Classic Margherita is mouthwatering homemade pizza!Loaded potato skins are very crispy & yummy.Spicy chicken wings are delicious.The classic cheese burger is great & fantastic!Both Beef and Guinness stew and Glazed pork jelly are tender and juicy!
Ian
Good venue and good value for money ?.
Lonie Harris
Just had Christmas dinner and not for the first time either, can't recommend this place enough. The food is lovely and there's plenty of it, staff were polite, attentive even though they were busy. The atmosphere there is always friendly. Lovely place, lovely staff. Thank you will be back next year.
rodt473
After having a less than perfect lunch 2 days ago at The Oak on the Green, Bearsted where our main course was forgotten & took 40 minutes to arrive, today was a completly different experience at The Early Bird!! This is a very friendly local pub/restaurant. We have eaten there many times & the service & the staff cannot be faulted. They are very efficent & friendly & also our lovely lunch was served in a timely manner. The last time we went there was 2 days before Christmas & they were extremely busy. There were 6 of us on that occasion & the service & food was just as impeccable. Maybe The Oak on the Green could learn something from The Early Bird!! I know which pub I would recommend to friends!
Spud Ulike
There was a small gathering in the function room upstairs. The food and teas and coffees were lovely, but because it was busy in the bar downstairs, we had to wait a while for them to clear plates off the tables. This wasn't an issue though.
Dazzling Designs
Great place to go for a nice meal, just a drink and also to hold a functional. Food is always amazing, staff are friendly and the place has a lovely atmosphere.
Jack Sandwich
A nice place to go. Big enough to get a seat and small enough not to be overwhelmed. They put on a fantastic buffet, too.
Peter & Nicki Tompsett
Buffet for 30 for a wake. Good selection of food hot and cold including vegetarian and gluten free gests. Nice cream cakes. Including tea and coffee. Plenty left over and they provided containers to take away so it didn't go to waste. Would recommend.
Samantha K
Phoned to book Sunday lunch for our family of 4, enquired they still offered a vegan roast ( I had checked on TripAdvisor reviews prior as my son is vegan) yes, assured they did a nut roast. On arrival the table wasn't ready yet so ordered some drinks at the bar.My partner order a non alcoholic Becks ( which when we paid the bill was put through as non alcoholic) but realised half way through drinking it that it was the standard alcoholic one. We all ordered a roast dinner, I again checked with the server they had a vegan roast, she said was the nut roast ok, yes I said if it is vegan. Dinners arrived, my son's nut roast had a huge Yorkshire pudding on, I checked with the lady who had brought it, was that vegan? She thought it was but would check. Returned to say no it wasn't she could remove it or get a different dinner, I gave my son the options and he was happy to just take it off. I appreciated her honesty but was disappointed. Had my son had an egg or milk allergy this would have been concerning. The same server had made both these errors, not good enough. Unfortunately this tainted our meal out and we won't be returning.
Z7093EUjohnm
Best Sunday roast ever.loads of meat and plenty of veg all piping hot nice gravy too.reasonable price as well.
The Early Bird hosted our wedding meal in August 2023! We couldn’t have imagined how amazing the room was going to look - Andreea really did an amazing job and we were so impressed! Then the food… my oh my… what can I say - absolutely beautiful! We cannot recommend The Early Bird enough - outstanding service all around! Thank you Andreea and Team - we will be back!!
Lorraine Middlewoodl
Food was excellent and staff very friendly.
Duncan Stewart
Good local gastro pub, food and service were both good.
Carol Turnbull
Attended a Wake and staff were very polite and quick to help and serve refreshments
Diana Costa Carranca
Very nice. Good food. Nice function room. Nice service. Thank you
Classic Margherita is mouthwatering homemade pizza!Loaded potato skins are very crispy & yummy.Spicy chicken wings are delicious.The classic cheese burger is great & fantastic!Both Beef and Guinness stew and Glazed pork jelly are tender and juicy!
Good venue and good value for money ?.
Just had Christmas dinner and not for the first time either, can't recommend this place enough. The food is lovely and there's plenty of it, staff were polite, attentive even though they were busy. The atmosphere there is always friendly. Lovely place, lovely staff. Thank you will be back next year.
After having a less than perfect lunch 2 days ago at The Oak on the Green, Bearsted where our main course was forgotten & took 40 minutes to arrive, today was a completly different experience at The Early Bird!! This is a very friendly local pub/restaurant. We have eaten there many times & the service & the staff cannot be faulted. They are very efficent & friendly & also our lovely lunch was served in a timely manner. The last time we went there was 2 days before Christmas & they were extremely busy. There were 6 of us on that occasion & the service & food was just as impeccable. Maybe The Oak on the Green could learn something from The Early Bird!! I know which pub I would recommend to friends!
There was a small gathering in the function room upstairs. The food and teas and coffees were lovely, but because it was busy in the bar downstairs, we had to wait a while for them to clear plates off the tables. This wasn't an issue though.
Great place to go for a nice meal, just a drink and also to hold a functional. Food is always amazing, staff are friendly and the place has a lovely atmosphere.
A nice place to go. Big enough to get a seat and small enough not to be overwhelmed. They put on a fantastic buffet, too.
Buffet for 30 for a wake. Good selection of food hot and cold including vegetarian and gluten free gests. Nice cream cakes. Including tea and coffee. Plenty left over and they provided containers to take away so it didn't go to waste. Would recommend.
Phoned to book Sunday lunch for our family of 4, enquired they still offered a vegan roast ( I had checked on TripAdvisor reviews prior as my son is vegan) yes, assured they did a nut roast. On arrival the table wasn't ready yet so ordered some drinks at the bar.My partner order a non alcoholic Becks ( which when we paid the bill was put through as non alcoholic) but realised half way through drinking it that it was the standard alcoholic one. We all ordered a roast dinner, I again checked with the server they had a vegan roast, she said was the nut roast ok, yes I said if it is vegan. Dinners arrived, my son's nut roast had a huge Yorkshire pudding on, I checked with the lady who had brought it, was that vegan? She thought it was but would check. Returned to say no it wasn't she could remove it or get a different dinner, I gave my son the options and he was happy to just take it off. I appreciated her honesty but was disappointed. Had my son had an egg or milk allergy this would have been concerning. The same server had made both these errors, not good enough. Unfortunately this tainted our meal out and we won't be returning.
Best Sunday roast ever.loads of meat and plenty of veg all piping hot nice gravy too.reasonable price as well.
Restaurantji Recommends
The Early Bird hosted our wedding meal in August 2023! We couldn’t have imagined how amazing the room was going to look - Andreea really did an amazing job and we were so impressed! Then the food… my oh my… what can I say - absolutely beautiful! We cannot recommend The Early Bird enough - outstanding service all around! Thank you Andreea and Team - we will be back!!
Food was excellent and staff very friendly.
Good local gastro pub, food and service were both good.
Attended a Wake and staff were very polite and quick to help and serve refreshments
Very nice. Good food. Nice function room. Nice service. Thank you