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The restaurant is located at a permanent berth immediately behind the Archbishop's Palace and within a few minutes walk from the town centre. The design provides an experience of free-floating above the water and features dining seats with views of Maidstone, and probably Kent on a good day. The inside features an Art deco nautical interior and in good weather the oak French doors are opened on to the quayside offering alfresco dining experience.

Start your meal with confit and home smoked duck terrine, served with chutney and toasted country bread, and watercress soup with crème fraîche and butter fried croutons. Main course can consist of braised pork belly, apple sauce, roasted shallot jam, fondant potatoes and crackling, or onion and goats' cheese tart tatin, served with summer vegetables and herb sauce. End this delightful meal with white wine poached pear, bitter orange confit, and hazel nut ice cream and sauce.

The vibrant setting with abstract art work on the walls and an international cuisine menu make dining at the Arts Brasserie at the Ramada Maidstone an interesting affair. Guests can also soak up the green field views where resident rabbits hop in the summer, perhaps thankful they are not on the menu.

Lunch or dinner here could include hearty steaks or catch-of-the-day specials. There is also a range of nibbles, sandwiches, starters and classic mains from which to choose. Deep fried coconut prawns with a sweet chilli dip or country pork pâté with tomato chutney, herb salad and Melba toast could flag off the meal nicely. Then proceed with griddled steak with oven roasted tomato, field mushroom and chips or pan fried fillet of sea bass on sauté potatoes, courgettes and cherry tomatoes. You might also like to consider Cantonese stir fry vegetables and noodles with prawn crackers and soy sauce or spicy chicken vindaloo with rice. Caramelised banana and toffee cheesecake or rich chocolate tart with vanilla cream concludes the meal with finesse.

Named after the first king of Kent, Hengist serves modern French cuisine in a stylish contemporary setting. Situated in the oldest village in Britain, it has a varied history dating from fifteen hundred and sixty. Proprietors Paul Smith, Kevin James and chef Richard Phillips have carefully nurtured the dining experience by renovating this building to provide an atmosphere of warm elegance. A stately entrance welcomes guests and is complemented by the cosy intimacy of the main dining hall and the charm of the individual private dining areas - the crystal room and the Japanese room.

Chicken liver parfait with cured ham accompanied by homemade piccalilli, marinated celeriac with grain mustard, grilled garlic ciabatta followed by a roast rump of new season 'Romney Marsh' lamb are good picks among the starters and the mains. A sticky toffee pudding or an apple tart could help finish the meal. The wine list contains a selection of both old and new World wines.

This is a traditional English country pub with a unique atmosphere, built in 1533 it is a grade 2 listed building, retaining many original features including an inglenook fireplace, with a log fire and a rich abundance of oak beams and Tudor brickwork. Apparently there are also plenty of spooky ghost stories to entertain you.

They offer an a la carte menu prepared from fresh local produce. The menu includes traditional favourites such as beef Wellington and sausage and mustard mash, they are also well known for their famous Ringlestone pies; they also have a selection of vegetarian options and a children's menu with healthy choices.

They feature a large selection of over thirty English fruit wines with flavours from apple and apricot to sloe and strawberry, they also stock a selection of liqueurs with chocolate a firm favourite.

You can dine in the older pub areas, the restaurant or the extensive landscaped gardens, which also feature a waterfall and fish pond and children's play area with climbing frame.

The Pilgrim's Way, which was mentioned in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, has been around from pre-Roman times and The Cock Horse Inn which is on this historically renowned path is also well known, its fame crossing centuries as a stable for horses. Today it is famous as a place where you could visit with friends or family for a delicious traditional British meal. The dining room is warm and cosy with oak beams and bare brick walls and suitably moody lighting.

Starters from the menu might include smoked mackerel quenelles on little gem leaves with horseradish vinaigrette followed by braised beef parcel encasing smoked bacon, mushrooms and winter vegetables on a potato gallette. Sandwiches and other snacks are also handy for taking care of hunger pangs while the range of homemade desserts is enticing. The wine list includes new and old world choices along with Greene King ales and a number of options for those who really love their tipple.

Known also as 'the restaurant on the green', Soufflé is in a 16th century house which has been fashioned to a degree of elegance that tweaks the tastebuds no end. Nor are they disappointed, though the fulfilment comes in a more robust manner. Pave of salmon with béarnaise and parsnip gnocchi comes to mind. Wine list draws mainly from France too and House wine starts at £12.50 which comes as something of a relief.