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A gastropub in a Kentish village with eight bedrooms upstairs and a kitchen that takes the local-seasonal brief seriously. The crab and smoked eel crumpet is the kind of opening move that sets the tone, and the menu moves confidently from there. Eight rooms mean overnight guests fill tables without anyone rushing them out. Ranked twelfth on the Top 50 Gastropubs list, which is the sort of company that draws a knowing crowd down Canterbury Road.
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- Top 50 Gastropubs 2026 · #12 · Top 50 Gastropubs
One number, weighted & current 81
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Smoked cod's roe
“we’d advise you start any meal – or drink for that matter – with the smoked cod's roe or the crab & smoked eel crumpet”
Top 50 Gastropubs, 2026 -
Crab & smoked eel crumpet
“we’d advise you start any meal – or drink for that matter – with the smoked cod's roe or the crab & smoked eel crumpet”
Top 50 Gastropubs, 2026 -
Black garlic risotto
“On the mains menu dishes have included a black garlic risotto, pickled shimeji, pecorino romano for vegetarians.”
Top 50 Gastropubs, 2026 -
Pan-fried hake
“Diners could also try pan-fried hake with pressed lyonnaise potato & shellfish sauce.”
Top 50 Gastropubs, 2026
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