The Green Cross Inn, Goudhurst

Visited the Green Cross Inn Earlier this month (january 2012) As you enter the Green Cross your greated with what feels like a 1970's italian eattery. The red paint makes for a heavy feeling and the decor perhaps family air looms from generations past, randomly placed on the walls!? Deffinatly in need of modernisation! Fortunatly we had booked in the dining room. Or maybe not so fortunate! the resturant feels very distant from the rest of the building, a barn type convertion stuck to the back of the building with a very cold feel! Speaking of Cold feelings, the wating staff! After sitting for around 10 minutes i walked back to the bar to order our drinks. Around 10 more minutes past, Luckily it took this long as it took us a fair while to look through the menu. No order to it. Just one long list of item after item, perhaps around 30 - 40 dishes. We finally decided. Potted Shrimps and Ham and mellon to start followed by dover sole and halibut. Service was quick. Only a 5 minute wait. Although i had a feeling we wouldnt have our starters cleared for another good half an hour as i had only seen the waitor once since sitting! The Food was fantastic, maybe a bit out dated but really enjoyable. The mains came quickly, again fantastic. Perfectly cooked fish and a good size. Also sides included in the price. So although it looks pricey at first glance you dont have to reach that deep!
in conclusion - Fantastic Food 5 *
unfortunatly very outdated, Perhaps with a bit of paint and good planning this could be the next big thing! As there are a few other local resturants that have recently gone under major cosmetic surgery and are doing exceptionally well.

23 Jan 2012 20:46