insideKENT Magazine Issue 25 - April 2014 | Page 56

FOOD+DRINK

UNIQUE DINING AT

The Weavers Pub
Serving delicious Malaysian, Thai
and traditional pub food, the Kentbased, historic Weavers Pub really
is one of a kind
BY HELEN BYRDE

Nestled on the outskirts of Tunbridge Wells in
Southborough, the picturesque 16th-century
Grade II-listed public house is an imposing halftimbered building. Inside, the period features
continue with an historic fireplace, a priest hole,
and I am told – a spring in the cellar. There are
two bar areas and a cosy, yet formal restaurant
towards the back. It feels like your archetypal
friendly local pub.
If traditional pub grub is what you’re after, you
can certainly indulge in the usual fare at the
Weavers – with homemade shepherd’s pie, rib
eye steak, gammon, egg and chips and steak
and ale pie among the delights on the menu.
But there is more to the Weavers than first meets
the eye. As well as the usual pub menu, the
restaurant specia