small bed of mash surrounded by gravy. Both dishes were stone cold. We sent them back. Frankly, if we hadn 't paid in advance, I 'd have left at that point. A few minutes later they re appeared, along with a small dish of sweet chilli sauce and 3 small prawn crackers, two of which were not properly cooked (still solid in parts, i.e. not cooked hot or long enough). The sausages were now hot, the mash lukewarm and the gravy cloying and still pretty cold. Being fair, the very small sausages were quite tasty, but the mash was under/not seasoned and the gravy had little flavour, no onion or anything even vaguely interesting, and was still cold. The curry was a disgrace. The rice was flaccid and tasteless, the curry had almost no flavour and the chicken was watery, and pretty grim (tasteless too). Tiny portion as well. We left the curry. I did eat the sausage mash as I was really hungry, but in retrospect wished I hadn 't. I almost never leave food anywhere in the world, but I left that curry. I 'm not sure how dishes that bad could be let out of any kitchen. We complained to the waitress (who was doing her best) she asked us not to leave and a minute or two later refunded our main courses with an apology. I felt for her as she was doing her best as front of house when the kitchen was a shocker. Note that we didn 't ask for a refund or even hint, they just provided it. I 've never asked for a refund. It 's sad, as these days rural pubs need to do things right, but this wasn 't just small things; everything they could have done wrong with those two dishes they did wrong. Nothing cooked from fresh, nothing checked before leaving the kitchen, tasteless food, tiny portions, cold."

Rocking Robin On The Green

➤ 1 Heath Road, Maidstone, United Kingdom

Speisekarte • Pub • Fish • Vegan • British

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"I am pleased that the restaurant is returning to its roots at the Duke. I worked there 25 years ago when Colin had it bustling. A lot has changed since then, but it will always hold a special place in many people's hearts as the Duke."

Vesuvius

➤ 26 Lower Stone St, Maidstone, United Kingdom

Speisekarte • Sushi • Pizza • Asiatic • Seafood

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"I was also part of the party of 8 last night but I thoroughly enjoyed the evening. The food was very nice and the steak was cooked just right. The young waitress was the perfect host and went out of her way to describe the dishes and the choice of drinks on offer. She was a true professional and the owner should be proud of her. I guess it's all down to personal taste."