• The Carpenters Arms, 
  • Three Elm Lane , 
  • Tonbridge, 
  • UK, 
  • TN11 0AD

01732 850307

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Food & Drinks

From brilliant breakfasts, seasonal sharers, light lunches, to homely & hearty pub classics, and every mouth-watering bite in between.

Perfect Sunday Roasts

If you're looking for the best Sunday roasts in Tonbridge (maybe the world) then you've found us.

Private Dining

Whether it's for an intimate family supper, team lunch, or your Christmas party, our pub is the place to host.

Pub Food in Tonbridge

Head Chef Connor updates our dishes as often as the British weather changes (that is to say, all the blooming time) so you’ll get new little bites of joy from our food every time you come.

Changing seasons (and colder weather) means our food menus are jam-packed with comfort foods. Hearty pies, piles of colourful veggies, and those oh-so-warming (and a little bit naughty) winter puds.

Our pub is tip-top for any dining occasion; from a grazing breakfast, or brunch-y dish in the morn, to a leisurely lunch in the Penshurst room, and – honestly – you can’t beat that all-important Sunday roast.

Dine With Us
Drinks in the Bar
Wine List
Breakfast Menu
Main Menu
Pudding Menu
Brunch Menu
Sunday Menu
Little Carpenter's
Winter Cocktails
Low and No Alcohol Drinks
January Set Menu

Breakfast Cocktails

Absolut Bloody Mary
  • £9.00
Bellini
  • £12.00
Nyetimber Classic Cuvée
  • £11.90

Breakfast

The Full English

Streaky bacon, Cumberland sausage, hash
browns, baked beans, roast tomato, chestnut mushrooms, St Ewes eggs, toasted sourdough & butter 969KCal

  • £14.50
The Full Vegetarian

Mushroom sausage, hash browns, baked
beans, chestnut mushrooms, roast tomato, St Ewes eggs, sourdough & butter V. 572Kcal

  • £13.00
Dippy Eggs

soft boiled St Ewes eggs, toasted sourdough soldiers (423 Kcal)

  • £6.75
Eggs Your Way

St. Ewes eggs – scrambled (488 kcal), poached (443 kcal), fried (907 Kcal), buttered sourdough toast

  • £7.00
Eggs Benedict

Glazed ham, English muffin, St Ewes eggs, hollandaise sauce 768Kcal

  • £11.50
Eggs Florentine

Buttered spinach, English muffin, St Ewes eggs, hollandaise sauce 413Kcal

  • £11.00
Avocado on Toast

Crushed avocado, mint, toasted
sourdough, poached St Ewes eggs 478Kcal

  • £9.00
Eggs Royale

Scottish salmon, St Ewes poached eggs, English Muffin (781 Kcal)

  • £14.00
Porridge

Stewed apple & Plums 533Kcal

  • £6.75
Bermondsey Baked Granola

Cinnamon, cranberry & poppy seed granola, soya yoghurt, blueberries 371Kcal

  • £8.00
We’re proud to source the finest seasonal fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and dairy to create our menus. Before you order your food and drink, please inform a member of staff if you have a food allergy or intolerance. Tables of 4 or more are subject to a discretionary service charge of 12.5%

Whilst You Wait

Two to share: Selection of Artisan bread

leek oil, mixed marinated olives (gfa) (394 Kcal)

  • £6.75
Marinated Mixed Olives

(gf) (ve) (131 kcal)

  • £5.00
Root Vegetable Crisps

(gf) (ve) (251 kcal)

  • £5.00
Harris Hummus

Pickled fennel , flat breads

  • £7.00

Starters

Roasted Cauilflower Soup

Herb oil, toasted sourdough (465 Kcal)

  • £6.50
Game Terrine

Pickled wild mushrooms, roasted hazelnuts, sourdough (311 Kcal)

  • £8.00
Devonshire Crab Cake

Pickled cucumber , fennel , (499 kcal)

  • £8.00
Whipped Chicken Liver Parfait,

red onion chutney, toasted brioche (488 Kcal

  • £9.00
Pan Seared Scallops

Black garlic puree, celeriac , green apple
(320 Kcal)

  • £14.50
Spiced Roasted Heritage Squash

Salt baked beets, pickled cauliflower , blackberry vinaigrette (126 kcal)

  • £6.50

Sharers

Somerset Baked Camembert

Truffle honey, carrot & cumin chutney, rustic breads (627Kcal pp)

  • £19.50

Mains

Braised beef shin & Youngs Ale Pie

Chestnut mushrooms, hispi cabbage, mash & gravy (874 Kcal)

  • £18.00
Cumberland Sausage & Mash

Davidstow cheddar & bacon mash, hispi cabbage , gravy (994 Kcal)

  • £16.75
Marmalade glazed Dingley Dell ham

free range egg, chunky chips & garden peas (gf)(1251 Kcal)

  • £16.00
8oz Grass fed, West Country Fillet steak

roast vine tomatoes, braised shallots chunky chips, watercress (gf)(1119 Kcal)

  • £35.00
  • Add sauces to your steaks: Wild Mushroom & Red wine sauce (148 kcal) £4.00 Brandy & Green peppercorn Sauce (123 kcal) £4.00 Bearnaise Sauce (197 kcal) £3.50
Spiced Heritage Squash & Wild Mushroom risotto

Harrisa oil (vg)(1161Kcal)

  • £15.00
West Country Picanha steak 8oz

Braised shallots, roasted vine tomato, chunky chips (1458kcal)

  • £24.50
  • Add sauces to your steaks: Wild Mushroom & Red wine sauce (148 kcal) £4.00 Brandy & Green peppercorn Sauce (123 kcal) £4.00 Bearnaise Sauce (197 kcal) £3.50
Aspall Cyder battered haddock

chunky chips, tartare sauce, curry sauce, charred lemon, mushed peas (gf)(1169 Kcal)

  • £17.50
Carpenters dairy cow beef burger

watercress mayo, cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion & Youngs Ale chutney, bun, skin-on-fries (gfa)(1218 Kcal)

  • £16.50
Plant burger,

watercress mayo, cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion & Youngs Ale chutney, bun, skin-on-fries (vg)(952 Kcal)

  • £16.50
Dingley Dell Treacle Pork Steak

Bubble & squeak , fried st ewes eggs, samphire chimichurri (852kcal)

  • £16.50
Cyder Braised Dingley Dell Pork Belly

Fondant potato, confit leeks, chantenery carrots, black garlic puree

  • £22.00
Whole Roasted Cornish Plaice

Norfolk scrappers, samphire, lemon & caper butter

  • £20.50
Roasted Cod Fillet

Mussel pakora, lentil dahal, spinach, samphire

  • £25.00

Sides

Mac & Cheese

4 cheese sauce (606 Kcal)

  • £5.50
Harrisa Roasted squash

(97 Kcal)

  • £5.00
Lollo & endive

cucumber, tomato, red onion, dressing (gf) (ve) (183 Kcal)

  • £4.50
Tenderstem Broccoli

Toasted flaked almons, smoked sea salt (160Kcal)

  • £5.50
Chunky Chips or Skin On Fries

Black Garlic mayo (v)(gf) (1055/1001 kcal)

  • £4.50
Roasted Hassel Back Potatoes

Dipping sauce of green peppercorn and brady sauce or Berniase sauce

  • £6.75
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A SAMPLE MENU
Chef Recommends: These are daily changing specials - please check with the team for availability.

Before you order your food and drink, please inform a member of staff if you have a food allergy or an intolerance.

We’re proud to source the finest seasonal fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and dairy to create our menus. Tables of 4 or more are subject to a discretionary service charge of 12.5%

Pudding

Winter Spiced Aplle & Plum Crumble,

custard (565kcal)

  • £7.00
Buttermilk panna cotta,

Stewed plums, roasted hazelnuts (gfa) (418 Kcal)

  • £6.50
Bruleed Vanilla Cheesecake

Pickled Blackberries (918Kcal)

  • £7.00
Affogato

John Street finest roast espresso, Jude's Very Vanilla ice cream (128 Kcal)

  • £6.00
  • Add Disaronno Amaretto (28% abv) £4.60
Trio of Jude’s Ice Cream

Choice of Very Vanilla, Real Chocolate, Salted Caramel, Honeycomb, Lemon Sorbet (63 Kcal)

  • £1.00 Scoop £4.50
  • £2.00 Scoops £5.50
  • £3.00 Scoops £6.50
Dark Chocolate Brownie

Raspberry sorbet, white chocolate crumb
(598kcal)

  • £7.00
Bread & Butter Pudding

Brandy custard

  • £6.50

Dessert Coffees

Irish

Jameson's (25ml)

  • £7.50
Calypso

Tia Maria (25ml)

  • £7.50
Seville

Cointreau (25ml)

  • £7.50
Café Corretto

Martell (25ml)

  • £7.50
Irish Cream

Baileys (50ml)

  • £8.00
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A SAMPLE MENU

Before you order your food and drink, please inform a member of staff if you have a food allergy or an intolerance.

We’re proud to source the finest seasonal fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and dairy to create our menus. Tables of 4 or more are subject to a discretionary service charge of 12.5%

Brunch

Available between 12pm & 5pm

Eggs Benedict

Dingley Dell ham hock, poached free range eggs, hollandaise, English muffin
(gfa)(768 Kcal)

  • £11.50
Scottish Smoked Salmon Royale

poached free range eggs, Hollandaise, English muffin (gfa) (781 Kcal)

  • £14.00
Avocado, chilli & lime,

poached St. Ewes eggs, sourdough (342 kcal)

  • £10.50
Eggs Florentine

buttered spinach, St. Ewe's poached eggs, English muffin (v)(gfa)(405 Kcal)

  • £11.00

Sandwiches

All served on either white bloomer or granary bread, gluten free bread available on request

Marmalade glazed Dingley Dell Ham

piccalilli, rocket (gfa) (575 Kcal)

  • £8.75
Aspall Cyder Battered Haddock Goujons

tartare sauce, iceberg (605 Kcal)

  • £10.00
Nantwich Cheddar

onion chutney, salad (gfa) (v) (860 Kcal)

  • £8.75
Carpenters' brunch bun

Smoked streaky bacon, pork, leek & apple sausage, free range egg (723 Kcal)

  • £8.50
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A SAMPLE MENU

Before you order your food and drink, please inform a member of staff if you have a food allergy or an intolerance.

We’re proud to source the finest seasonal fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and dairy to create our menus. Tables of 4 or more are subject to a discretionary service charge of 12.5%

Whilst You Wait

Two to share: Selection of Artisan bread

leek oil, mixed marinated olives (gfa) (394 Kcal)

  • £8.00
Mixed marinated olives

(gf) (ve) (131 kcal)

  • £5.00
Root Vegetable Crisps

(gf) (ve) (251 kcal)

  • £5.00
Harrisa Hummus

Pickled fennel ,, flat breads

  • £7.50

Starters

Roasted cauliflower soup

Herb oil , toasted sourdough (ve)(gfa)(265 Kcal)

  • £6.50
Game Terrine

pickled wild mushrooms, toated hazelnuts (311 Kcal)

  • £7.50
Chilli & lime chicken wings

cucumber yoghurt dip (869 Kcal)

  • £7.50
Devonshire crab cake

Pickled cucumber and fennel (374 kcal)

  • £8.00
Whipped Chicken liver parfait

Onion chutney , toasted brioche (gfa)(490 Kcal)

  • £9.00
Pan seared scallops

Black garlic & celeriac puree , green apple (320 kcal)

  • £14.50
Roasted spiced heritage squash

Salt baked beets, pickled cauilflower , blackberry vinaigrette (ve)(261 kcal)

  • £6.50

Sharers

Baked Somerset Camembert

Truffle honey, carrot & cumin chutney sourdough (617 Kcal pp)

  • £19.50

Roasts

Duck fat (or vegetable oil) roast potatoes, honey roasted carrots & parsnips, braised red cabbage, crushed heritage squash, Yorkshire pudding, rich gravy.

Roast Rump of West country beef

(gfa) (789Kcal)

  • £22.00
Dingley Dell glazed gammon

(gfa) (1246 Kcal)

  • £17.50
Shropshire Rosemary & Thyme Chicken Supreme

pork & sage stuffing (1735 Kcal)

  • £19.00
Beetroot & herb Wellington

(v)(943 Kcal)

  • £16.50
Trio of Roasts

West Country beef rump, Shropshire Rosemary & Thyme chicken, Dingley Dell gammon (1227 Kcal)

  • £23.50

Sunday Roasts to Share

Roast for Two

Jacobs Ladder, prime West Country Beef Rib(987 Kcal pp)

  • £40.00
Roast for Two

Whole roast Shropshire Rosemary & Thyme Chicken, pork & sage stuffing (1705 Kcal pp)

  • £38.50
Famly Roast for Four

West Country Beef rump, Dingley Dell gammon, whole Shropshire Chicken, pork & sage stuffing (1996 Kcal pp)

  • £86.00

Sunday Sides

Cauliflower & leek Pitchfork cheddar gratin

(175 Kcal)

  • £6.00
Yorkshire Pudding

goose fat roasted potatoes, rich gravy (324 Kcal) 4.5

  • £4.50
Pigs in Duvet

(339 kcal)

  • £5.50
Chunky Chips or Skin On Fries

garlic & chive mayo (1055/1001 kcal)

  • £4.75
Garlic & Rosmary roasted hasselback potatoes

Bernaise or brandy peppercorn sauce

  • £6.75

Mains

Whole Cornish Plaice

Lemon, caper, samphire butter sauce, new potatoes (gf) (791 Kcal)

  • £20.50
Spiced roasted heritage squash risotto

Harrisa oil (577 Kcal)

  • £15.00
Aspall Cyder Battered Haddock

chunky chips, tartare sauce, curry sauce, lemon, mushed peas (gf)(1169 Kcal)

  • £17.50
Carpenters Arms Dairy Cow Beef Burger

watercress mayo, cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion & Youngs Ale chutney, bun, skin-on-fries (gfa)(1218 Kcal)

  • £16.50
Plant Burger

watercress mayo, cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion & Youngs Ale chutney, bun, skin-on-fries (gfa)(952 Kcal)

  • £16.50
West country 8oz fillet

Braised shallots , roasted vine tomato, chuncky chips and a choice of steak sauces (gf)(1251 Kcal)

  • £35.00
West country 8 oz Picanha steak

Roasted vine tomato, braised shallots , chunky chips and a choice of steak sauce

  • £24.50
Goats cheese tart

Salt baked beets , Norfolk scrappers , micro pea shoots

  • £15.50
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A SAMPLE MENU

Before you order your food and drink, please inform a member of staff if you have a food allergy or an intolerance.

We’re proud to source the finest seasonal fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and dairy to create our menus. Tables of 4 or more are subject to a discretionary service charge of 12.5%

Mains

Battered haddock

skin-on-fries, garden peas (969 Kcal)

  • £10.00
Mac n cheese

garlic sourdough bread (v)(882 Kcal)

  • £8.00
Little Carpenter's beef burger

skin-on-fries (935 Kcal)

  • £7.50
Wild Mushroom risotto

(v) (450 Kcal)

  • £7.00
Pork, leek &apple sausages

chunky chips, garden peas (773 kcal)

  • £9.00

Puddings

One scoop Jude's ice-cream

(gf)(ve)(133 Kcal)
Choice of Vanilla, chocolate, salted caramel, honeyomb

  • £4.50
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A SAMPLE MENU

Before you order your food and drink, please inform a member of staff if you have a food allergy or an intolerance.

We’re proud to source the finest seasonal fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and dairy to create our menus. Tables of 4 or more are subject to a discretionary service charge of 12.5%

Fruity & Floral

Espresso Martini

Absolut Vanilia Vodka and Kahlúa,
shaken with Espresso until smooth.
Garnished with coffee beans.

  • £11.00
Passionfruit Martini

Absolut Vanilia Vodka and passionfruit,
shaken with sugar syrup and a squeeze
of lime. Garnished with passionfruit and a
shot of Prosecco.

  • £11.00
Lemon Negroni

A citrus take on an icon. Campari, Plymouth Gin stirred with Allora Aperitivo al Limone.

  • £10.00
Picante

A spicy twist to a Margarita. Olmeca
Altos Plata Tequila, shaken with a squeeze
of lime juice, agave syrup and spicy
Hellfire bitters. Garnished with chilli for
extra spice.

  • £11.50
Passionfruit Kiss

Sipsmith Sipping Vodka stirred
with Passoa and paired together with
Fever-Tree Mexican Lime Soda.
Garnished with orange.

  • £11.50
Black Cherry Spritz

Plymouth Gin mixed with cherry syrup,
a dash of sugar syrup and topped with
soda. Served with mint garnish.

  • £11.50
Amalfi Spritz 0%

Lyre’s non-alcoholic Italian Spritz, paired
with Fever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic.
75Kcals

  • £8.00

Beer and Cider

Guinness 0%

500ml

  • £5.05
Beavertown Lazer Crush

330ml

  • £4.70
Lucky Saint 0%

330ml

  • £4.95
Erdinger Wheat Beer

500ml

  • £4.35

Soft Drinks

Appletiser

330ml

  • £3.20
LemonAid Blood Orange

330ml

  • 3,65
LemonAid Passionfruit

330ml

  • £3.65
Pip Organic Blackcurrant

180ml carton

  • £2.95
Pip Organic Mango

180ml

  • £2.95

Cocktails and Mocktails

Espresso Martini 0%^
  • £11.50
Amalfi Spritz
  • £9.50
Passionfruit Martini 0%
  • £12.00
Amaretti Sour 0%
  • £10.00

Starters

Grilled Bedlam farm heritage squash, soya yogurt & fennelGrilled Bedlam fram heritage squash, soya yogurt & fennel
Minestrone soup, cannellini beans, January king cabbage & celeriac
Pork, apple & leek scotch egg, English mustard

Mains

South coast mussels, smoked bacon & Youngs beer
Hertfordshire chicken leg chasseur, crushed celeriac
Chestnut mushroom gnocchi, brussel top pesto

Pudding

Sticky toffee pudding, clotted cream
Yorkshire rhubarb & Bramley apple crumble & custard
Gooseberry & almond fool, shortbread biscuit
Available weekdays until 5pm. Available for walk-ins for pre-booked.

2 Courses 18 / 3 Courses 22

Best Christmas Food

Crisp roast potatoes, plump-and-porky pigs in blankets, all that wonderful winter veg -December brings us a whole month of our favourite festive foods.

Feast your eyes on our button-popping Christmas Feast and Christmas Day menus.

Christmas in Tonbridge

Seasonal Foods

We’re always making the most of the best seasonal British ingredients too.

This means so you’ll be snacking those nourishing winter veggies; brussels, carrots, squash. Just what our bodies (and souls) crave.

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Our Garden

Heated, covered and with Nanna-blankets to drape across your lap, our pretty pergola is perfect for that outside-inside dining vibe. or to wrap your mitts around a hot coffee.

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Dog Friendly

We welcome your furry besties with open arms.

Comfy doggie beds – plus a cheeky treat or two – mean that your dog is as comfortable as you are when you visit.

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Classic Cocktails

From the much-loved Espresso Martini, to a post-dinner Negroni, or something fruity like an Amalfi Gin Spritz – our cocktails are sure to get those taste buds dancing.

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January Set Menu

 2 courses for £18 or 3 course for £22.

We’re keeping the good times rolling into the new year (plus celebrating mid-winter seasonality) with dishes featuring some of our favourite ingredients from around the UK.

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