The Bench
Tuesday: 12:00 - 11:00
Wednesday: 12:00 - 11:00
Thursday: 12:00 - 11:00
Friday: 12:00 - 00:00
Saturday: 12:00 - 00:00
Sunday: 12:00 - 11:00
About The Bench
The Bench is an exciting Wine & Tapas Bar in the the historic Courtyard @ Mersham Le Hatch serving up to 48 Wines by the Glass!
Reviews
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Never seen Swing Noir? You shouldn’t miss it! Simply fantastic....this Sunday from 3pm at The Kent Tapas Company!
Looking good! The Kent Tapas Company
Follow our new page The Kent Tapas Company for the latest updates, Sunday Sessions continue with Abigail Cardwell this week!
Don’t miss out on our Barbecue this Sunday! Check out our new Facebook Page!
Check out our New Facebook Page....
Bask in the sun tomorrow on our terrace with Live Music from Abigail Cardwell from 3pm! Sunday Roast & Sunday Tapas Menu available all afternoon! #livemusic #ashford
Check out some of the New Dishes on our Seasonal Menu! #newmenu #foodporn #ashford #tapas #kent Seared King Scallops, Tomato & Onion Concasse, Prawn Bisque Roasted Cod, Grilled Langoustine, Jersey Royals, Saffron Butter and Dill & Tarragon Oil Salmon Tagliatelle, White Wine, Cream & Herb Beef Fillet Carpaccio, Heritage Beetroots, Horseradish Purée
Don’t forget to book in for Father’s Day! 3 Course Roast for only £19.95! Live Music from Nic Bennett from 3pm! #fathersday #livemusic
The Fantastic Thomas Abrahams is here tomorrow! Enjoy Tapas on the Terrace with Live Music All Afternoon! #livemusic #ashford #sundaysessions
Father’s Day - Live Music from 3pm with Nic Bennett! The perfect treat for Fathers with our Sunday Sharing Roast! #sundaysessions
We are rebranding, The Bench -> The Kent Tapas Company! To coincide with our New Menu Launch this week, we are rebranding to The Kent Tapas Company!
Today's Special: Home-cured Salmon, Tagliatelle, White Wine & Citrus Cream Sauce.
BBQ ✅ Prosecco on Tap ✅ Tapas ✅ Sunshine ☀️ ✅ Live Music from 3pm ✅ We're all set! Where else to come than The Bench this Bank Holiday Sunday!
BBQ @ The Bench! This Bank Holiday Sunday we're bringing you a BBQ, Chicken Skewers with Mojo Picon, Beef Skewers with Salsa Verde, & Homemade Burgers! #thebench #bbq
The Bank Holiday Weekend has started....
Today's Special: Fillet of Beef, Buttered Spinach, Roasted Baby Aubergine & Asparagus purée #newmenupreview #tapas #thebench
great evening celebrating made a fabulous place to do that. Food amazing the garlic prawns were to die for, chilled atmosphere staff couldn't do enough, cocktails in abundance . well done will recommend .
Wow, amazing food, gorgeous setting, helpful friendly staff and to die for desserts! Without doubt will be going back!
We live less than 10 minutes away from this wonderful restaurant but had never managed to get a table which speaks volumes for its popularity. We were not disappointed, firstly, the staff, all of them, were pleasant and knowledgeable. The tapas food was amazing particularly the cod special but the sharing dessert platter was the star of the evening!! The ambiance is lovely and we have already booked to go back with friends!!
We arrived with only half an hours notice and received the best service. A 2012 bottle of wine was also found to celebrate our 6 year anniversary, the gorgeous platter at the end didn't go amiss! We will be back...thank you x
Was Celebrating a special birthday. The food was excellent and also the service .The Staff are very friendly and made sure everyone was happy . Had a dairy free and gluten free in our group and they went out of their way make sure we didn't miss out on the delicious dishes. We had the feast menu and i could not fault this one bit. The wines were great too Thank you for a great evening.
Third visit... Had a dodgy first visit when the food didn't turn up as quick as it should..However.. The subsequent visits have been well worth it... Had a great time last night.. Excellent food.. Drink & service....will be making a fourth trip soon..
Think it has to be the best Sunday lunch I have had out, the sharing platters are a great idea and it's such great value. Will be back for sure. Oh and the staff were great too.
Really lovely, relaxed Sunday lunch at The Bench. The food was amazing and the customer service was great. I will be returning.
Outdoor seating in the sun with fabulous food and friends
Lovely food, great service, large tables, reasonable price, very recommended
In December I won a prize of a 3 course Sunday lunch. My husband I visited last Sunday and we really enjoyed our meal, it was all cooked to perfection and the dessert was yummy! The service was great, the atmosphere was fabulous - we loved the live music. We will certainly be coming back very soon! Thankyou all so much, we both had a lovely time �
Great food and service, we eat here often and the standards never drop. Love the salt and pepper squid and sharing pudding platter. My only comment would be that the pork belly could of had cracking on top but it still tasted amazing!
Gorgeous food! Amazing pudding and great live music. Definitely going back!
Fantastic food and drinks, huge roast dinner, great value for money. Well worth a visit
Delicious tapas Thursday! Great price and brilliant food ! Definitely be going back
Brilliant food and chilled atmosphere. We were celebrating and was the perfect place to do so. You do need to get the point of a tapas bar, which some of the negative reviews below seem to forget. Staff friendly and accomadating to needs. We ordered a few dishes at a time, which was great. Thank you for a memorable evening.
As another reviewer has said, this place serves up the best Sunday roast. They serve it on a platter and it's really tasty! Tried the dessert platter and it was insanely delicious. The waiters and restaurant manager are such a pleasure. Live music was a really nice touch today too.
Had a lovely three course meal , all courses wher very tasty. Will certainly visit again.
Menu reduced since last visit lamb was not cooked at all well, and lacks a good draught beer,
great evening celebrating made a fabulous place to do that. Food amazing the garlic prawns were to die for, chilled atmosphere staff couldn't do enough, cocktails in abundance . well done will recommend .
Wow, amazing food, gorgeous setting, helpful friendly staff and to die for desserts! Without doubt will be going back!
We live less than 10 minutes away from this wonderful restaurant but had never managed to get a table which speaks volumes for its popularity. We were not disappointed, firstly, the staff, all of them, were pleasant and knowledgeable. The tapas food was amazing particularly the cod special but the sharing dessert platter was the star of the evening!! The ambiance is lovely and we have already booked to go back with friends!!
We arrived with only half an hours notice and received the best service. A 2012 bottle of wine was also found to celebrate our 6 year anniversary, the gorgeous platter at the end didn't go amiss! We will be back...thank you x
Was Celebrating a special birthday. The food was excellent and also the service .The Staff are very friendly and made sure everyone was happy . Had a dairy free and gluten free in our group and they went out of their way make sure we didn't miss out on the delicious dishes. We had the feast menu and i could not fault this one bit. The wines were great too Thank you for a great evening.
Third visit... Had a dodgy first visit when the food didn't turn up as quick as it should..However.. The subsequent visits have been well worth it... Had a great time last night.. Excellent food.. Drink & service....will be making a fourth trip soon..
Think it has to be the best Sunday lunch I have had out, the sharing platters are a great idea and it's such great value. Will be back for sure. Oh and the staff were great too.
Really lovely, relaxed Sunday lunch at The Bench. The food was amazing and the customer service was great. I will be returning.
Outdoor seating in the sun with fabulous food and friends
Lovely food, great service, large tables, reasonable price, very recommended
In December I won a prize of a 3 course Sunday lunch. My husband I visited last Sunday and we really enjoyed our meal, it was all cooked to perfection and the dessert was yummy! The service was great, the atmosphere was fabulous - we loved the live music. We will certainly be coming back very soon! Thankyou all so much, we both had a lovely time �
Great food and service, we eat here often and the standards never drop. Love the salt and pepper squid and sharing pudding platter. My only comment would be that the pork belly could of had cracking on top but it still tasted amazing!
Gorgeous food! Amazing pudding and great live music. Definitely going back!
Fantastic food and drinks, huge roast dinner, great value for money. Well worth a visit
Delicious tapas Thursday! Great price and brilliant food ! Definitely be going back
Brilliant food and chilled atmosphere. We were celebrating and was the perfect place to do so. You do need to get the point of a tapas bar, which some of the negative reviews below seem to forget. Staff friendly and accomadating to needs. We ordered a few dishes at a time, which was great. Thank you for a memorable evening.
As another reviewer has said, this place serves up the best Sunday roast. They serve it on a platter and it's really tasty! Tried the dessert platter and it was insanely delicious. The waiters and restaurant manager are such a pleasure. Live music was a really nice touch today too.
Had a lovely three course meal , all courses wher very tasty. Will certainly visit again.
Menu reduced since last visit lamb was not cooked at all well, and lacks a good draught beer,
great evening celebrating made a fabulous place to do that. Food amazing the garlic prawns were to die for, chilled atmosphere staff couldn't do enough, cocktails in abundance . well done will recommend .
Wow, amazing food, gorgeous setting, helpful friendly staff and to die for desserts! Without doubt will be going back!
We live less than 10 minutes away from this wonderful restaurant but had never managed to get a table which speaks volumes for its popularity. We were not disappointed, firstly, the staff, all of them, were pleasant and knowledgeable. The tapas food was amazing particularly the cod special but the sharing dessert platter was the star of the evening!! The ambiance is lovely and we have already booked to go back with friends!!
We arrived with only half an hours notice and received the best service. A 2012 bottle of wine was also found to celebrate our 6 year anniversary, the gorgeous platter at the end didn't go amiss! We will be back...thank you x
Was Celebrating a special birthday. The food was excellent and also the service .The Staff are very friendly and made sure everyone was happy . Had a dairy free and gluten free in our group and they went out of their way make sure we didn't miss out on the delicious dishes. We had the feast menu and i could not fault this one bit. The wines were great too Thank you for a great evening.
Third visit... Had a dodgy first visit when the food didn't turn up as quick as it should..However.. The subsequent visits have been well worth it... Had a great time last night.. Excellent food.. Drink & service....will be making a fourth trip soon..
Think it has to be the best Sunday lunch I have had out, the sharing platters are a great idea and it's such great value. Will be back for sure. Oh and the staff were great too.
Really lovely, relaxed Sunday lunch at The Bench. The food was amazing and the customer service was great. I will be returning.
Outdoor seating in the sun with fabulous food and friends
Lovely food, great service, large tables, reasonable price, very recommended
In December I won a prize of a 3 course Sunday lunch. My husband I visited last Sunday and we really enjoyed our meal, it was all cooked to perfection and the dessert was yummy! The service was great, the atmosphere was fabulous - we loved the live music. We will certainly be coming back very soon! Thankyou all so much, we both had a lovely time �
Great food and service, we eat here often and the standards never drop. Love the salt and pepper squid and sharing pudding platter. My only comment would be that the pork belly could of had cracking on top but it still tasted amazing!
Gorgeous food! Amazing pudding and great live music. Definitely going back!
Fantastic food and drinks, huge roast dinner, great value for money. Well worth a visit
Delicious tapas Thursday! Great price and brilliant food ! Definitely be going back
Brilliant food and chilled atmosphere. We were celebrating and was the perfect place to do so. You do need to get the point of a tapas bar, which some of the negative reviews below seem to forget. Staff friendly and accomadating to needs. We ordered a few dishes at a time, which was great. Thank you for a memorable evening.
As another reviewer has said, this place serves up the best Sunday roast. They serve it on a platter and it's really tasty! Tried the dessert platter and it was insanely delicious. The waiters and restaurant manager are such a pleasure. Live music was a really nice touch today too.
Had a lovely three course meal , all courses wher very tasty. Will certainly visit again.
Menu reduced since last visit lamb was not cooked at all well, and lacks a good draught beer,
More about The Bench
Tuesday: 12:00 - 11:00
Wednesday: 12:00 - 11:00
Thursday: 12:00 - 11:00
Friday: 12:00 - 00:00
Saturday: 12:00 - 00:00
Sunday: 12:00 - 11:00