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Any good restaurant recommendations in the NW Kent area?

Grandparents are less mobile than before and we're looking for a good restaurant that we can all meet up at, somewhere between Charlton and Strood essentially, ideally in the A2/A20 belt or close enough to either to be a fairly simple drive. Not that fussed on cuisine, just want somewhere halfway decent for a birthday meal that would be easy enough for a group of 8 to book (early November)

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  • CharltonKerry
    CharltonKerry Posts: 2,960
    If you like Italian then I could recommend the coach house which is in Ruxley Manor garden centre, not the cheapest mind you and not open most Sundays or Mondays.
  • The Hilltop restaurant in Wrotham is good and family friendly 
  • Bartellas on the A227 Wrotham Road is a great restaurant. Always friendly service and good food. 
  • HastingsRed
    HastingsRed Posts: 1,591
    The Hilltop restaurant in Wrotham is good and family friendly 
    Was a good night out back in the 80's.
  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,435
    Friend of mine always raves about the Hengist in Aylesbury. Never been myself but he really likes it. He is a Palarse fan though, so can't promise anything about his taste or judgement.
  • CharltonKerry
    CharltonKerry Posts: 2,960
    Bartellas on the A227 Wrotham Road is a great restaurant. Always friendly service and good food. 
    Agree with this one as well.
  • gringo
    gringo Posts: 590
    Bartellas on the A227 Wrotham Road is a great restaurant. Always friendly service and good food. 
    Agree with this one as well.
    Its the one we use for family catch ups.
  • MillwallFan
    MillwallFan Posts: 3,348
    Rizzo said:
    Friend of mine always raves about the Hengist in Aylesbury. Never been myself but he really likes it. He is a Palarse fan though, so can't promise anything about his taste or judgement.
    Aylesford not Aylesbury. It’s very good 
  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,435
    Rizzo said:
    Friend of mine always raves about the Hengist in Aylesbury. Never been myself but he really likes it. He is a Palarse fan though, so can't promise anything about his taste or judgement.
    Aylesford not Aylesbury. It’s very good 
    D'oh!!
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,013
    Stuzzichini (Italian) in Bexleyheath is superb … I go there regularly. 

    Also Shampan Falconwood, excellent Indian cuisine 

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  • The Moat, London Road, Wrotham.
  • Greenhithe
    Greenhithe Posts: 781
    Indian Essence in Petts Wood - top drawer Indian food from Atol Kuchar. I love the place  
  • BDL
    BDL Posts: 6,001
    Three Crutches in Higham does a decent meal and has some good beers on tap.
  • Greenhithe
    Greenhithe Posts: 781
    BDL said:
    Three Crutches in Higham does a decent meal and has some good beers on tap.
    I now live near there. I’ll give it a go. 
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,251
    BDL said:
    Three Crutches in Higham does a decent meal and has some good beers on tap.
    Thats as much Higham as I am Linford Christie, Strood all day long 
  • BalladMan
    BalladMan Posts: 1,119
    The Hilltop restaurant in Wrotham is good and family friendly 
    +1 hilltop. Owner Darren is a good laugh and some very interesting history associated with the building (great train robbers and reggae club nights, not at the same time). 
  • R0TW
    R0TW Posts: 1,679
    Just a lunchbox in it, would be my guess
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 10,666
    The Moat, London Road, Wrotham.
    I'll give the moat a vote. Only been once but 14 of us went there a few months back and every single one of us thought the food was top notch. Defo need to go back there.
  • There’s a new restaurant in dartford with plenty of parking outside. It’s called popeyes 😬
  • HastingsRed
    HastingsRed Posts: 1,591
    BalladMan said:
    The Hilltop restaurant in Wrotham is good and family friendly 
    +1 hilltop. Owner Darren is a good laugh and some very interesting history associated with the building (great train robbers and reggae club nights, not at the same time). 
    Went to the reggae nights a few times.
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  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,367
    If you like Italian then I could recommend the coach house which is in Ruxley Manor garden centre, not the cheapest mind you and not open most Sundays or Mondays.
    I like that one. A real old school Italian, never has to my knowledge changed a thing on its menu in the past 20 years or more. I think I'm correct in saying they are Charlton supporters, they used to have a few pictures up on the walls.
    They also own Du Amici in Chislehurst, which I think is a lot better although is very much similar to Ruxley in terms of menu and atmos.
  • ME14addick
    ME14addick Posts: 9,765
    BalladMan said:
    The Hilltop restaurant in Wrotham is good and family friendly 
    +1 hilltop. Owner Darren is a good laugh and some very interesting history associated with the building (great train robbers and reggae club nights, not at the same time). 
    Great character. Excellent food but not always easy to book as it's so popular.