Food was amazing! Portion sizes were on the smaller side given the price but a lovely restaurant and the staff are lovely too. The only issue would be parking is generally difficult so definitely come earlier to go hunting for spots!
AJFUK
One of the best food experiences I've had in a long time. Delicious food, fair price and brilliant service. Highly recommended.
Heidi G
went here on Christmas Eve and it was pretty busy. It usually gets busy on the weekend because it is so well known .Great food and selection of starters.I recommend the lamb pastry things and any variety of aubergine dip they serve.
Positano1905
Ordered the combo platter which was really tasty, plenty of choice from the bbq grill plus sides, all food really tasty and plentiful.
zeracohw
Everything absolutely mouth-watering! The portions are huge, and the flavours are amazing .Do not skip dessert , they're so good !
David Parton-Ginno
This is my second visit with colleagues here and thoroughly enjoyed the food both times - would highly recommend.The food was very nice, the service was timely and friendly, although the atmosphere was very quiet, but in mitigation it was mid-week.Parking: Street parking only
Kevin G
We were in Tunbridge Wells on a very wet and windy Thursday afternoon, as we were going to the Theatre that evening, we intended to do some sight seeing but the weather was against us, so we opted for a meal and drink, having used Havet restaurants in the past in a different location we thought we would give Havet Restaurant in Mount Pleasant Road, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1QG a look in, We were so glad we did, we were instantly greeted by the friendly and polite waiter / doorman, who greeted us with a smile and some pleasantry introductions, he asked us where we would like to sit and suggested a comfortable booth, which we were happy to agree too, making a complete relaxed atmosphere he then asked if we would like some drinks while we perused the menu, When the drinks were delivered we had already decided what we were going to eat, so he took the order, and in what I would consider a respectable amount of time, not too quick or too long, the most delicious food was being brought to our table, we went for a combo meal to mix and match what we were both going to have, the food was of the highest quality, and you had to eat slowly because you wanted the experience to last longer, The whole visit / experiences was nothing short of perfect in every way, and certainly made us forget about the weather outside. There was no rushing or pushing for you to order more drinks or food, such a wonderful place. I would highly recommend it if you are in the area and want some delicious food, I would even travel out of my way to go back to Havet in Tunbridge Wells, My personal thanks go to the professional, highly experienced, friendly and polite staff who made the visit even more pleasurable. To the owners / Management you and your team have certainly got everything right. Happy Customer Kevin.
Garreth Coleman
Made for a successful family meal. The good and service were equally good. Slight room for improvement on the Iskender, but was flavoursome. Suggest wrap the meat in tortilla instead of the small cubes of flatbread which were too hard or soggy. Also add the sauce and yoghurt on top of the meat. Each establishment has its own take on this dish. The cold meze was delicious.
A
Really lovely vibe! Well priced and great table service. Thank you to Freya for looking after our table. Definitely visiting
Angela D
We had a wonderful meal with exceptional service from Orhan and his team, including a free starter and dessert as he was so keen to showcase their lovely food. We will return! Highly recommended.
Lovely food, lovely restaurant. We didn't have a reservation, we was seated immediately.
Nat Chounta
The best Turkish restaurant within Maidstone, Tonbridge & Tunbridge Wells. Very good service, polite and efficient. Very easy as well to book via their website.The food was amazing we visited often for the last couple of years and was always tasteful with same consistency. Normally we had the mixed grill platter sides such as pitta bread , hummus, baba ghanoush, salad, rice , chips.The atmosphere in the restaurant is calm and pleasant as you can enjoy family dinnersKid-friendliness: There is a variety of food and drink options for little ones.
Toby Farman
Food and drink was alright, but incredibly overpriced.The took over an hour to take our order, which then took over an hour to arrive (it wasn't busy), and the waiters were unapologetic. They messed up a few drinks, and one of my friend's meals.Thinking positively, hopefully it was a one-off thing and perhaps a better experience could be had in the future.
Henry Berry
Went there with 6 friends for dinner, the atmosphere was nice and we were greeted promptly on arrival. We were sat down and then not spoken to for 20 minutes. The waiter then took our drinks order and then came over again 5 minutes later as he somehow forgot our order even though he wrote it down. We then waited a further 25 minutes before our drinks arrived. This was the first time we even got water, 45 minutes after we sat down. One of the drinks was also wrong but we didnt mention it as we didnt want to wait another 20 minutes for the right one. The same waiter then took our food order and we had to wait another 45 minutes for our food to arrive, and one of the mains and 2 sides didnt arrive for a further 10 minutes. The food and drinks were nice, cocktails were well presented as was the food. This didnt make up for the shocking service, we wouldnt have minded if someone came over to apologise for the slow service or told us when we sat down that there would be a wait but they were quite unapologetic. We complained afterwards to the manager who took the service and the food that arrived late off the bill but that really didnt make up for the truly tragic service. There were 3 floor staff and at least 2 kitchen staff and there were about 6 other tables there which didnt seem to have the same problems as us. The drinks menu was vast and the food menu was good but that is all irrelevant when you have to wait over an hour and a half after sitting down before you get your food. Worst dining experience I've in tunbridge wells which is a real shame.I work in hospitality myself so I can understand that things like this happen and I know that this was probably a one off disaster. I will be returning at some point in the foreseeable future as the restaurant is quite unique and I want to experience it properly.The staff do need to be more confident and perhaps more training is needed for some?
Natalie K M
Had been a loyal customer of Havet Bromley for years (fantastic) until I moved so this became my local… absolute rubbish. Have been here twice now, really poor atmosphere, service is slow and very poor - young guy just forgot about us. Meat was ok, seems to have lost it’s special way! Bread used to be free and the combos were better/ you’d be able to buy a sharing platter with all different meats to try - here you have to get the combo meal and it’s much more expensive. Asked for Donner to be told there wasn’t any left however, they seemed to be plating up and cutting the donner on the spit… so I asked the waiter… ‘well what’s that there?’ And he said, you don’t want that, it’s the bone…. Made no effort to see if he could get us just a tiny bit. Absolutely will not be returning.
Food was amazing! Portion sizes were on the smaller side given the price but a lovely restaurant and the staff are lovely too. The only issue would be parking is generally difficult so definitely come earlier to go hunting for spots!
One of the best food experiences I've had in a long time. Delicious food, fair price and brilliant service. Highly recommended.
went here on Christmas Eve and it was pretty busy. It usually gets busy on the weekend because it is so well known .Great food and selection of starters.I recommend the lamb pastry things and any variety of aubergine dip they serve.
Ordered the combo platter which was really tasty, plenty of choice from the bbq grill plus sides, all food really tasty and plentiful.
Everything absolutely mouth-watering! The portions are huge, and the flavours are amazing .Do not skip dessert , they're so good !
This is my second visit with colleagues here and thoroughly enjoyed the food both times - would highly recommend.The food was very nice, the service was timely and friendly, although the atmosphere was very quiet, but in mitigation it was mid-week.Parking: Street parking only
We were in Tunbridge Wells on a very wet and windy Thursday afternoon, as we were going to the Theatre that evening, we intended to do some sight seeing but the weather was against us, so we opted for a meal and drink, having used Havet restaurants in the past in a different location we thought we would give Havet Restaurant in Mount Pleasant Road, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1QG a look in, We were so glad we did, we were instantly greeted by the friendly and polite waiter / doorman, who greeted us with a smile and some pleasantry introductions, he asked us where we would like to sit and suggested a comfortable booth, which we were happy to agree too, making a complete relaxed atmosphere he then asked if we would like some drinks while we perused the menu, When the drinks were delivered we had already decided what we were going to eat, so he took the order, and in what I would consider a respectable amount of time, not too quick or too long, the most delicious food was being brought to our table, we went for a combo meal to mix and match what we were both going to have, the food was of the highest quality, and you had to eat slowly because you wanted the experience to last longer, The whole visit / experiences was nothing short of perfect in every way, and certainly made us forget about the weather outside. There was no rushing or pushing for you to order more drinks or food, such a wonderful place. I would highly recommend it if you are in the area and want some delicious food, I would even travel out of my way to go back to Havet in Tunbridge Wells, My personal thanks go to the professional, highly experienced, friendly and polite staff who made the visit even more pleasurable. To the owners / Management you and your team have certainly got everything right. Happy Customer Kevin.
Made for a successful family meal. The good and service were equally good. Slight room for improvement on the Iskender, but was flavoursome. Suggest wrap the meat in tortilla instead of the small cubes of flatbread which were too hard or soggy. Also add the sauce and yoghurt on top of the meat. Each establishment has its own take on this dish. The cold meze was delicious.
Really lovely vibe! Well priced and great table service. Thank you to Freya for looking after our table. Definitely visiting
We had a wonderful meal with exceptional service from Orhan and his team, including a free starter and dessert as he was so keen to showcase their lovely food. We will return! Highly recommended.
Restaurantji Recommends
Lovely food, lovely restaurant. We didn't have a reservation, we was seated immediately.
The best Turkish restaurant within Maidstone, Tonbridge & Tunbridge Wells. Very good service, polite and efficient. Very easy as well to book via their website.The food was amazing we visited often for the last couple of years and was always tasteful with same consistency. Normally we had the mixed grill platter sides such as pitta bread , hummus, baba ghanoush, salad, rice , chips.The atmosphere in the restaurant is calm and pleasant as you can enjoy family dinnersKid-friendliness: There is a variety of food and drink options for little ones.
Food and drink was alright, but incredibly overpriced.The took over an hour to take our order, which then took over an hour to arrive (it wasn't busy), and the waiters were unapologetic. They messed up a few drinks, and one of my friend's meals.Thinking positively, hopefully it was a one-off thing and perhaps a better experience could be had in the future.
Went there with 6 friends for dinner, the atmosphere was nice and we were greeted promptly on arrival. We were sat down and then not spoken to for 20 minutes. The waiter then took our drinks order and then came over again 5 minutes later as he somehow forgot our order even though he wrote it down. We then waited a further 25 minutes before our drinks arrived. This was the first time we even got water, 45 minutes after we sat down. One of the drinks was also wrong but we didnt mention it as we didnt want to wait another 20 minutes for the right one. The same waiter then took our food order and we had to wait another 45 minutes for our food to arrive, and one of the mains and 2 sides didnt arrive for a further 10 minutes. The food and drinks were nice, cocktails were well presented as was the food. This didnt make up for the shocking service, we wouldnt have minded if someone came over to apologise for the slow service or told us when we sat down that there would be a wait but they were quite unapologetic. We complained afterwards to the manager who took the service and the food that arrived late off the bill but that really didnt make up for the truly tragic service. There were 3 floor staff and at least 2 kitchen staff and there were about 6 other tables there which didnt seem to have the same problems as us. The drinks menu was vast and the food menu was good but that is all irrelevant when you have to wait over an hour and a half after sitting down before you get your food. Worst dining experience I've in tunbridge wells which is a real shame.I work in hospitality myself so I can understand that things like this happen and I know that this was probably a one off disaster. I will be returning at some point in the foreseeable future as the restaurant is quite unique and I want to experience it properly.The staff do need to be more confident and perhaps more training is needed for some?
Had been a loyal customer of Havet Bromley for years (fantastic) until I moved so this became my local… absolute rubbish. Have been here twice now, really poor atmosphere, service is slow and very poor - young guy just forgot about us. Meat was ok, seems to have lost it’s special way! Bread used to be free and the combos were better/ you’d be able to buy a sharing platter with all different meats to try - here you have to get the combo meal and it’s much more expensive. Asked for Donner to be told there wasn’t any left however, they seemed to be plating up and cutting the donner on the spit… so I asked the waiter… ‘well what’s that there?’ And he said, you don’t want that, it’s the bone…. Made no effort to see if he could get us just a tiny bit. Absolutely will not be returning.