The Tickled Trout

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1. Russell James Smith ★★★★★

   Had a delicious meal here, every dish we had was exceptional with a fantastic depth of flavour. Service was great, the chef came over to check on us after our meal. The bar area was relaxed and cosy.

   almost 2 months ago
2. peter bradshaw ★★★★★

   All four of us were impressed with the quality of the food. Tasted delicious. The staff attended when required and were polite and answered questions efficiently. Excellent meal out around

   almost 3 months ago
3. Daniel Summers ★★★★★

   Lovely building beautifully decorated, nice attentive staff and most importantly exquisite food. Every course was sensational. Beautifully presented and very creative. A complete delight to eat. I had two desserts as I couldn’t decide which one to choose and both were incredible. It was not cheap, but considering the quality of the food was perfectly reasonable. We also had 3 spritzers and soft drinks too which considerably added to the overall cost. For a 3 course meal you are probably talking around £40-50 per person for the food. If you want 2 desserts each then this will obviously cost more!!!

   almost 3 months ago

1. Kathryn ★★★★☆

   A friend and I visited for a belated 30th birthday celebration and to look at the recently refurbished restaurant. The ambience was good, low level lighting and candles to create a calm, cosy feel. The flowers hanging from the ceiling felt pretty against the glass windows but not too over the top. The restaurant was quiet when we arrived and there was birthday card left on the table which was a nice touch. Waitresses were efficient and polite when taking our orders but on the whole left us to our evening. Food service was quick with food presented well. I had the Greek pizza with a side of coleslaw, both of which were to a standard I would expect at the Ticked Trout, but I didn’t think the feta and olives made it much different to a cheese pizza. My friend had fish and chips, again cooked well and tasted good, although perhaps too many chips. For desert we had the chocolate brownie and sticky toffee pudding both of which were a good size and delicious. We moved to the relaxing bar area after for another drink, again which felt cosy and not overcrowded. Overall we had a pleasant evening, nothing to complain about but nothing that felt outstanding. However when we went to pay the bill there was a service charge which the waitress told us about when handing us the receipt. I feel that this was very presumptuous and actually quite rude to assume that we wanted to leave a tip and it should be up to the customers discretion how much. I did not feel that any member of staff had gone above and beyond with their service to warrant a service charge. For me, the assumption that we would pay a service charge, and at such a high percent has actually now changed my perception of the night, to the point that I probably won’t visit again any time soon especially as it felt it would be frowned upon if the charge was taken off.

   almost 5 months ago
2. Meticulous Media Ltd ★★★★★

   Simply stunning food and fantastic service. The whole experience was amazing and well worth the trip from Kent. The pork in particular was a highlight, but everything was so good it only just stood above. Have the pie, have the pork - just order as much as you can fit in! Kudos especially to the young pastry chef who made the Paris Brest. Stunning work. We will be back. Thank you.

   almost 7 months ago
3. Shona Hickling ★★★★★

   Went on Friday evening for a birthday meal. There were six of us in total. Ordered starters, mains and deserts. All were exceptional. My husband had the fish of the day and said it was the best food he’d had since we’d been in France ( praise indeed from him! ). All staff were great and gave us fabulous service. The bill was very reasonable for the amount of food we had. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend.

   almost 2 years ago

1. Vivi Tsirevelou ★★★★★

   Went there for my dogs' 1st birthday. The food was exceptional! The staff were very kind and helpful. We had the pleasure to meet the owner, who is also the chef of the pub. What a guy! He gave me a birthday card for Otis! Thank you all! We had a lovely time!

   almost 3 years ago
2. Daniel Ghinn ★★★★★

   Great food and good value. Visited with a group of five and we were seated around a round table in the corner which was a good spot and not too noisy. Service was friendly and helpful. Pork pie for starter is worth a try - best pork pie I've tasted.

   almost 4 years ago
3. Guillaume Peersman ★★★★☆

   I had wanted to try out this gastropub for some time and spend a few squid on some top notch food. Well it does not disappoint ! Its clearly popular and busy, the ambiance of the place is very inviting, comfortable and the many staff very attentive and helpful. We had some calamari and garlic bread to start with and share, the garlic bread was amazing and reminiscent of the garlic butter found in french escargots, rich and delicious. The calamari was served with some lovely tartare sauce and hit the spot. Followed the fish of the day and sea vegetables. Flaky cod cooked to perfection, tons of flavours yet subtle and balanced. The famous fish and chips was beautiful and executed perfectly. Nothing more to add, it did what it said on the tin. Perfect. Now then for the spatchcocked chicken and chips (+ spicy slaw). This was simply "the best chicken I ever had" said my daughter. Moist and melt in the mouth texture with just the right hint of thyme and lemon and a touch of smoky flavours. It fell off the bone and clearly had a huge amount of attention to details in the execution. Simple food executed as it should. We ran out of steam for dessert and shall be back in the pub section to try some out!. Many thanks to all staff and chefs, this is a must to visit and a box ticked (tickled? ;-)) Until next time.

   almost 4 years ago

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