Hook & Hatchet Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Setting

Pros:

• "Lovely dog-friendly pub situated slap bang in the middle of beautiful kentish countryside."
• "Anywhere that had dog biscuits on the bar for your furry friend has to be good."
• "Every night there is something happening in the pub whether it be classic car enthusiasts or puppy social gatherings."
• "Really nice setting, with wonderful walks around it. Garden is a beaut on a sunny day."
• "Great atmosphere with live bands at the weekend."
• "The inside was homely with log burners and l.e.d. string lights."
• "Love it. Super dog friendly, lovely atmosphere, and in the middle of beautiful countryside."

Cons:

• "Great, if only the music wasn't blaring in such a relaxing area."
• "We sat outside at a wonky table that I found leaflets to stabilize."
• "Scary drive in the day on the one lane road, cannot even contemplate driving it at night!"
• "Its a bit of the beaten track, especially in the pitch black but we found it eventually."
• "Very disappointed that the manager and staff refused to bring water to the dogs that were in the hot sun."
• "Road approach had a closed sign but we kept going."
• "However the service did not match the expectation."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was lovely and good portions."
• "First time we've been, and ended up going again the next day, great food and staff."
• "Food was spot on with generous portions."
• "The food is delicious and well priced."
• "Fantastic food."
• "Food was of good quality, generous portions, fairly priced, and obviously prepared with care and homemade."
• "The food was lovely really liked it."

Cons:

• "The peanut M&M sundae was literally vanilla ice cream with M&Ms thrown in & they had put peanut M&Ms in the kids ice cream which it didn't state on the menu and is inappropriate for the 19 months old it was for."
• "THE STANDARD OF FOOD NOT THAT GREAT YORKSHIRES OVER DONE AND DRY, MEAT GRISTLY AND RED, PASTRY FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN TART WAS IN EDIBLE."
• "Food left a lot to be desired in general, especially the roast."
• "The vegetarian pie was gluten free and the pie top was like chewing a Tupperware lid."
• "I had 1 mouthful of the fish it made me feel sick and I didn't touch the rest of my meal."
• "The food was substandard (a roast dinner with 3 potatoes and watery gravy and rock hard pastry for vegetable tart)."
• "Terrible food, obviously been hanging around too long, dry and tasteless."

Service

Pros:

• "Great pint of Harvey's ipa and the service was great, thanks Macey."
• "The servers were very friendly and looked well after us."
• "Staff are all very polite and helpful."
• "Staff are absolutely lovely."
• "The staff were amazing and the prices were very reasonable."
• "All the staff are so friendly and welcoming."
• "The staff were attentive and the food was delicious."