Kids enjoyed the play equipment while we sat in the beer garden with drinks and chips. After a few hours the stone fired homemade pizza hut opened so we decided to stay for dinner 😄👍🏻 friendly and helpful staff, all in all a lovely time.

First visit and we were all pleased with our meal. So much better than the other Yew Tree. We visited after 8 pm on a Sunday and the food was all good and tasty. We will return

First of all I need to correct the previous awful review. It clearly cannot have related to the Yew Tree Chalvington but the same name establishment in Arlington as none of what was said is anything to do with Chalvington.

On the day we couldn't fault the food, big portion size and service. But, as a local and previous visitor to the Yew Tree it's such a shame that the original bar and later conservatory couldn't be used. Eating in the marquee is all very well but on the day of our visit it was very windy and quite cold with a big draught blowing through so the food also got cold pretty quickly. Also, the loos were limited to the portacabin type structure out back. No problem with that but the access staircase is very steep and must surely be an issue for those such as my wife who has mobility problems. Lastly, the rattan garden chairs used in the marquee are too low for comfortable dining. Would I return for a meal? Only if the bar or conservatory were open, otherwise no, so four stars.

Oh dear, what’s happened to this place. The yew tree has always been on the map for one single reason - the food, exceptional, large portions, massive salad collection on the plate and a menu so fresh it was never written down except for a blackboard.
Well those days are over, the pubs been taken over and now had a printed plasticky menu, so old it had a sticker on it to correct the prices. The food was nothing remarkable at all, something you would find at an airport hotel kinda thing. They’ve managed to retain the manager, god knows how because he must be watching in horror. They’ve started to refurb and tbh it was needed, but to change the menu was sheer stupidity. The new colour is blue, who on earth thought blue for a country pub would be a good idea, it looks nice but it’s totally out of keeping with the pubs identity. The decorative change would be acceptable has they not messed with the menu. I can’t imagine they even have a chef any longer as it looks like frozen, oven cooked on demand.
They’ve employed some kids to staff the place and this is nothing new, however there’s a young lad that seem cocky and obnoxious, a complete contrast to the old staff. They’ve turned a countryside pub into an expensive weather-spoons and the thing about that is, people don’t travel to the middle of nowhere for a weather-spoons. It took many years to make this a popular pub, it would be very foolish to lose that reputation in a few years. Ditch that tacky menu and hire a chef would be my advice before it’s too late for the books

Lovely food and attentive service. Sunday roast at its best in a country pub setting with log fire. Speedy service and easy parking.