Ye Olde Tavern, Kington — Restaurant in England

Very pleasantly surprised by the food here, so I felt compelled to write a review. We have popped in quite a few times for a pint, but never for food until yesterday. The atmosphere in the pub is very sweet and cosy with fires going when it's chilly. Good real ales on tap and the bar staff have always been friendly. The food though... we were very impressed! Really tasty, properly comforting pub food, all home made and with local ingredients too! 4 of us eating, two with quite specific dietary requirements but were catered for really well. This was the only place in Kington where we could find a good selection of gluten free options! The chef came out of the kitchen to check everything was okay, talking us through some of the dishes as we were choosing and ask how the food was. He seems genuinely passionate about his food, taking pride in how he tweaks the recipes each time - this was lovely to see. If I was to nitpick, the dining room doesn't have quite the same cosy atmosphere as the main part of the pub, so some tweaking is required here. That being said, this place is truly a real gem that is worth your visit and we will definitely be eating here next time...

What a smashing little pub this is, you don't get many like this anymore! From the outside you can very easily walk past it and not even notice it's there, it just blends in with the houses around it.

It has a bar to the left hand side and another room on the right. Both rooms are small so don't turn up with a party of 30 people! Both rooms also have lovely open fires blazing in the winter.

They've a good range of real ale for such a little pub and a great selection of whiskies too. Maureen who runs the pub is a really lovely lady, down to earth, and greets you with a smile and friendly chat, just the way I like it.

I almost feel like I don't want to leave this review for fear of giving away one of Kington's best kept secrets, but it deserves every one of it's stars. It's a cracking...

If we could give it 10 stars out of 5, we would. We went in there expecting the classic pub food, but we were so wrong. The food is delicious, close to fine dining more than pub. We had the vegetarian options, and the flavours were amazing. To take something as simple as veggie bangers and mash with gravy and make it taste so delicious requires some proper talent. The mash was from real potatoes, the gravy was made there with some red wine as one of the ingredients.

The chef is very charismatic and passionate. He spent time explaining his cooking to us and how he's evolved the recipes and told us about the history of the place. And everyone else was so friendly. We loved the experience and it will definitely be a place we'll stop by whenever we go...