Olde Oast, The

For sheer pleasure in eating simply cooked superb food, there aren't many cuisines that can supersede traditional English fare. The Olde Oast at Ashford is a restaurant where you can enjoy a leisurely meal with your family or an intimate dinner à deux with equal pleasure.

Familiar starters like prawn cocktail or homemade devilled kidneys tend to unleash a wave of nostalgia, while the whole chicken breast wrapped in bacon or the unassuming pork chops in the mains make a hearty meal. Roast dinners on Sundays, served with vegetables, new potatoes, Yorkshire pudding and gravy, are an eagerly awaited attraction for those to whom tradition is important

Child friendly meals such as toad in the hole or bangers and mash could help settle down the little ones, while you sip on a glass of wine or beer from the extensive drinking list. A daily changing dessert menu adds variety, or you could just choose from the selection of ice cream or sorbet to end your meal.