Stopped in here after having a day at Lullingstone Castle. Staff were friendly, our server Claire was wonderful. Quick service and food was wonderful. My hubby had the Signature burger ( sorry no pic!) and said it was one of the best burgers hes ever had. Puddings were sticky toffee pudding and a Honey Pot which were delicious. We will definitely be back again, hopefully before Christmas.
Darren Goulston (Darren)
+5
The food is really lovely, especially the roast and the pie. As per the photos, the kids roast was massive and kids meals in general a good size. Everything had sooo much flavour and the staff were really friendly and attentive. We were sat quickly and Everything was efficient and poilte. Everything you would hope for. Will defo be back
Have been here many times, always lovely. Particularly lunch/dinner menu is great, and desserts! However today it was just a 5* experience all round. Came as a group of 10 for birthday celebrations, served by the wonderful Claire. Food was absolutely delicious, used the app for discounts, drinks were great, we were seated on a great spacious table, pub was reasonably quiet so felt like we had a whole section to ourselves. They brought out a Happy Birthday plate and candle and sung happy birthday - just the icing on the cake! Claire was absolutely amazing, so attentive, probably one of the best server experiences I’ve had in a restaurant/pub in a long time. I had the steak which was delicious, the brownie and banoffee pie also great! There’s also the beautiful village to explore after, running stream to paddle in & bundles of outdoor seating in the sunshine. Thank you!
Had a really nice family meal here sitting outside on the patio the quality of the food here is excellent especially the slow cooked belly pork.
Great outside seating area outside the pub right by a little stream kids and adults can paddle in. The food and service is also top-class
I loved my rib eye steak, my partner said her chicken wasn't cooked enough, chips both fat and skinny were really nice. The crumble desert was great. was shocked at the price of a pint of lager, would not normally pay that much! otherwise all good.
What a gem! Went there for my first time today and what a lovely place, excellent Greek waiter and superb food! Best onion ring I've ever had!
Will be back soon to try the pie and sit outside in the sun.
We had an absolutley wonderful day at 'the lion'.
Table for 8 and every single thing was spot on! Food was delicious and our waiter was warm and welcoming.
Picturesque walk by the river Darenth, we all had a paddle in the cool water and the kids tried to catch small fish with a net. Plenty of out door seating and lots of doggies about, a really lovely relaxed family feel. A true gem!
We were greeted at the door and acknowledged very quickly, Tina took our order and was wonderful from start to finish smiling and joking, even made my grandparents smile. All the food was a perfect portion size and tasted as wonderful as it looked! The only thing was the toilets I used didn’t seem to have a toilet seat otherwise everywhere was lovely and clean.
I took my sister to The Lion yesterday for lunch on her birthday. We used to visit the village as children. On entering we were met with warmth and taken to a lovely table- the entire pub is glorious. Claire and her team gave a masterclass in hospitality and we had such a lovely time. My lamb duo main course was sublime. After a walk in the village we returned to sit in the sun over coffee. Thank you from us both.
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