The Hidden Well casual asian dining — Restaurant in Tunbridge Wells

Our first time here last night and what a gem. Our neighbour recommended we go here for my birthday dinner meal. It was busy but not overly so, people were coming and going but it still seemed calm and personable. This was amplified by the waitress who could not have been kinder and more helpful in explaining things. We had the messy tofu and the veggie spring rolls to start. I loved the messy tofu, so tasty. The spring rolls were nice but for me I like them a little crispier and more veg. The inside was more a paste of veg it seemed. Perhaps that is more a style I haven't had before but the tofu, yum yum yum.

We had some Bao Buns which were new to me, the king prawn one was fab. Mains were the halloumi rice and the king prawn noodles. The rice was moist and tasty, for me I wanted a little sauce to go with it. That said I didn't ask and I have no doubt that if I had they would have brought me some. The noodles were perfect, thick, tasty and a great sauce.

We had dessert too! Cheesecake and my wife had the deep fried bao bun. A perfect end to a tasty meal and at £75 for 3 courses for two people with drinks, reasonable and well worth it.

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Had a an amazing meal here last night. It was a small early evening family get together before Christmas with six adults and one (rather boisterous) toddler.

The restaurant is tiny (atmospheric) and space is modest but sufficient. There is a basement area which we didn’t see but by the sounds of it the guests there were having a great time. (Which is not to say it was loud - just a convivial background hum!)

The staff are fantastic - very attentive, knowledgeable and helpful. They found a carefully cleaned toy to amuse our rather boisterous youngster and were keen to help us make good food choices by describing the unfamiliar menu options.

But the food!

The food was absolutely stunning , amazing, superb. Not huge portions but the cooking and presentation were superlative. I simply cannot speak highly enough of just how much of a revelation their food was about the possibilities of pan Asian fusion food. The cumin lamb skewers were probably the best restaurant food I have ever had in over 60 years of eating out.

This restaurant is definitely one you just...

Not as good as all the hype in my opinion. We were really looking forward to a meal here. It was my husband’s birthday and after reading all the fantastic reviews, we decided to book. I wish I could give a better review. After arriving and being seated (not the most comfortable bench seating, I felt I was sat too high, couldn’t cross my legs) we were served by a nice chap who got our drinks. A small Asian beer. A nice waitress then took our order. We ordered Ribs and chicken satay to start and to be fair this was nice. I then ordered crispy pork and my husband ordered coconut katsu chicken. This all came in good time but.. my meal had only 5 very small pieces of pork which were far from crispy, Luke warm and very hard to chew. My husband’s katsu curry was very dry and very bland. We really wanted to love this little place but left disappointed. Maybe try again at a later date but for now, sorry Hidden Well it’s a 3 star from me. We didn’t stay...