The Spotted Dog - Kent
Description
A 16th Century Pub that keeps the ambience of being very rural, and yet pulls in customers who travel far and wide to try the cuisine.It mixes traditional cuisine with new ideas which is prepared freshly on site.
Style of food on offer: Bar / Pub / Brewery
Price Guide: £15.01 - £30.00
Accessibility for disabled: partially accessible - Has large steps which can fit a whellchair down, but will be quite a bumpy ride! Low ceilings/doors
Bar Facilities: Full bar
Smoking policy: Smoking section
Review Summary
The Spotted Dog has received 3 reviews, giving the following average ratings (out of 10 - higher is better):| Overall: | 3.5 |
| Food: | 3.5 |
| Service: | 5 |
| Ambiance: | 6.5 |
The reviews can be seen in full below these details.
Recommended dishes: Fish pate starter, burgers FTJOeKAnbexSJK
Address and Contact Details
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Smarts Hill New Road Penshurst Kent England TN11 8EE |
Telephone: 01892 870253 Opening Hours: Mon - Fri :11:00 - 3:00 and 6 - 11:25 Sat: 11:00 - 11:25 Sun: 12 - 10:30 |
Other Information
Accepted payment methods:Bank Debit Cards
Cheques
Visa
Seating capacity: 70 with a largest party size of 12
Dress code: Casual
Customer Reviews for The Spotted Dog - Kent
Slow on Bank Hols But Worth The Wait! - review added on Thu 10th May 2007
Slow food, very slow actually about 90 mins for our mains. Excellent choice of beer though (Finchcocks ale) and the Chiddingstone cider is a must. Good views and atmostphere!
Recommended Dishes: fish pate starter, burgers
Terrible Service and Food. - review added on Tue 25th Sep 2007
Having read some good reviews we excitedly booked a Sunday lunch table for two at this pub. The food took 1 1/2 hours for the starter and an further hour for the main course. My chicken liver pate was fine but my partners calamari was stone cold. We both had main courses of fish both of which were inedible. The waitress changed them for a very substandard roast. I will never go there agin and would warn anyone else against visiting.
Poor. - review added on Thu 27th Sep 2007
I recently visited the spotted dog with my parents. We had heard what a lovely pub it was, but to our disapointment it did not live up to our expectations. The fish and chips were soggy, steak over cooked and the wrong kind of potato was sent out with my mums dish. Staff were unattentive, and there was a cold atmosphere throughout the evening. We had to wait 20 minutes for our order to be taken and a further half an hour for our main courses to arrive, it wasnt like they were busy, most of the pub/restaurant was empty. We were really looking forward to our rare evening out but were highly dissapointed. Won't be returning here again.
Slow food, very slow actually about 90 mins for our mains. Excellent choice of beer though (Finchcocks ale) and the Chiddingstone cider is a must. Good views and atmostphere!
| Overall: | 6 |
| Food: | 6 |
| Service: | 6 |
| Ambiance: | 10 |
Recommended Dishes: fish pate starter, burgers
Terrible Service and Food. - review added on Tue 25th Sep 2007
Having read some good reviews we excitedly booked a Sunday lunch table for two at this pub. The food took 1 1/2 hours for the starter and an further hour for the main course. My chicken liver pate was fine but my partners calamari was stone cold. We both had main courses of fish both of which were inedible. The waitress changed them for a very substandard roast. I will never go there agin and would warn anyone else against visiting.
| Overall: | 2 |
| Food: | 2 |
| Service: | 4 |
| Ambiance: | 6 |
Poor. - review added on Thu 27th Sep 2007
I recently visited the spotted dog with my parents. We had heard what a lovely pub it was, but to our disapointment it did not live up to our expectations. The fish and chips were soggy, steak over cooked and the wrong kind of potato was sent out with my mums dish. Staff were unattentive, and there was a cold atmosphere throughout the evening. We had to wait 20 minutes for our order to be taken and a further half an hour for our main courses to arrive, it wasnt like they were busy, most of the pub/restaurant was empty. We were really looking forward to our rare evening out but were highly dissapointed. Won't be returning here again.
| Overall: | 2 |
| Food: | 2 |
| Service: | 4 |
| Ambiance: | 4 |
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