The Barn Pub & Restaurant — Restaurant in Tunbridge Wells

My husband and I had our wedding at The Barn in September 2021 and the venue was truly magical. We had the most memorable day; one we will never forget.

We instantly loved the venue when viewing photos online, and when we viewed the venue for the first time in February 2019 alongside Philippe, who was so welcoming, we booked the venue straight away without wanting to see any other venues.

Our wedding was originally scheduled to take place in April 2020, but due to COVID it was pushed back several times. Luckily, after waiting 18 months, we finally tied the knot in September 2021.

Janet was absolutely amazing throughout and was always there to answer our questions. It took us five attempts, but we got there in the end, and Janet could not have been more accommodating.

The Barn is such a beautiful venue and perfect for the 64 daytime guests we had. It was intimate, especially the ceremony, which is exactly what we wanted. Phillipe and the rest of the team decorated the venue so beautifully; it was honestly better that we could have ever imagined. Everyone was so welcoming and friendly and this made the day run smoothly. The food was amazing; from the canapes, to the sit-down meal and then the evening buffet. They also have so many wonderful additions that you can include in your package and we opted for the sweet cart, which everyone loved, and even made use of The Barn's "Mr & Mrs" canvas and easel for our welcome sign.

The venue is in a fantastic location, with great transport links and a beautiful park across the road, which is where we had our gorgeous wedding photos taken.

The Barn provide a list of outstanding wedding suppliers, which was a great help when planning our wedding as we didn't really know where to begin. We were fortunate enough to work with some of their recommended suppliers; Helen England as our photographer, Cut Above Productions as our videographer, Colonnade Florist and Luke Swift as our DJ. All are AMAZING and we would highly recommend each of their services.

We cannot recommend The Barn highly enough. It is the perfect wedding venue and all our guests adored the venue. Janet and Phillipe, from the bottom of our hearts, we cannot thank you enough! We will certainly be returning each year for food and drinks, and to reminiscence our special day.

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I recently made a reservation for my wife and I at The Barn Pub and Restaurant. We were excited to try out this establishment, as we had seen good things about the food and ambiance. However, our experience was far from satisfactory.

When I made the reservation, I informed the call taker that we would be a party of two, including one person in a power wheelchair. The call taker informed me that we would have to be seated downstairs and that a menu would be brought down to us. This was not ideal, as we were hoping to dine in a restaurant , where we could enjoy the full ambiance of a pre theater dinner.

When we arrived, we encountered further accessibility challenges. We had to navigate a curb in the street, due to cars parked on the pavement, and then would have to go up some steps to reach the entrance. I looked around the corner and saw more steps. This made it impossible for my wife to access the restaurant in her power wheelchair The restaurant is located upstairs, with no lift available.

We looked around for an accessible table, but unfortunately, there were none available. As a result, we were unable to dine at The Barn and had to leave. It was incredibly frustrating and disappointing, given that we had made a reservation and were looking forward to our meal.

Furthermore, the lack of accessibility information, such as a signage or a doorbell for assistance, only made matters worse. It seemed like the restaurant had not taken any steps to accommodate customers with accessibility needs, which was a letdown. We hope that the restaurant takes steps to improve accessibility for all its customers in the future, as it is essential for all establishments to be inclusive and welcoming...

Wow... where to begin?! We got married at the Barn on 25th March 2018. I suppose we were a bit unusual as we didn't look at any other venues other than the Barn when we got engaged. It has been my local pub for 6 years now, and when I introduced Nick to the Barn he also fell in love with it. We knew it would be the perfect place for us to get married when the day came. Nick was so keen to book that he proposed to me early just so he could get a date booked asap!

Philippe and Janet were on hand to answer our many questions and where so fantastic at helping us to plan everything out in the coming months. They made everything so simple.

The day itself was incredible... We could not have asked for anything more... Our decorations looked spectacular, Philippe did an amazing job laying out everything... It looked better than we could have imagined... It was magical! The venue really shines out in every one of our photos.

The service in the conseratory was so intimate and beautiful. Everyone said it was a wonderful ceremony and we feel alot of that was due to the intimacy of the venue as well as the amazing job of the registrars!

The staff behind the bar and in the kitchen were brilliant. We had so many compliments on the service and the food. Everyone meals came out hot and as ordered... And the food is always tasty at the barn... So much so that my mum always insists we go to the barn for lunch when she visits.

The day ran so smoothly. We both spent the entire day with massive grins on our faces and most of that was because we could relax entirely, knowing that everything was in hand! We cannot thank everyone at the Barn enough for putting the 'special' into our special day!

Jess...