The best restaurants in Ashford South East

We thought we would try Mr Bean in Sayers Lane on our visit today to Tenterden. A nice array of cakes and pastries. We bought our favourite, a toasted teacake which we usually have at another coffee shop. I found a table for us but it was dirty with crumbs and sugar and rather near to the air conditioner in the ceiling which was blowing out cold air, something you would need on a hot day, not on a cold, rainy March day, as well as the doors being wide open. I moved to another table but like the previous one, felt grimy and sticky, in need of a good scrub!! The teacakes arrived. Large, with very little fruit, more like a biscuit than a teacake. Certainly not enough butter to cover the unusually large surface area and rather dry. I went to use the ladies toilet, but only found a disabled toilet. Upon entering I found it to be very unsavoury, wet floor and generally unfit for use. As it is the only toilet and obviously used by male and female customers, this makes it essential to keep vigilant over its cleanliness. All in all, with the higher prices and the state of the establishment we will not be going back.

Tyler was a fabulous server. His timing was impeccable and was polite throughout. Cannot fault him. The food was great, wine selection was large with some great choices. Overall - a great experience. Thank you Tyler

A real shame that unita4 is now closed. Everything about it was great. Good pizza and really good fresh pasta. It’s not clear why it closed either, it was always full when we were there.

I'm sorry but this is quite possibly the worst Chinese ever had .. we thought we would try somewhere else . As our normal spot was over 2 hours delivery and wish I waited . Ribs looked like they came of road kill. Everything was over cooked And got chicken instead of beef on one dish Honest please ignore any good reviews I would rather have cheese on toast and save my money

Looking for somewhere to grab a quick lunch before going into Waitrose in Tenterden, we settled on this without really knowing anything about what it might have to offer. As long as it was reasonably quick and served in a friendly way we would be happy. And goodness me, it was all that and so much more. My sandwich, nearly rare roast beef with a salad, horseradish and crisps, was probably the best I’ve ever eaten. Really packed well with fabulously lean beef, tangy horseradish and a simple side salad, it was just exactly what I needed. So good in fact my partner and I each had a slice of their scrumptious sponge cakes - soft and fresh and presented in generous portions. Yum.

Had a home delivery from Just Eat. Very speedy and courteous driver. Fish was hot and delicious in a separate box. A nice touch of a lemon wedge and a pot of tartare sauce. Chips were a huge portion. Small served both of us!! I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.

Come here regularly and always staff are friendly and helpful, food is excellent too. The restaurant area is clean and tidy.

don't bother with the android app, it doesn't work, after 2 attempts taking 10 mins to complete my order for 6 people it crashed at the payment page, I called them and unbelievable attitude and unhelpful, can you believe you can't order over the phone, anyway, I tried 1 last time via there Web site to be told 5.45pm collect, it was finally ready at 6.30pm, 1.5hrs after ordering, I called again and got the same attitude "do you want your order or not" I was asked 🤷‍♂️ I should have cancelled as finding this dump is as difficult as ordering and then surprise surprise the food was dreadful, never never again, its been the most stressful take away I've ever ordered and possibly the worst.

Came for Lunch and unfortunately had to wait nearly an hour for 2 kids meals, panini and a jacket potato. Food was okay. Not overly impressed.

The George pub has now closed down Sadly , lovely Village and could really Benefit from this pub reopening and giving the locals a community Spirit once again. Such a Shame

Great overall as a quick pit stop if visiting the store and certainly is nicer than queuing near the doorway for the takeaway coffee at the store entrance! It was surprisingly quiet here for approaching lunchtime and staff are very friendly and helpful which made the visit enjoyable. The pot of tea tasted good and I liked the China pot rather than a fiddly ugly metal one. I went for a Welsh rarebit toastie with the ham (it’s a shredded ham hock type) to go with it. Not sure what the other food is like but it’s typical café offerings eg quiche, various toasties and of course pastries & cakes. I can say that the cappuccino cake was nice and freshly made, nothing dry or tired tasting. The lady wrapped it so could take it home. I only knocked off a star as I would have liked to see ‘bowl type’ lunches here with added protein as it’s nice to not have a bread based snack or lunch.

the vibe was amazing and the food was delicious got the 7 tenders and fries with the buffalo sauce was to die for defo coming back!

Ordered a takeaway on Thurs 25/07/24 using uber eats buy 1 get one free offer for Chicken tikka masala. I also bought 2 pilau rice, 2 poppadoms and a peshawari naan. The delivery was on time but the food was not good. I've never left a negative feedback for any restaurant before but this was that bad. The rice was bland, the curry was watery, seperating on the plate and did not taste fresh. (Most likely has something to do with the 2 for 1 offer). The peshawari naan tasted like off butter had been used to make it which was rancid, as soon as I could figure out what the aweful taste was I imediately stopped eating it (such a shame because peshawari naan is one of my all time favourite foods). Hopefully my stomach holds up 😬 I still have a portion of masala and pilau rice that will be going uneaten because I would not feed this to my partner when she gets home from work later. So disappointed 😞

We attended Eastwell Manor for Sunday Lunch but because of the lack of trained staff and the bad management, we had an awful time. We were left waiting for 30 minutes before someone came to take our drinks order. There were about 15 different gins and 10 vodkas on the menu and we ordered a Hendricks and tonic. 20 minutes later, the waitress came back to tell me that they didn't have that Gin. I asked which ones they had and off she went again for another 10 minutes. When she returned, she said there was only 1 gin available. I then asked about the vodkas and once again she disappeared for about 5 minutes and returned to tell me that they only had 2 vodkas available. We felt very sorry for her as obviously this was not her fault but the fault of the manager. Why were the staff not informed at the beginning of their shift what items were unavailable. Common sense really!! We were informed that we would need to order our dessert at the same time as our starter and main course or we would wait "hours" Our roast dinners arrived and there was no horseradish or mustard or any other sauces available. I asked the man who brought our dinners for another drink and he told me I had to catch someone's eye as he couldn't take orders for drinks. When you actually managed to speak to anyone, they were very pleasant and we felt very sorry for them having to work in these conditions. There were complaints from many other people also. The lunch dragged on and I was glad when it was over- move over Basil Fawlty. is the restaurant closing down? That would explain why there was such a poor menu. The food itself was wonderful. What a shame that the management aren't!

My only thing is the cremefilled glazed in poorly filled with cream. Furthermore, good and fresh, and a good bite to go with coffee