One minute from Pluckley rail station.
www.deringarms.com
Charming old hunting lodge. Excellent food and Goachers ale.
A community free house in a small Chiltern village.
Real ale always, real cider sometimes. The restaurant serves good, reasonably priced, homemade food sourced from local suppliers wherever possible.
Cafe, waitress service, wait to be seated, similar to Bettys renowned Tea Rooms of Harrogate, but on a smaller scale. Good snacks, light lunches and sandwiches etc. Cafetieres with choice of different fresh ground coffees to choose from. Different blends of teas also available. Relaxed atmosphere and newspapers to read.
Cound may sound off the beaten track but is on the A458 between Shrewsbury and Much Wenlock.
www.theriversideinn.net for many more details, including a clear map of the location and arrangements for fishing.
I had lunch here last year. An excellent meal with good beer, good value for money, prompt service even though it was busy, and lovely views of the Severn! Booking advised as it is deservedly popular.
The building dates from 1750 and has been a pub since 1878. There is lots of atmosphere.
There is NO piped music, I understand this is the owner's policy.
A great little cafe, bang in the middle of Maidstone, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
The staff are friendly and efficient, and the proprietor says he has no plans to install piped music because "the customers don't like it".
There is an excellent range of reasonably priced meals and snacks, and the establishment has been awarded the maximum 5 stars in the Scores on the Doors food hygiene scheme.
A few daytime buses from Chesham, not Sundays.
The Swan is a character village inn (claimed to be the oldest in Buckinghamshire) specialising in fine cuisine, fine wines and real ales. It has a restaurant, lounge bar and "Snug". There is also a patio and a large lawned garden.
No music in the Shop in Shrewsbury but I thinkthe whole chain is music-free.
Good quality home-ware.
Reviewed 6 March 2012. Near Notting Hill Gate station.
Historic pub with real ale, real cider and interesting food.
Unfortunately this restaurant closed on 15th February 2012. Others under the same management remain open.
An Italian-themed restaurant with the same owner as The Dogs. Great food and the same informal style as the other ‘Dogs’.